[][][]Fallen becomes Risen[][][] (For Soul)

[Blueroanie]

It had been a long hot day at the barn and Marcus only wanted to relax. So where else would he go? The beach of course! He could just lie there and loosen his muscles and then maybe go surfing. He knew how to, though he wasn't the greatest, and found it rather enjoyable. So to the beach he went. He had on his swim trunks and sandals just he could drive and upon arriving slipped them off. He had great abs and already saw one or two girls eying him, but he wasn't here to pick up any girls. He of all people actually had morals and was not planning on taking any girls home. In a small duffel bag he had a change of clothes, a red and black striped towel, and sunscreen. After finding a quiet spot on the beach away from everyone he went to beach shack and rented a surfboard. It was all red and matched his black swim trunks, they had red stripes down the sides. Excited to go surfing he decided to skip relaxing and just get in the water. So after he got his board he ran right to his spot and into the water. He began paddling out. A few moments later he was far out into the water and a decent wave was forming. So he stood upon his board and waited for right moment to go. ~5...4..3...2...1...Now!~ And he turned to board and rode the wave. It was forming a pipe (the name escapes me) and he began riding it out, not wanting it to collapse on him. Slowly the wave grew smaller until finally he was shore. Marcus was laughing with enjoyment and pushed a strand of his hair out of his face as he ran back into the water to go another round.

[Soul Hunter]

~Bly-Ryu~
I picked up my white surf board which had a black dragon on the underside and paddeled out to the sea waiting for a good wave and atached my surf board to my ankle and waited. I had short white hair and red eyes with very pale skin and around my neck was the tail of a dragon and resting on my cheek was it's head, red eye and claws all in black like a sillhuete.
I heard Joker in my head.."Oh quiet Joker.. or i'll loose concentration" I said and got wiped clean off my baord nad sighed "see" I muttered and pulled myself back on my board and paddled out for a bit and caught the next wave and surfed across it through the tunnel it created as it colasped towards the shore and I smiled and watched it colaspe behind me

[Blueroanie]

Marcus saw a young woman come into the waves as well near his spot on the beach. She must have liked the few amount of people as well. Wanting to see how her surfing was he got up on his board and rode the wave as well. He was able to leave the tunnel just as it was about to collapse. However the ripple it created rattled his board and knocked him off balance. So down into the water he went. But he was a good swimmer and easily grabbed onto his board. Marcus was smiling as he rested his chin on his board and just floated there for a moment to see what had become of the girl and if she had made it.

[Soul Hunter]

I fell off and swam up holding onto my board and ducked when it crashed into his and came back up on the other side and looked to him "hey who are you?" I asked the dragon on my cheek looked like a tatto even though it was more of a birthmark depite it being black...
I rusteled my messy white hair and folded my arms on my board waiting for an answer...

[Blueroanie]

Marcus was concerned when she fell but she moments later break through the surface of the water. He breathed easily now as she came over and he folded his arms as well, the water dripped down his skin as he smiled at the young woman. "Marcus, Marcus Smith. And you are?" He asked with his right eyebrow raised in question. The tattoo on the girl's face was interesting definitely one he had not seen before. And her eyes were red, maybe some special contact lens?...

[Soul Hunter]

"Bly-Ryu.. just Bly-Ryu or Ryu for short" I said knowing that he was wondering if I was wearing red contacts.."and no I'm not wearing contacts, my eyes were born red" I said "and the dragon is not a tatto either " I said most people asked about them or just wondered...
"Nice ot meet you Marcus"
On my back were a pair of bone wings but luckily they were hidden from most so it was fine... I looked up to the sky and you could see the body and tail of the dragon swirling round my neck with the tip of the tail ending between my shoulder blades on my back.

[Blueroanie]

"Ryu, that's a unique name. Has a nice ring to it." He smiled politely and then stole a glance at the dragon mark. It felt rude to ask but he had to, his curiosity was nearly killing him. "If it's not a tattoo then...what is it? I've never seen anything like it." But he looked back up at her eyes, not wanting to make the situation awkward. Though her eyes proved just as fascinating. Red. Almost exactly the same color as blood. He hid his look of shock and instead dove down into the water. He stayed down there for a few moments and then rose up again. After wiping some of the water off his face he smiled. "I love the water. Great cure for saddle sore as well." Marcus said, referring to horse back riding.

