Sparklyshimmer2010 - I like to be as correct as I can in my facts, and it was no problem. I don't always want to end it with them just talking or something, so there's many more chapters to come with varying endings. I'm glad you liked the eyes, I noticed that about his character, so I wanted to put a play on it.

Oh, and I'm not putting the chapters in any particular order. Here's a list of the following titles/themes...

Thighs ;)

Lanky

Lazy

Kind

Smartass

Warm

Hands (Nothing dirty! lol!)

Scars

Beard

Fear

Bravery

and, Hair...

I am working on more as we speak, too.

'Thighs' might be a misnamer, it deals more with his thigh holster, but... (Shrugs)

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There he was again, John Sheppard grinning at yet another girl on the base. Of course, she was grinning right back, already smitten with him. Honestly, as much as I wanted to, I couldn't blame her.

Here I am, stuck in my office with reports to finish, and unable to focus as he keeps wandering by, hitting on one person or another. Yeah,ok, I'll admit I could be wrong. He might only be hitting on half of them.

Hey, he's not known as Atlantis' 'Kirk' for no reason.

First there was Teyla, who seemed drawn more to him than any of the others. It helped he was the dashing hero, who mounted a huge rescue to get her and her people back again, after some left over Wraith captured them.

Wasn't there a betting pool for when John would ask Teyla out?

He smiled and laughed before waving and turning towards my door, only to be stopped by another marine. I wondered if it was at all possible for John to be the single most popular guy on Atlantis. If not, he was damned close! I vaguely contemplated having a contest, to see who the most popular person on Atlantis really was. It could be informative, if I got written reasons and such, and would be good for a chance to focus on something other than the Wraith.

A morale booster, maybe?

That grin, it always gave so much away. Now he was grinning at the new marine, who, of course, was acting all shy and smiley. Is smiley even a word? But she had her hands behind her back and seemed fidgety as she spoke to him, and a moment later, his face registered surprise.

And...the grin is gone.

Part of me wondered what she'd said to him, but I forced the thought aside. It wasn't only her, that was smitten. It wasn't only me, and everyone on Atlantis who loved that grin. Everyone seemed to enjoy it. Just look at Chaya, the ancient woman who saved a planet. I remembered her stares so clearly, and heard the news of the kiss and 'sharing'.

Sharing. What is that? I bet he grinned at her.

Brushing my jealous side, well...aside, I sighed and tried to focus on my reports.

I managed to get two done before I had my elbow on the table, and my chin resting in my hand. John was still out there, talking to two male marines now, his grin gone. I couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at this as he seemingly dismissed them and looked at some controls. John never hangs around my office unless he wants something.

Pursing my lips, I looked back down to my reports and continued working, knowing he'd approach me if it was me he was looking for, and when he was ready. Seeing a notice on my screen, I opened it and frowned when I realized it was a notice for the betting pool. Apparently, two more bets had been opened up.

1) When will John Sheppard ask Elizabeth Weir out?

2) When will John Sheppard meet his next 'Kirk' affair?

My eyes widened and I felt my jaw drop. Me? Since when was I ever part of this? Shaking my head, I struggled to regain my composure, and I immediately closed down the betting pool on John and me. I just didn't even understand why I was there. Was it because of me being the base commander, and him my second in command?

"Elizabeth?"

Jumping in surprise, I glared at John half heartedly for a moment, trying to ignore the shy little grin he was wearing. "How the hell do you always manage to sneak up on me?" I demanded as I saved my work and put down my data pad.

He was still grinning shyly, looking uncomfortable.

I couldn't help but fight the smile, he looked really innocent and young. It was unusual for John, but it was one of the looks he achieved easily when he 'grinned'. "What?"

"Have you seen...the betting pool lately?"

Now both my eyebrows raised and I debated a moment on what to tell him. Folding my arms on the ede of my desk, I leaned on them and eyed my pad for a moment. "I got a notice, why?" So, I wasn't being fully honest. I wasn't fully lying, either.

I swear, his face turned red. "Oh, nothing."

That grin.

"I just thought... Well, I noticed Teyla's name was on it. And...uhh...yours...was, too." Now I knew I wasn't imagining the blush.

"Really?" I tried to act surprised and picked up my data pad, opening up the pools. I was about to mention that there was no sign of my name on it when I felt my eyes get wide again at the message in the newest pool, made less than two minutes after I deleted the last.

Have dinner with me?

-John

It was a private pool, so I was the only one who could get such easy access to it. Raising an eyebrow, I looked up at John through my eyelashes. "Funny. I'd swear there was a pool on here a few moments ago, about when 'John' would 'ask Elizabeth out'."

He ducked his head in a brief nod, his grin gone, and he now looked decidedly uncomfortable. "It was bound to happen. They saw Teyla because we're team mates, spar, and hang out together. It was only a matter of time before they turned to you."

"Are you asking because of the pool?"

He shook his head and a more confident grin crossed his face. "No, I wanted to ask for a long time, I just decided to use the pools to do it." He was still blushing a little.

Pursing my lips, I looked down at the pool before deleting it, so that no one could even accidentally get into it. "Hm, people might start to talk more, about us."

Shrugging, John shook his head and leaned against my door frame. "I'm ok with that if you are."

I didn't even have to think about it. Rumors spread quickly, it was part of life. Did I mind being associated with John? Not in the slightest. "Alright, dinner." I agreed.

The grin spread full blown and I couldn't help but grin back. He looked so excited and young with that smile on his face, and I decided I liked that look best of all.

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Hope you like it.

I'm working on trying to add a little more Elizabeth/John romance to the chapters. Oh, and I don't know how the military rules work here, because she's supposedly civilian? But in charge of a military base? I don't know if the same rules apply to her, but I don't like some of those rules, so for my fictions... Screw them. :P (Well, we'll see, depending on the story).

Wow, I've been trying to come up with themes for a story inspired by 'Rodney's Really Bad Days', and got three before I lost track of ideas. This one, I started Thursday August 07, 2008, and finished my 10th chapter in 24 hours! O.o But just so you know, I tend to update once a week with one chapter, so if it takes a while before I update... Well, as long as it's set to 'Work in Progress' I'll still be working on it. ;)

Oh, and the other one-shot series I'm working on is a John-based story where he's always getting hurt or in trouble. You'd have to read 'Rodney's Really Bad Days' by Debbie418uk2, to understand what I'm going for. It's really awesome! (HER story, that is, not mine)

And I now have made an attempt to fix the error in Elizabeth's name, and will keep an eye out in the future to make sure I keep it spelled right. I made a change anywhere I could, but unfortunately, I don't have the first two chapters anymore, after I posted them, or the documents on here. I won't be able to easily change them. I have done so anywhere else I can. :)

R+R please.

Thank you.

Tenshi