Chapter One

"You're done" John smirked "Checkmate"

Cameron cocked her head to the side. "I see."

"Look...you're too quick to sacrifice your pawns...it weakens your strategy" John added pointing to the chess board.

Cameron looked up sharply "I find the attack method works best."

John paused "Well maybe when you're a bad-ass tin-miss but it doesn't work like that in chess........in war..." he said softly.

I see" she replied "Thank you for explaining"

John sighed "I really don't think you do. You know you rea-"
Suddenly they heard a sharp knock.

Cameron stood and faced the door, silently she pulled a gun out of her back pocket.

"Come in" John called "You know its Derek" he added to Cameron

Cameron turned her head slightly "Yes...."she replied as she cocked the barrel "I know"

Derek pushed the door open and walked in. "You still here?" he glared at Cameron.
She looked at her feet then looked back up at Derek

"Yes"

Derek raised an eyebrow "You had to think about that?" he turned to John "This is whats protecting you?"

John stood up "Yes" he said defiantly "She is"

Derek narrowed his eyes "Well I don't like it.....sir"

John chose to ignore this "Whats the mission report?"

Gritting his teeth Derek replied "Metal everywhere...loss of communication with the team based at Phoenix Point and food supplies and medicine are beginning to run low in the areas hit hardest."

"Right..." John sat down and considered his options "Is that all?"

"Yea, I'll leave you to it" Derek turned to leave

"Wait!..." John instructed "You're brother, Kyle, is he safe?"

Derek stopped "Yea, he's fine" he paused "Why do you always ask?"

John hesitated "Um...no reason...."
Derek nodded and left the room

"No reason at all...." he added softly

Feeling that Cameron was staring at him, John shifted uncomfortably in his chair "What?" he muttered

Slowly Cameron walked to the door Derek had left through and carefully turned the lock."You shouldn't do that." she said quietly.

John sat up "Do what?" he asked suspiciously.
Cameron turned to face him "You're comprimising the mission. Derek is wary of your interest in Kyle. Its only a matter of time before he guesses....."

"Guesses what?" John interrupted.

Silence stretched between them. After a while John stood again. "Guesses what?" he repeated taking a step towards Cameron

She blinked and then responded "That Kyle Reese, brother of Derek, is your birth father"
John narrowed his eyes at her "How do you know that?"

Again Cameron cocked her head "I just do" she replied simply
John shook his head "There seems to be a lot that you know and don't tell me"

Cameron shrugged "Don't worry about it" she informed him
"Well I do worry about it" John replied grimly "What else do you know?"

Cameron paused to consider "I know how much Alison meant to you...I know people found it odd that you weren't angry when you discovered I wasn't her. I know you were relieved and oddly happy to discover that I was a machine"

"Go on" John instructed

"I know you realise it was probably me who killed Alison. I know anyone else would hate me for that. Yet you kept me around. You even made me your personal bodyguard." she continued "I would like to know why that is. And why it seems that you don't belong around here."

John folded his arms "I don't belong around here?"
"No." Cameron stated "You don't"

"Fine" John's shoulders drooped "I'll tell you. But only because you might need to know some day" he hesitated "And odd as it sounds, you're the only one I trust." He swallowed thickly "You're right. I'm not from here....I'm actually from the past. In the past you are sent to protect me as I am seen by Skynet as the future leader of the resistance. Some sort of 'savior'. After saving me numorous times you sacrifice yourself in order to help the resistance by sending your chip back to the future with John Henry. I followed you here to save you. To get you back. When I saw Alison I thought....I mean at first I thought it was you...So in a weird sort of way...instead of me using you to replace Alison like Derek and the others think....I guess I was using her to replace you. Then when you came back I just...." John choked and trailed off.

"Thank you for telling me." Cameron smiled "It'll be our little secret."