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A/N: Okay i got distracted halfway through writing this chapter so the last half of it may seem totally crappy so tell me what you think. I hope it's good. Shrug. Anywho thanks to my reviewers i love you guys for well reviewing and telling me that my story is awesome. smooches.

A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous. ~Ingrid Bergman
A kiss seals two souls for a moment in time. ~Levende Waters

Chapter twenty-one

Natalie was innocently walking down the hall from being in a meeting with Carter and the Stargate Command via video conference for the last two hours or so explaining what her gun that she invented did and giving the pros and cons of it, she was hoping to be bale to have more made and give them to other people on Atlantis. Sadly though they vetoed that and said that it was too dangerous or something like that, Natalie got pissed at that and was about to yell and argue with them about that but Carter stopped her and quickly ended the meeting before Natalie could do something rash. But on the plus side they didn't say she couldn't use it, just the rest of Atlantis.

Walking down the hallway towards the gym to find someone to hang out with or to spar with Natalie was suddenly grabbed from behind and pulled into a room, struggling to get away from whoever it was that had her she felt a very familiar pair of lips surrounded by facial hair press against the nape of her neck.

Smiling to herself Natalie quickly turned around and pushed Ronon up against the closest wall and pulled him down towards her as she leaned up on her tippy toes to kiss him, she moved away from his lips and pressed a kiss into his beard and then went lower and kissed his neck and lightly sucked on it and nibbled a bit until she reached the hollow of his neck when he sucked in a quick breath. She loved being able to turn him on so fast and with just a few nibbles and licks.

"What are you doing pulling me into random rooms like that without giving a warning?" Natalie asked finally after she pulled away from peppering him with kisses and looked up into his eyes in a sultry way.

Ronon smirked down at her and ran his hands down the side of her face until he cupped the back of her neck, "What does it look like I'm doing?" he asked her sarcastically. "I'm kissing you." he told her with an amused look.

At that Natalie smirked, "Well I wasn't sure, I thought I'd have you explain it to me before I got the wrong idea and whatnot."

"Smart ass," he stated and ran his nose along hers.

Natalie grinned at him, "Ahh you know you like it." she said teasingly.

Ronon looked down at her, "Natalie?" he questioned.

"Yeah?" she responded.

"Shut up," he said to her with an amused look at how talkative she could get at times.

Natalie rolled her eyes at him, "So demanding Ronon," she winked at him. "I think I kinda like it." she replied.

Ronon didn't even deem that with a response he just pulled her closer to him by her neck and kissed her passionately, Natalie's hands wandered up his chest and down his arms and to his waist and worked their way up his shirt feeling his tight muscles and well toned body that was nearly hard as a rock. While she was doing that Ronon memorized every curve of her body that he could touch, her well rounded hips that made her look so different then most of the other women from Earth – she wasn't shaped so much like a tree. Finally though, Ronon got sick of having to crane so far to kiss her and he lifted her up under her legs which she immediately wrapped around his waist.

Ronon soon switched their positions so that it was Natalie who was pressed up hard against the wall, instead of going for her mouth like Natalie was hoping Ronon instead kissed down her neck and up and around her ear, nibbling on her ear lobe making her give a half whimper and a half moan in response to that. Breathing heavily Natalie wrapped her legs even tighter around his waist and ground against him a but, feeling how hard he was already making her whine in frustration.

"Oh god," Natalie said as she fisted her hands into Ronon's dreadlocks, Ronon's warm breath making her feel even more intensely then she was already.

Natalie and Ronon may have only been together for a few weeks but their relationship is a very intense and passionate one, they may not have had sex yet but everything else is very passionate. The two already act as if they've been together for years instead of weeks, they know each other so well and can tell what the others mood is without even having to ask – a hard talent to come by.

Just as Ronon was about to slid his hands under the leather vest shirt that Natalie was wearing and up towards her chest the door to the abandoned room that they were in opened, immediately Ronon and Natalie both took their hands out of each others clothes and looked to see that it was John who was giving them a half amused and a half repulsed look.

"Can you two try to keep it clean when someone walks in the room," John said shaking his head at his two friends who are very much in the always together and making out stage.

