Charlie Blue - Thank you for your comment. Again, as I stated to Sparklyshimmer2010, in many of the fanfictions I read, it was spelled with an 's', so I got into the habit of spelling it like that, myself. I'm not sure if I will catch them all, as I am going to look through the 12 chapters I have finished, and have yet to post, but I will try to change them all to 'z'. Thank you for pointing that out, I do like to try and be as acturate as possible, and I do appreciate the constructive critisism. :) If I do happen to miss any changes to her name, or make any errors in the fandom, please feel free to let me know. I don't have access to the full episodes, so I'm working with what I know, transcripts and information I've gathered from the episodes I have seen, and found on youtube.

Thank you again for the comment. I do appreciate the correction. :)

Sparklyshimmer2010 - I think it was many reasons. On one hand, they might not have been allowed, but I don't see that stopping John Sheppard, if he really wanted her that badly, and I don't think it would stop Elizabeth, either. The thing I think stopped them was that she was taken out of the show before they had time to identify their feelings for each other. The fears of regs slowed them down, and then she was gone before they could get past it all, maybe. They're on another world, in another galaxy and have friends high up in the SGC, who carry a lot of weight. But in all honesty, their relationship is a touchy subject. In some cases, I can see it totally working, and in others, I can't. Either way, I think the story is what you make of it. Fanfiction is your world, your imagination, and your rules. I think that's part of the reason I love it so much, you can make so much happen. I do see your point and it makes a lot of sense. In the show it might not have happened, and it won't, now, since Torri chose not to come back, but in fanfiction, I hate the idea of Carson and Elizabeth being taken out, so I'm going to find every way I possibly can to keep them in the story. ;)

YAY for Elizabeth! YAY for Carson! DOUBLE YAY for John Sheppard! :)

XakliaAeryn - I'm glad you like it. Don't worry, I have TONS more chapters to go, and I keep adding more. :)

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The beard...makes him look older, but not by much, and more dignified.

Ronon's beard makes him look scruffy, and that's ok, I guess. He had that whole scruffy, rough, bad boy thing going on anyways. Teal'c's goat'ee giving him a certain...I don't know. Higher dignity? Was that possible? Either way, some men can easily pull off beards, and John Sheppard is one of them.

I think it was a little strange, seeing the scruffy beard with the tiny, occasional grey hairs in it. It wasn't trimmed, like Ronon's, it was full and probably scratchy. I had to fight the urge to run my hand over it when I saw it. It made me wonder if it was as soft as it looked, or scratchy, like most people would expect a beard to be.

I was so used to seeing clean shaven John back on Atlantis, this was a whole new side to him.

And it looks good on him. Wait, I think I already said that. Oh well, it's true.

It brought out his tanned complexion and his green eyes. And his lips... Don't even get me started on them. The hair circled them, making the pale flesh stand out and look even more tempting than usual. I wondered how it would feel to be kissed by those lips, surrounded by that beard.

Ok, so I never took myself for the kind of girl to find a man with a beard good looking.

Simon was relatively clean shaven, and even on his bad days, he never got this scruffy.

I never looked twice at men with beards, automatically dismissing them as unsavory and messy. Now, I can't help but wonder...

Before I even knew what I was doing, I was reaching out and running my hand over John's beard. I saw the surprise and confusion in his eyes as he started, having obviously not expected that, but he remained quiet and didn't pull away as I weaved my fingers through the short, thick hairs.

It's soft.

It was surprisingly soft. I guess I probably should have expected that. John was always a mess of contradictions.

Realising my hand was working through John's beard and he'd risen an eyebrow at me, I felt my face heat up and smiled as I pulled my hand away, thankful the others weren't paying attention. "Looks like you need a shave." I stated, trying to be playful.

He stared at me quietly, a little more, an unusually soft look in his eyes. Then, his eyes slid lower than mine, but never left my face, and I wondered what he was doing. "Right after a shower." He finally stated, his crooked grin making an appearance, and looking more charming than usual with his beard. "Once we get home." His eyes were on mine again.

Nodding, I walked on, noticing we were beginning to close in on the location of the field that had pulled John through. "Would you have ascended?"

"Like I told them," He made a face and shook his head, scratching his chin through his beard. "Not for a very long time, if ever." He scratched a little more.

The others still weren't looking and I bit my lip before reaching out and running my hands through his beard again. "Really. Why not?"

He shrugged and gave me a strange look. His eyes seemed to soften a little and he leaned into my touch, then jerked back and pulled my hand away, scratching at the area I'd just been touching. "That tickles."

I couldn't help but laugh a little, watching him scratch away at the area I'd been brushing my hands over. I knew it would tickle him, I was especially light in my touches, just for that effect.

"Can't wait to get home and shave!" he muttered with a frown as he rubbed his whole beard and sighed, before running a hand through his greasy, yet still amazingly gravity-defying hair.

Hearing that, I gave a pout. John must have seen that, because his eyes narrowed and he mouthed 'what?' to me. I shook my head, not wanting to speak my thoughts out loud.

And then Rodney had to but in with a comment about John needing a shower before anything else. Luckily, that distracted him and allowed me to plot away.

I wonder if I can convince him to keep it like that, or at least grow it out a little now and then.

Clean shaven John was definitely very nice, but scruffy, bearded John had it's perks, too.

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LOL I've never imagined myself as a girl to like bearded guys, but John really does pull it off.

Hope you like it.

R+R please.

Thank you.

Tenshi