I open my eyes, I recognize the ceiling above me as the one in our bedroom, but I don't remember getting into bed. He carried me in. Yawning, I stretch my arms above me, my fingers brushing against the cold metal of the twisting design to replace the old fashion head boards. In the living room, I hear a knock at the door and I groan internally at the thought of getting up to answer it. Fortunately, the knock ceases when the click of the deadbolt is released.

" Um, hi. I'm Deputy Frost, I have a warrant to search this premises." the voice was grainy, obviously male, and preaching to the wrong person.

" Shit." I roll out of bed, sending the white sheets flying, my feet hit the floor and I hurry to the closed door leading to the living room.

" Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. Okay, people, look for anything unusual."

I pause with my hand on the door knob at these words, anything? I turn around and glance around the room, I can think of at least one thing unusual, hurrying to the night stand on the right side of the bed I open on of the drawers to see the Wraith stunner that Todd had had with him when we crashed. I grimace as I hear heavy footsteps heading toward the door, grabbing the stunner I close the drawer and around on the spot looking for the best place to hide it until they leave. The best I can find is the duffel that still holds the majority of my winnings.

The door opens just as I zip the duffel up, " Hey, we got a woman in here."

I stand up and glare at the young Sargent just as another one shows up beside him, " Better bring her out here with the other one."

The first Sargent motions for me to go through the door, " Come on, Honey. Go join your boyfriend."

I arch my eyebrow, " Honey? You wish." I walk past him to see ten people ransacking my apartment, Todd standing in a corner out of the way with a rather irked expression on his face as he watches the humans moving around him. I sigh when I reach him and wrap my arms around his slim frame, I narrow my eyes when a slightly balding man steps away from the group toward us while glancing at a piece of paper in his hand, " You... Faith O'Neill?"

I nod, " Who want to know? And what is all of this about?"

He lowers the paper, " I'm Deputy Frost. This is in relation to a finger print that we found at the crime scene in the apartment next to yours. I believe you remember CSI asking you the night we discovered her body. Your story was awfully flimsy."

" What finger print?"

" Found a print that we ran through the computers. Came up as someone named Nicole Lucea Faith Johnson, deceased, with your picture." the Deputy looked pointedly at me, like he was waiting for a full blown confession.

I shrug, " So?"

" You ain't dead. Instead, your here with this somewhat startling man," he pauses as he produces a file out of a black brief label LVPD, he flips it open and starts looking through the pages, " Says here that your disappearance was reported by your parents, a JoAnne and Christian Johnson the morning of you vanishing. There was a broken window in the living room, but nothing more, not a hair nor a fiber to trace. After a year and a half, your body was found just outside of a campground on the Washington coast. You were identified by dental alone.

Now, a year later, you show up alive with a man as your companion. From my perspective, your death is starting to look like a phony to get everyone to stop looking for you and your... kidnapper." on the last word the Deputy turns his attention to Todd.

I'm completely shocked by his story, the fact that I'm dead in this reality is seriously twisted, I can only hope that He didn't kill me and that I just wasn't up to the change here. It's kinda depressing to think my family has accepted my death and has no hope of ever seeing me again, but the fact that my print ended up at a crime scene has me very disturbed.

" I don't know what your talking about." my voice is shaking at the realization that these people think that I... what? Ran away with Todd and faked my own death?

Deputy Frost grins, " I thought you might say that. That's why I called the grieving parents, they agreed to come down a see if maybe their daughter is alive out of pure hope. They're in a car outside right now waiting for us to give them the go ahead."

I pull away from Todd and take a step toward Frost, " You heartless little bastard. Do you know what your putting those people through, letting them hope that their dead child is really alive?"

" Call me all sorts of names that you like, you've done worse to them then I ever can." he turns around to a lady inspector, he bobs his head in the direction of the door and the lady nods and leaves.

I feel Todd behind me as I glare at Frost as he faces me again with a victorious grin, " I can't wait to hear the bull you spin to get out of this one... Nicole."

I lung at him but Todd was ready and fastens his arms around my torso and hips, if I had really wanted to kill Frost all I would have had to do is push Todd away and jump him. The fact that I let Todd pull me back is the only reason the he knows I'm not serious.

Todd releases me just as I hear a sweet little voice scream, " Sissy, Sissy, Sissy, Sissy!" over and over again, and becoming louder the closer it comes.

