This story is not mine

Title: Lost

Author: Lisa Ide

Rating: M+

Archiving: BSG2003/ApolloStarbuckFic, anyone else just let me know :D

Spoilers: S1 through Kobol's Last Gleaming, part 2

Summary: Kara and Lee crash on a desert island. Fair warning—lots of shmoop:D

Disclaimer: They belong to Ron Moore, NBC and Sci-fi but Ron said we could play with them, so please don't sue. J I'm just borrowing them and I promise, I'll put them back when I'm done… :D

Kara Thrace couldn't believe it. That bastard CAG had pulled her off of Vipers and put her on Raptor patrol! She had gotten out of the infirmary only to find out that she was gong to be reassigned to something she hated! She knew he was still mad about Gaius but this was ridiculous. The only reason to put her on Raptor patrol was punishment and he could not have picked a better way to get even. She was pouting. She belonged on Vipers. She was, after all, Galactica's best pilot – Lee Adama included. He could have put any of the other pilots on the patrol. To pull the great Starbuck off of Vipers to fly Raptors was an insult!

Kara zipped up her flight suit, dreading the flight to come. Being in a craft that couldn't fight back if they were attacked made her nervous. At least in a Viper she had a chance. If they were not attacked, then she would be bored – very bored. The first thing she was going to do after her shift was kick Lee's ass. Kara did not care anymore how mad he was! He did not have a claim on her and she just could not understand why he had gotten all bent out of shape about the incident – is wasn't like he returned her feeling!

By the time Kara climbed into the Raptor to begin the pre-flight checklist she was furious and seeing Captain Tightass himself already aboard the ship didn't make her any happier.

"Is there something you need, sir?" she ground out.

"I'm on this flight with you, Lieutenant."

What? She was stunned. He sounded just as upset as she was. Well, it serves him right for giving her this assignment in the first place! She suppressed an ironic giggle and didn't respond.

"What? Nothing to say, Lieutenant? Have we finally found a way to render the great Starbuck speechless?" Yup, he was irritated all right.

"No, sir. It's just...well…ironic…"

He grunted and moved to the co-pilot's seat. They still were not really getting along since she had returned from Caprica. In fact, Kara had been intentionally ignoring him. Lee apparently wasn't ready to deal with the explosive confrontation they had before she left and sleeping with Baltar was a mistake she was trying desperately to forget. Gaius was the last person she wanted.

She wanted to blame the tryst on Lee for not fighting to be at her side during the Colonial Day celebration. They had danced briefly but Baltar cut in all too soon and Lee left. The next thing she remembered clearly was crying out Lee's name and realizing that it was actually Gaius she was with. She wanted Lee that night but he seemed inaccessible and Baltar had been so willing. She wanted to leave the loneliness behind, if only just for the night and now she would probably regret it the rest of her life.

It seemed that Lee would never forgive her. Even here in the cockpit, about to embark on a mission together, he was stone silent. She knew that he had been avoiding her as well since she had gotten back. He spoke to her only when necessary and in clipped tones even then. She could not understand what his problem was. There had never been a commitment between them, he didn't even talk to her gently. He was always teasing her for one thing or another. In fact, the teasing about her dirty uniform had spurred her to wear a dress to the Colonial Day celebration instead.

Now she was destined to spend several hours in a cockpit with a man who could not stand her. Well, it was going to be a long flight. She would just keep her eyes straight ahead and only talk to him when it was absolutely necessary. She would get through this flight just to prove that he could not get to her that easily.

The Chief interrupted her thoughts just then with some last minute items for them to check. She responded automatically. This was going to be a very long flight.

"Are you ready, sir?"

This sir stuff was beginning to get on her nerves. She really missed the camaraderie they had before. At least they had been friends then. Now he was curt, bordering on rude.

"Yes," he snapped.

Kara sighed, what was he doing on this mission in the first place? The assignment was obviously a punishment but she couldn't fathom what he would be doing on the same mission. She sat quietly as he spoke to flight control over the radio and closed the cockpit door. This was definitely going to be a very long flight. Lee was going to be unbearable. They were towed out to the launch bay and she could not wait to get underway so they could get this over with.

After two uneventful hours and several planetary systems, Lee broke the silence.

"Contact. It looks like this system has at least one planet with an atmosphere, possibly habitable. We should go in for a closer look."

"Sounds good." She changed their course to take them to the most promising planet.

"Looks like an oxygen rich atmosphere, water, vegetation…" Lee drifted off, studying his equipment closely. Kara pulled on the stick a little harder to keep them in orbit.

"Captain, we seem to be drifting closer to the planet."

Chapter 2 will be up shortly...