A DIFFERENT BEGINNING-CHAPTER- 36

THIS IS AN A.U. STORY WITH SPOTS OF CANON IN IT.

KARA AND LEE MEET FOR THE FIRST TIME THE DAY THE COLONIES FALL.

AS ALWAYS ALL MISTAKES ARE MINE.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT MY KARA AND LEE ARE DIFFERENT BECAUSE THEY MET THE DAY THE WORLDS ENDED AND THEREFOR DO NOT HAVE ANY BAGGAGE BETWEEN THEM.

A DIFFERENT BEGINNING-CHAPTER-36

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Commander Adama made a quick trip by the CIC " Colonel has Eloshi made it on board yet?"

Colonel Tigh turned to Adama " Yes I put her in the same room with the President " Tigh paused a minute listening as Cap was being replaced with the next shift before turning back " Bill what is going on around here?"

Adama sighed " I am planning on filling you in later today, but right now I have to meet with Eloshi and Roslin " he walked out before Tigh could ask him anything.

Adama made it to conference room A and took a deep breath before going in.

Roslin had been trying to get information from Eloshi, but stopped when Adama walked in " Commander could you please tell Eloshi she is obligated to tell us what she knows "

Adama sat down heavily " I don't know much about religion, but as a Priestess I'm pretty sure she doesn't have to tell us anything "

Roslin stood up and slapped both hands hard on the table " I think since our worlds have been destroyed her keeping silent is no longer acceptable "

Eloshi sat forward " I told you I talked with Aurora and that her chosen one is in the fleet and she wants you to back off, now that is all I am going to say about it "

Roslin turned to the commander " Next I suppose you will tell me you now believe in the gods commander? "

Adama looked up at her " I might a little, but what I do believe in is the chosen one, so I have decided we will be following Aurora's chosen one "

Roslin shouted " You can't make that decision alone, you have the whole fleet you have to answer to "

Adama now stood up " I beg your pardon, I don't have to answer to anyone for the simple matter that those civilians need us to do our job and protect them, which is exactly what I am trying to do and I don't need you stirring up a hornet's nest Madame President "

Roslin sat down deciding to try a different approach " Commander how can you be sure there is a Chosen One other than Eloshi saying there is?"

Adama sat down chuckling " Are you saying that you don't believe the Priestess that you have consulted since the start of all this?"

Roslin felt ashamed " Of course I trust her, I just think she needs to tell us who it is "

Adama sighed " I disagree, besides I already know who it is and before you start, I will not tell you who it is either until I know I can trust you and right now I don't "

Roslin sat back " Where is Captain's Adama and Thrace, shouldn't they be here, because I know Apollo would never agree to keep this from the civilians "

Adama chuckled " They have work issues that needed their attention and even if Apollo agreed with you like you think, I would still not divulge the identity of the chosen one "

Roslin stood up " We will see about that, I will have this issue brought before a review board "

Adama looked directly at her " Roslin it won't matter, because I will never tell you unless the chosen one thinks I should, with that being said you are welcome to try "

Roslin left red faced and angry wishing she could slam the hatch door like a regular door and headed to the CAG'S office only to find no one there as her knocks went unanswered. After looking for anyone to tell her where Captain Adama was she finally gave up and headed to the hangar bay.

Back in the conference room Adama asked " Did you see Kara this morning?

Eloshi nodded toward the hatch and Adama got up and closed it " Yeah we had breakfast together and I tried to talk to her about Lee, instead she asked me if she could stay a few more days " Eloshi paused a beat " I told her she could, but she was going to have to talk to Lee, and then her dad showed up asking to sit with us "

Adama had completely forgot about that " How are things with her dad going?"

Eloshi spoke softly " Things between them seem fine, but I think it has to do with how upset and hurt she is about Lee that is making it easier to accept her dad "

Adam sighed " Well at least one good thing is happening to Kara "

Eloshi asked for one thing " I think it is in Kara's best interest that you keep Dee locked up, the gods won't interfere in trivial things that mortals are apt to do "

Adama looked at her " Are you saying that unless Kara's life is threatened the gods won't step in for anything less?"

Eloshi " Yes, that is what I'm saying "

Frak, Adama thought " I know Kara is strong, I just don't know if she is strong enough for what she has to do as the chosen one "

Eloshi smiled " As long as she has Lee and the ones she trusts by her side she can do it "

Adama sat forward " We need a plan to make sure she has what she needs "

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Racetrack, Helo and Apollo were in route to the Aurora when Lee broke the silence.

