Hey guys! So I wanted to start a new collection of stories, but this one is limited to a specific world I've created with a different version of the humanized warriors! So I started this, the Runner and the Loner, the Athlete and the jock. This is essentially bits and pieces of a warriors high story but it's not consecutive for the most part, everything happens randomly and at random points in time. Each piece will have a title and the table of contents (the chapter after this one) will include brief summaries of each chapter along with a short starter idea down at the bottom to prevent me from getting into trouble :P But here we go, another Human Warriors Collection centered on a high school romance theme between two sets of characters and the complicated things they're involved in. The descriptions will change as the storyline continues, and the ages with fluctuating depending on the time period.
Note: I do accept requests for plot ideas for a piece of the collection, see the bottom of this chapter for the requested layout if you're interested! Be aware however that I won't do every request within a short time frame (I take forever to write! XD) and they'll go between other chapters.
Meet Briley The Runner, And the Characters Themselves
Adrenaline surged through Briley's veins as she hunkered down into the starting position for the race. She could smell the faint scent of remaining rain from the earlier shower that left the track glinting with water in the now bright summer sunlight. Her heart beat fast as she waited for the start of the race itself. She loved to run, it was a well-known fact that she loved running almost more than fiddling with circuits and technology and hiding away in her room trying to fix the world's problems. Yet almost nobody knew exactly how much she enjoyed running. Running was her peace, if gave the brunette time to think without any interruption, it freed her from the many misconceptions of her mental issues that caused the rest of the world to think something was wrong with her, and it gave her the freedom she subconsciously craved.
The starter pistol went off and Briley surged forward, feeling the spikes in her track shoes grip the rough track as she pushed off on her left foot and flew forward, small rocks spraying behind her as she moved. Freedom! Her muscles practically screamed as she broke into a sprint that was slow enough to pace herself yet fast enough to hopefully stay ahead of the other runners whose footsteps she could vaguely hear over top of her own and the blood pounding in her ears. The rhythmic thrumming of her feet hitting the ground combined with her smooth breathing helped settle her spinning mind and sort her thoughts correctly like a normal person's thoughts should be. I'm free… Briley murmured inwardly, her sharp amber eyes locked on the track a few yards in front of her. Free from the rest of the confusing world. She could feel the glee bubbling up into her chest at the thought of being free from everyone's judging eyes and instead, appreciated for the gift she was born with. The ability to run, and run, and run some more.
Briley could hear cheering from her schoolmates as they hoped she and Mike, a young but fast freshman, would bring their school, and her new school, yet another win, but it did nothing to spur her on. It never did. That was one of the things wrong with her she was told by some of the kids at school, she had nearly no desire to push herself to make other people happy, she was content with her own abilities and didn't require a cheering section to push herself harder. She only cared about what a few people thought about herself, otherwise, she couldn't care less.
"One lap down Briley." A rather rumbling male voice broke into her thoughts.
"Thank you Lionfang, but I'm aware of my surroundings," Briley rolled her eyes at her friend, she could hear him running too, his footsteps softer and almost inaudible yet his strides were much longer than hers with his much taller stature. She refocused her gaze on the track and slowed a hint, giving the appearance of that she was beginning to tire with the three lapped race. "But I do appreciate the warning."
"Well you did seem to be zoning out yet again," Lionfang pointed out, "just thought I'd let you know."
"Well thank you, but like I've told you before you big lion," Briley snorted, "I've been running for so long it's all muscle memory by now." She turned the second turn of the winding asphalt track, her amber eyes locked on the red colored asphalt of her particular lane. She could hear the other runners close behind her sprinting faster to catch up to her and overtake her, but didn't show any sign of nervousness, silently saving her energy for the last lap to give herself a major lead. She could hear her schoolmates booing, but if anything it amused her, a lot of them had seen her use this tactic before at her third race, the one before this one, yet they still booed and got annoyed by her losing the lead temporarily. She waited, running rather slowly, for her speed anyway, until the end of the second lap where she surged forward once again, starting at fifth and slowly climbing the ranks back up to the top.
Minutes past, Briley enjoying the rushing wind against her face cooling her down from the exertion of the running, enjoying the rhythmic sound of her feet pounding the asphalt, the in sync metronome of her breathing, the adrenaline running through her veins, and the pleasant burning of her muscles. Until it was all over, she crossed the ending line and gently slowed to a stop, hearing the times being announced as she slowed from the sprint to a run, then to a jog, and at last to a trot. She breathed deeply, filling up her lungs with needed air from the exciting sprint that ended with her leading once again and had given her the fleeting sense of freedom she wanted to have with her all the time.
"Another win!" Lionfang cackled rather smugly, "you're on fire this year!"
