Take Me On

[Scarlet]

I stand tall against everyone. I stand tall when others are low. I am Scarlet. No one can touch me. No one. BANG! She imagined the sound of gun was inside my head. She took off running. She was on the school's outdoor track. She didn't have anything else better to do. She was going to practice running because she had nothing else to do. She couldn't ride anywhere. She couldn't train anywhere except at her home. She couldn't practice drumming anywhere except at the school. She didn't want people watching her. She hated that. They would end up insulting her in some way shape or form. She was wearing a pair of short thin black shorts. Her shirt was a long black shirt with a white skull on it.

Her long black hair was tied behind her head. She was breathing heavily. She spun around the track, easily. She hadn't run in the longest time, though. She use to run for the past high school she went, too. She was one of the fastest runners there. Sadly, she stopped running because of the problem she endured. She took the last turn like it was the first. Quick. She sprinted faster toward the finish, slowed down, and stopped. She was panting heavily. She was tired. Her muscles started aching, but she didn't care. She was use to the pain. She stood up, and walked over to the bench. She picked up a towel out of her bag, and wiped herself down. Good run she thought.

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[Cody Travers]

Track and Field..This early in the morning?

Cody wasn't one to make such brave movements, but he knew he had to keep his cardiovascular in shape..After all..He had a bit of an issue in the breathing area, with Chrynos punching in his lungs and all. It seemed as though it would be forever if he'd ever run that fast..

Though, Cody, before going through life's topsy turvy twists..Or in this case, a great dose of Devil's syrup mixed with the fire and ice of the cold harsh world, had a dream..Yes..

A dream.

A dream that would make any aspiring athlete a star. One that would take years and years of practice..Sponsorships..And deals..All to make it to the top!

Going to the Olympics.

But, There's always those bumps in the road that turn an innocent little guy..Into a tough rumbler.

Opening the gate to the field, Cody looked out..He thought he saw no one there...

Except for one lone girl.

Cody pulled out his iPod from his brown airman jacket, he looked down at his iPod..

She looks like she's making a run.. He thought to himself, going quickly to the stopwatch function on..Holding it steady..Steady..

Steady..

She suddenly forced forwards! Pulling off with an amazing burst of speed! Just as Cody pressed the timer button on his clock..Watching closely at her form move across the track..

Interesting..

Watching her come around those corners..She was fast..But she looked a bit rusty..

Slowing to her stop..Cody, as though a twitch..Pressed the stop button..

35 seconds?!? Cody couldn't help but look down and look up at her with wide eyes..

As he looked at her..He watched her move to the bench..He began to approach the runner.. In that Brown airman jacket, covering over his orange prison shirt..He made his approach..

*Clap*..

..*Clap*..

..*Clap*

"..Impressive! Very impressive!" He said..Standing only a few feet away from the bench..

"..Only 35 seconds..Not a bad run at all!"

[Scarlet]

She pulled out a waterbottle and gulped down a couple swallows of cold water. She breathed in deeply, slowing down her breathing steadily. She spun around when she noticed someone clapping. She blinked. 35 seconds? NO WAY! It had been at least a year since she ran that fast. She was at the top of her a game when she was at the other school, but she had to move because of her...well...bullying problem. Her muscles began moaning and complaining too her. She sighed. She would be sore for a little bit.

She stood there looking at him. Cold scarlet optics watched him carefully. She didn't trust anybody. She was new here. "Thanks," she muttered. Her voice was cold and harsh. She couldn't do anything about it. It was how she spoke. Her hair fell in front of her face of her shyness, and brushed it away. "It's been a while since I ran, though. So its a little rusty," she muttered. She smiled, shyly. She rubbed her arm. Why was she always so awkward around guys?

She trained with them all the time. Well. The guys she trained with in her martial arts. It was different. There were brothers to her. She loved training with them. She was just as tough as they were. She could easily take them down. She had the mind of a jujitsu master. It was very easy for her, but then again, if she would get cocky, then she would most likely lose. She blinked, and looked at him. He was very tall and had blonde hair. Long blonde hair. It was interesting. He had blue eyes. She wished she had normal eyes. She had very piercing and evil scarlet eyes. For most people, it reminded them of blood.

She hated that.

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music; Becoming the Bull - Atreyu
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[Cody Travers]

Where a normal person would be nervous to approach people where different characteristics, either making fun of them..Staring them down and such and so forth. Cody didn't. He knew from his own personal experience not to judge people by their personal appearance.

He examined the girl's figure. She definetely looked like a runner.

But those eyes..

Cody had seen red eyes before..But none of that caliber..Just beauty like jewels would dialate the pupils of her eyes. Scarlet Red..if you will..She was interesting..Interesting indeed..Black hair..

