Welcome to Hickstead, home to both Seven Oak Stables, and Blue Acre - two rival stables. Both offer opportunities for their clients to reach the highest level of excellence. Each stable differs from the other, so choose wisely and never forget, loyalty is everything... Meanwhile as the stables battle it out, there's trouble brewing at the university. Be careful, if you don't pick a side you may get caught in the cross-fire...
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The last of the autumn sun fought its way through the clouds and Dani was using her free period to soak up some much needed vitamin D. The brunette was propped up on her elbows, laying down on a blanket on the grass of the quad with her head tilted slightly to the sky, basking in the sunlight. Alone. Her friends were either stuck in class or galivanting somewhere else. It seemed like all of them were in relationships now which was weird. It started off with Jack knocking up his teachers aid but then some how spiralled into the rest of the gang getting a significant other. Deimos had been a shock, she hadn't seen that one coming. . and Theia for that matter. Malachai and Shiloh had always had some strange underlying tension which they were currently working out. She was the last one standing. Relationships had never interested her. Her fear of abandonment was probably to blame.
She didn't mind being alone. In fact, she quite enjoyed time to herself. Well, if that time to herself included her four legged best friend. If she was being honest, she probably preferred spending time with her dog than her friends and she'd openly admit it if they ever asked. A yelp escaped her when her thoughts were rudely interrupted as something, or rather someone tripped over her body, taking half of her blanket with them. "Shit. Sorry about that. Uh...are you okay?" She sat up, massaging her ribs gently as she rested her eyes on the lanky guy opposite. "I'll survive. Do you have two left feet or are you just blind?"
"Because I've got better places to be, and blackmailing us to sit here and listen to this guy spew bullshit, is fucked up." She caught sight of the glare and held her hands up with a slight shake of her head. ”Alright fine.” She muttered, turning her attention back to Alisha "He's always a shit, why break the habit of a lifetime." She snorted, "but if he gets away with it at least we can next time," She half shrugged in agreement ”true. . “ She looked back to the front of the class, folding her arms as pasha continued to speak. "This new class is mandatory, being only one day a week, to talk about mental health and will take up only five percent of your final grade. Failure to attend class may see disciplinary action... Her eyes narrowed at the statement the professor read out loud. How did he not understand that the university was blackmailing them to be there. She listened to the rest of his bullshit and refrained from rolling her eyes. She was on the verge of zoning out now, his voice was beginning to irritate her.
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"that's him all over, isn't it? But if he's testing this out at least the rest of us will know the actual consequences." Danielle sat forward slightly in her chair as she looked towards Alisha. ”True but he’s still a little shit for ditching us.” Knowing Deimos he was probably passed out in bed while they were stuck in mental health hell. "I don't want to be here," She shrugged and let out a soft sigh. ”None of us want to be here theia. . but you do seem more annoyed than the rest of us. .” She mused before looking back down at the paper in front of her. She filled out a few things that didn’t require much internal soul searching while the others voiced their opinions. "Quite right Miss. A state of well-being, affecting how a person thinks, feels and behaves." She looked back up, half smiling to herself as her eyes rested on Pasha when he spoke about her answer, happy that she’d actually replied correctly. She wasn’t the most book smart out of the group and she still took pleasure in getting things right.
Dani watched the man address the class curiously, he clearly seemed at home in the classroom and wasn’t afraid to speak out and challenge people’s opinions. She glanced at the others as the man began labelling their group, coughing to cover a snort as he pretty much nailed each of her friends. "And you Miss 'Appreciating Attractive Men', I'm going to assume that you are generally a nice individual, if a little too bold." She looked back to him, lifting her chin slightly as she hid a smirk. Well crap he’d heard her comment. ”Well seeing as you labelled us almost a little too perfectly, I’d say you’re either unnaturally good at reading people or the head of the university gave you a heads up on who to look out for”
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Danielle caught sight of Alisha’s as she entered the room, smirking slightly at the pissed off look on her face. Seemed to be the running theme for them all this morning. Although she wasn’t completely annoyed at being there, she was more annoyed that the uni had blackmailed them into going. She thought university was supposed to be different to school, more freedom and less authority figures. "Dei isn't coming. Don't ask me, he just said he wasn't coming and the uni could fuck itself." She frowned, letting a tut escape through her lips. ”Asshole” She grumbled.
