Is Clay part of any club or not?
Answering questions and requests from the Xiaolin Club AU
PART 2: The roping club
Clay belongs to the roping club. Unlike all the other clubs, Clay is the only one in his specialty and therefore does not have teammates in the same sport.
He came to the academy from Texas. He does not wear a tie, but instead wears a green scarf, the distinguishing color for students in the sports category.
Clay had never had any problems with his personality, at least until he arrived here, where he discovered that his way of speaking and dressing did not go unnoticed. He had never thought about it until someone made a comment about it. From that day on, he tried not to make so many cowboy jokes and even sometimes stood in front of the mirror wondering whether to wear his hat or not.
For the first time, he felt out of place, and being the only one in his club didn't help. He felt so uncomfortable that he thought about leaving the academy.
Although that thought didn't last long.
He doesn't remember exactly, he just remembers that a boy who smelled like the sea asked him for help moving some chairs. He also said something about he looking like a lost tourist, but he didn't understand that part.
In the end, he ended up helping and carrying most of the chairs by himself, not because he had to, but because he liked to help.
He never saw that boy again, but the next day something even stranger happened to him.
That was how Clay met Ashley, and to be honest, at that moment he didn't know if it was luck or simple misfortune.
Clay became an assistant at the gym club and went there a few days a week to help out with some things. At first, he didn't know what to do, but then he noticed that they usually saved seats for him next to them. One day during recess, he blurted out a random fact about one of the animals on the ranch, but immediately regretted it, thinking they would look at him strangely again. The last thing he expected was Ashley's response, saying something just as random... BUT ABOUT CATS.
That day, he realized that maybe agreeing to be an assistant for that club wasn't so bad and maybe he wasn't so different after all.
He didn't know that something had changed until he noticed that the others no longer made comments about him. That's when he found out that Ashley and the gymnastics team in general were very well-liked there... popular was the word.
His life changed dramatically from then on, and perhaps the people he met along the way would be the last ones he would think of, but he was grateful for that.
Ashley became something of a friend and used to get him into trouble most of the time. She was troublesome, but she always had a place for him wherever she went... including that time he was forced to go to a spa with the gymnastics club.
Their most peaceful conversations were literally arguing about whether a ranch cat or a domestic cat was better. And the phrase Clay began to repeat most often was, “If I have a vote, I think we shouldn't do this.” It never works.
Yes, Clay never thought he would use his lasso to be a spy while Ashley stole the exam answers.
And while some unlikely friendships form, others simply never get to know each other... or perhaps they are closer than one might think.
Thank you very much for reading this far. I've added more lore about Clay because I hadn't given much information about him in this AU.
As I said before, I'm trying to answer these questions in order, and for those who like the character, the next question will feature Le Mime.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone in the fandom for all the love this AU is receiving. I'm sorry if I can't always respond to comments or questions in a timely manner, but know that I am happy to read them and take them into account, and they will also be answered with drawings later on ദ്ദി◝ ⩊ ◜.ᐟ
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