I flinch not only at the little voice, but the deep gasps at the door. I turn away from the cruel Deputy to, but before I can turn all the way a warm force smashes into me. I raise my arms and look down in shock to see a head of wavy red hair snuggling into my stomach.

" Nicole?" I look up to see my Mom watching in amazement, my Dad standing next her.

Frost looks around, " Let's leave these people to sort this out. Take a lunch break, or coffee, whatever."

Almost immediately, the ten people invading my apartment leave, all except for Frost who take a relaxed posture in my recliner. I glare at him as my parents walk closer.

Don't freak out. Don't freak out. They aren't really your parents, yours are in your reality. Just lie to your best ability and get out.

But before I can even think of something to say, they wrap their arms around my shoulders and Mom starts crying.

" Mommy? Is Sissy coming home with us?" I look down to see dark brown eyes watching me with a expression of absolute delight.

Shit. Where's McKay when you need him?

" Yes, please, Nicole. Tell us, are you going home?" Frost is pressing his luck.

I glare with much venom at him, if Todd didn't step into my line of sight I might have done something I would regret later. Maybe. No, what I need to do is find my cell and get McKay out here to fix this screwed up situation. I lean back a little to see around Todd to Frost, who is lazily lounging watching my parents have a heartache. Without taking my gaze off of him, I unwind Kaylee's little arms from around my thighs, she squeaks a protest but doesn't push it. Todd watches me with mild suspicion as I walk past him to stand in front of the weaselly little man taking pleasure in my discomfort.

" How do you feel now?" he grins up at me with absolute satisfaction.

I extend my fangs and produce what I like to call Sleepy Time Venom, faster then anyone could see, I lean forward and bite through his pale skin. Ignoring the hot pulsing blood I inject a fair amount into his blood stream. Almost immediately, his head lulls backwards and his breathing becomes deeper.

" What-?" Mom noticed my new position, great.

I pull back after healing the bite marks before turning back to face them, my fangs gone, " I'm sorry. I'm not your daughter. You are my parents somewhere else, but not here. If you will calmly wait here, I have to go make phone call." I turn away and walk stiffly into the bedroom. I find my bag on the bed, the ninety thousand spilled over it with the two cells neatly placed on my night stand. I curse the police for their looking through my money as I swipe one of the phones up, I flip it open and activate the phone book. I know I found mine because there is Larsen's name along with Keller's, McKay's, and a number labeled Fiance.

I smile as I press the call button for McKay, placing the sleek phone to my right ear I flop onto the only part of the bed not buried in money. I listen to the line ring four times before I hear McKay's annoyed greeting.

" McKay! Please tell me you can get here quickly."

" Faith? Ya, I can... what's going on?"

" Police with warrants... an idiot Deputy bringing my parents of this reality to Vegas... my little sister clinging to my legs... take your pick."

" Why are the police there? How did they get your parents there?"

" How else? They found a finger print at a crime scene next door. I, nor Todd, did anything to cause the death of the lady so don't ask."

The sound of rotors pulsing through the air is heard in the background, " Wasn't going to. I'll be there in about five minutes." I hear a click and I pull my phone away to see call disconnected. He hung up on me.

I roll my eyes and close the cell as I walk back to the door, I slide out and close it as well. Mom and Dad are sitting on the couch, watching Todd watch Kaylee who is running around the living room that only a three year old could have. Calmly, I walk over to Todd and lean against him while Kaylee spots me and makes a bee line.

" Nicole? Why?" I glance up to see Mom watching me with pained eyes.

I glare at the sleeping Frost who I feel a great sense of anger toward right now, " I told you-"

" Yes, I heard what you said. Your supposedly not my child, but you look like her, you have her expressions, and you have the red truck that she always said she was going to get. Now, why?"

I close my eyes and shake my head, it feels like my heart is about to shatter into a million pieces, I've waited for the moment I would talk to my family ever since I joined Atlantis. But not this way.

" Is it because you didn't think we'd approve of this man? Is that why you ran away?"

I lower my head to hide the tears suddenly spilling from my closed eyes, Todd holds me against his side while Kaylee just shuffles with.

Luckily, I don't have to endure this anymore, I can hear rotor blades in the near distance. I lift my head and peer out the slight gap in the curtains to see police running everywhere as dust and debris flies all over the place. I smirk as I see black military helicopter land in the middle of the parking area. Leave it to, McKay.

