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SECRETS
Part 8
John held the girl's lifeless hand for a moment, staring at her damaged face. Ronon watched John silently grieve. He finally spoke, "C'mon, we have to go find her."
John gathered himself, trying not to picture Teyla lying bloodied and screaming for him. He stood and walked over to Ronon pointing an accusatory finger towards him. "This is your fault, ya know? If you hadn't been such a jerk this morning we would have payed more attention to the perimeter! We wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for you!" John grabbed Ronon's shirt pulling him close, a desperate look in his eye. "If anything happens to her Ronon, I'll—"
Ronon quickly put his hands on John's chest and pushed him away hard, a look of revulsion formed across his lips. "You'll what, Sheppard? You'll do nothing! Just like you always do! You're always so careful, so perfect, always thinking before you act! Maybe if you had been more of a man, Teyla wouldn't be in this position!!"
"More of a man?" John said, his voice rising. "Do you have ANY idea Ronon, how much she means to me??! What I would do for her???"
Ronon gave him a filthy look. "Yeah, Sheppard, I know, but does she? I'm sick and tired of waiting for you to open your mouth and do something about it! You think you're the only one who cares about her? The only one who would die for her?!"
John stepped back surprised. "What are you saying, Ronon? Are you in love with her?"
Ronon glared. "Are you?"
John and Ronon stood facing each other, the anger and tension between them mounting.
They heard a distant strange noise and John spoke first. "We don't have time for this. We need to go." Ronon nodded, his eyes still ablaze.
John and Ronon began making their way back out into the hall. Soft moans and cries slowly drifted to their ears, echoing like music from an unknown room.