Title: Meant to Be
Author(s): Elflore and Rehanna (No, Reh didn't ask if she could post this. He already told me I could do whatever I wanted with it.)
Rating: PG ...Reh was naughty and made John say "damnit" (pretty mild compared with some of my others. :)
Summary: It's John and Aeryn getting together. Isn't that enough?
Spoilers: None. Vague references to "Throne for a Loss," "Thank God it's Friday, Again," "The Flax," "DNA Mad Scientist," "Nerve," "Picture if You Will." (Don't worry if you haven't seen PiFYW, we don't give anything away. It's not even a quote we use. )
Feedback: Pleeeeease? You'll get a cookie! I promise!
Note: This was an rp for random shippiness to start with and SOMEHOW it turned into a story.. Don't ask us how, we don't know.
Disclaimer: We don't own the characters, wish we did, and then we'd be making all the money, not Jim Henson Productions, Hallmark Entertainment, Nine Networks and the SciFi Channel. Anyway, please don't sue us; you wouldn't get anything. While the characters don't belong to us, the story DOES so please don't steal it, or plagiarize it or anything like that. © Elflore and Rehanna, 2000
*New Author Note* I want a story with chapters. This one would kinda be perfect (I remember having to break it up when I sent it out for feedback). And it will have short chapters. Sorry.
Oh, and so all the lovely people who keep reviewing my J/C stories don't think I'm giving that up on them, I'm not. This was written over a year ago, but I'm becoming a review junkie, so I thought I'd post it here ;) . All reviews will be shared with Elflore (
Aeryn frowned at John, as he stood in front of their quarters, blocking the door.
"All right. Trust me on this one!"
She took a step back as he moved to pick her up, "Why?"
"Because I have to carry you over the threshold."
Aeryn gave him a confused look, "That doesn't answer my question."
He sighed, "Aeryn... Why have I been doing strange things all day?"
"I'm still trying to figure out why you did certain things half a cycle ago!"
"For humans, taking a lifelong partner is one of the most significant choices we ever make-"
Aeryn broke in, "PeaceKeepers don't take life partners! Ever. I think that would make it a little more significant for me!"
John continued with his original thought, but slightly subdued, "-And we have a lot of traditions that go along with that."
"That makes absolutely no sense!"
"Well, maybe it doesn't, but we do! All right? Humans are weird. I can admit that. And you've know that as long as you've known me, right?"
"I would be very dense if I didn't."
"Yeah, well, fine. If you don't want to go through with all of this... I don't know... Maybe this whole thing was a mistake," John turned away from her, but not before she saw the frown.
"John, don't..."
He didn't turn, didn't answer her.
"If you thought this was a mistake, why did we go through with it?"
"Because... because... I wanted to be with you so badly... that I let myself believe maybe, just maybe, you could feel the same way about me. But now, I..." he trailed off, and sagged against the door, his face still turned away.
"If I thought it was a mistake do you think I would have gone through with it?"
Her only answer came in the form of humorless laughter.
"If I didn't care about you?"
"Well," John began, still laughing, "it was easier than throwing me out an airlock."
Aeryn frowned, "This isn't funny."
John finally looked at her, "Aeryn, I'm sorry." He paused, "I never should have..."
"Done this?"
Now she turned away, waiting for an answer, hoping he would deny it.
When no answer came, she started to walk away, wanting, needing to be anywhere else.
"Aeryn wait!"
She stopped, but didn't turn.
"What I'm trying to say," he sighed. "I should have never expected my stupid human anything to matter to you." He had grown so quiet by the end, she had to strain to hear him.
Aeryn turned to see him on the floor, head in his heads. She sighed. "You really don't understand anything, do you, Crichton?"
He looked up at her. John's obvious confusion made Aeryn hide a smile.
"What?" He asked, almost defensively.
"Your 'stupid human' self matters more to me than anything else in this universe!"
John stared dumbly at her.
Aeryn shook her head slightly at him, still trying not to laugh. "Do me a favor and stand up."
"Okay..." he answered slowly, doing as she asked.
Aeryn walked over, picked him up, carried him into the room and put him back down before he could protest, or even realize what happened. John looked back and forth between Aeryn and the door for a moment, before he grinned.
"There," Aeryn stated, matter-of-factly, "It's not a human tradition, now. It's ours."
John grinned broadly at her, "Good. I like it better this way."
"Is there anything else about human marriages I should know?" Aeryn asked, almost returning his grin.
