CHAPTER 7-News

A month almost went by for Reana and Michael, their time on the Hive was not all as easy as Reana had hoped it would be. The routines the Wraith went through on the Hive were extremely hard and it took Reana about a week to learn them. She also found out that there was near seven thousand Wraiths onboard this Hive and about five quarters of it didn't like her or Michael. Talk about being on edge. The Queen though still didn't trust her but since she belonged to Michael she had to live with it. Though the Queen seem to be keeping Michael at her side a little too closely, even for female stranded. But there was one problem in that whole flaw that made sure no female could have Michael.

He was marked, and by her.

The first night that she spent in the Hive Michael had taken her to their quarters after the meeting in the Queen's Chambers. He said that he had something to give her and that it was a surprise.

Once they were in their quarters Michael had placed a lock on the door, so they could be alone. He then took a hold of her and almost ripped off her leather coat with his hands. She almost at first thought he was going to rape her because of his forcefulness against her; she ended up slamming him into the nearest wall and almost knocked him out.

Flashback.

"What the hell do you think your doing?" I growled at him, grabbing him by the cuff of his collar.

He hissed back. "Making sure no male takes you from me!" His eyes were blazing almost and I had to wonder what the hell happened while we were talking to the Queen.

"What?!" I asked letting him go.

"Sometimes a male will mark a female that he desires to make sure no other male will take her away from him. Unless he fights for her." Michael explained, standing up and stepping towards her.

I stepped back from him. "So basically you're laying claim to me?" I asked. 'That's new.' Was what I was thinking.

Michael stopped and stared at her hard. "Yes, to make sure the others know who you belong too."

"Remember Michael, I am no ones property." I told him stepping forward.

"Your not property to me, your someone that I care deeply about and I don't feel like losing you to someone else." He said also stepping forward till he stood in front of her and looked down at her face.

I looked up at him, my eyes staring at his. "Do it." I whispered parting my leather jacket to show my left shoulder.

Michael raised his hands and removed her jacket off of her. Her top covered her breasts and the buckle held it together. He lowered his head to a spot above her left breast and bites her, hard.

The pain that rushed through my body was enough to make me fall down, thankfully Michael held me up with his arms around my waist. It felt like I was being bitten by a vampire and I was about to become his queen.

Michael licked the blood that came from the wound, when the last drop was gone from the wound he lifted his head away and held her to him, her head resting against his chest.

With what was left of my strength I raised my hands to his face and lifted my head up to look at him, my eyes half closed. I decided to thank him for that, in the same way.

I began undoing his armor, removing the strap and unzipping the front of it, parting it till it revealed his neck and shoulders. I reached up and kissed his lips and moved my hands up along his neck. Letting go I kissed the juncture where the neck and shoulder meets. And that's where I bit him, where the skin was most tender.

It was Michael's turn to be surprised; he gripped her shoulders as he felt her teeth sink into his skin, his eyes closed tightly.

I removed my mouth and licked the blood that came from his wound, until there was no more. Pulling myself away from him I stood there in front of him, his blood still on my lips.

"Now no one can take you from me. Unless they fight me for you." I said smirking now.

"You are sneaky!" He remarked rubbing his shoulder now.

"Yes, isn't lovely?" I said smiling, licking the blood off my lips.

Michael only smiled.

Flashback ended.

After that incident, Michael and Reana spent very little time together, for he was always with the Queen and her Generals and Reana was busy trying to learn the lifestyles onboard the Hive while trying not to get killed by anyone. During her studies she found out that there were only six females that lived on the Hive: The Queen, two Caretakers for the Wraith children and two medical doctors and a teacher for the worshippers. The rest was overruled by males. The reason for such low population of females for there wasn't any competition in fighting for the role as Queen of the Hive and usually the daughters of the males or Queen were trained in other roles onboard the Hive, sometimes taken as mates to some of the males who wanted companship. But as Reana found out all of the children that were born were taken to the Caretakers and raised by them until they became the age of five and were able to be taught the ways of the Wraith.

During her stay onboard the Hive, Reana was also appointed as medical assistant to one of the Queen's leading Scientist. Helping them with their study of the retrovirus and how to make it convert humans into Wraiths, if only for decoy purposes.

It was during the third week that Reana begun experiencing some odd pains in her stomach, at first she thought that they were minstrel cramps and thought that the female Wraith get those too but the pain wasn't that at all and so she decided to see one of the medical doctors.

