Stephanie's Pov

"Cleveland ice rink, this is Monica speaking. How may I help you?" A female voice asked from my phone. It hadn't taken me long to get a hold of the rink, thankfully.

"Hi, my name is Stephanie and I was wondering if I could book some privet ice time today." I said. Thank god, I knew exactly what to say.

"Of course. If you would like, I can book you in right now since our next class won't be here for another four hours." She said. Yes, I get to go skating; I was so going to enjoy this.

"That would be perfect, I'll be there soon. Um, do you accept credit cards?" I asked.

"Yes, we do. Can I please have your last name?" She asked.

"It's Cross." I said.

"Okay then, see you soon Miss Cross." She said, then the line went dead.

I placed my phone down before heading over to my wardrobe and started to look for my figure skating gear, which wasn't going to be easy. I admit that it took me way longer than I had hoped to find my skates because of Alice's stupid idea of organization, but in the end, I found them (I admit that it took me ten whole minutes to find them and when I did I was ready to kill Alice). I grabbed them out of the box they were in and was thankful when I saw my old bag that I used for my skating gear sitting there. I grabbed it out and carried them over to the couch and I packed my skates into the bag, and then I went back to looking for my outfits, as I wanted to wear one. After a while I found my favorite midnight blue skating outfit. I pulled it out and walked back to my bag, packing it in. I zipped it up and hung it over my shoulder, then I headed to my bathroom. I dropped the bag to the ground then undid my hair, then tied it back up so it was sitting in a ponytail hair on my head. I picked my bag back up and left my room, heading back downstairs to the living room, which suddenly went silent as I came close. Well, I guess I know who they were talking about, because there would only be one reason they would go quiet. I shook my head at the lack of subtly and walked into the room.

"Esme, I'm heading to the ice rink, is that okay?" I asked, smiling. I wasn't sure how she'd feel about me taking off since the Denali's just got here, but I needed a chance to think and I was always able to do that when I was skating.

"Of course, dear." Esme said, smiling up at me. I had the urge to ask what they had been talking about a moment early, but I decided I really didn't want to know.

"I'm coming." Alice suddenly piped in, dancing over to me. Well there went any chance of me having alone time.

"Are you now?" I questioned, glaring at her.

"Don't be like that, I want to see you skate." She pouted, which she did knowing it didn't work on me.

"You're a physic. You can literally see the future." I said, shaking my head. If she wanted to see me skate she could do it here by looking into my future.

"Would anyone else like to come?" Alice said, ignoring what I had just said. So much for my thinking time.

"I want to." Renesmee said, getting up off the couch after kissing Jacob on the cheek. I admit I was okay with Renesmee coming, but only because she wouldn't annoy me like Alice would. Rosalie stood up too and walked over to me, smiling, and I smiled back.

"May I come?" Carmen asked. I looked over at her and I admit I was shocked for a moment, but then I smiled.

"Of course." I said. "Alice, you guys go in one car and I'll go with Renesmee in mine." I said.

"Okay, just let me tell Eleazar I'm going with you." Carmen said and took off upstairs before I could answer, while Alice went back over and kissed Jasper.

"When Emmett gets back tell him where Rose is, okay." Alice told him.

"Of course." He said, his southern accent coming out strong. Alice kissed him again then darted back over to me, at the same time Carmen came back down the stairs.

"Let's go." I said, then I remembered I hadn't grabbed my car keys. "Shit, um, I'll be back in a minute." I said.

I dropped my bag on the ground and ran back upstairs, going into my room. I went into my wardrobe and went to the secret hiding spot, grabbing out my car keys. On my way back out of my room I decided I wanted music to skate to, so I quickly went over to my bookshelf and grabbed the CD Noah had burned for me for when I went skating so I could do my routines. I smiled at the memory and left my room holding the CD close to my chest while my other hand held onto my car keys. I raced down the stairs and scooped my bag off the floor, ignoring everyone's gaze.

"We can go now." I said as I straightened up.

I placed the CD in my bag as we walked out to the garage and went over to my car, climbing in. I threw my bag into the backseat where it gave a loud thump, then I watched as Renesmee climbed into the car. I waited as she shut the door and pulled on her seat belt, then I started the car.

