Chapter 1:

My name? Isabella Swan.

My dream? Become an Olympic Singles Figure Skater.

I train my hardest everyday and I don't take no for an answer.

I drove to the Forks Ice Palace and saw my mom, the owner.

"I'm on time, just five minutes early!" I yelled.

I have to come to the rink at four-thirty in the afternoon sharp. At seven in the morning, I leave for school and then after schools out, and my homeworks done, I train until nine. My coach, Torah, was the greatest. She was my mom's best friend and they went to the Olympics together in 1988. I was trying out for the woman's team for Vancouver this year. I was pushing myself more than normal.

I put on my training outfit and laced up my skates. Coach Torah, or Tori, was already out there, practicing her jumps.

I glided onto the ice and stopped in front of her. "You know, you could still compete. There's a couple in China that has skated for nearly thirty years and they already made the Chinese team."

Tori smiled, "Nah, this is your dream."

I smiled, "And I'm going to take it."

"Alright," She blew her whistle, "Ten laps, go!" She blew her whistle again and I took off. Three minutes later, I skidded to a halt in front or Tori. "Three minutes ten seconds. Great. Thirteen seconds shorter than yesterday. Now, I know you want to train for the Olympics, but you are going to have to share the ice from now on."

My heart stopped. My blood stopped flowing. My vision grew blurry.

"What!" I yelled.

"You will still get your ice time, the same as always, but there will be some other people practicing with you."

"Who? Angela and Jessica can't even skate on kiddie skates. Who do I have to share with?"

"The Cullen children. Dr. and Mrs. Cullen are offering to sponser the rink to keep it in top shape if they are allowed to train here. Mrs. Cullen is offering to help coach you as well, if her kids can practice here."

"Kids, as in more than one. How many exactly?" I said, softly. I was still in shock.

"Three."

My eyes bulged. "Three! Two, fine, but three!"

She took a deep breath, "Don't be difficult, Bella. They are amazing skaters. Alice and Rosalie almost went to the Championships last year. The boy, Edward, he is pretty good."

I sighed, "I am a single skater. No pairings for me, and you know that. You pair me with that Ed-whatever and you lose me as a skater."

She nodded, "I would never pair you up. You would shred any guy that even got close to you on the ice."

I smiled, remembering the time Mike Newton tried to get me on a pairs team with him, "Damn right. Now, when do they get here?"

She looked at her watch and that got my heart stopping again. "They should be here in about five minutes."

"Tori! You have to be kidding me! I don't get warning this morning?"

She laughed, "And give you the chance to run away? Not a chance. I know you too well for that to happen."

She was right. I probably would run away.

"Then, I am going to show them whose boss. Triples and doubles. Then combinations. I'll do some short routines and let's see if that will scare them."

She nodded. "Triple axle, triple lutz, and a double loop." I nodded.

I took off and skated down the length, gaining speed. I switched backward and forward as I prepared myself to jump. When I knew I had just enough momentum, I jumped off the ice and did a triple axle. I stuck the landing and did a double loop combo with it. I landed that as well. Tori cheered.

"Do your Trip Lutz!" She yelled. I gave her a thumbs up showing her that I got it and skated backwards, gaining speed. I leapt in the air and did a triple lutz. My landing was a little shaky, but I kept firm on the ground.

"Trip Toe, Dub Loop." She called.

I skated passed her and prepared myself for the jump. Just as the doors opened, I was in the air and landed my trip Toe perfectly. I got into my Dub Loop and landed that as well. I finished gracefully.

"A L, Mom!" I yelled. My mom, in the stands, pressed play button on the stereo and Almost Lovers played. I skated into the middle of the ice and stopped. There was a three second pause and then the music started. I dug my toe, spinning into a slow circle. I took off, gliding along the ice like I was a natural. I did a figure eight and a triple axle. I did a double toe at the end of the rink and when I got to the bridge of the song, I did spins. I got out and did a quick lap to gain speed. I did a quadrouple toe to show off a little, then an arabesque. When the song ended, I was ending my spin. Tori sped out on the ice and engulfed me in a hug.

"You nearly killed me with that quad! What were you thinking? I can't believe you stuck it! Oh, we have to add that to your routine."

I smiled, "Well, I felt I could do it and I went with my gut on it. So, those new pricks are here, huh?"

She nodded, "Please, be nice. I know you don't like sharing ice time, but don't shred them too. I don't need another Mike Newton on ice again."

I laughed, "He deserved what he got, so don't tell me different."

