It's How Loud You Cheer (Cheerleaders)

[Sara Jane Lyena]

After classes, Sara hurried back to her room. She dropped her backpack onto her bed and bent to take off Cinder's vest and give him the "off-duty" command before hurrying to jump under the shower. The day of classes hadn't been to strenuous, but she had gotten rather dusty in reining class, and she could see the dirt on her arms.

After a quick shower, Sara got dressed, slipping into her cheer uniform. She checked out her reflection in the mirror before using a black ponytail holder to twist up her still-wet hair. She clipped the red, white, and black bow into her hair, then applied a few touches of makeup.

Heading back out of her bathroom, Sara glanced at the clock before calling to Cinder. She clipped on the dog's vest again, exchanging the black vest for a red one that matched the team uniform. She clipped the leather lead to Cinder's collar, but made no move to slip her hand into the loop, letting the eight-inch tab dangle from the dog's neck. She picked up her loose track pants and a jacket and slipped into them, pulling them over her uniform. Once she was dressed, she grabbed her backpack, which held a first-aid kit and a few other essentials, then slung it over her shoulder.

After arriving at the field, Sara looked around, then dropped her backpack along the fence. She called Cinder to lie down by her stuff, then slipped out of her track suit and folded it by her backpack. She had heard that Andie was back to be their coach, but hadn't seen the older girl since she had handed over the spirit stick. Rolling her shoulders around, Sara decided not to worry, and settled down on the cleared grass to start her stretches.

Outfit
Coach
Andie Simone
Team
Cortney Smit
Sara Jane Lyena
@lifesgood
@samie

[Cortney Smit]

Cortney was sitting at her desk, typing away on her laptop, trying to work out what she was going to do for their English Literature homework. She drummed her fingers on the keys without even typing anything. She was fortunate in the fact that she only took unmounted equine classes, so her days weren't packed full of classes every school day. Day's like today, she had finished "school" an hour ago when the herbal remedies class had let out.

Just thinking about the herbal class, she pulled the notebook and handbook for that class out of her bag and opened the notebook, reading through the notes she had taken. She wasn't too fussed about the class, but from the looks of it, it wasn't going to be as painful as she thought.

The Freshman jumped as the alarm on her phone sounded. Pushing the chair back, she walked over to her closet and pulled out her cheer uniform. Putting that on, she then pulled her school tracksuit over the top and pushed her feet into her sneakers. She then pulled her hair up into a high pony tail, clipped the cheer bow into her hair so that it sat neatly above her ponytail as though it had been part of the brown elastic that he had used to hold the tail in place. Grabbing her bag - which had her drink bottle and a spare pair of socks - she left her room.

Hurrying out of the House and down to the field, she fixed her face into a bright smile. When she reached Sara, her smile brightened. "Hey." She greeted as she found herself a pace on the cleared ground so that she could begin her stretches. "Um... there's a rumor going around that we have a coach?" There was a question in her voice. Cortney had never been one to listen, or believe, rumors, but this was one that could effect the entire squad and what they were already doing.

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Erica sat at her desk in her dorm. Reading through a notebook of notes for a class she was studying for. She tapped her pen in rhythme on the wooden table. She sighed as her eyes slowly skimmed through the paper. After a while, she closed her notebook and place it nicely on the desk and adding the blue pen on top of the notebook's black cover. Her eyes quickly darted over to the digital clock sitting near her desk lamp. She hesitated to get out of her seat when she spotted the time. Luckily she decided to check the time at the right moment. It was the moment to get ready for cheer practice.

While getting slipping her arms in the sleeves of the uniform, she thought about how she has heard rumors about having a new cheer coach. She wondered who it was, not being told specifically who it was. As long as the coach wasn't a snob or upbeat, she was fine with who ever the coach was. She continued setting to work as she tied a fairly nice ponytail. Clipping on the bow and adding a layer of lip gloss. Checking her image in the mirror, not that she needed much really, she slipped on a north face jacket and her shoes. Grabbing her gym bag - packed with her water bottle, pair of socks, keys, and extra track clothes - she headed out the door towards campus. 

