Korina would have been lying if she said that the teacher's choice of captains came as a surprise. Not only the students bought into the 'power couple' gimmick, but the teachers did too. The gym teacher in particular had a field day pitting the dynamic athletic duo against each other.<br/><br/>While she detested publicity that came with it, Korina could tolerate it. Her and Jared were pretty competitive, so they appreciated any chance they got to go against each other. Though a little contradictory, the adversity was part of why they liked each other so.<br/><br/>As the teacher left for the field, the two selected captains smirked at one another.<br/><br/>"You ready to get your ass buried in the ground as usual?" Korina said to Jared.<br/><br/>Jared turned towards her and stepped closer, their height difference even more evident now that there were only inches between them. "You're welcome to try," he replied coolly.<br/><br/>After a playful, yet somewhat intense stare-down, battle lines were drawn. The first be chosen were those valued for their athletic prowess; the cheerleaders, basketball players, football players. For some, the choice of allegiance went without saying. Tamsin instinctively fell to Kori's side. Madison went with Jared. The same went for most of his basketball teammates, although Kori did have to poach some of them to make up for the height disadvantage.<br/><br/>When it came to picking from the less remarkable of their classmates, Kori couldn't ignore Dark's presence among them. Until today, she had no idea they even shared this class, but now that she knew, she did not go unnoticed. Jared did too, mostly because Kori kept glancing in the girl's direction.<br/><br/>"You really want<i>her</i>on your team?" Jared asked, seemingly amused by the idea.<br/><br/>Kori frowned, sensing his judgment. "Maybe I do, so what?" she replied. "You could have her since you seem to have a problem with me picking her. I'd be equally glad to crush you both."<br/><br/>Jared seemed to be enjoying the way he riled up his girlfriend. He knew if he pushed the right buttons, it would play in his favour.<br/><br/>"Nah, you can keep her. I'm pretty sure I don't want that black cat on my team. She probably sucks too." Jared said, most of his team finding humour in his comments.<br/><br/>"Well, I pick Dark, then," Korina said loudly enough for the rest of the class to hear. Some heads even swiveled back and forth, having just as little idea as she had earlier that the girl was in their class.<br/><br/>She gave Jared a determined look. "It's gonna be real funny when you lose anyway. What's your excuse gonna be, then?"