Notes: This story refers to 3 episodes in SGA. Chapters 1 & 2 take place during "Rising Parts 1 & 2," and Chapter 3 takes place after "The Storm" and "The Eye," but I changed things to be more Sparky-friendly. This is rated T for Teen just to be safe. Please R&R!
This story was inspired by Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran's song "Everything Has Changed,"
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters or anything about Stargate Atlantis. If I did, I would have had Dr. Weir play a bigger role on the show, but that's why we have fanfic.
If Dr. Elizabeth Weir were telepathic, she would have been surprised that she had influenced Major John Sheppard's decision to join the Atlantis Expedition at all. For just a moment during Dr. Weir's inspirational speech before they headed through the stargate to Atlantis, John felt her beautiful green eyes on him. The look they shared for that split second only served to confirm to John that he made the right decision. Something about her inspired loyalty. She was a natural leader. Her insistence that she go through the stargate with Col. Sumner and his men only made him respect her more.
It was hard to believe that 18 hrs. ago he had not even known who Dr. Weir was. John had sat down in the Ancient chair since he thought it was highly improbable he had the Ancient gene. He was good with numbers, but he did not even bother trying to calculate the probability that he had it. When Dr. Weir had asked who he was after he powered up the chair, he could not help but feel like meeting her was his destiny. Before he met her, he never even believed in destiny. However, he could not explain the strange feeling that drew him to Dr. Weir. He reminded himself that she was his boss now, and he should not be feeling so attracted to her. With his history of disobeying orders, he was lucky that she was even willing to give him a second chance.
He could not understand why he felt so drawn to her to start with. She was not even his type. She was a diplomat. From her speech, he could also tell she was an idealist. He normally went for women, like his ex-wife Nancy, who worked for law enforcement. Yet, he had not felt nearly as attracted to Nancy as he did to Dr. Weir. For what seemed like the hundredth time, he reminded himself that she was his boss. For the first time in a long time, he felt like he had a boss who believed in him.
Dr. Elizabeth Weir knew that many cultures believed in some form of fate, or destiny. She was honestly not sure if she believed in destiny. That was until she had met Maj. John Sheppard the day before. When she realized that he could control the Ancient chair like a natural, as she had told Gen. O'Neill, she knew she needed him as a member of the expedition. Never mind that when John looked at her with his hazel eyes, she felt her heart speed up. She felt her heart race again as she glanced at him briefly during her speech.
After her speech, she tried to remind herself of Simon, her boyfriend, whom she was leaving behind. She felt guilty leaving him, but she really should have broken up with him a long time ago. She felt Simon was safe and did not require the kind of commitment that frankly, scared her to death.
She told herself that any romantic relationship with Maj. Sheppard could undermine her leadership and reflect badly on both of them. Gen. O'Neill had questioned her about her willingness to give someone with Maj. Sheppard's history of disobeying orders a chance. She had tried to argue that Maj. Sheppard had the Ancient gene, and they could use his military experience. However, she was relieved to see that he showed up to join the expedition.
After Elizabeth gave what she hoped was an inspirational speech, she accidentally caught John's eye again, and she was surprised to see a look of respect there. She simply smiled, and before they knew it, they had stepped through the stargate and were in the Pegasus Galaxy.