Steps to Healing: A Ronon and Dr Keller Story Chapter 1: Asking Her Out, a stargate: atlantis fanfic

Steps to Healing: A Ronon and Dr. Keller Story

By: SingingShooter

Chapter 1: Asking Her Out

Disclaimer: I do not own Stargate Atlantis; the flashback is straight from Quarantine. Spoilers up to Trio

Dr. Keller is feeling a little jumpy right now. Why? She is not locked up in the medical lab like she was a month ago, Atlantis was not being attacked, she was not stuck in an abandoned Genii mining shaft, so why was she jumpy? Ronon just walked though the door with his latest sparring wound. She had looked up form running some tests to make sure everything was still calm when she saw him.

"Sparring," She asked gesturing to his arm.

"No," Ronon replied "I was washing floors,"

"Really?" here eyes went wide 'how could he have such a huge cut-'

"No, I was Sparring," He said as he jumped on to the same hospital be he always did and looked over at her with a smile.

Dr. Keller shook her head 'how could I have believed that?' and with a smile she said "I should have known you haven't been in for one in a while, okay, let me look at it," taking Ronon's arm her heart rate jumped and she felt her thighs touch his knees.

Thwack

"Ronon," said Shepard

"Yes," he replied

Thwack

"How am I supposed to hurt you if you keep blocking my shots?" Shepard asked

"Oh sorry," Ronon Replied

Thwack

--slice

Ronon checked the blow that Shepard had taken to his arm, it stung a bit but it was deep enough to get him into the infirmary "Thanks Shepard!" and he started a jog down to the infirmary. He came to the doors with a racing heart form running and the aspect of seeing Dr. Keller. Ronon saw her before she saw him. Her blond hair was tied out of her face with a clip, a faint sweet scent came from her direction that he could not name, Dr. Keller was sitting down at the computer when she looked up and saw him.

"Sparring?" she asked standing up and walked over in his direction

"No I was washing floors," he said sarcastically but she didn't catch it.

"Really?" her eyes went wide

"No," he said and started smiling "I was sparring," he walked over the bed across form the computer and next to the stack of medical containers and jumped up onto it.

"I should have known you haven't been in for one in a while, Okay, let me look at it," said Dr. Keller and with expert hands she went to work cleaning and fixing him up.

At that moment both of their minds flickered back to the last time Ronon had come in to the infirmary with a wound from sparring. Ronon had come in and used a similar line and then they had been quarantined, stuck together in the infirmary. They both grew impatient; Dr. Keller because there (she thought at the time) was a disease out break and that she was unable to help anyone, Ronon just did not want to sit around doing nothing.

"Maybe we could pass the time by get to know each other better?" Dr. Keller suggested Ronon just looked her up and down

"What did you have in mind?" then blushing and realizing what she had said

"Oh I mean you know talk, I meant not…So lets talk," Dr. Keller had said flustered.

Then they went on trying to blow themselves out of the infirmary with the oxygen tanks… but it didn't work…on getting them out. But it seemed that Ronon though it was really cool that she had done that and they almost kissed, but had defiantly had bonded over their time in the infirmary together. Now they both cursed the Czechs poor timing first by turning the lights off and then so abruptly back on. Since the Quarantine they only had seen each other a few times but never alone. So the Satedan when he was not off world had been sparring with anyone he could so he could get hurt and go and see her.

Dr. Keller finished Ronon's stitches she said "All done,"

"Thank you Dr. Keller," said Ronon with a smile and he started to walk out.

'What are you doing' went his subconscious 'walking out,' 'you know you like her,' 'sure…I think….' 'What could hurt? Ask her to dinner!'

"Uh… Dr. Keller," he said turning around she looked up at him

"Would you like to get a bite to eat together after your shift?" Ronon asked as he felt his heart rate increase.

"Sure," she replied her smile getting bigger,

"I will pick you up at your room," he turned to walk out again and she spoke up "Ronon,"

"Yes Doctor?"

"Don't rip out those stitches,"

"Yes madam," he said and he walked out of the infirmary and down the hall a bit and made his way to the sparring room to Shepard.

"Why are you in such a good mood?" asked Shepard

"No reason,"

"Sure," Shepard said as they started back at hitting each other again.

