What If?

[azalea]

Earth: Alternate Dimension
Small Town in Virgina


Azalea bit her lip nervously when Steve pointed the one he wanted to go on. It wasn't that she didn't like wild things. It was just...some rides, like that one, made her a little queasy. Roller Coasters she could handle but fast upside down ones that went the same way? They never really settled right with her. "Umm...Steve...I don't know," she started to say stopping in her tracks. He looked back at her. "Ah come on it'll be a laugh.. Besides.. I got your hand every step of the way!" he said smiling at her looking into her eyes the way that made her heart melt. She sighed than nodded taking off with him to the ticket booth.

She took a deep breath as the harnash came down around them, closing her eyes than slowly letting it out. She glared at Steve playfully as he made his comment. "Oh yeah.. Well I wanna see your face after this is ov.." she started to say than stopped as she felt them go over a bump that caught her a little bit more off guard than she meant it too. "You were saying!" he said chuckling back. She gulped not really excepting it to be like this but than felt relief when she felt Steve lay his hand on hers and give it a reassuring squeeze.

When the ride stopped, she had to admit it was fun and funny to see their faces. "Did you see your face!" he said laughing at her holding her hand still in his. She laughed back at him. "Yeah but you looked like you were going to vomi- .. What is it?" she asked suddenly stopping all laughter when she saw the look on his face. "Jaffa! Azalea stick behind me!" steve said moving her behind him. Azalea looked at him even more confused watching him ramble on about a firearm. Why would he of all people have a firearm? She watched as he ran over to booth game, grab a gun and shoot an innocent man. Than watched as he ran off to the tree away from everyone.

Azalea took off after him, catching up to him seeing him sit at the base of the tree. She lowered herself to the ground and grabbed his hand. "Hey....care to tell me what that litttle scene back there was all about?" she asked confused. A jaffa? What the heck was a jaffa? She resisted shaking her head just thinking he had been watching too many Sci-Fi movies. She squeeze his hand than kissed his cheek. "Steve...are you okay?" she asked thinking that maybe it was time for them to head back to the house.

<tag Steve>

[Destiny "Silverwing" Andre]

Earth: Alternate Dimension
Small Town in Virgina


Destiny went wide eyed and gulped as she saw Kevin look back at her, their eyes connecting but she just couldn't bring herself to pull away. This feeling felt all to familiar and she liked it. Everything about it she was enjoying and she couldn't figure out why but...she wasn't going to fight it. "I know what you mean. It's like...I met you from somewhere but I can't put it on my finger where. I have to tell you....it's driving me nuts," she said chuckling realizing she was feeling more and more relaxed around him. She was kicking herself trying to figure out why she wasn't earlier. "Well we could always plan something for you. I mean....since me and my sister live there...along with steve. You could come up for a visit...that is...if you would like to keep in touch," she said quietly not realizing what she was saying till she said it.

She smiled when she felt their hands touch each others. She liked the feeling it brought, like she had been missing something earlier and just found it in that moment. She bit her lip trying not frown or feel sad that he had pulled his hand away. She wanted to say leave it but...they had just met...or had they? she chuckled at his comment. "Don't worry...trees don't really tell any secrets. Those are basically the only things I would tell seeing as I am not from around here," she said smiling back over at him resisting the urge to grab his hand.

<tag Kevin>

[Kevin "Hawk" Phillips]

Earth: Alternate Dimension
Small Town in Virgina

Kevin chuckled slightly, "That makes two of us then." He said with a small smile, "Are you sure we haven't met before?" He asked quietly as their gazes locked. Kevin nodded his head slightly and couldn't help but laugh as she stumbled over her words, "That sounds good to me, I just don't want to get in the way of you and your boyfriend...that is if you have one...I'm not saying that you don't...what I mean is a beautiful woman like you is bound to have a boyfriend back home." He said finally and quirked his brow, chuckling slightly at himself. He had just tripped over every word he attempted to say and he didn't know why.

Kevin smiled slightly at her comment, "The trees are the best secret keepers around these parts. Worse thing about living in a small city, everyone knows everything about everyone." He said shaking his head, "You do something wrong at school everyone in the entire neighborhood knows by dinner time...its insane." He said shaking his head slightly. He grinned as he stole a glance her way, wanting to hold her hand again but he knew it wasn't right, she had never given him permission to do so, plus he had just met her no more than a couple of hours ago. He noticed that she seemed to be shaking slightly and he quickly pulled his hoodie off of him; revealing a Gray Marines t-shirt underneath; and handed the hoodie to her. "You seem cold." He said quietly as she took it out of his hand.