Ronon smirked, "You're the one who came in here while we were already here." he told him matter of a factly.

At that John made a face at him, "Oh aren't you just the funny one today." he said with a roll of his eyes. "Besides I was meeting up with McKay and Carter here, said they have something to tell me."

Shaking her head at the two men Natalie unwrapped her legs from Ronon's waist and let herself drop to the ground onto her feet, she leveled John with a dark look annoyed at him for interrupting them she would have very much liked to have continued in the direction that her and Ronon were going.

"You know you could leave us in here and tell McKay and Carter to meet you somewhere else." Natalie suggested to him and leaned her head against Ronon's bicep.

John smirked at her, "I'll keep that in mind for next time." he said to her in amusement.

Ronon gave him a dark look, "Leave Sheppard." he growled.

Before John was able to say anything in response to that Natalie's ear comm went off, "Hey Gibson to Vance come in, Gibson to Vance come in."

Tapping her ear comm Natalie responded, "Vance here Gibson, what's going on?" she asked curiously which earned looks from the two men that were in the room with her.

"Get ready to go off world," Gibson said to her. "We're leaving in fifteen minutes. So get your ass down here." he told her.

At that Natalie got a big smile on her face not believing what she was hearing, "Seriously? I thought that I couldn't go on any missions yet until Keller or Carson gave me the said so." she said to him.

"Carter okayed it, just try to pull yourself away from the cave man and get down to the Stargate already." he told her.

"Alright I'm on my way now," Natalie said told him trying to hold in her excitement. "Vance out." she said and tapped the side of her ear comm. "Look's like I gotta go boys, I finally get to get off of this place and go have some fun."

John shook his head at her and looked over at Ronon with a smirk, "Looks like you ain't getting any tonight." he told him.

Ronon looked at him confused, "Getting any of what?" he asked confused, not used to the Earth sayings that the people in Atlantis seemed to use more often then not.

"Don't worry about it Ronon," Natalie said shaking her head, finding his confusion amusing. "I will finish what we started when I get back." she told him with hooded eyes and giving him a sultry smile.

That made Ronon smirk, "I'm counting on it. One way or another we're gonna finish it." he said to her with a deep down to business tone of voice.

At that Natalie had to reel herself in and try and not giggle, she loved it when he made his voice go deeper, it was sexy as hell and it took all of her self control to not just jump him there and tell her team that she wasn't quite ready to go off world yet. But it's been months since she's been able to go on a mission and she's not going to jeopardize that just so she can have some bedroom fun with Ronon.

"Don't do anything stupid Natalie," Ronon said to her seriously. "I mean it."

Natalie gave him a small smile, "Like I'd ever do that, its me we're talking about Ronon." she said to him and pressed a light kiss to his lips to try and soothe his worry.

He cocked an eye brow at that comment, "Exactly Natalie, I've heard about what you've done on a few of your missions." he said to her with a look.

"Yeah me, Lorne and Emilia have been filling Ronon in on some of your early escapade's and on some of your more...amusing missions," John said looking at her with a big grin on his face.

Hearing that Natalie groaned, she could have done without Ronon finding about her first few missions. There may have been a few times over the years that she possibly jumped the gun a bit and acted before thinking, which is why Lorne is the one who is in charge most of the time. She's not as bad as she was when she first came to Atlantis and if she has to she can be the leader but she'd prefer to be the fighter of the group.

"I'd never-" Natalie started but was cut off by Ronon.

"Natalie," he said looking into her eyes seriously, "Promise not to do anything stupid."

Natalie sighed, "I won't promise that I won't do something stupid since I don't know if I'll be able to keep that promise but I will promise that I'll do my best to keep out of trouble." she told him honestly.

Looking at her intently for a few moments Ronon realized that her promising to stay out of trouble was the best he was going to get so he accepted that with a nod, "Fine. Try not to be an idiot." he said and quickly pulled her to him and kissed her hard.

After a few moments of kissing like that a cough broke the two of their moment, "As much as I enjoy watching you two make out I think Natalie has to get going." John said giving Natalie a pointed look.

