Kissing
This is for anuna_81's Kissing challenge.
John/Elizabeth
PG
AU scene for This Mortal Coil.
It was his own fault for following them.
John Sheppard, or who he knew himself to be, was too nosey for his own good. After they had met with the real Atlantis team, Elizabeth had asked to speak with the real Colonel Sheppard. Alone.
John had a feeling he knew what they'd be talking about. Having been made from Colonel Sheppard's own mind, he knew what he felt for Elizabeth. What they both felt. He also knew she returned those feelings. Now, after both of them thought she was dead, they both wanted her back.
He moved as quietly as possible through the trees, keeping low to the ground. They were up the path, stopped and chatting around the next turn. John moved behind a large cluster of bushes so he could listen to them. He crouched and moved a few limbs, keeping his eyes on the couple.
"Rodney found a way to stop the nanites before, he can do it again." Sheppard stepped into her personal space.
"John, it isn't that simple. They aren't just seperate in my blood anymore. They're a part of me." Elizabeth glanced away. His eyes were so intense and for the first time she knew they'd finally broach the subject they'd danced around for three years.
"Elizabeth, I-"
"Don't John, please. I'm sorry she's gone." He looked away from her and she hated to hurt him. "I truly am. But I'm not her. I don't belong with you. If I left with you you'd only come to resent me later." She watched him bite his lip and his eyes crinkle tightly, trying to keep the wetness in them from gathering.
"You know, I thought I was doing the right thing. I thought I had all the time in the world." He paused and took a deep breath. "I'm not good at this stuff." He waved a hand between them awkwardly. "Feelings." He gave a bitter laugh and turned back to her. "But for the first time I wanted to try, for you." Sheppard shook his head and corrected himself angerly. "For her."
Elizabeth couldn't take it. Against her better judgement she reached up and pulled him to her, kissing him lightly. Watching from the bushes, John couldn't stop the searing flash of jealously in his stomach. She pulled away from Sheppard to rest her head against his, both their eyes closed.
"Make sure he takes care of you." Sheppard reached up and brushed a piece of hair behind her ear.
Elizabeth smiled up at him. "You will."
He finally smiled back. "I don't think I'll ever get used to that." He turned and started to make his way down the path, leaving her behind. Before leaving her sight completely he turned around. "Elizabeth...he loves you." I love you.
She bit her own lip this time, holding back tears. "I know." Elizabeth looked away before meeting his eyes again. "She loves you too." He raised his hand and gave a small wave, a move she'd seen him do a million times going through the gate, and then he was gone.
Reaching up and wiping at her eyes, she called out to the bushes behind her. "You can come out now John."
As she turned, hearing the rustling, she met his sheepish look. "How'd you know I was there?"
Elizabeth moved closer and he reached out, pulling her into him. "Some things never change."
John/Elizabeth
PG
AU scene for This Mortal Coil.
It was his own fault for following them.
John Sheppard, or who he knew himself to be, was too nosey for his own good. After they had met with the real Atlantis team, Elizabeth had asked to speak with the real Colonel Sheppard. Alone.
John had a feeling he knew what they'd be talking about. Having been made from Colonel Sheppard's own mind, he knew what he felt for Elizabeth. What they both felt. He also knew she returned those feelings. Now, after both of them thought she was dead, they both wanted her back.
He moved as quietly as possible through the trees, keeping low to the ground. They were up the path, stopped and chatting around the next turn. John moved behind a large cluster of bushes so he could listen to them. He crouched and moved a few limbs, keeping his eyes on the couple.
"Rodney found a way to stop the nanites before, he can do it again." Sheppard stepped into her personal space.
"John, it isn't that simple. They aren't just seperate in my blood anymore. They're a part of me." Elizabeth glanced away. His eyes were so intense and for the first time she knew they'd finally broach the subject they'd danced around for three years.
"Elizabeth, I-"
"Don't John, please. I'm sorry she's gone." He looked away from her and she hated to hurt him. "I truly am. But I'm not her. I don't belong with you. If I left with you you'd only come to resent me later." She watched him bite his lip and his eyes crinkle tightly, trying to keep the wetness in them from gathering.
"You know, I thought I was doing the right thing. I thought I had all the time in the world." He paused and took a deep breath. "I'm not good at this stuff." He waved a hand between them awkwardly. "Feelings." He gave a bitter laugh and turned back to her. "But for the first time I wanted to try, for you." Sheppard shook his head and corrected himself angerly. "For her."
Elizabeth couldn't take it. Against her better judgement she reached up and pulled him to her, kissing him lightly. Watching from the bushes, John couldn't stop the searing flash of jealously in his stomach. She pulled away from Sheppard to rest her head against his, both their eyes closed.
"Make sure he takes care of you." Sheppard reached up and brushed a piece of hair behind her ear.
Elizabeth smiled up at him. "You will."
He finally smiled back. "I don't think I'll ever get used to that." He turned and started to make his way down the path, leaving her behind. Before leaving her sight completely he turned around. "Elizabeth...he loves you." I love you.
She bit her own lip this time, holding back tears. "I know." Elizabeth looked away before meeting his eyes again. "She loves you too." He raised his hand and gave a small wave, a move she'd seen him do a million times going through the gate, and then he was gone.
Reaching up and wiping at her eyes, she called out to the bushes behind her. "You can come out now John."
As she turned, hearing the rustling, she met his sheepish look. "How'd you know I was there?"
Elizabeth moved closer and he reached out, pulling her into him. "Some things never change."