"Do you have to look at everything like it's a piece of meat for you to shag?" Her attention turned to Theia and she rolled her eyes. ”I like to appreciate an attractive man when I see one.” She retorted, glancing back to Alisha when she chipped in until the guy at the front began speaking. Dani turned in her seat so she was facing the front, giving him the benefit of the doubt for the moment before she decided to switch off or not. Her eyes drifted back to the questionnaire, skimming over the questions, making a face at a few of them. Very personal. "A choice. None of us chose to be here, and I don't think we should be subjected to answering ridiculous bullshit questions about how we're feeling." She raised a brow as she glanced in Theia’s direction at her outburst. The red head had been pissed since the second she’d sat down. ”what’s up with you?” She muttered before looking back to Pasha. ”Mental health is a state of well-being. . it affects how we think, feel and behave.”
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Dani walked alongside her friends through the hallway towards their new mandatory class. She wasn't particularly looking forward to it considering the amount of baggage that came with her life but she wasn't exactly pissed off like the rest of the group. She knew she needed therapy to work through some of her issues but she couldn't afford it and didn't even know where to begin. She followed after Theia, taking the seat next to her, taking an immediate dislike to the way the tables were laid out. She felt exposed. Vulnerable. A feeling she loathed. She placed her bag down beside her feet and crossed her knees before glancing at the questionnaire on the desk in front of her. Great. She folded her arms across her chest as she watched the professor wait for everyone to pile in, nodding in agreement with Shiloh as she took in the mans good looks.
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NICKNAMES: dani, street rat - courtesy of mal GENDER: female AGE: eighteen D.O.B: 31st december SEXUALITY: straight RELATIONSHIP STATUS: single HOMETOWN: new york city HAIR: long, wavy, light brown EYES: brown HEIGHT: 5ft 9 PLAY-BY: bridget satterlee
PERSONALITY/LIKES/DISLIKES
being raised in a gang for more than half her life, danni comes across as a hot headed, stubborn and sarcastic individual. she is quite a tough girl, always standing up for herself and others if anyone has a go at her or her friends. she is street smart and knows how to steal pretty much anything she sets her mind too. she always acts confident around people and can be feisty at times. she is quite an athletic individual, a fast runner and a fantastic free runner. danielle is a loyal friend to those she cares about and will always have their back.
LIKES: stealing running horses motorbikes money chocolate ice cream tv music fighting not knowing where her parents are snow guys sleeping iron bru DISLIKES: her parents losing police jail waking up early rain bad tv assholes alcoholics being alone being over powered drugs being disrespected people thinking she's weak cause she's a girl cats STRENGTHS: free running stealing street smart physically & mentally strong confident WEAKNESSES: her parents chocolate biscuits iron bru FEARS: being abandoned again her parents coming back SECRETS: she wishes her parents would come back HABITS: twirls her hair when she's bored drinking iron bru flips pens across her fingers when she's bored
LIFESTYLE
STATUS IN SOCIETY: lower class OCCUPATION: criminal/stablehand/student WEALTH: struggling TATTOOS: has a small love heart on her left wrist SCARS: multiple from getting caught on things when free running DRINK: most weekends SMOKE: on occasion DRIVE: nope HOME: student halls
danielle was born in in one of the busiest and popular places in the world, new york city. her parents had her young - when they were only seventeen and eighteen. she was an accident but due to her parents religious beliefs they decided to keep her. the family lived in a small run down apartment just outside of the city as they couldn't afford much with there only being one income coming due to her mother having to stay at home to look after her. dani didn't ask for much growing up, she was happy to just have her parents around.