Glancing around at some students passing by, trying to get to class as well, she finally arrived at the field. Opening the gate towards the spaced area, she could quickly spot two figures she recognized quickly., knowing it's Sara and Courtney. She gave a regular smile, not wanting to overdue it or anything, she walked over and greeted the pair. "Hey Sara and Courtney." She spoke out as she placed her gym bag on a nearby bench while unzipping her jacket and joining it in her bag. She found a nice spot with enough room that she wouldn't disturb the others in their stretches.

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Samie arrived at her dorm in the time being to get ready for cheer practice. After making the team, the girl had to make a reputation for herself. Still being fairly new to the Academy. She knew she had a lot of getting use to, especially towards those 'goody-two-shoes' people. 'Ugh, how revolting.' If she was ever considered as one of those people, she wouldn't know who she really is anymore, or at least whom. Those thoughts just gave her a shiver down her spine, as well as her whole body. She headed over to her closet and quickly slipped into her uniform. After pulling on the outfit and smoothing out the wrinkles until it finally feels comfortable to her. She looked at herself in the mirror as she started to tie her hair into a high ponytail. Always liking the hairstyle, ever since she has known a way to make the tail look nice and (fairly) perfect, she enjoyed how it showed off with her complexion. It keeps her hair away from her face, and it just looks lovely.

After a few touch ups with a few strands of hair, she grabbed the matching bow from a drawer and clipped her few bangs off to the side of her head. Which eventually neared the elastic of where her high ponytail was tied. Her bangs were known to be slightly long, though not long enough to go along with the ponytail. She added a light apply of slight grey eye shadow, which was almost matching with her skin tone, but dark enough to see. Trying to create a bit of a 'smokey eye' makeup, but not so dark and as much makeup. She added a some clear mascara with the look and a thin coat of lip gloss as she grabbed her gym bag - filled with her water bottle, keys, and basic necessities. Making sure she didn't forget anything, she quickly slipped on her white shoes and rushed out towards the field. Not wanting to be late, this time. It wasn't her fault that she was late the last time. (Maybe it was a little) Though there were no apologies that would seal up the deal. She already can tell that she and Sara wouldn't really go well with each other. Though she has to participate in the extracurricular activity if she wanted credit. So she has to stop worrying about Sara, at least for the time being during school.

As she arrived at the field, she could already spot Sara already there, obviously. She is the head cheerleader. 'Still wondering how she got the position of head cheerleader' She can never get over that subject. She slipped in through the gate and placed her gym bag on one of the empty benches. She checked the time before she left. She doubt that she was late this time around. She walked over to a space that was good enough to stretch. She noticed how the other cheerleaders crowded around Sara. She just rolled her eyes at them, she wasn't really in the favor of the ones in charge, mostly Sara. She just minded her own business, for now, as she started stretching until they start practice.

[Andie Simone]

Andie stood in front of the full-length mirror that was on the bathroom door of her residence in the Blue House - a little fact she had yet to inform the students residing in this House, as she had pretty much just skulked around since arriving at the Academy a week earlier. Well, truth be told, she hadn't exactly skulked as her time had been taking up working in Evening Primrose and working her two mounts.

She pulled her hair up into a high pony tail and used an elastic band to hold the hair into place, she then used the same black and red bow that the cheer leaders all used in their hair. As tempted as she was to wear her cheer uniform - she hadn't grown in the past year and it still fit - she had decided to go with a tracksuit, one she'd got from the gymnastics coach.

When she was finally ready, she grabbed her gym bag; it contained a complete first aid kit, her cell phone, her pink ipod, the odd CD that had made it's way in there some how and a few spare pair of socks - you could never go without clean socks. She threw the bag over her shoulder, pushed her feet into her brand new Hovertank elevator running shoes. She then made her was out of the apartment and down to the field where she knew Sara had the girls meet when it wasn't raining cats and dogs.

