I do not own twlight. All belongs to Stephanie Meyer.
Here is chapter 29. You should all know that I had to rewrite this ENTIRE CHAPTER because everything I originally wrote got erased by accident AH! I WAS SO MAD...anyways...Sorry it took me so long to update. Hope you guys like it!
~Dazzler 916~
Chapter 29
A Fresh Start
(Ella's P.O.V.)
For the first time in a month, I'm getting up to get ready for school. To be honest I am pretty excited believe it or not. I finally have a good excuse to get back up on my feet and out of this house.
What sucks is that I have this very strong feeling that everyone is going to be all up in my face the minute I step on campus which is what I don't want.
Either way I wanted to look good for my first day back. Despite how much I wanted to look really cute and wear a skirt and some high heels, my body screamed NO only because my head kept telling me that today is more of a skinny jeans and a t-shirt day.
So I just went ahead and did that.
I had to wear a cast on my arm up until now because my fractures have healed completely THANK YOU JESUS, but it also means that I can go back to dancing.
Finally.
It's going to be weird going back and to be honest I am more nervous about about going back to the dance studio than I am going back to school only because today is the day that I meet my new dance partner. Madame won't even tell me who he is but she's keeps telling me that he's very experienced and trusting him will be easy as breathing?
Madame does tend to over exaggerate when she thinks it's necessary but there's not much I can do about it. The dance class that I teach only shows up three days a week now which gives me more time to focus on my school work and my auditions.
I haven't even started coming up with ideas for my own auditions pieces and there isn't much time left and the worst part is that I'm so behind.
There's so much crammed into my brain right now that I don't even know how I'm supposed to make it through the day.
Well at least I have my friends to help me get through it...along with my therapist.
Believe me when I say that I hate telling someone that I don't really know about my problems. My parents made that decision entirely on their own and I did throw a huge fit.
I've had therapist before and I didn't like it all.
Now I have one just for the sake me "not going insane." But it's only because I got really depressed and almost killed myself.
I can assure it was just a nervous breakdown but no one was really convinced by that.
The cuts on my wrists are still healing, but as far as my well being goes in general...things are starting to get better for me.
They really are.
I've begun to accept it...with the help of Sasha and not that annoying therapists who always asks me the same damn questions every time I visit : P.
Before I knew it...it was time to leave for school, only I'm not driving.
Since I'm still on this medicine that the doctor gave I'm not supposed to drive for another few weeks therefore Seth is going to be driving me just about everywhere until the medication wears off.
This medicine is supposed to be some sort of anti-depressant that will help keep me in a good mood and so far it's not really working to my advantage.
"Hey," Chloe stood in the doorway of my bedroom. "Seth's here. We gotta go!"
"Are you coming with us?" I asked her before grabbing my backpack and turning off all the lights in my room.
"I'm gonna meet you guys up there after I go drop Nora off at Macy and Lucy's place." Chloe told me.
Oh yea...so Lucy, Macy and Natalia have been saving up to get their own place but due to recent conflicts with Natalia being a total bitch, now it's just Macy and Lucy. Natalia is still stuck at her parents house.
"Ella don't for get to take your meds." My mom said right before I managed to run out the house without her noticing.
"Fine," I mumbled under my breath, dragging my feet into the kitchen.
"Did you eat something—"
"Yes mom I had a bagel." I sang.
"Watch the attitude." She mimicked me.
"Sorry." I shrugged my shoulders.
"Don't worry. You're gonna be fine." My mom kissed me on the forehead. "Go, you don't wanna be late."
"Okay, Love you! Bye!" I yelled before running out the door.
Seth stood outside next to his car, he's been waiting for me :). It didn't take him long to notice me walking out of the house.
We didn't say anything, we just kissed and the warmth of his skin made me feel more awake. It's like a jolt of electricity just shot through my body.
"Hey beautiful." He murmured before kissing me again.
"Good morning to you too." I blushed.
"You ready?"
"Ugh! Let's just get this over with. Shall we?" I said before hopping into the front seat.
Suddenly my heart started pounding through my ears and it would stop. Just take a deep breath Ella, you're going to be okay.
"Are you sure okay?" Seth had a concerned look on his face.
"Of course I am. Why wouldn't I be?" I lied.
"You're heart is beating a little fast." He chuckled.
"Damn wolf hearing!" I pouted.
"Ella relax. It's just school."
Maybe he's right. I'm overreacting just a tiny bit. Either way I am still gonna be a nervous wreck whether he likes it or not.
"How come Chloe didn't get a ride with us? I could have taken her today." Seth asked me.