I quickly compose myself and pull away from Todd, detaching Kaylee so that I can walk, I go to the door and open it in time to see McKay jump to the ground with Mr. Woolsey, who saunters up to the lead officer out there, I watch as Rodney slips in our direction without being seen. I open the door just before he can knock, " Thank you, McKay. Get in here." I grab his wrist and pull hi through the doorway.

I see him glance at my parents still sitting on the couch, a little alarmed at the sudden arrival. McKay also sees Kaylee now attached to Todd's legs, the fact of which I have to smile at as he just stands there. This isn't the first time a little one has become one with his legs. Much to my satisfaction, he completely ignores Frost and sits in the chair across from the couch.

" Hello. I'm Dr. Rodney McKay. I work... for the government."

Mom scoots to the edge, " Are you the reason my baby disappeared? Or is it the man my other baby is attacking?"

McKay hesitates, " Well, I can't answer those questions. And unless you both sign Non-Disclosure agreements, I never can. I can say with some certainty that the man your daughter are attacking, isn't the reason for her disappearance."

" I said my other daughter, not both of them."

McKay smiles, " I know you did. I said they both were. Faith just in a... different way."

" McKay! You are not telling my parents about my life." he turns his head toward me and I narrow my eyes. He nods and faces my parents again.

" Anyway, if you sign, you will be able to understand things a little more clearly. Most of the answers wont be at all pleasant, one in particular will be rather depressing. But it might be best for you to know the truth. My boss is dealing with the police and soon we can get rid of the Deputy here so as to get to business."

I see Frost stir in the recliner, " May have to speed up your plans, McKay."

He turns to Frost in time to see him open his eyes and glance wildly around until his gaze finds Rodney, " Who are you?"

I could see McKay buckle down mentally for the fight ahead, " Dr. McKay. Government."

" Why are you here?"

He smiles, " Faith, called after you... fell asleep. She and Todd are under our protection."

" Diplomatic immunity?"

" Ya, sort of. Now, my boss has just over ridden your warrant so you have no reason to be sitting in the apartment."

" I'm investigating a murder." like that gave him the right.

" Not here and with these people. Leave them alone, if you do not... well, let's just say you don't want to know what I can do. Legally."

I smile triumphantly as he concedes defeat and leaves my apartment, " Nice."

" Your welcome," he turns back to my parents, " now, about those agreements?"

" We'll sign whatever you want us to sign if it means we can finally know what's been going on."

Kaylee finally releases Todd and runs to Mom, I have to hand it to him, nine thousand years of experience with his own children gave the ability to masterfully deal with my almost-four-year-old sister. I watch as McKay produces two single pages of government paper work, Mom signs her's and Dad follows suit.

Rodney puts the paper back in the case next to the chair before facing them again, " The first thing I think you need to realize is that even though Faith is your daughter, she isn't your daughter. She comes from an entirely different reality, a different Earth with different events to make up it's history. Todd along with her. I did some research after they left earlier, the Nicole of our reality, unfortunately, did die last year and there isn't anything that we can do about that.

In truth, this young woman behind me isn't even human, nor young. She is a ten thousand year old vampire who has seen and done things that none of us can possibly imagine." he pauses as mom and dad both look at me with disbelieving eyes.

I step toward McKay and lower my head to his right ear, " Maybe you should let me explain. My parents are probably hungry, go get something to eat." I pull back to see him nod and stand, pulling his jacket firmly into place. I stand behind the chair he had been occupying as my parents tell him what they would like him to bring back. McKay is at the door before he stops and looks back at me with a troubled expression, I shake my head and throw my truck key toward him, " Don't crash it."

He grins before closing the door behind him, I wait until the rev of my engine blends into the others on the road. Sighing, I sit in the chair and meet my parents gaze, my heart suddenly heavy with reluctance.

" If all of this is true... what happened?" mom grips Kaylee's little shoulders as she asks this.

I glance at Todd as he maneuvers to my side, just out of arms reach, before meeting her blue eyes, " The night I disappeared... I sacrificed myself to a madman who had broken into our home, his intent was rather clear as he had a sharp ax on his person. I'll spare you the terror of what happened over the next year, but it was enough to burn into my mind and I haven't forgotten even after ten thousand years.

The night that I was saved was also the night that was going to die. Eric, the vampire who found me, killed Him and decided to try and save me by turning me. In my reality, it worked and I was turned into something that even a vampire would find out of this world...

