Dare To Live , Dare To Love

Chapter One

My alarm went off at 4 a.m. it was monday , I had dance practice at 5 a.m. and had to get ready and go pick up Jenna . I put on my favorite green tye dyed leggings and black sports bra and then went downstairs to get my morning fruit smoothie , my mother always made me drink one everyday before practice to stay healthy

"You've got a competition Saturday" She said from the kitchen table , sipping her morning coffee

"Yeah , I know" I said trying to drink my smoothie as fast as I could so I could get out of the house

"You better win first" She says not taking her eyes off the newspaper

"I'll try" I say . My mother wasn't a bad parent , she just wanted the best for my sister and I . My sister , Mischa , was a dancer too , but for another company , She decided to live with our father after my parents got divorced so occasionally we competed against each other in competitions , Although her company was in Lexington and mine was in Louisville.

"Do you know where it's at?" She asked still not looking at me

"Yeah , It's in Orlando" I say standing at the door with my keys to my Range Rover in my hand

"Mischa will be competing" She says finally looking at me "Probably doing a solo or duet . Make sure Allison and Anna give you one" . Allison Holker and Anna Trebunskaya were my dance teachers , two of the best in fact and they were both insanely competitive

"They probably will" I say

"Alright well get going before your late" She says "You've got to get Jenna still" .

I walk out of the house and put my gym bag in the backseat , I hear the door of my neighbors house open , I look over and see Alan , Alan Bersten . Alan was the top dancer for Reign Studios which happened to be the rival studio to my Company.

"Off to Rehearsals , Palmer" He says

"What's it to you , Bersten" I say

"You and the dare dweebs going to Shine On this Saturday?" He asks , He called me and the dancers at my studio the "Dare Dweebs"

"Yeah , We are , What about you and the Ruined Reigns" I say , he laughs

"Just bring your A game , Okay Palmer?"

"Your the one that needs to bring your A game .. Unless you wanna lose" I say

"Yeah .. We're not going to lose" He says before getting into is car and backing out if his driveway .

Alan's Studio , Reign , was voted the second best in the state after they lost at last year's competition , Dare was voted first . His studio and my studio had a huge rivalry , Even Allison and Anna had a rivalry with Cheryl Burke and Tony Dovolani , the teachers at Reign .

I drove my car two streets over to my best friend Jenna Johnson's house and picked her up

"You ready for this competition?" She asked . Jenna was just as competitive as I was which made us butt heads sometimes when we were younger but now she usually gets Solo's like I do .

"Yeah , I'm ready" I say "I'm ready to beat Mischa again"

"Do you think you'll get the Solo?" She asks

"I don't know" I say

"Come on Makinley , You know your the star" She says

"I'm hoping I get it" I say and pull into the studio parking lot and park in my normal spot by the entrance

"Looks like the boys are here already" Jenna says grabbing her gym bag out of the car . I look over to see Gleb and Artem getting out of Gleb's red Ferrari , And the Brothers , Maks and Val waiting by the front door to the studio which meant that both Allison and Anna weren't there yet . Gleb and Artem wait for Jenna and I by their car and walk to the door with us