Title: The Exchange
Date: 16th July 2007
Author: Kazavid
Chapter: 5/10
Rating: M
Pairing: John Sheppard / OFC – Tanisha Toryn (Nisha)
Archiving: None
Warnings: Not sure yet (Sexual Content /Violence /Possible Torture)
Spoilers: Irresponsible
Feedback: Yes
Disclaimer: Stargate Atlantis and it's character do not belong to me.
Summary: After being rescued from certain death, Sheppard must now escape, or persuade, his 'rescuers', not to hand him over, to face retribution, from someone who wants to see him dead.
The Exchange
CHAPTER 5
ATLANTIS
"Ronon, shouldn't you be in the infirmary?" Doctor Weir asked him, as he came strolling in to the room, he sat down in the seat next to Major Lorne.
"I've had much worse, and survived. A few bruises and a bang on the head isn't going to stop me." he tells her, looking at her as if daring her to contradict him.
"Fine." she said, looking at his heavily bandaged hand, and the bruises, and cuts, on his face.
"Major Lorne has just returned from his visit with Ladon. And we've managed to come up with some information on where the Kolya's might be. The only problem is, we have a choice of 4 planets, so we need to decide which planet is the most promising." she told him.
"Can't you send teams to each planet." Ronon asked.
"We only have two teams available, all the others are off world. So we have to make a decision as to which planets we are going to visit first."
Just then Rodney and Teyla entered the room.
"Rodney, Teyla, glad you could make it." she said, motioning them to sit down.
She explained what information they had managed to obtain, and what they intended to do.
"Teyla, I was wondering if you had any information to add. The 4 planets that Ladon supplied us with, have you ever been to any of them." Weir asked her.
Teyla looked at the address and nodded.
"Yes I have been to this one." she told her, "I think it highly unlikely that the Kolya's would be there. The planets environment is pretty hostile for humans." Teyla told her.
"Thank you Teyla, we'll cross that one off for now and concentrate our efforts on the other three."
"I could visit one of the planets on my own." Ronon suddenly announced.
"No! Thank you Ronon, but that won't be necessary, we'll see what we can do with the two teams we have."
Ronon accepted Doctor Weir's answer, but he wasn't happy about it. He wanted to go and search for Sheppard, now, and not have to wait around till they came up with a plan. The longer they took, meant it was more than likely Sheppard would be dead before they found him. If that happened, Ronon swore he'd make Toryn pay for it.
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It's very early morning when Nisha wakes up, to find out that her 'pillow' is breathing. She opens her eyes and sees that she's snuggled up to Sheppard, with her head on his shoulder. Feeling a little reluctant to move, in case she wakes him up, she stays where she is, and, if she's truthful, she's enjoying the feeling of being so close to him.
She can't resist, lightly stroking her hand across his chest, the sprinkling of hair there, tickles the palm of her hand. Turning her head she presses her lips against his warm skin then she rests her arm across his chest and snuggles down, and tries to sleep.
But sleep eludes her as her mind keeps replaying each and every intimate touch and caress. She can feel herself blushing as she remembers what he did to her and how she reacted. She rolled on to her back, and the cool morning air made her shiver, as the blanket stayed wrapped around Sheppard's body.
"Now look what you've done, you've let all the cold air in." Sheppard groaned, making her jump, nervously, because she hadn't realized that he was awake.
She was just going to get up when he rolled over resting his body over hers.
"Never mind, I can keep you warmer than a blanket anyway." he murmured against her ear, his breath and lips tickling her skin.
"We can't..." she tried to say that they couldn't do this, but he kissed her before she got a chance to finish. When he lifted his head up, she was breathless. "So is my last request over now, or do I still have some time left?" he asked, hoarsely, as desire flared through his body. She didn't know what to say, so when she didn't answer he carried on kissing, touching, and caressing her.
Nisha had never been with anyone like Sheppard before, someone who enjoyed giving pleasure as much as receiving it. And she found it overwhelming, she stroked her hands over his back and felt the muscles contracting under her touch. As he kissed her mouth and face, she turned her head to the side to give him access to her neck, where he began biting and sucking on the delicate flesh.
He stroked his hand over her breast, then he started gently, flicking his fingers tips across her nipple, and Nisha gasped, and pressed her hips against him, as the pleasure spiraled down to concentrate between her thighs.
Sheppard moved his body slightly, and when he was positioned just so, he entered her. The pleasure built so quickly it wasn't long before Nisha found herself on the edge.
"Nisha! We'll have to get moving soon." Lucas' voice rang out in the distance.
Nisha groaned, as Sheppard's pace faltered, slightly, at the interruption, but he soon got back in to it.
"Nisha?" Lucas shouted again.
"Yes..." she bit out, her voice catching, due to Sheppard driving deeply and hitting a very sensitive spot.
"Was that for me or him?" he asked, smiling, as she tried to stop the cries, she was making, from being heard.
"Well hurry up." Lucas shouted back.
"Alright...ah..." she cried out as Sheppard deliberately thrust in to her, and fastened his mouth on her breast, and began sucking, hard on her nipple.