when she was seven, she came home from school one day to find her parents had packed up all of their stuff, which in all honesty, wasn't a lot. apparently, some great aunt on her dads side of the family had passed away and had left her dad and his brothers a small fortune, so they where headed to england for the funeral and of course to collect the money. the next day they got on a plane to London but her great aunt lived in Devon so they had to hire a car to get down there. Their flight didn't get in until late and by the time they'd gotten the car sorted and started the drive, it was pretty late so they decided to stop in a town for the night, getting a room in a cheap hotel. danielle was exhausted after all of the travelling and just wanted to sleep but her parents stayed awake talking in hushed tones for a while. danielle could barely make out what they where saying as she drifted off to sleep. when she woke up the next morning, her parents weren't there. at first she thought they where outside getting the car ready but when she went outside, the car was gone. back in the room, she found they had left her a backpack with some of her clothes in. she didn't understand what was going on and thought her parents had just gone out, that they where coming back for her but she waited all day for them to come back - they didn't. she was confused, scared and alone. She spent most of the night curled up on the bed sobbing, ultimately crying herself to sleep.
eventually she had to leave the hotel when the cleaners came the next morning even though she had no idea where she was or where to go. she ventured into the town and found a library she could hide in, she was small so she could easily slip by unnoticed. she stayed there for almost a week, living off whatever snacks the receptionist had left behind at a night and using the perks of skinny arms to grab what she could from the vending machine. finally she was caught and kicked out, the librarian thought she was hiding from her parents and didn't give her a second thought. she spent a few nights in a doorway in an alley behind the library but she needed to eat and the only way she could do that, is if she stole. so danielle made her way to the nearest convenience store, it was getting dark and the shop was about to close for the night. she slipped inside, the owner not even paying attention to her. a look at the tv screen behind the mans head informed her that there was security cameras. if she wasn't already nervous, seeing the cameras definitely made her stomach churn. she crept to the last isle where all of the crisp and snacks where situated, opened her backpack and started piling anything she could grab into it. satisfied with what she'd got, she slowly made her way back to the front door. just when she thought she'd gotten away with it, a hand landed on her shoulder and turned her around. crap she'd been caught. as the man went to grab her rucksack, the front door burst open to reveal three men barging in - two with knives and one with a gun. the owner let danielle go and she backed up until her back hit one of the food racks, watching as the owner turned to make a run for the panic button. he was too slow and was knocked out cold by one of the guys. she should have run at that point, but she was frozen on the spot with fear. after the thieves had ransacked the till and took the money from the safe in the back, they made their way back to the door, finally noticing danielle. with her messy hair, dirty clothes, malnourished look and a face full of fear, they took pity on her and took her with them.
She was taken back to the gangs hideout where she met a few more members and some other children. there where some angry looks thrown their way but she was welcomed in nonetheless. she was absolutely terrified and grateful at the same time. finally she was wanted again. the gang put her to work almost immediately, using her as a look out. if the police came snooping in the middle of a job, she'd turn on the water works and distract the officers telling them how she was lost and couldn't find her parents. which to be fair was kind of true.
as she got older the gang started training her in combat. she'd already learnt how to steal efficiently, how to be street smart and how to evade the police but now she needed to know how to defend herself when the police wouldn't fall for her damsel in distress act. it took her a while to pick everything up but she eventually got there. she was pretty fast on her feet so she always had that advantage when fighting the other gang members. preferring to tire her opponent out by making them chase her. when dani wasn't training with the others, she was perfecting her free running skills - she could run like hell so why not do it across buildings. for the next five years she practiced daily until it became natural, slowly turning in to one of the better free runners in the gang. she had no fear of heights and she loved to climb, the higher the better. even though the gang had saved her that day in the shop, after her sixteenth birthday she felt it was time to branch out on her own and try to make something of her life.
PETS
Bailey - 3 - Labradoodle
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