Chapter 1

" Class, don't forget, we have a field trip later today." Lana's 3rd period teacher yelled as everyone walked out of the classroom. Lana rolled her eyes. It wasn't a real field trip, it was a reward trip, and her 'team' had collected the most money for the Red Cross. Now, as a result of that, they were going to the ice skating rink.

" I don't want to go ice rink." Lana complained to her best friend, Julie.

" Well neither do I, but I'm not complaining."

" Actually you were last night." They turned to find Maryanne and Trina, their two other friends, completing the 'square'.

" Well, we need to get going!" Trina said grabbing two of her friend's arms. They ran to one of the buses waiting to take them to the rink.

" London! That was great!" London's skating coach cried as she landed her jump. Her partner, Dustin, agreed.

" o.k. Now, let's try-" Coach was cut off by the sound of doors opening and loud chatter. The chatter stopped when they saw the three people in the middle of the ice.

" Sir, I reserved the rink until three."

" Oh, of course, would you mind letting us run the routine one last time?"

" Actually that'd be great! We can watch."

" Ready?" Coach asked London and Dustin. They nodded. Coach turned on the music, which was Japanese but the beat was Latin. They did their quick paced routine and when they finished everyone cheered. London smiled and began to skate to the opening so she could get out of the ice. She quickly took off her skates and walked toward what looked like Jeanine, the most popular girl in school.

" I knew she'd peg me out as a skater with great potential." Jeanine said, but Skater walked right past her to, surprisingly, Lana.

" Hi Lana! It's been way to long." She cried.

" London! I thought that was you!" Lana cried giving her a hug.

" How do you two know each other?" Jeanine asked nastily.

" She's my cousin." London said, pulling away from the hug. Dustin came over and handed London a hot chocolate.

"Oh! Thank you!" she cried chugging it then turned to Coach.

" Can we eat now?"

" Fine, but something light."

" Coach, you're killing me! Can't. Move. Too. Hungry." She fell into Dustin's arms.

" You are such a drama queen." He said London lifted her head

" Don't talk to me I'm dead."

" Oh God, she talk even when she's dead." Dustin said. London got up and smacked him playfully.

" Anyways, Lana, how have you been?"

" Good, oh! These are my friends, Trina, Julie, and Maryanne." London smiled,

" Nice to meet you." Then Dustin wrapped his arms around London.

" This is Dustin." She said giggling.

" Is he your boyfriend?" Maryanne asked. Dustin and London laughed.

" No!"

" Why is it so funny?" Trina asked.

" I'm gay." Dustin said.

" Really?" Julie asked.

" No, but it seemed like a good answer. In truth, I have a girlfriend, she's not here, but she should be coming." Dustin explained.

" Oh."

" So, Lana how's aunt Jimmy and uncle Collin?"

" Aunt Jimmy?" Dustin asked with raised eyebrows.

" Aunt Jimena." London replied.

" They're fine, how are your parents?"

" Weird, as usual." London was actually a mystery, bother her parents had dark hair, and generations before them the same (don't know if that's true) yet, and she has naturally darkish blonde hair.

" Well for someone who's dead you do seem chipper." Coach said.

" I'm going." London said. " See y'all later." Then her and Dustin walked to the snack bar.

A/N so what do you think? I'm not a skater, so if you are I could use the help with the terms and other skating related things, yeah., so thanks for reading so please review!