Delta's Christmas

They sat in the recroom hanging up useless decortations for christmas. Cole was trying to get everyone to cheer up especially Baird. He didn't blame the guy for being so down five months and he hadn't heard from his wife. He checked the UNSC outpost lists nearly every two day five times it kept saying she was alive though he knew better. One day she explained not to rely on the lists because it listed them as alive and MIA when they were dead just so people wouldn't lose hope in beating the covenant.

The same day she was shipped off to a planet called Reach. She called nearly five a month when she could to check in on everyone (seeing as Dom had been protective of her like a little sister, Cole loved her seeing as she was a worthy opponent in thrashball, Marcus liked her because she was a good stratigest and soldier and Anya liked her because she was the onlt other girl on the base other than Sam.)

Hoffman informed him that something had happened on Reach the planet she was on after being at Sera for eight months with a burned up pelican. Barely anyone knew that they had got married and those who did still couldn't beleive it.

"Cheer up Baird it's christmas the season of celebration" Sam said. She didn't even know Baird had a wife to begin looked up from the table and exchanged glances with Anna. They both knew why he wasn't happy.

"Have you heard anything from her?" Dom asked.

"Nothing it's been five months she promised she could get a break this week and nothing. She always keeps her promises probably just late" Baird answered.

"Who is her?" Clay asked.

"We'll tell you later" Cole whispered to Sam.

Hoffman came running into the room. "Baird you're the luckiest asshole I know. Get your ass to the landing field" He said smiling.

"What's happenening?" Anya asked jumping up from the table.

"Six had a message come in she's coming home today" he answered. Baird jumped up not even noticing the people around him and started running to the outside of the base into an old corn field they haad turned into a landing area for ravens.

"I can see the pelican" Dom came up from behind him passing him a pair of binocular's. "You think it's her?" he asked.

"It has to be Jaya she sent a message" He said stubbornly praying he was right.

She crawled and pushed herself up to the pilot seat of a abandoned pelican and switched Dot on inseting her into the AI slot. The pain she had taken in that last firefight was serious and should have killed her if she weren't a spartan.

"Dot I need to get off Reach now" she begged holding her stomach where she was bleeding she scrambled for a medkit opened it and took a shot of a adrenilie stimulante.

"Where to Noble Six?" Jaya bit down in pain as she bandaged her ribcage quickly.

"Take me home. Take me back to Dameon. To Sera" She banged her haid back against the seat. "Get me away from here. Get me away from this war" She whispered to herself.

The pellican landed slowly. They waited three minues and the ramp opened.

"Somethings wrong" Baird said.

"What?" Dom asked.

"She would have been out by now" He said and raced to he ramp he saw a figure lean against the wall determinned to get outside to see him.

"Jaya" He said.

"Told you I would get here" She said weakly.

He embraced her warmly running his fingers through her dark red hair. She smiled and fell against the wall onto the floor. He came up and picked her up bridle style and carried her out quickly taking her out. Dom saw him and saw the blood on her stomach.

"She needs a doctor" He said. Baird nodded.

"I think I already knew that" She quietly murmered.

"Hold on a few minutes okay" he said.

"Take your time" She said tiredly leaning into Baird's chest.

He thought she fell asleep but wasnt sure. He took her to the medical center where the doctors checked her up. He sat and watched while they checked all her scars and wounds it was just a deep cut that had caused the blood loss no need to worry and they gave her stitches.

She looked dead on her feet when they were both allowed to leave he took her into their room and she fell asleep straight on the only bed as soon as he helped her lay down, he decided they really needed to get a double. Concerning all the had in there was a cupboard for clothes, two chairs a desk covered in spare parts and mechanical plans, A bedside table with a lamp and a photo of them two sitting in a raven, and another cupbaord to put their armour in.

He looked at her sleeping. She really did look like hell. He smiled and remembered one time saying to her that she was looking like hell when she had been shipwrecked here after she had fallen off the top of her pelican and he caught her.

A knock came from at the door. He went over and answered it was Cole. "Hey man, we heard she got injured. How is she?" he asked.

"Asleep Jay looks dead on her feet. I don't know what happened she fell asleep as soon as she got on the bed" Baird answered letting him in. They both sat on the chairs.

"Man you weren't kdding she look's like death" He saw her sleep Baird grabbed the blanket and placed it over her shoulders.

"Yeah but I can put up a good fight when I need to and I wasn't trying o win a beauty pagent" She mumbled sarcastically

"I guess my Christmas wish came true" Baird said.