Explaining her problem was hard, for she knew very little of Wraith physiology, but what she had described of the pain seem to be known to the female and so she was sitted into a chair while the doctor laid two strange devices on her stomach and looked at something on the console next to the chair.

"You are pregnant as it seems…" She begun saying still looking at the console.

The first thoughts that ran through Reana's head. "I am so going to kill Michael…."

"And by the looks of it, it is a hybrid of Wraith." She finished looking over at Reana.

"Hybrid?" She asked confused.

"Mixtures of Wraith and Human sperm cells, children such as those do not live very long. They are unable to handle our abilities that are given to them." She explained, her voice almost sounded like she prayed that Reana's baby didn't make it.

Reana got up off the chair, fixing her attire she turned and stared at the female.

"Mine will, I know that for a fact." I said.

She came up towards me, her eyes boring into mine. "Lets get one thing straight here Caterreana; you are only here because you prove to be useful. If that usefulness is gone, you are gone. Michael included." Her breath burned my face and I had to take a step back.

"Now get out of my infirmary." She ordered, her eyes glaring dangerously.

I stared at her a moment longer then turned and left the room, my left hand resting on my stomach. I decided to head towards my quarters.

He found her sitting on the bed, staring at something in her hands. It was near midnight that Michael had returned to their quarters, it had been a busy day arguing with the Queen about the mission that they were taking along with why they were going there, he was hoping to tell Caterreana about it but the moment he entered their quarters he realized then that something was wrong.

"Reana...? Whats wrong?" Michael asked her as he walked over to the bed.

I was staring at a sliver chain that had been given to me by my half-brother Buddy, it was a necklace piece that I always kept with me and staring at it reminded me of him and my home.I guess I had been staring at it so much that I didn't notice Michael come in till he touched my hands and I looked up into his face.

"Whats wrong?" He had asked, and I still stared at his face, a bemused and sad smile on my lips.

"You remember what I had told when we were together on that planet, that I whack your butt if I ever got pregnant? Well I think I may just keep that promise." I said to him, stilling smiling sadly.

Michael blinked at her for a couple of seconds before taking her hands and kissing them both, he leaned forward and kissed her forehead, a small smile gracing his lips.

"That is wonderful Reana, though can you please consider sending me to hell another time?" He asked joking a bit.

I sighed and got up off the bed and walked over to the port-window, staring out it sadly.

"Whats wrong? I thought you would be happy about something like this?" He asked walking up to her, he placed his hand on her shoulder.

"I am, but this child may not live through it." I said sadly, looking down at the floor.

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"The Wraith who confirmed this told me it was a hybrid and that usually children born of both Wraith and human don't live long because they are unable to handle the abilities that their Wraith parents gave them." I explained, resting my hands on my stomach.

Michael stepped closer to her and wrapped his arms around her shoulders. "Our child will live, I promise you that."

"Promises mean nothing when you are dealing with fate." I whispered, staring ahead.

"We were dealing in fate when you accepted my invitation to dinner." He whispered, kissing her cheek lightly.

"And look how that turned out! I swear I thought John was going to kill you when you came running out of the bathroom in your towel." I said grinning at that moment.

"Well you didn't help either when you walked in on me." He remarked, grinning also and kissing her cheek again.

"That was not my fault! You should of warned me!" I said jibbing him in the ribs with my elbow.

"Oh yes, blame it on the little guy...women!" He said the last part in a whisper, and got another jib from her.

"Well it was your fault when you decided to have your way with me back on the planet, I never knew you could scream like that." I replied smirking.

"Hey! Would you not talk about what happened down there in here! Hell knows who could be listening in on this! And besides, your the one who switched positions, so it was your fault in the end." Michael exclaimed, poking her lightly in the stomach.

"Honey, kicked daddy for me would you." I asked the baby sweetly, Michael pulled his hand away and once again muttered how women can be so demanding.

"You belong to this woman so watch what you say, otherwise I'll throw you out the nearest airlock." I proclaimed, smirking.

"Yes dear." He joked, grinning into her neck.

I smiled and leaned against him, our hands both resting on my stomach, I sighed and closed my eyes and just relaxed into his warmth. Michael smiled and rested his chin on her head and we both just stood there, relaxing in what could be our last time together.

"I love you.." He whispered after a few minutes of silence.

"I love you too, Michael." She whispered back softly.

It would be a month later that both of their worlds would be turned upside down. News would be traveling to Atlantis that a Hive Ship was coming towards them, in fast pursuit.

A short and sweet chapter, hope you enjoyed. :)