Here's the next chapter! Sorry for the delay, I've been pretty busy and my ear decided it wanted to be jacked up :( Here you go!

"You-you're Ra-ravine Velez." Lauren stuttered, oblivious to the fact that she had just referred to me as Ellie. Ravine, being the best mannered woman in the world, ignored her. Her eyes still focused on me. Lauren, who would've killed anyone else that dare ignore her, seem to be in too much shocked to do anything.

"Are you going to start competing again? I mean it's not like you'll actually make it to the Olympics, you blew that, but what is it used to say? Oh yeah! 'It's not about the level or winning or losing, it's all about the fun.'" I wanted to strangle her. True, that was how I felt, but she knew that I cared. You couldn't be at my level and not care about that stuff. That same as one of the things I just told the younger kids when they were upset. "They said that you didn't have any brain damage, but you seem to be pretty stupid. I mean, can you even talk anymore?"

"Yes I know how to talk. Question is, can you? Are you only capable of insults?" This wasn't my best come back, not by a long shot, but with Jasper trying to calm me down to it was the only one I was capable of.

"What the heck Bella. You to know she's like the figure skating queen." Lauren said, snapping out of her shock. She turned her attention to Ravine. "Sorry about her. She isn't the nicest person." Edward growled at this and I knew that if Jasper hadn't been there he would have tried to kill her. He was over Lauren, her thoughts and actions about and to me were just too much for him. I reach out and grabbed Edwards's hand, knowing it would help.

"Obviously don't know Bella very well. In fact, I go out on a limb and say you're jealous of her." What, was Ravine was defending me? I guess there was a time when we were friends, but that friendship was one of the many things that had disappeared when we started serious competitions. I didn't really care that much since when we started those she started being a… Well, the words I want to use aren't very appropriate. I could tell all the Cullen's were also shocked at this as I had explained my relationship with her last night. Lauren started at her with shock, surprise that not only did Ravine talked to her, but also the she defended me. Thankfully, this had the distracted everyone from the fact that she had called me Ellie.

"That's enough." Jackie butted in. "Ravine, this is a school class. We'll be over in 30 minutes if you want to wait to use the rink, otherwise please leave." Ravine then sat down on the bleachers. I was tempted to sigh, but I didn't want any more attention. It was one of thing for my class and old coach to be watching me, but it was another to have an old competitor watching me.

"We're going told a competition between everyone in the different rinks. Although I'm not sure if I'm going to divide this one into two different levels or not. After this competition I have another surprise for you, but you have to wait." Jackie told us at the end of the class. Once again, I had mixed emotions. I didn't really want to compete again, but at the same time I was excited at the idea of preforming again.

We're making our way to the locker room when Ravine pulled me aside. I ignored the glare Lauren gave me a motion for Ravine to follow me into Jackie's office. Jackie was basically my older sisters so I knew she wanted to hear.

"What's up?" I asked her. I wasn't necessarily nodded her still. I understood that it wasn't her that actually dropped the bag, that was her mother. A mother had always hated me. Ravine and I had always been neck in neck in competitions and her mom wanted me out of the way so her daughter could have the entire spotlight. So, I wasn't mad at Ravine anymore. But I was hurt.

"I just wanted, no needed, to say that I'm sorry. I don't know if I would be able to live without skating. My mom did what she did so I could win in and the results caused you to lose everything. It almost cost you your life. I should have at least had the decency to see you in the hospital. I'm really sorry Ellie-Bellie." I smiled at the old pet name for me before speaking.

"I forgave you a long time ago. It wasn't really your fault. I just wish we could have this conversation earlier." She was about to say something else when I cut in. "besides, if that hadn't happened I would have never have moved here and meet Edward. I love him Ray. Plus I got my life back. While l while always miss being able to skate all the time of my only worry was skating, I missed out on a lot. This is my life now. And I love it." I paused before approaching and giving her a gentle hug, not sure she would reject it or not.

"Thank you." She whispered into might either as she returned my hug.

"No problem. Now, I need to go outside before we've given Jackie enough time to suspect we've killed each other." Laughing at my worried she followed me out. I guess some changes are good.

"Bella, come here." Jackie called me and I then made my way of the locker room. I nodded at it and went into her office for the second time today.

"What's up?" I said having complete Déjà vu. I was never formal when I was alone with her. I may not stay competitively anymore, but I knew her well and she will was always being my coach.

"First off, what did Ravine want?"

"She went to apologize. She seems to have escaped her mother's grasp the. Finally." Her mother always had a very strong hold on to her. The relationship was a gum to the sole of a shoe. No matter how hard you try and you couldn't you get rid of it.

"That's good. Second, the competition we're having. I'm planning on telling everyone that we are going to actual competition Seattle afterwards, but with you we need more time. You don't have to go, but if you do I need to know if you're gonna and if you're going to enter under Ellie or Bella. I completely understand if you want to stay out of the spotlight them. I know this press would be all over this." Doing another real competition? I wasn't sure they could. I was hardly able to get on the ice as it was.

"Can I think about it? I don't know yet and it's something I don't want to take lightly."

"I was expecting that answer. Go. Play with your boyfriend or whether it is you do now that you actually have a life." I smiled at her and walked away, my brain on overload.

Edward was waiting for me right outside her office. I could tell from the look on his face an even listening in. The normally loving expression was replaced with one of concern. Of course, it may actually be one of concern just as much as one of love.

"Are you okay, love?" one of his favorite lines. Right up there with 'what are you thinking'.

"Yep, I'm fine. I'm just not sure what to do. While I want to do another competition they are so many problems. If I went as Bella there is a high chance someone will recognize me is Ellie. But if I went as Ellie I don't know if I could live up to everyone's expectations or be able to defend my past." During my rant we had may our way to his car.

"I'm sure you'll figure out what to do." With that we sped away to his house. To home.