A/N: I was reading some "Host" fanfiction, and just got inspired to write this. Here ya go!

Wanda POV

I yawned again, and waved goodbye to Burns, "It was very interesting talking to you! Will I see you tomorrow?"

He nodded; I could tell he was exhausted too. We had talked almost all day, about our different host planets, and also about how we agreed we felt we owed the humans for how horrible our kind has treated them. It was nice to talk to someone who understood why I felt I had to do so much around here; why I wanted to do so much.

I continued in my musings as I walked back towards Ian and my cave. I had missed dinner, and hoped he brought back some food. No, I hoped he had eaten enough for himself. I could simply wait until morning to get food. Besides, Ian is bigger than I am, he's almost twice my height, so he would need more food than I do. I hope he ate some of my food; I hope he took as much as he needed. I hope he shared with Jamie; he's been growing a lot lately. Come to think of it, we should probably get him some more shoes on the next raid. He's outgrown his, and no one else can spare him any. We should get everybody a new pair of shoes. No, that would draw to much attention; we could do it in phases. At each different town we came to, we could get one couple a new pair of shoes.

I was just trying to figure out how long that would take when I ran into someone, "Ooph. I'm so sorry," whoever it was caught me so I didn't fall over.

I was going to continue walking when the person grabbed my shoulders, "Wanda."

I recognized that voice, it was Ian.

"Ian! What are you doing here! I thought you'd already be asleep! You must have worked so hard in the fields today! You should go to bed now."

He just chuckled, "I was coming to look for you. I had hoped you didn't spend all day with Burns." At Burns name, I saw something flash across Ian's eyes.

"I did. It was very interesting." I could see Ian didn't really wan to listen about Burns, so we turned and walked back towards the cave. I waited for Ian to say something, say anything about his day in the fields, or how annoying Mel's been lately; I should really go see if everything's ok with her.

"Wanda…Wanda, did you just hear anything I said?" I looked up at Ian, we had stopped, and he had a serious expression on his face.

"Hmm? No, I'm sorry Ian, I was just thinking about Mel. Are you ok?"

I saw frustration flash across Ian's face, and I was upset that I had caused that. He was so kind, and gentle, and amazing, he was perfect. I shouldn't be the one causing that on his face, "Yeah, I'm fine," I didn't believe him, "I was just talking about Burns."

At the mention of Burns, I became excited, "Isn't he great? Did you know he's been to some planets that I've only dreamed of going? Not that I'll go now, I could never leave everyone in the caves once your gone. I'm so glad he stayed when Nate and the rest of his group went home."

"What? What do you mean once I'm gone? Are you planning on leaving me? Are you going to run away with Burns?"

We reached our cave then, and he stormed inside it. I didn't know f he wanted me to follow, or just wait out here. "Ian, you have to be quiet, everyone's falling asle-"

"So that's all you have to say? You don't even say, 'No, I could never leave you Ian. You mean to much to me.' You can only say, 'I can't leave everyone in the caves.' No mention of how much you love me? Did you even think to ask my opinion in all this? Did you think about how I would react with you spending so much time with Burns, having so much fun that you're skipping meals now! It's like you regret me saving you from the cryotank! Maybe I shouldn't have! Is that what you want?"

I stepped back, it was almost like he had slapped me it hurt so much. Ian asking if I loved him, asking if I regretting living, I don't know what he was thinking, but I don't know how I caused this. What did I do to make Ian hate me so much? I felt tears come to my eyes, and I fled the cave. It wasn't our cave anymore; now that Ian didn't love me. It was just his, and I was just taking up space in it.

I didn't pay attention to where I was running, I just kept turning corners, and running further and further away from the love of my life that didn't love me anymore.

Ian POV

As soon as I said those words, I regretted them. I knew Wanda already thought she didn't belong here, and I played on her fears of us rejecting her. Oh God, I hoped she didn't think that I didn't love her anymore. I shouldn't take my frustration at Burns out on her. I was too tired lately, Jeb had even sent me away from the fields today just so I could get some more sleep. I was going to take Wanda to bed with me so I could sleep, but I couldn't find her. I knew that meant one thing, that she was showing Burns around the caves, or was sitting in some private spot with him doing god knows what. I thought Wanda understood I didn't like her being with him so much. What have I done?

