#mckyla

10 ships, 10 drabbles, 10 songs

Hey guys, here's the full fic. I hope you like it.

disclaimer: none of this is real

Kyla was almost bursting with excitement. She had been planning this for so long and now the day has finally come. She kept going over the words in her head; she wanted to make sure that everything was perfect.

She glanced at her watch. 4:21 PM. McKayla would be home soon.

McKayla stopped the car, grabbed her gym bag and sighed. After a terribly long and exhausting day at the gym, she was finally home. Dropping her bag next to the washing machine, she somehow climbed the stairs and was greeted by a silence that was unusual in the Maroney household. She stared into space for a few moments, furrowing her brows, thinking hard and then she remembered. Her parents had gone to some super important meeting in God-knows-where and took Tarynn with them. Kav had taken advantage of this and went over to a friend's house. McKayla sighed again. It was December 9th, her birthday, and yet she was completely alone. Of course they would celebrate together over the weekend. Of course everyone had wished her a happy birthday at the gym. But still, it somehow saddened her to be on her own.

She thought of Kyla. How they had made plans and how they were all shattered when Kyla announced that she wouldn't be able to come. She said that she really had to go and visit her grandparents. McKayla couldn't blame her, of course. She knew that if Kyla had had another option, she would have gone with that. But no.

Desperate to find something to eat, McKayla walked over to the fridge. She ran her eyes over the usual yellow Post-its covering the door and spotted a red one. It said:

Dear McKayla,

Happy birthday, first of all. I'm sorry that I can't be there to say this in person, but I don't want you to be sad on your special day, so I have planned something else.

I sneaked in once when you weren't home and hid some cool stuff all over the house.

What you have to do is find them. This letter is the first clue. You should think back to the first time we met and you'll know where to go next.

Enjoy the treasure hunt!

Love, Kyla

McKayla smiled a little. She had known Kyla for her whole life, but this proved that she could always come up with something totally unexpected.

It was Kyla's first day at Gym-Max and she was a little scared of meeting a lot of people at once. She kept thinking “What if I don't fit in? What if they are all going to hate me?”. She tried to be friendly but to her it seemed that no one was really willing to talk to her. She felt that they were all judging her. She only experienced a moment of happiness when they had to climb a rope and she was the first one to get to the top. Then the coach told the group to stretch and Kyla was surprised when she saw a girl making her way towards her.

- Hi! - the girl said, as she sat down next to her. - I'm McKayla. You climb really fast, did you know that?

- Hi. - Kyla said quietly and then introduced herself. - And thanks.

And this little exchange was the first step in a years-long journey together.

McKayla sat on the floor, surrounded by tons of crumpled leotards. She didn't really like to admit it, but she was a hoarder, especially when it came to leos. She dug into the bag again and pulled out a faded flowery piece. Her first real leotard, which her mom had to wash every single day, because for months, McKayla had refused to wear anything else. It meant a lot to her and it was connected to every important moment in her early life. She sat there for minutes, reminiscing when she realized that she didn't spend hours trying to find this leo for no reason. There was a small piece of paper attached to it, which read:

You were my first friend and I'll never forget that day. You always supported and encouraged me and with you, I was never afraid. However, the same can't be said about you. I do remember us going to a place and you were beyond terrified.

It was an unusually cold day in California. It had been raining since 8 AM and Kyla was devastated. She wanted to go to the playground with McKayla but the weather made it just impossible. Kyla's mom saved the day by taking the two girls to the aquarium. They both enjoyed seeing the huge tanks filled with colorful fish. They held turtles and laughed when they saw penguins waddling. Their visit was almost over, and they walked over to the last tank. Kyla's mom wanted to take a photo of them standing next to it and was about to hit the button when McKayla's eyes widened and she ran away screaming. They all ran after her and found her in a corner, still shaking. She explained that she saw a giant shark eat a fish, and then it started to swim towards her.

- They're behind the glass. They can't come out and eat you. - Kyla's mom tried to calm her down. McKayla eventually stopped crying but she refused to go back to that tank. Kyla remembered this so well because this was the first time she had seen McKayla cry.

