Rinoax - LOL, I wasn't sure what to do for his ears, but as soon as I started writing, BAM! The idea hit and stuck home. LOL It all just came out thte way it wanted to, but I am impressed by how it turned out. Nope, they were close in that chapter. Not your imagination.

(Sighs) Yup, I'm a big Edward/Bella fan (TEAM EDWARD! YAY! :D) I'm actually working on a short series on one-shots that are dedicated to scenes in the books (depending on how it goes)

Note : Oiiii.... I have so many ideas rolling around, I finished a mini story for John/Elizabeth, but I'm not to sure if I want to post it because I'm not sure I like how it came out. (I'll let readers decide)

Tinypennie - I always did find them cute, myself, along with the rest of him. What can I say? He would make a perfect elf. :)

Sparklyshimmer2010 - LOL! Oh I know! And Ronon wouldn't know who Santa is, so it couldn't be him. I can just picture it. Lorne has a bigger build than Sheppard, so with a little padding, he'd make a wonderful Santa. I knew if anyone could talk John into being an elf, it would be Elizabeth. Rodney... I wanted to include him, but make him suffer...I guess. LOL! So I chose elf for him, too. Can you just see Rodney in a red and green elf costume with pointy boots and a hat?

Erin87 - I'm glad you enjoyed it. I am very pleased with how it came out and how many people seem to enjoy it. :) I wanted to do a Christmas theme and it kind of came out of nowhere, so... And thank you :) I was trying to think of an Atlantis haven for John and Elizabeth to enjoy, and the song Hills of Myst really helped bring the image together.

Charlie Blue - Trust me, you haven't seen my dirty mind, yet! LOL Oh I'm with you all the way. (Grins and bares her teeth) I wonder how often he walks around with bite marks on his ears... Hmm..... LOL, I am thoroughly pleased everyone enjoyed that chapter, and I certainly enjoyed writing it. A slightly better chapter with the abundant Elizabeth/John in it? LOL. Yeah, that's what I was going for, with her comstume. I figured with her red hair and blue eyes, she could pull it off really well.

Holly-Batali - LOL, I've made them kiss before...haven't I? Hmmm...(Will have to work on that) I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

NotAllWhoWanderAreAimless - I'm glad you enjoyed it :) A Christmas kiss? LOL

Sorry for the late updates, I've been glued to Twilight's arse, so I haven't been able to pull myself away long enough to focus on SGA (Though I've not forgotten it). I've actually finished a chapter for my other SGA fic (I've still got ideas for that one), as well as a 9 chapter John/Elizabeth story I'm not sure how I feel about, and I'm getting some ideas for one-shots dealing with the Twilight books, so I'm dancing between writing and reading. :S

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"You and your timing."

"What's wrong with my timing?"

Glaring at him a little, I allowed myself a smile. "I never said there was anything wrong with your timing."

Grinning back a little, John looked out over a corridor and when he found it was clear, he took my arm and led me quickly down to another corner. "Oh, so it's a good thing, then?" he asked quietly, a teasing smirk across his features.

Teyla and Ronon were at the entrance, watching their backs, and Rodney was at the DHD with Lorne and a couple of his men. This had been one of Kolya's complex's, where I'd been taken when an off world mission to work on an alliance with some people Lorne's team met. They'd tricked us, and Kolya's men had managed to knock out the team and capture me.

They were planning on either trading me for C4, jumpers, a bunch of weapons from Atlantis, or torturing me for any and all information. Actually, I think they planned on doing both. Luckily, John showed up when he did, maybe an hour before they planned to begin.

Funny how he always manages to show up just in the nick of time. John might have bad luck, but he's got a hell of a sense of timing!

Pausing behind John after he led me to another little alcove to hide in, I put my hand to my chin and pretended to think about it. "Well…."

Well, it was true.

How many times had he saved lives, with his quick thinking and timing? Rodney, when the jumper sank under the ocean. All of us at the drilling platform, when the Wraith queen came on board. When the whales came to Atlantis to warn us of the solar flares, and so much more.