She muttered out a simple, "Thanks," in response to Cody's compliment. Her voice was rather rushed and harsh towards him. But Cody didn't mind. He expected it from someone new. She was probably shy..

Cody crossed his arms.

"It's been a while since I ran, though. So its a little rusty,"

She muttered under her breath, just enough for Cody to hear. Cody smiled as she gave him a small smile. Was she trying to be nice? His orbs locked with her scarlet red ones. As she was rather shy..

"..Rusty, huh?" He said while taking a couple steps towards her slowly.

"..You've got a lot of skill for rusty..I'm very impressed..Making that kind of run in 35 seconds..I don't think I've ever broken that record on this track." He said offering a smile. Cody was a runner too..

Not to mention did he have his share of running from former gang members..And others and such..

"You..Uh..Are you new here? I've never seen you around here before." He asked looking down at her, once again looking into those pretty scarlet eyes... And it was true, he'd never seen this girl around the school before..making things all the more interesting about her. It was a chance to meet someone new..Without getting into some sort of scuffle with just a few words.

[Scarlet]

She watched him carefully. She never trusted knew people. She was afraid they would hurt her in some way shape or form. Today, she wasn't in a very aggressive mood. She was in a shy run-away kind of mood. It didn't surprise her. Her mood's always varied on the amount of sleep she had. The more, the nicer she was. The less, the more of a b*tch she was. She gulped. For some odd reason, she was incredibly nervous. Normally she wasn't, but today she really wasn't in the mood for people to comment or fix her run. She just wanted to run and go home. She nodded her head with a smile.

She smiled, gently, but it faded to her serious expression. She never showed much emotion in her face, in her body for that matter. She always remained closed off and alone. It was her nature. She nodded her head. "I just got her a couple days ago. My parents thought this place would be good for me after..." she stopped talking. She really didn't want to go there. She really hated talking about her past. It was one thing she never spoke to anyone about. She sighed. Well, now that she mentioned it. She would most likely have to explain it.

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Sexyback - Justin Timberlake xD
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[Cody Travers]

Cody knew he had to be careful..Just the look on her face, he could tell she was being extra shy towards him for some reasons unknown to him. Perhaps it was his nice gesture or something like that to be different for once.. Maybe it was the fact that someone had been watching her run?

..Or maybe it was just Cody?

But it seemed no sooner that she gave a smile, that her face would turn serious. Cody seemed to lean to the side, almost in curiosity as she would suddenly change her sight on things. Going from a smile to no emotion was very..Good for a talent.

"I just got here a couple days ago. My parents thought this place would be good for me after..."

...After?

"..After?"

Cody stood with a confused face, not moving, his eyes still trying to lock with the girl's eyes..

But..

It seemed as though she stepped over her own line..But Cody could see that she was very nervous, he looked off to the side. Giving quite the serious face in advancement. He knew that everyone had their secrets..And everyone should keep them in their own place. Still with those arms crossed..

"..Don't worry about it, forget I said anything." He said, knowing full well he better say something before she got all angry or something at him.

"..So, lemme ask you.." He said turning back around to face the female, offering a smile once more..

"..You got a name?"

[Scarlet]

She was really reluctantly to explain to him why she located here. It really wasn't an good story. Most people would ask why. The reason would explain why she was such a freak of nature. She had a craving for blood. No one could explain this not even her mother. Her mother was a psychologist and had dealt with the toughest cases usually leading to insanity. Her mother couldn't explain what had happened to her daughter.

She was relived when he said to answer his question. She really wasn't in the mood for explaining her past. She watched his face. It quite gentle and smooth unlike other guys his age. She blinked, and smiled when she caught his glance. She nodded her head. "My name is Scarlet. What's yours?" she asked politely. She was such in a cheery mood that she couldn't explain. She was always smiling. What the hell was going on in her head?

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mood; rawr ♥
music;
Stand My Ground - Within Temptation
Roadside - Rise Against
Here Without You - 3 Doors Down
The First Drop - Rise Against
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[Cody Travers]

Everyone had their share of a past..Some would be horrible..Some would be fine..And some..Would be outright demonic and destructive..Much like Cody's..And it seemed that she wanted to keep herself a secret too..

No problem there.

In fact, Cody liked to hide his real identity from everyone, but still kept to himself, and didn't care what anyone else thought about him..Even back when he was wearing that stupid orange shirt of hell..Marking him who he was for the time being..

But..

That was for what people wanted to know..

If people asked..And he cared..Then he would tell them..

Otherwise..

They would receive a very unwelcome presence of Cody's battle power..Even though he was very easy and hard to anger all at once..But today just seemed to be one of those days, where Cody decided to stay out of the spotlight for once..

