Broken Knight
Supernova
- Joined
- Apr 6, 2009
The gun snapped off the sharp sound of a blank round that started the swim meet. All the muscles coiled up in his legs sprung at once, launching him head first toward the water, hands pointed above his head. Feeling the cool water at his finger tips, the memory of the days leading up to that point came in a rush. He'd been his school's golden boy, having won state championships last year. So, he'd become the type of guy who didn't like losing and was used to getting anything he wanted, whenever he so chose. Last week had been just another win and another weekend of a swim meet, and he expected this week to be no different. Except for the very distinct point that his school was swimming against an all girls school, and he'd not taken the meet seriously and slacked off at practice over the last week. Still ever the exceptional swimmer, even a single week without really practicing would make him lose his edge.
The sound of water rushing over his ears, the feel of the cool water over his fur, his muscles burned and ached as he strained to push every last ounce of effort through his body that he could. His lean, powerful body cutting through the water, taking the occasional breath of air as he tears through the water at breakneck speed. Half way through the race, he could tell that he was ahead of his partner at the school as he flips under the water, turning to do another lap. He'd not even bothered to check what the other team was doing, completely expecting to beat a bunch of no-name girls by at least an entire lap. Extending his arm, his fingers press against the rough cement wall of the pool, lifting his head above the water as he finishes, looking up at one of his best times, fully expecting an easy win...
The sound of water rushing over his ears, the feel of the cool water over his fur, his muscles burned and ached as he strained to push every last ounce of effort through his body that he could. His lean, powerful body cutting through the water, taking the occasional breath of air as he tears through the water at breakneck speed. Half way through the race, he could tell that he was ahead of his partner at the school as he flips under the water, turning to do another lap. He'd not even bothered to check what the other team was doing, completely expecting to beat a bunch of no-name girls by at least an entire lap. Extending his arm, his fingers press against the rough cement wall of the pool, lifting his head above the water as he finishes, looking up at one of his best times, fully expecting an easy win...