With a final crack as the bantos rods connected to his thigh and stomach, I seised the moment and kicked Miles dead centre in his chest knocking him to the ground. I wiped the sweat from my brow watching to see if he stood up. He attempted but barely raised his head off the ground before conceding. I turned on my heel and handed Sheppard the rods to wipe my face on a towel he handed me.

"No way! She cheated!" Connors was helping Miles up, furious with the end result.

"How did I cheat?" I spun around angry waiting for a response.

"Those kicks. How is anyone meant to dodge those?" Miles was slumped against the wall using it to hold himself up. "I didn't have a chance."

I chuckled handing the towel back to Sheppard. "That's the whole fucking point you moron. Why should I fight you and not aim to win? Would you expect me to go easy on the Wraith?"

They both remained silent gathering their things before storming out of the gym. I didn't miss the angry flare Miles sent me, sending a chill down my spine. I watched them leave going around the corner and out of sight before turning back to the others. Both had impressed looks on making me feel good. Finally my skills can be appreciated. I grabbed the towel back from Sheppard wiping the sweat from my body before chucking it on top of my clothes pile.

"I have to say, I'm seriously impressed. I know for a fact you'll do fine in the field." Sheppard clapped me on the back with a little too much enthusiasm but I ignored it.

"Yeah you are definitely good. Teyla is going to love training with you." Ronan shared a chuckle with Sheppard just thinking about it.

"They were sending out seriously intense vibes. They gave me the creeps." I shuddered at the thought before shaking the thought out of my head.

I was heating up after training, opting to only slip on my t-shirt as we headed to lunch. I slung my pants over my arm and carried my shoes in my left hand. I felt eyes on me as we walked the corridors but it wasn't judgement I saw, just curiosity. It's obvious we just came from a workout so I guess this was normal to see. Maybe not so revealing but all the same.

I was walking over to the table with my tray in hand when I felt like someone was watching me. I peered over my shoulder to see Miles and Connors looking at me furiously. I shoved it aside and hurried over to the table, tripping slightly and slamming my tray down gaining their attention. I took the seat next to Sheppard and picked at my food.

"What's wrong?" Sheppard was concerned and looked behind me to see why. He spotted the marines. "I don't like how they're watching you."

The others turned to see what he was referring to making me shake my head. "Guys stop staring. You're only fueling their anger. Just forget about it."

I was thankful when they dropped it like I asked. We soon fell into conversation the two marines forgotten. I let myself laugh and enjoy this. When we were ready to leave I was relieved when Teyla said she would walk with me to my lab. She asked me questions about my life back home and I was thankful for the distraction. Teyla and I were fast becoming good friends.

I worked right through dinner, wanting to make up for the time I lost training. Soon this will be second on my list of priorities when I go out into the field. I was shutting down everything when a noise outside the lab made me pause. I shrugged my shoulders thinking it was nothing until I heard it again. Dread filled my body, my mind jumping to the worst case. I stood on shakey legs as I crept towards the door. I heard it again, only louder and had to physically stop myself from making a noise.

I reached the door, grabbing a microscope as a weapon with my arm poised ready to attack. I waved my hand over the panel and cried out shock when I saw Sheppard standing there. His hand was raised ready to wave himself in but I beat him to it.

"A microscope? Really?" He cocked an eyebrow slightly amused.

I clutched my heart as I tried to calm it. "You scared me! I heard some noises and grabbed the first thing I saw that could cause damage."

"Why you so nervous?" He asked the question even though he already knew the answer.

"Those Marines really freaked me out." I put down the microscope rubbing the back of my neck.

"That's why I'm here. You missed dinner so I brought some with me." He brought his arm up to reveal a paper bag.

I sighed happily at the thought of food. "I ever told you how amazing you are?" I gladly accepted the bag as we started walking to my quarters.

We fell into east conversation as we strolled down the near empty halls. I munched on the apple, surprised he had worked out Fruit was my favourite to eat. We stopped at my quarters and I stood on tip toe to kiss his cheek, thanking him. I said goodnight and walked into my room leaving him standing there stunned. Why the fuck did I just do that?