"Well..." John started.
Author(s): Elflore and Rehanna (No, Reh didn't ask if she could post this. He already told me I could do whatever I wanted with it.)
Rating: PG ...Reh was naughty and made John say "damnit" (pretty mild compared with some of my others. :)
Summary: It's John and Aeryn getting together. Isn't that enough?
Spoilers: None. Vague references to "Throne for a Loss," "Thank God it's Friday, Again," "The Flax," "DNA Mad Scientist," "Nerve," "Picture if You Will." (Don't worry if you haven't seen PiFYW, we don't give anything away. It's not even a quote we use. )
Feedback: Pleeeeease? You'll get a cookie! I promise!
Note: This was an rp for random shippiness to start with and SOMEHOW it turned into a story.. Don't ask us how, we don't know.
Disclaimer: We don't own the characters, wish we did, and then we'd be making all the money, not Jim Henson Productions, Hallmark Entertainment, Nine Networks and the SciFi Channel. Anyway, please don't sue us; you wouldn't get anything. While the characters don't belong to us, the story DOES so please don't steal it, or plagiarize it or anything like that. © Elflore and Rehanna, 2000
*New Author Note* I want a story with chapters. This one would kinda be perfect (I remember having to break it up when I sent it out for feedback). And it will have short chapters. Sorry.
Oh, and so all the lovely people who keep reviewing my J/C stories don't think I'm giving that up on them, I'm not. This was written over a year ago, but I'm becoming a review junkie, so I thought I'd post it here ;) . All reviews will be shared with Elflore (
Aeryn frowned at John, as he stood in front of their quarters, blocking the door.
"All right. Trust me on this one!"
She took a step back as he moved to pick her up, "Why?"
"Because I have to carry you over the threshold."
Aeryn gave him a confused look, "That doesn't answer my question."
He sighed, "Aeryn... Why have I been doing strange things all day?"
"I'm still trying to figure out why you did certain things half a cycle ago!"
"For humans, taking a lifelong partner is one of the most significant choices we ever make-"
Aeryn broke in, "PeaceKeepers don't take life partners! Ever. I think that would make it a little more significant for me!"
John continued with his original thought, but slightly subdued, "-And we have a lot of traditions that go along with that."
"That makes absolutely no sense!"
"Well, maybe it doesn't, but we do! All right? Humans are weird. I can admit that. And you've know that as long as you've known me, right?"
"I would be very dense if I didn't."
"Yeah, well, fine. If you don't want to go through with all of this... I don't know... Maybe this whole thing was a mistake," John turned away from her, but not before she saw the frown.
"John, don't..."
He didn't turn, didn't answer her.
"If you thought this was a mistake, why did we go through with it?"
"Because... because... I wanted to be with you so badly... that I let myself believe maybe, just maybe, you could feel the same way about me. But now, I..." he trailed off, and sagged against the door, his face still turned away.
"If I thought it was a mistake do you think I would have gone through with it?"
Her only answer came in the form of humorless laughter.
"If I didn't care about you?"
"Well," John began, still laughing, "it was easier than throwing me out an airlock."
Aeryn frowned, "This isn't funny."
John finally looked at her, "Aeryn, I'm sorry." He paused, "I never should have..."
"Done this?"
Now she turned away, waiting for an answer, hoping he would deny it.
When no answer came, she started to walk away, wanting, needing to be anywhere else.
"Aeryn wait!"
She stopped, but didn't turn.
"What I'm trying to say," he sighed. "I should have never expected my stupid human anything to matter to you." He had grown so quiet by the end, she had to strain to hear him.
Aeryn turned to see him on the floor, head in his heads. She sighed. "You really don't understand anything, do you, Crichton?"
He looked up at her. John's obvious confusion made Aeryn hide a smile.
"What?" He asked, almost defensively.
"Your 'stupid human' self matters more to me than anything else in this universe!"
John stared dumbly at her.
Aeryn shook her head slightly at him, still trying not to laugh. "Do me a favor and stand up."
"Okay..." he answered slowly, doing as she asked.
Aeryn walked over, picked him up, carried him into the room and put him back down before he could protest, or even realize what happened. John looked back and forth between Aeryn and the door for a moment, before he grinned.
"There," Aeryn stated, matter-of-factly, "It's not a human tradition, now. It's ours."
John grinned broadly at her, "Good. I like it better this way."
"Is there anything else about human marriages I should know?" Aeryn asked, almost returning his grin.
"Well..." John started.
