My Sister: The Olympian
Chapter 2
A/N: DISCLAIMER--I don't own any thing related to Twilight -sigh-
Bella's Point of View
"Alright, here it is." I said as we stepped into my tent. Al and Rose just wandered looking around the rooms. Just then the guys came with the luggage. Followed shortly after by Edward. Hmm.. where's the hoe? Like a mind-reader, Alice said, "Hey, where's the heiffer?" On call, White and Vito came in dragging Tanya behind them. "Hey guys, what the hell?" They both looked at me, anger evident in their features, but that soon evaporated when they looked me in the eye. "That one," Louie broke off glaring at Tanya, "was talking shit about you, and no-one talks shit about you on my watch." I smiled. "Aww, guys, thanks. Oh, shit, I should introduce you.." I turned to see everyone sending glares that could peirce like daggers towards Tanya. "Guys.. this is Shaun and Louie." Emmett went wide-eyed, "You-your-Shaun--White--Louie--Vito--Oh.--My.--God." He stammered. The guys laughed. Louie looked at him, his eyes dancing with his amusement. "You the brother, Emmett?" Emmett swallowed and nodded. "Damn, your not the same spitfire as you sister, eh? I would've expected you to joke about Shaun's hair, I know I do." He laughed. Shaun shot him a glare. I was holding my amusement inside of me, with effort I might add. Louie kept laughing at everyone's expression before he turned serious. "Who's that with?" He asked, his voice flat as he pointed at Tanya. Edward looked up guiltily. Louie looked him straight in the eye and spoke, "..Away." Tanya then decided to speak up. "Excuse me?" She sneered. "You can't do shit. Who the hell are you anyway?" I swear Shaun looked like he would attack her, along with everyone else in the room. "Shaun White, Olympic Gold Snowboarder, and yes, I can. I can and will kick your ass out of here." She looked stunned for a second. I glanced at my watch, shit, got to go for my runs. "Guys, I got to go do a practice run before I compete for placing in the finals, then if I go to finals.. I got to do that run." They all looked at me and nodded. I turned to Vito and White, "Guys? Do me a favor and get them to their seats?" They both nodded and gave me hugs for luck. After being hugged by everyone--except Tanya, of course, I was off.
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Emmett's Point of View
"Guys?" Oh my-- stop it Emmett, it's just Shaun White. Just Shaun White--stop it. "She's going up in five for her first run, let's go get seated." We all nodded and followed him to our seats near the half-pipe. We arrived and sat just before the announcer said, "Isabella McCarthy." The crowd stood and erupted into cheers. Suddenly, she flew onto the half-pipe. She came up on the first edge and launched herself into a flip. She landed successfully and came to the edge in front of our seats and did a straight air poptart. (A/N: Airing from fakie to forward on a quarterpipe or halfpipe without rotation.) She landed successfully, once again, and ended the run with a backflip off the edge of the pipe. She then rid to the bottom. I cheered like no tomorrow and her gaze swept over the crowd before she ripped off her helmet and waved. The press approached her as she was getting her score. "95.6" The crowd erupted into cheers and I could see her talking with the press when she came on to the big screen. "How does it feel to have gotten the highest score in this competition, placing you in the finals?" She did her signature as she bit her lip and pulled her goggles back to reveal her eyes before she spoke. "Well, umm.. it's odd"--she chuckled--"it's great, umm.. it's hard to explain. It's like for this run, you do only what you need to to get to finals and then if you get there, that's when you bring out your best, so we'll see. I'm going for gold, but to say I'm here, competing for Team USA, at 19 nonetheless, is mind-shattering. So, we'll see how it goes, see ya in an hour." She then waved and walked off towards the team quarters. The reporter continued talking though, explaining that Bella was 'the best snowboarder the USA has ever produced'. Once the situation hit me, I laughed with relief. "She made it! She fricken' did it!" This was the best moment in my life aside from Rosalie saying yes to my proposal. This was so great. Everyone was visibly excited for my sister-- Tanya aside, as always.
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The hour went quickly from our excitement, and soon the finals were going to begin. The announcer came on, "Ladies and Gentleman, the Olympic Woman's Snowboarding Half-pipe Finals will begin with, Trisha Barton." The crowd cheered as she did her run, but I was in a haze as I waited for my sister to come on. She was the last boarder, and it was now her turn. She came onto the half-pipe, on the first edge she did a McTwist, (A/N: A forward-flipping backside 540, performed in a halfpipe) once she reached our edge, she did a Sato flip (A/N: It's something like a frontside McTwist. The rider drops in fast, rides up the transition as if doing a frontside 540°, pops in the air and grabs frontside, then throws head, shoulders, and hips down.) and once she reached the final edge, she did something I'd never seen before. She did two flips, and on the third she undid her bindings held the board out as she did the flip and re connected just before landing and finishing her run. To say the crowd went wild would be an understatement.
She undid her bindings, ripped off her helmet and threw her arms up and screamed. It got eerily quiet when the announcer came on. "With a score of 98.8 on her final run, Isabella McCarthy places gold." I took off for her but, suprisingly, Edward beat me there.
A/N: Oooh..cliffie. Well, minor cliffie..
Anyways, if your wondering how I know about all of the snowboarding trick terms.. A. I snowboard..(not nearly as good as Bella :) .. more like do an expert run = fall on ass/ the occasional face-plant).. AND a thing I'd like to call: Google. :) Thanks to whoever is reading this, if anyone. Reveiws are appreciated :)
chloe.