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Shepard sat on the edge of the infirmary table with clenched fists. His face was twisted with pain. But
it was not from the hot coffee that had been poured all over him. No, it was a deep inner pain. The kind that Shepard had never felt before. A pain so deep that he didn't even know it was possible to feel. A pain that can only be caused by one thing, well, really, one person…..
"I knew you would be okay. I mean all the of the stuff you go through ever day. Getting hot coffee poured all over is probably just like a walk in the park. Right?"
Shepard opened his mouth to respond but didn't even get a sound out before he was cut off.
"Of course it is. I mean I see all the missions you've been on and the way you look when you get back from them. Crazy stuff going on out there, huh?"
Shepard didn't even attempt to respond this time he knew it would be just a waste of energy.
"You know I was talking to one of your military people the other day, I think his name was Borne or maybe it was Lorne I don't really know. Its something like that, I can't really remember, but any how I was telling him about this tree that grows on this planet…."
At this point Shepard just closed his eyes and tried to find his happy place. It was all he could do to keep himself from killing this woman. Well he didn't really want kill her….but he most defiantly wanted to hurt her.
Dr. Becket looked up from his computer to John Shepard who was sitting across the room from him.
Slowly Carson took in the scene that met his eyes.
John had a death grip on the sheets he was sitting on. His fists were so tight that Carson knew that if he was any closer he would see that his knuckles were white. But even at a distance he could still see John grit his teeth as he stared at the floor. He was staring so fixedly at one spot Carson couldn't help but to look down and see if there was anything there. As he suspected there was nothing .
He then turned his eyes towards the woman who was assisting Shepard. Her mouth looked like it was going a mile a minute and her hands seemed to be going at a snails pace. The contrast to the two speeds looked very amusing. It looked especially funny when she would flick her rather enormous hair to the side. Carson cringed when he saw her try to make hand gestures while she was still holding the ends of Shepard's bandages. His eyes immediately went to Shepard to see his response to this and to his surprise Shepard looked like he didn't even notice. But his fixed gaze on the floor had turned into a glare so Carson assumed something was going on that he couldn't see or hear from where he was standing.
"Oh, no. What's all this about? " Carson mumbled to himself.
Taking a step closer he watched as John quickly shot his head up to look at the Woman, who was helping him. His expression looked so angry that Carson immediately quickened his walk.
"Bloody hell. What is going on?" was Carson's frantic thought.
Carson didn't know this woman very well she had just come to Atlantis but a month ago. Though she had been involved with the Atlantis program for some time now. Before, she was positioned on the Dadealus' but for some reason they had transferred her here. Her name for the moment slipped his mind.
"Is every thing alright over here?" Carson asked glancing in-between the woman and John.
For a moment it looked like John was going to say something but he was interrupted by the woman.
"Oh, yes every things great over here." She said oblivious to the tension around her.
"Just trying to get him all patched up."
"I see." Carson answered while looking over at Shepard for confirmation of her statement.
Shepard gave Carson a pleading look, hoping with all his heart that he would get the hint.
Carson in return gave John a small knowing smile. He hadn't experienced it himself but he had gotten an earful about this woman just the other day from Maj. Lorne.
"Why don't you go and check-up on the other patients. I'll finish up here." Carson said politely but very firm at the same time.
The woman was about to protest to this but Carson gave her a taste of her own medicine by cutting her off before she got a word out.
"I believe Dr. Kavanah is in need of assistance. He is there at bed number six." Carson said while pointing her in the direction she should go.
"But I…" She tried to get out but was once again cut off by Carson,. "Don't worry about it. Just go and help Dr. Kavanah." while he said this he gave he a gentle shove.
This amazingly enough worked and the woman left to "help" the unsuspecting Dr.
Shepard watched with awe and amazement as Carson had gotten rid of "the thing that wouldn't shut-up"
"I don't know which one to pity." John said shaking his head as he watched her walk towards Kavanah., "That is of course if I can pity either one of them."
"Yes" Carson replied with a sigh, "From what I've seen and heard about those two it would be a toss-up.
The two men stayed in silence for sometime as they watched the woman try an assist Kavanah.
"Well." Carson said finally snapping John out of his daze.
"Lets have a look at ya." Carson said as he started looking over all the burns
"I'm fine." John said trying to sound convincing but ended up just sounding annoyed. "Can I please leave now?" He added impatiently
Carson Becket glanced up from the bandages he was securing to his fidgety patient.
" Ya know the more you squirm the longer this going to take." Becket replied getting a little annoyed himself. "I don't understand why you're in such a rush. I thought you always avoided Rodney on your days off so that you wouldn't have to do anything for him."
"I do. Yesterday he cornered me into helping him with some stuff. He caught me off guard. I wasn't prepared for it or anything. So I had to say yes." Shepard ended gloomily.
Carson chuckled to himself as the image of Rodney cornering Lt Col. John Shepard and forcing him to do something, came into his mind.
"Yes, Rodney certainly knows how to get his way. Especially when its something he really wants." He said with a smile. "So, Why do ya need to go see him so badly?"
"Well, you see Rodney.." Shepard stopped speaking and looked expectedly at Carson.
"What?" Carson asked confused.
"Well I've been trying to tell you about Rodney since I go burnt and you keep cutting me off. So, I just wanted to make sure, before I say another word, that you aren't going to say anything until I'm finished." Shepard answered frankly.
"No I haven't" Carson said calmly in his defense.
"Have too!" Shepard shot back.
"No I have not." Carson answered trying to keep the calmness in his voice but failing as it was raised a bit higher.
"have too!" Shepard said getting even louder then before.
Carson was about to get loud himself when he thought better of it.
"Alright,. Fine. You win. Just continue with what ya were saying." Carson said giving in.
"Thank you." Shepard said with the smile of victory.
Carson stood in front of Shepard with his arms folded and the look of concern written all over his face as Shepard told him the story of his morning and Rodney's absence in it.
"well, your certainly right about it being strange that Rodney didn't show up." Carson said worriedly "Maybe I should go down with you to his quarters to make sure every things alright."
"That's not a bad idea," Shepard said while standing up, "Rodney may be sick. You know how he gets when he thinks he might have to get a shot or something."
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Shepard and Carson walked down the hallway towards Rodney room. Nodding and smiling at all the Atlantis personnel who addressed them. Thankfully none of them stopped them or got in their way which John and Carson thought was just pure luck but if they were in the shoes of the people passing them by they would know why no one stopped them. For even though they were smiling and nodding to every one that said hello to them, right before they would respond to your greeting they would give you a death look saying, if you so much as hint at me to do something for you, you will regret it. So of course people took that gentle hint knowing how it feels and what would happen if they ignored it.
"Is he responding to any of your calls yet?" Carson asked
"No. Not that I expected him to. I'm gonna try Zelenka to see if he's heard anything." John answered.
Carson nodded his reply
Shepard tapped his radio, "Zelenka. This is Col. Shepard. You haven't heard anything from Rodney have you?"
"No I haven't. Have you not found anything out?." Zelenka asked.
"No. But Carson and I are about to get to Rodney's room we'll let you know when we find anything out." Shepard answered.
"Alright, thank you." Zelenka replied.
Just as John clicked off his radio they came to Rodney's room. Carson then pushed the Ancients version of a door bell.
"Rodney. You there?" John asked through the door.
No answer. Carson and John exchanged a worried glance.
"Rodney!" John yelled while banging on the door with his fists.
Carson stood there watching. His eyes going back and forth between John and the door. He didn't know what he could do. Which was a feeling he hated more then anything.
"Maybe we should just open the door." Carson suggested.
Just then they heard a crash come from inside the room.
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