(Hello, this is Beccah! This is my first ongoing story. A modern adaptation of Frozen/RotG. I hope you enjoy it. Just a warning, yes this story includes ice skating, but sadly I know little about ice skating so if something is wrong I apologize.)
I always enjoyed skating. There was a certain feeling of freedom, knowing that the only thing holding you back from that triple or even quad salchow is you. The excitement of flying across the ice, with the knowledge that if your blades were angled any different you would fall. That was always the best part for me.
I take a deep breath as the announcer calls my name.
"Elsa Carol preforming her short sequence for lady's singles. Ms. Elsa represents the skating camp of Arendelle Glades."
I slowly circle the arena, collecting my strength. I was nervous; I had a right to be so. Conceal, don't feel, don't let it show. Conceal, don't feel, don't let it show. I think to myself as I take my pose. From the corner of my eye I see Anna, my sister and manager. Next to her is my coach, Carmen. Carmen is nice and all, but she's more uptight than I am. She doesn't look at me, only my skates. I know she'll be critiquing me the entire time.
I exhale slowly as my music starts. I'm skating to this really nice instrumental piece called "The Swans" by Saint-Saens. Conceal, don't feel, don't let it show. I think one last time before I begin my show. The choreography was brilliant, showing off the height that I achieve on my jumps. It was all going wonderfully. I forgot about the crowd that was ahh-ing in amazement, and I let myself relish in the freedom.
Then I fell. I landed on the wrong foot after not having enough speed to finish my turn. My blade tilted as it hit the smooth ice. Luckily I landed on my butt; I would have an enormous bruise in the morning. Conceal, don't feel. I quickly got back up, hearing the crowd clap as I did. I would have to gain quite a bit of speed to do my next jump. I improved a lap around the ice to help me collect speed, and then went on to finish my program.
Finally, my last move; it was a combination of spins. I mentally tallied them off as I executed them. Shoot the duck, Arabesque, Biellmann, Layback, switch it to a Y-spin, then an Upright and pose! I smiled brightly as I hit my pose, my heart was racing. It would have been perfect, if not for that fall. I spun and did my bows. The crowd gave me a standing ovation, tossing stuffed versions of flowers, snowmen, and snowflakes onto the ice. I picked up one of the snowmen as the four or five younger skaters collected the rest for me.
When I stepped off the ice Anna instantly hugged me. "You did great Elsa! I'm sure no one even remembers that you messed up. Everything else was flawless; you'll make the top three I just know it!"
She was so bubbly that it was contagious. I looked to Carmen with a smile as I tossed on my jacket and blade guards. She hands me a water and I thank her. She ushers Anna and me to the scoring platform to await the results.
This was always the worst part. But I had to make, I just had to! This wasn't just some silly competition this was battle for a spot of the OLYMPIC TEAM! Well, technically this was just the first round. The top three skaters from here would go on to compete again, then the top three from that competition would once more compete. But the top three winners from the third round would go on to the Olympics.
"The judges are now writing up the results for Miss Elsa Carol." The announcer spoke. Anna took my hand in both of hers. Slowly the scores were read over the intercom. My face dropped. I felt my eyes watering up. Conceal, don't feel. Conceal, don't feel. Conceal. Conceal! I forced a smile onto my face and waved to the crowd.
(Thank you for reading Chapter One, please review, even if you disliked it. Thanks! Yes, The next chapters will be longer, no I don't know when they will be up.)
(Caution, yes Jack will show up, but I'm not sure if this will be Jesla or not….it probably will be.)
