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For Sorrow Sung, Chapter 8
Title: For Sorrow Sung
Author: shadowsong26
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings/Warnings: For this chapter: Baltar, Caprica-Six, OFC, Gaeta.
Summary: Caprica asks Baltar for some more details about Atia; the Exodus
Disclaimer: All characters are the property of their respective creators.
Chapter 8
New Caprica
Sixteen Weeks Occupied
Caprica-Six closed the door behind her and went to sit with Gaius, who was reading. One of the Fives was settled next to the door--probably to ensure that Gaius wouldn't drop off the radar again like he had two weeks before.
"How is she?" Gaius muttered, not looking up from his book.
"Her fever's down a bit," she murmured back, resting her head on his shoulder. With any luck at all, the Five wouldn't overhear them. "Are you sure you won't reconsider...?"
"Do you really think the Ones will be any gentler than the Resistance was?"
She didn't quite have an answer for that, so they sat in silence for a while. "Tell me about her mother."
Gaius blinked, but caught himself before looking up. He turned the page. "Her mother?"
"You do remember her, right?"
He flushed faintly. "Yes. I do. I'm just not quite sure why you'd want to--"
"I want to know what sort of woman the mother of your child was," Caprica-Six cut him off.
He didn't answer right away. "Melly. Her name was Melly--Melanie Reyes. We met at University. She was a PhD candidate, and a teaching assistant in a chemistry class I was taking. We became close, and things happened. We were discreet, of course--I never abused the relationship for class purposes; I never had to, but it would...raise a few eyebrows."
When he didn't continue, she asked, "What happened?"
"The semester ended." He shrugged. "Melly got her PhD and a brilliant offer from a pharmaceutical company in Luminere. She suggested we break it off for the summer, since she would be busy moving and getting settled, and she knew my summers were always impossible. Our relationship had been fairly casual in any case. If it was to survive long-distance, attempting that over this particular summer wouldn't necessarily help." He turned another page in his book. "She said she'd call me, in the fall. When she didn't, I assumed I'd just been a way to blow off some steam, and she was too kind to tell me so directly."
"You could've called her," Caprica-Six pointed out.
"I did consider that," he admitted. "But if she wanted to let the relationship die with any sort of dignity, I didn't exactly want to beg. And then my mother died, and I got a bit distracted."
Before she could answer, the door opened and one of the Threes came in, had a quiet word with the Five, and replaced him.
"Later," Gaius said quietly, eyes flicking over to the Three for just a second.
Caprica-Six nodded and kissed his forehead. He closed his eyes and quietly leaned against her.
~~~
Two Weeks Later
Ships were screaming through the upper atmosphere, and the other Cylons had left them behind on Colonial One. Gaius waited a few more seconds for things to quiet down, and to be sure that they really were safely alone, then retrieved Atia from her hiding place and pulled her over to the door. "You need to go back to your friends now."
Her eyes widened, and she shook her head, still afraid.
"Don't, Atia. Believe me; you're safer going back with them."
She bit her lip. "What about you...?"
He only wished he knew the answer. "Worry about getting yourself out of here," he said firmly. "I'll manage."
"He's right, Atia." Caprica-Six, seemingly out of nowhere, joined them. "No one knows you've been here, and I'm sure your friends are worried."
Atia shifted uncomfortably. "Is it safe...?"
Gaius closed his eyes. "I'm not sure anything is anymore. But it'll be less unsafe if you go."
Finally she nodded. "I guess...this is goodbye, then..."
"For now," he replied, firmly. "After this is over, I'll find you. I promise."
She nodded again, and slipped out. Gaius watched her go, then sank onto the couch. "I just lied to her, didn't I."
"Gaius, we should go too," Caprica-Six said.
"I just want to sit here and die," he said, burying his face in his hands.
"You're gonna get your wish, Gaius."
Author: shadowsong26
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings/Warnings: For this chapter: Baltar, Caprica-Six, OFC, Gaeta.
Summary: Caprica asks Baltar for some more details about Atia; the Exodus
Disclaimer: All characters are the property of their respective creators.
Chapter 8
New Caprica
Sixteen Weeks Occupied
Caprica-Six closed the door behind her and went to sit with Gaius, who was reading. One of the Fives was settled next to the door--probably to ensure that Gaius wouldn't drop off the radar again like he had two weeks before.
"How is she?" Gaius muttered, not looking up from his book.
"Her fever's down a bit," she murmured back, resting her head on his shoulder. With any luck at all, the Five wouldn't overhear them. "Are you sure you won't reconsider...?"
"Do you really think the Ones will be any gentler than the Resistance was?"
She didn't quite have an answer for that, so they sat in silence for a while. "Tell me about her mother."
Gaius blinked, but caught himself before looking up. He turned the page. "Her mother?"
"You do remember her, right?"
He flushed faintly. "Yes. I do. I'm just not quite sure why you'd want to--"
"I want to know what sort of woman the mother of your child was," Caprica-Six cut him off.
He didn't answer right away. "Melly. Her name was Melly--Melanie Reyes. We met at University. She was a PhD candidate, and a teaching assistant in a chemistry class I was taking. We became close, and things happened. We were discreet, of course--I never abused the relationship for class purposes; I never had to, but it would...raise a few eyebrows."
When he didn't continue, she asked, "What happened?"
"The semester ended." He shrugged. "Melly got her PhD and a brilliant offer from a pharmaceutical company in Luminere. She suggested we break it off for the summer, since she would be busy moving and getting settled, and she knew my summers were always impossible. Our relationship had been fairly casual in any case. If it was to survive long-distance, attempting that over this particular summer wouldn't necessarily help." He turned another page in his book. "She said she'd call me, in the fall. When she didn't, I assumed I'd just been a way to blow off some steam, and she was too kind to tell me so directly."
"You could've called her," Caprica-Six pointed out.
"I did consider that," he admitted. "But if she wanted to let the relationship die with any sort of dignity, I didn't exactly want to beg. And then my mother died, and I got a bit distracted."
Before she could answer, the door opened and one of the Threes came in, had a quiet word with the Five, and replaced him.
"Later," Gaius said quietly, eyes flicking over to the Three for just a second.
Caprica-Six nodded and kissed his forehead. He closed his eyes and quietly leaned against her.
~~~
Two Weeks Later
Ships were screaming through the upper atmosphere, and the other Cylons had left them behind on Colonial One. Gaius waited a few more seconds for things to quiet down, and to be sure that they really were safely alone, then retrieved Atia from her hiding place and pulled her over to the door. "You need to go back to your friends now."
Her eyes widened, and she shook her head, still afraid.
"Don't, Atia. Believe me; you're safer going back with them."
She bit her lip. "What about you...?"
He only wished he knew the answer. "Worry about getting yourself out of here," he said firmly. "I'll manage."
"He's right, Atia." Caprica-Six, seemingly out of nowhere, joined them. "No one knows you've been here, and I'm sure your friends are worried."
Atia shifted uncomfortably. "Is it safe...?"
Gaius closed his eyes. "I'm not sure anything is anymore. But it'll be less unsafe if you go."
Finally she nodded. "I guess...this is goodbye, then..."
"For now," he replied, firmly. "After this is over, I'll find you. I promise."
She nodded again, and slipped out. Gaius watched her go, then sank onto the couch. "I just lied to her, didn't I."
"Gaius, we should go too," Caprica-Six said.
"I just want to sit here and die," he said, burying his face in his hands.
"You're gonna get your wish, Gaius."