[Soul Hunter]

"so you do riding, I've not tried before and the mark is well more like a birthmark if anything... I do a lot of sports like Skatebaording, Surfing and sometime snowbaording.. basically anysport with a baord" I said "you must be quiet shocked.. I'm an albino which is why my eyes are red and my hair is white so it can't be helped that you seem shocked" I said... "and I don't midn others looking at it... I'm used to it by now" I said "also you might want to duck" I said pointign to the big wave comming and dived under

[Blueroanie]

Marcus felt a bit ashamed when she realized his looking. He had not wanted to offend her at all. He was about to speak when he too noticed the wave and immediately ducked under it. When it had passed he rose and broke through the surface. "Hey you wanna go on the beach and talk, before we get swept away by waves." He chuckled and started to get used to her unique appearance. "I've never been snowboarding or skateboarding. I horse-back ride, surf, hang out at the pub." Marcus laughed. He had turned 21 7 months ago and had since started to like the taste of liquor. He didn't abuse alcohol but he did enjoy it.

[Soul Hunter]

I came back up "that might be an idea, I need to pick up something I left there anyway" I said and climbed back onto my board and sat on it looking behind encase of any waves "coming?" I asked

[Blueroanie]

"You bet." So he got up on his board as well and waited for the next wave to use as a one-way taxi service. The next one was medium sized, about 8 foot and it pushed them to shore within the minute. As he swam to shore he unvelcroed the strap from his ankle and walked through the shallows to the beach. Then he set the board by his stuff and plopped down onto his towel. Then with a smile he laid down and put his hand behind his head. "I can take you riding sometime if you would like. I have a number of horses and all very gently and friendly." He turned his head so he was facing her. When he could hardly see from the sun he took out his aviators from his bag and slipped them on. Now he could see fine without being blinded by the light.

[Soul Hunter]

I caught the next wave and sat beside him and unstrapped my ankle from ym board and lay it beside me before I stood up and picked up a small pouch by my bag and sat back where I was before.."horses, tend not to like me " I answered "thanks for the offer as well.. also I think you have some admirers" I said pointing to the chatting group of girls in the corner and rusteled my hair laughing as they kept looking over...
I kept my bone wings well hidden so no one would see them...

[Blueroanie]

Marcus turned his head to the other side and looked over at the girls. One winked at him but he only turned to look back at Ryu, ignoring the others completely. "Good looks is almost always a curse. I'll never find the right girl for me if I look good, then I don't know if she likes me for my looks or for who I am." He pondered her horse comment and smiled. "You'll never know until you try. Besides I have an extremely calm race horse, Seattle Slew. He's in rehab after being injured in a race and I bought him from his previous owner who no longer wanted him." Knowing that she may just be nervous he added. "But I won't push you into anything. If you honestly don't want to I understand."

[Soul Hunter]

I sighed "Ok, I'll give it a try.. I rode a little bit when I was younger" I said "but why wouldn't anyone want a horse, I know they are beautiful creatures but even if they are injured you should still heal them and keep them... they become well from their view part of a herd and like to be with other animals" I said "trust me when I sat this being mistaken for a boy because I wear my hair short is a lot worse" I said laughing...

[Blueroanie]

Marcus nodded in agreement with Ryu. "I couldn't have said it better myself. He's been getting along wonderfully and all the horses love him. I hope to make a great dressage horse out of him. Jumping would be too harsh on his leg and will cut down his life span considerably. But I really think he would make a wonderful dressage horse." With her next remark he looked up at her and shook his head. "They must be blind then. I knew you were a girl the moment I laid eyes on you. The way you move and look, even the hair, is feminine. Don't let anyone say different." He smiled and then laughed with her at her joke. After he relaxed a bit he closed his eyes to rest them but still was coherent and listening. "I'm free tomorrow if you wanna ride then. I ride at the stable just west down that road. You can't miss it."

[Soul Hunter]

I nodded " I'm sure he will one day" I said "and thanks,what's the name of the ranch?" I asked and the boy thing wasn't a joker either but I just didnt say anything about it and heard a small chuckel in ym pouch and sighed "Joker stop with the constant laughing will you?" I whispered under my breath

[Blueroanie]

"Kingsly Acres. It'll be on your right if your heading away from the beach." He smiled and grabbed his phone from his duffel bag. "I should get going. Seattle will need new bandaging." He rolled up his towel and put everything away. "How about 2 o'clock tomorrow?" Marcus reached out his right free hand as a farewell.