Lee was sitting next to Racetrack " Do you believe in the gods?" she nodded that she did " Even after they did nothing to save the colonies, you still believe in them?"

Racetrack looked at him " Yes I do, what are you getting at Apollo?"

Lee looked at the open space before them " I never believed in them until recently, and I really believed in them after I saw proof "

Racetrack was startled " You saw proof, when, how, or why for that matter?"

Lee looked at her " If you believe with no proof and still do after everything that has happened, then you have earned the right to know what we know "

What Lee was saying was freaking her out " Maybe it is better if I don't know "

Helo chimed in " You need to know Racetrack in case we need your help and several people know even the commander, but not Roslin, she can never know "

Racetrack contacted the Aurora for landing permission before answering " Tell me your proof and if Mark knows then you can tell me "

Lee unbuckled himself from the seat " Helo can fill you in, I won't be long, but as far as the proof goes I saw that Kara has the mark of Aurora on her "

Helo looked up at him " Are you going to get Kara?"

Lee shook his head " No, I need to go to the Temple and talk to Adam if I can avoid Kara "

Helo stood up " Lee she needs to come home with us " Lee took a few steps onto the open hatch door " Kara will come back when she is ready and I don't think her seeing me right now is something either one of us can deal with at the moment "

Helo gave up and told Racetrack everything which shocked the frak out of her.

After digesting all the info she exclaimed " Frak, how many people know, why are the cylons protecting her, who was that woman we took to Cloud Nine, my gods what about Starbuck and Apollo, I should have talked Athena into helping me kill her "

Helo chuckled " Are you through freaking out now ?" Racetrack nodded " First the woman we took to Mark is a number six cylon, Kara named her Willow " He paused "just let me finish okay, she is Kara's connection to Aurora, as you probably know the gods can not see their chosen ones, so her importance is second to Kara's, okay?"

Racetrack nodded " Go ahead "

Helo stated again " Boomer and Athena had already decided to side with us, then Aurora spoke to them and they vowed to protect Kara with their lives in return for being able to live out the rest of their lives as humans with us giving up resurrection " Helo paused a moment " Kara also has a mole inside the main base star sending information through Boomer, now let's see Boomer, Athena, Anders, Willow, Mark, me, Lee and the commander know "

Racetrack had been gripping and ungripping her hands " You forgot the mole and who is Anders?"

Helo chuckled " Caprica is the mole, and Anders was the leader of the Caprica resistance we brought back "

Racetrack nodded " There were times I thought something was up, especially after Starbuck and Apollo told everyone about Athena and Boomer and practically threatened anyone who bothered them "

Helo spoke " Look at me Racetrack " so she did " You can never tell anyone what I just told you, but you can talk to anyone who knows if you have a question, for us to find a home Kara has to be protected above anything else "

She had a question now " The president believes in the scriptures why not tell her ?"

Helo gasped " I'm glad you asked that, it reminded me to let you know that the Priestess Eloshi knows also and Roslin can't know because she believes she is the one to lead us home using the Book of Pythia "

Racetrack wondered " Why did Aurora show herself to the cylons?"

Helo shrugged " My best guess is that she knew that Kara would need help from our enemies in order to fulfill her destiny, besides like I said Boomer and Athena had already chose to help us before seeing Aurora "

Helo looked around " I need to tell you something only five people know in case I ever need your help you will know why, can I trust you with this Racetrack?"

Racetrack nodded wondering what else could possibly happen " Kara's dad ran away when she was eight and she found out yesterday that he is alive and on this ship, that is who Lee is wanting to talk to " he waited a second " He is using the name Adam and he left when Kara was young because he knew she was Aurora's chosen one and the other temples found out Aurora's chosen one was living on Caprica and started searching for her, so he left so no one could connect him to her"

Racetrack closed her eyes and dropped her head " I could have never gone through what Starbuck has and had to do and still has to do "

Helo sighed " Yeah and that isn't even the worst of it "

Racetrack gasped " What could possibly be worse Helo?"

