If- Part 3
by: JediPrincess
Disclaimer: I don't own anything or anyone Center Stage ^_^ Enjoy!
"Jody! Jody! Get up now!" Jody opened her eyes slowly, and saw Eva's face peering down at her. "It's really late. 10:15..."
Jody sat up straight in bed. "10:15?! And you didn't get me up?"
"You had a rough night, last night, and I thought you would enjoy some sleep..."
"I've had a class at 9:45!" Jody scrambled out of bed, pulling half the sheets out with her.
"Easy girl. Take it easy..." Jody rushed into the bathroom, clutching tights and a leotard. Two minutes later, she emerged, hurriedly pulling her hair into a ponytail. Grabbing her bag, she rushed out of the room, calling over her shoulder, "Come on Eva!"
Jody flew down a flight of stairs, and opened the door to one of the dance rooms. Inside, the class had already finished their bar stretch, and was stretching their splits. "Jody, you're late I see...and Eva too." Jonathon commented.
Jody flopped down on the floor, unzipped her ballet bag, and pulled out a pair of ballet shoes. "I know Jonathon but..." she began.
"No buts. You're both ABC members. Girls would kill for your positions. You can't be late anymore. Do you understand?" Jonathon stared firmly in their direction. He clapped his hands. "Now everyone into your Pointe shoes!"
***
Cooper stared grimly at his pupils. He was low on money. Very low. A couple more weeks like this, and he would have to shut down. The show would be in two days now. Two measly days! The worst had to be that ABC's performance was on the same exact day. The same DAY. The American Ballet Academy was known for stellar performances. But they didn't have Cooper Neilson anymore, did they?
He observed Yvette practice the hardest section of the whole neo-ballet he was performing. He scowled as her arms flailed wildly in the tours jette. He ran his fingers through his hands, and said through clenched teeth, "Yvette, can't you do better than that?"
Yvette snapped her bubbled gum, and blew a big bubble. "What do ya want? Something perfect?"
Cooper exploded. "Yes! Unflawed! Perfect! Is that possible Yvette Gordens? Possible?"
Yvette popped the bubble with her tongue. "I mean, like whattdoya expect from me? I ain't no goddess..."
Cooper fumed. "Far from one. Now out."
"But you can't-"
"Out!"
Cursing under her breath, Yvette grabbed her jacket and stormed out of the studio.
Cooper stared after her, breathing heavily. There was no show anymore. He kicked a chair across the floor, and strode out the door.
***
Jody exited the studio, wiping sweat from her brow. The insides of her Pointe shoes were stained with blood from broken blisters. She sighed, and thought she felt a rib crack. Eva caught up to her from behind and scooted over next to her. "Jody, you look beat." Eva proclaimed.
"I know...it's just that I've been having this nightmare lately." Jody sighed, and brushed a few stray wisps of hair away from her face.
"A nightmare? What about?" Eva inquired, shifting the weight of her bag from one shoulder to the other.
"It's a nightmare that keeps on repeating itself every night. I dream that it is the day of the show, and just as I enter from the sidelines, Cooper drives up with his bike, and grins evilly at me. I get so shaken by that, that in the dream I perform so horridly that I end up knocking down several people and totally trashing the routine."
Eva pondered Jody's dream for a few seconds, and breathed deeply. "I think you want to be principle here. That's what's bothering you. That you gave up an opportunity to do so, and it's coming back to haunt you."
Jody opened her mouth to respond, but she felt an arm wrap around her shoulder. "Hey Jody." She spun around to see Charlie, smiling and light blue eyes piercing. She felt her heart give a leap, and she grinned back. "Hello Charlie. How was your day?"
Charlie shrugged. "Oh, the usual. Practiced some lifts with Anna."
Jody felt slightly jealous at this comment, as Charlie wasn't lifting her in the ballet. She was one in a trio to dance a section of Jonathon's new ballet, "Amore." She smiled awkwardly, and asked, "Want to go get a bite to eat?"
Charlie saw Jody's desire to change the topic, and complied. "Sure."
