A/N - Please review, i have re posted this, and i want to thank my Beta Indemaat!

Kayleigh sighed as she looked small back packWhere she was going there wasn't much call for anything from her normal everyday lifeshe needed a few clothes and a couple of things near and dear to her. Her sister, niece and brother in law hadbeen killed in a high impact car accident 6 months ago; she had written to her brother and now only living relative, but didn't receive a reply and he didn't turn up at the funeral.

So here she was standing in a Cheyenne Mountain watching as the people around her went about their businessShe knew none of them and wondered where her brother was. At 23 she didn't have much of a support system in the worldShe had lost her job due to missing so much work and her parents were no longer alive, living with her brother seemed as good an option as anyThere was nothing keeping her tied here.

"Hey, I'm Samantha Carter."

Kayleigh turned and stared at the blonde woman before her. She smiled and Shook her outstretched hand. "Kayleigh." Her reply was short but kind.

Sam smiled. "Wondering where your brother could be?" Sam asked noticing the confused look on her new friend's face

"Yeah, you said he worked here." Kayleigh looked at Sam expectantly.

"You'll understand soon General Landry wants us in the gate room" Sam smiled

They headed down a multitude of stairs and into a massive room with a huge Gate standing upright in front of them. Kayleigh stared with amazement and shock, her imagination running wild as to what it did and why she was there. The only thing she wanted was to see her brother. She didn't understand why she had to go through security checks and pack as little as possible; they said something about a long journey and a new city named Atlantis, but just bring the essentials they said she shook the thought as the Gate started moving. She thought about all the cards she had sent, all the replies she never received. Perhaps Rodney hadn't received them at all, with all the security.

"What's going to happen? It's not gonna swallow me up is it? I kind of like my life…well liked" Kayleigh asked raising an eyebrow at Sam.

"No, it's going to transport you to another Galaxy and to your brother" Sam replied as the wormhole opened and Kayleigh jumped back slightly.

"You mean all that stuff they said about wormholes, Atlantis and transportation was true…trust my brother to get into something like this" Kayleigh muttered.

A set of four Marines stood around them waiting as Kayleigh waved goodbye at them all and hugged Sam. She walked up to the blue rippling puddle before her and touched it. She looked at the Marine on her right and bit her lip.

"Does it hurt?"

He chuckled and shook his head. Kayleigh felt slightly relieved, but apprehensive at the same time, her hands were shaking. She watched the two front Marines disappear and followed suit after a slight hesitation.

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Kayleigh stepped through into a room with strange yet nice designs AtlantisPeople she had never met yet heard all about back on earth stood before her. She scanned the room and frowned when she didn't see her brother. Can't even welcome his sister, asshole Her mind was reeling. The trip there and her thoughts making it all a lot to take in.

"Welcome to Atlantis. I'm Dr Elizabeth Weir."

Kayleigh smiled at the woman and shook her hand. "Kayleigh" she gave the same short and kind reply as she had given Sam.

"Lt Col John Sheppard. I would say I've heard a lot about you…but..." he smiled at her

She rolled her eyes "Figures" She smiled and turned to Teyla.

"I am Teyla Emmagan." She bowed her head slightly and Kayleigh followed suit.

Kayleigh smiled as she looked around the room, taking in the Gate and all her surroundings. "Is there always this big a welcoming committee?"

"Ronon, Jennifer and Rodney areoccupied at the present," Weir stated happily.

"I'll escort you to the infirmary, to see Carson before I have Teyla show you to your quarters."

Kayleigh nodded at Weir and waved goodbye to the others as they took off to the infirmary.

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Kayleigh walked in and smiled when she saw Jennifer Keller. She stepped up her pace and raced over to her, a big smile on her face. She reached her and tapped her on the shoulder.

"Kayleigh" Jennifer asked in disbelief as she turned around and smiled at her.

"Hey Jennifer. Long time no see." She smiled and hugged her tightly; at least she had one person she knew and liked in her new life and home.

"You're here for your brother?" Jennifer asked.

"Believe it or not: I have assets for which the SGC wanted to hire me. The chance of seeing my brother again was just a... cough... bonus," she replied blandly. She had liked her brother at one stage in her life, but when he lost communication with her and her sister she lost most of her love for him and kept at a distance. Now that she was going to be in his life again it felt weirdHer hope of restarting a life with him in it changed to hoping to avoid seeing him again as long as possible.

Jennifer took blood and a DNA swab for the usual checks and performed a scan to be sure everything was ok before telling Kayleigh she was free to go and that Weir would have the results.

"Kayleigh, I can show you to your quarters and then you can meet Ronon and Dr. McKay when you would like to" Teyla offered

Kayleigh hugged Jennifer again and left with Teyla. She liked Teyla so far she seemed nice enough and If Teyla hadn't killed her brother yet she had to have a LOT of patience.

"So… where're you from?" Kayleigh asked looking at the woman beside her.

"I am part of a people known as the Athosian's" Teyla smiled "My people live on the mainland."

Kayleighnodded and suddenly realized she had said mainland. No one had told her a lot about AtlantisShe knew it was a city and that Earth teams occupied it; she knew there was an enemy out there known as the Wraith trying to kill humans and that it wasn't a pleasant way to go.

"Wait, if they're on the land…we're on the water right?" She had always been able to take new things in pretty quickly and adjust fairly easilyThe news of her sister's death had been part of the reason. Being the only living relative able to handle the funeral she had grown up a lot She made all the arrangements and juggled her work and all the emotions as best as she could.

"We are" Teyla replied as they continued walking

They reached the door to Kayleigh's quarters. Teyla waved her hand in front of the panel beside the door and it opened revealing a medium sized room, with a single bed against the wall on the left and a desk and small room off to the rightThere were shelves on the walls and space in the centre of the room.

"Wow, not what I expected. This place blows my apartment right out of the water!" Kayleigh smiled looking round the room and dumping her backpack on the bed. She pulled out a few photos and set them on the desk.

"Thanks for showing me here, and if you see my brother…I DON'T want to see him…yet."

Teyla nodded with a confused look and left the room.

Kayleigh wanted to see her brother. She wanted to see him and punch him in the head. Perhaps a public meeting would be best. She chuckled at the thought and unpacked her bag and set up her room.

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Kayleigh left her room and wandered around the halls until she reached the mess hallShe looked around and grabbed a tray and food before sitting at a table by herself.

She looked up from her tray as Teyla, Sheppard, her brother and another tall man walked into the mess hall and plated up food on a trayShe nodded at Teyla and Sheppard and glared at her brother's back ignoring the tall man watching her. Her food became more interesting and she went back to picking at it until shadows covered her table.

"Mind if we join?" Sheppard asked. Teyla and the tall man stood behind him.

"Sorry, I was just leaving." Kayleigh grabbed her tray and stood from the table.

"Kayleigh…"