Helo didn't know why he told her, but he did " After her dad left her mom blamed her and started mentally and physically abusing her, I guess Aurora knew Kara was a survivor when she chose her "

Racetrack stood up " I can't hear anymore right now " and she walked off the raptor, after a minute she walked back over " I need to go to the Temple also, if Apollo gets back before me tell him he is going to have to wait, I need to do this "

Lee had saw Adam first and talked with him needing to find out if Kara was okay. Adam had told him he was trying to get Kara to understand what Dee had done. They said their good-byes with Adam promising to keep Kara away from the Temple for a while, which is where Lee was now.

He had been there sometime praying for whatever help he could get in helping him and Kara to be together again.

He looked up when he heard someone enter and come sit next to him " I take it you freaked out after Helo told you everything?"

Racetrack nodded " At first yeah, but I came here to pray to the gods, so they might show me how to help Kara "

Lee looked at her curiously " I think that is the first time you have called her Kara, why now?"

She looked sideways at him " Aurora chose Kara not Starbuck "

They both fell silent while they prayed, before heading back to the raptor and from there to the Galactica.

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Mark had been helping Willow get set up in Adam's room after he boxed up everything, except a picture of Kara with her dad as a child.

Willow had taken it from his hand " I don't think Adam will care if I keep this "

Mark let her keep it " Are you close to Kara?"

Willow bobbed her head " Yeah, she named me Willow " She paused looking at the picture " Kara is special and not just because Aurora chose her"

Mark was interested " What do you mean Willow?"

She thought about how to explain it " Kara is strong and she wouldn't hesitate to kill anybody if they were hurting anyone she loved, but at the same time she said she didn't want Dee or anyone else to be killed because of her "

Mark winked at her " That sounds just like her, so we will have to make sure nobody hurts her whether she likes it or not "

Willow grinned " I like that idea, do you think Kara will come here to see me since Lee is gone?"

Mark nodded " Tell you what, I need to get you some uniforms and everyday clothes, so I will call Adam and tell him you want to see Kara, okay?"

Willow placed the picture back on the table " Thank you Mark "

Mark smiled " You might not thank me after I show you where you will be working " he said as he was leaving.

Willow shut the door and sat on the bed imagining how Lee must have felt last night. If they didn't get together soon she would come up with some excuse to get them together herself. As soon as she finished her thoughts she heard Aurora whisper ' Have faith child there are a lot of people praying for them as we speak '

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The pilots had no idea what was going on. As far as they knew Starbuck and Apollo was taking a much needed R&R pass, and Helo had been acting CAG.

They stopped and watched as Racetrack landed then waited while she shut it down. They were surprised when just Apollo, Helo and Racetrack disembarked.

Keeper and Duck walked over and Keeper spoke first " We are glad your back Captain, Helo has been a pain in the ass, speaking of that where is Starbuck?"

Duck punched him in the shoulder " He didn't mean that in a bad way Apollo "

Lee barley smiled " It's okay, even I know how she can be, but right now she has other orders and will be away for a few days "

Racetrack cut in " Don't the two of you have better things to do? "

Duck spoke up " Maybe we do and maybe we don't, besides it is none of you business Racetrack "

Lee wished he didn't have to be here, so he spoke loudly " All of you lock it up now, and get back to work if your on the clock, otherwise get off the deck "

No one said another word as they all took off except Helo " I am going to see Athena, then I will come by your office to officially hand off my paperwork "

Lee nodded once and walked about four feet before Roslin stopped him, so he waited and let her come to him " Captain Adama I need your help, the commander won't release the name of the chosen one, but I know you will agree with me that the civilians should know about it "

Lee snorted " I know it rarely happens Madame President, but I agree with the commander when it comes to the chosen one "

Roslin kept on " I have even threatened him with legal action and he said he would still not tell me "

Lee looked her straight in the eyes " Madame President I strongly suggest you let this go before you doom the rest of our race " Lee moved to walk away but turned back " You nor Pythia have any idea what you are doing and from what I have learned about Aurora aside from the fact she wants you to back off is if you attempt to get in her or her chosen ones way you will regret it, so like I said, let it go "

Roslin watched him walk away and she felt a sudden brush of something as it passed next to her giving her chill bumps. Roslin decided then and there to find any reading material or verbal information she could about Aurora. Their veiled threats didn't scare her.

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Lee punched in his code and walked into his office and just stood there a minute remembering how Kara was showing Willow around. Lee had to admit when it came to Willow cylon or not Kara had become attached to her.