"Do you know if they let you borrow skates at this place?" Renesmee asked as I pulled out of the garage, followed by Rose's car.

"I don't know, but sometimes they do. Why?" I asked as I put the car into drive and sped down the drive way.

"Well if they do, I want you to teach me how to skate." Renesmee said simply. I would have turned to look at her, but since I was pulling onto the main road I wasn't going to do that.

"Okay, if they do, I'll teach you. But remember; I'm going to be practicing, doing jumps and stuff like that." I said.

"I know." She said, smiling. "Hey, do you have one of those outfits" She added and I laughed.

"Actually, I have six, though I only brought two to Cleveland, the other four are at my old home, so I'll get them when we go to Florida" I explained.

"Can I have a look at the one in your bag?" She asked.

"When we get there, which will be quite soon." I smiled. She seemed shocked by my statement and looked out the window, only to gasp in shock.

"Slow the hell down!" She yelled at me.

"Oh, come on, your family drives like this all the time and there's no one else on the road ahead of us. Also, I'm barely going that fast – I'm only going ten over the speed limit." I said, shooting her a confused glance.

"They are vampire's, you aren't." She said. Well I already knew that, but I was surprised that she didn't include herself in the statement. I admit that I did feel like laughing at her, but I controlled myself.

"Renesmee Carlie Cullen, I basically grew up on a race course. If anyone knows how to drive, it's me." I said, shaking my head.

"Okay, okay, you win." She said, shaking her head, but then she seemed to freeze. "Wait, how did you know my middle name?" She asked.

"I heard your Mom say it when she was angry at you for doing something with Jake, which I so don't want to know about. In my mind, you're too young to be doing that sort of stuff." I said as Renesmee just rolled her eyes.

"If you know mine, I want to know yours. I mean, fairs fair." She said, waiting for me to answer.

"My full name is Stephanie Ann Cross." I said, then I smiled. "It's funny because my mom seemed to have a thing for A middle names." I said.

"What do you mean?" She asked.

"My middle name is Ann, while Noah's was Aaron." I said.

"Some people are like that." She said, then her face changed. "So, I've um… never asked, but did you have any other Aunt's or Uncle's other than John?" Renesmee asked, which made me understand why she looked so uncomfortable. She knew that if I did have any other family that they'd be dead.

"My dad had an older brother, called Joseph, who died of a brain tumor two years ago. He was my favorite uncle and was really funny when I was a kid, but he just couldn't beat the cancer back. My mother, she had a younger sister named Rebecca, who was murdered on the streets after work in a way I really don't want to tell you about." I said. My aunt Bec was a beautiful person and didn't deserve what happened to her, but neither had Rosalie, but it still happens.

"I'm sorry." She said as we pulled into the car park of the ice rink, with the others right behind us. I pulled into a spot near the entrance, then after I turned off the engine I turned to look at her, my face soft.

"You have nothing to be sorry for." I said and I grabbed her hand. "Renesmee, these things happen every single day, whether we want them to or not. Is it unfair, of course it is, it always is? Do I miss them, of course I do, sometimes even more than I can bear, but there is nothing you or I can do about it, so I'm going to live my life and just be grateful that I'm still alive, and by doing that I'm keeping them alive in my heart." I said and I held her hand tighter, getting her to look at me directly. "So, do me a favor and stop feeling sorry for me, because in some ways that just makes it worse, okay. Also, it's beginning to piss me off a little." I said.

"Okay." Renesmee said, smiling at me. I smiled back at her, then I leaned back to pull my bag from the back seat. Once I had it, we both climbed out of the car and were met by three very happy looking vampires.

"What are you guys so happy about?" I asked cautiously, worried because I knew Alice all too well.

"We were planning the shopping trip; Carmen has agreed to come with us." Alice said. Oh great, of course they were talking about my impending doom.

"I'm glad you're so willing to come to the torture sess… I mean shopping trip." I said, getting a glare from Alice, which just made me smile.

"My pleasure, I want to get to know you better." Carmen smiled and I could tell she was trying not to laugh.

