Title: Coming To Terms
Rating: G
Author:
seramercuryCharacters: John, Elizabeth
When I entered the mess hall, I was happy to see there weren't many people around. Not that I'm surprised considering the fact that it's nearly four am.
I saw a few scientists working on laptops and they seemed to glance up at me nervously as if waiting for me to pounce on them. I don't know how long this constant fear will be with them, but I can't wait until it's gone.
Hell, even I'm a little scared of myself! This is the reason I'm here in the first place. I just want to grab a cup of coffee and sit in the corner of the room.
There is no way I can go back to sleep. Not when those same nightmares keep coming up to haunt me. Each time it ends with a different person left and I can't help but feed on them as they look at me in horror.
Shaking my head, I take my coffee to the darkest corner of the mess hall and sit down. However, I felt myself drifting off to sleep before I could even take a sip.
"I'm sorry, Elizabeth..."
"John! John, wake up!"
I blinked and looked up to see Elizabeth staring at me with a concerned expression on her face.
"Another one," I muttered, rubbing my eyes.
"I can see that. Maybe you should talk to Kate."
"No," I replied, shaking my head. "I'm fine. I just need to deal with this."
"John, I'm not going to return you to duty until after you've spoken to someone about this. If not Kate, then Carson or Ronon even."
I sighed and looked down at my now cold coffee. I hated talking to friends about my fears let alone a psychiatrist!
"Okay, I'll talk to someone," I replied, giving in. This was not going away until I dealt with it. Elizabeth just nodded and was about to leave when I grabbed her arm. "Are you available right now?"