AN~ Hey okay so here's the next chapter. Sorry it's short. But it will tell you more about Scott and Sasha. I don't own Make it or Break it.

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It was Saturday, the day after the first extra practice. It was four thirty and Scott was already in the gym. He was all ready practicing his high bar routine. Since he changed a few things in it he hadn't been able to dismount without stumbling or just falling flat on his face. He had put in some things that only the Hamm brothers had been able to do. As he came to the middle of his routine where a new element was in he let go flipping in the air and as he reached for the bar he was a good foot off of the bar and Scott came crashing onto the floor.

"Damn it!" Scott yelled as he pounded his fist on the floor.

"You're letting go too late." Sasha's voice came. Scott looked up. Sasha was just shutting the door.

"Isn't it a little early for you?" Scott said jokingly. He looked at the clock. "You still have twenty minutes of beauty sleep." Sasha chuckled.

"I couldn't sleep." He said walking over to Scott. Scott had gotten up and sat on a mat. Sasha took the mat across from him.

"What couldn't stop thinking about all the crap you heard yesterday?" Scott teased looking at Sasha. Sasha's face went from calm to a worried look. "Wait really?" Sasha nodded.

"I didn't think it would be like that. I put the groups together for a reason. But I only thought things would come out with you and Carter and Kaylie and Lauren. I didn't think Payson would have anything to Russo. And then I find out he was the one giving her cortisone. And that means he has to use it too."

"He does." Scott said. "His wrists are all messed up and his ACL. But it's not like he gets it off the streets. And he doesn't uses it when he just feels like it. He uses it when he really needs it. His dad's a surgeon. He fixed me and Nick up after our injuries. But I don't need cortisone anymore."

"Anymore?"

"Yeah. Unlike Nick and probably Payson I took two months off after surgery. So then I only had to use it once because my body hadn't done anything for two months. But I know a week after Nick's surgery he was back at the gym working. I'm more laid back about gymnastics then he is. Hey you're not gonna kick Nick out are you? He was only trying to help."

"No I'm not going to do anything. It's in the past. And even though it was bad I know Payson wouldn't have been able to function without it at Nationals. The type of injury she had gets perversely worse. And the fracture she has now is extremely painful. You need to take pain medication everyday. Yesterday she forgot."

"How do you know?"

"She wouldn't bend over all day. It's only been about a month since she got back from the hospital so her back is still very sensitive and without the medication bending over can hurt."

"Oh. And what about Carter and Lauren and Kaylie?" Scott asked. Sasha snorted.

"Well to be honest I really don't want to thing about it… But I am curious about what you and Carter were shouting about." Scott looked down at the floor.

"My dad and Carter's were college buds. They went to Texas and then to Harvard for law and wanted to start a firm. Well two years later Anderson-Drepsten firm was open. Then wives and kids came. So you know me and Carter knew each other and we became friends. But when we were twelve a bunch of money went missing and my dad thought Carter's dad took it and vise versa. The firm fell apart and now my dad works anything he can get… right now he's working at a bar but my mom doesn't like that. But a year later me Carter ran into each other and we got into an argument like yesterday except I fought back and then we tried to beat the shit out of each other."

"Oh… Well that explains a lot."

"Yeah… But I have a question."

"What is it?"

"Well what's up with you and Kmetco? You two are like always around each other and yesterday was…. odd." Sasha smiled and shook his head.

"Emily is different. I know I treat her differently. But that's because I know she's better then Kaylie and Lauren. And now that Payson's out for good. I need to give her extra help. Polish her skills, because next year I know she can medal. And there was this time—right before I let her back on the team. She came to my trailer late at night in the rain and begged to be back on the team. She was willing to change her ways to be at the Rock. That's what changed my mind. So I made her come into the gym. We did little things for an hour or so and then I asked her to fall off the beam and I'd catch her. And her problem was listening. So when she didn't listen I yelled… but she yelled back and I found out that night that she really has no one to count on. And she man issues and trusting them And now that I look at it, no one ever really needed me. So it felt good to have someone that needed to me."