Walking onto the field, her brown eyes swept across the girls who were there warming up and then they landed on the Captain herself. Andie knew that a lot of people wondered why she had picked Sara of all people to take over the squad, but Andie had seen a lot in the girl after she had asked to join the squad during Andie's reign, and she of all people didn't answer to anyone.

She didn't over anyone a smile, or even a look as she made her way to Sara. "Quite a rag-tag bunch you have here." She commented as she squatted down by the girl's shoulder. "I'm guessing they are at least in shape?" She then did offer the girl a grin to take any sting out of her words. She then straightened up. "Right, for those of you who are new and don't know me, I'm Andie Simone. I am here to act as your coach." She gave a smile that didn't reach her eyes. "I am here to work alongside your captain. My job is to see if anything needs fixing and pointing Sara in the right direction." Her eyes swept over the lot of them, weighing and measuring each one.

[Sara Jane Lyena]

Sara looked up to see Cortney coming towards her. She smiled at the freshman, "Hey." Moving easily into her next stretch, she heard the girl's question. Smiling to herself, she answered, "We do, Andie came back to coach us. She'll be coming to practice today." As she finished speaking, she heard another voice and looked up, smiling at Erica as the girl joined them, "Hi there." As the girl settled down near herself and Cortney, Sara continued on with her own set of stretches, noting the entrance of Samie without making any outward notice of it. As the rest of the team trickled in, Sara returned greetings as they were offered, but otherwise let the team stretch in peace.

Jut as she was finishing up her stretches, she noticed the attention shifting to the gate as a very familiar person entered. Most of the team seemed to remember Andie, from when she was the captain, although she was new to some of the freshmen and newer students. She slid into her last stretch as Andie walked over to her, snorting at the woman's words, knowing that Andie didn't mean anything by it, "Tell me about it." She grinned, "They are, don't worry." As Andie stood, Sara grasped her hands behind her back and stretched them upwards, lowering her head and stretching out her shoulders as she listened to Andie's brief, to the point introduction.

After Andie had finished, making the same point she had made when she had come to talk to Sara about not taking over. Sara appreciated the little gesture, although she knew that she would be glad of Andie's help. Standing as soon as Andie had finished her intro, Sara grinned at her team, then turned to Andie, "I'll let them run through the routine once, so you see it in action rather than on paper, and then you can point out things you see." She had given Andie a copy of her choreography when they had met earlier, but she knew there was a big difference between print and action.

Clapping her hands, Sara smiled at the team, "Positions!" As the team shifted to their starting positions, Sara walked over to the sound system and turned on their track. Hurrying to her position, she stood still, arms down at her sides, counting out loud for the team, "Five-six-seven-eight-" before reverting to counting in her head, waiting for her count before starting forward in a cartwheel.

Cheer Still

[Cortney Smit]

As Cortney stretched out she listened as Sara confirmed the rumours, that they did indeed have a coach. Andie? The name tugged something in the back of her mind and then it all clicked into place, Andie had been the squad captain until she had graduated and picked Sara to take over. "Um, aren't you afraid of her wanting to take her squad back?" She knew that she was treading on a thin line here, but she liked Sara and didn't want her to get squished under the thumb of the older girl.

"Hey Erica!" She replied as the other girl joined them and the topic of the coach drew to a close as the freshman went back to stretching out.

The whole atmosphere on the field changed when the squad's newest member arrived. Not that she would openly tell anyone, Cortney didn't like Sammie, the girl rubbed her the wrong way. Myriam would say that the older girl had a big enough ego that it crushed those around her. However, her opinion on the brunette was cut short at the arrival of a young woman who walked up to their Captain and began conversing with her.

