How could ice burn like fire?
Chapter one: meetings.
A/N: So I'm a figure skater, I don't compete I mostly do shows at my rink, help out with the little ones, the special needs lessons, make costumes, and preform. Based loosely on: some heated conversations with some of the hockey teams at my rink, and just the general idea in my head that every fandom should have a skating AU in it. So, without further hesitation, Figure Skater Sakura and Hockey Player Sasuke.
It was any normal Tuesday for the pink haired girl. It started with classes in the morning, lunch, work out at the gym with the rest of the skating team, group skating class, dinner, some more off ice training, and then Sakura's private rink time. Sakura was talented, as was the rest of the junior team, they were all set to compete hard this season, and some might even make it to the Olympic team. Her teammates were Tenten, Hinata, Ino, and Tamari. They had an assistant coach Shizune and head coach Tsunade. Sakura had the rink to herself on Tuesday nights where she was currently working on a few different routines for the next several competitions and shows. She was filing into the rink just as the Hockey team was filing out. She gave a gentle smile and wave at their head coach Kakashi and assistant coach Iruka before sitting down and tying up her hair which reached the middle of her back. She grabbed the pink locks first putting it into a high pony tail and then into a semi messy bun that would at the very least stay put. She watched the rest of the team get off the ice and file into the lockers before the Zamboni came out to smooth over the ice once more.
The semi-professional hockey team consisted of, Naruto (co-captain), Sasuke (captain), Gaara, Lee, Neji, Kiba, Shino, Choji, Shikamaru, and Kankuro. They usually stayed out of each other's way but sometimes the groups butted heads on several things including rink times.
Once the Zamboni was gone and her skates laced up tight she slowly slipped in her earbuds and plugged them into the small music player on her upper arm before warming up to a general playlist of songs. She hardly noticed that someone had stopped to watch as she continued doing laps at high speed forwards and backwards in addition to spins, jumps, and other tricks. When she was done warming up she lost the thin jacket she had on leaving her in red colored practice dress. She took the music player and plugged it into the sound system letting the classical music fill her ears. She took her mark on the ice before starting off in her routine. Her body was the perfect picture of fluidity as she moved in sync to the sounds in the speakers. Half way through the 4 minute routine she hadn't noticed the small group enter the rink and watch her, after all, hardly anyone was here at this time and even less so during a private rental. It wasn't until the song ended and her body seemingly dropped to the ice that the deafening sound of clapping filled her ears and she sprung from her kneeled position like a spring glaring in the direction of the sound.
"That was amazing!" the male voice screamed making more sound by clambering down the metal bleachers towards the door of the ice. She recognized one of the hockey players coming towards her and three other members sitting on the bleachers looking stunned, annoyed, or worried.
She glared at the blonde as he opened the door to the ice a bright smile on his features.
"Thanks… you know this is a private rental time… right…" she asked her voice measured as she took a drink from her water the blonde in turn nodded happily.
"Yeah we know, you're here on Tuesdays… we just heard the music and wanted to see what you were doing… are you mad?" he asked slightly worried and she looked at the other three behind him Sasuke, Neji, and Kiba.
"I guess not up until you started clapping like a seal I hadn't known you were there." She replied and that earned a bark of laughter from Kiba, a scoff from Neji, and a smirk from Sasuke.
"Oh… hehehe… sorry…" he stated rubbing the back of his head sheepishly.
"If you want to keep watching do try to be quiet…" she asked with a smirk before gliding over to the sound system and shuffling through the other songs on her playlist. She settled on her Bollywood routine which started out with her on the ice before coming up in various stages to the music and standing for a second before breaking into a 2 footed spin. That quickly turned into a one footed spin, her left foot out at an angle and her arms out with her wrists at 90 degrees so her fingers faced the ceiling. She glided backwards letting one foot almost drag along the ice as she went before twisting her hips to the music almost like soft jumps though her blades never left the ice. She started doing various two footed spins before switching and doing so on her toe picks. Her arms extended her body seeing perfectly still lest for the gliding on the ice.
As the music reached a climax she appeared strangely still, rounding at the short side of the rink and gaining the speed she needed to preform one of the larger tricks. She easily and effortlessly switched from front to back to front again her eyes on the ice her arms and muscles starting the process of tightening up before she executed a perfect triple axel which moments after turned into an arabas spin to a camel jump and into a seated spin with her leg extended out in front of her one hand griping it while the other extended in the air she came up her hand still at her ankle and slowly brought the leg in making her spin faster and faster in neat hearts on the ice's surface she slowed herself down gliding forward again twisting her torso and arms from left to right in time with the song facing her captive audience as she did so. She gave a smile and a wink towards them as she again turned back and did a one footed spin her arms at 90 degrees and one leg the same way.
That in turn transitioned into a reverse bladed pivot and into a little bit of jumping on her toe picks and from there into various switches backwards and forwards, to a straight hip bow, a straight leg jump, to another jump spin into a slide against the ice, prancing on her toe picks, more arm movements, and into her bending backwards slightly while her arms said to come here, of course towards her watchers.
She did another little jump into a straight line glide where both feet were turned out at 90 degrees, her blades straight and that into a spin which slowed her and gave her time, just enough, to get her bearings as she did some more arm and torso movements before some little bouncy spins and into some more stiller movements, some dancing almost, some little bows, her lips moving along to the words out of habit.
Sakura started fast again moving her leg up straight in front of her one hand grabbing it as she curved her way around the bend of the ice it prepared her for an angled spin, one leg on the ground her upper body and other leg straight like a T on the ice as she spun. She sat down, speeding herself up, before standing again her hand gripping her blade keeping herself balanced as her head moved with the forces working against her. Again she sat sliding her arm between the hole of her legs before standing working her way into a fat two footed spin her arms clasped above her head using it to slow herself down as she willed herself to fall against the ice once more when the song ended.
Her breathing came out as heavy pants as the world righted itself around her. She slowly stood up with a bright smile looking at those watching now of which were standing against the glass.
"That was amazing…" Naruto repeated breathless and Sakura laughed taking long gulps from her water.
"Thanks…"
"I'm surprised you're still able to skate in a straight line…" Kiba commented as she opened the door and sat on the bleacher Sakura let out a breathless laugh.
"Lots of practice," she replied and looked up as Sasuke was handing her a towel, not hers, but holding it out to her. "Thanks." She said grabbing it and wiping her face of the quickly cooling sweat.
It was another hour before most of them left, and another half hour until she did. Before she got off the ice she grabbed a bucket of snow left by the Zamboni and patched up all the holes made by her jumps and toe picks. She'd hate to hear about it from the hockey team tomorrow. When she got home and showered she realized she still had Sasuke's towel with her and smiled softly at it. Washing it and folding it up next to her bag to bring to him the next day.
A/N: What did you think? Love hate? Sorry my writing is pretty crappy with the details I've never had to write my routines down. I didn't make up this routine! I have performed a modified version of it many a time and let me tell you… my legs feel like jelly after. The song is called "Nagada Sang Dhol" and the original routine is by my idol and friend Johnny Weir… if you search "Johnny Weir Bollywood" a video will pop up.