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Wow, a lot of people liked the last chapter. Thanks to all who reviewed. I just started posting this story on another website. Kinda excited about that.

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After talking to Weir, John had a lot to think about. He needed to keep his temper in check or they were going to send him back to earth and that would not be good thing because then he wouldn't be able to see Teyla again.

The events of the day played through his head like a movie as he made his way to his room. Why did he let Kavanaugh get to him like that? Why did it make him so angry? Kavanaugh was locked up and couldn't do any more damage but it still didn't give him a good feeling with him still at Atlantis.

Not only did he make Weir upset, but Teyla saw him and was probably wondering what all of it was about. He took a deep breath and tried to block it out of his head as he walked the rest to the way to his room.

He didn't get very far when Teyla saw him. She went up to him. "John…..I was wondering…..may we talk for a minute?"

"Well, I was just on my way to my room but sure." He said as he stopped only about 10 feet from the door of his room.

"What happened today?" She asked with a concerned look on her face. Why was it that he knew that she would ask about that?

"Oh….that." John said in a disappointed voice. He took a deep breath. "Listen, its nothing…..I just lost my temper."

"John, you had your gun aimed at him." She said reinforcing her concern.

"Teyla…..don't worry about it." John said just brushing her off again.

"Why will you not tell me anything?" Teyla said. John just stood there in disbelief. He didn't think she would react this way. "Do you not trust me?"

"Teyla….you know I trust you." John said. "I always have."

"Then why will you not tell me anything?" Teyla said in a slightly raised voice. This really got John wondering what was wrong with her. She had never really acted like this before.

"It's complicated." John said.

"Is there not one thing in your life that is simple?" She asked in the same tone of voice.

"Teyla……what's wrong?" John said.

"What do you mean?" Teyla asked in a bit of a snappy tone. She was obviously still irritated that John wouldn't tell her why he had Kavanaugh at gun point.

"You're acting kinda strange right now." John said in a confused tone of voice. He still didn't know why she was so upset. Just the other day, she said that it was okay and he didn't have to tell her anything and that if he wanted to keep things to himself, it was fine.

"Do you not want to share things that are bothering you?" Teyla said in a bit of a raised voice. "Do you not want people to listen and help when you need it?"

"Teyla, I don't get it." John started. "Last time I was ready to tell you everything that was on my mind, you said that I didn't have to and that you were fine with it."

"I did not speak the truth." Teyla said almost yelling. on……what's going on?" John said still confused and now a bit worried at her peculiar behavior.

"Is it not obvious?" She said almost in a whisper. They stood there, their eyes meeting for a few moments on complete silence. Teyla sighed and walked away leaving John there to think about what she said and her strange behavior.

What the hell is wrong with her? I don't get it. Just the other day she said that everyone keeps their secrets and that I didn't have to share anything with her if I didn't want to. She has been really moody lately. I've never seen her cry so much and I don't know how to cheer her up. She was getting so she was happier and then Kavanaugh screwed it all up. Why was she acting so strange? 'Is it not obvious?' What did that mean? Is it possible that she has feelings for me like I do for her? Will she ever tell me how she feels or will she always keep it a secret from me and the rest of people at Atlantis?

John stood there for a good 10 minutes just taking in everything that just happened. He couldn't believe that she would react to him not telling her what Kavanaugh said with such anger. He didn't think she would actually yell at him. He knew that she was worried about him but he had no idea how deep her worry went. He began walking the rest of the way to his room when McKay walked up to him.

"Can I talk to you for a minute Colonel?" McKay said.

"Not right now McKay." John said and walked through his door making sure that it closed behind him. What was that about? Normally he doesn't just blow me off like that. Well, I just saw Teyla walk off so maybe something happened between them. Why is she in such a bad mood today? Did something happen that I missed? McKay sighed and walked away.

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Later on that day, Weir decided that she should get a little more information about what happened between John and Kavanaugh. In all the time she worked with him, she didn't remember a single time where she saw him lose his temper that bad. He looked like he was actually going to shoot him. Could whatever he said have been bad enough to warrant an execution? Suddenly, Weir stopped dead in her tracks and stared down at a lifeless figure on the floor.