<Tag Destiny>

[Destiny "Silverwing" Andre]

Earth: Alternate Dimension
Small Town in Virgina


Destiny felt herself blush when he looked at her. "I'm would like to say I'm sure but than again...I'm not so sure. It feels like we have and usually my feelings are pretty good," she said chuckling at herself than looked at him smiling again. "No....I...I don't have a boyfriend. haven't had one since highschool. Actually the guy my sister is dating now was actually my first and last boyfriend since," she said shrugging like it meant nothing. She sometimes still felt it weird admitting that to herself and other people. The guy azalea was dating use to be her boyfriend. At first she was bitter about it but than...she got over it realizing that Steve and Azalea were much better for each other than they would ever be.

She chuckled smiling back at him. "Yes that they do. See...I've never had that. In new york...it's yourself basically. Hardly anyone cares about you unless you are close to someone there. So basically it's only you in that big city," she said chuckling again realizing why so many people felt lost in that city if they hadn't grown up in it. She shivered from the cold not use to the Virginia weather than smiled softly at him when he gave her his hoodie. "Thanks," she said quietly slipping it up over her taking in a whiff of his smell smiling at it. She sat there in silence than rubbed her hands together feeling them cold as well.

She looked over at his shirt that read Marines on it. Suddenly she felt herself drift off somewhere else. To when she and him were in a camping trip. She was a captain pilot in something called Delta and he was marine officer in Delta. She felt herself come back to reality shaking her head. Where are these...visions...coming from? she thought to herself. She looked back over at him smiling. "Into the military I see," she asked now rubbing her hands together.


<tag Kevin>

[Kevin "Hawk" Phillips]

Earth: Alternate Dimension
Small Town in Virgina

Kevin looked over at Destiny shocked, "That's surprising to me I must admit, I would've thought that guys would be going ga-ga over you up in New York." He said with a smile. "How is that anyway? Having your little sister date your ex-boyfriend. Not that its any of my business, just curious." He said as the smile disappeared from his face after he realized that it seemed like he was prying; which he didn't mean to do at all, he was just trying to make conversation.

Kevin nodded his head slightly, "I was going to go in, I was taking a NROTC course at Virginia Tech but then I dropped out after my dad died so I could help my mom more." He said quietly, "Now I'm stuck being a mechanic for the rest of my life, but at least I'm able to help my mom whenever she needs it." He said as if trying to convince himself that this was what he wanted to do. "What about you? What do you do?" He asked, trying to change the subject. He noticed her rubbing her hands together and he chuckled slightly, "Not use to the cool Virginia weather are ya?"

<Tag Destiny>

[Steve Cormac]

Earth: Alternate Dimension
Small Town in Virgina

Steve sat there almost in shock as Azalea leant down next to him and looked at him in a worried manner. At first she had been angry with him, but then she realized it was something far worse than that and was concerned. Steve looked into her eyes and was breathing rapidly. She brushed his cheek with her hand and held his hand with the other in a reassuring way. Steve gulped and his breathing started to slow down. He looked into her eyes and smiled. Steve leaned in and kissed Azalea. He sat back against the tree and began to explain,
"I .. really don't know.. I think I'm okay.. I don't know what came over me really.. I was just there and I saw this guy, with a thing on his head... and I had this vision, I was under fire.. this orange blasts were firing at me.. blowing apart rocks and the like... men.. men in silver armor.. all with marks on their heads.. shooting out of sticks it seemed... and I was there... dressed in green and black.. and... and.. I had a gun!" This part seemed to frighten Steve the most as he began to panic more. Azalea gave him another kiss to calm him down. Steve continued.
"I was with others, we were shooting back.. One of the men beside me.. he... he got hit.. in the chest by a blast... He had a huge burn hole in his chest and I knew instantly he was dead... dead... in front of me... he.. seemed to be my friend... I fired back and then turned and there it was... a great big ring... with .. water... in it... Just this huge ring with water... and one of my friends ran and jumped into it.. and dissappeared.... Thats what I saw, it was like something took over me back there when I was shooting at the man... I came to my senses and I wasn't running for a ring at all, I was running towards these trees here... Oh Azalea.. whats wrong with me!!"
Steve was frightened at these visions. It was like another life to him. What had set these weird nightmares off he did not know. Steve had been getting fleeting visions every so often of the ring and the water. But he passed them off as nothing. But suddenly, this one which felt so real. He could not dismiss the facts, something was really wrong. One thing he was happy about was that Azalea was by his side every step of the way, she could help him through this he hoped.