I gotta find Mel. She'll know what to do; that is, if she doesn't kill me first for hurting Wanda like this.

Wanda POV

I was lost, I didn't know where I was, or how to get back to the safe part of the caves. I knew Jeb didn't allow anybody back here because it was too dangerous. I just kept walking, not even thinking straight I was crying so hard.

Some time later I slipped and fell. The rock gave through, and I fell further. I screamed, and hoped someone heard me to come help me. When the rock was done falling, I tried to climb the ten feet up to the ground, but as soon as I moved, my ankle sent searing pains up my leg. Plus, my leg was stuck to the wall by another giant rock. I squirmed around until I could feel my leg, and I felt something sticky; blood. My leg had twisted and broke so much that it was just above the surface of my skin. I hissed at the pain, and moved back to my standing position. I felt around the rest of my body, and decided I wasn't hurt too badly; just little bumps and scrapes.

I started crying harder, I was trying to save Ian from having to see me again, only to have to have him rescue me, again. Why did I keep causing people so much pain? First Ian, and now everyone who would be looking for me. Ian should've just let me die like he said he wanted to, it would save everyone the trouble. I continued to cry, and eventually I fell asleep.

Ian POV

I felt like suck an ass. An idiotic ass. I let the one woman I could ever love run away from me, and now she has been missing for five hours. Light was slowly beginning to seep into the caves, and I knew we were al going to meet back in the cafeteria at dawn. I slowly made my way back, calling out Wanda's name as I went. When I got into the room, Mel immediately glared at me, and walked in the opposite direction.

Jared gave me a sympathetic look, and followed her. Jeb walked over to me, "any luck?"

I shook my head, "where could she have gone? We've even checked in all the storage bins, and we can't find her."

Jeb thought it over for a minute, "What if she went in the far caves? You said she started running, and when you went to chase after her, she just kept turning corners. What if she got lost, and can't hear us?"

Jared came over, "That would make sense. She would respond if she knew we were worried about her. This isn't like her. Something must have happened. She would've at least came to find Mel by now."

I looked at both of them, "So what do we do? There are miles of caves that we've never been into. It'll take days, even weeks, to search them all. Wanda wasn't wearing any warms clothes, and had no food. If she got lost, she doesn't have much time. She could be hurt, and I can't do anything to help her!"

Mel came over to me, "Well of course she's hurt dumbo! If you said even half the things you told me to her, she'd be long gone! She wouldn't want to burden you anymore if she thought you didn't absolutely love her! It was bad enough she was worried about when you two would have sex!"

I could feel my ears go red at this, and Jeb decided now was a convenient time to leave the room, "Not that it's any of your business Melanie, but we had sex the first time Burns was here! And that was months ago!"

"Exactly! Now she can't be away from you for more than a minute or she gets all doe-eyed! Then you go and do a stunt like this! It's amazing she puts up with you!"

I flinched, and she knew she had hit a sore spot. Her voice softened, "You both are idiots. You're constantly worried if you deserve the other one, while you both deserve each other. She loves you, more than she can even say. Burns is just a friend to her, nothing more." I nodded my head, I wouldn't believe that until Wanda told me herself. "Now can you stop your pity fest so we can go find your girlfriend?"

"Ok. Where do we start?"

Wanda POV

It felt like days since I fell down this hole, but I knew it had only been about twelve hours. I was really hungry and thirsty. I couldn't even yell anymore my voice was so quiet. Oh I wished Ian would find me. I don't care if he doesn't love me anymore, I could learn to deal with that. I still am needed around the caves. Besides, Mel was my sister, she wouldn't ever let me leave. She'd kill me herself before she let me pull another stunt like I did with Doc.