Thwack

"I asked Dr. Keller to dinner,"

"What did she say?" he asked

"She said sure," said Ronon with a smile

"You so like her" said Shepard

"I do not," he said directing a glare and continued to attack Shepard

Thwack

"Yes you do,"

Thwack

"You like what's-her-face that works with that other guy," retorted Ronon

"Yeah but she likes someone else," replied Shepard.

Thwack

"Okay I am going to go running," said Ronon

"You are so in denial!" but it was too late Ronon had already ran out.

"All done," Dr. Keller said she was surprised that she had kept her hand steady enough to fix Ronon up.

"Thank you Dr. Keller," said Ronon with a smile and he started to walk out. Suddenly she felt disappointed 'not like he wanted anything other than to be fixed up any way, you shouldn't get your hopes up!'

"Uh… Dr. Keller," he said turning around she looked up at him her heart pick up its pulse again.

"Would you like to get a bite to eat together after your shift?" Ronon asked she almost passed out

"Sure," she replied her smile getting bigger,

"I will pick you up at your room," he said and he turned to walk out again and she spoke up "Ronon,"

"Yes Doctor?"

"Don't rip out those stitches,"

"Yes madam," Ronon said and he walked out of the infirmary and down the hall.

Her heart was still racing as she went back to finish checking the tests, but she just stared at the screen for a few minutes just smiling.

'He asked me to dinner! Ronan asked me to dinner! What am I going to wear? Okay now focus on getting these tests though!' but she could not focus it wasn't until she was tapped on the shoulder that she came out of her dream world.

"Dr. Keller?" said Teyla

"Oh sorry, how can I help you Teyla?" she asked as she came out of her dream world.

"I was just wondering I you had my tests in yet, you said they would be in before 1600 hours," with that Dr. Keller looked at her watch it was 1730 and she still had not finished the tests for Teyla.

"I am so sorry Teyla, I lost track of the time," and she finished running the tests though.

Teyla notice something was up with the doctor when she walked in. Dr. Keller was looking off into space and just smiling.

"Dr. Keller," said Teyla

"Yes Teyla," said Dr. Keller turning to look at Teyla

"Are you felling alright?"

"Yeah I am fine,"

"Are you sure you seemed…" the Athosian tried to find the right word "off in your own world…"

"Yeah I kind of was…" Dr. Keller admitted.

"Why?" asked Teyla now curious. 'Wow she is good at reading emotions….' Thought Dr. Keller

"Well umm…." Dr. Keller fidgeted with the edge of her shirt "I kind of got asked out to…out to dinner," Teyla's eyebrows cocked

"With who?"

"With Ronon," she said felling the blush up in her cheeks. Teyla just smiled

"It is about time," Teyla said "I can find out my results tomorrow," and she started to walk away

"Teyla!" Dr. Keller called but she did not turn around 'what did she mean "It's about time,"' pondered Dr Keller as she started to get ready to end her shift and go to dinner.

'It is just Ronon,' thought Dr. Keller 'he won't care what I wear,' 'well why are you worrying about it then..?' spoke her subconscious ignoring this thought she looked at what she had out on her bed. She did not have a lot of civilian clothes because she did not need them what she did have was a cocktail dress, a black dress, a green button down shirt and her favorite jeans. There was a knock at the door and her heart jumped.

"Who is it?" she asked

"It is me Teyla," with a sigh of relief she opened the door.

"I just wanted to tell you that Ronon might be late picking you up-" Teyla looked at what was laid out on the bed. "The green shirt and the jeans will be fine," and she walked out.

Ronon was just sitting down watching the clock tick by when he heard a knock.

"Who is it?" he asked

"It is Teyla,"

"And John!" Ronon got up to let them in.

"Whoa, okay first you are so taking a shower," said John and he attempted to push him in the general direction of the bathroom.

"Sorry can I help you?" said Ronon

"You can't go to dinner like that!" said John. "Go shower and I have some clothes form earth for you to wear…"

"Why?" asked Ronon

"Look we know it has been a while since you have done something like this so we are trying to help you," said Teyla.

'She has a point' spoke Ronon's subconscious 'the last one was Melena…' Ronon quickly shook off

"Alright," Ronon said. "You can help," with that Ronon walked into the bathroom and started his shower.

Authors Note: ok what do you think? Review please!!