Disclaimer: Not mine. Okay, that's done, let's get it on .
Work In Progress.
Chapter Eight (Feb 9th still)
Major Sheppard pulled on a look of confusion at this odd behavior, and So did the others, who looked at each other and then back at Caine. McKay looked at her, and wondered why she'd been so free and easy-going when it was just him.
The thought struck him that maybe she didn't think he was any kind of threat. That he wouldn't be hard to take out of the equation if it came to that, and therefore she didn't have to put up her guard.
It stung that no one ever looked at him as anything but the smart guy. Or Smart-ass, in some instances.
"Hello, Major." Rodney greeted sourly, and then looked at the others. "Lieutenant. Teyla." They all nodded their greetings and then looked back at Caine, who was acting quite strangely.
Right about then, Carson finally caught up to them, breathing heavily and cursing under his lack of breath. How he wished that he'd kept in shape. When he saw Caine and Rodney, he slumped to the ground, partly in relief that the astrophysicist was still alive. Mostly from exhaustion.
"Hello...Rodney." he panted, and the spurned scientist set his jaw.
"Hello, Carson." he said, but said it snappily. Caine had not yet removed her eyes from the group of Atlantians that had come looking for him.
"We, uh, heard Rodney and decided to come see if he was alright." said Sheppard, and Caine tilted her head, eyes narrowing dangerously. "Not that we thought you would hurt him, or anything, but he can be...abrasive...at times."
Caine looked at Rodney and then froze, her muscles bunching up under her floral garb as her gaze snapped from the scientist to the skys, moving quickly back and forth as her ears seemed to prick up, listening intently, and her nostrils flared briefly. Her face contorted into a snarl and she dashed past the group into the forest. The others listened as well and then they're eyes widened in surprise at the sound of a high pitched whistle that could just be heard over the light rustling of the foliage.
"Wraith!" hissed Teyla, before dashing after Caine into the woods. The others followed, drawing their weapons and wondering how the wraith would have gotten there so quickly, since they had gotten rid of Teyla's transmitter. Rodney consciously wondered about the wraith, but in the back of his mind, the jealousy he harbored or Ford and Sheppard was growing.
A/N: Alright, short chappie, bu the other ones will be longer, I promise.