Title: Etched on the Walls
Chapter 1 "In the Grass"
BSG- Kara/Lee
Disclaimer: Not mine, I own only the plot...etc...

Authors note:
I swore I'd never write fluff again, so much for that...
Though I intend this fic to be fairly historically accurate in terms of prehistory; I'm screwing with the dates a bit - I own nothing, just shipper-heartache. Also I have moved up the dates, so it's not as "past"- i.e. beginnings of agriculture... colonials forming small farming communities, but still rather dependent on hunting/gatherering- like the "locals". I'm not sure what to promise, but no one will go "poof".

It's getting darker now, the nearby fire flickers giving the pictures on the wall a moving quality as she worked. She had been deep in this cave for hours now; her fingers decisively creating the geometric designs on this inside of this cave. The red ochre staining her fingers as she worked. The smoke thickens around her momentarily before seeping out the cracks in the rock leaving her to continue her work, painting the mandala that had led them here on the surface of the rock. And then the distinct shape of a viper. Through the cracks in the rock she can look up and see the stars, she smiles in some sort of remembrance and lies back to watch the images move in the light of the flames.

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Quite some time earlier...

The sun shone brightly on the grass on the savannah. They had just been standing here together for ages, not saying a word, neither entirely sure what to say. They had watched Lee's, no their, father fly away on a raptor for what is likely the last time.

But when she began to walk, she glanced back to see Lee smiling and following close behind her. She turned around and held out her hand. Whatever came next, they would face it together.

"I think I just want to stare at it all a little longer." Lee said into the silence.

"It is a beautiful planet, maybe a little too bright and shiny." Kara smiled, shielding her eyes from the bright sun, unsure of what came next.

They let their words sit in the silence and walked further, not really heading to anything or away from anything but just to walk together.

A little ways away they lay down in the long green grass, just lay there together, Kara's head resting on Lee's chest, his arms around her. They could have just lain like that for hours, but suddenly Kara chose to break the silence.

"Maybe I should just disappear; I'm really not sure what to do next." Kara admitted slowly. Her task was done, all she had left was Lee.
"Wherever you're going, I'm going too." Lee answered drawing her face closer, "We can just go off together, explore this world. Climb the mountains and swim in the oceans." Excitement filled his voice as he spoke.

"You sound just like a little kid." Kara laughed at his excitement, propping herself for a good view of his face. But his excitement was contagious, and she wasn't exactly thrilled with the prospect of settling down and farming.

"For the first time in a long time, I can just be. And maybe that makes me feel a bit like a kid." Lee rolled suddenly and Kara found herself on her back looking up into Lee's stunning blue eyes. There was a decidedly playful smile on his face. She laughed, and rolled Lee back straddling him and pressing down on his shoulders, he rolled them again, and again. They continued the mock struggle happily for some time. Finally pinning Kara down securely, holding her arms firmly but gently above her head.

An old expression was on Kara's face, one he hadn't seen in quite some time, "I dare you. Lee, I dare you." She smiled mischievously.

"What? Now?" Lee answered, his eyebrows raising and his voice conveying slight surprise.

"Yeah, now." Kara wriggled slightly and rolled them again. She freed her hands, which Lee released without much struggle and removed her jacket. Lee reached for the hem of her tanks pulling them off partway, letting Kara toss the clothing over her head and lean down for a kiss, beginning to work Lee's tanks swiftly over his head and on to the grass nearby. The instant their lips met the walls and time fell away, they just were what they always were, two perfectly matched souls.

**

"Lee." Kara sighed his name, closing her eyes as Lee kissed her brow and withdrew his body from hers. Afterwards they lay there in sun, the sweat drying on their bodies and their arms around each other. Content to lie in the silence that followed.

"So what else do you want Lee? Other than climbing up that mountain?"

Lee paused, "I have everything I want right now, in my arms."

Kara paused and smiled at his response,obviously pleased by it. "I can't believe we made it here."
"Neither can I." Lee smiled, enjoying the feeling of the sun on his body, and Kara's warm weight.

Out of nowhere, the decision came, "I think I want to see those mountains close up." Kara rolled up onto her side leaning in for another kiss.

"We can leave tomorrow morning, we'll get some stuff together and just go."

"Just like that?" Kara propped her head up to make better eye contact.

"Just like that. Before either of use get recruited for someone's horticultural pursuits. " Lee leaned forward for another searing kiss. And desire unexpectedly rose up like a flood in response.

They spent the afternoon like that. Lying in the sun, making love and making up for lost time. Until the sun began to set and they headed back for the tents, slightly sunburnt, but still hand in hand. Whatever the future was here, they would face it together.

**

Her fingers dipped into the small leather-like pouch and she created a new design. More complex and beautiful. It was moments like these when she could lose herself slightly and allow her mind to wander. To the beginnings of their life on this planet, and the shape things had taken towards her present. It was fully dark out now; she could see a sliver of moon through the largest crack in the rock. She paused to breathe it in; the beauty of the moment then continued her work. Art was one mark she could leave. She shivered slightly and reached for the nearby blanket, wrapping it around herself while she continued her work. Figures of people, her memories etched and painted into the rock in the depths of this cave.

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