"Oh my god!" She said as she knelt down. It was Teyla. Why was she laying unconscious on the floor? Then she looked at the set of stairs about three feet away. She checked for Teyla's pulse, there was a pulse and she was breathing. She wiggled Teyla's shoulder a little. "Teyla…..Teyla wake up." She didn't get a response.

She touched the her radio on her ear. "Carson." She said hoping that he would answer.

"This is Carson." He said over the radio.

"I need your help." She said. "I just found Teyla unconscious. I think she fell down the stairs near her the living quarters."

"Okay, stay with her….I'll be right there." Beckett said. As the radio cut out, Weir turned her attention back to Teyla.

After a few minutes of sitting ther next to Teyla on the floor, Teyla's eyes fluttered and slowly opened up. "Oh good. You're awake." She said sighing with relief. Teyla nodded at her. "Did you fall down the stairs?"

"I believe so." Teyla said in a quiet tone. "It is not very clear so I am not sure." Teyla started to sit up when Weir put a hand on her shoulder.

"Stay still." Weir said. "Beckett is on the way." Teyla gave in and relaxed a little. Her head was throbbing and she didn't feel like arguing with anyone.

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There was a knock on the door to McKay's office. John didn't wait to get an answer, he just walked in. "Okay McKay….what did you want to talk to me about earlier?"

"Oh good, you're finally interested in what I have to say." McKay said in an annoyed tone. "It only has to do with the artifact I found and why it effects you the way it does." He picked up the artifact that had been sitting on the table next to him.

"What the hell is that doing here?" John said taking a step back. "I thought that was going to be destroyed."

"It is going to be destroyed." McKay said. "I wanted to tell you what I found out about it."

"Okay." John said. He walked over to a seat and sat down to listen to McKay ramble. "What did you find out about it?" he added with his eyebrows raised in inviting McKay to continue.

"What I found out is that it's wraith in origin but it wasn't exactly designed to detect broken bones." McKay said.

"Obviously." John said. "What was it designed for then?"

"It was designed almost like a weapon to use against the ancients." McKay said. "The whole x-ray thing was just a cover up."

"How come it doesn't effect you and everyone else that have had the gene therapy and it effects only me?" He asked as he shifted to a more comfortable position.

"Well, that's another interesting fact about it." He said. "It only effects people who have the specific gene and doesn't have any effect whatsoever to people with gene therapy. So apparently it only effects you."

"Okay…..but it was on in the lab when you found it, right?" John asked thinking about the day when the whole mess started.

"Yeah." He answered.

"Then why didn't it effect me before we went down there?" John asked.

"Ah…..I'm glad you brought that up." McKay said. "When the wraith made it, they only equipped it with a range of about 50 feet."

"So that means when Teyla and I went on that walk, he actually followed us so he could get close enough." John said.

"Who followed you?" McKay asked apparently not knowing about them finally finding out who was behind it.

"Was it Kavanaugh?" McKay asked thinking back to when he was looking at the manifest and seeing his name. He also thought about the peculiar behavior he had seen in him the past few days.

"Yeah." John said. He stood up and began to walk towards the door. "Listen, I'm gonna go and try to find Teyla."

"Oh……I know where she is. McKay said with his voice trailing a off a bit at the end of his sentence because he knew how John would react.

McKay knew that John wanted to know so he just spit it out the best way he knew how. He sighed. "She's in the infirmary."

"What?" John said in a raised voice. "How'd she end up in the infirmary?"

"I don't know but I do know that her injuries aren't that serious." McKay was about to tell him how it happened when he just walked out the door without another word.

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There you have it. I know it may be a bit of a boring chapter but bear with me……I'll get better. Confessions are coming up but I'm not sure when exactly. Sorry about not updating for so long but I had a hard time writing this chapter. I'll try to get the next chapter up soon.

To be continued…..