She laughed and nodded. She looked at the three. One was a beautiful blond girl. The other girl was a pixie. The third, a gay looking kid with bronze hair. Like I said, gay.

"The guys gay, huh?" I guessed.

Tori frowned, "No, he's not. He just doesn't date."

I laughed, "They all say that. Bring them out."

Tori looked at them, "Come on out, I'll introduce you!" She yelled. The three kids got up and skated on the ice, stopping in front of us. The bronze boy kept looking at me.

"Keep your eyes to yourself, or I swear to god, you won't have anything left." I looked him up and down, "Not that you have anything already."

The blond cracked a smile. I stood up straight.

"I'm Bella Swan, just call me Bella and stay out of my way."

"I'm Alice." The pixie said.

"I'm Rosalie, call me Rose."

"I'm Ed-dward-d." He stuttered like an idiot. I smirked.

"Well, stop staring and maybe I can go back to skating. Look, I hear your mom's a coach. Cool. My mom's too, but she mainly does music and stuff. Tori, let's get training."

Tori nodded, "I'm Torah, I'll be your jump coach. You mom is doing the routines."

My mouth dropped open, "But, Tori, you do the best routines! I went to championships with that one of yours."

She laughed, "I have to share something and my specialty is jumps."

I sighed, "Fine, but I get a say in mine. You know that and your mom better too."

The girls looked offended that I was so rude, but didn't comment. They just nodded.

"That was an amazing preformance. I mean, you pulled off a quad!" Alice rushed.

I laughed, "Oh, that's not the last of me. I'm going to the Olympics, and you punks aren't going to stop me, so, don't get in my way, and we won't have to worry about any blood."

I skated off and I heard Tori apologize for my behavior. "Tori, leave it! You know I don't get any better!" I shouted as I passed her.

"Right! Twenty laps, go!" She blew her whistle as I rounded on them again and they joined me. I was by far the fastest, but they didn't even look tired as we finished it. In fact, they weren't even sweating, or breathing labored. That was weird.

I skidding in front of Tori and she smiled, "Six fifteen. Nice. Five seconds off."

I smiled, "I try."

A brunette woman that couldn't look older than the kids skated toward Tori. She saw me and smiled.

"Hello, you must be Bella, I'm Esme. I'll be doing routines."

I smiled, an evil smirk forming. "Yeah, I'm Bella. I'll just tell you what I told your kids. I improv on my routines if I don't like them, so just a fair warning."

She nodded, smiling. "You don't have to worry. I get the strongest elements the skater has and bring them out."

I nodded. I was starting to like her. "Good. Now, what now, Tori?"

"Dubs. Alright! Everyone! Line up!" Tori shouted. I skidded to a halt in the middle of the rink. Esme had a notebook for taking notes.

"Double toes! Rose, go!" Rose took off and started to gain momentum. As she took off, I could tell she was going to fall.

"Miss," I muttered to Tori. She nodded.

"Complete wrong take off."

I nodded. When Rose did fall, she groaned and got up.

"Alice, go!"

Alice did a perfect double toe. It was my turn.

"Bel, go!"

I took off and flipped into the air. I landed perfectly. I skidded in front of Edward.

"Try beating that."

He stared at me like I was the sun. I rolled my eyes and pushed past him. I stopped next to Tori.

"How was that?"

"One of your best yet."

I smiled, "Thanks."

"Edward, go!"

Edward took off, and I will admit, he had some gracefulness. He wasn't great, but he had some talent. He took off and started to tilt as he spun.

"Miss." I muttered.

Tori nodded. "Ooooh!" She said when Edward landed on his butt.

I cracked up, and recieved some evil look from Tori. I shut up immediately. Edward got up and stood on the line, next to Rose.

I sighed, "Alright, I'm sorry, but Alice's was the only one that was great."

She beamed, "You did great too."

I rolled my eyes, "Tori, you got jumps."

Tori nodded, skating in front of Rose. "We need to work on your take offs, Edward, your spins in the air tilt. We need to work on those as well."

Esme made some notes of that.

"Alright, triples. Do some axles. Alice, go!"

Alice did a quick lap and as soon as she had enough momentum, she lifted off the ice and landed a perfect trip. She was going to be my competition, that was for sure. Rose was next, and she landed with a shaky leg. I went and almost did a combo I had enough momentum. Edward went next and did a perfect one. I looked at Esme as she wrote down something.

Something about the way she wrote these things down made me uneasy. How did I know to trust her?

