If
By: JediPrincess
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Center Stage, except maybe the tape! ^_^
Jody slipped off her point shoes, and glanced over at Charlie. She was glad she had decided to reject Cooper's offer to join his company. This was where she felt she belonged. In Company. The American Ballet Academy's company. It was better than being Cooper's slave for the rest of her dancing career. At first she had had doubts. But then it dawned on her. How would she be able to leave Erik and Eva and- especially- Charlie? It was not possible.
She worked the shanks of the shoes silently, as Eva slipped down next to her. "Some workout, eh?" she asked Eva.
"Oh, there's been worse," she replied. "I'm just glad to be in Company."
Jody sighed. "Sometimes...I don't know...I miss Cooper, in a way."
Eva sat straight up. "You miss that jerk?! How could you? You got a perfect dancer boyfriend on the other side of the room, and you miss Cooper?!"
Jody struggled for words, as Charlie tucked his own point shoes into his backpack, and headed over to her. He looked perfect- dark brown hair slightly spiky and blue eyes shimmering in the faint fluorescent lighting of the studio. "Hi you two. What's up?"
Jody blushed, and Eva nudged her. "Hi Charlie. Just girl talk."
Charlie raised his eyebrow. "What type of girl talk?" he teased.
Jody stammered out, "N-nothing, Charlie. Oh look there's Erik!"
Erik, no longer sporting crutches and a cast, walked over to the smallish cluster of people. He gave a short wave as he approached.
Charlie nodded, and turned towards Erik. "How's the leg?"
Erik replied, "Oh, I can dance on it pretty well now. It hasn't been bothering me in about a week."
Charlie grinned, "Now I guess you'll be able to do all your parts."
Erik yawned, and exclaimed, "Oh, a dancer's life!" Eva giggled, and Jody stretched uncomfortably.
Charlie saw Jody's uneasiness, and asked her, "Are you sure everything's alright?"
"Nothing could be better."
***
Cooper directed his company into a new jazz step. He wondered if they would be able to handle it. He let out an inward sigh, and brushed a few golden locks away from his face. "Okay, we'll start that segment over again! And a one, two, three!" His small troupe leapt across the room, and traveled into several spins. In the midst of flailing arms and kicking feet, he watched. Yvette, the lead in this segment, clumsily tripped over her own feet, and fell, crashing to the floor.
"Enough!" he yelled, his voice echoing. "If you can't pull this together, how am I ever supposed to get onto the next segment? We have a show in just three days. You heard right. Three days." If only Jody was here, he thought, Everything would go smoothly.
***
Charlie, Erik, and Serge knocked on the girl's dorm door. Galina raced to go get it. Ever since Maureen had moved out, Galina had moved in. Jody put the finishing touched on her make-up, and straightened out her skirt.
The door opened, and the three guys stepped in. Charlie held a bunch of roses in one hand, and he presented them to Jody. "A rose for a rose," he exclaimed.
Jody blushed shyly. "Why thank you my handsome prince."
Serge twirled Galina around the room, until she bumped into a bed, falling down in a fit of giggles.
"Are we ready to go to the salad bar?" asked Eva.
"All ready." Jody answered as the six walked out the door.
***
Cooper swung his keys on a little ring. He walked down the block, towards where his motorcycle was parked. Inserting a key into the ignition, he sped off, heading for the salad bar.
***
Jody picked out a table for them to sit at. She noticed the table sat eight, but nobody else would join them. Erik and Eva were sharing a joke, and Jody laughed falsely. Charlie put his arm around her. "You positive everything's ok? You seem distant today."
"Oh no, it's nothing, honestly," she lied. "I just have a bit of a stomach ache, that's all."
Charlie's eyes explored hers, and he sat back in his chair, looking straight ahead.
The grating noise of the chair next to Jodie against the floor, snapped Jodie out of a trance. "Mind if I sit?" announced a familiar voice. She span around. It was Cooper.
Read Part 2 of If soon!
