Sing This Lovesick Melody (OPEN)

[Dawn Christiana]

I'M BRUISED AND SCARRED
save me from this broken heart
ALL MY LOVE WILL SLOWLY FADE
& F A L L A P A R T
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Dawn stood facing the teenagers of her class that were sitting on their horses whispering excitedly to each other. They were all giddy with anticipation, and she tried to hold back a smile. Younger people made her happy, especially given that in a few moments they will be sitting atop their horses in awe and shock as to how well she rides. None of them knew how good she was, so she enjoyed riding first day of class. She mounted up onto Jack's back and settled into her jumping saddle, squeezing his sides and feeling him ease into a fast trot.

The instructor tightened her hold on the reins, heading straight for one of the jumps looming before her. But Dawn wasn't afraid. She was never afraid of jumping or horses. In fact, people could say she was a daredevil hen it came to riding and often took every step higher and further every time she rode. She clicked her tongue and fell into the rhythm of the cantering horse beneath her. She loosened her reins and leaned forward, bringing her hands up along the mane of Jack and using her knees to balance herself as the pair soared effortlessly over the jump and landed gracefully on the other side of the jump.

They slowed to a stop and Dawn had to hold back laughter when she saw the children were gaping open-mouthed at them with eyes bugging out of heads. Dawn patted Jack lovingly on the side of his neck and beamed wide at the impressed teens. Jack snorted and tossed his gorgeous dappled grey head at having to stand still like they were. He wanted to jump more, and Dawn smiled softly and crooned to her horse to calm him down. Being a Thoroughbred, he was hot-headed and impatient at times, which gave Dawn a few problems when she wanted to quit for the day and he wanted to keep going with all of his energy. If Jack was anything, he was one of the most energetic and fastest horses she’s ever known, and it takes a toll after awhile when she tried to keep up with him. But she knew it was worth it, since Jack was her best friend and she would die for her boy.

"So...who's going first?" she asked teasingly, hands on her hips as she stared at all of them. No one came forward, for they were all nervous to follow in her footsteps...or hoof steps was more like it. She motioned for them to all show her their two point positions, and she spent a few moments fixing the ones that were wrong before sending all the students trotting around the ring in the two point position.

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TAG OPEN
WORD COUNT 475
STATUS complete
OUTFIT RIDING
NOTES Yay for horses! ^^
CREDIT justlikefalling @ caution 2.0
LYRICS bruised & scarred , MAYDAY PARADE

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[Maximillian Goof]

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So maybe this probably isn't the smartest move in the world. Getting onto a horse you don't know, or, the reverse - getting on a horse that doesn't know you, is the most stupid thing in the world. Naturally, what with Max being a natural stupidity magnet, he does it, anyway. He places a foot on the foot thingy (he's not sure what it's called - is it a stirrup?), heaves himself upward so that he's sitting on the white beauty, and he stares down at the ground. This horse is tall. Max wonders why he did this in the first place - but it probably has something to do with him wanting to have a little fun. He grins, and then he can hear the horse snort and Max is sure something's going wrong.

It's moving.

"Whaaaa--!" he yells, the horse suddenly moving into a run and dashing around and around. It's going in circles, first, with its powerful legs, and Max's head spins after the first few seconds, grip on the reins loosening before he remembers this is something akin to a life-and-death situation. His knuckles turn white at the effort used to hold on, and he bends downward, tries to increase speed and control this crazy horse. He tilts his body to the left a little, tugging on the reins, hoping he's doing this right and surprised that he hasn't fallen off yet - and he controls the horse and grins in success despite the idea in the back of his mind that tells him he'll be vomiting.

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[/color][/size]hat moment of glory lasted only five seconds.

B[/size]efore Max could realize what is going on, the horse is moving again, against him, and it gallops incredibly fast towards a bunch of students and an instructor. "Outta the way!"[/color] Max yells, hoping no injuries would occur, and the horse moves towards the jumps and Max is absolutely, completely sure he'll either die from this adventure, or die from embarrassment. The horse jumps over the wooden objects, and Max is thankful, before it jumps the last one and his grip is loosened - and he's pretty much thrown into the air like a ragdoll, falling on the ground and breaking a billion bones.

Well, not really.

