If- Part 2
By: JediPrincess
Note: Thanks for all the comments everybody! ^_^ I don't own anything or anyone in Center Stage.
Recaplet: 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.
Jody opened her mouth, and then shut it again. The whole table stopped talking, and looked straight at him. "Cooper I-" Charlie began. But before he could finish, Jody cut him off.
"Cooper, you really don't belong here."
"Is it a crime to sit with members of the American Ballet Company?" he replied, eyes glittering.
"No but..." Jodie gave out an exasperated sigh.
"But what?"
"I've gotten over you, so stop stalking me already! I have a great life, and I don't need you butting into it!" Jody sagged down into her seat. "So just leave me and my friends alone!"
"Hey! You think I came here to sit with you? No way! I just finished teaching my company half of their routine, and I came here to grab a bite to eat. I saw you people," he waves his hand around over the table, "And I decided to sit."
"Cooper, you're making Jody uncomfortable. I suggest you leave right now before I kick you in the face." growled Eva.
"Better than I could have said it," muttered Charlie under his breath.
"Okay, okay I'll leave!" Cooper raised his hands in defeat. "Catch ya later Jody." He whispered in her ear, and left with a wink.
Jody felt a shiver crawl down her spine. He was so...chilling. As if he were trying to push her into his company. But that would never happen. She had Charlie and Eva and Erik, and every single one of her friend at ABA.
Charlie watched Cooper walk out and then turned to Jody. "Is that what's been bothering you? Him?"
"Maybe," Jody blushed, feeling ashamed.
"Well, if I gotta tell you, he's got a ballet shoe so far up his butt he can't even feel it! Little pompous player..." Eva trailed on.
"Well, you made the right choice not going to Cooper's company. You know that, right Jody?" Charlie questioned.
"Um yeah, I guess so..."
"You don't seem that enthusiastic about it."
"Sometimes...I wonder what it would have been like if I would have accepted Cooper's offer."
"You didn't. And it made you a better person for doing so. You were strong, and didn't cave into him. I admire you for that Jody."
"I'm not so hungry anymore," Serge announced. "Let's just go back to the dorms."
All agreed, and they set out in the brisk night air back to the American Ballet Academy building.
Cooper seethed as he hopped onto his motorcycle. How could she resist him? No other girl had been like her. Most melted under his hand like butter. But Jody, Jody was different. She was strong, and smart, and a great dancer to top it all off. What drew him to her?
He sped through the streets, the wind whipping his hair as he rode back towards his apartment.
***
Maureen tossed and turned in bed. She'd been having nightmares ever since she quit ABA. Her mother's voice sounded in her head, and her reply bounced off the walls of her mind: It was your dream, not mine.
She groggily raised her head, and looked at her alarm clock. The burning red numbers read 4:32. She crawled out of bed, and began to get dressed. She could hear her mother's light snoring as she tiptoed past her bedroom. Walking quietly down the stairs, she flicked on the light to the kitchen.
Even though her anorexia was over, the kitchen was still a formidable place for her. She opened the refrigerator, took out a carton of yogurt- vanilla flavored -and and slowly spooned it into her mouth.
***
Maureen's mother woke to the sound of someone vomiting, followed by the flush of a toilet.
By: JediPrincess
Note: Thanks for all the comments everybody! ^_^ I don't own anything or anyone in Center Stage.
Recaplet: 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.
Jody opened her mouth, and then shut it again. The whole table stopped talking, and looked straight at him. "Cooper I-" Charlie began. But before he could finish, Jody cut him off.
"Cooper, you really don't belong here."
"Is it a crime to sit with members of the American Ballet Company?" he replied, eyes glittering.
"No but..." Jodie gave out an exasperated sigh.
"But what?"
"I've gotten over you, so stop stalking me already! I have a great life, and I don't need you butting into it!" Jody sagged down into her seat. "So just leave me and my friends alone!"
"Hey! You think I came here to sit with you? No way! I just finished teaching my company half of their routine, and I came here to grab a bite to eat. I saw you people," he waves his hand around over the table, "And I decided to sit."
"Cooper, you're making Jody uncomfortable. I suggest you leave right now before I kick you in the face." growled Eva.
"Better than I could have said it," muttered Charlie under his breath.
"Okay, okay I'll leave!" Cooper raised his hands in defeat. "Catch ya later Jody." He whispered in her ear, and left with a wink.
Jody felt a shiver crawl down her spine. He was so...chilling. As if he were trying to push her into his company. But that would never happen. She had Charlie and Eva and Erik, and every single one of her friend at ABA.
Charlie watched Cooper walk out and then turned to Jody. "Is that what's been bothering you? Him?"
"Maybe," Jody blushed, feeling ashamed.
"Well, if I gotta tell you, he's got a ballet shoe so far up his butt he can't even feel it! Little pompous player..." Eva trailed on.
"Well, you made the right choice not going to Cooper's company. You know that, right Jody?" Charlie questioned.
"Um yeah, I guess so..."
"You don't seem that enthusiastic about it."
"Sometimes...I wonder what it would have been like if I would have accepted Cooper's offer."
"You didn't. And it made you a better person for doing so. You were strong, and didn't cave into him. I admire you for that Jody."
"I'm not so hungry anymore," Serge announced. "Let's just go back to the dorms."
All agreed, and they set out in the brisk night air back to the American Ballet Academy building.
Cooper seethed as he hopped onto his motorcycle. How could she resist him? No other girl had been like her. Most melted under his hand like butter. But Jody, Jody was different. She was strong, and smart, and a great dancer to top it all off. What drew him to her?
He sped through the streets, the wind whipping his hair as he rode back towards his apartment.
***
Maureen tossed and turned in bed. She'd been having nightmares ever since she quit ABA. Her mother's voice sounded in her head, and her reply bounced off the walls of her mind: It was your dream, not mine.
She groggily raised her head, and looked at her alarm clock. The burning red numbers read 4:32. She crawled out of bed, and began to get dressed. She could hear her mother's light snoring as she tiptoed past her bedroom. Walking quietly down the stairs, she flicked on the light to the kitchen.
Even though her anorexia was over, the kitchen was still a formidable place for her. She opened the refrigerator, took out a carton of yogurt- vanilla flavored -and and slowly spooned it into her mouth.
***
Maureen's mother woke to the sound of someone vomiting, followed by the flush of a toilet.