"Alright! I think I would like to see what you skate to, Bella. How about we have a mini competition? You all choose your favorite routine and preform it for us. First, take a water break."

We skated off the ice and I put my guards on as I walked to my bag. I fished out my powerade and took a small sip. The doors flew open and a blond boy and a huge muscle man came in. If I was doing pairs, I would so let one of them hold me. Oh, baby!

I smiled and walked over to them.

"What are you boys doing here? Watching us ladies train?" I said seductively, I turned serious in a moment. "If so, leave."

The big one chuckled, "No, I'm not watching you train. I'm watching my Rosie."

"Such a shame. I was going to ask to go to a club later, but I guess since your taken I'll ask you instead." I turned to Jasper.

"He's mine." Alice said, walking to his side. I sighed, dramatically.

"Oh well. I guess that gay kid you call a brother is my only chance in your family. Such a waste." I said, looking Emmett up and down.

He laughed a booming laugh and I smiled a little.

"But, I doubt you could deliver, so why would I waste my time?" I spun around and took my skate guards off, skating back out on the ice. I heard him shout something, but I didn't pay attention. I did a few slow laps and Edward was suddenly right next to me.

"Fuck off," I said, slowing even more. He kept his pace with me.

"You skate really good."

I glared at him, completely stopping. "I'm not looking for fans, boy. Spit it out so I can leave you alone."

He looked around nervously. God, he was going to ask me out.

"Um, I was wondering if you'd want to go to, um, on, um, a date?" He asked nervous.

I smiled and he looked hopeful. "I'll tell you what I told your brother. I don't date gay guys. Sorry." I laughed as I pushed past him and skated up to where the girls were gathered. They looked angry, but slightly amused. Maybe they heard what I said. Whatever.

I looked in the stands and saw the girls boyfriends. Hmm, they weren't going to leave. Interesting.

"Do you have your routine picked out?" Esme asked. I saw Tori by my mom in the music area. I nodded.

"Alright then, everyone in the stands. Who wants to go first?" Esme asked kindly.

Alice's hand shot in the air. I rolled my eyes and skated off the ice. I watched as a soft Piano Concerto in F came on. Alice glided gracefully and all her jumps were perfect.

Rose went next and I watched her as Barbie Girl came on. Couldn't fit her any more perfectly. I went next and Take it Off by Ke$ha came on. I skated perfectly. I added a quad axle instead of a triple because I was going to win this competition.

Edward went last and a corny piano song came on. I fought the urge to roll my eyes and gag as he winked at me. I did grimmace, which I think he took for a smile. He skated well, but lost his footing a few times when he flew by me. It took everything I had to not laugh.

"Wonderful. You all did great!" Esme said, glaring at Edward. I giggled. "Now, Bella, I know you like that pop or rock or even that rap stuff, but I don't think that is what you should do in competitions."

I smiled, "Oh, that is just my warm up beat. Competitions have a completely different tune all together."

She nodded. "Where can I find that music?"

"Talk to my mom. She's talking to Tori over there." I pointed off to them talking and occasionally glancing at us. Esme nodded and skated over to them. I skated off on my own and did an Arabian themed competition song in my head as I skated. I dodged Rose and Alice when they got in my way, but Edward was in the stands watching. That was creepy.

When I was about halfway through, the Arabian song that was in my head blast through the speakers. I smiled and Rose and Alice cleared off.

"Bella, do a competition routine!" Esme shouted. I nodded and skated to the middle of the ice. The music cut off and started all over again. I did a few hip shakes and spins and a triple triple combination. When the four minutes long music ended, I stopped and looked at Esme, whose eyes were bulging out of her head.

I looked worried, "Was I that bad, because I know for a fact that I can skate and I did not do bad. That was perfect."

She shook her head, "No, it was wonderful. You always do Middle Eastern music?"

I blinked, "No, I switch it up every now and then, to get a variety to my audience."

Esme nodded and wrote something down.

"Why did she get to do two?" Rose asked, skating up to Esme.

She looked up from her notebook, "Because I know what you, Alice, and Edward can do. I don't know what she can do or what she likes. So, I need to get to see her skate for a while."

I smiled, triumphant, at Esme as Tori skated over. "Everyone! Line up ten feet apart! We are doing spin!"

I smiled. Spins were my strongest aspect. I skidded to a halt in the center and Edward stopped on my right.

We did small spins and then we started to go faster and faster. When we finished, I was breathing slightly elevated but the rest of them were normal. I looked at them confused. Rose looked at me.

"What's with you?"