"Well now that she has a car, she's able to take Nora over to Lucy and Macy's since they're going to babysit her all week. Plus she didn't want to hold us up so she'll meet us there." I explained.
"Y'know...Gabe is planning to tell Chloe—"
"That he's a werewolf and he imprinted on her?" I sort of finished that for him since it didn't take me long to figure it out.
Seth nodded.
"Awwww...it's about time—no on second thought I take that back because I don't wanna jinx anything. Cause I have a feeling she's gonna freak out a lot more than I did and Nora is her first priority so whatever she decides, Nora is gonna play a big part in her decision." I said.
"True," He shrugged.
"But then there's the fact that we're still trying to figure out who opened their big mouth and told Cody where Chloe and Nora were cause she's been freaking out about it ever since it happened."
"Who do you think told him—" Seth asked
"I don't know. But I'm starting to get an idea of who might have said something—and no you don't her—wait no actually I think you might. Remember when you went down to Vancouver with me and family for spring break freshmen year?" I told him.
"Mmhmm." He nodded.
"So it was the day we went to go visit some of my friends at Union High School. You met my friend Margo, the one who tried hitting on you—yea but that's who Chloe and I think it is but we're not sure yet cause we haven't asked her." I explained.
"Oh,"
"Yea so that's just about it." I told him.
My mood had changed very quickly when Seth had pulled up into the school parking lot. Now my heart starting racing again.
"Oh God," I gasped as I stepped outside the car.
"On second thought, I think i'll just go to school tomorrow. Seth, can you take me home?" I asked I as turned around to go get back in the car.
He got a hold of my hand before I could take another step. "Ella look at me." He said.
I looked up at him.
"Relax. You're going to be fine. I'm right here." He assured me.
I closed my eyes...inhale...exhale...
"Okay," I squeezed his hand.
"Hey," He lifted up my chin with his hand. Seth leaned in slowly to give me a long and very tender kiss this time around and I enjoyed every second of it. His warm lips brushed up against mine several times before we parted.
That made me feel much better.
"I love you." I smiled before biting my lip.
He kissed me on my forehead this time.
"I love you too..." He whispered.
Just as I leaned in to give him another kiss my phone decided to ruin the moment and it started ringing...and I have a pretty good idea as to who it is.
"Wow of course she would." I rolled my eyes after looking to see who was calling me. I hit the answer button.
"I'm kind of busy—"
"Yea we can all see that." Chloe told me.
I started looking around to find her and my friends. "Ella you're looking the wrong way. Look this way...no I mean the other way...ugh! Ella look straight ahead. I'm looking right at you." She said.
"Okay," I waved. "I see you—and how did you get here so fast." I asked her.
"Hurry up and get over here! Bye!" Chloe hung up the phone.
"Well thanks for answering my question." I put my cell phone back into my pocket.
I love my friends, I love my friends, I love my friends. And suddenly everything is going back to normal, and as always my friends interrupt me when I'm in the middle of kissing my boyfriend.
"Now where were we?" I turned back to Seth and kissed him again only to have someone honk their car which set me off this time around.
"Hey! Get out of the way!" The girl yelled at us.
"Go find another damn parking spot! I'm trying to kiss my boyfriend here!" I yelled back.
"Ella, did you take your medication this morning—"
"Yes Seth, I did. Let's go." This time I was the one who was dragging him out of the parking lot.
"Hey hey hey!" He stopped.
"I'm listening." I told him.
"Have I told you how beautiful you look today?" He asked me.
"Is that supposed to make me smile?" I chuckled.
"Oh look! You're smiling—"
"Haha very funny." I teased.
"Come on," He took me by the hand and we continued to walk onto to campus.
"Y'know what's nice?"
"What?" I asked him.
"I finally get to hold hands and walk down the hallways with the prettiest girl on campus." Seth told me before bringing my hand up to his face to kiss the back of my hand.
Hmmmmm, I missed this so much. Holding his hand, walking down the hallways. Kissing him in pubic and having everyone look at us with a look on their face that read 'they're such a cute couple.'
"Good morning everyone!" I said as we finally caught up to all of our friends who had been waiting.
"Ella!" All my friends gave me a big hug.
"I missed you guys!" I said.
"But didn't we just see you Saturday when we had movie night at your house?" My friend Brock asked me.
"Duh!" Nina elbowed her boyfriend.
"Oh you guys know what I meant!" I rolled my eyes.
Suddenly my attention was drawn to a group of girls who had walked passed me and I heard one of the whisper,
"That's her."
"What!" I got in their faces.
"Ella," Seth pulled me back and the girls walked off giggling.