Three days after this, I was taken against my will by these being who looked like humans with a bad sense of fashion. They took me to a place, a cell, and starved me. When I no longer had possession of any rational thought, they released me on a planet to slaughter them," I point my thumb at Todd, " I killed five before coming to my senses and escaping. Fifty years later he showed up and welcomed me into his Hive."

" Hive?" dad looked confused, I didn't blame him.

I nod, " Todd is what is known as a Wraith. Think of him as the Pegasus galaxy version of a vampire, minus the fangs and blood."

" Well, what does he feed on then?"

I smile slightly at them, how to break this softly? " You. Humans. Mainly your life, your energy. There's a feeding slit on the palm of his right hand, it acts as his fangs."

Mom glances at Todd, " Thought he looked rather different."

I laugh ruefully, " This is nothing, Mom. The only thing that is remotely unaltered at this moment is his hair. He looks entirely different when he takes his face off... as apposed to putting it on." I smile as mom looks away from Todd sharply.

" What does he look like normally?" leave it to dad.

I turn to look at Todd, he meets my gaze, cocking his head slightly before turning away and walking to the bathroom where all his stuff is still, thankfully, untouched.

I face forward when the door closes behind him, " You'll see in a few minutes, I warn you, it's not something that you'll get used to right away."

Kaylee worms her way out of mom's grip and runs into my knees with a big smile, " I like him."

I grin at her as she reaches for my hands, " So do I."

Dad turns away from the closed door, " What else happened?"

I look up from Kaylee playing with my fingers, " I was placed in a high position among the Hive, only because I was the only being that they could feed on continuously, but still. Nine thousand years ago, I became the mother to the first Wraith-Vampire hybrid. I named my son, Alexander, and he showed all the doubters just what he could do. Todd accepted him without question, even though he was conceived by rather unconventional means. Unfortunately, he was murdered a thousand years ago. Then, Todd disappeared nineteen years ago and I detached from the Hive in search of him... I searched for fifteen years before I found a group of people who were obviously not from around there. Col. John Sheppard, he reminded remarkably of Alex as far as his sense of humor went. I returned with them to the city of Atlantis, the same city that I was starved in. I stayed with them for a year before I got the chance to return to Earth for the first time in so long. A year and a half later, I detached from them as well when Sheppard showed up saying he had seen Todd.

A few months later after reuniting with him and the Hive, I had our second child, Emily... she died two weeks ago from a disease as a result of a gene therapy that was suppose to take away the Wraith need to feed. I nearly lost Todd to the same thing..." I pause as the flood gates break that I had worked so hard to build. It's not that I am overly emotional or anything, it's just that... I don't take lose well, especially when it is the ones close to me.

A heavy sigh rushes out as I close my eyes to concentrate on stopping the memories from taking their hold. I hear someone stand from the crouch and a heartbeat move directly in front of me before a warm, soft hand brushes my cheek. I open my eyes and look up to see Mom standing above me with a concerned expression on her face. I didn't mean to, but her thoughts were radiating out from her mind so I wasn't ready to block them. What had her so concerned was that she had just realized that I had lost two children, she was afraid that I was depressed because of it.

I reach up and grasp her hand, " I'm not depressed. Todd is safe and... I'm good as far as children goes right now."

Her eyebrows scrunch together, " What?"

I drop my hand, Mom does the same, " I'm pregnant. Twins."

Dad's head snaps up to meet my eyes, " After only two weeks?"

I nod, " It wasn't planned. But I'm very pleased at the prospect."

" When will they be born?" Mom had stepped back and was surveying my slim form.

" Five months. Vampire gestation is quicker than human. Kinda nice on occasion."

" Do you think that we might be able to see them when their born?" Mom looked hopeful.

I smile wickedly, " I would hope so... seeing as by the time you get down here, if I call you the minute their born, and it takes you about a day to get here they will be fully grown."

Mom's eyes widen at my claim, " Fully grown! You poor thing..."

I throw my head back as I burst into laughter, " Not at all... it was very convenient when we inhabited Pegasus. Although, it is sort of irritating when you one year old is hitting on a guy who is twenty plus years older."

Mom raises her eyebrow, " Who-"

" Don't ask... it put Sheppard out of my good graces for a few months."

I hear the door leading from the bathroom to the bedroom open and close and I look up to focus on the bedroom door. Curious, I cock my head as I stand up. Kaylee shuffles behind me with her little hands grasping the back of my black baby-doll shirt, I look over my shoulder to see her smiling up at me. I shake my head and her smile disappears, " I'm coming." the stubbornness in her voice was impressive, but not tolerable for this time. I shake my head and point to mom, " I'll be right back."

