Getting to Know You Again (CH3)
By Obi's Girl
John huffed, walking along side D`Argo through the long east corridor. He really wanted to be on Moya, so he could talk to Aeryn; work things out with her. He had to talk to her; he couldn't take it anymore. D`Argo rested a hand on his shoulder, smiling at him. The luxan led him to a bar and as he ordered two drinks, Kara watched from a table in the back.
She had a clear view of the two of them, but couldn't make out what they were talking about. The luxan was trying to cheer him up about something, but John kept refuting him. Kara nodded, standing up from her booth and walked closer, but not too close it was obvious she was listening. She ordered herself a drink, her eyes wandering around the establishment but listening to the luxan talk to John.
"You can't keep beating yourself up over her; she'll come around. She's a woman. Look, she knows you love her. Eventually, she'll realize and come to term with your brother's death and she'll come back to you." D`Argo reasoned, but John kept nodding his head.
"No D`Argo. You're not listening. Aeryn, she's, she broken. All right, she thought when my clone died it was me she lost. This is going to take some time." He got up, starting to leave. "I have to go back up to Moya and talk to her..."
Kara panicked. No! He couldn't leave. She had to do something; she couldn't lose him now after how long she had been searching for him. D`Argo stood up, bracing John's shoulder. "You can't leave my friend. Besides, we still need to pick some supplies and food."
"Pick it up yourself! I'm going back up." John reasoned, waving by to him.
Kara lowered her hood, glancing at the luxan then at John. "John wait!" she cried. Crichton, turned, expecting to hear something from D`Argo. The luxan in turn shrugged, nodding to the short girl beside him. She was very beautiful. Small face, fine brown curly hair and gray eyes. She wore a gray camouflaged cloak and black boots. "Wait. Please."
Kara hesitated, as John walked closer towards her. He squinted his eyes, looking her over again. She looked familiar; almost like Princess Katralla. Once that thought entered his mind, he shook his head but still... "Something you want, honey?"
"Yes, I, uh, my name is Kara." Again, John scrutinized her but she continued anyway. She really didn't know what to say to him. Funny thing was, she practiced over and over what to say to him if she ever did catch him. "You're John Crichton, are you not?"
John looked at D`Argo, then back at the small girl. He stepped closer again, staring at her but she continued, "I was wandering because...because..." She looked up at him and smiled calmly, "Hello Daddy. I'm you're daughter."
"I'm sorry, did you just say daughter?" John cried and she nodded yes, "That's impossible. You can't be...She would never allow you to see me...How are you here?"
She shrugged, "I had to find you, daddy. Mom and Tyno, Tyno especially was against looking for you..."
John hushed her, dragging the child over towards an abandoned corridor. D`Argo followed, looking around if anyone noticed the exchange. He knelt down in front of Kara, "Now sweetie, let's start over. Who are you again and how did you get here?"
"You're daughter, like I said. Look, I know you may not believe me but I know you're my biological father. Mom told me about me." She turned to the Luxan, "And you Ka D'Argo." He smiled briefly but frowned again when John scowled at him.
"Your mother allowed you to come here alone? You're a Princess, young Princess. Don't you have bodyguards and stuff?" John asked.
She shrugged, "Three handmaidens and my personal pilot are in orbit." Kara smiled, wrapping her arms around him, "It's good to see you, daddy."
Reluctantly, John hugged her back. His daughter, his baby girl. His daughter.... Oh Frill, Aeryn! Aeryn wasn't going to like this. D`Argo knew what he was thinking and pulled Kara away from him. "We need to return to Moya." John reasoned, standing up.
D`Argo laughed, "And try to hide Kara from Aeryn? There's no way you can hide Kara from her; eventually she'll find out..."
He waved his hand, "Worry about that later. We'll just have to take her with us while we look for supplies." John looked down at Kara and smiled. "Stay close to me, Kara."
Her smile broadened, "Yes, daddy."