"If we don't...Lucas will come over..." she tried to tell him that, if he didn't stop, Lucas would come and see if she was alright. But she didn't get the chance to say all of the sentence, as Sheppard quickened his thrusts. A few moments later and both of them were moaning and shuddering as they climaxed.
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As Nisha and Sheppard walked back in to the camp, Lucas looked at them, his eyes not missing the fact that Nisha's mouth looked very full and red, from Sheppard's passionate kissing.
"We need to get moving." Lucas told her, he turned his back to her and started to walk along the path.
"What's his problem. Why is he in such a rush, do you have a time limit or something?" Sheppard asked her.
"He just wants his..." Nisha almost told him, but stopped before she did.
"Wants his what?" Sheppard asked, "Reward! Is he that desperate for it?"
"Yes, he is." Nisha answered quietly.
Sheppard, was getting that suspicious feeling, that she wasn't gonna let him go free, any time soon. He watched, as she began stuffing things in to her backpack.
"You're still going to hand me over?" he asks her, he knew what her answer was, as soon as she glanced at him.
"I told you..." she tried to speak but he butt in.
"You're really gonna go through with it. Even after what we did last night, and this morning?" Sheppard asked, his voice hoarse with emotion, he can't believe she can do it, not after last night.
"Yes." she bit out, reluctantly. She put her head down, and kept pushing things in to her backpack.
"You could let me go?"
"I wish I could let you go." she said, her voice breaking slightly.
"What's stopping you?" he wants to know, he can hear the stress in her voice. He knows she likes him, he just doesn't understand why she won't, or can't, let him go.
"Please don't do this." she asks him, just barely keeping the tears at bay.
"Now those are the exact same words that I've used on you." he said sarcastically " 'Please don't do this'. But, hey, you're still going to do it." he laughed
"You don't understand... I... "
"Oh I think I understand Alright." he bit out. "You're just a cold, heartless, bitch. Someone who cares more for a stupid reward, than she does for a human life." he said harshly, and watched her flinch at his words.
He walked away, and followed Lucas, he really didn't want to look at her right now, he was so sure she'd let him go. Maybe he should stop falling for every pretty face he saw and start ignoring them.
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They walked for a while without saying anything, then Sheppard broke the silence. He thought he'd try one more time to get it through to her, just how serious this situation was. And how it would turn out if, or when, she turned him over.
"I Just want to make things clear, they will torture me, and they will kill me. But I guess you don't care about that, do you." he said, and saw her step falter. "This reward means more you, than my life."
Nisha couldn't say anything to defend herself, because what he was saying, was the truth, to him. The reward did mean more to her than he did, but only fractionally. But he was wrong about her not caring what happened to him, she did care, a great deal. She knew whatever happened to him, would haunt her for the rest of her life. When she didn't respond to him, he snorted in disgust and walked ahead of her.
When they reached a certain point, Lucas stopped and turned around to face Nisha.
"It's up to you now." he told her.
Sheppard saw Lucas doing something to the controller, that he had on a chain around his neck, just like Nisha.
"Carry on walking." Nisha told him, pushing her hand against his back.
"Isn't Lucas coming?" he asked, when he saw him sit down, while they carried on.
"No, just you and me." she told him.
"Oh, how cozy." Sheppard remarked sarcastically, and wondered if this was his opportunity to escape. It was obvious now what Lucas had been doing with his controller, he had been disengaging his controller's connection to the devices. He was just looking for the right place to grab her, then he could force her to remove these devices from him.
The hairs on his neck bristled as he became aware of several men hidden in the trees watching them.
"Do you realize were being watched?" he asked her quietly.
"Yes, they belong to Sergio Kolya, he told us he was increasing his security."
"Why did he tell you he was increasing his security. Surely not for me." Sheppard asked.
"No, for me." she said.
"For you. Why?" he was curious.
"So that I wouldn't attempt to...steal, something back." she said, cryptically.
"You're that good a thief?"
"Yes, I am."
"So what is it you would have stolen back?" he asked, curiously.
"Nothing." she wouldn't tell him.
"Fine, don't tell me." he bit out angrily.
"How far is it now?" he asked, a few moments later.
"About ten minutes."
Ten minutes, that's all he had, and then she'd turn him over, to face, god knows what. He wasn't going to let her get away that easy, he'd make sure she remembered what she'd done.
"How about one last kiss then... you know... before I die." he said sarcastically, laughing at the insanity of it all.
She glanced at him, quickly, and he saw the tears running down her cheeks. He really couldn't understand what the hell was going on with her.
Through the trees, he could just make out a building in the distance, obviously it was their destination.
"Aren't you going to kiss me then?" he asked perversely.
She stopped suddenly and turned to face him, the she moved till she was right in front of him. He wasn't immune to her tears, but she wasn't about to die, he was.
She pressed her mouth to his, and kissed him, fleetingly, as she pulled back he grabbed her.
"I wouldn't call that a kiss." he told her roughly.
He crushed his mouth over hers, one hand against the middle of her back which he used to pull her as close as he could get her. His other hand was pressing against the back of her head, as he crushed her mouth beneath his. He wanted to feel the kiss, pleasure, or pain, he didn't care which, just so long as he felt something, anything that indicated that he was still alive.