Lee walked to his locker to put on a uniform and found the one t-shirt Kara had and she kept it there because she liked sleeping in it. He held it and smelled it, inhaling deep once he smelled her on it, then he folded it and placed it between two of his shirts. After changing clothes he sat down to work and wait on Helo. Thinking of him led to thoughts that Boomer and Athena must be doing okay with the people on board Galactica. Lee chuckled, it was that or the fact Kara had threatened them, either way it seemed to be working.

Helo showed up about thirty minutes later and sat down across from him and chuckled " You should have seen Athena, she is still pissed at Dee and can barely keep herself from beating the crap out of her "

Lee kept looking at reports " I know how she feels, what about the other woman?"

Helo laughed " She is in the cell next to Dee, Athena said she told them she did not know how unstable Dee was and kept saying she was sorry, but she would serve her time as long as someone looked after her daughter "

Lee looked up " At least she told me the truth about that, where did Dee find her?"

Helo snorted " She is a working girl on the Prometheus and needed the money and Dee knew that about her and exploited it "

Lee's face paled " She is a prostitute, does Kara know?"

Helo sat up straight " Yes she is Lee and Kara knows all about her, because I made sure Kara knew that you were used by Shevon and Dee "

Before Helo could react Lee stood up and swept everything off of his desk, but stopped when he heard glass breaking " Oh my gods I broke the picture of Kara and I at the dance " Helo watched as Lee went down onto his knees pushing papers aside until he found the picture and then he sat back and stared at it.

Helo moved slowly down onto the floor and started picking papers and other things up " Lee I have an extra frame in my locker you can have it, I don't need it anymore "

Lee seemed to break out of the trance he had been in " Thanks Helo, and I mean for everything, especially for being there for Kara, I could see how much it hurt her and I won't blame her if she can't forgive me "

Helo stopped what he was doing and waited for Lee to look at him, they were only about a foot apart as they knelt on the floor " Lee you can't give up on Kara she loves you and she is going to need you to support her through all this destiny crap "

Lee felt desolate " I am so tired of all this Helo, I don't think I have anything left to give to anyone " He paused as he stood up " I just want it all to go away, especially the pain " Helo watched as he went into his small bedroom and shut the door locking it from the inside.

Helo sat there a minute replaying Lee's words and then shot up off the floor " Oh my gods was he talking about ending his life?" he asked aloud

At that moment the commander walked in " My gods Helo what happened in here?"

Helo turned to his commander wide eyed and scared. " Lt. Agathon what is wrong?"

Helo snapped out of it and whispered " I think Lee might kill himself right now, if he hasn't already, he said some really frakked up things then went into his room and locked the door "

Almost before Helo finished Adama was pounding on the door " Lee you open this door now!"

Lee shouted and they could tell he was crying " No, leave me alone "

Adama turned to Helo " I don't care what you have to do, but you get Kara over here even if you have to knock her out and call Cottle and have him come here "

Helo saluted " Yes Sir "

After contacting Cottle, Helo who had been running full out slid into the hangar bay hollering " Racetrack I need to be in the air in one minute two at the most, I don't care what you have to do, but get it done now!"

Racetrack knew this was one of those things " Chief I am leap frogging all flights before me, I leave next and do not question me "

Chief Tryol ran his deck like he wanted " Not while I'm Chief you won't "

Racetrack caught sight of Anders and hollered across the bay for him and waited for him to reach them " I was told you and I share the same security level, so you either make the chief do as I say or tie him up, right frakking now "

The Chief was in the process of calling the marines when Sam knocked him out and pulled him away from any flights or after-burners " Okay you are good to go " he trotted off.

Racetrack ran into the raptor as Helo was already closing the hatch and she heard him say " I don't care what you have to tell her, but you have her on the landing deck in five minutes, I will take it from there "

Helo sighed and sat back.

Racetrack glanced back at him " I hope it is worth it, because I just had Anders knock the Chief out "

Helo looked at her so sad she knew it was bad " Lee has locked himself in his bedroom and the commander and I think he is ready to die "

Racetrack shut her eyes a moment " Oh my gods, if he does that Kara might die also and she will never complete her destiny "

Helo let out what could only be called a roar " If Dee was standing in front of me right now, I swear to the gods I would kill her with my bear hands"

Racetrack felt the same way " We are coming up on the Aurora now, are you going to tell Kara?"