Especially meeting this girl..

"My name is Scarlet. What's yours?"

How ironic..Her eyes match her name..How appropriate..

Cody smiled..Offering those blue eyes once more to her direction.

"..Scarlet.." He repeated to himself.

"..I like that! That name suits you!" he said with a smile..But he never finished her answer..His name..

His name..

"My name.." He said a little reluctant at first..He was a little nervous about people that would know his name..Even thought it was a while ago..

..It was Cody's name that earned himself hell on wheels for a while.

"..My name is Travers...Er..Cody Travers.." He spoke out..Uncrossing his arms..As this made him feel a little invulnerable now. No doubt he was a little ashamed that he was to be dubbed some sort of hero.

But that didn't matter..

What would her reaction be..?

Regardless..Cody reached up and scratched the back of his head..Looking out onto the field..Looking at that racetrack..

"..Say, Scarlet.." He'd say, trying out her name on his tongue..It worked well..Looking towards those eyes of hers once more..

"..Would you..uh..Care for a friendly race?..With me?" He'd ask with a smile..he was still feeling a little shy from releasing his name to her..But maybe she wouldn't know his name..

Maybe he would be lucky..

[Scarlet]

She laughed slightly when he muttered that her name seemed to fit her. It did. It also matched her shade of blood that flowed their her veins. She tilted her head and wondered why he was so reluctantly about telling her his name. When she heard of it, she tried thinking of a time heard that name. She blinked. She remembered her mother explaining to her about a boy who had trouble with his father. She blinked. She assumed they were the same person. Her mother actually tried Scarlet to meet the boy earlier to help along with his healing process. It made her smile.

"My mother is a psychologist, and she tried to help a patient with that name. She almost got me involved of what happened. My mother specilizes in cases like those. Random fact for you if it made any sense," she muttered. She blinked. A race? She laughed once again, and smiled gently. "Sure," she replied. She was reluctantly to say his name because she really didn't want to tell her in the first place so she would be careful with him. She started walking toward the track, when she spun around grabbed his arm, and led him onto the track. She smiled. She was really happy for some reason.

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mood; ♥
music;
Smack My B*tch Up - The Prodigy
Soul Meets Body - Death Cab for Cutie
comments; *shrugs*

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[Cody Travers]

"My mother is a psychologist, and she tried to help a patient with that name. She almost got me involved of what happened. My mother specilizes in cases like those. Random fact for you if it made any sense,"


Cody raised an eyebrow. Interesting..So she actually did know the name..Just indirectly..Though he might not have remembered it..It was quite vauge for Cody to have visited the psychologist. He didn't remember the name throughout the sessions..But it was shortly after ..Knowing that he was a special case..

Regardless..Father issues weren't always the best to be talked about..

Still..Cody felt comfortable around her now..She seemed that she could be..Trusted.

Cody smiled..He was happy all of the sudden.

"..Heh, maybe it was me..Though..I don't really remember that far back..But..just maybe.." He said to himself..

This Scarlet girl made a better impression on Cody than most..Cody even favoured her..

Was it..?

"Sure," She said replying to him..Seemed that she wanted to race! Cody smiled at the reply as he set his bag down..But as soon as he did, it seemed that Scarlet had taken him by the arm, and had begun leading him to the track!

..But Cody didn't mind.

She looked happy, and was smiling..So Cody did too!

Finally they had reached the track, as Cody looked out, he began to measure the distance..A 100m sprint should suffice..Cody Looked down at Scarlet..His blue orbs looked at her next to him..

"Alright..How about we race from the start..Over there.. He pointed to the one end of the track.. To there.." He pointed to the other end..

"A hundred meter dash!" He said to her with a smile..

He then took a couple steps back stretching his legs out while he could..It was better to stretch before a run..

"..You can take position if you want! I won't be long!" He said with another smile..

This Scarlet girl gave him an unusual happy feeling..He couldn't explain it..

[Scarlet]

She stretched out her legs again. She set herself up, and she caught what he said. 100 meter? Ha! It made her laugh. She could run a longer distance quicker. The shorter the race was, the harder it was for her to build up the speed. She discovered this a while ago. She had to do a lap otherwise she might not win. Well, why not. It would be fun to run again. She smirked. "Nah I'll wait for you," she muttered. She stood there watching him stretched out as she waited for him. She smiled. For some reason, she could easily talk to him without feeling awkward. It was weird, especially with her history.

post; crummy, but complete >.<'
mood; er
music;

• Voodoo People - The Prodigy
  
• Firestarter - The Prodigy
  
• Scars - Papa Roach
  
• Jillian - Within Temptation
  
• Rock is Dead - Marilyn Manson

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[Cody Travers]

(OOC: Your post isn't crummy at all! Work just fine for me!)

