Summary - This story is very dark and will contain violence and scenes that may be difficult reading.

Set after Kara returns from Caprica – oh and she never met Sam (yay!)

As promised here is the next chapter. And it's pretty much all Lee and Kara. Enjoy!

Chapter 7

It was a small dark room. Kara became aware of her surroundings. She winced as she moved her head. She couldn't move her arms; her wrists were tied behind her back. Her feet appeared to be bound together as well. What was she going to do? Escape from a sealed room? She tried to work out if she was injured in any way. Her head was throbbing, possibly still a little bit from the crash or maybe they'd hit her head. She wasn't sure which. Her jaw was also painful to move. She could feel bruises that'd formed over her body. She realized she was in only her tanks and underwear – she seemed to have had her flight suit removed but she couldn't work out when that was. She couldn't even remember getting to this room. The Cylons must've knocked her unconscious sometime after they were captured. 'That would explain the fuzzy head,' she thought.

She glanced around the room again. She realized she was lying on a small bed, there was no mattress on it and it wasn't particularly comfortable. There was another bed over the other side of the room. It was empty. The rest of the room was empty. Lee! He wasn't in the room… it looked as if he must've been on that bed but if he wasn't there that meant they had him. She wondered what they were doing to him; she began to feel sick as several possibilities began to creep into her head. She was worried for him, worried what they'd do to him. What they'd do to both of them. She wondered if anyone from the fleet was looking for them. She hoped the Old Man would be – but he might not be able to.

The door opened and two Centurions walked into the room dragging Lee between them. They dumped him on the bed and walked back out of the room – not sparing a glance at her. As soon as they were out of the room, she looked over at him. He looked awful. They'd done a real number on him. He'd quite obviously been beaten. His eyes were swollen shut and his jaw looked bruised and swollen as well. He was lying awkwardly, his right arm was at a funny angle; maybe dislocated or even broken. His flight suit had also been removed. She let herself appreciate what she could see of his body for a few moments. He groaned. She moved her gaze back up to his face. "Lee, are you awake?"

"Kara…" his voice was barely a whisper.

"I'm here. What did they do to you?"

"I'm okay. Are you?"

"Lee, you're not okay. Tell me what they did."

"They hit me a little." Kara snorted. "Okay, quite a lot. I'm fine, nothing Doc Cottle couldn't sort out."

"If only he was here…" she said wistfully.

"Not very often you can be heard saying that."

"Yeah, well, things change. I'm serious though, Lee. Are you okay? You look awful."

"Thanks. Kick a guy while he's down." He grumbled, but he had a small grin on his face. He managed to open one eye and look into hers. "You don't look a great deal better than I feel, you know."

"Yeah, well I'll feel better when you tell me how you really are."

"I'll be alright, Kara, believe me."

"They didn't tie you up, did they?"

"No."

"Any chance you could untie me? My arms are really aching." He moved from the bed he was on slowly and made his way over to her. He gently undid her hands; struggling a couple of times because of his arm. She sat up and worked to undo the binds around her feet. Once she was free, she swung her feet down onto the floor and sat facing Lee, who was now kneeling on the floor. Her hand reached out to touch his face. He flinched slightly as her hand caught a tender spot. "Sorry," she said quietly.

"It's okay."

She studied him further, her eyes drawn to his arm. "Is your arm broken, do you think? Or dislocated?"

"Fairly sure it's dislocated."

"Do you want me to try and put it back in place?" He looked her in the face; she could tell he wasn't sure. "It may ease the pain a little. It'll hurt a lot, but then should feel better. Please Lee. Let me do this; I want to help you. I can't stand to see you in pain like this." She didn't mention she had experience of dealing with both dislocated and broken bones. He didn't need to know that; no one did. She leaned forward and kissed him on the temple. His good arm came up around her body.

