the very first Kara/Helo fic I had ever written. Aug. 9, 2006
Title: Double Trouble
Pairing: Helo/Starbuck
Disclaimer: i own nothing, i make nothing. there.
Summary: before there was Helo and Starbuck, it was just Kara and Karl.
" Karl, i can't believe this. Your first day at school and you're fighting?!" His mother scalds him as they wait to see the principal. He knows he's in for a rough afternoon. His mother can have quite the sharp tongue when he angers her. He smiles at her through a black eye and sheepishly shrugs his shoulders.
The door to the principal's office opens. A woman walks out holding a little girl by the arm.Actually it's more like dragging. "Kara, I'm getting sick and tired of coming here to get you because you can't behave. What got into you to cause you to fight those girls?"
The girl shrugs her shoulders and replies very simply and honestly "They made me mad. And, i don't like them anyway." She looks over at Karl,sees his black eye and his mother's expression of anger and frustration. She smiles and waves at the new boy.
"Let's go Kara." The tall blonde woman says as she once again yanks on the girl's arm.
"Mrs. Agathon? The principal will see you now."The woman behind the desk says.
"Let's go, Karl."
-
"Kara, shut up!!" Karl Agathon hisses at his friend as they hide behind a car while school security guards come running out of the side entrance. They'd just set off a huge explosion in the faculty bathroom. Kara had packed way too many cylon bombs in the toilet and it almost took out a wall. She, of course, is crouching next to him redfaced and trembling with repressed laughter. "Kara, I mean it. Shut up!! I can't believe I let you talk me into this!"
"You frakkin wuss!" Kara guffaws and slaps him on the shoulder. "They're heading in the opposite direction. We're home free. Gods Karl, lighten up. We totally got away with it. Admit it, you had fun." She tickles his ear and lets out a snort.
"Ms. Thrace, Mr. Agathon. Imagine that. If you two would be so kind as to follow me to my office." Principal Uri says from behind them and gestures towards the school.
Karl glares at Kara. "You were saying?"
-
He looks at his friend's hand which has been put in a cast. He has an idea how it happened. Kara always seems to not want to go home. He asks her what happened,how did her hand get broken? She refuses to meet his eyes. "Nothing Karl.Just let it go."
He says nothing, just nods and looks at the ground.
-
She lays in the hospital bed, tears in her eyes, looking out the window. She won't talk, won't look in his direction. Acts like he's not even there. His heart breaks at the sight of her in pain. Both hands in casts, nose swollen so bad that it almost makes her eyes shut. If he were bigger he'd show that bitch of a mother what it feels like to have a larger person hurt you. If he were bigger.
-
They're both crying and hugging. This is the worst day of his life, of hers too he's pretty sure. They've gotten close over the last few years and now someone he has come to love is being forced out of his life because of a new job in another city. A whole other world,actually. They're leaving Caprica and going to Geminon. "I'll keep in touch Kara,I promise."
"You'd better, or I'm gonna kick your ass." She whispers in his ear and laughs. "Friends forever,right Karl?" She smiles and wipes the tears from her eyes.
"Forever, Kara." He smiles back and leans in to place a gentle kiss on her cheek. "No matter what." He feels his mother's hand gently touch his shoulder.
"Time to go, son." Mrs. Agathon says tenderly.
-
Graduation Day.
Lt. Karl C. Agathon stands tall and proud in his uniform as the Commanding Officer of the academy slowly winds down his speech and prepares to dismiss the graduates to enjoy some well earned leave before reporting to their units. He looks into the crowd and finds a familiar face. She knows he can't respond while standing at attention, but she drops a wink and a thumbs up. He smiles secretly to himself. He knew he could count on her to be here. She is and always has been his best friend.
-
Karl steps out onto the deck of the Battlestar Galactica carrying his orders and in his dress greys. Standing there with a smile on her face looking more grown up than he has ever seen her is his best friend. He walks up and hugs her.
"Hey Kara." Lt.Karl "Helo" Agathon says.
"Heya,Karl." Lt.Kara "Starbuck" Thrace smiles and squeezes him tight. "I heard you got assigned here. Thought I'd welcome you aboard."