McKayla carefully removed the back of the photo frame and smiled triumphantly when she saw the note.

- This is so easy. - she thought, and started to read it.

That was the only time I've seen you cry out of fear. And while it was kind of funny, I prefer seeing you smile. You have a smile that lights up the entire room, and the happiness in your eyes could calm anyone. Go find something that shines as bright as your eyes do.

McKayla carefully opened the box and lifted her gold medal. A little post-it on it said Look at the other one. McKayla did so, and found the other note which said:

This might be only silver but you're golden to me. - Kyla, you're so cheesy. - McKayla smiled to herself and continued reading. I hope my salty tears on this note didn't damage your medal. I just couldn't hold it any longer. I wish I could be there. If I could, I'd hug you and then pin you against the wall...

McKayla thought about this one for a long time. She looked in the kitchen for a message in the cupboard where her mom kept the salt, but found nothing. She even dug out her Salt DVD, but that wasn't a good guess either. She went back to the “medal room” and carefully examined the wall, but again, found nothing. She was reading the message for the thousandth time when she suddenly had an idea. She ran up the steps to her room, and opened one of her drawers. On a little plate, there was her pin collection from the Olympics. She spotted the note among them and fished it out. It simply said Turn around.

McKayla spun around and at the same time, Kyla emerged from behind the bathroom door, wearing a white robe with a big red bow tied around her waist. McKayla let out a really high pitched “Oh my god” and ran to engulf her in a hug.

- Surprise! - Kyla announced when McKayla let her go.

- But...what...why? - McKayla was truly at a loss of words.

- Did you really think I'd let you celebrate your birthday alone? - Kyla smiled.

- Well no...okay, yes, I actually did. I believed you.

They both noticed something at the same time.

“Where are your presents?”

“Why are you dressed like that?”

- Mac, don't tell me you couldn't find your presents. - Kyla exclaimed.

- Wait, was I supposed to?

- Why do you think did I write “some cool stuff” ? Did you think I meant the notes?

McKayla took the first note from her pocked and read it again.

- Uhmm, I was so overwhelmed with the notes that I kind of forgot to look for anything else. - she admitted. - But you didn't answer my first question. Why are you wearing this?

- Well, okay, this is really cheesy, but I wanted to be your biggest present. - Kyla said with a shy smile.

Hours passed, but the girls were oblivious to the minutes ticking by. It was a flurry of clothes being thrown around, impatient touches, mumbled words and most importantly it was the two of them, loving each other. They lay on the bed, totally spent, when McKayla suddenly spoke up.

- Ky, wanna go find my presents?

Hey guys, I just wanted to let you know that I'm working on a new fic. It's still a long way to go, but here's a little teaser:

"Kyla was almost bursting with excitement. She had been planning this for so long and now the day has finally come. She kept going over the words in her head; she wanted to make sure that everything was perfect.

oh dear lord I won't get done writing until December....I think it's a grand total of 27 28:) if I miss anything or want anything else ask me

  mckyla 1 *during nationals

shawn/nastia 1 *during hall of fame (smut) shawn is tired of Nastia's shit

nabstafina w/ paseroney 1

paseroney 1 *hot angsty smut post vault 1 *masha stalks mckayla from Olympics until worlds and gets a hook up 1 *secret icebath meetings 1 *masha teaching mckayla?

nabstafina 1 *other

wiebsman 1 *fwb  1 *confession of love and then smut while staying at Aly's post olympics  1 *meeting to friendship to relationship

mckaly 1 *smut 1*other 1 *fluffy angst smut

Sandra/catalina 1 *other

pasefina 1 *other

Aly/Alicia 1 *training smut

Beth tweedle/becky downie? 1 *other

Liukramone 1 *kelloggs tour with flirty wiebsman 1 *other

Larisa/Diana 1 *friendship

Larisa/raluca 1 *other

Kyria 1 *other (maria and kyla)

wiebsman vs nabstafina vs mckyla vs pasemova vs catalina/Sandra etc 1

Mckalyjo 2 *smuts

Wiebova 1*vs spravika 1*other