"Number 14 please make your way to the rink." The loudspeaker boomed as Cornelia Hale finished tieing the laces on her ice skates. She obeyed, slipping gracefully to the ice rink, spinning in a circle as an opening and moving around the edges of the rink, awaiting the music to begin..
"Cornelia! You were amazing!" Hay Lin said in the locker room, and Cornelia grinned proudly at her friends. Will and Cornelia had made up, and Will was giving her a thumbs up."I didn't know you were able to do that!"
"Yeah, you were awesome, Corny!" Irma grinned, and Cornelia nodded appreciatively at her friends, before slanting a glance at the golden trophy.
"I bet you'll make it to the Nationals!"
"What about Internationals?"
"And Universals!"
"Guys." Cornelia objected, grinning at them. "I don't think Universals even exist."
"Yet!" Hay Lin chirped, grinning from ear to ear at her friend.
"Yeah, well, they don't." Cornelia said quietly, though her expression was not hard, it was still happy from her win.
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Cornelia walked towards the Silver Dragon, her long hair pushed behind her shoulders to stay out of her way, her black hat covering most of her face, her scarf wrapped tightly around her neck to protect her from the chill of winter. She slipped in, before going down in the basement to meet up with her friends. They weren't there, but left an open portal. Of course. She thought before shaking her head, leaving her behind, like always. She stepped in, before shrieking in surprise as she slid down an ice-covered tunnel. What the!?
The gang was waiting at the bottom, and she groaned with pain as her back was quite sore from her less-then-graceful landing. Hay Lin giggled.
"We have to go and meet Elyon, she invited us for dinner." Will explained.
"Mmm." Irma said, envisioning lots and lots of food.
"Hm." Cornelia nodded slightly, before they began walking towards the Royal Castle, not sure of what lay ahead..
A/N: Sorry it's so short I promise the next chapter will be MUCH longer!!