Title – Intervention

Author – Shanna
Pairing – Lee Adama / Kara Thrace
Rating – PG-13
Archiving – Apollo/Starbuck Fan Fic, all other's please ask
Warnings – None so far
Spoilers – Mini-Series, some season 1 & 2
Author Contact - Lieutenant Kara "Starbuck" Thrace banged her forehead against her closed locker door.

"Everything okay Starbuck?" Hotdog inquired from his rack.

"No, I just bang my head against my fraking locker in frustration for kicks." Kara snapped.

"And I'll just go back to sleep." Hotdog said not wanting to be on the end of Starbuck's legendary wrath.

"Sorry." She sighed. "Bad day."

"Problems on patrol?" Hotdog inquired.

"No."

"The CAG?" Hotdog guessed the other person who made her crazy. "What did he do this time?"

"Absolutely fraking nothing as usual." Kara replied. "I'd hit him but I'm trying to not get thrown in the hack this week."

"He's just in an odd mood."

"He's been like it for three weeks." Kara pointed it out.

"If anyone can get him out of his funk it's you." Hotdog stated. "Just do something he wouldn't expect." He yawned. "And get him to talk to you."

"Get some sleep." Kara instructed. "I'm going for a run."

BSG

As she ran Kara thought over Hotdog's suggestion. Her attempts to provoke Lee into a fight hadn't worked, he'd just walked away. She'd tried cornering him to get him to talk to her, to yell at her, but he'd just clammed up until she let him leave.

When Kara stopped to catch her breath she realised she was outside Commander William Adama's quarters. On the off chance that he wasn't in CIC she knocked.

Inside Adama beckoned whoever it was inside.

"I'm not interrupted am I sir?" Kara inquired.

"No, I always have time for you Kara. Please take a seat." He offered.

"I'm sorry about the informal attire, but I was out running."

"Do you want to tell me what's bothering you Starbuck?" Adama inquired.

"How did you know something was bothering me?" Kara asked.

"You wouldn't just drop by for a social call and if it was a formal matter you would have spoke to me at CIC so it must be personal."

"It's Lee."

"What about Lee?" Adama sitting up straighter at the mention of his son.

"He's not himself."

"I haven't had any complaints about his work."

"He's fine as the CAG, he does what he's supposed to, but he just hasn't been himself for the last few weeks and it's driving me crazy."

"What do you mean not himself?" Adama asked.

"He refuses to talk to me unless it's about work, he says he's busy or finds another reason to disappear. I've tried provoking him or picking a fight but he just walks away. I need my friend back."

"Has anyone else picked up on this?"

"They all think he's in an odd mood, he won't talk to anyone. I'm worried about him."

"Speaking as his father and not as the Commander of the Galactica. Why don't you solve this the way you have solved the disagreements you've had over the years."

"Trust me sir, I'm this close to hitting him." Kara held her fingers barely apart. "But I'm trying to avoid giving Colonel Tigh the pleasure of having me thrown in the hack right now."

"I presume since you're here you have an alternative course of action planned."

Kara explained her plan to him.

"This could backfire Kara." Adama warned her.

"I know, but if he can't run I know I can get him to talk to me."

"Find people to cover your patrols and bring me an updated schedule, I'll make sure Colonel Tigh signs off on it. But if the Cylon attack then…"

"I know." Kara agreed. "Thank you." She paused. "About the hack?"

"I'll make sure no-one gets in trouble for their involvement." Adama agreed.

"Thank you sir."

"Kara, you're as good as family, figure out what the problem is and however you have to deal with it, I'll see you keep out of trouble."

"Thank you, I should leave I have some things to take care of."

"Just give me twenty-four hours notice." Adama requested.

BSG

48hrs later.

"Captain Adama." Chief Tyrol said when he located him coming out of the CAG's office.

"Yes Chief."

"Sir there is something I think you should see." Tyrol informed.

"What?" Lee really didn't have time for anything other than hitting his rack for a few hours.

"It's easier to show you sir, if you just follow me."

"Fine." Lee conceded it was easier than arguing with him.

When they reached the usually empty storage room, Tyrol opened the door to allow Lee to step inside; once he had Tyrol slammed the door shut and locked it. Before sticking a large, DO NOT OPEN UNLESS THE CYLONS ATTACK sign on the door.

"Tyrol open this door now." Lee banged on the door. "That's an order."

"I'm afraid I can't do that sir." Tyrol replied. "I'm under other orders."

"I'll put you in the hack when I get out of here."

"No you won't Lee." Kara said stepping out of the shadows.

"He locked you in here too?" Lee questioned.

"I'm here voluntarily." Kara replied.

"What?"

"We're staging an intervention." Kara stated. "It's okay Chief you can go now." Kara called through the door.

"Yes sir." Tyrol left.

"Do you want to tell me what the frak is going on? I have to be on the flight deck in four hours and I'd like to get a little sleep first."

"No you don't." Kara crossed her arms.

"Excuse me Lieutenant." Lee snapped.

"We're locked in here for twenty-four hours, so I can get you to tell me what the frak is going on with you."

"Lieutenant, the Commander…"

"The Commander signed off on this as long as I don't kill you, I'm not going anywhere near the hack. Colonel Tigh signed off on the changes to the schedule, we're here for twenty-four hours unless the Cylons attack."

"Starbuck this isn't the time for jokes."

"I'm not joking. I want my best friend back, rather the guy who ignores me because he has something up his fraking ass. It's starting to affect everyone, not just me. What's going on Lee?"

"Nothing." Lee slid down the wall so he was sat on the floor.

"Lee, I've tried to pick fights with you and you just walk away. I've tried provoking you and you walk away."

"Maybe I don't want to fight." Lee suggested.

"Lee, I told you I was taking the nuggets to play Viper tag and to teach them how bump into each other to cause them to blow up. You told me to go ahead since I did what I wanted anyway."

"I probably wasn't listening to you." Lee admitted.

"Lee you haven't listened, Gods, you haven't talked to me in weeks. I want my best friend back."

"So you got my father to agree to kidnap me for twenty-four hours." Lee sighed.

"He actually suggested we solve our problems the usual way and I just punch your lights out." Kara admitted. "But Tigh would have liked sending me to hack too much. This was easier to deal with."

TBC