"Your not breathing hard. Neither of you. No matter how hard your conditioned, you still breath hard after a half hour of spins."

Rose looked a little panicky, but I wasn't so sure. "Oh, we are just really good at spins, is all."

"Mmm hmm." I said, rolling my eyes. I didn't believe it one bit, but I turned to face Tori, who was now helping Edward with his jumps. Alice, Rose, and I skated to the side and their boyfriends came over. I sighed.

"Couldn't stay away? I know, I'm irisistable."

The blond one laughed, "You can think that all you want."

I rolled my eyes and watched Edward fall flat on his butt. I smiled. "It's always nice to see someone fail. Its like music to my ears, the sound they make when the skates slip and a soft thump. True poetry."

The muscle one laughed, "He never falls. Well, he never could unless he tries, because we are vam-"

The blond boy clamped his hand over the big ones mouth. "We're vegetarians."

I looked at the big one. "What's your guys names?"

The big one smiled, "I'm Emmett, and this is Jasper."

I looked at them both. "Why can't he fall?"

"We're vampires, silly." Emmett said.

"Emmett!" Rose hissed.

I rolled my eyes, "And I'm bigfoot. Right, if your a vampire, I must be the damsel in distress. Go ahead, eat me."

I bust out laughing and turned around, facing the three skaters on the ice: Esme, Edward, and Tori. Esme looked right at me, fear on her face. I heard the Cullen siblings talk to themselves too quiet for me to hear. Edward skated over to me and Tori called Rose out. They practiced take offs and lands. Alice and I sat back, watching them. Edward tried to get closer to me, but I scooted away.

"Bella, why don't you do pair skating?" Edward asked.

I whipped my head toward him. "Because, I want to keep guys from touching my body. I considered it and got Newton as my partner, he was bleeding for six hours straight, and then I kicked him with my skate."

Ah, good times.

Edward gulped and looked at me, braving it out as best he could. "Why don't you have try outs or something and then get someone you trust."

I looked at him like he was crazy, "And share my gold? Hell no! I am going to win and I am going to win alone, unless I get banned from singles, I will go to pairs, but that is unless I can never go back, and I never intend to do pairs. No way in hell."

Edward looked toward the rink. "You never trained with other people before, have you?"

I shook my head, "My mom owns the rink, so I train for eight or more hours a day, or more if I can. Weekends, I train for nearly sixteen hours a day. I never stop trying, and I haven't had to share the rink. I don't like people on my turf, but I am getting used to it. I can learn your weaknesses and use it against your family. Luckily for me, I don't have weaknesses."

I smirked and turned to Alice, who was talking to Jasper. Hmm, well, I am bored. I pulled out a book, Wurthering Heights, and began reading. There was a loud pop, and I jumped, my head turning toward the source. Rose had fallen. She groaned, sitting up. I saw her hold her shoulder.

"Oh, she just dislocated something." I whispered to Alice. Alice nodded.

Tori helped Rose up and guided her to Esme, who popped Rose's shoulder back into place. Rose sat down next to my mom and Tori called all of us out. I skidded to a halt in front of her and looked at Rose. She was smiling a little.

Emmett came over and pulled her on his lap. Jasper was watching Alice in worry.

"Rose has dislocated her shoulder. I think it would be wise to call it a day, let Rose rest, and I'll see you all tomorrow."

The Cullen's skated off the ice. I turned to Tori. "Can I stay? I haven't had the ice to myself all afternoon."

Tori nodded. "It's not like I can keep you away. You do own it."

I smiled and skated off. I did spins and jumps. I threw in a few jumps and I had a new routine. I saw Tori take down notes on what I did for Esme, which I really didn't mind. I trusted her, it was the Cullen kids I didn't trust. At nine thirty, Tori skated out to me.

"Listen, there is a skate tournament March fifteenth. You in?"

I nodded, smiling, "Of course, why would you even have to ask? I would be in no matter what! Do the Cullen kids know?"

She nodded and my smile faltered, "Esme told them as soon as they were leaving. Alice and Edward are competing, Rose doesn't want to."

I looked at Tori sharply, "What do you mean she doesn't want to?"

"She doesn't want to compete. She wants to do it for fun and see how far it takes her."

I nodded and looked at the ice, yawning. "Night, Tore. See you in the morning."

"The Cullen's will be here, seven sharp."

I smiled, "Then I'll be here at six."

Tori laughed and I got my tennis shoes on, before getting in my porsche and driving off towards home.

REview! My first ice skating fic, and I do not know the terms, I'm just a fan.