Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters, only the idea with the help of the movie.
Chapter 1
It's 5:00 PM in Moscow and Sasha Danvers has just entered her room that she's staying at which is her coach's childhood house since she grew up in Russia but is now a summer house for the older woman. She grabs a towel and a change of clothes to change to after a quick shower. Removing her iPod from her arm and taking the earplugs out of her ear, she hears her cell ringing in just a matter of seconds. She picks up her cell phone from her nightstand and sees 'Caleb' flash across the screen.
"Hey Caleb!" Sasha says happily. "I was just going to call you in a little while. Happy Birthday by the way. Did it hurt? Oh and in case you don't know I got silver." At this time Sasha is a little out of breath from saying all that quickly so Caleb wouldn't interrupt.
"Hey…umm…yea I saw you should've won gold by the way," Caleb stated a little uneasily which meant something was up. "Happy Birthday to you too…umm…yea…so…"
"Ok, Caleb what's up?" Sasha took a seat on her bed slipping her running shoes off then throwing her socks into her dirty laundry bag.
"Why would you think something's up?"
"Caleb, I'm your twin sister practically your other half. I can read you like a book."
Caleb sighs and then takes a deep breath, "Ok something is up…and…"
Sasha cuts him off again, "Is something wrong? Is someone hurt?" Caleb could hear the worry in her voice and was about to chicken out but she needed to know now. If she found out later she would be pissed off beyond belief.
"Dad died," Caleb stated quietly but the emotion was evident in his voice.
"Oh…" Sasha really didn't know what she was feeling at the moment. She knew her dad was mentally not with it anymore but now it's not like he's here at all. She looked down at her black running shorts while playing with the bottom of her pink tank it finally hit her that he was gone. Sniffling could be heard on Caleb's end of the phone.
"Sasha…are you ok?" That sounded like such stupid question to Caleb now but it's the only thing he could think of.
Sasha wiped a few tears away. "Umm…yea I'll be fine. I just…it wasn't…ugh…I can't even complete a sentence."
"It's ok, it was a shock to everyone else too," Caleb tried to comfort her but her voice still cracked here and there from crying with tears lightly trailing her cheek.
"That's thing though. It shouldn't be you know. We've been preparing for this moment since…well you know."
"I know. The funeral is the day you come home though and…"
"I'll be home as soon as possible. I have my exhibition performance tonight…"
"No you are not skipping that, Sasha. I don't want you to give up on your dream and you know dad wouldn't want you to either. "
"I know but it won't feel right."
"You have to though," Caleb said with a little too much force in his voice. "If you skip tonight people will start rumors, you know how the press is and then the secret could be out in the open."
Sasha sat there letting everything sink in. He's right I'll be risking the family secret and that wouldn't be good at all. She mustered any strength in her to calm down.
"Ok, I will but this skate is for dad. I won't announce that it is but…"
"I understand."
Sasha tucks a stray hair behind her hair that fell from her ponytail and then says, "Well I better book a flight before it's too late and I'll call you right back with details. And when I call back I want to know what happened."
Caleb sighed again; he's been doing that a lot lately. It's a stressful time. "Alright, call me back as soon as you can. I love you, little sis."
"I love you too, big bro." And with that Sasha flipped her phone off. But before she called the airport she lowered her head in her hands and cried a little more, fearing that when she called to change flights she would breakdown. Once she felt a little better, she called the airport changing her flight to tonight at midnight Moscow time. Meaning she would come into Boston around four in the morning.
"I'll have Reid and Tyler pick you up," Caleb said back on the phone with his sister. She was in the bathroom brushing her hair that was wet from her quick shower she took before she called him back.
"Ugh...why can't you pick me up?"
"I have to pick up Pogue and Kate from the hospital…"
"Wait, rewind. Hospital?" Sasha was confused now, what has she been missing.
"Well that's part of the story that I need to tell you then but right now Reid and Tyler are picking you up and that's final."
When her brother was set on something, that's how things will go. So there was no point in arguing with him. So she would have to deal with Reid and his womanizing ways. At least Tyler will be there to keep me sane.
"Fine, Caleb." Sasha walks back into her room and takes a seat on her bed now clothed in grey sweats and a black t-shirt. "Will you tell me the story, now? I have to eat in a bit then get ready but I need to know what's going on or else I'm going to be a wreck the rest of the day."