Briley rolled her eyes and moved back into a jog for a cooldown lap, not noticing her team's trainer flagging her down. "I'm not on fire, I haven't done anything different from previous years weirdo," she teased, "I'm just cruising through like I always do."
"You are definitely not one of the cool kids, Lionfang snickered at her attempt of an accent, "and Ashton's waving you over, you should probably see what he wants."
"Why be one of the cool kids when you can just be you?" Briley pointed out to him as she turned and went toward her training instead of jogging the cool down lap, knowing that it wouldn't kill her muscles as long as she stretched instead. "I mean there's no point in trying to pretend your someone differently. Plus this is one of my first races here, gotta start with a nearly perfect record."
"Who're you talking to?" Triston, the boy who recorded the times specifically for Ashton's notes, asked and gave her an odd look from where he was standing next to Ashton with a clipboard and an electric stopwatch.
Briley rolled her eyes and pointed to her ginger-haired friend standing next to her, "him." She replied simply before looking at her trainer who looked a little amused behind his rather stone expression, "yeah?"
"But there's no one-" Triston complained but was cut off by Ashton giving him a light smack over the head with a rolled up notebook that contained all of his notes and a stern look.
"Who's he?" Lionfang whispered in Briley's ear, looking confused himself.
Briley rolled her eyes, "Lionfang," she gestured from her friend to Tristan, "Triston, Ashton's assistant. Triston," she gestured from Triston to Lionfang, "Lionfang. There, now will you let Ashton speak?"
Lionfang pouted but did as she asked while Triston looked at Briley like she was insane. Which was a pretty average look that she received at this new school
Briley then looked at Ashton, "did you need something Ashton?" She asked curiously, "because otherwise, I have to stretch so I don't end up stiff tomorrow and go finish up my latest project with Lionfang." Luckily the race today had been on her school's home turf, making it easier to escape looks like Triston's and retreat to the safety of her dorm and her dorm section which she shared with two guys named Jayke and Leo and a girl named Casi. She hadn't seen the Jayke guy yet, he was supposed to arrive today or tomorrow morning. Personally, she hoped for the latter option, she wanted to be able to have her peace and quiet for the rest of the day without the set of siblings and their childhood friend chattering like birds.
Ashton flipped open his notebook and skimmed over a few things as he spoke, "well you've secured your spot on the track team despite your lack of going to all of the practices and you're a very good runner, good form, speed, and stamina."
"So I'm on the team and I can go?" Briley asked curiously, drumming the fingers of her left hand against her opposite arm, her fidgetiness appearing hardly a few moments after she had stopped running.
Ashton looked rather amused at her behavior and waved her off, "yes, but please start coming to some of the practices Briley, it is a requirement."
"I would if I wasn't stuck with so many people," Briley replied with a shrug as she started to walk away from the track field and toward the large tri building school. She whistled lightly before continuing, "and the team likes to bother my dog." A chocolate retriever, a chocolate lab and golden retriever mix, escaped the grasp of a group of girls at the bleachers and started running toward her, it's leash dragging around on the ground as it ran, the red service vest catching the sunlight slightly.
Triston looked even more confused and he turned to the coach, "She's disabled? But how?"
Ashton gave him a stern look, "Triston, that is none of your business." He looked back at the walking away girl, "We'll work something out, the team needs you at practices Briley."
"Let me know what happens," Briley shrugged and kept walking, the dog now trotting at her heels in full work mode yet having her tongue hanging out of the side of her mouth.
Once Briley was out of earshot Ashton sighed, "I deal with enough disabled athletes and students," he sighed to himself and started toward the center of the track to fetch Briley's ribbon, "between her, Casi, Jayke, and Hava that's more than a dorm head should have to handle."
Triston blinked and hurried after him, "Casi's that athlete whose unable to use her left arm and Jayke's that blind kid right?"
Ashton nodded, "and Hava is the girl unable to use one of her hands."
~ Briley ~
(Br-I-lee)
Briley is a dark brown haired girl with bright amber eyes whose pupils are ringed with icy blue that fades into the orange, giving her a semi spaced out natural expression. She has tanned skin, a spray of freckles along the bridge of her nose and upper cheeks, a slim and semi petite yet athletic build, a height of 5' 4," in long-legged for her height, long nimble fingers, thin arms, a small nose, and is overall pretty fit for a runner.
Briley's disability is mental, She has ADHD that leans more on the brooding inattentive side along with a high IQ that prevents her from learning at a slow rate like everyone else. She also has brain damage that has resulted in Anomic Aphasia, sometimes she can take several minutes where she's looking for a specific word, unable to sporadically remember words for specific objects and things in general. The three issues mix, making the fun-loving brunette seem more isolated, unattentive, anti-people for the most part, selfish, and a know it all. Briley has a friend she calls Lionfang that is completely a figment of her imagination, he's not actually real but is one of the people Briley knew as a child and was killed in the same school shooting that Briley sustained brain damage at. She believes he's real and can even hear him.
