Series: after season two
Rating: T, just to sure
Category: relationships/general, kind of AU
Paring/Focus: lee and Kara, also some William.
Warnings: tragedy/ angst
Summary: Lee has a little secret that he has to protect.
Disclaimers: I don't own these characters...but if I did… hmmm Apollo
The Protector of Emma Wood
-Chapter One-
Disappearances in the middle of the night, ducking out of meetings early, some times he was gone for days and it just wasn't like him. No one knew what was going on but there was defiantly someone who wanted to know. Captain Adama had being acting strangely from a week before starbuck decided that enough was enough. Something was defiantly happening but so far her best friend had refused to tell her what was going on.
Kara Thrace knew that their relationship had being strained ever since she had come back from Caprica, but she had hoped that they could look past that and work on what was making him act like a furtive.
Walking down the galactica's corridors starbuck started to think back to when lee had started to act strange. Must have been the triad came a week ago. Yeah that was right, he was pulled out of the game early by a urgent matter that the president needed and the next day he didn't turn up to work.
The commander had to put out a call on the ships speakers to locate him. No one knew where he had been, but he eventually showed up with a black eye and no explanation for either even though the commander gave him crap for being late for work. Starbuck had asked him that afternoon but he had brushed her off with some excuse about sleeping even though they had checked the pilot's quarters and it didn't explain the black eye.
Many bizarre events followed that day. He disappeared and was late for work three times before the commander had to put him in the brig so he knew where he was. He then had down time for two days and left galactica and wasn't heard from in till he arrived back 48 hours later. It was like he had been replaced by a totally different person who looked exactly like him.
He also seemed jumpy all the time and you could tell that when you were talking to him he wasn't really listening; it was like he was worrying about a more important issue. The thing that scared Kara the most about lee's behavior was that he was reminding her more and more of Balter.
Turning the corner Kara came face to face with the man of her thoughts. He was backing out of a storage room and looking around guiltily while he locked the door. When he spotted starbuck looking in his direction he jumped about ten feet in the air. If Kara wasn't so concerned for her friend's sanity she would have laughed.
"Lee?"
Only when she spoke did lee look her in the eyes. Without replying Apollo turned to walk in the opposite direction. Unfortunately for him Kara was quicker and had him pinned against the storage room door in a matter of seconds. She wanted answers and he wasn't leaving until she got them.
"Starbuck was there something you wanted" he asked coldly obviously annoyed at her actions.
"Yes captain there is something I want, I want you tell me what the hell is happening" she replied loosening her hold on him.
Lee just shook his head and was silent. Only then did Kara realize how tired he looked. Something must really be worrying him.
"Lee?" she questioned again. This had to be serious.
He was silently looked at her. Kara sighed.
"Lee something's up. We all know it. Here's your chance to tell someone before your dad orders you to tell someone" she stated getting in his face. Imitation usually worked well in her experience.
"Lieutenant what makes you think I would tell you anything" he replied.
Kara ignored the bitter comment.
"Because you love me" she said with a fake innocent smile.
"Gods you're never going to let that go are you" lee asked as she realized him from her hold.
"Never!" she replied smiling.
Lee smiled. Gods it was kind hard not too when Kara smiled.
"Please Lee, tell me" she whispered he grin faltering slightly.
Apollo nodded even though he knew he was giving in too easily. Truth be told he was getting sick of keeping this all too him self.
Sighing lee turned back to the storage room door. Before he opened it he turned around again to face her.
"Kara, you can't tell anyone about this, not a soul. I could get in serious shit for this" he whispered looking at her frantically. Looking for the trust he already knew was there.
"Don't you trust me Apollo" she joked as she followed him through the storage room door once he had opened it.
"With my life starbuck" he stated seriously closing the door behind her and leading her over to a bookshelf on the other side of the room. Standing in front of the rusty bookshelf starbuck couldn't see how this could have been the big secret.
That was before lee reached behind one of the books and knocked three times paused then knocked again another two times. At this point Kara really started to believe that lee had lost it. Lee reached up and moved the bookshelf out of the way. It made so much noise that she missed the small three knocks that rang on a small door that appeared behind the book shelf. Turning the doorknob and lee pushed Kara into the darkened room before replacing the bookshelf and following her.