Caleb takes a deep breath and then begins, "Ok, but you're going to have to settle for the short version. I'll give you the full version when you get home." He paused for second to see if she would argue back but she didn't and continued on. "The fifth blood line we all thought didn't exist anymore apparently was still alive and stronger than ever. His name is Chase and he wanted my power which he already had his original power and his father's. So the night of my ascension was when I would will him my power but I fought back. He took Sara, the girl I told you about, as bait but she's fine. We fought, mom went over and convinced dad to will me his power which he did. I defeated Chase and well you know the rest." Caleb felt she didn't need to know at that moment Chase could still be alive.
"But how do Pogue and Kate fit in all this?"
"He used them to get to me by hurting them. He said he would hurt everyone I know and love but they're fine now."
"Wow…I missed a lot."
"You did, so are you all set for coming home then?"
"Yea, my bags are packed. I told coach what happened and she understands that I don't want the press on the story. And I should be home tomorrow then."
"Ok then. I'll see you tomorrow then?"
"That you will. But one more question…" Sasha paused for a moment, "How's mom?"
"Not so good. The families are coming over and staying over at the house for the week in case we need help."
"Our house is going to be so packed…but I don't mind. It's worth the struggle."
"Oh and I'll be watching tonight when your performance airs here."
"Caleb, you know you don't have to. There's so much going on already…"
"I know but you're my sister. So good luck."
"Thank you, Caleb. It means a lot to me." Sasha could feel herself getting teary again but was able to control herself this time.
"You're welcome. I love you."
"Love you, too." For the second time that night Sasha flips her phone off. She glances at the clock which reads 6:23 PM. Sasha gets off her bed and rushes downstairs where her coach and assistant coach are just finishing up dinner. They quickly eat and Sasha rushes back upstairs to get ready. She puts on her dark blue costume that has sparkles sporadically placed on the dress. She then slips her running sneakers on again and puts her hair in a simple ponytail. Walking to the closet she picks up her sports bag that has her skates and two other costumes from her short and long programs. She walks past the mirror and catches her reflection, noticing the distress in her face she had to look away afraid of breaking down again.
It only took a few minutes to get to the rink since her coach lives so close. She does her warm-up and before she knew it, it was nine and time for her skate. She would skate to "One Day I Fly Away" from the Moulin Rouge soundtrack. As the announcer called her name she entered the rink and skated around a bit to get a feel of the ice again. She then took her position meaning she was ready and right before the music started she thought: This is for you, dad. She did the program just as planned and smiled where needed. Her spirals were perfect and her layback flawless. Once she finished she took a bow while waving to the crowd. The young skaters came out on the ice to collect the flowers and gifts being thrown as two little boys came up to her to give a present and flowers. She gratefully accepted and gave them hugs and then skated to the boards.
But she noticed one of the coordinators flagging her down so she went over and found out they wanted her to do another performance of her short program "Malaguena" because the next skater wasn't ready. There was a mess up with the schedule and they needed a few minutes. She couldn't say no even though she needed to leave for her flight soon. So she skated back out as the music started and she improvised the beginning because the music started in the middle. Once she got to the footwork sequence she gave it her all. And then the music stopped as she finished her 'I' spin. She bowed again and skated off the ice quickly.
Backstage was chaos, people were running everywhere. But she rushed to her room as quick as could with skates on still. She took her skates off and put her grey sweats on again and then put on her black running shoes. Throwing her skates in her bag she rushed out to the front to meet her coaches and they took her to the airport.
They made it just in time, too. They checked her bags, got her ticket, and hugged goodbye. Her coach would meet up with her in a few days to keep her in training while she stayed home. Plus they would talk to her mom about Sasha moving back home since her coach would be moving up that way because of health issues. They were sure it would be no problem.
Sasha then entered the terminal and boarded the flight. Sasha had no one sitting next to her so she placed her carryon to the seat next to her. Not many people were on the flight since it was so late. The flight was twelve hours long so she decided sleep was her best bet at the moment. She felt so drained. With her iPod on with some soothing music she closed her eyes and tried to relax as the plane took off.
A/N: If you want to see the program she did go to youtube and search "Sasha Cohen 2002 Cup of Russia Ex - One Day I'll Fly Away"