"Please don't tell me this what I have to deal with all day." I huffed.
"Everything is going be fine. We got your back—" Belinda began to say before she was interrupted by someone...
Someone who I loathe with a passion.
"Well if it isn't the coma girl." The ghastly annoying voice of Mallory Lucas said as she stood in front of me.
"What the hell are you doing you here?" I snarled. Mallory graduated last year and I was hoping it was going to be the last time I would see, but it looks like I am wrong.
"Oh, well that's for me to know and you to find out—either way you'll find out soon enough plus, I just came to drop of my little sister—Quinnie you know Ella right?" Mallory turned to her sister Quinn Lucas who was only a sophomore.
"Yea she's a teacher's assistant for my English class." Quinn gave me a smile.
"Well don't talk to her anymore." Mallory told her. "Either way you don't want to be around her cause she's got bad karma written all over...which is another reason you don't want to end up like her. She had to learn the hard way when it came to the rule of not to mess with me—just look at her. She pissed me off and ended up getting into a car accident twice only this time her loser friend got dragged into it and died though in my opinion it should have been the other way around—"
"Whoa whoa whoa," Suddenly all of my friends went into a defensive mode but I stopped them before they could say anything.
"Mallory that's just rude." Quinn told her.
"Shut up." Mallory yelled at her.
"Who do you think you are?" Chloe stepped in front of me.
"No, let me handle this," I said before Chloe could take another step towards her.
A smiled spread across my face and the only reason why I'm smiling is because I've been waiting so long to do this...
"You can die your hair or get a boob job or gain ten pounds or better yet could even have a black eye and broken nose—" I paused to reconsidered my option of doing what I was about to do but it was too late.
I swung my fist at her face and hit her right in the eye and it felt good. It felt good to finally do that...but i'm still not finished.
I hit for a second time and punched her in the nose...hitting her that time around felt even better.
"You could even get a face transplant and I bet you no matter what you choose to do you will always be an obnoxious and heartless selfish bitch!" I yelled in her face.
"Speak for yourself—ow!" Mallory cried putting her hand up to cover her nose.
"Oh believe me I will—" I jumped for her this time only Seth caught me in mid air and held me back.
"How dare you! How dare you blame me for Randy's death—you don't know SHIT ABOUT ME!" I screamed,
"Ella calm down." Seth told me but I ignored him.
"Get away from me!" Mallory retaliated.
"No, you stay the hell away from me or I guarantee next time you're gonna have something to say to both of my damn fist!" I said as Seth picked me up by my waste and continued to pull me away.
This is not how I wanted to start my day off and it quickly put me into a bad mood.
"Put me down Seth!" I protested.
"Calm down," He said putting me back down on my feet with his arms still around me. "Shhhh it's alright I've got you."
I didn't try to fight my way out of his arms this time around. I let him hold me. I let him calm me down as I took deep breaths to blow off the steam.
I can't believe I just did that.
The bell rang five minutes later and we walked to first period together. By lunch everyone new I punched Mallory in the face and when fifth period came around for choir...my teacher announced that we weren't going to work on the song that Mallory wrote for our choir because she had an "accident" and won't be back till next week...it's probably because she doesn't want anyone to see her black eye or her possibly broken nose.
Aside from the incident that occurred this morning, the rest of my school day went very smoothly.
It kinda felt like I never left. The best part was that no one treated me differently :D. That's all I wanted and it's all i got.
~~~~~Two Hours Later~~~~~
I don't have to work until tomorrow since the class I teach only meets on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Today I had to come to dance studio at 3:45 to start working on my audition work with Madame since she was giving private training to all of her seniors.
I came at 3:30 so I had to warm up.
She didn't come out of her office till 4:45pm sharp...and I was still stretching and I still stood up because she had entered the room.
"Sit down and continue stretching. I want us to talk before we get started." Madame told me.
I sat back down and went into my left leg splits.
"Now, as of last week they're are several schools from all over the country who are looking at having you in their programs and they are all attending the showcase in which you still have two months to prepare for along with catching up on the other routines which I'm sure will take no time. You're my best pupil and you have grown into such a beautiful dancer over these past four years of teaching you and now all that I ask is for you to work your hardest when we're doing these private sessions. I know it's going to take some getting used to with Randy not being here anymore but I know he's up there smiling because you my dear have managed to recover so well from the accident. He was a very talented dancer..." Madame trailed off.
"Yes he was." I agreed.
"Anyway...so what did you have in mind for your solo pieces?" She asked me.
"Well for the first one I was thinking something more classical like the song Palladio, from that diamond commercial. It's very dynamic and I can make it work well to the best of my abilities." I told her.
