RPG Watermelon Slices & Summer Sun [PG-LS]

[Kayin Cloud]

Trey had walked his way from the airport across town to reach the camp. He sighed in relief as the camp came into view. He was glad he only had his bookbag and a bag with his clothes. He slid his head phones down to his neck. He could still hear it perfectly since the volume was all the way up. He had been listening to Linkin Park: Reanimation since he got off the plane. He knocked on the door and a girl opened it. "Hello? Oh you must be TJ. We've been waiting for you to show up. Go find yourself a room and make yourself at home." The girl smiled and TJ walked inside.

"Thanks..." TJ said nervously and walked to an empty room. "This should be interesting..." He sat his bags beside the bed and sat on his bed. "...Tired..." he took off his T-Shirt and lied on his bed in his tanktop. He sighed and fell asleep instantly.

[Ezekiel]

[SIZE=1][B]OOC I think this is moving a tad too fast guys, heh, I'm all for having a lot of people but this is getting too much. Please limit yourself to [U]one post a day [/U] and if you see that there have been [U]5 replies[/U], you'll have to [U]leave it[/U], I'm sorry but if we keep going at this rate the RP will run out of steam and people will loose interest *sigh* with that out of the way, I'll start the next day.
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[COLOR=DarkRed]Beth stretched and sighed, rolling over in her large double bed that had kept her well the night before. She looked over to her roommate, Sakura's, bed and laughed slightly, seeing that the girl was clutching a large teddy as she snored lightly.

The girl yawned and ran a hand through her short, blue hair, looking out of the window happily. The sun was bright and the lake looked beautiful in the morning sun. But there was no time for that, Beth stood up and shook the sleep away from her head, rubbing her eyes and blinking a few times.

She walked downstairs in her shorts/top pyjama combo and distinctively opened the front door to fetch the mail.... and to her surprise, something was there.
A pink envelope lay on the doormat, addressed to 'The Kids'. Beth chuckled and took it inside, guessing that it would be their first challenge.

She slit the top of the envelope and pulled out a letter, it read;

[I]'Students,

I hope this letter finds you well. May you all have had a good nights rest and a nice meal, I suggest you have a good breakfast this morning, you'll need your strength.'
At this point Beth raised an eyebrow and then continued reading,
'This letter is to announce your first challenge, a walk to the next village which happens to be through the forest you see to the front of the villa.'[/I]
Beth poked her head through the door and looked to the forest, her mouth dropped open as she realised that it went uphill, this would be a hike not a simple walk!

[I]'Once you get to the village, you will go to the chocolate shop and will be greeted by an old woman who will ask you a question, one of you must answer and if you get it correct, then you claim your prize.
Ah yes, I should add....this will be a competition, teams are as follows:
Team 1-
Morgan Kimberly Taylor
Charles Hupp
Connor A Desren
John Slicer
Alan Morales
Aria Talbain
Corey Roos

Team 2-
Elizabeth Conrad
Cassie Thompson
Drake Estel
Kanya Markus
Sakura Long
Malcolm Kane
Trey Hairston

Remember, have fun and may the best Team win.'[/I]

Beth looked at the letter, slightly confused, she realised that someone in her Team hadn't arrived yet, but no matter. Then she realised that Drake was in her team, her heart dropped slightly, he'd be flirting with everyone. Another thing, Corey was in Team 1...her heart dropped even more.

Then she heard a noise outside, a car pulling up into the pebble drive, she noticed a young man get out, he must be....
[B]"Malcolm?"[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE]

[Muad'Dib]

[FONT=comicsansms][COLOR=Navy]OOC: Don't think I've posted today... have I? Gah, it's been a long time anyway...
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[i]~The Previous Night~[/i]

Connor was back in his room, sleepily putting away the drawing supplies he had left out from earlier. Cassie hadn't come back yet, but he didn't really notice. He glanced at the window and saw the moon shining bright between the shades. He normally wasn't one to stargaze, but it really was pretty.

Connor pulled up the shades and leaned on the window, staring out at the moon and stars. As he was about to slip into his bed, he noticed a form on the ground by the lake. Curious, he tried to take a better look. Still, he couldn't tell.

Ever intrigued with the slightest of puzzlements, Connor walked downstairs and walked quietly towards the person. By the time he was thirty feet away, he could tell it was a girl, and at fifteen he recognized her as Cassie. He sighed and started to turn around. At leats he knew where she was.

He paused and smirked that dubious smirk. He turned back towards the unwary Cassie with every intention of scaring her out of her wits. But when he was close enough to hear the steady beat from her headphones, his ears caught anotehr sound. A choked, raspy, sad noise. Frozen for several moments, he stood stock still.

He listened to Cassie cry for several minutes, a condemned expression on his face. Finally, with a silent apology, he turned and left for the house. At the door, he paused and looked back at the curled form framed by the water of the lake. Connor sighed and went up to their room.

He paused at his bed, turned around and stood next to Cassie's. Carefully, he removed the picture he had placed there to frighten her.

[i]~Morning~[/i]

Connor yawned and stepped into the kitchen. He was the first one up. He hadn't expected that. He sat down at a table simply to wake himself up.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[Albel the Wicked]

[QUOTE=Methuselah][SIZE=1][B]OOC I think this is moving a tad too fast guys, heh, I'm all for having a lot of people but this is getting too much. Please limit yourself to [U]one post a day [/U] and if you see that there have been [U]5 replies[/U], you'll have to [U]leave it[/U], I'm sorry but if we keep going at this rate the RP will run out of steam and people will loose interest *sigh* with that out of the way, I'll start the next day.
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OOC: I agree, I'm gone at school and when I come back, there has been a whole page and a half of replies to this thing, so my character missed out on a lot. I was late today, because of school related event. I'll start to post now. BTW, I guess Beth must have a problem with Flirtatious Drake.

