A/N: I've decided to set up a series of One Shots starring the Stargate : Atlantis cast. If you're interested in reading more, please give me a shout out. Reviews are nice too. All information on the one shot will be at the little summery at the top of the one shot so you can skip one if you don't like premise.
Take a Chance on me!
Start: 10/5/11
Type: Song Fic, one shot, Season 1 AU, slight crack fic.
Prompt Song: Take a Chance on Me by Erasure
Pairing: John and Teyla
Summery: Exposure to a strange liquid on a planet has the major acting very strange. It's annoying Rodney, making Weir giggle and deeply embarrassing Teyla.
~S~G~A~
"I can't take it anymore!" Teyla and Elizabeth were startled from their conversation as Doctor Mckay burst in yelling his protest.
"Can't take what, Rodney..?" Elizabeth asked quietly, trying to keep a straight face despite the fact that the look on Mckay's face wanted to make her laugh; the man's cheeks were flushed red with anger.
"Sheppard!"
"What has he done now?"
"He dancing around on the lab tables like a complete idiot, either signing classic rock songs or blurting out random facts about Teyla for some reason! He's driving us insane, you have to get him out of there!" Rodney dragged a hand through his hair, "He won't stop singing Jute box Hero and Kick start My Heart!" At this, Doctor Weir could not help but let out a light giggle while Teyla simply stared in a confused manor.
"Well, Rodney, perhaps Teyla and I should go see the how the major's doing..."
"Ya think! Whatever that stuff was that he stepped in today, it's made him finally lose his marbles!" Rodney grouched as he lead them down the hall to his labs.
"Lose his marbles..?" Teyla asked, rather confused and not getting the the meaning for the saying, making Doctor Weir smile at her and sigh before replying.
"It's a saying on Earth meaning that someone's gone insane."
"Oh, I see...!"
It had not taken long to get to Rodney's lab and the two women were extremely shocked at what they saw.
"Mental wounds still screaming, driving me insane, I'm going off the rails on a crazy train...!"
"I'll say! Now get the heck off my table before you break something!"
"Did he just moonwalk...?"
"What is moonwalking...?" John stopped mid dance as soon as he heard Teyla's voice and turned towards her with a big smile beaming on his face. Rodney stared in horror as the Major took a running start on the lab table before jumping off, he could care less about Sheppard at this point but was extremely worried about the experiments and limited equipment. The Major collapsed with practiced ease to his knees and slid to a halt in front of Teyla with arms out towards her.
"Teyla, you're here!"
"Y-yes, Major, I am..." The poor woman had no clue at what to say, she was extremely unused to him acting this way. She was in the middle of casting a nervous glance towards Mckay and Weir when John suddenly jumped to his feet, grabbed her hand in his and wrapped his other arm around her waist. Teyla could not help the surprised squeak that escaped her as he spun her around and began to sing.
"If you change your mind, I'm the first in line
Honey I'm still free
Take a chance on me
If you need me, let me know, gonna be around
If you've got no place to go, if you're feeling down
If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown
Honey I'm still free
Take a chance on me
Gonna do my very best and it ain't no lie
If you put me to the test, if you let me try." Doctors Mckay and Weir stared in slack jawed shock at the Major's actions and choice of song.
"...I didn't know he listened to Abba..."
"It would seem that there's a lot we don't know about him, Elizabeth..." The two could only stare as Sheppard leaned his head down and pressed his nose to Teyla's.
"Take a chance me..." He whispered the words softy to the shocked woman in his arms before spinning her a bit again.
"We can go dancing, we can go walking, as long as we're together..." Teyla blushed slightly as an involuntary response to John moving their bodies together slightly to correspond with the lyrics, "Listen to some music, maybe just talking, get to know you better
'Cos you know I've got
So much that I wanna do, when I dream I'm alone with you
It's magic
You want me to leave it there, afraid of a love affair
But I think you know
That I can't let go..."
"We should really stop this before she kills him..."
"I know, Rodney...
"Then why aren't we moving?"
"I'm not sure..."
"If you change your mind, I'm the first in line
Honey I'm still free
Take a chance on me
If you need me, let me know, gonna be around
If you've got no place to go, if you're feeling down
If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown
Honey I'm still free
Take a chance on me
Gonna do my very best and it ain't no lie
If you put me to the test, if you let me try." John used a half spin on Teyla so that his chest was pressed to her back and his arms were crossed over her front before he put his chin on her shoulder, pressed his nost her ear and whispered, "Oh you can take your time baby, I'm in no hurry, know I'm gonna get you
You don't wanna hurt me, baby don't worry, I ain't gonna let you
Let me tell you now
My love is strong enough to last when things are rough
It's magic
You say that I waste my time but I can't get you off my mind
No I can't let go
'Cos I love you so"
"How long do you think it will take for it wear off, Rodney..?"
"Ah would say right about now, Lassie..."
"Carson!" Both doctors yelped in surprise at the Scotts' sudden arrival.
"Wha'...?"
"When did you get here, Beckett?"
"Ah've been 'ere for ten minutes."
"Oh..." They looked back toward John and Teyla to find him holding her bridal style and smiling while Teyla on the other hand, had not said anything through the entire ordeal. Suddenly, John shook his head and blinked, feeling slightly disoriented before looking down at Teyla in his arms in shock. The surprise making him release Teyla, she would have fallen on the floor if she had notput her arms around his neck so he would catch her at the last second.
"Hey, what's going on here?!"
"Major, are you saying don't remember anything for the last hour and a half?" Doctor Weir asked in amazement.
"No, I remember being at the infirmary then nothing. What did I do..?"
"Oh, nothing out the ordinary... Just acted like a complete idiot and nearly destroying everything in my lab!" Rodney added angrily, trying to get over the whole weirdness of the situation.
"Okaaaay... Then what happened here...?" John asked while nodding slightly to Teyla in his arms.
"Oh that... Well... You started to sing to her." Mckay said matter-of-factly and began to snicker slightly at the sight of Sheppard going slightly red with embarrassment.
"What? Are you insane?"
"No, we reserved that for you."
"Mckay! But really, I can't sing for the life of me!"
"Well, you must have sounded okay because Teyla's been speechless the entire time..." At this, John looked down at the woman in his arms and laughed nervously before gently setting her on her feet. As soon as she was down, she span around towards the door and started walking, the deep blush not rushing to her face until she was out of sight.
"You really did it this time, Major..." John cast a side-long glare at the scientist before heading to the door.
"I better go apologize..." He told them right before walking through the door. Though, he was not expecting what happened as soon as the door closed. He was taken by surprised as Teyla jumped on him, wrapping arms around his neck and legs around his waist before pulling him into a kiss. He was shocked by her movements, he had come to have feelings for her but never thought that she felt the same way about him. Knowledge of her feelings overtook him and he simply surrendered to her kiss, quite happily.