"Oww.."[/color] he mumbles, trying to sit up and instead falling back onto the grass - not quite noticing the smug look on the horse's face as it trots back to where it came from.
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S tatus: feeneesh'd
T agged: dawny <3
W ords: 410. short.
O utfit: dark red polo shirt, dark blue jeans, red and black vans.
N otes: after today is my muse. max is a loser. bahahahahaha
C redit: template by Marv of A Thousand Fireflies
L yrics: Big Time Rush by Big Time Rush

[Dawn Christiana]

I'M BRUISED AND SCARRED
save me from this broken heart
ALL MY LOVE WILL SLOWLY FADE
& F A L L A P A R T
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Dawn was sitting atop Jack watching the teens trot along the fence line, her eyes ever watchful on their positions. Suddenly, a noise broke her concentration, and she looked over towards the source. Her hazel eyes widened, and her mouth slowly fell open in concern and shock as she saw what was going on. One of the more advanced horses, a stallion by the name of Trouble, was circling tightly with what looked to be a novice on his back. Dawn yelled for the other riders to move as she spun Jack around and cantered them to safety. The blonde instructor turned back to watch him, glaring at the others that were laughing at the boy on the horse.

Once they were quiet again, she had to once again ask the kids to move as he galloped towards them. Yeah, he was a newbie...otherwise, he wouldn't have Trouble taking off on him. Dawn urged Jack to follow the runaway horse and rider, bending over his neck as he leapt perfectly over the higher fence surrounding the ring and landed on the other side with room to spare. God, Dawn loved that horse's talent! Dawn stopped Jack and dismounted, running over to the boy now laying in the grass. He was moaning in pain and was trying to sit up, but she pushed him back down. She couldn't help but flash him a small smirk full of incredulity.

"Well, I'll give you extra points for having the guts to get up onto Trouble...that stallion is for the most advanced riders out here...I'm one of the 4 people that can ride that horse...but you shouldn't have done that...of course, I have that same klutzy, gutsy spirit...so that's happened to me a few times before..." Dawn rocked back on her heels and stared at him with folded arms and an expectant grin. She held out a hand for him to grab so he could pull himself up.

"I'm Dawn. I'm the riding instructor...and now I'm requiring that I give you some private lessons...to save you from the other teens teasing you, and it'll help me teach you better when no one else is there distracting us..." Dawn reached over and plucked a loose piece of grass from his hair, having a feeling she'd get along great with this fellow since he was an outsider just like her.

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TAG OPEN
WORD COUNT 411
STATUS complete
OUTFIT RIDING
NOTES Teehee! He's cute!
CREDIT justlikefalling @ caution 2.0
LYRICS bruised & scarred , MAYDAY PARADE

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[Maximillian Goof]

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[/b]ax doesn't even notice the girl riding towards him, and only blinks when he feels someone pushing him back. The hands aren't large in the least, more of the petite shape of a woman's, and his head is spinning so he can't necessarily make out the face properly. It is this woman who gives him the name of the horse, of the bastard who threw him into the air (how can a horse do that?), and Max keeps that name in mind. He'll bring a beaker of hydrogen sulphide, pour it into the horse's nostrils when it isn't looking, and then--

He feels bad for not listening to her entirely, and his brain scrambles to patch together words she's spoken, and Max looks up at her, confused - before noticing that a hand is outstretched and grabbing it, pulling himself up. She was talking about expertise on riding horses, that was what she was taking about. Max takes note of that and reminds himself to pay more attention to her, just in case there might be a random quiz bee. "Uh? Uhhh,"[/color] he says, and that's the most stupid reply he's ever given in his entire life other than an 'a-hyuck' in response to someone's name, and Max has to hit himself and wince to try not to be a total idiot. He coughs, and then he grins, though it's a stupid grin and his everything still hurts from the fall.

"Sorry 'bout that 'uhh-ing'. I'm, er, Max--"[/color] And he's interrupted when Dawn begins talking about something else, about private lessons that Max probably has no time for, and he tilts his head in slight confusion. You'd actually do that? he wants to say, but he doesn't, and he pouts when she touches the grass in his hair. How could he not notice that? Idiot. Instead of saying that out loud, however, he rubs the back of his neck and tries to continue his introduction without 'uhh-ing' or 'a-hyucking' or 'being an idiot-ing'.

So he smiles sheepishly, and shrugs his shoulders. "Yeah. I'm Max. I help a guy teach kids how to catch criminals, and private lessons sound really time-eating - you'd actually do that for me?"[/color] He doesn't even take time to make his sentence coherent, dark brown eyes seeming lighter under the sunlight, his lips curved up to still form that sheepish smile. Max will try desperately not to 'a-hyuck' around this girl, who is totally pretty and way out of his league.