"I like the sound of that, keep going..." Madame nodded.
"I also wanted thought I do a contemporary piece to this song—it's called Cosmic Love by the band Florence and the Machine. I don't think you've heard of them but—"
"Yes yes I know who they are. I'm not that old. I'm only in my late forties." She chuckled.
"Starting this Friday, I'm having all of my seniors come in after school from six to nine to work on some new routines that I have choreographed for the eight of you as a group. There's lot's to do plus you're partner should be arriving within an hour or two. I want you to meet him before class starts and get in a little practice before rehearsal tonight."
"Exactly who is he? Do I know him?" I asked her.
"Enough questions, let's get started. Go get your music." She told me.
So much for getting my questions answered.
The next hour consisted of Madame and I working together as a team to figure out the best choreography for each song. I showed her my ideas first and then she showed me hers.
It was nice having my teacher's perspective on things, she just made my choreography seem more effortless and easy breathing.
I've been working my life to get where I am today but now i'm doing for both my sister and I.
Then I have Sasha to help me make it even better once I figure out the basics of what Madame wants me to do and once I have the final product...my audition is going to be gold.
Solid gold.
After a good hour and a half of work, Madame finally decided to give me a good ten minute break before we went back to work. I still had a good forty-five minutes left.
After catching my breath I got back up on my feet and started running through the new choreography Madame added to my routine.
"Well if isn't little Miss Rosie," I heard a very familiar voice say.
Now there's only one person I know who calls me Rosie...and I new exactly who it was.
Actually this person is the only person who calls me by my middle name only he sort of sort of turned it into a nickname.
I turned around to see my good friend Xander Fomina :DD.
He graduated from Forks High School last year and I've known him for a good 8 years. I always see him at dance camp down in LA every summer...and then it was during my freshmen year that I found out...
He is also Madame's son.
Small world? I think yes.
Funny how I've known him all these years and I had no idea. I just thought it a mere coincidence that they had the same last name. He's spent this past year studying at AMDA (American Musical and Dramatic Academy) for Dance Theatre.
"Xander!" I yelled as I ran to give him a great big hug...well actually I sort of jumped him yet he managed not to fall over.
"Good to see you Rosie!" He said.
"Why didn't you tell me that you were coming?" I asked him.
"Well actually it's because—"
"Xander, right on time." Madame had walked back into the studio.
"Hi mom." He went over to hug his mom.
"Ella...meet your new partner." Madame said with a big smile on her face.
"WHAT?" I gasped. A grin had replaced my surprised expression which led to Xander (Pronounced Zander) and I hugging again.
"Surprise." He told me.
"Oh my goodness. This is great—but what about AMDA?" I asked him.
"The winter term just ended and I won't be going back to New York till the Summer in which hopefully I will be seeing you there by then." He said.
"Well I hope so—"
"Oh please. New York is going to love you. End of story." Xander assured me.
"Okay enough with the flattery. We have to work to do and hopefully we can get you caught you caught up before everyone shows up. They're going to be so excited to see the two of you." Madame told us.
"I already warmed up before I got here so I'm ready to start." Xander said.
I've danced with Xander loads of times so this was nothing new to me, but it's still weird not having Randy around—but I'm not going to let that take over my emotions for one second.
I need to focus. I've cried enough for him and I know he wouldn't have wanted me to cry anymore. So I'm not.
Well I'll try my hardest not to...
It wasn't long until my private session ended and everyone started to show up for rehearsal. They were all so excited when they saw that Xander and I were here.
Dance has definitely been the best part of my day today besides besides being with Seth who always knows how to brighten my mood.
"So how was your first day back to school?" Ainsley asked me as she continued to stretch.
"Oh it was fine." I shrugged.
"Oh come on...so how did it feel punching that girl in the face?" Mason asked me.
I turned my head towards Belinda and Chloe who acted like they weren't paying attention. I knew they were the ones that said something.
"It was great...yea it was really great." I squinted my eyes at them.
"What did she say to piss you off?" Marina asked me.
"Nothing, just some really stupid stuff about how I have bad karma and she blamed me for Randy's death and some other stuff and it just really threw me off and can we please talk about something else before I start crying." I told them.
"Oh yea that reminds me...you guys are never gonna guess who sat next to me on the plane while I was on my way to Seattle?" Xander said.
"Who?"
"Chanel Iman." He said as he pulled out his phone to show us a picture.
"You sat next to a Victoria Secret MODEL?" Carl and Mason were freaking out more than the rest of us girls.
"What is with guys and Victoria Secret models?" Belinda asked.
"Who cares? Chanel Iman is smokin' hot!" Mason told us.