<Tag Azalea>

[Destiny "Silverwing" Andre]

Earth: Alternate Dimension
Small Town in Virgina


Destiny blushed tucking some hair behind her ear when she heard Kevin's comment. "Thanks Kevin but no you've got it wrong. They don't. But than again...I hardly get out in New York city. Just graduated grad school. Was always busy studying to do anyhting else," she said grinning at him as she could hardly wait to get back home and start on her career. "At first it was really hard. I mean....it was like, was he just using me to get to Azalea? But than I realized how uptight I was being. I mean Azalea is head over heels in love with him and they are really really good for each other. Now it would just be weird to see one without the other. And all feelings in that way are gone. He is now just like a brother to me," she said smiling over at him reassuringly.

She nodded listening than looked out ahead. "First I'm sorry for your lose. That's got to be hard and me....I'm a nurse. Like I said, I just graduated Grad school so now with this degree, all doors are open to me. I just have to choose what path I want to take with it," she said chuckling hoping that this trip would help her decide what she wanted to do with her life because she honestly didn't know. She looked down at her hands than back over at him chuckling. "Yeah it's a lot different here," she said blushing slightly than blowing on her hands to warm them up.

<tag Kevin>

[azalea]

Earth: Alternate Dimension
Small Town in Virgina


Azalea looked at Steve worried as she touched his cheek gently. Steve had always basically the strong one of this relationship, at least for her. He was always the one encouraging and helping her and always there for her. She had rarely ever seen him shook up like this. So when this did occur she knew it was big because Steve was always honest to her. She kissed him back as if letting him know in it that she was here.

She sat there listening curiously still trying to figure anything out. When he paused, she leaned in for another kiss as if telling him, please continue. She squeezed his hand taking in every word seriously. Steve had never lied to her. So if what he was saying about these visions feeling real, than maybe they were. She honestly didn't know what to think or tell him. "I don't know babe. Maybe you just need a good night sleep you know? Maybe this traveling today is getting to you and....maybe you should cut back on the Sci-fi movies," she said smirkign slightly. She than smiled leaning in and kissing him a final time. "It will be okay. We'll figure this out. Let's go home and sleep than we'll talk about it to Des in the morning. She is better with this stuff than I am but we'll sort this out," she said touching his face again.

She than stood up and held out her hand for him to take. "come on hun. I think we both need rest. It's been a very long day," she said smiling softly than let out a small yawn, "See?" She smiled at him as he stood up and held his hand. She knew they would sort this out, they always did. But she couldn't help but feel...maybe Des being weirder out and Steve was a connnection. If they were feeling it...why wasn't she? What was going on with them that she wasn't experiencing.

<tag Steve>

[Kevin "Hawk" Phillips]

Earth: Alternate Dimension
Small Town in Virgina

Kevin nodded his head as he listened intently to what Destiny was saying. "I understand where you're coming from. My ex-girlfriend is now married to my brother..." He started off then chuckled, "We only went out for a couple weeks before I realized that my brother liked her so I broke up and decided to give him a chance, we didn't have many things in common anyway." He said then smiled, "Wow, sounds like your on your way to a great life there. Grad school and all."

A slight silence fell over the two for a moment than Destiny spoke up again, "Wow, a nurse, guess if I need any fixing up I know where to go." He said grinning, finally letting himself loosen up. When he saw her blow into her hands as if trying to warm them up he looked at her and smiled slightly as he reached his hands out and took hers in his. "I've found its always easier to warm your hands up if someone helps." He said as he held her hands in his. He had a small flashback to something that he had never had happen. Both Destiny and himself were sitting in a room and he was doing this exact same thing trying to warm up her hands. He quickly shook it off though as he focused on the here and now.

<Tag Destiny>

[dale]

Earth: Alternate Dimension
Motel Room

Dale couldn’t believe that someone else had been having the same strange and weird dreams and flashbacks as him. Dale indeed thought he was going mad. Dale listened to Nolen explained everything that he has experienced in with these strange events though Dale still couldn’t believe that he was still a part of the Australian army after the discharge. Though stranger things has happened before Dale could see a much clearer picture now of the people on the piece of paper though Dale still didn’t understand what was going on. “This is really weird we have to get to the bottom of things here.” Dale replied. As daylight broke Dale hadn’t been to sleep at all he just been looking out the window thinking about everything that has happened so far. He stood up and walked over towards his bag when Nolen had stopped him and without realizing he quickly got hold of his cane so he could walk properly.

<Tag Nolen>

[Steve Cormac]

Earth: Alternate Dimension
Small Town in Virgina

Steve got to his feet and smiled at Azalea. She was right. Time to head back. He slipped his hand firmly into hers and they began walking.
"Yeh, I dunno what came over me. Lets go get a good nights sleep and discuss this in the morning with Des. It creeps me out... And Azalea... thank you." He looked into her eyes and smiled as he said those last two words. He really was greatful she stuck by him there and was so glad she cared. Still, time to move on. He kept walking and sighed happyly as they got away from the fairground. He breathed in some of that beautiful fresh air. He put his arm around Azalea and hugged her close as they made their way back to the house. Nothing like a road trip, he thought.