TBC
By Obi's Girl
John huffed, walking along side D`Argo through the long east corridor. He really wanted to be on Moya, so he could talk to Aeryn; work things out with her. He had to talk to her; he couldn't take it anymore. D`Argo rested a hand on his shoulder, smiling at him. The luxan led him to a bar and as he ordered two drinks, Kara watched from a table in the back.
She had a clear view of the two of them, but couldn't make out what they were talking about. The luxan was trying to cheer him up about something, but John kept refuting him. Kara nodded, standing up from her booth and walked closer, but not too close it was obvious she was listening. She ordered herself a drink, her eyes wandering around the establishment but listening to the luxan talk to John.
"You can't keep beating yourself up over her; she'll come around. She's a woman. Look, she knows you love her. Eventually, she'll realize and come to term with your brother's death and she'll come back to you." D`Argo reasoned, but John kept nodding his head.
"No D`Argo. You're not listening. Aeryn, she's, she broken. All right, she thought when my clone died it was me she lost. This is going to take some time." He got up, starting to leave. "I have to go back up to Moya and talk to her..."
Kara panicked. No! He couldn't leave. She had to do something; she couldn't lose him now after how long she had been searching for him. D`Argo stood up, bracing John's shoulder. "You can't leave my friend. Besides, we still need to pick some supplies and food."
"Pick it up yourself! I'm going back up." John reasoned, waving by to him.
Kara lowered her hood, glancing at the luxan then at John. "John wait!" she cried. Crichton, turned, expecting to hear something from D`Argo. The luxan in turn shrugged, nodding to the short girl beside him. She was very beautiful. Small face, fine brown curly hair and gray eyes. She wore a gray camouflaged cloak and black boots. "Wait. Please."
Kara hesitated, as John walked closer towards her. He squinted his eyes, looking her over again. She looked familiar; almost like Princess Katralla. Once that thought entered his mind, he shook his head but still... "Something you want, honey?"
"Yes, I, uh, my name is Kara." Again, John scrutinized her but she continued anyway. She really didn't know what to say to him. Funny thing was, she practiced over and over what to say to him if she ever did catch him. "You're John Crichton, are you not?"
John looked at D`Argo, then back at the small girl. He stepped closer again, staring at her but she continued, "I was wandering because...because..." She looked up at him and smiled calmly, "Hello Daddy. I'm you're daughter."
"I'm sorry, did you just say daughter?" John cried and she nodded yes, "That's impossible. You can't be...She would never allow you to see me...How are you here?"
She shrugged, "I had to find you, daddy. Mom and Tyno, Tyno especially was against looking for you..."
John hushed her, dragging the child over towards an abandoned corridor. D`Argo followed, looking around if anyone noticed the exchange. He knelt down in front of Kara, "Now sweetie, let's start over. Who are you again and how did you get here?"
"You're daughter, like I said. Look, I know you may not believe me but I know you're my biological father. Mom told me about me." She turned to the Luxan, "And you Ka D'Argo." He smiled briefly but frowned again when John scowled at him.
"Your mother allowed you to come here alone? You're a Princess, young Princess. Don't you have bodyguards and stuff?" John asked.
She shrugged, "Three handmaidens and my personal pilot are in orbit." Kara smiled, wrapping her arms around him, "It's good to see you, daddy."
Reluctantly, John hugged her back. His daughter, his baby girl. His daughter.... Oh Frill, Aeryn! Aeryn wasn't going to like this. D`Argo knew what he was thinking and pulled Kara away from him. "We need to return to Moya." John reasoned, standing up.
D`Argo laughed, "And try to hide Kara from Aeryn? There's no way you can hide Kara from her; eventually she'll find out..."
He waved his hand, "Worry about that later. We'll just have to take her with us while we look for supplies." John looked down at Kara and smiled. "Stay close to me, Kara."
Her smile broadened, "Yes, daddy."
TBC