At the command, Cortney rose to her feet and walked to her place to the front left of the others and crouched down. She remained where she was as the music started, keeping the count in her head as, from where she was crouched with her back to everyone already moving, she couldn't see anything, but the count let her know when to move. Rising to her feet in time with the other crouched girl, they moved in unison as they took a couple of skips backward before doing two back handsprings and a back layout to join the rest of the squad.

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Erica grinned towards Sara and Cortney's greeting to her and continued stretching out, slightly eavesdropping on the pair's conversation. It's kind of hard not to listen on other people's conversations when you're near them. She just gave a silent sigh as she spread into a split and reached her toes in a stretch.

The blonde looked over as she noticed the newest member arrive. Samie. She knows she shouldn't judge someone so quickly, but she pretty much dislikes the girl already. Being the prissy one around here. 'Ugh, can't believe she is even in this squad.' She thought to herself with a roll of her eyes towards her before spotting an older girl arriving. Pulling her knees up to her chest as the girl, Andie, spoke about how she is the new cheer coach and will be working alongside Sara, the cheer captain.

Hearing their command, the girl jumped to her feet and walked to her position with the other squad members as the music started. Hearing Sara start off the count, she stood in her place and watched as some people started to move before she did a round off towards the center. Watching two girls do their part before joining the rest of the squad, she gave a grin in encouragement to the two.

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Samie rolled her eyes at all the people looking at her as an enemy. No offense taken, she would even look at herself funny, but more as beautiful of course. Looking around and inspecting each one of the girls on the team, especially these other two girls near Sara. What were their names? Erica and... Cortney, was it? They were mostly the ones to catch her attention when she arrived. 'Those fools are giving Sara all their mercy.' She spatted out through her thoughts in disgust at the pair. She wondered what got into them.

She did a few arm circles and a split to stretch out before hearing another person arrive to the scene. Glancing over, she arched a brow at the older girl as she spoke about being the new coach. 'I already have to deal with Sara, but now this?' She groaned the though through her mind, not really reacting towards the coach, Andie's, appearence to the atmosphere. 'Woohoo, yay you, Andie, for becoming our new cheer coach.' She acted all shocked in surprise in her mind. She has seen better surprises than this.

Sometimes the girl was just tired of taking orders from Sara, though she did it anyways. 'I wonder how I always deal with her at practice...' She thought to herself as she cleared her expressions into as much as a grin while waiting in her position for the music to start. Hearing the count, she continued on the counting with the beats of the music in her head. Clearing her mind from anything that had to do with how she is disgusted with Sara. She took a deep breathe as she started off with a back hanspring, with a few other girls, and a tuck before landing nicely and watched the other girls do their little routine before joining the whole squad into their next move.

[Andie Simone]

Andie wiggled her eyebrows as she stepped back so that Sara could call her girls to her girls to order, and so that she could watch them go through the routine. She'd looked over the diagrams that the captain had given her, and had them memorised. In fact they were so thorough that she could actually see how it all fitted together, which would also help her today when she was watching them.

Moving around so that she was stand in "front" of them, where the grandstand would be that they were performing to. She grinned as Sara ran over to start the music before jogging back. Andie would tell her later that she could do that now, so that the girl had nothing more to worry about then get her girl's organised - she could already see that a couple of them were slightly off their spots.

She leaned back slightly as she folded her arms under her breasts to observe the girls. After Sara counted them in and the all started, Andie kept the count going in her head, making note of the girls who were out of count, making them seconds behind the rest of the squad. She was impressed with them as a whole though, Sara had done a good job.

When they had finished, she nodded her head as she stepped forward. "You all did very well." She said. "Cortney, you did very well. On the terms that you are so young and new to cheerleading, you had a very important job and you did well. However, you were a beat behind everyone else." She turned her attention to Sammie. "You, need to remember that you are actually part of this squad. It's not all about you. If you don't work as a team, you are all going to sink." She then looked at with a warm smile Erica. "I think the thing we all need to work through is the acrobatics. You all do well with your cartwheels, but we need to make them smooth and flowing so when you are doing more than one, you don't look like you are pausing between them."