IC: Drake woke up, relizeing that the dawn of a new day had come. He looked forward to this day. Actually, he had a posotive outlook on everything. Even if Drake had had a bad day, he had believed that if something bad happend, to make up for it, something better would have to happen and to him, this always worked. Drake stretched every musscle in his body, hearing some bones pop. "OH! That felt so good." Drake went to the bathroom to fix his hair, since it was a complete mess. He couldn't impress girls with bed head. Then again, he thinks that he didn't leave a good first impression on any of them either. He might want to change for this trip. After fixing his hair and changing into his second set of clothes, he noticed Beth at the door and she was reading something. Still tired he went over to see what it was. "*YAWN* What's that you got there?"
"It's our first challenge aparently."
"Hmmm? Can I see?"
"Knock yourself out." said Beth, as she handed Drake the paper. He looked at it. Relized that the forest was up the hill, he thought that he had a little of a tough time today. "Oh well, all the more reason to have a victory party tonight!" said Drake outloud, which probably woke up some people. He also looked at the teams, which disappointed him. Although he was glad with the team he was on, he doesn't like competitive things. "Man, bummer. We have to compete. This might make some people, dislike some people more. I just hope everyone is as good a sport as me. I don't care if we win, if we lose, I just don't want someone rubbing it in our faces. Those kind of people annoy the HECK out of me. Well, I think that I'll get some breakfast." said Drake. He walked into the kitchen and saw that Beth was sitting down as well. She had a slightly irritated look. She probably thought that he was following here, like a lost puppy. He prepared his mother's herbal tea and some bacon and eggs. He made a big batch, for other people to have, if they wanted some. He wasn't the best cook in the world, but he certainly was good with breakfast. It being the easiest meal to prepare. After the herbal tea and breakfast were done, he made a plate for everyone that he knew was at camp. "If you want some bacon and eggs, it's on the counter over here." said Drake to Beth. "I know how to make a good breakfast." Beth just sat there silently.
(Oh shit! She must be irritated, especially at me is seems) thought Drake. Well, he might have to make her answer with a team question.
"You know, I think that we should order some pizzas tonight for the team. If everyone brang some money, we can all chip in. I know enough French to order pizza. What do you think?" he asked Beth.
"I don't know. We'd have to ask everyone." she replied.
"So what do you think about the challenge?"
"It seems a little hard."
"Yeah, but, at least you'll get some exercise."
"Are you saying I'm fat?"
"NO NO! That's not what I meant. By "you'll" I meant "we". I sometimes do that."
"Sure, whatever"
"I'm serious. But it stinks we're on teams. This MIGHT let some grudges form."
"Yeah, maybe."
"I hope that everyone will enjoy the breakfast I made them."
"Especially the girls."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"It's obvious that you're a total flirt. Don't try to hide it."
"I'm flirting, for doing a good thing?"
"No, you've only been talking to the girls."
"They were pretty much the only people I saw, who was I supposed to talk to, a tree? Most of the guys seem antisocial. They aren't as tolerent as me."
"Yeah sure, whatever"
"Believe what you want to believe, Beth. Even if you believe something that isn't true." With that, Drake started to leave. "Breakfast is still on the counter if you want it. Please let the others know that they can help them selves." Drake then left and went to his room to prepare for his chellenge.

OOC: Well, it actually is pretty true what Drake said. He hasn't really TRIED to flirt with anyone but Beth. It may seem like it, but the only one that he wants, is Beth. If he doesn't win her over, then I guess he just wasted these five weeks. OH WAIT! THAT'S A BAD THING!

[Corey]

[size=1]Corey opened his eyes to a shine of blazing sun. He half yelped and half groaned as he rolled over and got a facefull of roofing shingles.

[b]Corey-[/b] "Oh shit..." He sat up, very cautiously, and realized he had fallen asleep on the roof of the villa. A spot on the roof looked damaged. He'd probably did it sometime during the night, shiftin into a better position. God... He'd been lucky not to fall off. "Really lucky..." He stood up, stretched, and ambled over to the rain gutter. "Guh..." It never really occured to him how incredibly high he'd climbed last night. It was going to be rough going down. He sat and dangled his feet off the edge, regaining some of his sleep destroyed wits.

Yesterday had been interesting, if not a little annoying at times. Looking back on it, he thought he might actually have a bit of fun here. The Connor guy seemed a little quiet, but probably pretty fun to be around when you got to know him. Drake was extremely horny, but didn't seem too bad. Charles, dispite being an obvious richboy, could be interesting. His mind drifted back to the kitchen. He was a little hungry, but that wasn't really what he was thinking of. The girl that was in the den, Beth had been her name, was... Nice. He remembered how short he had been with her and frowned. She was very pretty.

He actually felt kinda bad for the way he had acted towards everyone yesterday. Spending too much time with someone he hated had a way of pissing him off, and probably anyone else too. If only he could have convinced the school he didn't need a chaperone to the place. He'd signed the papers. He'd given everyone his cell number, but didn't plan on turning it on. He'd done everything to ease the mind of the people that cared so they wouldn't bother the shit of out him constantly. He'd have to make some appologies.

[b]Corey-[/b] "Man... This is way to high to be in the morning." He stopped, thought about the accidental drug inuendo he just said and started climbing down the gutter, laughing a little.[/size]

[Kwany Kon]

[COLOR=DarkRed]John woke up hearing someone in his room in the mourning.

?????: I can't believe that he reads manga!
John: Who are you? What are you doing in my room reading my manga?
?????: I'm Sakura. I thought you was still asleep, so I came in and read your manga.
John: You still should have waited untill I was awake to ask me. Oh well, I guess you can still read some more of my manga. I going downstairs, if you need anything just tell me and i'll try my best to do what you want. Ok?
Sakura: Ok. Bye.
John: Bye.