Nisha was pushing her hands against his chest, he pulled his head up just long enough for her to take a gasp of air in to her lungs. Then he crushed his mouth down again, he wasn't finished yet, he wanted more, much more. He wanted to make sure she remembered...
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As they got closer to the house, Sheppard could see a number of men, waiting up ahead. One man in particular stood out, his resemblance to Acastus Kolya unmistakable. Sheppard grimaced, he really hated the name Kolya, and wondered if he'd ever get away from it.
"Who's that guy. The one standing in the front?" Sheppard asked her. The guy was very stocky and probably in his early to mid 50's, Sheppard calculated.
"That's Sergio Kolya, he's the one who made the deal for you."
"What's his relationship to Acastus Kolya?"
"I think they were cousins." she said.
Sergio Kolya smiled as Sheppard came closer, it was evident that he was relishing the prospect of getting his hands upon Sheppard.
They stopped a few feet from Sergio Kolya and Nisha waited for him to speak.
"So this is Sheppard, is it. I've wanted to get my hands on him for a long time." Sergio Kolya said, sneering.
"What's the matter weren't you man enough, or brave enough, to do it yourself?" Sheppard remarked, laughing.
Sergio Kolya stared at him, his eyes full of hatred, and promises of pain and retribution. He went to hit Sheppard, but Nisha stepped between them.
"You haven't made the exchange yet, so he's still mine." she tells him.
Sergio glares at her, and thinks about hitting her, but he knows if he does that, his reputation will be shot to hell. And then no one would ever work for him, they'd fear being double crossed, so, for now, he lets it go, besides, Sheppard will be his in a few moments anyway.
Nisha knelt down at Sheppard's feet and started to remove the devices from his ankles.
"You can leave those on him." Sergio told her, indicating towards the devices.
"These devices are very hard to come by, and I'm not selling them." Nisha told him. She was not about to let this guy have anything. He moved away and began talking to one of the other men.
She stood up and started to remove the devices from his wrists, her eyes are a little red from all the crying she's been doing. She looked at Sheppard...
"I'm sorry." she said quietly, so no one else could hear.
"Yeah, so am I." he muttered harshly, she may be sorry, but she did have a choice, and she chose to do this, no matter what she may think.
Sergio came back over to them.
"Bring the boy out." he shouts to the man he was talking to a few moments ago.
John frowned, and wondered what they were talking about. He watched as the man left, and then returned a few minutes later, dragging a very distressed, young child out. He only looked about four years old, he was crying and trying to pull his hand out of the man's grasp. When the child saw Tanisha, he immediately began shouting her name, and trying to run to her.
Sheppard looked at Tanisha and saw her eyes riveted on the child, he closed his eyes as he realised why she'd kept on telling him she couldn't let him go. They'd wanted to exchange him for the child. But why didn't she just tell him this in the beginning, he wondered, he might have been able to come up with a solution. One that wouldn't have involved handing him over.
"You have Sheppard, now let him go." she shouted, as Joshua became even more stressed, at not being able to go to her.
"Let him go." Sergio said.
Joshua ran over to Tanisha and flung himself in to her arms, he wrapped his arms and legs around her, and clung to her like a limpet. Nisha, held on to him tightly, reassuring him that he was Alright, and that he was coming home with her and his father.
Sheppard could only stare at her, as she tried to comfort the child, obviously the child was Lucas'. He remembered the sudden change in Lucas when he'd asked him if he had any children, now he knew why.
Nisha lifted her head up from Joshua's shoulder and caught Sheppard watching her, he gave a half hearted smile, as if to say he understood why she'd done it. But it didn't help her, she knew she was still responsible for what was going to happen to him, even if it had been for a good reason.
"We've made the exchange, so Sheppard is mine." Sergio told her, laughing as he looked at Sheppard. He could do what the hell he like to the guy now.
Nisha couldn't take her eyes off Sheppard, she really didn't want to leave him here. Sheppard wondered why she didn't just go, she'd gotten what she wanted.
"When I've finished with these guys. Maybe I'll look you up." he told her, jokingly.
"When we've finished with you, you won't be going anywhere, except in the ground." Sergio told him.
She watched as Sergio pulled his hand back and slammed his fist in to Sheppard's stomach. Sheppard doubled over at the blow, she winced, and closed her eyes, she didn't want to go, but she had Joshua, and he was getting even more distressed.
With the greatest of difficulty, she does the hardest thing that she's ever had to do. She turns her back on Sheppard and walks away. She can hear the scuffling behind her as they drag Sheppard to the house. She doesn't look back as the tears run down her cheeks, she just clings on to Joshua, tightly.
"Nisha, cry." Joshua said, fear in his voice, he doesn't like it when adults cry.
"Yes, I'm just happy to see you." she says, trying to reassure him that everything is Alright.
But she knows it's not Alright, and never will be, not while she has to live with the knowledge that she is responsible for the pain and torment that Sheppard is about to endure, which will certainly lead to his death...
TBC...
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