Quickly kissing Ronon one last time Natalie left the room and made her way down to the Stargate room so that she, Lorne, Emilia and the newest member of her team Gibson could go off world. The first mission that she has been allowed on since she was injured by Altozia.

~*~*~*~*~*~ Off World ~*~*~*~*~*~

"Are you even supposed to be carrying that gun?" Lorne asked looking at Natalie as he, Emilia, Gibson and Natalie exited the gate and onto the planet that they were sent to.

Natalie glanced down at her gun and then back up at Lorne with a smirk, "Well the IOA only said that I couldn't make more and distribute them to other people on Atlantis they never said anything about not letting me use it anymore. Besides I designed it, it's not like they can tell me no to my own invention." she told him with a shrug. "They need to be more specific if they don't want me to use it."

Lorne chuckled a bit and shook his head at Natalie, "Quite the rebel aren't you," he said to her playfully. "You're gonna give Ronon a lot of trouble."

"Make's the relationship more exciting that way." Natalie said with a grin and then turned away from him and began to scan their surroundings, see if there was anything out of place or suspicious.

"Plus Ronon will probably see her trouble making tendencies as foreplay," Emilia pipped in from behind the two.

Walking further into the planet and farther away from the Stargate the four headed towards where Emilia's scanner was picking up the life signs, they may have been sent to this planet to help the people here but after what happened to Emilia, Lorne and Natalie they were keeping their guard up they've learned to be more aware of their surroundings – they'd rather be extra cautious then be dead.

"Don't come any closer!" A voice suddenly rang out through the group of trees that they were about to walk through.

A group of five people came out of the trees, three of whom were woman. The one who spoke seemed to be a woman in her late-thirties to early-forties and she had a gun in her hand raised at them ready to shoot at any sudden movement.

Emilia was the one who broke the tense silence, "We aren't here to harm you," she said to the woman soothingly. "We're explorers and only wish to make an alliance and trade opportunities with other people of this galaxy." she told them trying to prove to them that they didn't mean them or their people any harm.

The woman's gaze softened and she partly lowered her gun in a defeated way, "Our people are deathly ill, making alliances with us would be anything but smart. We all will be dead before you are able to take advantage of trading with us." she said to them with a heavy sigh.

"We know," Natalie said gaining the older woman's attention. "That's why we're here. We are from Atlantis and we were told by some alliance's of ours that you're people were terribly sick and that no one has been able to find a cure of it." she told her. "We have advanced medical equipment that may be able to help you fight off whatever sickness it is that your people have." she told her and motioned to the backpack that she had slung over her shoulder.

One of the men looked at them suspiciously, "Which people told you that we were sick, we have few allies." he stated and looked at Natalie with narrowed eyes, zeroing in on her massive knife and gun.

"We are friend's with the people of Athos," Lorne answered looking at them in what he hoped was a friendly way.

"We only want to help you," Gibson spoke up.

For a few moments the woman leader just stared at Lorne, Emilia, Natalie and Gibson as if studying them and seeing if they were trustworthy enough, she then turned to her people and nodded before turning back. "You may come with us. I am Letha, the boy is Haddeus and his older brother Lonnie, this is my daughter Lemra and her husband Zarek." she said introducing all of them.

Lorne nodded at her, "Thank you." he told her sincerely. "I am Evan Lorne, these are my teammates Emilia DeLuca, Natalie Vance and Sacha Gibson." he said introducing everyone.

Letha nodded, "It is an honor to meet the people of Atlantis, please follow us." she said and went through the trees to reach the village where all of the ill people were at.

Walking into their village it was obvious to see that more then half of the people were terribly sick, the few that were out of their homes and walking around in the village looked ragged and worn, as if something had taken their will to live. The few vendors that were set up around the village were doing even worse then most of the people, they dealt with customers all day and thus were exposed to the sickness even longer then everyone else was. If they didn't get some intense medical attention soon there would be no going back, they all would die from this and their people would slowly die off.

"The more serious the illness, the more important it is for you to fight back, mobilizing all your resources-spiritual, emotional, intellectual, physical."

Norman Cousins

"Without fear and illness, I could never have accomplished all I have."

Edvard Munch

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