Prologue

Kara was as happy as she could imagine she ever would be. It was her wedding day, and she was marrying the love of her life. She reached down and smoothed the silky white material. Everyone told her she would be nervous. Hell, she thought she was going to want to bolt herself when it came to be this close. She could hear the music in the background start to pick-up. Taking a deep breath she stood and walked to the door.

"Here we go," she whispered, opening the door. On the other side she found her best friend.

"Are you ready for me to give you away?" Lt. Karl C. Agathon, aka Helo, asked.

"As ready as I'll ever be."

They walked together down the hall to the sanctuary. Kara knew that this day would be the happiest of her life. As the wedding march began the doors were opened. She looked down the aisle and there he stood. She almost blushed at the look of utter amazement on his face when he saw her. She grinned as they started walking towards her future.

As they walked down the aisle she was faintly aware of friends and family sitting on both sides. But her eyes were only for her groom. At the end of the aisle the priestess asked the question and Helo answered. "I give this woman to this man."

With that said he turned and gave Kara a light kiss on the cheek, then took his place in the front pew. Kara turned and faced her husband-to-be, as the priestess began the ceremony.

"We are gathered here, in the sights of the gods to join this woman, Kara Thrace, to this man, Lee Adama."

Kara gasped as she awoke. She could feel her heart beating a drum solo in her chest. She felt the bed shift next to her and she ran her hands through her damp hair.

"Kara?" a sleepy voiced asked. "You ok?"

Kara wasn't sure. The dream was so fresh in her mind. Gods, what was she thinking. Her wedding was in two months. "Everything's fine, Zak. Go back to sleep."

Eighteen Years Ago

Here she was, another new house, in another new town. Kara Thrace sighed. They never seemed to stay in one place too long. Between her mother's miltary transfers and her fathers music career, it didn't seem like they were ever able to settle in one place.

Kara sat on the front porch of their little house and watched as other kids ran by laughing. She wanted to go join them so badly, but she was painfully shy. Her mother always told her that she wasn't someone any would want to know, so why would those kids want to be her friend. She was just about to go inside when she heard a voice behind her.

"Hi."

Kara turned and looked at the young boy smiling at her from the gate that separated their front yard from the street.

"Aren't you going to say hi?" he asked.

Kara just shook her head, rooted to the spot. No one have ever come up to her before. She was always the new kid. The new kid that no one wanted to be seen with.

The little boy laughed and opened the gate, running up to her. He stuck out his hand. "My name's Lee. What's yours?"

"Um, Kara," she whispered barely audible.

"Hello, Kara. We live next door. You wanna come play with me and my brother?"

Kara just shrugged, looking down at her scuffed shoes. Her mother wouldn't be happy that she had scuffed her brand new shoes.

"Kara! Where are you, girl?!" her mother screamed from inside the house.

Kara jerked and looked at Lee. He didn't seem to be scared by her mother's yelling.

"Um, you better go now."

Lee looked past Kara and into the doorway. "Ok. I will see you at school tomorrow, then. If you wait for me, I will walk with you. I have to walk with Zak anyway."

Loud footsteps could be heard running down the stairs. Kara jumped up and went to the door. Right before she entered she turned. "I'll wait," she said and ran inside.

Lee smiled. They were going to be friends, he'd see to that.

TBC