Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of Sons Of Anarchy - they belong to Kurt Sutter. I do own Kali.
Transmission Home.
Pre Season 1.
April 12, 2003
Kali Teller sat in the middle of the club-house she was waiting for Jax to arrive, it was her twenty-first birthday and he had promised her that they would celebrate in style. What style? He hadn't told her, but it was something that had been organised for over a year. Opie Winston had been keeping the younger Teller occupied while everything was set up. She'd become a full patch member of SAMCRO at the age of eighteen, five years after her brother had at the age of seventeen.
"Darlin," Chibs voice rang out from outside the club-house.
"Come on," Opie smiled, as Kali jumped off the pool table that she had been sitting on.
"Ope, what's going on? Jax never does anything like this," Kali was curious about her brothers plans, they had always been close never hiding anything from one another.
"Don't look at me, he's the one who said you were going to celebrate in style," Opie laughed, wrapping an arm around her as they walked out of the club-house.
Jax was waiting for them just outside the door so he pounced on Kali and putt his hands over her eyes. Opie took her by the hand and together the two of them took her to where the 'stylish celebrations' would be taking place. Clay, Gemma, Piney, Tig, Chibs and various other charter members had gathered for her birthday. Tara had left Charming five years earlier so she'd missed her eighteenth birthday.
"Happy Birthday little sister," Jax laughed uncovering her eyes so that she could see who had turned up, it was the stylish that he had organized. Their birthday's were only days apart, Jax had turned 25 only five days earlier.
"Thanks Jackson," Kali smirked turning around kissing her brother on the cheek.
"Happy Birthday Darlin," Chibs held out his hand to the young Teller smiling as she took hold of it. "Dance with me," he laughed, as Bobby started doing his Elvis impersonation.
"Don't mind if I do," Kali smiled at him and the two of them started dancing. "Chibs, is this what Jax had planned?"
"You know it," Chibs answered, looking to his left and seeing Jax laughing at the pair of them. "Brother, you dance with your kid sister you're the one who planned this,"
Donna and Opie were dancing together as well, Donna loved him and he loved her. Kali loved the two of them Donna often treating Kali as a little sister like the rest of the club. Donna didn't understand the love that Kali had for the club, having not grown up around it while it was all Kali had ever known. Jax walked over to Chibs and Kali, taking his little sister by the hand and laughing as the two of them danced like they were children.
"Is this what you wanted?" Jax asked wrapping an around her giving her a hug.
"You know it is," Kali laughed hugging him again as they danced, he spun her around straight into Tigs arms. "Hi,"
"Happy Birthday Princess," Tig laughed, kissing her head and then continuing to dance with her.
"Thanks Tig," Kali danced with Tig until she was made to move on, dancing with each member of the charter.
"You know it's exactly three years since you became full patch," Clay said, it was his turn to dance with his step-daughter. "You're a smart girl you know that," Clay told her, she nodded and glanced at Piney who was smiling at her.
"Oh I know," Kali stuck her tongue out at him, she'd been arrested with Jax and Opie when she was seventeen, and talked her way out of it. It seemed that where-ever they were she was and got arrested alongside of them. "Yet, still haven't spent more than a month behind bars,"
"That could change you know," Clay told her, she shouldn't be so cocky, he didn't know about the friend that she'd had since she was eighteen years old.
"It won't and if it does well so be it," Kali was highly optimistic for a young woman.
"That's what's gonna get you in trouble young lady," Clay said as Kali pulled away from him and went over to Jax and Opie.
Jax and Opie wrapped their arms around Kali as Opie pulled Donna into the fold. Jax knew that Kali didn't like Wendy, and that was why he didn't invite her to the gathering. Wendy had been the one thing that they disagreed on, Kali liked Tara more and she always had. A few days later and Kali and Jax found themselves arrested for a bar fight with some out of towners. It would be the last time that she was arrested.
"Darlin, I've known you since you were a wee lass, now you take care of yourself you hear me," Chibs took her by the hand, each of them said something similar to her. Jax taking the longest to say good bye to his little sister.
"You know I will, and all my connections to here they'll never come out," Kali told them, it was the one thing that they had wanted to hear.
"Kiddo, you call me when you need me," Jax hugged her tightly, kissing the side of her head as he spoke.
"Always," Kali replied, not knowing that when she did need him that she wouldn't be calling him.
