Disclaimer: If JAG was a giant freddo that I just brought, then yes, I would happily own, love, bite it's head off, and eat it… but I think we all have eyes, so no, I do not own JAG.

A/N: big thanx to Radiorox, starryeyes, Laveda, snugglebug,martini, Teyla, jagdreamer, dansingwolf, HM foreva, southernqt, omg :), Nanniwan, Victoria, ng59678, chantelmac, and formerskater for all of the lovely reviews, keep 'em coming :) and BIIIIIG thanx to gymskate, ttyl

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Minorcadence

"Now that you're both on two feet, I think we should actually do some skating, don't you!" Analese said excitedly, trying to instill excitement into the petrified pair, "we'll start with basic stroking, follow me!" and with that she glided off, beckoning for them to follow.

"You've got to be kidding me!" Mac stared at Analese, who was already over the other side of the rink, "I am NOT letting go of this barrier" she yelled over to Analese; "can't I just hold on here a little while longer?"

"NO, YOU CANT, LET GO AND SKATE! IF YOU FALL, GET BACK UP AND TRY IT AGAIN! ARENT YOU IN THE ARMY OR SOMETHING? ARENT ARMY PEOPLE MEANT TO BE TOUGH? STICK IT UP SARAH!"

Analese yelled to be heard all the way over to where Mac and Harm were. Harm chuckled and turned to Mac, "Jeez, Mac, she sounds like you!" "Oh, shut up Harm, at least I don't have ice on my six!"

But what Analese said was true; she really should just stick it up and give it a go - no matter how scared she was.

'oooh-kay…here goes nothing…' Mac mentally crossed herself and sent a silent prayer to heaven that she wouldn't end up like Harm; flat on his six, and let go of the barrier. Her heart started pounding as she realized that she was meant to move on ice standing on a blade that was only 4mm wide!… 'Holy crap'.

She took a shaky step. Then slowly, another. And another. AHHH! Whoops! That was close! Ok, one foot in front of the other. And the other. And the other. This isn't so bad. Left foot. Right foot. Leeeeeefffft foooooooooot. Riiiiiiiiiiighhht fooooooooooot. Wow, I'm doing it! Tra la laaa, ha ha this is FUN!

"way to go Sarah!" Analese cheered, "see, it isn't so bad after all; you're a natural!"

Mac smiled and kept on skating around.

By this stage Mac was gliding around fluently, thoroughly enjoying herself, and gaining confidence with each push; getting faster and faster. Harm watched her in awed fascination. She looked like a magnificent angel, gliding around like a vision… she really was enjoying herself, and it took years off her already gorgeous face.

'God, she's so beautiful' He thought as she went past him, sticking her tongue out, 'I love her so much'

'whoa, slow down sailor! You've both already been down that road before, and look where that got you! It's better for the both of you if you just remain friends… that's hard enough!" it had gotten so easy lying to himself, that Harm didn't bother to argue.

After Analese had finally gotten Mac to stand still, it was Harm's turn at trying to skate. Inspired by Mac's success, Harm gave an almighty push off the barrier… only to stack it once again. 'jeez, what am I doing wrong?'

Analese went up to Harm and took his hand to help him up. "Now, lets do it together. Ready? Left, right. Left, right. Whoa, stand up straight!" Analese was practically carrying Harm every step, but at least he wasn't on the floor. "Now, bend your knees, and step. Good, keep going. That's it! Now you're getting it! Step, step, step, good!" Harm was starting to get his balance. "Now, if I let go of your hand, can you keep going?" "Umm, I think so" she gently let go… "nonononononoooo, on second thoughts, hand is good!" "ok" Analese said, concocting a plan in her head, "I'll hold your hand again" and moved in front of Harm, so she was facing backwards. "Take my hand" she said, and held her hand out to Harm, just a little out of his reach. He moved forward a tiny bit to grab it, so she moved backwards, keeping her hand out of his reach. "Hey! I know what you are doing Lise, and I'm not going to fall for it, so you should just give me your hand!" "Ahhh…no"

Analese looked at Mac, and they deviously winked at each other.

Mac smiled mischievously, and Analese said, "Alright here Harm, I'll hold your hand if it means you'll move." "Really?" "Yes." And as Harm took Analese's hand, she and Mac sprang into action. Mac went up to Harm, putting her hands on his back, and pushed. Analese pulled Harm's arm, and off they went. Together they whooshed around the rink, dragging a yelling Harm with them. "AAAAAAAAHHHHHH! WHAT ARE YOU DOING! STOP! HEY! MAC, I'M GOING TO GET YOU FOR THIS! WHOA!" "Well, Flyboy, you have to learn somehow! You already know from experience that falling isn't so bad, so you should be fine! We're going to let go of you now." Mac winked at Analese, and on the mouthed count of three by Mac, they let go.