John was very suprised that someone would come in his room. After his shower, John went downstairs to see if he could get something to eat since he didn't feel like eating another health bar. As John entered the kitchen, he noticed one of the girls already in there.

?????: Mourning.
John: *yawn* Mourning. Sorry I didn't introduce myself yesterday. My name is John.
?????: It's ok. My name is Beth. There is some bacon and eggs if you want to eat something.
John: Thanks. Hey, who's letter is that? Is it for me?
Beth: No. Its a challenge for the people of the villa. Here, read it.

As John got his eggs and bacon, he got the letter from Beth to read it. As John read the letter, his expression on his face changed to suprise. He noticed that he was going to be in a challenge with Alan in a team event. This would be his first time in a team challenge.

John: I guess i'm going to be in a team against you. Oh well, no hard feelings.
Beth: Ok then.
John: Well, i'm done. I'm going outside to wait for my team.
Beth: By the way, we're going to have a pizza party afterwards. Can you put some money in for some pizza.
John: Yeah, here you go. (Passes some money to Beth.)
Beth: Thanks.
John: Bye.

John left to go outside to wait for Alan and his fellow teammates for the event.

[I] Finally, a mission I can finally test my strength in.[/I][/COLOR]

[sakura18]

Sakura finished reading minutes after John left. As she left a smell caught her nose.

"Hmmmm? If my senses are correct, i would believe that those are bacon and eggs!!!!" She happily ran to the Kitchen and saw her roommate just standing there with a stressed expression. Sakura grabbed a plate of Bacon and eggs and decided to see what was bothering her.

"HiHi Roomie. What's on your mind?" She said as she munched on the bacon.

"Huh? Oh, um, we finally have a challenge. Umm, let's see, you're on my team so i don't think you'd have any problems about the place." As she talked, Beth began to cheer up a bit.

"Ooohhh, i see!" She read over Beth's shoulder, "A forest!!?? Too cool!!!" she jumped around a bit and ate all her food after she settled down.

"Okay! I'm gonna get myself ready! By the way, who made the bacon and eggs?" Sakura waited as she saw Beth hesitate to answer.

"I think it was.....Drake." Beth went back to looking out the doorway and left Sakura confused.

"Okay then, i'm gonna find him so i can thank him for breakfast. See ya later!" Sakura skipped to the rooms and looked for Drake's tag. When she reached the room, Sakura knocked on the door but there was no reply. Thinking that something was wrong, she let herself in. She opened the door halfway and peeked her head in.

"Hello? Is Drake in here?"

[Shugo54]

its morning and alan wakes up "*yawn* that was a weird dream.....i wonder who was that girl in my dream" Alan keeps thinking "she was so cute" *20 minutes later* Alan is staring at the lake when he spot a girl

????:Hello who might you be...you have some drawings of starts on your face

Alan: huh?? well whatever my name is Alan Morales

????: the name's beth

Alan: okay

Beth: so you're in team 1 along with Morgan Kimberly Taylor,Charles hupp,Connor A Desren,john Slicer,Aria Talbain,Corey Roos

Alan: huh?? i don't know anyone except john and charles

Beth: well then ask around

Alan: ............ i'm not a people person

Beth: well i have to go bye

Alan: bye

Alan sees Beth walk away then he decides to go inside "wow this place is nice" he decides to wander around *10 minutes later* "damm this house is big" suddenly he sees a girl peeking in a room

Alan: hello my name is alan whats your name

??????: Hi Hi my name is Sakura

Alan: this girl looks like the girl in my dream

Sakura: *she suddenly can control her laughter and falls down laughing*

Alan: what the hell is so funny

Sakura: *she is still laughing*

Alan: GRRRRRRRRRR

*alan storms out of the house* "no wonder i hate people" suddenly he spots a big tree and he decides to climb it "now no one will bug me"

[Gavin]

[size=1]Heh sorry for the lateness of my appearance but this seems to have progressed at a very rapid pace.

[I]Malcolm sighed as he walked down the gravel driveway of the villa, his flight from Boston had been delayed just under fourteen hours because of bad weather, hopefully this wouldn?t make much difference to whatever tasks himself and the others were expected to do. A young woman was in the driveway walking towards him, laying down his pack he extended his hand to meet hers, he wondered where exactly he was going to pitch his stuff once he got inside but right now it was just simple introductions.[/I]

[b]Beth:[/b] [[I]Cheerfully[/I]] You must be Malcolm ?

[b]Malcolm:[/b] [[I]Chuckles[/I]] Indeed I am, I?m guessing I?m a little late...

[b]Beth:[/b] Not really, most of the last few days have been introductions.

[b]Malcolm:[/b] Well then I guess I?d better introduce myself to the others.

[b]Beth:[/b] [[I]Smiles[/I]] The name?s Beth by the way.

[b]Malcolm:[/b] [[I]Taking her hand and kissing it[/I]] Charmed.

[I]Well if his dating skills needed polishing they?d definitely get it here, she blushed and giggled a little before leading him towards the villa, something caught his eye on the roof and he removed his glasses, what looked like someone climbing down the guttering. ?Well now, that?s something you don?t see everyday? he thought to himself, adjusting his bag over his shoulder he noted to come back out here once he?d managed to find somewhere to stay. The lounge area seemed rather comfortable and he wondered what kind of people he?d be staying with, or even if there was any room for him to stay. Dropping his bag in the middle of the floor he walked back outside still seeing someone trying to shimmy down the drain pipes, calling up he soon found himself on the ground with someone one his back.[/I]

[b]Malcolm:[/b] [[I]Splutters[/I]] Uh mind getting up off my back...

[b]Corey:[/b] [[I]Angrily[/I]] You made my fall of the fucking drainpipes I should kick the hell out of you. [[I]Getting up[/I]]

[b]Malcolm:[/b] [[I]Coughs[/I]] Sorry about that, I was just wondering if you wanted some help getting down.[[I]Brushes off his clothes[/I]]

[b]Corey:[/b] [[I]Frowns[/I]] Listen I didn?t mean to snap at you, you just startled me is all, name?s Corey and you must be Malcolm since you?re the only one of us who hasn?t shown up yet.