- and the rest, we all know.
Pairing: Helo/Starbuck
Disclaimer: i own nothing, i make nothing. there.
Summary: before there was Helo and Starbuck, it was just Kara and Karl.
" Karl, i can't believe this. Your first day at school and you're fighting?!" His mother scalds him as they wait to see the principal. He knows he's in for a rough afternoon. His mother can have quite the sharp tongue when he angers her. He smiles at her through a black eye and sheepishly shrugs his shoulders.
The door to the principal's office opens. A woman walks out holding a little girl by the arm.Actually it's more like dragging. "Kara, I'm getting sick and tired of coming here to get you because you can't behave. What got into you to cause you to fight those girls?"
The girl shrugs her shoulders and replies very simply and honestly "They made me mad. And, i don't like them anyway." She looks over at Karl,sees his black eye and his mother's expression of anger and frustration. She smiles and waves at the new boy.
"Let's go Kara." The tall blonde woman says as she once again yanks on the girl's arm.
"Mrs. Agathon? The principal will see you now."The woman behind the desk says.
"Let's go, Karl."
-
"Kara, shut up!!" Karl Agathon hisses at his friend as they hide behind a car while school security guards come running out of the side entrance. They'd just set off a huge explosion in the faculty bathroom. Kara had packed way too many cylon bombs in the toilet and it almost took out a wall. She, of course, is crouching next to him redfaced and trembling with repressed laughter. "Kara, I mean it. Shut up!! I can't believe I let you talk me into this!"
"You frakkin wuss!" Kara guffaws and slaps him on the shoulder. "They're heading in the opposite direction. We're home free. Gods Karl, lighten up. We totally got away with it. Admit it, you had fun." She tickles his ear and lets out a snort.
"Ms. Thrace, Mr. Agathon. Imagine that. If you two would be so kind as to follow me to my office." Principal Uri says from behind them and gestures towards the school.
Karl glares at Kara. "You were saying?"
-
He looks at his friend's hand which has been put in a cast. He has an idea how it happened. Kara always seems to not want to go home. He asks her what happened,how did her hand get broken? She refuses to meet his eyes. "Nothing Karl.Just let it go."
He says nothing, just nods and looks at the ground.
-
She lays in the hospital bed, tears in her eyes, looking out the window. She won't talk, won't look in his direction. Acts like he's not even there. His heart breaks at the sight of her in pain. Both hands in casts, nose swollen so bad that it almost makes her eyes shut. If he were bigger he'd show that bitch of a mother what it feels like to have a larger person hurt you. If he were bigger.
-
They're both crying and hugging. This is the worst day of his life, of hers too he's pretty sure. They've gotten close over the last few years and now someone he has come to love is being forced out of his life because of a new job in another city. A whole other world,actually. They're leaving Caprica and going to Geminon. "I'll keep in touch Kara,I promise."
"You'd better, or I'm gonna kick your ass." She whispers in his ear and laughs. "Friends forever,right Karl?" She smiles and wipes the tears from her eyes.
"Forever, Kara." He smiles back and leans in to place a gentle kiss on her cheek. "No matter what." He feels his mother's hand gently touch his shoulder.
"Time to go, son." Mrs. Agathon says tenderly.
-
Graduation Day.
Lt. Karl C. Agathon stands tall and proud in his uniform as the Commanding Officer of the academy slowly winds down his speech and prepares to dismiss the graduates to enjoy some well earned leave before reporting to their units. He looks into the crowd and finds a familiar face. She knows he can't respond while standing at attention, but she drops a wink and a thumbs up. He smiles secretly to himself. He knew he could count on her to be here. She is and always has been his best friend.
-
Karl steps out onto the deck of the Battlestar Galactica carrying his orders and in his dress greys. Standing there with a smile on her face looking more grown up than he has ever seen her is his best friend. He walks up and hugs her.
"Hey Kara." Lt.Karl "Helo" Agathon says.
"Heya,Karl." Lt.Kara "Starbuck" Thrace smiles and squeezes him tight. "I heard you got assigned here. Thought I'd welcome you aboard."
- and the rest, we all know.