Helo shrugged " Knowing Kara it would probably be best just to tie her up and drag her back, otherwise she will stall by talking "

Racetrack nodding" We are landing now and she is on the deck, what do I need to do?"

Helo stood up " Keep the raptor ready we are leaving in thirty seconds " Helo jumped two feet to the deck and headed straight for Kara " I need you to come with me to the Galactica, now Kara "

Kara stepped back " No, not yet "

Helo reached out and grabbed her arm twisting it behind her back then grabbed the other one tying her hands faster than she thought possible. The next thing she knew she was thrown into a raptor and not gently.

Adam grabbed Helo " What's going on?"

Helo decided to go with the short version " Lee is going to kill himself, if he hasn't already " he jumped in the raptor " Get us back as fast as you can Racetrack and you might need to tell the CIC we will be coming in hot so clear us a path "

Kara lay on the floor wondering what the frak was happening. She knew she might get kidnapped one day, but Helo and Racetrack were not even on the list of possibilities. " For fraks sake Helo what are you doing?"

Helo finally looked at her " Trying to save a life Kara "

Kara sat up " Whose and what does it have to do with me?"

Helo looked at her then away before facing her again " We don't have time for the long version or we may already be to late " Helo paused " Kara, Lee has locked himself in his bedroom and he told me he didn't want to live anymore "

Kara turned away " Untie my hands right frakking now Helo! "

Helo did and watched as Kara drew her knees up to her chest and wrapped her hands around her knees shaking and trying not to cry " How long before we land Racetrack?"

Racetrack glanced back " Galactica I need clearance to make an emergency landing right now "

Colonel Tigh answered " You will have to wait, Cap is launching first "

Starbuck jumped up and came to the front " Racetrack open all communication to the vipers and raptors "

Racetrack turned to look at her after doing so" They have their ears on Starbuck "

Starbuck didn't hesitate " This is Starbuck who is leading the CAP?"

Keeper answered " Keeper here Starbuck, what do you need "

Kara didn't care " I am over riding Colonel Tigh's orders, stay on the deck until Racetrack lands or you will answer to me, got it?"

Colonel Tigh was pissed " You have crossed the line Starbuck, I will have your wings and rank for this "

Kara growled " Take it up with the commander, because if I don't land right now, you will be the one losing your rank Colonel, that I can promise you "

Kara stated one more time " We are coming in, pilots stand down "

Racetrack landed and just as Helo had done on the Aurora Kara jumped two feet off the deck with Helo behind her, running across the hangar.

Racetrack finished shutting the raptor down only to find the chief waiting for her " I am pressing charges against you "

She smiled " Feel free to take it up with the commander " she smiled as she walked away.

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Kara and Helo ran into Lee's office so fast they literally didn't have room enough to stop and ended up crashing against the wall by the door Adama was banging on.

Adama saw Kara " Thank you for coming Kara, he won't talk to me, so I'm hoping you can get him to talk "

Helo walked up close to them " When was the last time he spoke "

Adama hung his head " Almost five minutes ago "

Helo gasped " You don't think he has already "

Kara interrupted " Don't you dare finish that sentence Helo "

Kara had moved and sat down by the door and spoke quietly " Lee it's me Kara, could you please say something, so I will know you are okay?"

He didn't say anything, Kara saw a gap under the door " Lee I am going to slide my hand under the door please touch my hand, so I can feel you "

On the other side of the door Lee heard Kara, but he didn't answer, but when he saw her fingers slide under the door he reached out and brushed his hand across them.

Kara gasped and then she stated sobbing " Oh my gods Lee, why are you thinking of doing this? "

Lee slid their picture under the door " I know that you will never look at me the same way again or love me as much ever again, and without that Kara I have nothing left to live for "

Adama motioned for Helo and Cottle to follow him out.

Kara slid her hand back under and waited for him to touch her again " What do you think would have happened to me Lee if you died ?"

Lee laid his palm on top of her hand and kept it there " You are a survivor Kara, that is why Aurora picked you "

Kara laid her head against the door crying " Lee I can't do any of this without you by my side, I love you Lee Adama "

Lee had lain his head against the door also " How can you love me after what you saw, I saw the disgust on your face and I don't blame you Kara if you can never forgive me "

Kara flipped her hand and tried to entangle their hands " Lee I forgave you the second I found out you had been drugged and it was staged so that I would see you, but I can't promise that I can forget seeing you like that with another woman, but if you come out I promise to try "

Lee needed to see her " Are you alone?"