[b]Malcolm:[/b] [[I]Grins[/I]] That?s me, my flight was delayed in Boston so it took a little extra time for me to get here.[/size]

[Albel the Wicked]

OOC: COREY! How dare you say that about Drake! He is not horny! He has no sexual intensions with those girls! GOD! Grow up! Sheesh! I hate people who judge me AND things that I make up before they know either. None of the guys know Drake too well! So I don't think that your character has a say what my character's personality is. Plus, I see that everyone wants to have Beth, so, I 'm just going to have my character give up and maybe try on someone who he might actually have a chance with. It's pretty obvious that the doesn't stand a chance with her, so I'm just going to try and do this in the best way that my character can find out that he has no chance.Anyway, now that that is settled, I'm going to post.

IC: Drake was outside thinking about what he should to. It's obvious that Beth got the wrong impression of him. That she thought that he was just someone who flirts with girls. Although that was true back at home, it isn't here. He hasn't tried flirting with anyone but Beth. Drake was starting to wonder, should he just give up? "I'll see what happens on todays hike. I never know what might happen." he said, as he went back inside. Going inside, he heard great laughter coming from upstairs. "Wonder what's all the whoopla?" said Drake, as he went up to check it out. While walking some guy bumbed into him, he looked very angry as well.
(What's wrong with that guy?) thought Drake, continuing his way upstairs. He didn't even notice that he had stars on his face. He walked upstairs to see that there was a girl lying on the floor that had just finished having a great laughter attack. He walked up to the girl and relized that he had never seen her before. "Hey there. Um, what was so funny, why was that guy so mad, and who are you?"
The girl got up, still chuckling," Well, that guy had stars drawn all over his face and that's why he is mad. I'm Sakura, what's yours?"
"I'm Drake and I-"
"OH! Your the one who made breakfast!? THANK YOU THANK YOU! It was yummers"
"Well, I never had someone call by food that before. But, I don't think that the poor kid should have been laughed at. If someone had done that to you, would you like to be laughed at? I'm going to go and see if he needs a friend. I'm open to anyone who shows me kindness." said Drake, leaving Sakura to think. He went downstairs, so that he could get his team ready as soon as possible. He wanted to get a good start so that this thing could end. He decided instead that he would grab his soccor ball and practice. As he walked down, he saw that Beth was outside with another guy. The guy took Beth's hand and kissed it. They turned around and he could have sworn that Beth was blushing.
(Geez and she thought that I was a flirt) thought Drake as they came.
"Hey Beth, who is this guy? I haven't seen him before." said Drake with a still cheery attitude, despite that it was slipping more and more each minute of this day.
"I'm Malcolm Kane" he said.
"Malcolm? Dude, I think that you and me are rooming together. Unless there is another Malcolm on this trip, then we are. I'm Drake, Drake Estel."
"Plesure to meet you, Drake. I hope that we get along in this trip or we might have a little warfare."
"I would think so too. Beth, can you rally the team, I think that I'm going to go and practice." said Drake leaving the cabin and going out to practice. He found some rocks up in the hills. Perfect. Drake examined and noticed that it looks like these boulders had been punched a lot. Well, they were about to have more dents in them, because Drake felt he needed to vent some anger. He kicked his ball as hard as he could, making it smash into the rocks and it bounced back right to him. He let it hit his chest as he pointed it towards the ground, so it would hit there. It landed and Drake continued this process for a while. He didn't know when they were going to start, but he'd be ready when they were. Drake kept kicking until he was tired. He decided he should actually conserve his energy. It would be bad to run out while going through the walk. He had vented enough anger, so he went back to the cabin and decided to rest.

[Muad'Dib]

[color=teal][font=comicsanams]OOC: Sheesh Captain, chill. You don't need to get all worked up 'cause someone called your character horny. People state their character's opinion of others in RPs. Get used to it.
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Connor had skipped breakfast, deciding it wasn't that necessary. He returned to the room to find a still sleeping Cassie curled up on her bed. A smile tugged his lips as he though how childishly cute she was asleep. Having nothing better to do, he again down to draw.

Eventually, she left without him noticing. He admitted that there was no furhter detail he could add to his xenomorph drawing, so he brought out the chestburster he had intended to scare his roommate with. While he sat and sketched, his mind wandered and rested on Cassie. He had to admit, she was a sweet girl, despite their first encounter. And she had that little bit of attitudde that Connor admired in any person.

After avoiding the thought for a considerable amount of time, Connor realized how cute she was. Slightly messy, blonde hair, big blue eyes... and that slender figure...

Connor caught himself. He shook his head and stood up, blushing furiously. He refused to let [i]those[/i] thoughts creep in. Not after his last relationship... not after Jenny...

He pushed open the door and found it was being pulled from the other side as well. He looked up to see Cassie there, coming in to change out of her pajamas. He tried to walk past her, but she stopped him. "Hey, you don't lok so good, you OK?"

"I'm fine." Connor replied a little too quickly. Cassie grabbed his shoulder as he tried to pull away and they both stumbled. "Hey!" Cassie cried as they fell to the floor. "What's the big..." she paused in mid-setence, crouching over Connor, who's glasses had fallen off in the fall, "...idea."

They both looked at the other for a moment. Then Connor scrambled back and got up quickly. "S-sorry." He said quickly before walking quickly off down the hall.[/font][/color]

[Corey]

[size=1][i]Jesus fucking christ, Sparrow. It's a fucking game. My character views life in a slightly dark fashion, being removed from most of the creature comforts of childhood. If you saw some guy in a coffee shop flirting with most of the girls there, wouldn't you think he was after something a little more than coversation? Cool the hell down.[/i]
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Corey had long since walked away from Malcolm and into the house. Breakfast smelled rather good but he wasn't extremely hungry. He walked into the kitchen, glancing around to see which of the crowd was currently eating, and grabbed an apple out of the fridge. He'd have to chek later if they had oatmeal. Oatmeal was definitly one of the best ways to start the day.