Eva grinned, and ran ahead. "I'll go get Erik and the gang and leave you two alone."
by: JediPrincess
Disclaimer: I don't own anything or anyone Center Stage ^_^ Enjoy!
"Jody! Jody! Get up now!" Jody opened her eyes slowly, and saw Eva's face peering down at her. "It's really late. 10:15..."
Jody sat up straight in bed. "10:15?! And you didn't get me up?"
"You had a rough night, last night, and I thought you would enjoy some sleep..."
"I've had a class at 9:45!" Jody scrambled out of bed, pulling half the sheets out with her.
"Easy girl. Take it easy..." Jody rushed into the bathroom, clutching tights and a leotard. Two minutes later, she emerged, hurriedly pulling her hair into a ponytail. Grabbing her bag, she rushed out of the room, calling over her shoulder, "Come on Eva!"
Jody flew down a flight of stairs, and opened the door to one of the dance rooms. Inside, the class had already finished their bar stretch, and was stretching their splits. "Jody, you're late I see...and Eva too." Jonathon commented.
Jody flopped down on the floor, unzipped her ballet bag, and pulled out a pair of ballet shoes. "I know Jonathon but..." she began.
"No buts. You're both ABC members. Girls would kill for your positions. You can't be late anymore. Do you understand?" Jonathon stared firmly in their direction. He clapped his hands. "Now everyone into your Pointe shoes!"
***
Cooper stared grimly at his pupils. He was low on money. Very low. A couple more weeks like this, and he would have to shut down. The show would be in two days now. Two measly days! The worst had to be that ABC's performance was on the same exact day. The same DAY. The American Ballet Academy was known for stellar performances. But they didn't have Cooper Neilson anymore, did they?
He observed Yvette practice the hardest section of the whole neo-ballet he was performing. He scowled as her arms flailed wildly in the tours jette. He ran his fingers through his hands, and said through clenched teeth, "Yvette, can't you do better than that?"
Yvette snapped her bubbled gum, and blew a big bubble. "What do ya want? Something perfect?"
Cooper exploded. "Yes! Unflawed! Perfect! Is that possible Yvette Gordens? Possible?"
Yvette popped the bubble with her tongue. "I mean, like whattdoya expect from me? I ain't no goddess..."
Cooper fumed. "Far from one. Now out."
"But you can't-"
"Out!"
Cursing under her breath, Yvette grabbed her jacket and stormed out of the studio.
Cooper stared after her, breathing heavily. There was no show anymore. He kicked a chair across the floor, and strode out the door.
***
Jody exited the studio, wiping sweat from her brow. The insides of her Pointe shoes were stained with blood from broken blisters. She sighed, and thought she felt a rib crack. Eva caught up to her from behind and scooted over next to her. "Jody, you look beat." Eva proclaimed.
"I know...it's just that I've been having this nightmare lately." Jody sighed, and brushed a few stray wisps of hair away from her face.
"A nightmare? What about?" Eva inquired, shifting the weight of her bag from one shoulder to the other.
"It's a nightmare that keeps on repeating itself every night. I dream that it is the day of the show, and just as I enter from the sidelines, Cooper drives up with his bike, and grins evilly at me. I get so shaken by that, that in the dream I perform so horridly that I end up knocking down several people and totally trashing the routine."
Eva pondered Jody's dream for a few seconds, and breathed deeply. "I think you want to be principle here. That's what's bothering you. That you gave up an opportunity to do so, and it's coming back to haunt you."
Jody opened her mouth to respond, but she felt an arm wrap around her shoulder. "Hey Jody." She spun around to see Charlie, smiling and light blue eyes piercing. She felt her heart give a leap, and she grinned back. "Hello Charlie. How was your day?"
Charlie shrugged. "Oh, the usual. Practiced some lifts with Anna."
Jody felt slightly jealous at this comment, as Charlie wasn't lifting her in the ballet. She was one in a trio to dance a section of Jonathon's new ballet, "Amore." She smiled awkwardly, and asked, "Want to go get a bite to eat?"
Charlie saw Jody's desire to change the topic, and complied. "Sure."
Eva grinned, and ran ahead. "I'll go get Erik and the gang and leave you two alone."