Something Infinitely Interesting

Author:  FawkesRises

Disclaimer:  We all know I don't own Andromeda or any of her crew…*sigh* no matter how much I wish I did. Spoilers:  None that I can think of

Warning:  Pure Harper babbling

AN:  I've been temporarily taken over by Incubus.  The lyrics at the start and finish are from the song "Blood on the Ground" and the title comes from "Echo."  So, here's a nice little Harper/unrealized Dylan I had lying around.  And maybe there are some unrealized Harper issues with Dylan-you'll just have to decide for yourself Enjoy!

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I don't want to talk to you anymore/I'm afraid of what I might say

I can't believe how screwed up I am!  On my list of 'The Ten Stupidest Things I've Ever Done' this one is pretty high.  It might be number one, but then again there's plenty of time to do more stupid things.  I don't see how *anything* could beat this though.

I fell in love.

Yep, that's right-Seamus Zelazny Harper fell in love.  And real love too this time.  Not just *lust* like I usually do with every female to come onboard.  But me in love isn't the real problem, it's *who* I fell in love with.

When I decide to do something, I go all out.  I go for the whole enchilada, the entire taco, the…I better stop, I'm making myself hungry.  Where was I?  I fell in love.  Right.  Okay, so who is the object of my affection?  Who is the sun to my moon, the day to my night, the power cell for my nanowelder?  None other than Captain Dylan Hunt.

See?  I told you I was stupid.  It's not like I planned it or anything.  I didn't set out in life hoping to fall for a 300+ year old Greek god.  Trust me, it wasn't on my to-do list.  But now, here I am.  I can't even look at him when he says something to me; I'm scared I'll get some crazed sex look in my eyes and he'll notice.  In fact, I try to stay as far away from him as possible.  Which isn't as easy as it sounds.  You would think on a ship Andromeda's size you could escape *one* guy.  But every time I turn around, there he is with his 'Hello, Mr Harper.'  Agggghhhhh! It's driving me nuts.  The only place I can escape him is in Rommie's access tunnels, (which is where I am now) and that's because he's kind of big to be wandering around in here.

I don't know what to do.  I mean, I'm doing everything possible to avoid the scene where the mudfoot engineer confesses his love for the HighGuard captain.  But Dylan is making it too damn hard!  Why does he have to walk around the ship?  Why can't he just stay on the bridge or something???  Then I would know where he is at all times and wouldn't have to worry about bumping into him in the corridor and accidentally blurting out 'Dylan I think you're hot' or something equally disastrous.

It's not like he could feel the same way.  I mean, Dylan is the ultimate womanizer-even more than me (well more than I act like anyway.)  Every time a woman comes onboard, or even *near* Dylan, there's kissing and groping and possibly more.  He's like a walking aphrodisiac, for God's sake!  So maybe I can't blame myself for falling for him…Maybe he's just got a sex gene that makes him irresistible to just about everybody. 

That doesn't help me much though.  I still have to avoid him at all costs.  Just because I've flipped for him doesn't mean he'll fall all over me if I tell him.  So I just won't tell him.

I bite my tongue every time you come around/Cause blood in my mouth beats blood on the ground