Corey waked back out of the kitchen and out of the house. The view and the air could never get tiring when you come from such a dirty place as the city. Metal and stone as far as the eye can see with the occasional square of green in from of some apartment building just didn't cut it. He walked a short way from the villa and sat under a tree.

Corey looked sharply up as a branch snapped, his eyes wide with alarm.

[b]Alan-[/b] "Oh... Sorry, didn't mean to startle you." The man sounded more reluctant to have been disturbed than to have disturbed someone. Corey didn't recognise he face.

[b]Corey-[/b] "I don't think we've met." He jumped, grabbed ahold of a branch and scampered up the tree, and shool the others hand. "I'm Corey." His eyes widened.

[b]Alan-[/b] "You're on my team!" Corey gave him a questioning stare. "We have a challenge today in the village. You're on my team aswell as a bunch of others I don't know."

[b]Corey-[/b] "Hmmm... Well, glad to meet you... I haven't got your name yet."

[b]Alan-[/b] "Alan! I'm Alan, sorry." Corey shrugged and jumped down from the tree, accidently sprawling in the grass. He stood quickly up and gave Alan a look. "Graceful." Corey did his best impressin of a snobbish person.

[b]Corey-[/b] "Always." He walked back toward the house to change. He smelled like roof still.[/size]

[Albel the Wicked]

OOC: OK, I'm resolving this so that we don't get into a big war that makes this thread get closed or ANY of us banned. First off, Corey, watch the language. This is only a PG rated RPG, so saying the F word might be a little too much. It might get the thread closed. Seconldy, I'll bring it up again that I was stressd the whole day, but you know, what, I'm calm now, I just saw a movie, so I feel much better. Well, even when I look at my last OOC post, if that wasn't me and I was some other guy, I'd probably think of myself as 1:an asshole 2: Someone who can't take a joke and 3: someone who needs to CALM DOWN. It was just that I was too stressed and that wasn't really the thing I needed to see. BUT, me taking it out on someone ISN'T going to help anything, it'll just make things worse. I just have a friend who today AND yesterday, was kind of a jackass to me with insults. (I know, not much of a friend) So, I'd like to apologize, for that awful behavoir. I had my rage, vented in an unhealthy mannor. There, I apologize for anyone that may have been affended. But hey, I'm affended by the F word. So, many people were affended in this, so I think that we should all just forget that this ever happened. Back to posting. This is going to be different.

IC: Drake felt better. Much better. His feeling were relaesed into a healthy mannor. He started to think that he'd back to the cabin and just sit near the lake to cool off. He had worked pretty hard. He was hot and sweaty all over. He walked to the cabin and put away his soccor ball. He didn't really see anyone that felt like talking. It was pretty uneventful in the cabin. Drake headed to the cool lake, so he could sit near its mist. While walking he saw that there was Corey and he was looking at something in a tree. He walked up," Hey, is what you looking at?" Drake looked up and saw a boy, with stars on his face. "Oh, this must be the one that Sakura was talking about. The guy that she laughed at. Personally, I don't think that it's funny. Before pulling a prank, I always try to put myself in the prankees shoes and think, would I like to have this done to me? That is why I never pull pranks. So who are you anyway?"
"I'm Alan"
"Pleased to meet you Alan. The name's Drake. I believe that you are Corey?"
"Yeah, I am."
"Looks like that my team will be competeing against yours in the challenge. I don't see that need for a competition."
"I don't know if we do or don't"
"Well, I'd just like to tell you both, that I think we should make a promise. A promise to not hold any grudges no matter what happens. Grudges are what turns people from men, into apes. So, is this agreed? No grudges, no matter whos team wins"
"Agreed."
"Agreed."
"Good, now I'll be on my way gentlemen. I've been working hard, so I need some of the lake's cooling mist for me. Good luck to you both."
"You too"
"Thank you" as Drake walked near the lake, he sat on a boulder. He felt the coll lake mist hit his face. It felt refreshing. Drake started to wonder.
"Man, when are they going to start the challenge? I'm ready, just need to wait for the other sleepyheads."

OOC: There, I feel better.

[Ezekiel]

[SIZE=1][B]OOC Okay. I know that Sparrow has 'resolved' a matter that shouldn't have been there in the first place but now I have to add something. This is [I]my[/I] RP, Sparrow, if I see anything wrong then [I]I[/I] will point it okay, okay? Language is allowed, as it is one of the section in the rating, second, people judge all the time don't they? So why should characters be all void of their judgmental qualities in an RP, Corey judging your character was a good idea and he did have a point. You shouldn't get so attached to a character that it makes you do that.... my character has been called a lesbian twice in role-plays and I laughed O.o so chill and go with it and you'll have more fun.
-=-=-=- [I]rant end[/I][/B]

[COLOR=DarkRed]Beth went to everyone?s rooms and searching the villa for the people who were in her team. She had a seriously competitive side and was determined to take the role of leader in this little expedition. Everyone had always told her that she made the right decisions...whether or not it had actually gone to her head was undecided.

After 30 minutes of searching and prodding sleeping teens, both teams were ready, washed and dressed for their first challenge. Beth had organised two camping rucksacks full of food, water and one blanket while the other held a first aid kit. She was bringing some money so that the team could stock up once they got to the village.

Looking around the team she realised that Drake and Malcolm were the strongest, but whether or not they would want to carry one of these bags...

[B]"Shall I carry one of these?"[/B] Beth turned to see Malcolm smiling at her, already swinging the bag onto his shoulders. She nodded and instantly felt the blood rush to her face. Drake rolled his eyes and picked up the other bag, winking at Sakura who giggled.

