Chapter Five

Nebula saw her sister's anger and didn't understand why she was so angry then it hit her. How could I have forgotten at how private she is.

"Serenity I'm..." she started, but Serenity didn't let her finish.

"You, you saw my memories right?" she spat out Nebula nodded.

"Seren..." once again Serenity bitterly cut in.

"Then you know what the wraith put me through and how hard it was for me to fight them." she paused as she looked over at John" My team left me. The very men I trusted with my life left me in the hands of the enemy. Did you see that too Nebula?" a few little tears slid down her cheeks as she stormed away from them not wanting to be near them right now.

"Serenity wiat!" Nebula went to go after her, but Ronon stopped her

"Let her go." he said as he looked at Serenity's retreating back

"Let go of me she needs me!" Nebula yelled at him as she jerked her arm away from him. She hated the fact that Ronon knew so much about her sister and held her when she was scared. I'm her sister. I'm the one that's supposed to do all those things. she thought to her self

"You'll only make her feel worse." he said trying to remain calm

"You don't know that." Nebula said

"You invaded her thoughts without asking her first of course she's going to be angry with you." Ronon reminded her

"Ronon's right, but still she should not be alone." Teyla said trying to keep the peace

"I'll go find her." Ronon said not waiting for a reply her went after Serenity

"You need to put that thing away before you piss anyone else off." John said to her as he wondered if she could see his thoughts and memories.

She said nothing as she placed the bow inside her pack and fell in step beside Teyla.

"She's your sister and she loves you she just needs time right now." Teyla softly reassured her

"I hate the fact that a stranger is more closer to her than I am." Nebula confessed

"Her and Ronon spent a year together running all they had was each other." Teyla told her" If he's the only one that can get her to open up then let him. He's not a stranger to her."

Nebula looked at Teyla with sad eyes and realised she was right. Ronon Dex was the only one her sister would ever open up.

Serenity stormed off still angry and feeling so betrayed that she forgot that Nebula asked her about Cameron. Wow how long had it been since she had even heard that name: Cameron Mitchell had been her loe for two years before she joined the stargate program. She thought she had lost him when he almost died protecting SG 1, Gen. O'Neill told her he was okay. She didn't say goodbye to him because it would've been to hard for her so she left without one word. Now after everything she had been through in the past year she wished she had said good-bye to him. More than hear him she felt Ronon's approach. He wasn't going to ask her any questions she could always count on that from him.

"What the wraith did I could never tell anyone except you because they hurt you too." she spoke with such sadness that Ronon almost reached out to her" You understand what I feel. You don't ask question I can't answer. You just let me talk when I want to and hold me without me even asking. Nebula invaded my thoughts." he reached out ot her and turned her around to face him.

"She loves you and needs to know that you're okay." he said" True she went about it all wrong, but at least you have someone who cares enough to pry." he pulled her tight against his hard chest.

"My team left me alone to fight off the enemy." she said as she stepped back to look into his face" I saw them. I tried to call to them, but I was hurt to bad. I couldn't breath or move. I thought maybe they'd come back for me after things cooled down, but they didn't. For three days I lay in that one spot until the wraith that had nearly killed me came back for me. Three days Ronon." she let her tears fall freely now as Ronon pulled her back into his arms." Three. Days."

He didn't say a word he just let her cry. It was not like her to show her feelings not even when he'd found her outside his cave. His mind went back to that first day.

It was rainning. Ronon walked up to a figure laying on the ground outside of the cave he'd called home. His first thought was to kill it, but he saw blood covering a human flesh. He cautiously walked over to it and realised it was a female. She had long matted hair. Her clothing was ripped a part exposeing her chest which bore marks on it. An intedcation that a wraith attempted to feed on her. There was cuts across her forehead with a huge brusie across her face. He knelt down lifting the small figure up in his arms. She had no shoes on probably kicked them off during the struggle. He cleaned up her wounds and made her as comfortable as he could. For three days she was in and out of consciousness. When she finally woke up to her surroundings he saw fear in her eyes.

"Where am I?" she asked her voice low and small

"You're safe." he told her as he smashed up some stuff for food.

"I need to get back to my home. My people..." he saw the emotion flicker across her face" They left me to die." she wrapped her arms around her body that he covered in a shirt he had. The marks on her legs from her attack. She had tiny cuts across her forehead and cheeks, but nothing that wouldn't go away in time. " Where are my clothes?"

"I burned them." he said plainly

"Burned them why?" she asked as she now stood up and walked over to him.

"You would not have wanted them anyway." he said not looking at her until she knelt down in front of him and forced him to look at her by touching his face.

"You the hell are you to tell me what I'd want and not want." she demanded her voice soft and firm

"I'm the man that saved your life." he stated as he stood up and walked gracefuly to the otherside of the cave.

After about a month she told him everything that had happened to her while the wraith held her for a while. He understood completely because he had been through the same thing with the exception of the tracking device. He was still holding her in his arms when she shifted her weight he looked down at her head.

"You are always there for me when I need someone." she said as she lifted her head and turned her green eyes up to his face.

"You were there for me." he stated as he gave her a smile.

She returned his smile. He leaned his head down and kissed her full on her lips. She opened up to him without a second thought. A sound above them caused them to brake a part. It was a wraith dart.

"Oh no, let's go." Serenity said as Ronon grabbed her wrist and pulled her into a run with him.

"Sheppard!" Ronon called

"Wraith darts are heading your way!" Serenity called over the ear piece she wore.

Suddenly a sharp pain shot through her leg and she fell to the ground with a thudd.

"Serenity." Ronon said as he stopped and went back for her. She had been shot in the leg.

"You can't make it with me go." she demanded

"I'm not leaving you." he said as he lifted her up into his arms.

They made their way back to the others. Lorne had shot the Dart down.

"What happened to her?" Nebula asked concerned as she saw her sister's leg.

"Why don't you use your bow to find the truth." Serenity threw at her bitterly

"Dr. Beckett be waiting at the gate for us we're bringing in Serenity she's been shot in the leg and it looks bad." John said as he looked at Serenity's leg which had a small wound on it that was bleeding like crazy.

Nebula sat across from them and watched. She felt so far away from her sister now. If only she hadn't picked up that bow if only she had just left it alone. A strong hand was on her shoulder she turned and saw John as he moved to get in the pilote seat.

"Just give her time." He coaxed softly.

She sat where Teyla normally sat since she was sitting with Serentiy. She looked over at John and knew he meant everything he said.