"Do it." He whispered in her ear. She kissed him on the cheek. She took his right arm in her hands and moved it slowly up. She got it to shoulder height and looked him in the eyes. He nodded at her and she moved it quickly above his head. The sound of it popping back into the socket reverberated around the room. He grunted and tears welled in his eyes as pain radiated throughout his body.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." She repeated it over and over as she pulled him into her arms. The tears fell down both of their faces. She traced kisses over his face and rubbed her hands up and down his back, trying to comfort him. "I wish I hadn't done that now."

"I'm glad you did. It doesn't hurt as much now."

"Liar."

"Listen to me, Kara," he spoke in a low voice. "I need you to believe me. I trust you completely, if I didn't, I never would've let you sort my arm out. You were right; it doesn't hurt as much now. It still hurts, but not as bad and I can move it a little bit now. It needed to be done."

"I just don't want to hurt you." She spoke in a tiny voice, not looking at him.

He put his hand under her chin and raised her face to look at him. "You didn't. You could never hurt me, baby. Not anymore. I love you and I know you love me." He raised his hand to cup her face. "We need to be strong for each other now, Kara. We can't let them break us. The only way we're going to get through this is to be there for each other. To help each other deal with whatever it is they do to us."

"I'm not sure I can deal with whatever it is they're going to do to me… or to you."

"I'll help you through this. I'll be there for you… all the way. Just like you'll be there for me. I'm always going to be there for you, I promise."

She believed him. He was a wonderful man and he was right she loved him, but she'd need him throughout this experience, of that she was sure. "What is it you think they want from us?"

"I've no idea." He gathered her up into his arms and moved them onto her bed. He held her in his arms. He felt her relax against him. His hand moved up her body and he moved to fondle her chest. She inched further back against him, rubbing herself against his body. She gave a contented sigh.

"That feel's good," her voice was breathy and lower than normal.

He nuzzled against her neck, "Feels pretty good from my side too."

"Do you think it's safe for us to do this? What if they come in here and find us together? They may use it against us, to hurt us."

"They'd be stupid if they did. Together we're stronger, Kara. We're Lee and Kara. Starbuck and Apollo. Together we can beat anything."

"Even Cylons."

"Especially Cylons. We took out twelve of them just a few hours ago, that's pretty amazing. Together we're pretty amazing."

"You're pretty amazing Lee. You've changed since this war started. You're no longer just the straitlaced golden boy that was the up and coming officer in the fleet. Since the war started, you've really become so much more. You're a really great CAG. You've started to think much more out of the box. The stunt you pulled on Colonial One after the initial attack was inspired. The attack on the Tylium refinery a couple of months ago, even I couldn't have done it better… I'm proud of you." Her voice was sincere.

"I had a good teacher; someone who always thinks outside the box and is an inspiration to me." He smiled. She rolled over to face him, taking his face into her hands. His hand moved down her to her rear and pulled her closer still. They kissed tenderly, exploring each others mouths. Kara paused as he flinched. "Sorry, jaw's a little sore." He smiled and then went back to kissing her.

"I need this, Lee. I need you." She felt a sense of urgency; panic was beginning to rise within her. Her words had an effect on him; she could feel his body responding to what she said. She felt a great amount of power because of it. She raised a leg and wrapped it around his thighs. She hoped that he'd realize she needed this to rid herself of the feelings that were making her chest feel tight. She hated this feeling but since she'd last seen Leoben, back on the Gemenon Traveler the sight of him made this happen.

He sensed the change in her. She seemed to be struggling with something. While he knew it may be something they'd later come to regret, he couldn't help but want to make her feel better; safe. His hand moved inside her underwear and he pushed a finger into her. She clenched around his finger. He slid a second home and stroked her. He rolled onto his back, pulling her with him so she was straddling him. He loved the feel of her sitting astride him. He could tell she was ready for him, but he wanted to hold it out for a little while longer. He moved his other hand under her tanks and felt the soft flesh under his fingers. They moved further up her body as he slowly inserted a third finger inside her. She gasped at the feel of both his hands touching her so intimately. The pressure was building within her body. "What do you want, Kara?" his voice was soft and low, it touched her like a kiss on her deepest thoughts.