((Sorry about the shortness. >.< Where should we post for the stable?))

[Soul Hunter]

(we can just post here... you don't have to move the topic if the location changes and no worries about the shortness either)

I shook his hand and waved "ok, I'll see ya tomorrow Marcus" I said smiling and and waved goign over to my bag adn picking my surfboard up.." I need to go as well, it's getting dark soon" I said

[Blueroanie]

And with that Marcus left. He waved goodbye to her and then trudged off to his car. He was already dry from laying on the beach and he wiped all the sand off before he got in the vehicle. In a few moments he drove off to his home. His house was a small, white, country farm house and was only 5 minutes away from the stables. As he entered he threw his duffel bag over by the door, kicked of his sandals, hung his keys on a hook near the door, and then headed to the master bedroom. An hour later he was showered and dressed in clean clothes. It was 5 o'clock and so he decided to order just the once. A half an hour later he had a small cheese pizza from Pizza Hut and he ate his fill. After dinner he headed to the barn to check up on Seattle Slew. He gave all the horses a square of hay, filled the water troughs, rebandaged Seattle's leg, and said good night. Then he headed back home. By the time he went to bed it was 9 o'clock.

[Soul Hunter]

I went to my small apartment and put my bag inside the empty place and had a shower and yawned streatching ym bones wings and they cracked...
I cook ym own dinner and ate it quietly before I streatched adn went to bed..
I woke up early in the morning adn ate breakfast and picked up my bag and board and headed to the beahc to catch some early waves before others got there and changed in one fo the changing rooms and paddled out to sea and waited for a wave to come

[Blueroanie]

Marcus woke up early in the morning and got dressed quickly. He grabbed a sack of lunch he had made the night before, his aviators, keys, and his brown leather western jacket. He already wore his chaps and slid on his black cowboy hat (the one in the picture) as he left the house. He locked the door behind him and climbed into his Ford pickup.

6 minutes later he was at the barn. He took care of all his horses and then made his way to Seattle Slew. "You gotta warm up before we go on a trail ride with Ryu. You'll like her, she's very kind and sweet. Like you." The stallion nickered and nuzzled Marcus' face. "I know your excited. Come on let's get your halter."

10 minutes later Marcus was in the lunging ring with Seattle Slew. He and the stallion had bonded so much that he only needed to bring the lunge in case the stallion was really antsy or was being stubborn. But today he was a gentleman. They finished lunging within the hour and Marcus turned his back on Seattle. The stallion walked right up and held his head over Marcus' right shoulder. "Good boy." He patted his muzzle and then walked into the barn. Seattle followed right behind him like a puppy with no need for a lead rope. Then Marcus began tacking him up in his western gear. He had been breaking the stallion into the different tack so that he would be comfortable in both types.

[Soul Hunter]

I looked at my watch and hit my head.."I'll be late at this rate" I said and quickly sprinted home and had a quickl showerbefore chaning into some old jeans and a t-shirt before I began walking there and got there just on time and looked at the horses and rusteled my hair a bit nervous

[Blueroanie]

Marcus had just finished saddling up Seattle Slew and one of his other stallions Outlaw. He smiled when he saw Ryu and stroked Seattle's forehead. "You look a little nervous, but don't worry. This is Seattle Slew." He held out his hand motioning for her to come over and say hello. "He likes being scratched at the top of his forehead." Marcus continued smiling encouragingly and asked Ryu, "Are you ready?"

[Soul Hunter]

I looked to Settle Slew and stroked him gently "yeah" I said nodding adn looked to him before turning back to Settle slew and said hello

[Blueroanie]

The stallion nickered and muzzled her hand before nuzzling her cheek. Marcus chuckled. "See, he's just a big ol' teddy bear." He then took the reins of Outlaw and handed Ryu the reins of Seattle Slew. "You hold the reins like this so that if the horse spooks it won't tighten and drag you along with it." He figured that might make her nervous so he added. "It's just a safety precaution of the stables. Seattle has never spooked before." He then tied Outlaw to a hook on his right and made his way to the left side of Seattle. "Now to mount. Come over here and stand to the left of the saddle." He held out his hand again to bring her over. "Your going to hold the reins in your left hand and slid your left foot in the stirrup. Then your going to push up and swing your right leg over to the other side. And don't worry I'm right here to catch you." He took Seattle's reins and slide them over his head and held them out for Ryu to take. "Whenever your ready."

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