Nudge walked into the ballet studio speechless. It was better than she had imagined. The first room was an office. It was a rectangle, and on two walls across from each other were comfy looking couches. Across from the door there was a desk behind which a woman sat typing, not seem to notice that she had walked in, with Valencia behind her.

"Hello?" Nudge said, taking a step forward.

"Oh, I'm sorry!" the woman said. She was probably 5'6 and was thin. Her face was round and cinnamon colored with a splash of freckles. She had big brown eyes and straight brown hair that surrounded her face in a neat bob.

"Hi, I'm Marianna Pedrez, but you can call me Anna. I'm the ballet mistress and teacher at Prestige Ballet Academy."

Nudge smiled and introduced herself. "Hi, I'm TC Coleman. I was told there was a class today."

Anna's face lit with recognition. "Right. Kailee told me you'd be coming today. Do you have everything you need?" She asked.

"Yeah. My sister had some stuff I could use for now." Anna smiled and pointed to the door on the left of the desk.

"That's the dressing room. You may put your stuff in there." Nudge smiled and gave Valencia a hug.

"Have fun!" Valencia called, and Nudge waved at her.

"Do I pay you now or later?" Valencia asked. Bringing out her checkbook, but Anna stopped her.

"I have a feeling I may want to evaluate her for a scholarship first. From what I've heard, she may be the receiver." Anna responded.

As she walked through the door, Kailee pounced on her.

Zee line of epic!

"YAY! You made it!" Kailee shouted. Nudge smiled and hugged her back.

"I didn't think you would come, but here you are!" Kailee sang, and Nudge laughed.

"Me neither, but here I am!" Nudge replied, laughing.

"Here. Meet the other girls."

Leah: A slender girl with red hair and gray-green eyes.

Mickey: A girl with an athletic body and brown hair and brown eyes.

Taryn: a skinny girl with white blonde hair and aqua eyes.

Emma Charlotte: a curvy girl (but not fat) with strawberry blonde hair and violet-blue eyes.

Cloris: A small, mousy looking blonde girl with hazel eyes and a big nose.

Angela: Just like Kailee, except she had curly hair.

"Cool. Nice to meet you guys!" Nudge gushed as they got their ballet slippers on and their clothes off to reveal leotards and pink tights underneath.

"Ok, class, to the barre." Anna asked as the girls walked out of the room into the ballet studio.

It was a huge room with a wooden barre across the middle of one side and a floor to ceiling mirror. The walls were mint green, and above the barre was a wide window that spanned the room, letting the evening light in.

"Plie and stretch, plie and stretch, grand plie in first. Port de bras, and repeat in second, fourth, and fifth." Anna said, marking the steps.

Nudge looked at Kailee as if to say 'help!', so she traded places with Nudge.

"Follow me, ok?" She whispered. Nudge nodded, and she put her feet in a 'V', or first position. Alm ost instantly, Nudge began to catch on, at first stumbling along with the moves, but smoothly transitioning into the flow of the steps of the class.

By the end of the class, Nudge was almost like the other girls, catching on quick to the combinations. She was even better than Cloris, who sucked.

After the curtseys, Anna called everyone to sit at the front of the room.

"So, you all know that the ballet production we will be having is Swan Lake." The girls nodded.

"Well, I would like to announce that we are having auditions this Saturday and you are all invited. Nudge, please see me after class. Thank you!" She said, and all the girls clapped as they left the room.

"Nudge, I need to talk to you." Anna said, gesturing for her to come closer.

"Did I do something wrong?" Nudge asked, worried. "I can fix it, I promise you!"

Anna laughed. "No, you've done nothing wrong! In fact, you've done the opposite!" Nudge looked confused. "You are amazing. I can't believe you can do that after only one class!" she gushed, and Nudge blushed.

"Thanks!" She beamed.

"Nudge," Anna said, putting a hand on the girl's shoulder. "I normally would never, ever say this, especially after only one class, but I think you're ready to get pointe shoes (toe shoes)."

Nudge opened her mouth, and all that came out was "wha wha…"

Anna laughed, and gave her a hug. "Meet me after school tomorrow at the Shoe Basket and I'll help you choose your first pair."

"Oh, thank you so much! It's… It's an honor!" Nudge rushed into the dressing room and started squealing!

"What?" Leah asked, though they had all been at the door eavesdropping.

"I get to buy my pointe shoes!" She exclaimed, and all the girls (except for Cloris) joined in the celebration.

"HEY!" Cloris yelled, jumping on the bench to be seen. "I don't have MY pointe shoes yet!" She stuck her nose in the air.

"It's 'cause you suck." Angela said. She was a person who would say the truth, no matter how mean.

Cloris sat down and huffed. She wasn't a nice person anyways, so no one felt bad for her.

Nudge didn't even notice. She was too busy being happy. Maybe, she'd even be Odette. How ironic would that be?