Epilogue
John was sick and tired of sitting in bed. He wanted to do something, anything as long as he didn't have to be in the stupid bed. He had spent so much time just sitting, he knew his mind was about to go off the Richter scale if he didn't do something. So although his cramping abdomen was protesting against it, he got up put some clothes on and hobbled towards the door. He took a quick glance down the hall and then began to try and sneak around the ship without being noticed.
John had been able to get away with eating something other than the strict diet Zhaan had him on since getting back to Moya, he was tired of all those liquids.
He felt his luck would soon run out, so he sneaked back to his quarters only to be caught red handed. Aeryn was in his room, with hands on hips and just awaiting him.
"What do you think your doing Crichton?" John shrugged and moved his way back to the boring cot. "I don't know Aeryn, just got fed up with staying in my room 24/7." Aeryn looked at him confused and shook her head. "That is no excuse John, now lay down before you do something to hurt yourself."
"Don't worry about me Aeryn, I'm not going to hurt myself, HELL I don't even know how I got shot in the first place cause you all have been keeping tight lips about it." That seemed to stop the mothering Aeryn. She crossed her arms and turned her back towards him. John took a deep breath and tried to calm all his nerves that seemed to be standing up on end. "Aeryn, please, tell me what happened, I mean come on, you act as though you shot me." He let out a laugh at that thought. Then the smiled disappeared when he actually thought about it more and Aeryn still hadn't turned around to face him. "Aeryn....Aeryn come on baby face me."
Aeryn turned around but still refused to look him in the eye. Her entire body posture and refusing to look him in the eye told him everything he needed to know. John looked down, looking at nothing in particular. He was trying to collect his thoughts.
"Aeryn....can I just ask this" he smiled "was it fun to finally shoot little old me?" Aeryn's head shot up immediately and looked at John to see if he was actually serious, but when she saw the smile and twinkle in his eyes she couldn't help getting a smirk of her own. But soon it went away and she got serious again and let out a sigh.
"John it maybe funny now, but I shot you...and....you died on me. What if you had died, and I would be alone, and with this thought that I had killed you and...."
John shook his head and waved for Aeryn to come and sit on the bed next to him. "Aeryn what if, I had have died and you would have to go on living without me? You have already lived most of your life without knowing me. But guess what Aeryn, I didn't die and I'm here in the flesh. You can't live in the past, just can't, or you will always feel guilty about everything you have done in your lifetime. Hell, what if I hadn't broken Mom's old vase, the same vase that her Mom gave to her before she died, then I wouldn't have seen that horrible sad look upon her face."
John grabbed hold of Aeryn's hand and applied pressure. "Do you know what I mean Aeryn does it make any sense?" Aeryn Sun nodded but then changed her opinion by shaking her head no. She jumped up from the small bed and crossed her arms. "That still doesn't change the fact that you could have died and it would have been all my fault."
"Well then Aeryn where do you think this leaves us?" Aeryn shrugged and then her shoulders sagged. "Maybe we should just not get so close, then we don't have to worry about losing one another."
With that last thought Aeryn turned to walk away but didn't get far before she heard John grunt and weakly make his way over to Aeryn. "Now there is no way that is going to happen cause I would rather know you and love you than never know you at all." He grabbed her shoulder and softly turned her around and put his hand on her face looking at her.
Aeryn's eyes threatened to spill out with tears but she was able to hold it back and closing her eyes; taking in his scent she opened them again to see he was still looking at her, pouring his heart out through his blue eyes.
She put her hands up and just held onto his for a second and then took his hands off of her face and placed them by his side. She gave a sad smile. "Just give me some time John." She said this while nodding to her comment and taking a big deep breath she went around John Crichton's body and walked out, not looking back even once to see if he was watching her as she walked away.
THE END!!!!
Hey guys just wanted to say thank u'all to who reviewed and was just so supportive of my story and just I can't thank enough. Just thank you all.....
