This is a Challenge from Gateworld. The challenge was to find a word foe each letter of the alphabet to do with John and Teyla to make a short, shippy fic.

Big thanks go to: jtjaforever, Camy, Cpt. Ritter and Padme18 for reviewing the last chapter!

John and Teyla ABC

The City of Atlantis is truly amazing. There are many beautiful balconies from which you can watch the rising and setting of the planet's sun. Charin only saw the City briefly which is an incredible shame. I only wish that she could have seen more before her death; she would have enjoyed walking around in the night surrounded by such greatness.

The people from Earth have control of the City and care for it as though they built it. There is a fire in their people that makes me believe that they are the ones who could free the galaxy from the scourge that plagues it.

I spend most of my spare time training in the Gym. It seems to have become my second home in this place and I enjoy almost all of the time I spend in there. I especially enjoy it when I am sparring, especially when I am sparring with John. Lt. Colonel John Sheppard is the military leader of the City and I have an incredible respect for him. He is not the sort of person who would kill just for the sake of killing. He values life as much as any of my own people. When he is relaxed you can see how his maturity in battle is so very different to his normal character. When we all slip into a sense of normality he is quite charming and enjoyable to be around, he is a great leader and shows it.

I seem to have become quite attached to him, form the day we met to the recent events on the planet on which we found the Orion. We took our P-90's and all our normal kit that we take on missions. When there were signs of extreme danger we began to evacuate the people; they formed a queue ready to head through the gate to seek refuge on Atlantis. We had to rescue the people stranded on the planet, and nearly died in the attempt. I had never been so happy to see a ship exiting hyperspace and to have the ability to hear his voice again, to know that he was alive and well. I was so happy when we got back to Atlantis and I saw our Stargate still standing tall in the Gateroom.

There has always been an incredible amount of tension in Atlantis, especially with so many people from so many backgrounds it would be impossible for there not to be. I often find myself in situations full of tension, but very varying sorts. From the tension when Bates accused me of things to sparring with John in the gym. Once Rodney watched John and I spar and apparently you could 'feel the sexual tension as you enter the room'. No matter how true the statement was and no matter how vital Rodney is to the survival of the City, both John and I felt the need to kill him. We knew that the tension was there but resisting temptation of getting rid of the tension becomes harder when someone acknowledges that it is there.

We are constantly in danger of more attacks by the wraith and emotions are running high. I hide my emotions as well as I can and it fools most people, but not John. He sees through it, it is as though he has what Aiden explained to me, before he became reliant on the wraith enzyme, as 'X-Ray' vision. John seems to be able to see into my very soul and I am unsure whether that is a good or a bad thing.

I know that John and I have feelings for one another, but we haven't acted upon them yet. I think we will though, when the time is right. We may just have to wait until we have another ZPM, or two.

Okay there it is!

One word for every letter of the alphabet in order!

See if you can find them all!

Don't forget to review now you have read!

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