IC:

Just a few minimal stretches, leaning his legs over from his body weight on one side, stretching that calf of his, while moving to the other side, shifting his weight that way also..He wouldn't have to worry about pulling a muscle during his run..Although he hadn't run in several..What..Weeks?

"Nah I'll wait for you,"

"Alright then!"

..Works for him.

Cody got up, hopping on his feet a couple of times before shaking his legs in those raddy blue jeans. Giving a smile before throwing a couple of jabs to the air..

He was ready..

Moving down to check his shoes before they would start. He made sure to take extra precaution before starting anything new..Trying each lace tight, tucking them in his shoe..But he didn't mean to keep Scarlet waiting..

Cody then stood up and made the advancement over to the position.

"Alright! I'm ready to go." He said, crossing his arms. But the question was..

Was she?

"..All set?" He asked with a cheerful tone towards her. Before moving into traditional sprinter stance, Setting himself down on lane 3..Right in the middle..

"Care to count us down?" He asked flashing a small smile. He was actually having a good time with this girl. Those Scarlet red eyes..

He waited for her to set herself up however the way she wanted, and let the race begin!

[Scarlet]

She noticed him going into the lane three. He wasn't realy in the proper attire for running, either. She shrugged, well whatever. She placed herself, and began counting,"Three. Two. One. Go!" she muttered. She took off running, but keeping an even pace. She didn't look over at Cody. She continued running, and running. She felt her legs extending to their fullest. She saw the finish line in her sight. She kicked her final sprinting gear to work. She continued stretching her legs out farther and farther. She was so close to the line that she could have touched it.

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mood; er
music;

• Give It All - Rise Against
  
• How You Remind Me - Nickelback
  
• Swing Life Away - Rise Against ♥
  
• Animal I have Become - Three Days Grace
  
• Ready to Fall - Rise Against
  
• Home - Three Days Grace
  
• When I Come Around - Green Day
  
• Paper Wings - Rise Against

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[Cody Travers]

Cody positioned himself at the ready. He was ready and willing to go, even though he had all of his stuff on. His Airman jacket..His baggy blue jeans..The only thing that made him runnable was those high tops of his.

Cody waited for her to begin counting..He smiled taking in a deep breath..His muscles were tense, he himself was tense..It was like..Something new.

Perhaps that was the feeling of competition.

It seemed that Scarlet had readied herself for point dashing. She had taken her position..Placing herself and began her counting..

"Three.

Cody snapped his legs into a tense position! He was ready to go! Ready to show what he was made of..

Two.

He pulled hims arms back, holding one arm to the ground, getting ready to blow by her..

One.

He pulled himself upwards a bitready to lunge out at a given speed!

Go!" She muttered, as she and Cody took off at the same speed, they were neck and neck as Cody didn't take his eyes off the finish line..His breath becoming hard..He began to pull ahead of her, his legs moving like a revolving wheel extending and moving, lengthened strides, as Cody pumped and pushed forwards, though she seemed to be holding herself in position.

They were almost there..

That's when he felt his lungs kick in.

He drastically lost the rhythm of his breathing, causing him to slow down a bit, but that didn't stop him! Although..There wasn't much he could work with..

They were so close and..


And...

Cody looked down, and within a split second he looked down next to him, as Scarlet's foot was right next to his, touching the same line that he was..

..It was a tie..

It took Cody a few couple lengthened strides before he could come to a full stop..He ran forwards almost stumbling as he tried to stop himself. Finally taking those last slowing strides..Cody bent over..hands on his knees, panting heavily as he looked at the girl..

"Whew..Y-you...You're something..Something else..Scarlet.." He managed to mumble out in between breaths..

"And..And that...That was my best.." He said giving a few more pants, before gulping down some more air..

Catching his breath he stood up and smiled..

"That..That was a good race..A tie race..But a good race.." He said..still breathing hard a bit, but smiling at her nonetheless..

He really thought this girl was interesting..

[Scarlet]

She smiled. They tied. She couldn't ask for a better finish. She smirked. "Likewise," she muttered. She was out of breath. Two straight races with only a five minute break in between. She knew she had the endurance to finish the race, but she almost hated giving herself for the endurance. She nodded her head. She walked over toward her bag. She pulled out a bottle of water. She gulped down several sips, and breathed in deeply. She threw the bottle toward Cody so he could have some water in his body after running. She knew he would need it, because his outfit would have weighed him down so much.

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mood; winning
music;
Headstrong - Trapt
Soul Meets Body - Death Cub for Cutie
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