Hey.. you didn't miss me much.. But I couldn't stay away from writing again.. This is my new story I was telling you about.. Hope you like it.. It was on my mind while writing my last one.. So let's start.. Don't we? Hope I don't disappoint you..



Chapter 1

The mind and the body are two things inseparable.. When your mind tells you to act your body act to that thought. And that is how I learned to think and act at the same time.

Being an athlete is not easy. When you are outside you think that everything is simple. But it is not. You have to practice; you can not do what other people do in your age. But if it is something you ever wanted then you go for it. You don't care about what you could have. You care for what you want to have. And if you are a professional athlete and your goal is the Olympics then everything else doesn't matter..

My dream was always to skate.. I love ice skating. It is my passion. When I was little I remember watching a documentary about Katarina Witt. Katarina Witt was two times Olympic Figure Skating Champion. I saw her on the ice and she was like she was flying. That moment was crucial in my life. I loved ice skating but then it was when I wanted something more. I wanted to be a champion myself..

I was five years old when my mom took me to Ohio National Ice-Skating stadium. It was an hour drive from our house to there but I was so excited. I didn't care. My dream was starting to come true..

When we got inside I still remember the cold from the stadium. Other kids like me and older skating. They were like fire bugs. It was my fairy tale and I was ready to be a part of it..

My mom was so proud of me. She was a part of what I was doing and the coaches always told her that I could be great someday. When we started we were like 50 kids but as the time passed we were left only 20 both girls and boys. Ice skating is not easy. You have to sacrifice things as you do with other sports too. And some kids weren't ready to do such sacrifices.

Growing older I was the town champion. I was the best my team had. I won every contest. I was always on the top. I was starting to become the new Katarina Witt. My goal was always the Olympics. Up until I was 14 I was a figure champion. I learned to work alone. But then my coach thought that it would be best if I was paired. At first my world crushed. How on earth he could do that to me. I was the best figure ice skating athlete. He told me that I would look better being paired because ice skating is like ballet.

In my team were still the 20 kids we started from the beginning. 12 girls and 8 boys. My coach paired me with the one and only Aiden Denninson. At least I was lucky. He was the most good looking guy. And he was a good skater. I guess I could try..

At the beginning I didn't like him. I was still in alone mode. I couldn't work with another person and when he looked at me with his green blue eyes it was still difficult for me to concentrate. But together we were hot. We were the most beautiful couple on ice. Spencer Carlin and Aiden Denninson.

We worked really hard but eventually we were the best. We were the top pair. Everyone was talking about us. We were something new for them. We were ambitious and we both wanted the same thing. The gold medal to the Olympics.

Aiden and I came close. If you are with someone 12 hours a day he becomes your family, your best friend, your brother, your other half. I wasn't ready to have a relationship yet. I didn't want to lose my goal. But Aiden was there with me. We were together in this. And I just fall in his arms metaphorically and literally.

Now we are together for three years. We didn't start our relationship from the beginning but there was flirting. We did go to the winter Olympics in Torino. It was our first time as Olympic athletes and we wanted to be perfect. I wanted to be perfect..

The competition was difficult. It's one thing when you are the states champion and other thing when you compete countries all over the world. There were some good athletes. And I was so ready to go out there and show them who I was and what I could do. And Aiden would be there to help me..

I did my best. We did our best but that wasn't enough. Russia came first. Russia always is at the top three. We came fifth. I was so sad that day. I was sad, angry, and I cried. I started to question myself if I was that good. Maybe I wasn't after all. Maybe all these sacrifices I did were for nothing.

Everyone was beside me. Telling me that I was still young and I could go to next Olympics. 2010. Canada. If the mind tells you to act you just act. And that's what I did. I wanted to act. I wanted to try. I would try to be the best.

And that is when I came closer to Aiden. That is when we started to like each other some more. And it was a nice feeling. He was my best friend. Some one I could rely on. He was there for me, to catch me whenever I fell. And I felt safe with him..

But I didn't know what would happen when I was trying for my next Olympics.. When we were returning from Torino all I could hear was about some Davies girl who won the gold medal in snowboarding. I haven't heard about her. I didn't know who she was. And snowboarding? Really? Is that a sport? You are on a board and you just come down the slopes .. Too difficult. Try to do an anxel and then a triple toe toloop and stand with one foot on ice.. That was what I thought..

I never saw her doing her sport and I didn't watch anything that had nothing to do with ice skating. My nick name was the ice queen. Maybe I was. I didn't care for anyone. I always had one goal. And one goal only..

