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"And a one, two, three four, pick it up, six, seven, eight" Adele chanted as she clapped her hands. The thirteen company ballerinas glided gracefully before her dancing to the beat of her clapping and the rhythm of the classical piano coming from the stereo "And a one, two, three, four, stretch those feet, six, seven, eight"

"Stretch those feet, shoulders down. Will you just kill me now" Teddy laughed softly and continued to dance beside her best friend Arizona. While Teddy Altman and Arizona Robbins were principal dancers for the Pacific Northwest Ballet Company, their choreographer Adele shoved them to the back any chance she got. The pair constantly disrupted her class but they were two of the best dancers in the company. No matter how much Adele despised them, they still got picked to perform solo pieces and main roles in company productions. The only thing that made her feel better was pushing them out of her direct sight during her classes.

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. No talking, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight"

"But she's talking" Arizona giggled

"Theodora be quiet three, four, five, six, seven, eight"

"Teddy"

"Alright stop, everyone stop" Adele snapped and turned off the stereo. Everyone knew why they were stopping because it was such a frequent occurrence but they stayed quiet anyway. "Do you enjoy interrupting each and every one of my classes Theodora?"

"Teddy"

"Excuse me?"

"My name is Teddy and no I don't enjoy it just like I don't enjoy you barking the counts at us. We know the routine and we can follow the music"

"How dare you? You are in my class therefore you will follow my way of teaching whether you like it or..."

"Adele" Richard interrupted with a loud chuckle from the door of the studio. Seeing what was going on in that class, he wanted to step in just to annoy his ex-wife. Richard Webber was now retired as Artistic Director of the Pacific Northwest Ballet School and Company but as Director of the upcoming performance of Giselle, he was still heavily involved.

"Can I help you with something Richard?"

"I don't mean to interrupt but I had an appointment with Miss Altman and she's ten minutes late"

Sighing loudly, Adele dismissed her class but not before shooting harsh glares at both Richard and Teddy. She stormed out of the studio without a word leaving the class to shuffle out and move on with their days.

"Stay Miss Altman, I'd like you to show me the original piece you've been working on" Richard asked as he took a seat by the stereo.

"I guess that's my cue to leave" Arizona chuckled as she pulled off her pointe shoes and replaced them with her ugg boots. The only downside to professional ballet was the affect it had on their feet. "I'll be in the library; I need to go over the original Romeo and Juliet play if I want to survive rehearsal tomorrow. I can almost guarantee that Adele will ask me a million stupid questions about what Shakespeare meant for us to portray in the ballet version"

"Shakespeare didn't even know someone was dumb enough to change his play into a ballet but it can't hurt to be prepared" Teddy smirked "I'll text you when I'm done"

Making her way over to the stereo as her best friend left, Teddy sat her iPod into the docking station and flicked to the song she had been choreographing to.

"Whenever you're ready"

Pressing play once Teddy had settled in the middle of the floor, Richard was a little surprised as Katy Perry's 'Firework' blasted through the speakers. He watched as Teddy glided across the floor so gracefully but with a little edge as well. Hitting every movement with precision, Teddy was on such a high that she lost focus during her grand jeté and landing awkwardly. Twisting her knee as she fell to the ground, she screamed in pain.

Arizona was barely down the hall when she heard her best friend's screams and raced back to see Richard trying to help Teddy to her feet. Crying in agony, Teddy couldn't put any weight on her right leg and she knew instantly that something was seriously wrong.

"You gotta calm down and tell me where it hurts Ted" Arizona insisted, trying to calm her best friend down. She had never seen Teddy like this before.

"My right leg Riz, my right leg hurts. I heard something snap" Teddy cried

"Snap as in snapped a bone?"

"Snap as is in a snap. I don't know what it was"

"Alright we have to get you to a hospital" Arizona insisted as she pulled Teddy's arm around her shoulders and got her to her feet. Taking all of Teddy's weight, Arizona could see fear written all over her best friend's face. Nothing scared a dancer more than injury. Richard helped Arizona get Teddy downstairs to Arizona's car. Arizona insisted they would be ok and that she would keep him posted once they got to the hospital.

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The two words a dancer or an athlete of any kind never wanted to hear were 'knee reconstruction'. It meant months in painful rehabilitation and never getting back the strength you once had in that knee. If you were determined enough then maybe you could get back to that strength but there was always that fear of injuring the delicate ligament again.

Teddy had surgery on her knee two days after her fall and there was more than pain keeping her in that bed. Slipping into a state of depression, Teddy convinced herself that her career as a professional dancer was officially over. Everything she had worked for since she was six years old just ripped away from her grasps.

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"Seattle Medical and Rehabilitation Centre, what department can I direct you to?"

"Physiotherapy please"

"Just hold one moment and I will connect you" the perky receptionist said as the hold music started to play. Tapping her foot out of habit, Arizona waited for another but slightly less perky receptionist to answer

"Seattle Physiotherapy Dr Torres' office, how can I help you?"

"Hi, I'm calling in regards to the latest physical therapy appointment I've made then had to cancel last minute for Teddy Altman" Arizona began with a sigh. Four attempts to get her best friend to the Physiotherapist and none successful "I wanted to make another appointment for Friday morning at around 9 if that was available?"

"I have Friday at 8:30am is that ok?"

"Perfect and I promise Teddy will be there. I won't let her get out of it this time"

"Good luck"

"Thanks... I'll need it"

Thoughts?