Catch you on the flipside of the wormhole, Cosmic CastAway
John was sick and tired of sitting in bed. He wanted to do something, anything as long as he didn't have to be in the stupid bed. He had spent so much time just sitting, he knew his mind was about to go off the Richter scale if he didn't do something. So although his cramping abdomen was protesting against it, he got up put some clothes on and hobbled towards the door. He took a quick glance down the hall and then began to try and sneak around the ship without being noticed.
John had been able to get away with eating something other than the strict diet Zhaan had him on since getting back to Moya, he was tired of all those liquids.
He felt his luck would soon run out, so he sneaked back to his quarters only to be caught red handed. Aeryn was in his room, with hands on hips and just awaiting him.
"What do you think your doing Crichton?" John shrugged and moved his way back to the boring cot. "I don't know Aeryn, just got fed up with staying in my room 24/7." Aeryn looked at him confused and shook her head. "That is no excuse John, now lay down before you do something to hurt yourself."
"Don't worry about me Aeryn, I'm not going to hurt myself, HELL I don't even know how I got shot in the first place cause you all have been keeping tight lips about it." That seemed to stop the mothering Aeryn. She crossed her arms and turned her back towards him. John took a deep breath and tried to calm all his nerves that seemed to be standing up on end. "Aeryn, please, tell me what happened, I mean come on, you act as though you shot me." He let out a laugh at that thought. Then the smiled disappeared when he actually thought about it more and Aeryn still hadn't turned around to face him. "Aeryn....Aeryn come on baby face me."
Aeryn turned around but still refused to look him in the eye. Her entire body posture and refusing to look him in the eye told him everything he needed to know. John looked down, looking at nothing in particular. He was trying to collect his thoughts.
"Aeryn....can I just ask this" he smiled "was it fun to finally shoot little old me?" Aeryn's head shot up immediately and looked at John to see if he was actually serious, but when she saw the smile and twinkle in his eyes she couldn't help getting a smirk of her own. But soon it went away and she got serious again and let out a sigh.
"John it maybe funny now, but I shot you...and....you died on me. What if you had died, and I would be alone, and with this thought that I had killed you and...."
John shook his head and waved for Aeryn to come and sit on the bed next to him. "Aeryn what if, I had have died and you would have to go on living without me? You have already lived most of your life without knowing me. But guess what Aeryn, I didn't die and I'm here in the flesh. You can't live in the past, just can't, or you will always feel guilty about everything you have done in your lifetime. Hell, what if I hadn't broken Mom's old vase, the same vase that her Mom gave to her before she died, then I wouldn't have seen that horrible sad look upon her face."
John grabbed hold of Aeryn's hand and applied pressure. "Do you know what I mean Aeryn does it make any sense?" Aeryn Sun nodded but then changed her opinion by shaking her head no. She jumped up from the small bed and crossed her arms. "That still doesn't change the fact that you could have died and it would have been all my fault."
"Well then Aeryn where do you think this leaves us?" Aeryn shrugged and then her shoulders sagged. "Maybe we should just not get so close, then we don't have to worry about losing one another."
With that last thought Aeryn turned to walk away but didn't get far before she heard John grunt and weakly make his way over to Aeryn. "Now there is no way that is going to happen cause I would rather know you and love you than never know you at all." He grabbed her shoulder and softly turned her around and put his hand on her face looking at her.
Aeryn's eyes threatened to spill out with tears but she was able to hold it back and closing her eyes; taking in his scent she opened them again to see he was still looking at her, pouring his heart out through his blue eyes.
She put her hands up and just held onto his for a second and then took his hands off of her face and placed them by his side. She gave a sad smile. "Just give me some time John." She said this while nodding to her comment and taking a big deep breath she went around John Crichton's body and walked out, not looking back even once to see if he was watching her as she walked away.
THE END!!!!
Hey guys just wanted to say thank u'all to who reviewed and was just so supportive of my story and just I can't thank enough. Just thank you all.....
Catch you on the flipside of the wormhole, Cosmic CastAway