So even though we were back to the states I still could hear everyone talk about the Davies girl. I wouldn't let myself to go and find out who that girl was. I didn't care. Aiden were asking me 'did you see her? She was amazing.' And all I did was not answering to him. Why did I have to see her? She was that amazing? Well she got the gold so maybe she was..

After a month, yes a month, I searched the internet about her. They had uploaded on the internet her winning. I was curious and I wanted to see who that girl was that everyone was talking about.. So I searched her and I sat down to watch her finals..

She was like she was flying.. Like she was surfing on the snow.. Her board was her wings.. She did some amazing turns and jumps and her time was a world record.. Everyone cheered about her and why not.. She was amazing.. When she was down to give an interview she rose her mask and I saw her eyes.. I couldn't take my eyes of her.. They had that sweet chocolate brown.. And I caught myself to look even deeper.. That moment I closed my pc.. Why I was looking at her like that? She was a great athlete and I was just admiring her skills.. Yes, that was it..

But it wasn't that.. Because from the first time I saw her in that video I couldn't take her out of my mind. Her eyes was in my mind looking at me.. Looking inside my soul.. But why I was still thinking of her.. It wasn't normal to think about her like that. And I had Aiden.. Aiden.. yes, my boyfriend. My pair on ice.. No.. Ashley Davies wasn't, wouldn't be in my mind..

I tried not to think of her again but when everyone talks about her it's a little bit difficult..

Well it was difficult to see her again.. I only could watch her when she was participating to contests. Her sport was in the mountains and mine was in a stadium.. I would never see her.. Only in the next Olympic Games.. Three years for now.. And I couldn't wait.. I would buy a ticket to see her live..

So the next three years all I did was practicing. Practicing with Aiden and practicing alone. I wanted to get that gold medal and I wanted to see Ashley.. I know I could never meet her.. She was like an eagle. She was flying and I was there watching her. I knew about her and she didn't know I existed.. How she could? I didn't get the gold medal not even the bronze..

"Hey sweetie? What are you thinking about?"

"Ah.. nothing Aid.. I am just tired.. We worked really hard today"

"Yes, Alexei was hard.. Why does he push us like that?"

"Because that is his job Aid. He wants to get the gold as we do"

"Yeah, but come on. We have a life.. Jesus Spence, we are training from when we were 5. We are 22 now. He has to understand that we have a life and that I want some alone time with you"

"Aid, baby.. I think that is why he is pushing us too much. He want us to focus.. And after the Olympics we can relax a little. We are leaving for Canada in a week so we have not to think anything than practicing ok? So forget the night walks inside my room"

"Oh, come on.."

"Nope.. After the Olympics.. You have to be focused"

Aiden pouted but there was no way I could do anything with him while it was time for us to focus.. Focus.. Yes.. I could see the Ashley Davies again after four years.. She hasn't left my mind all this time.. Maybe it was because I was admiring her, like I was admiring Katarina Witt..

And now all I could think was that a week was too far away.. This year the American Winter Team would travel together.. I would be at the same plane with her.. Now I was nervous..

"Spencer? Why are you nervous?"

"What?"

"You are nervous.. Everything is going to be fine babe.. You will see.. We studied everyone's moves. We are more prepared than four years ago.. This year it's our year. We will return winners.. So stop being nervous."

He thinks I am nervous about that? Yes, I might be. But all I can think off is that Ashley Davies is sitting four seats away from mine.. I saw her when she got on board. I could never forget her face.. When she got in with her teammates I heard her laugh and everyone greeted her and wished her good luck.. And she sat four seats in front of me.. And all I can think of is her brown curls and her chocolate brown eyes..

"Spence? Why are you closing your eyes? Are you feeling ok?" why all of a sudden Aiden pisses me off? Why he asks me so many things that I can't give him answers to? What I would tell him anyway? That I am thinking Ashley Davies?

"I'm ok Aid. Just nervous. That all"

"Did you see the Davies girl?"

"Hmm?"

"The Davies.. The champion? You haven't seen her?"

"Did I have to?"

"Why are you like this?"

"Like how Aid?"

"I don't know.. Like this.."

"Aiden, all I care right now is us winning the gold. Ok? Don't assume things.."

"Ok.. Spence.. whatever you say.." I didn't like treating him like this. He was my boyfriend, he was my pair on ice.. I just turned my face looking at him and kissed him tenderly on his lips.. I don't like this PDA thing.. More or less inside a plane full of athletes..

And I wouldn't let my mind think Ashley Davies.. Because if I would let it then it would act.. And that would be wrong in so many ways..


TBC

That was the first chapter.. Chapter by chapter we will go there.. Sorry if it is short but it was an introduction and what we may see from now on.. Hope you liked it..

Reviews are always welcome..

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