Confused about imessage and apple account

So I just got my own icloud account. I used to share one with someone else but now I got my own. First, is the icloud account the same as apple account? Like is the apple store account the same as the icloud account?? Second, since I got this new account I started using it in imessage. But one problem is that it's not showing my phone number on the send and receive. But on the old account it does. Why is this? I'm super confused! What's the deal with all these accounts and it's relationship with imessage?
i Have an iPhone 4S(ios 7), the newest ipod(ios 8) and an ipad air(ios 7)
thank you

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