Ok some of my other readers would say "What are you thinking! You should be working on one of your other fics not trying to work on a new one!" Well to be honest I'm on a serious dryspell on my other fics and I need to get some inspration going here. I don't own anything you read here so don't get any broght ideas for sueing me.
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TEMPTED BY EVIL
By Jgal
Track Team Tryouts
"Alright boys time to show your stuff!" boomed a giant red Skeith named Couch Boboff one sunny afternoon on the racetracks of NeoHigh. The lower bleachers were packed full of eager spectators who were either skipping class, served as moral support, or were preparing to write down the following events for the school newspaper. The field itself was full to the brim with racers ready for the whistle to blow, and the race to begin.
At the center of the tracks a green Gelert energetically stretched and jogged in place ready to sprint off.
"Go Sano!" he heard a very familiar voice call out.
"We're rooting for you!" chimed one of their best friends Freddy, a green Ixi.
Sano looked onto the sidelines where several Aishas, Usuls, and Kyrils were practicing for the cheerleading tryouts. He immediately he lost all focus when his eyes fall upon an elegant white Aisha named Orana. Ahh Orana. He had a childish crush on her ever since he first set eyes on her in kindergarten. Although he had never introduced himself he figured if he won the race, became a champion, perhaps he would gain the courage he'd need to talk to her.
"Knock their socks off!" a green Kau screamed while waving her hooves in the air.
Sano shook his head to regain focus and look on to the bleachers. At the closest seats to the tracks, last year's track champion, his older twin brother Hegiowu, cheered for him enthusiastically.
Sano smiled. There was no way he could loose.
"Hey wolf bro!" mocked Leonard the yellow Lenny standing next to him.
Sano's joy quickly turned sour as he glared at the featherbrain fowl.
"Aren't you supposed to be in the locker room polishing my 'will be' trophies?"
"Aren't you supposed to be in the cafeteria being served as the main course?" Sano mocked back and kicked a little sand up at his rival.
Leonard momentarily flinched and leaped over the Gelert several times with his long legs.
Sano cringed down to avoid being hit by the Lenny's talons
Leonard stopped with each leg on each side and looked down on the Gelert, "Why are you even in this puppy you can never beat me."
Sano growled under his breath, "You maybe taller then me but I'm going to whip the floor with you you overgrown feather duster."
"Weeeeeeeeeeee!"
"Alright ladies time to start the race!" Couch Boboff boomed again after blowing the whistle on them. And with that everyone willing to race lined up at the starting line. From the inner track to the furthest edge were a Ruki, a Uni, a Poogle, Sano, Leonard, a Chomby, and a Hissi.
The crowd fell silent.
Boboff flew to the starting line and raised up his hand, "Are you ready…get set…Weeeeeee!" he blew heavily into his whistle and they're off.
The crowed roared with excitement as the runners raced around the bend of the first corner. Sano and Leonard were neck and neck with the white Uni only a second or more ahead followed by the blue Poogle, and the rest were growing further behind.
Sano felt his heart pounding in his chest with excitement. At last he was going to the For a moment he dreamed of winning the big leagues. The hundred yard dash at the Olympics. The Battledome! He envisioned himself at the walk of fame next to his brother. Champions both. Equal at all standards. He then dreamed of finally talking to Orana, going out with her and eventually asking her out.
As they approached the second corner Leonard suddenly dashed behind Sano and jumped over him.
Sano felt his hindquarters hit Leonard's foot and rise up over his head causing him to tumbled under himself and off his feet, "Oof!"
Hegiowu and the Kau Ms. Moo Moo gasped in shock as they saw the ball of a Gelert roll over a few times before collapsing halfway down the track.
The cheerleaders all cheered and screamed for the other runners to reach the finish line. Except for a white Aisha who looked on at the Gelert laying on the ground across the field from her.
Sano looked up from the sand to see only the back ends of the other contenders shrinking to the distance. He tried to get back in his feet but his body was too cramped up to move. He could only watch as everyone else made it to the finish line. (Leonard first)
He limped back to the rest of the group as the couch announce the new members of the track team. He listened carefully hoping that for once Boboff would've seen the Lenny's actions and give him a second chance.
But alas his last shred of hope dwindled. Leonard made the team. Everyone made the team. Except Sano.
The rest of the racers ran to the bleachers to celebrate. Couch Boboff patted Sano hard on the back, unintentionally making his sore form hurt even more.
"I'm sorry kid. Not everyone can make the team in their first year."
"But this is the third time couch! Didn't you see what that jerk did to me!"
"Now lad everyone cramps up once in a while. No use in blaming anyone for this."
Sano pulled himself away, "Now how am I going to get Orana to notice me?"
"Don't worry kid she's probably eager to meet you in person."
"Oh yeah! Well what's my name?"
The couch rubbed his chin and pondered on that question. The answer was so close and so familiar yet it exceeded his grasp. Then the most logical (yet the most poor) answer popped in his head, "Oh yeah! You're Hegiowu's Twin aren't you!"
With his head hung low and his dreams crushed Sano turned around and ran out the gym field gates.
Freddy followed Sano out the gates with his eyes and turned to Hegiowu, "Where's he going?"
Hegiowu hurried over the bleachers and followed his brother out.
As he ran Sano's cramps eventually relaxed and loosened. Sano stopped under the old oak tree outside of the school. He laid himself down on the lush green grass and held his breath to hold back the tears, trying to forget that horrible nightmare.
"Sano wait up!" he heard his brother's voice call grower ever closer. He closed his eyes as soon as he felt Hegiowu's presence and faced the other direction.
Hegiowu stopped three feet away from Sano and carefully sat down behind him, "He shouldn't have done that. He had no right to make you loose your balance like that."
"Not like it made and difference anyway. If I wasn't so weak I wouldn't have crapped up so easily." Sano heavily sighed placing his head on his paws.
"That's not true!" Hegiowu scolded jumping in front Sano's head. He padded his long stalk-like ears with his paw encouraging him to lift his head. " You're strong. You're armored."
"Then how come I didn't make it into the track team huh? Because I'm not good enough? Ever heard of a slow Gelert!" Sano snapped springing up on his feet with a growing growl under his breath.
Hegiowu was taken aback at first. Then calmed down and motioned his brother to sit down with him.
Sano quickly stopped and looked away. Hw had never truly raised his voice in anger at him before.
Forgivingly Hegiowu spoke in a soft, mellow tone, to comfort him, "Sano, When I first tried out for the team I wasn't so good-"
"But then you were bless by and Air Faerie and now you leave everyone in the dust!" Sano interrupted stating again how not just the school had favored his brother Hegiowu, but the fairies aswell.
The Lupe looked down and slightly shook his head shamefully "Oh…well…that's true but-"
"And no matter how well I've tried to even get a quest none of them will even look at me." Sano nearly shouted again, this time with very little restraints on his voice.
Hegiowu knew he was loosing control of the situation, "Sano, it's only a matter of-"
"You know I'm getting tired of this. I'm tired of always being second to you, always being asked about you, and most of all…I'm tired of only being known as 'Hegiowu's Twin'! We don't even look alike!" Sano said calmly at the beginning steadily growing to an angry shout as he rose back up on his feet.
"Sano-"
"I am out of here." And with that then dashed off down the road.
Hegiowu started to go after him but his right hind foot got caught on an up root of the tree, "Oof!" He thrust his head off the ground only to find that his brother had disappeared, "Sano come back here. Sano!"
To be continued…
Note: This is based on my two neopets, the others are either my friends or ones I've made up. If I somehow accedently put yours in here somehow I'm sorry. Read and Review