RACE YOU (TAY)

[uni]

It seemed to be one of those days, the type that people just didn't want to deal with. And Gypsy was having one of those days, she could feel it taking its toll on her mind and body. Standing on the side of the track she watched the other members warm up for the practice run. This was the one thing she hated to do but she loved track so it was fine with her. Wearing black shorts she stared at her arms for a few seconds before looking away. She could not wear a long sleeve shirt while running so she had to put up a wife beater for these type of things. But that didn't stop her from wearing sweat bands over the scars. Bending down she gentle touched the edge of her shoe with her finger before raising her head to stare once again at the other members.

She had joined because she loved to run, it was nice and she felt like she could run for hours and hours if need be. Maybe that was because of what she was, or maybe she really just wanted to feel free from the nightmare called her life. A dark chuckle escaped her mouth as she thought about how her life had turned from good to worse, to now being just slightly liveable. Gypsy was glad that she was giving another chance to live her life. Feeling like the walls were closing in on her she was glad when the coach yelled that it was her turn to run. Moving forward she placed herself at the third white line from the back, bending down she placed one foot forward and the other behind her more. Placing her hands on the ground in front of her she listened to her coach as she gentle rose her form slightly.

And then he raised his hand and shouted for them to go. Before a second thought entered her mind she was gone, her feet slamming against the ground as she raced forward. Not caring that the others were right behind her, she felt...free. A large smile formed on her face as she ran and ran. This feeling caused her to forget about the pain of her life as she ran back were the coach was she saw someone that she knew, her roommate and also a trackie like herself. Coming to a stand still in front of her she smiled brightly for the first time in awhile. "Hey" she said to her.

[tay]

Tay was on the track earlier than when most of the members got there, and the coaches. Her clothes were a pair of black running shorts, reaching half-way between hips and knee and kinda tight. Her shirt was a black dry-fit with cut-off sleves and fit perfect. She was the captain of the team, though mostly dealt with the sprinters, that included the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, and half-way with the 800 meters, which was also split into distance. She also had to deal with the relay teams, which means get the sticks out and set them in a crate on the side of the track. The most important thing to her was the starting blocks, which many used. Once she had everything she needed set, she got out onto the track and did her warm ups and stretches. She finished this all before the team got out.

She went and rounded up some of the hurdlers, throwers, and jumpers. They got out the rest of the equipment for their own stuff and set them up where they needed to go to help out. She was well pleased with the new recruits, and how they should better situate their team to be able use their people to the best of their ability to defeat other enemy schools. She was discussing with the coaches multiple things, and when she finished she stretched her arms, when her roomate Gypsy showed up.

"Hey to you also. Ready for today?" She liked Gypsy. Not in a romantic way, but in a friend way, if that is how friends felt then she was right. Gypsy was able be distant and be her friend at other times. Which was fine, there be days that go by without them acknowledging each other in the room unless need be. Unlike other girls who just have to talk about the latest gossip. She wasn't the most social person, but certain people were ok. Unlike the other bengal tiger.