To help with the issues Briley has a service dog named Blase who's mainly training to give her space from other people, fetch things and objects, help her focus properly, help calm and control her frustration and temper, and alert her of other people trying to get her attention or help keep her attention there.
Briley's an athlete. A nerd, and a loner. She doesn't mix with many people yet enjoys a variety of things.
Briley doesn't have a crush at the current moment, however, she's going to develop one on Jayke after developing a fascination in the blind loner.
Briley is 16 years-old.
~ Casi ~
(Ck-ah-see)
Casi is a black haired girl with sapphire blue eyes, lightly tanned skin and freckles scattered lightly over her skin, a slim and athletic build, a height of 5' 9," long legs, thin fingers, and is very fit.
Casi's unable to use her left arm due to nerve damage and refused to have anyone do anything to it so normally she has her arm in a light blue sling.
However, when she's playing sports she has a thin metal "exoskeleton" basically a series of lightweight tiny metal rods that go along the length of underside her arm and spread out from her palm to each of her fingers. It allows her to mimic her muscle movements by using muscle memory, although it gives her a headache so she prefers to only use it during games and shoot one handed while during practice.
Casi is a basketball player and the "star player" with a major crush on their captain Leo. She and Leo have a distant past, he feels guilty for his father being responsible for the car crash that resulted in her injury back when they were kids and in fact this is the second year they've seen each other in seven years. She's kissed him before, and they've actually gone on a few dates but didn't get together, instead Leo's currently with Iria, one of the very popular girls.
Casi is 17 ½ years old.
~ Jayke ~
(Jay-k)
Jayke is a black haired boy with striking baby blue eyes, pale skin, a thin and semi lanky built for his height, a height of 5' 6," and is a decent athlete even though he doesn't always like to participate due to his blindness.
Jay is blind, he was born blind and has a few special pieces of equipment that prevent him from needing a guide dog of some kind of guidance system.
In one ear Jay always has a tiny Bluetooth device that is connected to a GPS of the school in his pocket and his shoes have specially designed tech in the front to vibrate and alert him of walls and incoming objects however the device is beginning to break. His backpack has special slots for each of his classes and he carries a laptop with a specially designed screen to allow him to hear what is on the screen via his Bluetooth device and feel the braille of said words.
Jayke is considered a loner, he's not a big fan of people and people know to stay away from him when angered.
He's currently in a budding relationship with Havla and with later develop feelings for Briley.
Jayke is 17 years-old.
~ Leo ~
(Lee-O)
Leo is a golden blonde haired boy with warm handsome amber eyes, tanned skin, a lean muscular build, a height of 6' 2,"and is known for his incredible strength, being a hard worker, and clearly his looks.
Leon's basically the King Jock, he's the captain of the basketball team, a reservist for the soccer team with the position center forward, and the reserve quarterback for the school's football team on top of being a pretty good student, easily a ladies man, and a kind guy. He has no disabilities besides his occasional habit of being too cocky and arrogant along with boasting a little too much.
He's in a relationship with Iria, one of the incredibly popular girls at the school. He actually has a crush on Casi and has for a while, but doesn't want to hurt Iria's feelings no matter how annoying and dramatic he thinks his girlfriend is.
Leo is 17 years-old.
~ Havla ~
Havla is a light blonde haired girl with gentle light blue eyes, lightly tanned skin, a slim petite build, a height of 5 4" and is a quiet bookworm.
Havla has nerve damage in her right hand that causes her short bursts of numbness and pain, despite this she's undeterred and continues to be herself.
She doesn't have anything special to help with her hand, she doesn't really need anything.
Havla is 18 years-old
(More will be potentially added later)
Request Layout
Person requesting
Plot idea for a piece? Or a series of drabbles?
If it's a plot, what is it? (Fragments and random ideas are enough)
If it's a series of drabbles, are the drabbles centered around and how many? (up to 4)
Particularly Highlighted Character(s)
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Tigercry
Series of drabbles
Cinderheart (Casi) annoying Icecloud (Iria) and making her be rather dramatic, who has Lionblaze (Leo) get involved
A moment from Cinderheart and Lionblaze's (Casi and Leo's) past
Briarlight (Briley) messing around with technology in her part of the dorm sector and arguing with Lionfang (OC Lionel) through Jayfeather's (Jayke's) pov
Cinderheart, Lionblaze, Briarlight, and Jayfeather