By: JediPrincess
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Center Stage, except maybe the tape! ^_^
Jody slipped off her point shoes, and glanced over at Charlie. She was glad she had decided to reject Cooper's offer to join his company. This was where she felt she belonged. In Company. The American Ballet Academy's company. It was better than being Cooper's slave for the rest of her dancing career. At first she had had doubts. But then it dawned on her. How would she be able to leave Erik and Eva and- especially- Charlie? It was not possible.
She worked the shanks of the shoes silently, as Eva slipped down next to her. "Some workout, eh?" she asked Eva.
"Oh, there's been worse," she replied. "I'm just glad to be in Company."
Jody sighed. "Sometimes...I don't know...I miss Cooper, in a way."
Eva sat straight up. "You miss that jerk?! How could you? You got a perfect dancer boyfriend on the other side of the room, and you miss Cooper?!"
Jody struggled for words, as Charlie tucked his own point shoes into his backpack, and headed over to her. He looked perfect- dark brown hair slightly spiky and blue eyes shimmering in the faint fluorescent lighting of the studio. "Hi you two. What's up?"
Jody blushed, and Eva nudged her. "Hi Charlie. Just girl talk."
Charlie raised his eyebrow. "What type of girl talk?" he teased.
Jody stammered out, "N-nothing, Charlie. Oh look there's Erik!"
Erik, no longer sporting crutches and a cast, walked over to the smallish cluster of people. He gave a short wave as he approached.
Charlie nodded, and turned towards Erik. "How's the leg?"
Erik replied, "Oh, I can dance on it pretty well now. It hasn't been bothering me in about a week."
Charlie grinned, "Now I guess you'll be able to do all your parts."
Erik yawned, and exclaimed, "Oh, a dancer's life!" Eva giggled, and Jody stretched uncomfortably.
Charlie saw Jody's uneasiness, and asked her, "Are you sure everything's alright?"
"Nothing could be better."
***
Cooper directed his company into a new jazz step. He wondered if they would be able to handle it. He let out an inward sigh, and brushed a few golden locks away from his face. "Okay, we'll start that segment over again! And a one, two, three!" His small troupe leapt across the room, and traveled into several spins. In the midst of flailing arms and kicking feet, he watched. Yvette, the lead in this segment, clumsily tripped over her own feet, and fell, crashing to the floor.
"Enough!" he yelled, his voice echoing. "If you can't pull this together, how am I ever supposed to get onto the next segment? We have a show in just three days. You heard right. Three days." If only Jody was here, he thought, Everything would go smoothly.
***
Charlie, Erik, and Serge knocked on the girl's dorm door. Galina raced to go get it. Ever since Maureen had moved out, Galina had moved in. Jody put the finishing touched on her make-up, and straightened out her skirt.
The door opened, and the three guys stepped in. Charlie held a bunch of roses in one hand, and he presented them to Jody. "A rose for a rose," he exclaimed.
Jody blushed shyly. "Why thank you my handsome prince."
Serge twirled Galina around the room, until she bumped into a bed, falling down in a fit of giggles.
"Are we ready to go to the salad bar?" asked Eva.
"All ready." Jody answered as the six walked out the door.
***
Cooper swung his keys on a little ring. He walked down the block, towards where his motorcycle was parked. Inserting a key into the ignition, he sped off, heading for the salad bar.
***
Jody picked out a table for them to sit at. She noticed the table sat eight, but nobody else would join them. Erik and Eva were sharing a joke, and Jody laughed falsely. Charlie put his arm around her. "You positive everything's ok? You seem distant today."
"Oh no, it's nothing, honestly," she lied. "I just have a bit of a stomach ache, that's all."
Charlie's eyes explored hers, and he sat back in his chair, looking straight ahead.
The grating noise of the chair next to Jodie against the floor, snapped Jodie out of a trance. "Mind if I sit?" announced a familiar voice. She span around. It was Cooper.
Read Part 2 of If soon!