" Oh….Well what I also meant are you two like a thing?" Sasha looked over a Scott to see if he was serious—he was. Sasha snorted and then shook with laughter. So much that he fell off of the mat. Scott chuckled uncomfortably. Then Sasha said still laughing.

"Me and Emily? Oh Merlin no!"

"Then why are you guys are always so smiley." Sasha stopped laughing and got back up but still a stupid smile on his face.

"Well that's because I have to be. She needs that. Just like Payson needs me to be honest with her and be tough with her and challenge her. Lauren doesn't really need me. She has Summer. And Kaylie needs grounding which I do for her. If you watch me talk to girls my tone and mood is different with all of them. But Scott me and Emily are not a 'thing.' Okay?"

"Okay…"

"Great. Now what I want you to do is get up on that bar and do it again." Sasha said. Scott got up without another word and went to the bar. He jumped up and got on. As he started he thought of Sasha's critic. When he got to the same spot he tried it again but once again missed the bar and smacked onto the floor. He got up.

"Okay this time listen for me. When you come up to that spot again listen for my 'go' and that is when you let go of the bar." Sasha said.

"Okay." Then Scott went back over to the bar and started. As his flip came he listened for Sasha.

"Go." He heard Sasha. And as his hands came down to the bar he felt it and held on. He smiled and stopped the routine. "Wait why'd you stop." Sasha asked as Scott let go of the bar.

"Um….. So I could—"

"Do it again and listen for me. And this time finish it." Sasha said. He got back up and listened for Sasha again, landed the moved and finished the routine—sort of. His dismount was a little bit of a disaster. "You put too much force into it." Sasha said.

"Too much?"

"Yes. You landed on your back because you over rotate by a half."

"That much? I didn't realize it was that much."

"Well it okay. We'll work on it on Monday. But for now take a break and wait for some of the others." Then Sasha headed to his office.

"Okay. And thanks again for letting me and Nick leave."

"No problem." Sasha said before shutting his door. Then Scott walked over to the walk jug. After five minutes the gym door opened. Carter walked in. He saw Scott and walked to the other side of the gym. Scott sighed and took another drink of water. Slowly Scott's thoughts drifted.

Flashback

Scott was outside walking in town where his dad's firm used to be.

"Hey Scott!" Scott turned to see Carter walking towards him. He smiled at Carter.

"Hey man what's going on?" Scott asked innocently. But Carter grabbed his shirt and through him up against the nearest walk. "Hey! What the Hell are you doing?!" Scott yelled.

"Your dad is nothing but a low life!" Carter yelled. "And now look what he's done to the firm! It's gone!" Scott grabbed Carter's shirt and turned him around and shook him.

"This is not his fault we already talk about this! I wasn't either of them. It has to be someone else!"

"Oh is that what your dad told you?"

"No it's what we settled on! Remember?"

"Yeah but my dad said something totally different and I know he wouldn't lie to me!"

"Well I know my dad wouldn't lie to me! So back off!" Scott got Carter off of him and pushed him to the ground. Carter stood up and swung at Scott. It was hit right in the gut. Scott felt all the air go out of his lungs. Carter laughed but then Scott punched him in the face. Then the both of them tackled one another to the ground. It felt like hours as the two boys fought. Each getting blows to the face and stomach. Both have profusely bleeding noses. But all of a sudden they stopped. They both looked at each other. Scott was on top of Carter. Scott got up, letting Carter get up as well. They looked at each other again.

"Never tell anyone about this." Scott said.

"Fine." Carter said. Then like they hadn't even been talking or yelling in this case, walked off away from the place that ruined everything.

End Flashback

Scott shook his head and took another cup of water. He remembered having to tell his mom he got into a fight with some kid that wanted his shoes. He also knew that Carter and him would never be the friends they were after that. But he hoped they could be teammates.

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What did you think? I know was odd and kind of short but I really didn't know what to do. Oh well. Yeah and sorry to Emily/Sasha fans I had to sink that ship… I'm an Emily/Damon fan. :p Schools going to start soon for me so updates might be farther apart then before. I'm going to be a JUNIOR and softball captain! YAY!