Harm went hurtling across the ice, and miraculously didn't fall. 'God, he's so cute!' Mac thought, as she watched Harm flail his arms like a frog on speed 'I really love him.' That last thought caught her off guard, as it had with Harm. 'Jeez, Sarah, you've got to stop tormenting yourself. You can never be together, it's a statistical anomaly! You can't go about thinking about him in that way either; It's never gonna happen! But then again… when have either of you ever followed any rules? Yet alone statistical anomalies…' She was dragged out of her complicated thoughts by Analese, who was excited at Harm because he had startedmoving by himself, and soon after that was gliding about like nobody's business.

"There you go, nothing to it! Now we can get to the actual ice dancing! Here are the basic steps that you need to get started. First, we'll do some skating drills just to get your strength and confidence up, then we'll learn progressive runs, chasses, swings, swing-rolls, cross-rolls, three-turns, Mohawks, Rockers, Choctaws, and then we'll do it all backwards." After she had finished listing them off on her hands, they just stared at her open mouthed. Heads still spinning at the bizarre terminology, and the fact that they had so much to learn today, they got started with their grueling schedule.

1100 EST

Ice rink change room

"Oooooooooooooh. Myyyyy feeeeeeeeet. Ooooowwwww." Mac was in agony as she and Harm collapsed into the bench in the change room after their grueling 4 ½ hour training session. "My GOD! When Lise said that our feet might hurt a little from the skates, I never expected them to hurt this much! How do people put up with this? They subject their bodies and feet to all sorts of painful torture, in a freezing cold room, it's insane!"

Harm wholeheartedly agreed with her. "I know. I ache all over. My whole body hurts and I am going to have major bruises tomorrow!" Far be it from them to complain about physically demanding tasks, Harm and Mac were usually very comfortable with pushing themselves to the max when it came to their jobs, hell, they were in the Military! But this was unlike anything they had ever done before; they were using muscles they had never used before, and training for 5 hours straight, so complaining was, in this case, warranted.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?" Analese came in to find them both lying sprawled on the bench, too exhausted to move. "We are dying, do you mind?" "Yes, you cant die yet, there is stretching to do, so get up!" "uuuuugh, stretching" the last thing Harm felt like doing was stretching, but obediently, he sat up.

"You need to stretch before and after EVERY session, to warm up and cool down. Warming up prevents bad injuries if you hurt yourself, and cooling down helps get rid of the Lactic acid that your muscles produce. Lactic acid is a waste product of your muscles that causes cramps and lethargy, so believe me you'll thank me later! Also, if you don't stretch after hard training, your muscles can shorten, making you even less flexible, and sometimes even stunting your growth… although that wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing for you, Commander…" She trailed off at the end, smiling to herself.

"We know about stretching, slave driver" Mac good naturedly grumbled, getting up and placing a leg on the bench to begin stretching, "I just need some sleep!" "Amen, Mac! I didn't realize how much this would take out of me! I'm glad we don't have to go to work until Wednesday, I wouldn't be much use if we had to show up tomorrow."

They chatted mildly throughout their stretching, Analese stopping them every once in a while to correct a stretch, or to tell them how to do a new one. By the time they were all finished, it was 12:00, and they were very hungry. "All right, you're done for today, go home and gather your strength, you're going to need it for tomorrow! We have training, AND a ballet class tomorrow, as well as more stretching! What fun!"

"OK," Mac muttered, "You're scaring me. How can anyone possibly be excited about that?"

"I think the cold has gotten to her head… maybe we should wear beanies next time?" Harm shot a worried look at Analese, who was walking out the door.

"I am sooooooo hungry, what should we have?" Mac said in the car on the way home, "how about spaghetti on toast? I definitely need some carbs!" "Sounds good, my place or yours?" "Yours, it's closer to JAG" "Ok, I think I have some spaghetti in the cupboard, and I brought bread yesterday, so we're all set!"

The driver dropped them off in the JAG car park and they made their way towards Mac's car, chatting about skating. "I actually really enjoyed this morning! Who knew that I could enjoy ice skating? It just made me feel free"

"I know, and powerful!" Harm added, "Although I kept falling over"

"No, you eventually got the hang of it… once you got rid of that huge ego, I'm sure anyone would find it hard to skate with a head as big as yours", Mac added innocently.

"Hey," Harm protested, "I resent that!"

They were almost to the car, when who should they run into but Lt. Vukovic, who was on his way to lunch. "Well, hellooo Ma'am, Sir. Um, if I may ask, what are you doing here? And in civvies too?"

"No, you may not ask, Lieutenant. Have a nice lunch." Mac replied coldly, she didn't like the man much; he had a chip on his shoulder that wouldn't go away.

But unbeknownst to them, Vic had heard their conversation, and would have a nice lunch indeed… telling everyone in the bullpen exactly what he heard. 'The Commanded and the Colonel, skating!' he thought 'You've got to be joking! I wonder what everyone else will think…' and hurriedly, he turned around and made his way to the office, to have a little chat with Harriet about Commander Rabb and Colonel Mackenzie's morning…

Oooh, I wonder what this means?...

Sorry it took so long, school started again...:(

Lots of interesting ideas are floating around in my head, how exciting! ;)