Kara looked back and saw that they were " Yeah, I didn't even know they left "

The door opened in toward Lee and as he sat there he opened the door and saw Kara sitting across from him.

For a minute they simply looked at each other with tears streaming down both their faces.

In an instant Kara knew she loved Lee and would somehow find a way to move past what happened and launched herself into his lap throwing both arms around his neck.

Lee grabbed her and held her so tightly she almost couldn't breathe " I love you Kara Thrace "

Kara stood up and reached for him " Let's try to get some sleep Lee, I think we both could use some and later I am going to Cloud Nine to see Willow "

Lee knew nothing would happen besides sleeping, because things were still to fresh and raw for anything more. He also knew that this was just a moment out of time, and he knew Kara would pull away from him later. So Lee took the moment hoping they would find their way back to each other soon.

They both undressed down to their tanks and underwear and crawled into bed staying as close as possible to each other.

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Adama had been paged to the CIC and the moment he walked in Colonel Tigh started.

Tigh looked at Adama " Captain Thrace went against my orders and made CAP wait until she landed, I want her wings and for her to be busted back to Lt. "

The Commander looked at his friend " There are things you don't know Saul and Starbuck over riding your orders probably saved your job "

Tigh scoffed " So you are going to let her keep getting away with whatever she does?"

Adama nodded " Yes, look Saul there is a lot happening right now and Starbuck is the most valuable person in this fleet, and if you breathe a word of this to Roslin or anyone else, you will be in the brig until we find Earth or some other habitable planet " He paused " As for what happened earlier Lee was going to commit suicide and Kara was the only person who could stop him, she saved my son's life Saul "

Saul nodded " Now I understand why Starbuck did what she had to, but what else is going on around here?"

Adam sighed " A lot, it would take most of the day to explain it to you and I will when I have time, until then all I ask is that you trust me even if it seems odd" Adama waited a beat " Dee and another woman are in the brig for trying to destroy Starbuck and Apollo which is where most of what happened tonight came from. They will not be released until I say so, but I should warn you that Dee is unbalanced or crazy, whatever you want to call it "

Saul nodded " Then I will follow your lead Bill, you can trust me, I swear "

Adama walked to the table " Thank you, I think it is time for us to search for resources instead of waiting around on the cylon's "

Colonel Tigh nodded " I will get right on it, anything else?"

Adama turned to face him " Saul I know this is going to sound crazy, but I am going to place Boomer in the CIC permanently to help you set up scouts for the resources and if she tells you something needs to be done right away, just do what she says and I will explain later"

Colonel nodded " You trust her, don't you?"

Adama considered his answer " Boomer has direct contact with a cylon mole Starbuck has on the main base star, so yes I trust her and not just because Starbuck does." then he added " Boomer has already earned my trust "

Adama walked out and headed to Lee's office to make sure he was okay. What he found brought a smile to his face as he saw Kara trapped in Lee's arms asleep in his bed. He locked the hatch on his way out knowing they had forgotten to. He hoped Lee would join him for dinner so they could talk, he couldn't bear it if he lost Lee especially by his own hand.

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Willow had waited on Mark to bring her some clothes. After looking at them he told her which uniform to put on and waited outside while she changed. Willow didn't really like it because it was white baggy pants with a matching top along with what he said was an apron. After looking at herself once more she opened the door " I hate this thing, it's ugly "

Mark laughed " It was not meant to look good, it's purpose is practical " he knew she still didn't understand " You will be washing dishes so this is what you have to wear, now follow me "

She followed him to the kitchens along the way he explained her cover story " If anyone ask you are my cousin on my mom's side of the family and we haven't seen each other in ten years, okay?"

She looked up at him " Why is it any ones business?"

Mark sighed " You are staying in the guest bedroom of my quarters and if we are related no one will question it "

Willow stopped " How did we meet up in the fleet?"

Mark thought " How about at the Colonial day dance?"

Willow started walking again " I suppose that will work cousin " then she grinned at him, until he led her to a stack of dishes " You have to wash and dry all of these plates and as a surprise Kara and you will be having dinner in my room tonight "

Willow threw her arms around him without thinking " Thank you and I promise to have all this done.

Mark chuckled as he walked away already knowing she would be a handful.

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