I had visited Doc the other day, and had some questions for him. He told me I was pregnant, and asked if Ian knew yet. Before I could tell him, I had to ask Burns if he heard anything about mixed families, or if there were any side effects for a baby having a host parent. That was why I spent so much time with Burns that day, he said he hadn't, and asked if Sunny was pregnant. I laughed at that, Burns was the only one I could ever lie to and get away with it. I just hoped he would forgive me when he found out.

I wonder if Ian would want this baby. Did he think I was a monster again? Was that what he as thinking? I just wanted to see him again, maybe even see him smile if I was lucky. I remembered him telling me about Earth's fairy tales. My favorite was Hansel and Greta. That's it! I needed to leave breadcrumbs for them to find me!

I reached down to pull off my shoes, and threw them up onto the ground above me. One didn't make it, and hit me in the head on it's way down. I felt the earth below me until I hit my shoe. It took me two more tries, but I finally got both of them above me. I just hoped somebody would find them in time.

Last I counted it's been just over eighteen hours, and I could barely keep my eyes open. I was starving, and I knew this couldn't be good for the baby. I felt my stomach, and imagined it round and big. I could see Ian putting his hands over mine, and singing to the baby. He liked to do that when I couldn't fall asleep, and it always made me feel safe in his arms. Just thinking of that made me cry again, and this time I started dry sobbing. My body had no moisture left to spare.

Twenty two hours, and I can't get to sleep. I thought I heard voices earlier, but they didn't come anywhere near this cave. I know Ian will find me, I just hope he takes me back. I love him so much, I don' know if I can raise this baby on my own.

Twenty seven hours, and I can't even pee. It sounds silly, I always hated going to the bathroom before, and now I desperately wished I could. I wished I had drank any water the day I fought with Ian, so that way I could at least pee right now.

Twenty eight hours. Time's going really slow. I finally fell asleep, but that only lasted thirty minutes. I found my watch in my back pocket awhile ago, that helps a lot. I had some cramping earlier, and I knew that it wasn't good. I wanted the baby to at least wait for Ian to get here, so he can just put his hand over his live baby before it goes. Because once it goes, I think I have to go too.

Thirty hours. My brain is going so slow I can barely think. I decided the voices I heard earlier were hallucinations. I have a major headache. It's not helping anything.

Thirty and a half hours. I hear voices again, except they're louder this time. I've given up hope of Ian ever finding me. I'll die, and I hope Doc never tells him I was pregnant. That will kill him. I fall asleep before I can even consider the voices are real.

Thirty one hours. "Wanda, oh god, Wanda. Wake up sweat heart, please wake up. I'm coming down to get you."

No. Fell. Dangerous. "Don't. Slip. Hurt baby."

"What? Wanda you have to talk to me. It's me. Can you say my name for me hun?"

Think. Name. Tall, dark hair, mine. "Name."

"That's right baby girl, tell me my name."

Why can't he remember his own name? Tiny rocks are falling on my head, and I whine, "Ian."

"Thank god. That's right Wanderer my name's Ian. Help is on the way. See? Mel's coming right now. MEL! WE'RE DOWN HERE! I PUT MY COAT AT THE ENTRANCE."

"Mel?" All my responses were so slow.

"She's on her way Wanda. Is that blood? Where are you hurt? Talk to me Wanderer."

"Mmmm." Think. Need words. Need something. "Water?"

"Yeah, I'm going to lower the canteen down by the strap ok? Look up at me honey or it's going to hit you in the head."

"No, head hurts already." I felt something lightly hit my head, and I reached up. Every movement seemed to take so much effort. I slowly drank, and after a few minutes, all the water was gone. I could feel the water sitting in my stomach, and it felt too heavy. I drank it all too fast. I wish I wouldn't vomit.

"Wanderer, are you ok down there? I've got to go get Doc. Mel's working her way past the rocks right now."

"Ian." I tried to yell. I looked up at him, and he tried to jump down to me, "No. You'll get stuck too."

I could see him smile, "Oh Wanda, you don't know how much I've missed your voice the past day and a half. I love you so much. I'm so sorry. I won't ever yell at you again."

"Yell? Thought it was my fault?" My brain was still slow. I thought our fight over so many times, and I couldn't tell what was real or what was imagined.

