Title: Unexpected 6?
Author: Lea
Archiving: BSG2003, Apollo/Starbuck FanFic, and FSB all others please
just ask.
Spoilers: Up to Home season 2 and then becomes AU
Disclaimers: The don't belong to me, making no money yadda, yadda,
yadda
Summary: Lee and Kara still have to talk about what happened
between her and Dr Baltar and why was Lee so upset? But it seems that more
problems are getting in their way can they get past this and get their
friendship
back on track or could there be more between them and will they have the
courage to find out.

A huge thanks to Maria couldn't have done it without her, a fabulous beta.
I know this wasn't the greatest of chapters to send to you but thank you for
all the hard work you did in this one.

Chapter 6

Battlestar Galactica

"Sam." Kara blinked at him, suddenly feeling as if she were in a dream, and he wasn't actually here.

Sam couldn't help smiling at her. He'd thought that he would never see her again, he was very glad to be wrong. There was something within her that shone so brightly that he couldn't help but be drawn in. It was as if he were a moth to her flame, dancing close enough to be burned. Some things were worth the risk, and she was one of them. His smile soon dimmed when Kara didn't immediately smile back. He could see in her eyes that he wasn't what she was thinking about.

"Lt Thrace, I'm ready to start." Dr Baltar called from the exam area he had set up in a corner of the hangar. Gaius eyed the newcomer whom the pilot seemed to already know.

Kara shook her head, trying to concentrate, her head swimming with thoughts of Lee, the sudden appearance of Sam, her instinctive cringe at the sound of Baltar's voice. Nevertheless, the Commander had given her an order and she had a job to do. Sighing quietly to herself, she sat down next to Gaius, and as he started testing Sam, she started to ask the refugees what had happened on Caprica and how they managed to get away. All the while, her mind never left Lee. She prayed over and over again that he was going to be ok. Please let him be ok her mind screamed.

Crash Site, Planet Unknown

The raptor sat silently under the cover of some trees as one young woman sat alone and afraid. She huddled close to the bruised, battered and bloody body of Captain Lee Adama. The main thing was that he was still breathing unlike the other 3 members of their team. As Cally huddled next to Lee, she wrapped her hands around her knees, rocking backwards and forwards, crying softly.

"Captain Adama, sir? Please wake up?" She repeated over and over again.

Battlestar Galactica

The refugees had all finally been tested, including the babies. There wasn't a Cylon among them. Kara began collecting the information together to head up to the CIC and talk to the Commander. She had to be out there looking for him. When she had been missing, Lee had been out there searching for her. Kara was going insane here she needed something to do.

"Kara?" Sam walked over to her; his concern for her was obvious in every action he made, in each word he said. Frack! In the confusion, Kara had forgotten all about Sam's sudden appearance on the Galactica.

Dr. Baltar watched with interest, his eyes narrowing, incredulous that here was another man who was getting in his way. Gaius smirked. It didn't matter; he would deal with him just like he would deal with Captain Adama if he had to.

"I'm sorry, I just can't talk now." Kara was starting to feel claustrophobic, she needed to breath, the fear and terror at the idea of losing Lee was about to overwhelm her and break free, but she couldn't let that happen here in front of all these people. She knew she was being rude, that Sam had no way of knowing or understanding her behavior, but it didn't matter. Nothing mattered right now except Lee. Kara had done as the Commander had asked and there was no real reason for her to still be here, no reason for her not to be looking for Lee. She avoided looking into Sam's eyes and quickly stalked out of the hangar bay.

Samuel T. Anders stood there frozen to the spot wondering what the frack had happened as he watched Kara Thrace rush off. This wasn't the greeting he had been expecting.

Dr. Baltar watched the exchange very closely. He quickly deduced that something had happened between this man and Lt. Thrace on Caprica.

"She's probably worrying about Captain Adama." Gaius told the young man as he stood next to him.

"Excuse me?" Sam said as he turned and looked at the doctor. "What's that got to do with me?"

Gaius smiled and indicated the empty hatch.

"Lt Thrace and Captain Adama are very." He paused for a moment as if he were struggling to find the right word. "Close."

Sam stared at the doctor for a little while longer, and then his gaze had shifted to where Kara once stood.

"Who is Captain Adama?" Samuel asked.

"Captain Lee Adama, good 'friends' with Lt Thrace, CAG, the Commander's son. advisor to The President and currently missing." Gaius said slyly.

"Obviously an overachiever." Samuel muttered bitterly, a bit startled at the jealousy raging inside of him at the doctor's words.

"Well, even when they are not working, they seemed to spend all of their time together." Gaius enjoyed watching the different emotions run across the other man's face. He watched in amusement as he could see the newcomer placing all the pieces of the puzzle in his head and finally solving it. Six moved forward, her blonde hair brushing against his cheek as she whispered into his ear.

"Trying to make him jealous, Gaius? Do you think he's going to do something stupid, and she's going to tell him to go to hell? Do you think then she would jump into your bed again?"

Six laughed and Gaius ignored her. A plan was starting to form in his mind. He had two possibilities; one if Captain Adama returned and one if he didn't. He was covering all his bases.

Crash Site, Planet Unknown

Specialist Cally sat there, her tears had finally dried up and she just sat there, staring at the unconscious man. A small smile, despite the situation she found herself in, appeared on her face as she thought about Lee Adama. She remembered the first time she saw him climb out of his cockpit, his handsome face, dark hair and beautiful blue eyes. He had literally taken her breath away. She'd always kept an eye out to see whenever he came into the hangar bay, just a glimpse of him made her day.