"At least call me when you get to your final destination," Jax was being the protective big brother that they all knew he was.
"You're starting to sound like mom," she laughed hugging him again, she didn't want to let go but it was something that she had to do.
"Any time you get into a jam, you call us," this time it was Bobby who spoke, Kali rolled her eyes now they were starting to sound repetitive.
"I get it, you want me to call if I get into trouble. You know I'll be home for Christmas," Kali laughed, she had to she was leaving Charming for a semi new life and she wanted to be involved in the club still – in a sense she was temporarily going nomad.
"You better be," Jax still hadn't let go of her and planned on taking her as far as he could before he let her go.
Kali squirmed under Jax's grip as Opie walked over and put his arms squarely around the two of them. Kali took a deep breath and tried to worm her way out of their grip. Opie grinned, he was like a big old teddy bear when it came to Jax and Kali. Opie rested his head on the top of her head.
"Enough! Christmas is like 8 months away I think you can last!" Kali laughed, causing both grown men to let go of her before Gemma wrapped her baby girl in her arms. "Mom, I promise I'll call you,"
"We're just looking out for you," Opie laughed, as Donna walked over to him and he wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Baby girl, I can't help worry about you," Gemma told her pulling away from her slightly and putting her hands around either side of her head and kissing her forehead.
When Kali had arrived home for Christmas that year she went to Jax first who told her that Opie was in Chino, a job gone wrong his getaway vehicle was gone – he hadn't gone into full details. Kali went straight to Donna, she knew that the older woman would want company. Knocking on the door she called out to Donna knowing that she would be surprised.
"Donna!," Kali smiled when she opened the door, Donna looked at her and pulled her into a hug. "If you need me, call me,"
"Kali, when did you get home?" Donna questioned, pulling away from her – she thought that she was imagining things.
"Couple of hours ago, told Jax I had to come see you," Kali told her, this time she pulled Donna into a hug. "I'm sorry about Ope,"
"It's not your fault, you didn't know it was happening," Donna told her, in reality she had blamed the club for what happened.
"Donna, you're family and you always will be," Kali smiled at her, as they walked into the house. "How are those two babies of yours?"
"Ellie, Kenny, look who's here to see you," Donna called, watching as both children came tearing down the hallway to them.
Ellie and Kenny raced to their mother and Kali, Ellie grinning when she saw Kali sitting with her mother. Kali laughed, leaning forward and picking up the little girl and pulling her into a hug. Kenny looked at her and then at his mother opting to sit with his mother instead. Ellie kissed Kali's cheek and grinned at her again, wrapping her arms rightly around her neck.
"Hi gorgeous girl, have you been good for your mommy?" Kali asked her, Ellie nodded and looked at her brother who she pointed to and nodded as well. "You know, your moms lucky to have you both,"
"You're too sweet," Donna smiled at her, she was thankful that Kali had come to see her after Jax.
"Love you Donna," Kali smiled, and wrapped an arm around her pulling Donna and Kenny to a hug with Ellie and herself as Opie's mother arrived. "Hi Mary,"
"Kali, you been taking care of yourself?" Mary questioned, Kali nodded looking at the older woman, she had watched her grow up much like the rest of the club.
"Always, I promised everyone I'd be back for Christmas every year and I plan on keeping that," Kali answered putting Ellie on the ground before she stood up she had more places to go. "I'm home for a week and then I'm gone again," Kali smiled moving to hug Donna and Mary before she walked back to her bike and rode back to the club-house.
At the club-house Jax was sitting on the edge of his bed waiting for his sister to return, she was the next best thing aside from Opie. He told her everything always had, always would. Kali reversed her bike in line with the rest of them and walked straight into the club-house gaining strange looks from some of the young ladies hanging around. Chibs saw her the instant she walked in and wrapped an around her kissing her before pushing her around to the others.
"Jackie Boy! Guess who's here," Chibs laughed, Kali rolled her eyes at the older man elbowing him in the stomach.
"Really didn't need the announcement you know?" Kali laughed, walking away from him and heading towards Jax's room. "Missed you guys," she called back knocking on Jax's door briefly and opening it.
"Hey Kiddo," Jax looked up at his sister and the flopped back on the bed motioning for her to sit beside him.
