What If ?

This is completely A.U. hence the title.

Kara meets Lee after running into his mother literally.

Pairing Kara/Lee
Rating-T- for now

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A.N.-I will be getting back to my other story, but I couldn't put this one off any longer.

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My first attempt at writing anything before the cylons attacked.

Chapter 1-What If?

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I am not sure how far I am taking this, but it was always something I wanted to explore. My plan( with a lot of stuff in between ) was to have Kara on the Pegasus during the cylon attack with a couple of extra surprises.

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Kara Thrace had just finished Flight School and broke several records along with setting a few new ones on maneuvers no one had beat before. The next stop for her was Officers Candidate School before she would be placed to a battlestar.

Kara had just left her moms apartment telling her what she had done hoping she would be proud of her, instead she told her she should have done better at the Academy. Kara was upset and didn't bother to tell her about next years course and ran away from her as fast as she could knowing she would never visit her again, now she just needed to figure out what she could do over the summer break.

Kara slowed down and fell into her normal running habit as she thought back over the things her mom had said to her. Kara was so caught up in her thoughts she literally ran into an older woman coming out of one of the shops carrying something and stopped immediately " I'm sorry I wasn't paying attention " she said as she stooped down to pick up one of the packages the lady had dropped.

Caroline stooped down also and she could tell the young woman had been crying " It's okay they are just packages, I'm more worried about you, are you okay?"

Kara raised her eyes to the woman crouched next to her and saw she had kind blue eyes " I'm okay " she then chuckled knowing that her mother acted like she always had, Kara should not have expected anything from her, but harsh words " Really I am, just a bad day that's all "

They both stood up, Kara handed her the package " Again I'm sorry " she started to move on until the woman stopped her.

The woman extended her hand " My name is Caroline and if we are being honest my day hasn't been good either " Caroline noticed she was military by the way she was dressed in her blues " Why don't we grab a cup of coffee who knows it might make us both feel better ? "

Kara had shook her hand intending to leave, but when she ran away she didn't know where she was running to, Kara nodded her hand " Why not, and you can call me Kara "

The woman smiled then started walking while Kara fell in step beside her " There is a coffee place around the corner where we can sit outside "

Kara nodded and wondered why she had accepted this woman's offer, it was not like her to do this. As they walked she decided it was better than heading back to campus and getting drunk with her ending up in the brig as she usually did. Kara had already planned on staying out of trouble, the last thing she needed was more brig time before she started Officers Candidate School.

They arrived and Caroline picked a table on the outskirts of the others under a shaded tree. After they sat down and had ordered Caroline asked " " What do you do in the military? "

Kara smiled because she was finally going to be able to share her achievements with someone who probably wouldn't make her feel bad about herself " I just finished Viper flight School and will be in Officers Candidate School next year and a battlestar posting after that, if all goes well "

Caroline laughed which put Kara on the defensive immediately " I need to go " she said as she pushed her chair backwards, Caroline reached out and grabbed her hand " I'm not laughing at you Kara, I just find it ironic, you see one of my sons is a viper pilot also who just finished his first year at War College and my youngest wants to become one also " Caroline paused " My husband and I are separated, but he is a commander on a battlestar and before that a viper pilot himself "

Kara stopped trying to leave " Oh, okay " she didn't know what else to say.

Caroline looked at her more closely than she had before and couldn't imagine this young woman flying vipers even though she knew a lot of women did " What are your plans for summer break Kara?"

For a moment Kara thought before answering " I'm not sure "

Caroline waited while the waiter placed their coffee on the table " Are you going to spend time with your family?"

Kara jerked and looked at her and answered evenly " I don't have any family "

Caroline let it go, she sensed the subject was not one Kara would talk about " The one thing I have learned about the colonial forces is that there is always something to do "

Kara sat up suddenly interested " Like what?"

Caroline shrugged " Depends what you want to learn, is there something else you like to do besides fly vipers?"

