Slow Me Down - Open

[Elisia Lark]

Rushing and racing, and running in circles
Moving so fast, I'm forgetting my purpose
Blur of the traffic is sending me spinning, getting nowhere

My head and my heart are colliding, chaotic
Pace of the world, I just wish I could stop it
Try to appear like I've got it together, I'm falling apart

The lyrics had been swirling around in her mind day after day and eventually after finally being given the time, she decided to put together the choreography she more or less came up with in her mind. This was a good way to see if it even flowed smoothly. If it didn't, she was taking it to Adrianna and would have the older college girl help her out. The song held a lot of meaning to her and coming from the artist that it did, well she couldn't stop listening to it. The emotion behind the song wasn't painful, it wasn't sad, it was understandable, it was so easy to relate to and over all, she was just in love with the song more than she was with anything else at the moment.

As she entered the auditorium, she gave a good thorough glance around and headed for the stage once the coast was clear. Not that it bothered her when people saw her dance, but having them watch was different than running into them beforehand and being forced to make small talk. She wasn't so good at that part. It was a work in progress though. She had friends somehow that were capable of helping her get out of this awkward little shell of hers and it had been working pretty fantastically. Elisia found that she could hold conversations in class now and even make a few funny remarks that people laughed at. But she was still that quiet wallflower that stuck to the middle and would rather be lost in a crowd than put as the center of attention.

It was different when she danced though. She felt comfortable when she danced and she didn't mind being the center of attention then. As her fathers always said 'she was born to stand out, but trying to blend in.' Though they didn't seem to understand why she did it. In reality, she just had this intense fear of people realizing that she wasn't as normal as everyone might mistake her for. She was a little weird. And she didn't like talking about herself because that led to talking about family and the fact that her parents divorced because her father found another man and how her mother was never part of her life and yadda yadda yadda, she just preferred to ignore that stuff.

Ellie shook out her cooled off muscles and started stretching out real well before she turned on the music and started her in progress routine

[Jack Montoya]

The morning had been good enough. It was as normal as any frigid morning could get in this god forsaken country. Jack, accustomed from a young age to the nice weather of Australia, and the warm tar, cars, and shops of New York, still hated the frigid temperatures of winter. One would think that being at hammel for some many years would do something for his tolerance, but the people who thought that were idiots. It did not help that the US was facing one of its worst recorded cold spells in decades.

A run would have done him good, and he thought that maybe the weather would give him a break this morning. But Jack was sorely mistaken. As soon as he stepped outside, he swore that he nearly lost his leg to frostbite, spending his record breaking five second walk shuffling toward the direction of the auditorium. The Aussie could not have gotten there soon enough, slamming the door behind him and not even bothering to wipe his shoes off before he fled into the warmth of the building.

Jack hadn't seen Ellie yet this morning, and he had a pretty good idea where she might be at. A grin spread across his face as soon as he spotted her on the other side of the auditorium. She was dancing, probably practicing one of the routines she always talked about. The girl could sing, dance, was beautiful, smart, and his girlfriend. He might argue that being his girlfriend was an awesome quality to have, but that was just his confidence shoving it's way to the forefront of his mind. "Oi! Good morning beautiful!" He called, offering a wave as he made his way toward the spot where Ellie danced. His Australian accent twanged around the almost empty auditorium as he spoke again, "What are you practicing?"

[Elisia Lark]

Elisia knew that if ever her friends or her boyfriend (squee) needed to find her that they knew to look in the auditorium or the choir room. She was a music geek, if she wasn't doing one, she was doing the other. It really just depended on her mood whether she was feeling all sing-song or like she wanted to dance her butt off. It also tended to depend on whether she'd been watching a musical or movie on dance. They seemed to spark muse one way or another. If she hadn't done either of those things, odds were that she was in her room, flitting around like a little butterfly on crack because she'd been rather peppy since returning from break. It sure as heck beat New York's frigidness...and she wasn't talking about the weather.

Upon hearing the door shut rather harshly, she got distracted momentarily and caught herself before tripping. Total clutz that she was, it was surprising that she'd been able to catch herself at all. She looked up to see who it was that entered in such a huff, only to brighten at the sight of a very cold, and attractive boy that happened to think she was all of the things she wasn't quite so sure she'd call herself. Beautiful...pfft. She waved back ecstatically and twirled around as she waited for him to get closer. When he finally got to the stage, she flung herself at him, wrapping her arms around his neck. "Hiiii," She kissed his cheek and then plopped back down to the stage a little flustered.

Despite her actions, Ellie wasn't one that usually knew how to be affectionate in a public display or in a carefree girly kind of way. So this was her first attempt and she hoped it was met enthusiastically. "Oh nothing, just this song got stuck in my head and so I started thinking of a dance to it and thinking about how awesome it would be if I choreographed a dance for the dance team or something," She took a deep breath and realized just how much she had rambled. Flushing, she looked up at him shyly and giggled, "How are you?"

[Jack Montoya]

As soon as he stepped on the stage his girlfriend (squueee xD) had been dancing on, she flung herself t him and wrapped her arms around his neck. The grin on his face turned a bit goofy as she kissed his cheek and landed back on the floor of the stage. He just loved it, the way she acted always made him smile, she made him smile. The rambling she got into after he asked her a question made him laugh. Her blush, giggle, and shy look were classic to her; and he wasn't sure if she knew, but he could go on listening to her rambling for hours.

She asked him how she was, instead of answering right away, the Australian took his moment to lean in and plant a kiss on her cheek. Jack knew she was probably shy about those things in public, and he really didn't want to make her feel uncomfortable, so he quickly stood back to his full height and smiled down toward her. "I'm great, after running into you Ellie." Answered the Aussie, still beaming from the greeting. "An before that, I was freezing outside, thinking I would go for a run. Abandoned that after realizing that it was still winter." He continued, looking around the auditorium before turning his gaze back to Ellie.

"I could watch you dance, if you still wanted to practice. Maybe afterwards we can make some hot chocolate or something?"

[Elisia Lark]

As he leaned down and kissed her cheek, she found herself catching on fire and her whole face burned. It wasn't the bad kind of burn though, it was the heart jumping into her throat kind of feeling. She really was happy that she was dating him again. Things like that weren't a normal thing for her, but with him, she wouldn't have minded getting used to it. Especially because that was a good way to make any girl shut up. In response, she could feel her smile widening and she was fairly sure her face was going to split in half if she smiled any wider. She was so happy though! It was the craziest thing that a guy as popular as he was actually liked her. She couldn't wrap her head around that idea.

"Glad to know I can make things so fantastic for you," She bit her lower lip and tried containing her smile so that it wouldn't appear so creepy. Elisia's hand inched forward until she took one of his and just laced their fingers together because it calmed her spastic mind. "It is really cold, though I'm used to it. I mean, coming from New York and all," She shrugged and squeezed his fingers, hoping to at least help him warm up his hand at the very least. After dancing, she found that she was fairly hot and sweaty and gross, so he probably wouldn't want to be hugging her or anything anymore. She couldn't blame him for that.

Ellie pursed her lips, "Well, I mean, I can always dance later. I want to spend time with you...I mean...if you want." She tucked a strand of hair behind her hear and looked down.