"No no no, it was all my fault. I was being a jerk. Are you ok for me to leave for a few minutes?"

I nodded my head, and remembered he couldn't see me that well. "Yeah." He said something else, but I fell back to sleep.

Thirty one and a half hours. "Wanderer wake up now." Ian was back.

"Ian? Where am I?"

I could hear him say that I must have fallen down the crack in the rocks. "I'm coming to get you all right?"

"NO! You'll fall!"

I could hear Mel mumble something about being too damn selfless for my own good.

"Mel."

"Right here Wanda. Don't you dare die on me. We're so close to getting you up here, you can't die yet. Besides, Ian hasn't told you how much of an ass he is." I could hear here trying to make a joke, but her voice wavered.

Do whatever Mel says. Mel's my sister, she'll keep me safe, "Ok. Won't die yet."

I heard people laugh shakily. "Who up there?"

More rock fell on me, "Ian." I whined.

"Shh, I know. Just talk to me baby girl."

"About what?"

"What were you and Burns talking about the other day?"

I knew I must be bad if he wanted to hear about Burns, but I would do whatever he asked if I got to see him smile, "Water first?"

He nodded, and climbed down to me a little more. I coughed at the dust he was letting into the air, and he passed me a new canteen. I could see a rope tied around his stomach, and Mel hanging over the crack holding on. "Mel, too heavy for you."

I was only speaking in partial sentences, but she understood, "there's no way I'm leaving your life in Jared's hands. One wrong move, and it's bad. You're my sister, I gotta keep you safe."

I nodded, and Ian looked down at me, "She can't see you." I could see something in his eyes…pity maybe? Or Sorrow?

"Mel's my sister. Got to do whatever she says."

He laughed at that, "Don't let her hear you say that, or you'll never hear the end of it."

I could hear Doc, "Can you see any injuries on her Ian? I need to know what medicines to give you."

Ian had finally reached me, and was standing on the rock that trapped my leg. I screamed in pain, and he looked down, then climbed back up the rock a little bit. "Her leg's trapped. I won't be able to get it by myself. I'm too big. We need someone small."

I grabbed onto the closest thing of Ian's I could reach, his thigh, "No, don't leave me."

He turned and looked at me, and saw the terror in my eyes, "Never. I'll stay right here with you the entire time."

I got dizzy, and had to close my eyes and lean my head on his stomach, "Wanda? Are you ok?"

I shook my head a little, and even that hurt. My head was getting fuzzy again, "Mel, we don't have time for anyone else. Wanda's fading fast."

I could feel him put a rope around the rock, and he shook me a little, "Wanderer, this is going to hurt. I need you to take some No Pain." I shook my head, I knew that would definitely make me vomit.

I got dizzy again, and had to close my eyes. "Wanda, open our eyes." I tried, but I couldn't. I heard Ian yell, "Pull! I've got to get her up there now!"

I felt even more pain on my leg, and Ian maneuvered me into a sitting position beside the rock. I whimpered in pain, and I could feel his lips against my head. He yelled again, and he had me free from the rock. My leg started to hurt more as he rubbed it to get the blood flowing, "Ian don't worry about her leg now! Just get her up here so I can treat her shock!"

I faded away into the pain as Ian lifted me up the gorge. Ha, I had finally thought of the word for the split rock as we were climbing out of it. I decided I hated words. They were too complicated.

Thirty two hours. I felt something solid beneath my back as Ian laid me down. I could feel the sweat pouring off him, and he was breathing heavily. I heard him mumble, "help her. I'm fine."

I felt pain in my leg, "Her leg is pink again. That's a good sign."

I opened my eyes, "Ian." I couldn't focus, everything was too bright, then too dark, "Ian!"

I heard shuffling, and then his face was above mine, and then my head was in his lap, "Shh baby girl, I'm right here. I just thought you wouldn't want to see me." I laughed at that, twenty something hours ago I had thought the same.

"Never." I mumbled, "Don't leave us."

He looked confused, "Us?"

" 'M pregnant." Then I passed out completely.