Cally laughed out loud when she remembered how angry she got with Starbuck when the two of them would argue, but they both seemed to thrive on it. Of course, it was Starbuck who came up with that plan that succeeded because of him, which had led to The Hug. She always thought of it as The Hug. After that mission, when he had climbed out his viper, she had given him a drink and he had hugged her, keeping one of his arms around her shoulder for a little while longer. When she thought about it, she could still feel the heat through her overalls. Then there was the time he had saved her from being killed; he had shot the man who had hurt her. He had fought like a true hero. It didn't matter that he had no idea about her feelings for him, that he never had eyes for anyone but Starbuck. .

A groan broke her out of her reverie. She stared down at him, hoping she wasn't hearing things, but then he groaned again.

"What the frak happened?" He mumbled, his eyes still closed.

Cally moved closer to his side, her eyes red and puffy from crying but full of relief and hope. Maybe now there would be a way to get them off this planet.

"We were attacked by the Cylons sir, and we crashed." She said softly.

"Cally." Lee looked at her and then glanced around. He saw the three dead crewmen. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. More good men dead. His eyes then landed on the crashed raptor. "Can you fix that?" He asked Cally. When she didn't answer, he turned to look at her. She was just staring down at him. "Specialist." He said a little louder.

Cally snapped out of it and realised she had been caught staring at him. "I'm sorry sir, I'm just so glad to see you awake."

Lee smiled, realizing that she had been sitting here all by herself. "It's ok, Cally. Can you fix it?" He asked, indicating the ship.

Cally turned towards the raptor. "I'll do my best sir."

Lee nodded and gave her smile of encouragement. If she couldn't fix it, he would have to come up with something else.

Battlestar Galactica

Kara lay on her bunk staring at the picture she held in her hand. It was of her, Zak and Lee. He had stood slightly away from them. He had to be ok; a solitary tear fell from her eye. She felt so alone, since the attack, she and Lee had spent so much time together that she couldn't imagine him not being across the card table or arguing with her about how stupid or insane she had been. How could she go on without him? She traced the image of his face gently, almost reverently with her fingertip.

"Please be alive, Lee." Kara prayed. "Lords of Kobol, hear my prayer." She started in a whisper.

"Kara, are you ok?" Sam asked as he waked through the open hatch of the pilot's quarters. He had asked a crewman where he might find her, leading him here. He just needed to find out know who the real Kara Thrace was, the sharp, vibrant woman he had met on Caprica or the cold, abrupt officer he met on the Galactica.

"I'm fine" She muttered her eyes, never straying from the picture. She just couldn't seem to react to anything other than Lee's absence.

Sam watched her carefully, knowing she wasn't ok. He just knew he wanted to hold her, help her, but he couldn't if he didn't know all the reasons.

"Kara, look," he started to say.

"There's nothing wrong with me!" She yelled at him.

"It's Captain Adama isn't it? What is he to you?" Sam asked.

"He's my best friend, that's all." She whispered, her heart silently screaming out in agony as soon as those words were uttered. She ignored the little voice inside of her telling her that Lee had never been JUST her best friend.

"I hope he's ok." Sam said quietly as he walked out. He knew that they couldn't talk while she had no idea what was happening to her friend, but he was a patient man, he could wait.

Crash site, Plant Unknown

Cally had been working under the ship for hours and finally she walked over to Lee, smiling and wiping her grubby hands on her even grubbier uniform.

"It's the best I can do, sir. " The petite brunette told him.

"Will it fly?" He waited for her to nod. "Then it'll do." Lee slowly made his way to his feet, gripping the dog tags of the dead men tightly in his hands; he nearly dropped them as pain shot through his body. Cally rushed to his side and wrapped her arms around his waist to give him some support. She couldn't help but notice the taut muscles beneath his clothes. She bit back a sigh as he placed one strong arm over her shoulder to help balance him. Specialist Cally just couldn't suppress her blush.

Battlestar Galactica

Kara ran through the corridors of the Galactica, a big smile on her face. He was alive and he was home. As she reached the hangar bay she stopped trying to compose herself. Deep down she couldn't believe it, wouldn't believe it until she saw him with her own eyes. She came to a sudden stop as her gaze fixed on him. Lee was there. All of the sudden, she couldn't breathe. Her knees gave way from under her.

Sam grasped Kara under her arms as she suddenly collapsed. He had seen her running toward the hangar bay and followed hoping to have a word with her. "Kara, are you all right?" He asked as he hoisted her against his chest.

Lee was lifted onto a stretcher, his face scrunched up with the pain as he was moved. As he lay there, he immediately sought her out, his heart pounding with the need to see her, the one he couldn't do without. He had done some serious thinking down on the planet, and he was going to tell Kara how he felt. The risk in their lives meant that they could die tomorrow. He wouldn't allow another minute to go by without admitting his feelings for her.

He looked up and saw Kara hugging a man; it was someone he didn't know.

Dr Baltar slinked towards him and whispered in his ear.

"That's Samuel T. Anders, the pyramid player. It seems that he and Lt Thrace became very close on Caprica."

At that point, Lee's heart shattered into a million pieces.

TBC