softlooks .
lucus had only just opened his mouth to stop her, before he gave up and watched his girlfriend break into a run and flicker past him in a blur. she was at faith’s heel within seconds, sword still tight and heavy in her determined hand as she cussed after the girl and garnered a swarm of attention as they ran down the marketed streets of new rome. she pushed past passerby’s, merchants who chided after her, and just barely dodged children in her way in her attempt to keep up urgently with the daughter of invidia. a cart pulled up just near the gate, which faith vaulted over with relative ease. lara restrained the urge to cut it up in half, knowing the lawsuit that would come after, and instead side tracked around the cart. it gave her the leverage and seconds she needed to come even closer to her rival, before two guards standing by the gates of camp jupiter startle to attention and managed to get out of their way in time to avoid faith’s blade at their hip. a string of complaints were heard somewhere behind her, but she forgot about them as soon as soldiers came into view. now, camp jupiter was a lot more desensitised to their ramblings and ridiculous competition. two girls dressed down in silks easily glided out of her way as she toed in behind faith, with the field of mars beginning to come into view. faith still had the lead; to stop her, lara diverted from her immediately path and sprinted up the steps of the senate house, jumping off it’s railings to conjure enough leverage to launch her sword through the air like a dart. it stopped dangerously ahead of faith’s track just as the girl had found her way too close to the start of the field of mars, just barely missing the girl’s arm. lara caught up within seconds; by the time faith recovered, they were side by side. lara huffed a laugh before ramming her shoulder into faith. ❛❛ out of my way, losers ! ❜❜
the race had been a close call , and while she should have been concerned about winning she found herself smiling and laughing as lara violently pushed through the crowd . random items were flying as people jumped with shock , used to but still not used to the extremes the girls would take to win . faith tended to slide under obsticles while lara jumped over , faith skid around sharp turns while lara knocked over whatever was in her way . luckily , children and legionnaires stepped aside when they heard the cursing that accompanied both of them . faith only looked behind her once when she spotted lara jumping around on the senate steps , seemingly ricocheting off of the marble and stone and then her weapon went flying . faith skid to a stop , spinning around the weapon and letting out a loud ❛❛ BITCH ! ❜❜ because that had meant lara could catch up now . and she did , quick as lightning , ramming her shoulder into the daughter of invidia’s own . ❛❛ CHEAP , ❜❜ she growls , veering away from the other just enough to avoid another nudge . they were almost there , seconds away . she could feel the mild influence of her mother in the ease that her legs moved , carrying her at a speed that didn’t hurt as much -- didn’t wind her as much . but it might not have been enough to outperform lara’s insanity .