[B]"Are you all ready?" [/B] Beth shouted to team one who were presently in the kitchen, she assumed they were preparing things. [B]"Well, it says on the letter that the start time is 9:30, it's 9:25 now so we'll be leaving soon."[/B]

Malcolm chuckled and shook his head while Beth gave him a strange look. Drake and Sakura were chatting and had already begun to make their way outside to the forest. Kanya and Cassie were talking and started to follow Drake while Trey, still unsure of himself, stuck with Beth and Malcolm.

Beth checked her watch again and realised that they had two minutes before starting time, she nodded to her friends and they walked outside. By the time they got to the first row of trees it was 9:30, and the race had begun.[/COLOR]

[B]OOC I know, I know, we went first and we have a marginal head start. Don't get mad at me Team 2; it's just that Beth has initiative and that post just showed that. We still may not win, I'm going to read peoples posts and I'll be stating how far each team is at the top of each of my posts. I?m not going to tell you what will cost you time because that would spoil the fun (and I don't know myself yet).[/B][/SIZE]

[Talon]

[color=royalblue][i]Aria sighed and shook her head as she hefted her teams two packs onto her shoulders herself, ignoring, rather pointedly, the1 "appreciative" looks at her white tanktop. She turned her back, mouthing a small "thank you for last night" to Kim and glaring at the rest of the group.[/i]

[b]Aria:[/b] Are you gonna let a buncha whipped guys and preps beat us? I ain't! C'mon, if we win, I'll walk around the house naked for an hour every morning for a week!

[i]Smirking slightly at Kim's faint, but noticeable, blush, Aria began to walk out, breaking into a jog, eventually ending up alongside Beth. She smirked, challenging the girl in one long gaze before turning her eyes back to her party, all of whom were following her. Aria spared one more look of challenge at beth before breaking away and heading off in a different direction.

She wanted to win, and she would stop at nothing. Besides, she had nothing to hide. She was ready and raring to go.

She was just hoping and praying that Kim would join her as she went along her path in life.[/color][/i]

[b]OOC: Sorry i've been gone, I had a lot to do recently. Take 'er away, Jamie.[/b]

[Moi]

Charles was tired and sleepy; he was extremely pissed that he had to get up at 9:00 in the morning for a little challenge. He would've rather flirted with the girls. He wanted to be on the other team, because that was where Cassie was. He had feelings for Cassie ever since he first saw her, and he was determined to make her his. After all, he didn't have a girlfriend back home, he had just ended his last relationship.

Right now Charles was walking beside Alan listening to his Gackt CD. Alan tapped him on the shoulder, and he removed his headphones.

Alan: "Hey man, uh, you got a breath mint I could have? My breath wreaks."

Charles: "Uh, sure man. Here you go." Charles gets his cinnamon Altoids from his right pocket and hands two to Alan. "Enjoy, hehe."

Alan: "Thanks, man. So, how do you like this place so far man? Personally, I think it stinks so far. People make me angry!"

Charles: "Well, dude, I don't know honestly. I'm having an alright time, but I want to hook up with Cassie. That would make my day to tell you the truth. She is so cute, and I just want to be there for her, you know man?"

Alan nods his head in acknowledgement. Charles puts his headphones back on and looks back to see if he can see Cassie yet, but he can't. [I]Man, I wish I was on Cassie's team.[/I]

[Albel the Wicked]

OOC: Well, I hope that no one is still mad at me for that last post. If you think of me as any different, just remeber this. What did you think of me, before that post? If you still judge me by one thing, here is a saying that I remembered. Is one thing happens to a man, is that one thing enough to condemn him? I thought that up and just HAD to say it. ON TO THE POST! (I need to post everyday, or else I get more mad then before.)

IC: Drake had taken off. He knew that Aria was wanting to win. He didn't care. Drake was not competitive at all. Which made him relized. If there were more guys hitting on Beth, he shouldn't mind. There is nothing wrong with it. It is amazing what one morning of thinking, can do to a guy. Besides, he might have a chance with Kim, since she was the only girl that started a conversation with him. He couldn't talk to her though, since she was on the other team. Drake was the one that stayed behind all the group, to make sure that no one was left behind or forgotten. He supports his team, no matter what. As he continued to walk, he decided that he could try and get to know his teammates, but that wouldn't work. It seemed that Beth was as competitive as Aria, so she would get mad. He could have tried to get to know his room mate, Malcolm. But, he was up in the front...next to Beth. This may have irritated Drake, but it wasn't going to ruin his day. He wouldn't let nothing ruin the time he would spend at this trip. As the walk continued uphill, most of his team was starting to get a little tired. Drake wasn't too tired, since he was supposed to keep his endurence up to play a whole soccor game, "just in case" his coach would always say. Despite the fact that they were uphill, Drake wasn't as tired as his teammates. Sakura was in front of him and she looked like she was getting exausted, fast! Sakura kept walking still, until she collapsed a bit. "Whoa now! You OK?"
"*pant* Too *pant* much"
"Take it easy, you don't want to push yourself too hard, do ya?"
"The rest of the team is counting on me *Pant*"
"Yeah, but, you pushing yourself to collapsion, isn't going to help anyone. Here, climb on my back."
"What?"
"Climb on my back. I'll carry you until you have most of your energy back."
"But then, you'll be exausted."
"Naw, I can do it. I'm supposed to be built for endurence, being the great soccor player that I am. Now-"
"HEY! Don't be slowing us down!" yelled Malcolm.
"Come on, get on before he gets more mad" said Drake.
"Um, OK" said Sakura as she got onto Drake's back. Drake started to hike. This was much harder then before, but at least he would be going the same speed as his team. That way, if they needed a rest, he could get his breath with them. Besides, this would do him good for even more endurence. As he walked, he heard Sakura say,"Thank you again Drake." The tone sounded like it was so innocent.
(She has such a free spirit. It's like a child almost, but she such and innocent attitude) thought Drake.
"Your welcome. Now remember, when you get your strength back, tell me. This trip won't do anything for you, if I help you like this the whole time." said Drake. He was hiking along side with his companions. He had caught up with them and was still in the back. He might fall behing with Sakura AND the bag, but he could take it. He didn't want to make his teammates mad at him, for making them lose.