Like now for instance.

"'Well…'" John made a face and raised an eyebrow at me. "Ok, you want me to take you back to your cell and come back for you in two hours?"

Now I really did glare at him, and if I was Ronon, I probably would have growled. "Don't. You. Dare." I warned him lowly. "If you do, I'll take you to a cell in Atlantis, and repeat everything they do to me, to you."

John burst out laughing and leaned against the wall before looking around with an expression that showed he took that the wrong way. "Oh, really?" He looked back at me with a raised eyebrow and smirked almost evilly. "Promise?"

"Oh, I guarantee you won't enjoy it." I stated fully seriously, trying not to grin at the way his mind worked. "I doubt the Genii planned to play games with me and treat me like a princess, so don't you go expecting it."

He chuckled again. "Aww, and here I was hoping they'd be able to do something with my hair." He mock pouted and ran a hand through his unruly locks.

Slapping his arm, I let the grin show. "Jerk!"

A mock shocked and hurt look crossed his face. "You wound me."

Laughing a little, I took a step forward, to get walking, and felt my foot catch against something. My laughter stopped as I looked down and saw my ankle pressing against a cord stretched taught across the hallway.

"Eliz… Don't move." Frowning, he knelt down and seemed to follow the cord with his eyes. His hand was warm against my calf as he held on to it, and he stared at the wall carefully, scanning it for any sign of what the trap does.

Shaking my head, I took a deep breath, feeling my heart pounding. "Oh, trust me. I don't plan to."

Standing up slowly, John walked over to the wall and looked along it. "So tell me what you meant before, about my timing."

Trying to distract me. Thinking about it for a moment, I tried to recall a specific moment. "Remember when the Wraith captured Ronon?" I saw him nod a tiny bit as he ran a hand up a crack in the wall. "How you and the team showed up just in time to help him kill one of those really ancient Wraith leaders? You guys showed up just in time to save him."

"Hmm… I didn't think of it like that." He stopped at a small hole and frowned.

"Or… Like now, they were planning on torturing me soon, you showed up before they could even begin."

Slowly turning around, John's eyes were narrowed in the dark hallway. "Good."

For a moment, I blinked in surprise at the sudden serious, dangerous quality in John's voice. "Uh…"

"Listen, we're gonna have to move fast. I think I have an idea of what kind of trap this is." Walking over, he carefully helped me keep my one leg firmly against the cord as I lifted my other leg over the cord. "See those holes?" He pointed to the holes in the walls on both sides, at about chest height on me. "We're gonna run low, and try to avoid them."

Nodding, I got ready as he stated we'd go on three. Unfortunately, it seemed his count of three varied from the ones I was used to.

"Three!"

I couldn't help the yelp as he grabbed my arm and pulled me along behind him. Startled, I wasn't aware of how close we were to the holes, until I felt John's hand on the back of my neck, pushing me into a crouching position as we ran.

There was the sound of some kind of… Oh, I don't know how to explain it. A twang, maybe? And I glanced over my shoulder and saw an arrow with a strange liquid on it, stuck out of the opposite wall. This all happened less than a minute after he pulled my head down.

See? Timing.

As we ran up the stairs at the end of the hall, and emerged by Ronon and Teyla, I pulled away and glared evilly at John. "What the hell happened to one and two??"

He shrugged and raised an eyebrow, before his expression turned fully serious. "Elizabeth, are you ok?"

I paused and pursed my lips, waving a little at Ronon and Teyla before starting to walk with them. "Well, I don't have any holes in me, or arrows sticking out from anywhere." Leaving it at that, I shrugged and walked on.

John nodded and grinned a little. "That 'perfect' timing of mine, again?"

I stopped and looked over my shoulder. "Perfect'? I never said your timing was perfect." Raising an eyebrow, I shook my head with a mock sigh. As I turned away, I allowed myself a small smile, and winked at Teyla, who was grinning at me.

Perfect timing? No, but he did have pretty good timing.

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