Yet ANOTHER try out, Dawn isn't complaining but this has been rather exhausting for her to do everything herself. She has come to think that she might need some help because doing everything herself is tiring. This time she got an letter from Lelita, Dawn never met her so, she might be new to the campus, freshmen. That doesn't matter though, if she had the skills it won't matter at all. So as usual Dawn was in the gym area designed for the Cheerleaders. This time though instead of just sitting and waiting, Dawn has decided to kill some of her time off by practicing.

Not by practicing her routines, something else all together. Dawn took a look around to make sure NO one was around and took up an rather odd fighting stance in the middle of the Cheerleading mat. It was a very rare style, something she was in the middle of training before she came to the island. It was called Pi Qua Quan, it was close to Taekwondo, but wasn't as sharp and solid, instead Pi Qua Quan was flowing and smooth, usually using there opponent's move against them. Dawn has tried to keep this a secret, to everyone, but seeing how her friends now have no one to protect them, since Madison disappeared, she has to try and master it herself in order to do it.

Dawn started slowly, trying to remember what was taught to her, stepping into her moves, using her palms mainly, in a whirlwind like manuver, before stepping into the Bokuho stance. From there, Dawn did some quick leg swips before stepping into a hard open palm thrust. Her moves are very swift, fast, and graceful, something Pi Qua Quan was known for. Dawn just continued her practice, losing track of her time while practicing from one move to another.

Lelita dashed across the campus in a near-panic; her skewed sense of time and habit of forgetting to wear a watch had, once again, united to make her late. She hadn't been allowed to try out for the cheerleading squad at her old school, due to her poor grades, and she was close to blowing her chance here too. With that thought in mind, she put on a burst of speed and ran hurtling toward the gymnasium, flying through the doors with a loud "Bang!" and barely stopping before she'd go skidding across the floor in her non-athletic shoes.

Dawn spun around quickly stopping her actions so no one would see what she was doing. She sees the student she was waiting for, there wasn't a time line, so it really wasn't about that. However the problem comes if she makes the try-out, if she makes it and is late, that is a problem. At the moment it shouldn't matter too much. Dawn smiled at the new student and picked up the notebook before saying,

"Catch your breath hun, there is no rush, i am not mad there isn't a time for this. However, that being said, if you do make it, and your late, that will be a problem. Ok?"

With all of her work outs, Dawn wasn't breathing hard, that was the good thing about being very fit. She scratched her head before turning towards the new student,

"I am guessing your Lelita, am i right?"

The would-be cheerlearder took a moment to catch her breath before speaking.

"Yes, I am Lelita Ornthall, but you can call me Lee if you'd like. I won't be late if I make the squad, if I have to, I will glue my watch to my wrist to make sure of that."She paused a moment in her speaking to compose herself. "I suppose you would be Dawn, then?" Lee asked.

Dawn nodded, "Yes I am, I think it is rather safe for me to say on the only senior on campus that has this...hairstyle." Dawn scratched her head a little, before running her hands through her hair to, straighten it out a little.

"Ok if you don't mind I'd like to begin now, I start off usually with the same with everyone else, just exercise, stretch your legs out, make sure you do it good job so you don't pull anything."

Dawn sat down on the side and pointed to the middle of the mat area. It is true, exercising before it was important, pulling your hamstrings while doing hard maneuvers can be very difficult to deal with.

"Oh, okay then." Lee took off her school shoes and put on a pair of sneakers before heading over to the mat and dropping into the old stretching routine she'd used when she had played soccer. It had been several years since she'd last played; but the old routine had come back to her quickly.

She was especially careful to stretch her hamstrings, heel cords and the rest of the tendons in her legs, she knew what was important for soccer, but wasn't quite as sure about what she really needed to stretch to prevent hurting herself, but figured if it was good to stretch it for the one, it would be good to stretch it for the other.

"Um, I don't really have any experience cheerleading, my grades were kind of low, so my old school didn't even let me try out. Is that going to be a problem?"

