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Chapter Twenty-Six – Saturday

"It feels good to be up and about again," Elizabeth said as she walked with John to his quarters so he could show her the surprise he had ready and waiting.

Both of them were dressed in casual clothing for the evening.

They reached his room and he palmed open the door. "Just remember what the Doc said, don't over do it."

"I'm sure you'll have your watchful eye on me, should I…" Elizabeth stopped in mid sentence when the lights turned on having entered the room and stared at the site before her.

John had managed to scrounge the sofa from the media room, his bed having been shoved to one side to make room. On each side of the sofa sat a small coffee table with a bowl of popcorn on each.

In front of the sofa sat a plasma screen up on the back wall. A selection of DVD movies sat on the middle of the couch.

John moved her over to the couch, sat her down and handed her the DVD's. "I told the staff members, they'll have to forgo movie night tonight and find something else to entertain themselves. I'm sure many have loads of unfinished reports to write."

She raised an eyebrow at him before skimming through the titles after she had removed the paper on top.

Interview with the Vampire, John saw the title and innocently snatched it back. The last thing he wanted was to be reminded of Vampires. "Whoops, not sure how that one got in there."

She looked at him then continued down the pile, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer: The Movie, Blade, Dracula and Underworld.

John took the piece of paper she had picked up off the top and turned it over. 'Just a little payback for all the teasing, McKay.'

Elizabeth could see John's face starting to turn red, "I'll kill him."

He rushed towards the door, but quickly paused and turned around. "Don't go anywhere."

She shook her head trying to hold back the laughter. They had been right about one thing; nothing had changed.

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Having successfully pinned McKay down in the cafeteria; John finally managed to obtain the correct batch of movies from him, with the little help from a piece of citrus fruit from someone else's tray.

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John then headed back to his quarters, triumphantly holding the correct batch in his hands.

Just as he got near the room he dropped them onto the floor as he doubled over in pain.

He went to reach for his earpiece to call Carson, forgetting he didn't have it with him, so he struggled onto his room in hopes Elizabeth had hers.

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Elizabeth sat patiently; while she waited for him to return, it wasn't till she heard a light crash outside did she move to investigate the noise.

Exiting his room and looking to her left, Elizabeth could see John clutching his stomach. "John."

Quickly she rushed over to him to see what the problem was, slightly afraid of what it could be and thinking about it made her slow her pace down a little as she got near him; especially after he hadn't answered.

"John, what's wrong? Do you want me to call…"

"No, one!" He lifted his head to look at her, "I'm just hungry that's all."

Instead of blue eyes like in her dream, they were red and he showed his fang like teeth.

Elizabeth staggered back, more from shock than surprise. It was all happening too fast.

Sheppard rounded on her 'like a hawk ready to catch its prey,' till her back was pressed up against the wall. "No virus to save you this time."

He forcefully grabbed her by the shoulders pinning her in place and then moved in to bite her neck.

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