Kinda like everyone else.
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S tatus: feeneesh'd
T agged: uhhhhh
W ords: 419. still short.
O utfit: dark red polo shirt, dark blue jeans, red and black vans.
N otes: yeah, max, smooth move, y'idiot. =A=
C redit: template by Marv of A Thousand Fireflies
L yrics: Big Time Rush by Big Time Rush

[Dawn Christiana]

I'M BRUISED AND SCARRED
save me from this broken heart
ALL MY LOVE WILL SLOWLY FADE
& F A L L A P A R T
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Dawn smiled kindly at the student standing there uhhing, and being a total cutie. She glared at Trouble, who was staring innocently at the ground and eating grass he found there. Yeah, she'd make sure he wasn't getting any treats tonight. Dumb steed. The younger guy told her his name was Max, and her smile widened.

"Pleasure to meet you, Max," she told him as she looked at his face with those puppy dog eyes and mussed up hair. He seemed to be awkward around her, which she was confused about. He shouldn't feel shy or weird around her. He should be himself, since she'd never judge him differently. He seemed to be a real sweet and funny guy, so he had nothing to feel dumb about.

"Yes, of course I'd do that for you! Believe it or not, I'm just like you. No one really calls me Miss Popular, Max. So I have a feeling we'll get along just fine...as long as you're yourself." Her hazel eyes softened as she took Trouble's reins and handed them to her assistant who had come running. She told him to take the piece of trouble, no pun intended, back into the barn. Then, she faced her newest student once more and pointed at her horse, who blinked at her and nodded his head.

"That is the horse I will teach you on. And believe me, if he gives you any problems, he'll have to deal with me," Dawn told Max with a laugh as she shot Jack a mock glare. He snorted and shook his head before grazing on the lush green grass below him. Dawn looked at Max as if to ask if they had a deal? No matter...she'd still take a no as a yes and train him anyway.

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TAG OPEN
WORD COUNT It sucks!
STATUS complete
OUTFIT RIDING
NOTES Maxie=LOVE!
CREDIT justlikefalling @ caution 2.0
LYRICS bruised & scarred , MAYDAY PARADE

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[Maximillian Goof]

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What? For some reason, Max feels as if his hearing is impaired. Broken. He's not entirely sure whether the girl is serious or kidding him so she'll have a chance to break his heart, but then he looks at her and his chocolate brown eyes are blinking. "A pleasure to meet me?"

[/color] he reiterates, unable to completely understand what it is she's talking about, because really - he's a pretty retarded kid with a sense of humor that rivals a watermelon's. And watermelon's don't even have a sense of humor. That's the thing. So Max's mind does an instant replay, and he grins and takes her hand and presses something akin to a polite, gentlemanly kiss. Naturally, considering the fact that he's Max Goof and not a gentleman at all, he doesn't necessarily look the part. He looks more like a boy who's trying to go through Chivalry class - and Max has seen those boys in Chivalry class and somehow they all look dashingly handsome. Which is weird, really.

"Nuh-uh,"[/color] he says, and he realizes just then how childish he sounds and chastises himself in the confines of his mind. "The pleasure's all mine."[/color] He's grinning. Then he realizes how strange that sentence sounds and his face screws up a little when the words fly through his brain again. "... Why did that sound a little dirty?"[/color] he asks out of nowhere, but gives up on trying to comprehend his stupid ideas of logic and instead stares at the horse that this strange lady with a compassionate heart said would be the one he'd ride. Now, this horse didn't look like a total bastard. This horse was no Trouble - who, as it was led away, seemed to want to bite Max's head off (that would, of course, mean that Max would never go to the stables again period) - and Max was slightly comforted. Being himself would be hard, considering how stupid he is, but he'll try. So he stares at the horse and he looks back at her and he shrugs his shoulders. The perfect epitome of a kid with no life.

A smile shoots up his face. "Yeah,"[/color] he answers. "That'd be cool. I mean, getting lessons and stuff. I just hope I don't break a ligament or something."[/color] Max doesn't even know what a ligament is, so if it was something that kept his bones in position or whatever (and really, that's probably the most wrong thing he's thought of today), then at least he was half-right. Then again - even if it was just his thumb that broke or something, he'd still feel horrible and mourn over the loss of a body part. He needs all his body parts, of course. Even though they're never synchronized with the organ that is his brain, his body's still important.

Now he's going off-topic, and he smiles sheepishly because this girl probably thinks he's some kind of alien. "Yes. Okay. Uh. What's his name?"[/color] He's talking about the horse, of course. Of course of course of course. He wouldn't be talking to his shoes or anything (even though that, too, was half-true).
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S tatus: feeneesh'd
T agged: oh you know
W ords: 524. much better!
O utfit: dark red polo shirt, dark blue jeans, red and black vans.
N otes: ... naturally, my max skills have gone rusty on our asses. and your post doesn't suck. <3
C redit: template by Marv of A Thousand Fireflies
L yrics: Big Time Rush by Big Time Rush

[Maximillian Goof]

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