My iCloud account isn't showing on my mac

First - I can't access my iCloud on my computer, no one's helped, though I've been asking everywhere. I can't find it anywhere, not in Finder, nor even in spotlight. This happened before Sandy, last June!
Second - I have 2 "accounts" w/ same E-mail addy & slightly different names, because the first one didn't seem to go through. So when I went back in, I had to put a 1 after my name, because my E-mail addy already had an account - but I couldn't access it either! I know it's "free" but how does one find it on the computer, or do I have to go somewhere on line to get to it? Should I have bookmarked it in Safari? Is there a "FAQ" or some "how to" manual?
Third - Did I read it right? That in order to save docs from my pages, I have to buy a new one (though I have Lion & pages 9), or is it that I have to pay to store any of my documents in iCloud. It's supposed to hold 5 GB, much more than I'd need. I am Soooo confused by this! My only reason for getting this is my old mac crashed & I lost some good docs! Though I'm concerned about having anything on the net, as Mocavo seems to be stealing tons of data from various sites. How secure is iCloud from these hackers & thieves?
Tanks for anyone who can help ; > }
KELoPV

First - I can't access my iCloud on my computer, no one's helped
I helped, but you never came back.
See: https://discussions.apple.com/message/20164949#20164949

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