"Are we going in?" Rosalie asked impatiently.

"Yes Rose, we are." I said, shaking my head at her while Renesmee laughed.

I slung my bag over my shoulder and walked over to the doors, pushing them open. I held it open for the others and once they were through I started to look for the reception desk, which I was able to fine easy enough. As I came to the desk I saw a woman sitting there, looking at a computer screen, her green eyes shining behind her black framed glasses. It didn't seem that she knew I was standing there, so I cleared my throat, which caused her to look up. When she saw me and the people behind me her eyes widened.

"Stephanie Cross?" She asked, her voice surprised.

"That's me." I smiled. "Is the rink ready?" I asked.

"Yes, everything is set up." Monica said, pulling her eyes away from the vampires behind me.

"Two things I wanted to ask. First: do you have skates we can rent? And second: can you play this while I skate?" I asked, pulling the CD out of my bag, along with my purse. I handed her the CD and she smiled at me.

"I can certainly play your music, and we do have skate's you can rent, but they cost eleven dollars each." Monica explained.

"Okay then." I said, then I looked behind me. "Do any of you guys want to skate other than Renesmee?" I asked.

"Count me in." Alice said cheerfully.

"I think I'll watch." Rosalie said. Carmen nodded in agreement with her, so I just smiled and looked back at Monica.

"I'll rent two pairs." I said.

She smiled, then she turned and started to type a few things on the computer. Once she was done she handed me the credit card scanner, so I opened my purse and pulled out my credit card, well one of them. I swiped it through the slot and entered my pin. After a moment Monica smiled and placed the scanner away, then she got up and came out of the reception area.

"Follow me to the skate rental." She said, motioning to her right.

"I'll meet you guys on the ice after I'm changed." I said.

They nodded and followed after Monica, who was already walking toward wherever the skate rental place was, while I headed to the changing room I had seen on the way to the reception desk. I headed in and placed my bag down on one of the seats. I pulled off my top, jeans, bra and boots, then I folded my clothes up. Once I was done doing that I pulled out my outfit and pulled it on, making sure the built in bra was sitting right. I smoothed down the material, then I looked in the mirror that wasn't too far away from me and smiled. My outfit was midnight blue up the top and went lighter and lighter until it hit a very light blue. Stitched in to the arms and over my breasts were silver swirls, which were also sown around the bottom of the dress. It looked like it had short blue sleeves, but there was silver-ish fabric that went down to my wrists. I was happy because I hadn't done this in age's and because I use to do it with my Mom. I sat down on the seat and pulled my skates out of my bag. My skates were black, which was because they didn't show the wear as much as white ones did. I pulled them on and tied them up, then leaving the blade covers on, I stood up, packing my clothes and my shoe's in my bag. I zipped it up, then after slinging it over my shoulder I left and headed out to the rink.

I smiled at Monica as I passed the reception desk and walked through the doors to the stands. I admit that it is really hard to walk in skates when you first start out, but I had six years practice at it, so it didn't feel uncomfortable to me anymore, though it had when I had started. As I started down the stairs I saw Renesmee and Alice tying up their skates. As I got closer Rose's gaze shifted up to me and she smiled, getting up and meeting me as I got to them.

"You look great." Rose said.

"Thanks." I smiled, placing my bag on the ground. I walked over to one of the seats and sat down, taking the covers of my blades

"Wow, is that seriously what skates wear?" Renesmee asked as she stood up. She wobbled a bit on her feet, but then straightened up. She was getting it quicker than I did, but she was a vampire after all.

"It's the easiest thing to skate in." I said to her.

"Can we start now?" Alice asked, standing up.

"Let's go." I said, smiling at Carmen before I walked down the stairs to the rink entrance. Alice and Renesmee followed me and I turned to look at them before I went onto the ice. "Alice, make sure you don't let her fall." I said.

"Don't worry, I would never let my niece hurt herself, though I doubt she could out here." Alice said. I smiled and went out onto the ice. The moment I was on my music started playing I started to skate and I loved it.

So, what do you think about Stephanie going skating? Please tell me.