Kara grinned " I like to shoot things "

Caroline smiled before taking a sip of coffee then sat it down " Then why don't you join the summer program that teaches sniper training, but I have heard it can be hard and it requires a lot of discipline "

Kara chuckled " I am not sure about the discipline part, but if they can train me to become a sniper I will put up with the discipline "

They talked about other things for a while before Caroline said " I have to go I have another appointment, but here is my number " Caroline wrote it down on a post it " Give me a call if you want to meet for coffee or lunch Kara I am in town several times a week and I really would like to see you again "

Kara had no idea what to think, but she liked Caroline and she had saved her from doing something reckless, so Kara extended the same message by asking Caroline for a post it and writing her number down and handing it to her " The same goes for you Caroline "

After Caroline left Kara started walking back to the academy with a smile on her face, thanks to Caroline.

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Lee jumped in his truck and was headed to his moms house after finishing his first year of War College. One more year he thought then he would be posted to a battlestar.

When Lee entered his mom's house he expected her to be there but she wasn't, so he put his things in his room wondering where she was. He went downstairs and out the back door and walked down to the small lake they had. Lee didn't know how long he sat there lost in his thoughts when he heard a car pull up. He got up and walked in the back door as his mom came through the front door. " I thought you would be here, where were you mom?"

Caroline looked at him with a grin as she sat her packages on the counter top " I'm sorry Lee, I ran into someone and had coffee and the time got away from me, but I'm here now "

Lee walked over to her and hugged her " It's okay I'm just used to you being here, so who did you run into?"

She chuckled " This woman from the academy and we did literally run into each other, so we had coffee "

Lee took a seat at the kitchen bar as he watched his mom put things away " Are you sure that was a good idea mom, I don't think you should spend time with someone you don't know? "

Caroline turned around " Normally I would agree with you Lee, but this young woman was clearly in pain and I wanted to help her if I could, besides I liked her and I hope she calls me, so I can see her again "

Lee was confused " You gave her your number?"

Caroline looked directly at him " Lee I am not naive nor am I a child, besides I have a feeling she will be tied up this summer "

Now Lee was becoming curious " What does she do at the academy and why will she be busy this summer?"

Caroline chuckled " She is a viper pilot and she will probably take sniper school this summer to have something to do until classes start back "

Lee wasn't finished " She doesn't want to spend time with her family? "

Caroline quickly sobered up " She doesn't have any family Lee "

" Oh " was the only response Lee knew to voice

Caroline turned to leave the kitchen " I will have dinner ready in a couple of hours, are you staying in tonight?"

Lee paused, he had a date, but it would be wrong of him if he didn't spend time with his mom after a stranger had done so " I'll be here mom "

She smiled " Good, now get out of my kitchen so I can prepare dinner, is Zak going to be here?"

Lee had stood to leave " I think so, I am going to take a shower "

Caroline started dinner and Lee headed off upstairs to shower and call off his date.

A couple of hours later Lee, Zak and Caroline sat down to eat and Lee told Zak about their mom having coffee with a stranger. After re-hashing the same thing with Zak Caroline changed the subject " Are you going to take Basic flight Zak?"

Zak grinned " Of course I am, I thought you knew that mom "

Caroline wished he wouldn't, she knew he didn't have the discipline for it like Lee or Kara she thought " I did, I was hoping you would do something else that's all "

Lee weighed in " Mom's right Zak maybe you should try something besides vipers "

Before anything else could be said the phone rang and Caroline got up to answer it " Hello "

Lee and Zak watched and listened as their mom's face paled " There is no one else for you to call, I am headed there now and I would appreciate it if you made sure she is not left alone until I get there "

Caroline turned around to find Lee and Zak watching her " I have to go out for a while, I don't know when I'll be back, so don't wait up "

Lee got up and walked toward her " What's going on mom?"

Caroline wasn't sure " It is about the young woman I met earlier she is in trouble and she needs me "

Zak jumped in " Mom you can't go out alone at night, especially for someone you don't know "

Lee chimed back in " Zak is right mom, this is not your responsibility "

Caroline made sure to look at the both of them " She has no one else, so I am going, besides I like her, now I don't have time to waste I'll talk to the two of you tomorrow "

Lee and Zak chimed in " I'll go with you "

Caroline grabbed her purse and keys " No, I am going alone " then she walked out leaving them standing there.

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