"Peutrova alert!" We all heard someone yell.
"Oh shit I haven't put my hair up yet!" Marina was fussing to put her hair up in a bun as fast as she could while she ran over to her spot at the barre.
"Here I got it." I said trying to help her put her hair up which I managed to do in lest than ten seconds. Madame entered the room and all of us were ready.
She didn't say anything when she entered the room. All you could hear was the sound of her feet moving step by step down the dance floor examining all of us.
"Shoulders back. Carlton." She said as she passed him.
"Very nice posture Ella."
I gave her a tiny little smile.
"Now that you all are ready...warm ups!" She clapped her hands together and started the music.
We went through our usual warm up routines and then got down to work...
At first I thought I wasn't going to remember much from January plus all the choreography that I learned earlier today with Xander...to my surprise I remembered everything.
I was spot on and it made me feel so much better. Seeing myself getting everything right in the mirror made me smile. It's like I was never gone.
I feel different...but it's a good different as if I know deep down that nothing is gonna stop me this time around.
"Stop stop stop!" Madame yelled. We gave her our absolute attention. "Go back to the lift and I want to see you do it again without the music and with counts." She told us.
"No!" She yelled at us again.
"Ella and Xander...front in center...watch them closely. They're doing it right!"
Xander and I went through the movement.
"See how she keeps her toes pointed while he's holding her up in the air, and boys watch how he's using his hands to support her. Xander slowly bring her back down and...good. Very good. This is how it needs to be done." Madame said.
The next time around we all did it together as a class with the music.
"Yes! Now we're all doing it right. Keep going don't stop—don't think about it. Feel the music and let your body do the work. Julia do not flex your foot back when you extend your leg...that's much better. Very good rehearsal everyone that's enough for today. I will see you all tomorrow."
I quickly ran to the bench by the front of the room and took of my pointe shoes. My goodness I've never been this hard on my feet.
"Aw shit! Anyone have a band aid? My blister busted open again." Chloe asked us.
"I'm already ahead of you." I grabbed the band aid box out of my duffle bag and tossed her band aid, then I grabbed a few for myself.
"Looks like I won't be wearing heels for my senior presentation tomorrow." Belinda mumbled under her breath.
"Good luck! I don't have to present till after spring break—and then prom is three weeks after that. I can't wait!" Ainsley shrieked.
Prom.
I totally forgot that was coming up soon. It's still a few months away but I am planning on going with all my friends. And even though Seth may be my boyfriend I am still expecting him to come up with a creative way to ask me to prom.
"Since spring break is in a few weeks and by then all of us will have our paychecks from our jobs, I think we should all go shopping in Seattle." Belinda suggested.
"I'm going to be gone all of spring break. Remember Seth and I are going to New York. So I'll probably get lot's of shopping done while I'm out there plus I'll be sure to bring something back for all of you lovelies." I told them.
"LUCKY!" Belinda rolled her eyes.
"Ella...boyfriend alert." Marina coughed.
Seth came just in time. I was ready to go. "Hi," I said before giving him a kiss.
"I think I may vomit." Mason choked.
"Shut up!" The girls snapped at him.
"Jeez, she knows I'm kidding." He told them.
"Okay let's go—see you guys tomorrow. Bye!" I said before walking out the studio with my boyfriend.
"Looks like someone had a good day, here I'll put that in the trunk for you." Seth said taking my bag.
"Thanks," I said as I got into the front seat of his car. "And yes I did. Now let's go home."
I fell asleep a few minutes after Seth started driving. I forgot how rigorous my everyday schedule was. To think that I would be this exhausted on my first day back :P.
"Ella...Ella wake up." Someone nudged me.
"Noooooo," I whined.
"We're right in front of your house and I know you'e tired." Seth said.
"Fine," I got out of the car and Seth walked me to the door. "Come over later tonight?" I yawned.
"Maybe, if you're still awake." He chuckled.
"Just come over. I don't care if I'm asleep. I just want you with me tonight." I gave him the puppy dog face this time around.
"Good night. Love you." Seth gave me a kiss on the forehead before he walked back to his car.
"So is that a yes?" I yelled.
He didn't even answer back. Seth just drove off. I was gonna get him back later. My parents were in the kitchen talking when I got inside and Meg was in the living room watching tv with the dog.
"I'm home and I'm going to bed. Night!" I yelled before dragging my feet upstairs.
I wasn't until I got out of the shower that I got a text message from Seth.
~I'll be there in 20 minutes lol ;)~
Of course Seth would mess with me like that.
God, I love my boyfriend.
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~Dazzler 916~
