Chapter 1
Kara woke up the sound of a cry, her daughter's cry. She checked the time and it was a little bit over 3 am. Kara cursed and sat up and pushed her feet out on right side of her bunk bed. She ran her hands through her short hair and got up, with one swift movement she put on her green pants. Then she quickly puts a grey tank top and black boots on, because she knew that it would take more than a few minutes to calm her daughter down and she would not want to freeze her ass because of that.
Now that she and Sam were not together any more and Adama had given her private room, it was up to her to take care of Kasey when Sam wasn't around. She lifts up her 17 months old daughter from her tiny bed and noticed how heavy she was already. She still could not believe that she was a mother now. When she looks down at her daughter she saw a reflection of herself. Kasey's soft hair was dark blond and her hands were clenched to fists, like a boxer. Like mother like daughter. Kasey wasn't hungry or wet, but she was still crying, so Kara decided to take a little walk with her daughter, because maybe it would calm down Casey and herself too.
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Galactica's corridors were still lively even if it was already later than 3 am. The officers were looking tired while they were scanning their memos and walked to their destinations. It was good to be back, because Galactica was her home. Being away from Galactica for over one year had made her realize how much she really loved the ship and its routines and how much she had missed Galactica's crew...Helo, the old man, Lee...
Kasey was still crying and Kara was wondering what frak to do with her. She started walking towards the hangar deck and decided to show Kasey her viper, because the sight of her own Viper would always cool herself down no matter what.
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The hangar deck was quiet at this time of night which was a good thing, because she did not want Kasey to start crying even louder. Kara walked to her Viper and she was amazed everytime when she saw her call name, Starbuck on her Viper's sides. She loved her viper and the feeling of it. Kara touched her viper with her left hand and ran her fingers over the familiar letters. She was so proud to be one of the Viper pilots and that she belonged to the fleet again. When she was in New Caprica, she had missed flying so much.
When Kasey born, she kept her busy many months and she
hadn't had time to think of flying so much. Kasey's cry made her come
back to the present. She looked at the crying child in her arms and
finally told her:
"Okay little girl, it's time for you to
stop crying. Whatever you want, it's yours but please stop
crying"
"Having some troubles?" Kara turned and saw
Lee standing close to her. Lee looked tired and he still had some
bruises on his face from the boxing matches. She had punched him
pretty hard a few times, but so had Lee, but her bruises had almost
healed already.
"Lee. I didn't hear you." Kara said
"How could you, when that child of yours is crying so
loud"
"Yeah, well you should hear her when she is hungry
or when she wants something badly"
"Can I hold her?"
asked Lee, which made Kara blink.
"If you want to" Kara
lifted Kasey and gave her to Lee. Lee took hold of Kasey and started
singing a lullaby. The same one which he had heard his mother singing
to his younger brother Zack, when he was a baby. Almost right away
Kasey stopped crying and was charmed by Lee's presence. She
stretched out her tiny hands, trying to grab Lee's face. Kara was
amazed. She felt how her heart was beating faster and faster. Lee
smiled at Kasey and said to Kara "I knew it that this would work"
Kara didn't know what to say.
Lee gave Kasey back to her
mother and said "I must say that I don't see any Sam's features
on Kasey. She is like you. She got blond hair like you and she is
ready to punch anyone. I would not be surprised if she would start
smoking cigars and drinking soon." Kara snorted and started walking
away from Lee, then she suddenly said over her left shoulder, "Well
how could you, when he's not the real father of Kasey." Kara left
Lee standing alone with a shocked expression on his face...
TBC