OOC: There. You know, after looking at my jerk post, I relized that it makes me a hypocrite. My character thought that Charles was a dork for being to flirty with the ladies. PS: I hope that I didn't move this thing too fast.

[sakura18]

Sakura had fallen asleep but woke up to a sweet smell.

[I]"Hmmmm? Oh,.....it's his hair."[/I]

She looked at him and saw sweat dripping continously off his face. She realized that it's been at least thirty minutes since he's been carrying her and he seemed exhausted.

[I]"Why am i such a bother?"[/I] Sakura thought to herself. [I]"I may not have all my energy back, but it's the least i could do for him."[/I]

She patted him on his head and put her head on his shoulders to talk to him more easily.

"Well, i see you're awake now." Drake managed to smile through all the stress and exhaustion.

"Mmmm-hmmm. Um, I think i'm better now. You think i could get off and start walking with you guys?

"Oh, sure thing." He quickly got her off his back, and made sure she was walking fine.

"You're dripping in sweat...sorry about that." She was talking to him while trying to catch up with the others.

"Nah, it's no big deal." Drake brushed some of his hair away from his eyes and began stretching his back.

"Well, it may not help you any, but it's all I can do for now." Sakura handed him a cloth with a little design on it. "Wipe the sweat off your face, and keep the cloth if you want." She walked faster to catch up with Beth.

[Muad'Dib]

[quote name='Moi'] He had feelings for Cassie ever since he first saw her, and he was determined to make her his.[/quote]
[color=darkolivegreen][font=comicsansms]OOC: Well well, let the competition begin my friend. Haha.
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Connor walked near the back of the group, hands in his pockets. Though it appeared he was lagging behind, he had been going at a steady pace the entire time. Not a single bead of sweat showed on him. Pacing, he had comfirmed, was the key.

Earlier, as their team had passed the other, Connor had tried desperately to avoid looking at Cassie. That morning had it's effect, and he knew he now felt something for her. What it was exactly, he niether knew nor wanted to know. Connor was too afraid of what his feelings could do to him. Or rather, what [i]her[/i] feelings could do to him.

As they walked, he cursed silently. Being roomates with her wasn't going to help. Part of him wanted to be with her, to try a relationship. But, for now at least, he was glad to be a little distanced.

A few of the team members started asking Aria for a break, but the self appointed leader kept going. Connor was unphased while several of the others began to tire. He even started to pass a few, still only walking at a slightly faster pace than normal.[/font][/color]

[Lilt]

[font=Book Antiqua][size=2][color=plum]Kim hoped she wasn't blushing. She thought she was, but she really couldn't tell. She hoped that no one else had noticed. But most of all, she hoped that no one got the wrong idea from what Aria had mouthd to her. "Thank you for last night" could easily be misunderstood. Kim looked over to Aria as she tried to get everyone on her team inspired.[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Book Antiqua][size=2][color=plum][b]"Are you gonna let a buncha whipped guys and preps beat us? I ain't! C'mon, if we win, I'll walk around the house naked for an hour every morning for a week!"[/b][/color][/size][/font]
[font=Book Antiqua][size=2][color=plum]If she wasn't blushing before, Kim knew she was now. Once Aria had made eye contact with her, she knew that she had just said that to see what her reaction would be.[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Book Antiqua][size=2][color=plum][b][i]"Man, Aria's even flirtier than most of the guys here!"[/i] [/b]Kim thought to herself.[/color][/size][/font]
[font=Book Antiqua][size=2][color=plum]Kim thought of pacing herself, like Connor was doing, but she decided to stay up front with Aria. She didn't know why she wanted to though, after what happened. Maybe she just wanted to show some team spirit or something.[/color][/size][/font]

[Kayin Cloud]

Trey was still on his first wind. Even though he wasn't very strong, he had a lot of endurance from playing basketball with his family all of his life. He was toward the front of the group, but because he was kind of nervous still, not knowing everyone, he tried not to make any contact with anyone. He only knew a few of their names and didn't want to have to talk to any of them without knowing what to call them by. He glanced over to Beth and could see the determination on her face. He smiled slightly then slipped his headphones on then turned on his CD player. He was listening to Linkin Park: Meteora. He closed his eyes for a second and upon opening them he looked back to see everyone looking at him. He turned red in the face from embarrassment after realizing the volume was at max. He turned it down to the point where he could hear his teammates, "Um...I'm sorry about that..." he said quietly.

Beth smiled at him, "It's okay, Trey. It was just kind of abrupt." She said between breaths.

"Um...could you do me a favor, Beth?" TJ replied.

"Huh? Sure what is it?" She asked.

"Actually this is for everyone here...please call me TJ...I'm not used to being called by my real name outside of school so I might not answer to 'Trey' if you call me." TJ said smiling.

The others nodded and they kept moving along as the sun began to reach its high point in the sky.

[Ezekiel]

[SIZE=1][B]OOC Sakura, I ask that you do not move the story on so fast and that you read other posts carefully. We have only just started and it's hardly midday, so how it is suddenly almost nightfall baffles me. Please, don't make any more mistakes, sorry to be harsh but I have to keep this under control with so many people.

Progress- Time is now 10:45- the walk is approx. 10 miles
Team 1- 8 miles from target
Team 2- 9 miles from target.