"You." She shuddered slightly against him as his fingers continued to stroke her. "Forever." He worked them into her slightly firmer, edging her closer to the brink of ecstasy. He was watching her face and seeing the love shining from it. He rolled them again so she was now beneath him. This changed the angle he had within her and after a couple more thrusts, she reached her release.

He caressed her jaw and neck with his lips. His lips were working magic on her body as they gradually moved further down her torso. They grazed her breasts through her tanks. He moved her tanks with his hand and dipped his tongue into her navel. His continued his descent further still. Both his hands were used to lower her underwear and reveal her to him. His mouth continued further down, putting butterfly kisses on her soft skin. He'd placed his fingers back inside her and was still moving them in and out of her. She was writhing beneath him now, she was amazed by the feelings he was stirring within her. He eased his fingers away from her and his mouth moved to touch where they'd just been. She moaned. His mouth was gently kissing her. He lapped at her tenderly, tasting her for the first time. He carried on his ministrations, bringing her to the edge again and then slowly withdrawing to allow her to calm down a little. Her fingers were threaded through his hair, keeping his head in place, caressing it gently. He had his hands on her hips; his fingers had a strong hold on them, leaving marks on them. He thrust his tongue into her, pushing it in to her as far as it would go. She moaned his name over and over again as she came, hard. As she recovered from her release he made his way back up her body, kissing her body as he did so.

She kissed him, tasting herself on his lips and in his mouth. She moved her lips down his neck, tenderly kissing him on his right shoulder. It was bruised and slightly swollen. She nuzzled her face against his neck and shoulder as her hands worked to remove his underwear. She gently pushed down on him, letting him enter her. She groaned as he pushed his hips up to meet hers. They set a gentle pace, the events of the previous few days having left them both on the edge of exhaustion. Their lips met and they caressed the mouth of the other. Lee moved himself in and out of her body so slowly. He could barely move and he knew she was in the same condition, yet both felt the need to be there for the other. She laid herself on his body and wrapped her arms around him. She finally felt calm; the panic had subsided, for now; a peace had been instilled in her body, He stilled his movements and they lay there. Their breath became shallow and they eventually drifted to sleep, still joined and entwined with each other.

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He watched them as the scene unfolded before his eyes. This had not been the original plan when they'd brought the two pilots here, but it appeared there were some benefits to it. They managed to stumble across the two of them as they were leaving the cave. So they'd taken advantage of their good fortune. They knew Kara had a special destiny; her destiny to find Earth. The plan had been to use her so they could find Earth. Earth was their ultimate goal now; locating the thirteenth colony and taking it as their new home. This was an unexpected turn of events – one they may be able to turn to their gain.

Footsteps approached; she moved to stand beside him. She took in the view before them and turned her head to face him; a hint of smugness gracing her face. "See anything you like?" she asked with a teasing tone in her voice.

"Leave it, Six." He moved his eyes briefly from the couple before him and glared at her. He moved his gaze back to the couple. The look on her face as the man with her entered her with his fingers showed him a whole new side to her. He tried to imagine it was him that was in that position. That it was him that was touching her so intimately. That he could bring that light to her face. Somehow, deep inside, he knew that he'd never achieve that goal and that pissed him off. He was pissed off with himself for knowing he'd fall short by a long way; with the woman of his fantasies for not letting her guard down to anybody apart from the man with her now… and with that man who was in the room the other side of this wall. He was especially angry with him. He felt this childish and distinctly human jealousy towards the man. "In light of this I think we need to adjust what we'd planned for the two of them. I've a much better idea. One that will meet our requirements adequately. I think you'll like it." He almost growled the words to the Cylon beside him.

He continued to watch as the couple joined and moved slowly against each other, and then eventually fell asleep in each others arms. His ire became more intense, the more he saw. He was going to punish them the best way he knew how. In the actions he'd just witnessed they had shown him the one weakness they both had; each other. He was going to make them pay for that weakness and suffer the consequences. He'd let them get some rest though. They would need it.

TBC

A/N: I know that's a really awful place to end it but it had to be done. Take comfort in the fact the next chapter will be here very soon. If I get enough reviews, before the end of the day. :-)