<Tag Azalea>

[Destiny "Silverwing" Andre]

Earth: Alternate Dimension
Small Town in Virgina


Destiny looked at him in surprise. "Wow marriage wow. I mean I know Azalea and Steve will probably end up like that but the funny thing was, while Steve and I were dating, neither one could stand each other. So I don't know how you dealt with brother liking your girlfriend. I would have probably ringed Azalea's neck if she liked steve while we were dating," she said chuckling shaking her head. Than looked at him and smiled. "Well if I'm around, I would be honored to fix a good looking guy like you up," she said winking than froze realizing what she said.

She jumped startled when Kevin grabbed her hands into his. She found herself seeing a flashback of themselves doing this before on a base in her quarters. She shook her head quickly than smiled wrapping her fingers tightly around his. "Thanks Kevin. This means a lot. Sorry that my hands are so cold against yours," she said quietly and blushing, hoping he wouldn't pull away too quickly or anything. This felt all to right and she was loving it bet or no bet.

<tag Kevin>

[Kevin "Hawk" Phillips]

Earth: Alternate Dimension
Small Town in Virgina

Kevin shrugged his shoulders slightly as he continued to rub his hands against hers in an attempt to help warm them up. "Didn't really bother me that much, I saw how happy the two of them were together and I didn't want to get in the way of that." Kevin said with all seriousness, "I learned to deal with it after awhile I guess you can say." He chuckled slightly at her next comment but didn't say anything about it. "Its alright, cold hands just mean you have a warm heart." He said smiling.

After a few more minutes Kevin looked up at her and their gazes locked. Without even thinking he leaned forward and quickly closed the gap that was between them. Once their lips touched Kevin felt something he hadn't felt before but he didn't know what it was. A scene flashed across his mind and in it this same thing was happening, although not in the same place. After he realized what he was doing he quickly pulled away and let his gaze fall to look at their hands and he avoided eye contact with her. "I...I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that." He said quietly hoping that he hadn't just ruined any chance he ever had of becoming her friend, or maybe more.

<Tag Destiny>

[Destiny "Silverwing" Andre]

Earth: Alternate Dimension
Small Town in Virgina


Destiny smiled at his comment about a warm heart with cold hands. "Well than it must be true for me because my hands are usually always cold," she said looking up and smiling at him giving his hand a squeeze. She found herself staring into his eyes and watched as they leaned closer to each other. Though she knew it must be crazy to be kissing someone she just met but the thing was, she knew they met somewhere, just didn't know where.

She felt some sadness when they broke wishing it could have gone on longer. She smiled softly hearing his comment than lifted his head to see her. "I wasn't complaining and plus for some reason that felt right but I don't know why," she said smiling reassuring than leaned it and kissed him again. She let go of one his hands and placed it up on the side of his face just taking in everything of this moment knowing she was so losing the bet right now but didn't care at all.

<tag kevin>

[Kevin "Hawk" Phillips]

Earth: Alternate Dimension
Small Town in Virgina

When Destiny lifted his head he smiled slightly at her comment, "I agree, it feels like we've done that before." He said with a grin and was slightly shocked when she leaned in and kissed him again. At first he wasn't sure how to react but then after a few moments he felt at ease. Kissing her back he smiled slightly as she placed her hand on the side of his face and he gently kissed her; not wanting this moment to end. After a few minutes he pulled away slightly, and he chuckled as he leaned his forehead against hers. "I must admit, you are a very good kisser." He said grinning as he ran his fingers through her hair.

Kevin hadn't noticed it until just then but the sun had completely set and they were sitting in complete darkness. The only sounds that could be heard were the gentle sound of running water, crickets, and the two of them breathing. Kevin had always loved the night time, but right now it was even better, sharing it with her. Complete silence settled between the two, but it was no longer an awkward one, more so one of complete peace. For some reason Kevin couldn't pull his gaze from hers so he sat there just staring into her eyes. "You know they say that the eyes are the window to the soul, if thats true your soul must be pretty amazing." He said quietly then chuckled at himself, "That was pretty corny if you ask me." He said with a humorous voice as he shook his head laughing. After a few moments he glanced down at his watch and his eyes went wide, "Wow...its almost eleven o'clock, how'd it get that late so fast?" He asked, still not removing his gaze from hers.

<Tag Destiny>