"Hey big brother," she smiled, closing the door behind her and walking over to the bed sitting beside him. "Missed you,"
"You know it's weird not seeing you here every day," Jax sighed, Kali flopped back on the bed beside her brother and put her head on his shoulder. "You keeping out of trouble with out me?"
"Maybe, yeah. I haven't done anything," Kali smiled at him, Jax laughed turning his head slightly to kiss her forehead. "Saw Donna and the kids earlier,"
"How are they?" Jax queried running a hand over his face, and yawning a little it had been a long day.
"Good as can be expected. Jax what happened?" Kali asked, she wanted to know the full story behind why his best-friend was behind bars.
Jax took a deep breath and pulled his arm out from underneath her and sat up. She took it as a sign to sit up too, Kali put an arm around her brothers shoulder waiting to hear what he had to say. Jax looked at her and then put his head in his hands.
"Job gone wrong, was supposed to be an in and out job no mistakes. Hobart got spooked by sirens and drove off, he was meant to be the getaway. Ope got caught when the truck yard blew up," Jax told her, pausing briefly before he continued. "Called it botched arson, he got five years in Chino,"
"Damn it Jax," Kali exclaimed punching him in the shoulder, how had a grown man gotten spooked by the cops and why was he in SAMCRO if that was the case. "Great Christmas present,"
"Sorry! What was that for?" Jax questioned rubbing his shoulder and glancing at her.
"You didn't call me! That's what that was for," she grumbled, he was meant to call her whenever he needed her and he hadn't done that but granted she hadn't either. "Come 'ere big brother," Kali pulled him into a hug before pushing him back onto the bed.
"Clay said you haven't seen him?" Jax stated, but it was more of a question than anything else.
"What can I say? My big brother was my first priority," she shrugged with a laugh collapsing on his bed.
"You're gonna love what I got you," Jax grinned, he couldn't wait to show her the new ride he'd gotten her. "Yo guys, need to show the kid sister what I got her," Jax called as he stood up pulling her up with him and dragging her from the bedroom.
Outside of the bedroom cheers could be heard, they had all helped decide on what bike she needed after the last one had been stolen and found burned to crisp soon after she had left Charming. Jax had told her, it was the first bike that she'd ever owned so she had been distraught when it happened. Chibs and Bobby were waiting outside the room with a blind fold, both men grinned – Chibs taking her by the hand Bobby putting the blind fold on her.
"Darlin'," Chibs laughed, as the three men guided her out to the garage. "I've known you since you were a wee lass and you are going to love your brothers gift,"
"Am I just?" Kali questioned, a smile playing on her lips as she felt Jax pushing her towards the garage.
"Hey princess," Tig's voice was playful as he spoke he had always been that way towards her and on occasion it creeped her out.
"Hey Tig," Kali rolled her eyes under the blindfold.
"Dude, you know that's creepy right? She's my kid sister," Jax slapped the older man across the back as they came to halt in front of the bike. "Kal, you ready for this?"
"Possibly," Kali answered, Jax nodded motioning for Chibs to take off the blindfold, as soon as the blindfold was off Jax had covered her eyes. "Jax!"
"What?" Jax laughed, as she pulled his hands away from her eyes. What she saw I front of her was a 2002 Harley Davidson Dyna Super Glide Sport, that needed a little bit of work but it was in good condition.
"Jax! How much did this set you back?" Kali spun around wrapping her arms around her brother and kissing him on the cheek. "I love it,"
"Told you guys she would," Jax grinned kissing her on the cheek he didn't care that their parents wouldn't like that he'd given it to her early.
Clay and Gemma arrived at the club-house not long after and saw that Kali was sitting with Chibs and Jax on the picnic table staring at the new bike. Tig was talking with Happy and Bobby, while Juice was staring at Kali trying to work her out he had hit on her the day after she'd turned 19 and they still hadn't forgiven him for that. Juice had been the new prospect that year.
"Baby," Gemma smiled as Kali saw her mother walking towards them. "When'd you get home?" Gemma questioned, Kali bit her lip and looked at her mother.
"This morning, wanted to see Jax first and then saw Donna," Kali was straight with her mother, and then looked at Jax with a 'sorry' look on her face.
"As long as your home now, where are you off to next?" Gemma hugged her daughter, before pulling away from her and taking her face in her hands and pulling their foreheads together.
"Haven't decided yet, maybe Canada,"