Dawn shook her head, grades were important, it was true here as well. However that being said, it didn't effect the squads at all, unless they were very dismal.

"Nope, it shouldn't, unless they are like, very bad. The school don't pay much attention to students unless they do something very bad. From what i remembered, unless you do something bad to the school they won't bother you with the grades. That being said though, if the grades continue to be very bad they might actually bring it up."

It was true, the campus didn't care much for grades, however most students on the campus have good grades, the average on the campus is around B+. From what she can remember, when she was recruited, grades were usually on top, along with how the students looked.

"Alright then, that shouldn't be a problem then."

It was true, her grades had been exceptionally poor when she'd been enrolled in a public high school, however in the short time she'd been attending classes at Shokushu, her grade point average had doubled.

Once she felt her limbs had been thouroughly stretched, she stood and addressed Dawn once again.

"So, what would you like me to do?"

"Ok, we'll start off with some basics. Since your only one person i can't exactly press you into doing 2 1/2 High Stunts, Transitions, Dismounts, and stuff that usually we do in groups. Since that is the case, i have to ask then how flexible are you? As in Gymnastics and stuff."

Dawn had to wonder, it would seem REALLY weird for a single person to stand there as a Base while herself did moves, should be the other way around, but at the moment she doesn't know if she knew anything related to cheerleading.

"Also, have to ask if you know anything related to Cheerleading, so I will have an idea of what i can ask you to do."

"Gymnastics?" Lelita thought about it. "Well, I guess I'm still pretty flexible; I did gymnastics for a bit when I was younger, but it's been awhile. And all I really know about cheerleading is what I've seen at basketball games and stuff."
Lee admitted, a little embarassed.

Dawn smiled and nodded, ya she knows they do that kind of stuff too. Although she admits it herself, they don't do it too much, cheering the school that does such horrible things to it's students is just stupid.

"Hmm, ya we do, do that, but not much, i don't think cheering for the school is a great idea considering how they treat us. I honestly have nothing drawn down for that, usually the students just does them on there own after we finish the practice. Ok, let see now, can you stand on your hands? If you can please try it, I'll be next to you just encase you fall over."

Lee didn't understand Dawn's comment about cheering the school yet, she hadn't experienced such mistreatment herself, so for the time being she just let it slide.

"Stand on my hands? Yeah sure I can do that."

She waited until Dawn was in postion to spot her, then bent forward, placing her hands flat on the floor and steadily rased her legs up into the air, untill she was standing on her hands.

Dawn smiled and stood behind Lelita, she was wondering how long she is able to keep this up, if she can, that means some good things might happen but it has to wait and see how long she can hold out.

"Good, very good, very straight, hmm i can see you really did do gymnastics before, no one would be able to hold this for this long. I can always tell you why we don't, exactly cheer for the school, if your interested in listening anyway."

"I kind of assumed it had something to do with the rumors about the laboratory on the island, and the students who "disappear" from campus for a while." Lee turned in a small circle and then slowly lowered her legs back down to the mat, and stood so that she was facing Dawn. "Is that at least a reasonable guess?"

"I am rather surprised you know about the that off-shore laboratory in the distance to the island. when did you learn of it?" It was curious, Dawn was pretty sure she was an Freshman, how did she know about the N.I.C.E. Labs? Rumors, yes the campus has always played down the rumors, usually saying to the students that people who say about these things are usually crazy. Dawn knows she isn't, the campus is covering up these things. "Yes, it is about that actually, I am surprised that you know about it being I am sure you haven't been on the campus for this long. That place is called N.I.C.E. Labs. I...am from personal experience...been there on more than once. They are evil, VERY evil. Anyway, very good, on to the next exercise."

She was pretty flexible, she can easily be a on top, and do moves in the air. She doesn't have help so she can't exactly do it right now, but she will find some way to get something, so Dawn scratched her head a little to think what to do.