IF you wish to know why your progress is such, PM me.
-=-=-=-=-[/B]

[COLOR=DarkRed]Beth nodded to TJ and continued walking, she was in high spirits but she supposed due to certain.... things that were happening, that Aria and her team were ahead by now.
The girl squinted her blue orbs at the bright sky as midday approached. It was a beautiful day for walking though Beth knew that they hadn't hit the hard part yet. The team didn?t realise it but they were slowing beginning to go uphill, soon they would be even more out of breath, Beth was just lucky that she swam a lot and was in good shape.

She laughed at the idea of Aria walking around naked, she wasn't the least bit phased about that, having seen the girl in the shower. Though, it was obvious that the boys were very fond of the idea...it wouldn't surprise her if her team lost on purpose.

The teen turned and waved to the others behind, [B]"Come on guys, let's group together and keep time! We need to win this!"[/B]

Malcolm laughed and imitated a drummer, humming a beat for the team to march to. Beth smiled as she walked, yes, even if it weren?t a win...today would certainly be good.[/COLOR]

[B]OOC Another point, the walk should be achievable within 3 or 4 hours, so there will be no making camp. Just stopping for lunch. Once the team gets to the village and claims their prize, they may rest and then head home for the evening.
But that shouldn?t happen for another few posts, I?ll announce the winners or let someone know to post the end.[/B][/SIZE]

[shahi]

[COLOR=Purple]After they got to walking, Kanya became a bit quiet.?Come on guys....we still got a way to go...? She heard Beth say and sighed lightly. ?All right then.....this is just like when I use to walk to school . . . well kinda...? she fell behind some and walked a little faster catching up again. ?just don?t think about it do what you always do....talk...or maybe not...?

She said under her breath and looked at TJ she caught up to him some. "hey, having fun?" "eh, yea I guess...." he said quietly, he looking slightly surprised. she blinked lightly and smiled."it will get better, just a walk...I?m Kanya"

"hi, nice to meet you.? She smiled lightly and sped up some getting use to the pace and talking to keep her mind off the long hike ahead of them. ?Nice to meet you too TJ right?" he had only stated his name a couple of minutes ago but because of her habit of selective listening she wanted to make sure she got it right."you must have just came earlier haven?t really seen you around much.?

She still had a pleasant smile on her face to cover up the fact that she hated the whole idea of hiking anywhere. He nodded and went quiet. She blinked lightly and though, he must be shy I guess or I?m talking to much. She cracked her knuckles and stared ahead. she looked at her watch and blinked some."haven't been walking as long as it seems...."[/COLOR]

[Moi]

[COLOR=DarkRed]Charles was gradually becoming more tired. He was running out of breath, and Alan was already struggling for oxygen. These hills were relentless on the team's legs, and Charles felt like he would soon collapse if they didn't rest very soon. The sun was shining right in his eyes, so he got out his orange shades and put them on. Alan was already wearing a pair of black Oakleys.

Charles wasn't worried about the race, even though it was supposed to be his main concern. He could only think about Cassie and her lovely smile. Charles couldn't wait to return to the villa tonight. He had plans to talk to Cassie tonight about his true feelings, and he was determined to not miss his chance. Charles knew that Connor felt for Cassie, but he wouldn't let that stop him. At the next moment someone came up and pushed Charles from behind.

Connor: "Let's go dumbass! Stop walkin' like my grandma and get moving! We're trying to win, not lose." Connor huffed and walked past Charles, hitting him offensively against the shoulder.

Charles: "Oh, sorry, dude. I was thinking about...Cassie. She's been on my mind all day." Charles grinned, knowing that this would get on Connor's nerves. Connor quickly turned around.

Connor: "Cassie doesn't even like you, moron! I'm sure she thinks you're an annoying loser just like you are. You try to flirt with all these girls that you have no chance with. You're just a rich preppy boy."

Charles was slightly shocked by these last few statements. Did Cassie really hate him? Did she tell Connor that? Charles frowned and put his headphones on, turning up the music to max volume so as to drown out surrounding noise. He didn't care anymore about anyone. He was seriously pissed. Just then Kim came up and put an arm around Charles, who took off his headphones and looked angrily at her.

Kim: "Don't worry about him, Charles. He's just mad is all. Listen, if you ever need someone to talk to, come to me, okay? Now cheer up and don't look so down! We're supposed to have fun remember?" Kim walked back to talk to Aria, who was giggling.

Charles started thinking to himself. [I]Did Kim like him? Did she really have feelings for him or something? RRRR!!! Confusion...everywhere...[/I][/COLOR]

[Talon]

[color=royalblue][i]Aria hid a growl in a giggle as Kim walked back up to her side. She glared darkly at Charles before smiling brightly at Kim, hefting the pack and looking around. She tested the ground with her foot, looked at the sun, and nodded. She dropped her stuff and began setting up the lunch stuff, sitting next to Kim as the group fell to eating, her hand precariously placed almost on top of Kim's own.[/i]

[b]Aria:[/b] Well, the way I figure it, we ought to have a good half hour's lead, maybe a bit more, maybe less.

[i]Aria remained unphased by the glares directed at her, as if the group were saying "we'd better be an hour ahead with the pace you've been setting!". In fact, she grinned and pulled out a chicken salad, eating heartily and enjoying Kim's presence. She could feel Charles almost yearning for Cassie and grinned. She scooted a little closer to Kim, and she took the girl's hand in a shy manner, surprisingly.

Aria smiled softly as Kim blushed lightly and ate her lunch. Aria looked towards the sky and waited until the sun had moved just a bit before she called the now-rested and fed group to attention, hefting the much-lighter packs and singing an old military jodie as she set them all jogging, no stragglers, towards the village. She wanted to win, and she wanted it badly!

Nobody noticed that Kim's blush remained as she jogged next to Aria, nor did they notice the healthy pink in Aria's cheeks. Holding Kim's hand felt [b]good.[/b][/i][/color]