Unconditionally Forever, Chapter 6: Things begin to happen
After a short shower following her workout, Aeryn found a new chip on her bed. Puzzled, she played it. What she saw shocked her. ((John...he...watching me?! That frelling robot!)) For this chip showed Crichton watching a recording of Aeryn. Furious, she finished watching it, then grabbing the chip, she stormed over to John's quarters. Without having to knock, the doors opened of their own accord(and with a little bit of Pilot's help as well...for he had set this up himself).
But when she entered the room, intent on pulverizing Crichton, Aeryn paused. Her eyes focused on John in the center of the room. He was watching his own chip. Only, as Aeryn saw, he was watching Aeryn earlier, as she watched Him in his room.
((Oh John...he looks so...sad...lonely...))
Aeryn tried to push this thought out of head, but she was unable to. ((When did "Crichton" become, "John? When did I cross the line from friend to...)) Aeryn shook her head violently, ridding herself of a thought, and the accompanying image. She....John...made a new recording. Together.
"John!" she said, stepping forward.
"Aeryn." he answered, surprised. He quickly jabbed at the console until the recording ceased playing.
"I...was just..." he stammered, trying to explain, as his forehead creased with worry. ((Shit! She's gonna kill me now!))
"I know what you're doing." Aeryn replied coolly. Too coolly. "You were invading my privacy."
"Aeryn...I'm sorry-" he pleaded, his eyes wide ((First she'll use torture...))
"Don't be," and she sighed, collecting her erratic emotions. "I saw a recording also. As you've now seen for yourself..." she motioned towards the chip in John's hand.
"Here. You can take it. I won't watch it ever again."
"Take mine then too." Aeryn told him, each exchanging chips. She sighed deeply, and opened her mouth as if to speak, but decided not to. Aeryn stood for a moment, then turned to leave. Anger gone, now a frown of different reasons on her face.
"You're beautiful Aeryn. You know that don't you." John said softly as if to himself.
Those words stopped her in her tracks. Without turning around, she could tell Crichton was staring at her back. But when she turned around, she found him blinking back tears, instead of displaying the hound dog (another expression he used...she hadn't quite figured it out yet, but it seemed to fit.) expression.
"Crichton, what's wrong?" Aeryn asked, concerned, and taking a step towards him.
"Nothing Aeryn." he replied, throwing her a sorry excuse for his usual charming smile. "Just go."
Aeryn stood silent for a moment more, when John repeated,
"Just go."
Turning her back to him once more, Aeryn began to do just that, leave, but something held her back.
"No John." she said forcefully, whirling around and stalking over to him.
She stopped a foot away from him. An invisible barrier keeping them from moving closer.
"What Aeryn?" John asked, a sad smile marring his handsome features.
"I forgot to give you something." Aeryn replied, not specifying what it was.
"Another chip? How many did you get? To be truthful, I might as well hand over the-" John began, but never finished. "What?"
Aeryn blew the barrier away, stepping closer, inches separated them now. "This." she answered simply, delivering a light, but passionate kiss.
to be continued...
After a short shower following her workout, Aeryn found a new chip on her bed. Puzzled, she played it. What she saw shocked her. ((John...he...watching me?! That frelling robot!)) For this chip showed Crichton watching a recording of Aeryn. Furious, she finished watching it, then grabbing the chip, she stormed over to John's quarters. Without having to knock, the doors opened of their own accord(and with a little bit of Pilot's help as well...for he had set this up himself).
But when she entered the room, intent on pulverizing Crichton, Aeryn paused. Her eyes focused on John in the center of the room. He was watching his own chip. Only, as Aeryn saw, he was watching Aeryn earlier, as she watched Him in his room.
((Oh John...he looks so...sad...lonely...))
Aeryn tried to push this thought out of head, but she was unable to. ((When did "Crichton" become, "John? When did I cross the line from friend to...)) Aeryn shook her head violently, ridding herself of a thought, and the accompanying image. She....John...made a new recording. Together.
"John!" she said, stepping forward.
"Aeryn." he answered, surprised. He quickly jabbed at the console until the recording ceased playing.
"I...was just..." he stammered, trying to explain, as his forehead creased with worry. ((Shit! She's gonna kill me now!))
"I know what you're doing." Aeryn replied coolly. Too coolly. "You were invading my privacy."
"Aeryn...I'm sorry-" he pleaded, his eyes wide ((First she'll use torture...))
"Don't be," and she sighed, collecting her erratic emotions. "I saw a recording also. As you've now seen for yourself..." she motioned towards the chip in John's hand.
"Here. You can take it. I won't watch it ever again."
"Take mine then too." Aeryn told him, each exchanging chips. She sighed deeply, and opened her mouth as if to speak, but decided not to. Aeryn stood for a moment, then turned to leave. Anger gone, now a frown of different reasons on her face.
"You're beautiful Aeryn. You know that don't you." John said softly as if to himself.
Those words stopped her in her tracks. Without turning around, she could tell Crichton was staring at her back. But when she turned around, she found him blinking back tears, instead of displaying the hound dog (another expression he used...she hadn't quite figured it out yet, but it seemed to fit.) expression.
"Crichton, what's wrong?" Aeryn asked, concerned, and taking a step towards him.
"Nothing Aeryn." he replied, throwing her a sorry excuse for his usual charming smile. "Just go."
Aeryn stood silent for a moment more, when John repeated,
"Just go."
Turning her back to him once more, Aeryn began to do just that, leave, but something held her back.
"No John." she said forcefully, whirling around and stalking over to him.
She stopped a foot away from him. An invisible barrier keeping them from moving closer.
"What Aeryn?" John asked, a sad smile marring his handsome features.
"I forgot to give you something." Aeryn replied, not specifying what it was.
"Another chip? How many did you get? To be truthful, I might as well hand over the-" John began, but never finished. "What?"
Aeryn blew the barrier away, stepping closer, inches separated them now. "This." she answered simply, delivering a light, but passionate kiss.
to be continued...