She shrugs and with slumped little shoulders walks over to mom. She sure does know how to roll in the guilt. Sighing, I turn back to the door and take the last five steps before cracking the door enough to see inside the dark room. I slam my right hand against the door frame as I gasp at the view I spy... good thing we had company or I might have launched myself at him. At my gasp, he turns his head around, his predatorial gaze reflecting the light back at me. The thing that had momentarily distracted me so? Todd's bare back... intricate tattoos just like the ones around his left eye, along with the typical Wraith prominent backbone. What can I say... I'm easily distracted.

I watch as he turn away from me to don his full length black leather jacket. Dressed, much to my displeasure, he turns away from the night stand and walks toward me. I look up so as to keep eye contact with him, I smile as he stops in front of me.

" Ready?" my tone is playful, I have a pretty good idea what reaction is soon in coming.

Todd cocks his head to the right, grinning slightly as he leans forward and kisses the top of my head, " Of course."

I pull back and turn to face my family, all of whom are sitting on the couch where they had been watching my back, " All right. Your in for a treat now. Todd even dug out his Wraith attire to complete the affect."

I step away from the door as I open it with my out stretched hand, Todd promptly steps out. I'll give them this, they didn't scream like I'm sure most other humans would have. Mom starred wide eyed as she took in his face, dad had the expression like he was having a scifi flashback or something, Kaylee just looked like she had just found her new best friend. Like big sister, like little sister.

" Better reaction than I thought they'd have." Todd glances at me with a evil grin. I hear an intake of breathe, mom's eyes widened even more when Todd spoke. I realize that had been the first time he had spoken in front of them... he he.

I bare my teeth in a grin of my own, " Ya, well, your not the worst that we've ever seen. I think we might have seen freakier on Star Trek."

Dad smiles at my reference, " Probably."

At that moment, Kaylee jumps off the couch and runs toward him, looking up at him with a sweet smile, " I like your eyes." she said it so matter of factly.

I look at her, " I like his eyes too."

" They're definitely unique." Mom seems to have gotten over her initial shock.

I look at her, placing a hand over the two beating hearts in my abdomen, " Now picture those eyes blue, or brown, maybe green, with hair a mixture of his white and my red, maybe black or blond, and you'll have an idea of what our children look like."

A rumble outside draws my attention away before I can see her response, I walk to the window and pull back the corner to look out into the parking area. My truck is pulling into one of the slots in front of the door, McKay in the drivers seat. I let the curtain fall back into place before heading to the front door, opening the door I wait for McKay to get everything together and watch as he walks toward me.

" Anything exciting happen while I was gone?" he sounded doubtful.

I smile, " If you count my parents seeing Todd without his make-up in that category, then yes."

His eyes widen briefly before taking the last few steps to the doorway and looking in, I know when he sees Todd when a look of nervousness enters his eyes. I step away to let him enter, walking to Todd and lean against him. I glance at the clock, eight o'clock, wow. No wonder I was rather beat, it has been three hours since Deputy Idiot woke me up. I release Todd and look at McKay, " Do you think that you could go where ever it is that you go at night? Other than the fact I'm sure my parents and sister would like to get some rest... I would greatly enjoy going to sleep as well."

McKay focused on me, nodded his head, glanced at Todd one more time with a bizarre expression before getting up and saying his good nights to my family and making his exit. Outside, I hear him taking to someone on his cell, calling for a ride.

I look at my parents... Kaylee is fast asleep in the recliner with a red fleece blanket wrapped around her.

" You can stay here tonight, however long you want. I'm not going to kick my parents out of my apartment. But you should go home soon, I'll call you when the twins are born... see ya in the morning." I turn away and walk into the bedroom, throwing a look over my shoulder I see Todd bow his head slightly before following me inside and closing the door.

Sighing, I walk to the bed and let gravity pull me down on my side, my eyes closed before the resulting bounces ceased. The rustle of leather and the scrap of a wooden drawer tells me Todd is taking his leather off... shame. I wait until the bed lowers, signaling that I am no longer the only one occupying the bed, before rolling over and wrapping my right over his bare chest. I nestle my head on his shoulder with a slight smile. The warmth from his arm encircling me causes me to shiver, but my smile widens.

" I love you."

The muscles in his torso tense as he leans forward, he kisses the top of my head again before relaxing again, " As do I."

With that, I drift off into blissful sleep...