Disclaimer:I own nothing involved in this story.
I just wanted to say that I'm definitely going to have to turn this into an M rated story, but not yet, but in a few chapters, I'm going to have to change the official rating, so you might want to watch that. Also, I just wanted to thank everyone for reviewing!
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January 18, 2008, 8:16am
"So this is the commissary, or the, mess hall, if you like that better,"said Rodney, gesturing with a wide sweep of his arms.
Miranda couldn't stifle a giggle, biting hard onto her fist to keep from laughing.
"What?"asked Rodney, confused.
"It's nothing...it's just...I was thinking back to that time you started a food fight, remember, in the cafeteria, and from then on, everyone called it 'Meredith's Mess',"she choked, trying not to lose it.
"Oh, you just had to bring that up,"said Rodney sarcastically.
"Oh you know I don't mean it...Meredith,"she choked, biting her knuckles hard, trying, and failing, not to laugh.
She burst out laughing, her laughter echoing across the crowded mess hall.
Everyone in the hall stopped what they were doing, looking up towards the source of the sweet sound.
"Miranda...everyone's looking at us,"Rodney mumbled out of the corner of his mouth, his face flushed.
She snapped her jaws shut, and looked at Rodney's bright red face, and then she lost it all over again, and had to duck around the corner, where her laughter could still be heard.
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January 18, 2008, 8:21am
"So that's the new girl Sheppard was talking about,"said Ronon, glancing over his shoulder.
"Yes, I believe that is the girl John was referring to,"replied Teyla, glancing up for a mere moment, before returning to her plate.
Ronon watched her with interest,"Are you really going to eat all that?"he asked, staring at the mountain of food on her plate.
"Yes,"answered Teyla, annoyed,"Why?"
"Oh, you know, no reason, that just seems like a lot of food,"replied Ronon lamely, choosing to stare at his plate, rather than look at her.
"Well, Dr.Kellar says that I need to eat a substantial amount if the baby is to stay properly nourished,"replied Teyla, even more annoyed,"Why, does it matter how much I eat?"
"Not really,"said Ronon, looking at her, smiling.
She sighed, rolled her eyes, and continued to eat.
"Why do you not make yourself useful, and go introduce yourself to the new girl, John says that we should try to make her feel at home,"said Teyla, trying to rid herself of Ronon, embarrassed to let him watch her demolish the food.
"Okay,"relied Ronon, getting to his feet and walking over to where Rodney and Miranda were talking.
Teyla watched him leave, and though about the way he walked.
Ronon never walked anywhere, he seemed to glide easily across the ground, his powerful strides similar to that of a cats.
Teyla stared blankly at him, her thoughts wandering, not realizing she was staring until he was right in front of her, snapping his fingers in front of her face.
"Teyla, Teyla,Teyla!!"said Ronon sharply, snapping to get her attention.
"What!?"said Teyla, jerking out of her daze.
"I was saying, Teyla Emmagen, meet second Lieutenant Miranda Garnell,"said Ronon, smiling at her amusedly, gesturing to the woman next to him.
"Oh..., oh right, um...I am sorry, my name is Teyla Emmagen,"said Teyla, standing and holding her hand out to Miranda.
"Hi, my name is Miranda Garnell, like he said,"replied Miranda, smiling warmly, and grasping Teyla's hand.
"I am pleased to meet you, I've heard nothing but good things about you,"said Teyla, shaking her hand, still smiling.
Miranda laughed lightly,"Well I'm sorry to say, I've heard very little about you, Rodney never tells me anything in his letters,"she said, jerking her head at Rodney, who stood vigilantly next to her.
"That's not true,"said Rodney defensively.
"Oh please,"said Miranda, turning to stare at him, eyebrows raised.
Rodney's face flushed, and he avoided looking into her eyes.
She returned her attention to Teyla, gesturing for Teyla to sit,"So,"she said, picking up an orange that Ronon had forgotten to eat,"When are you due?"
Teyla's face flushed bright red,"I did not believe it was that apparent yet,"said Teyla, embarrassed, staring at her plate of cold food.
"Oh, don't worry about it sister, it's not, I just have a sixth sense about these things,"replied Miranda quickly, as she peeled her stolen orange, and began to eat.
Teyla blinked,"I do not believe that we are related, I do not believe you are my sister,"said Teyla, confused.
Miranda choked, trying not to laugh,"Oh, well, it's just a saying, back on my planet,"she said, coughing.
"Oh,"replied Teyla,"I see."
Miranda grinned,"So what are you going to name him?"she asked, leaning forward, resting both of her forearms on the table.
Teyla blinked,"How did you know it was a boy?"she asked slowly.
Miranda grinned even more broadly,"Didn't I already tell you? I got a sixth sense about these things."she replied, swallowing another piece of orange.
"A sixth sense? I do not believe I have ever heard of such a thing,"said Teyla, confused, tilting her head to the left.
"What?! You're telling me you've never seen that movie? 'I see dead people'? You've seriously never seen that movie?"she asked, stunned, gaping at her.
Teyla's eyes widened, a mixture of fear and confusion clouding her features,"I do not believe I have ever heard of someone being able to see dead people,"she said, backing away slightly.
Miranda rolled her eyes,"It's a line, from a movie, it's really popular back on my planet. You have seen a movie before, right?"she asked, her eyebrows raised.
"Yes, John has shown me a few movies, but I have never heard of one quite like that,"replied Teyla, visibly relaxing.
"Well, you're in luck, because it just so happens, I brought that movie with me, it's my fourth favorite, we can watch it together, like a girls movie night,"said Miranda, smiling her widest.
Teyla grinned in return,"I would enjoy that a great deal,"she said, preparing to leave,"I hope we can arrange a time later, but I must go to see Dr.Kellar."
She stood, picked up her almost full plate, and turned to leave.
"Hey, wait, I'll come with you, for moral support,"said Ronon, getting up to leave also.
"Well, it was very nice meeting you Miranda, good seeing you again Rodney, goodbye,"said Teyla, leaving, Ronon trailing dutifully behind her.
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January 18, 2008, 8:34am
"Wow, they were nice,"said Miranda as she and Rodney were leaving the mess hall.
"Yeah, they do kind of grow on you after a while, even if they have absolutely no understanding of modern technology,"said Rodney.
"Hmmmm..."mumbled Miranda, her mouth full of orange,"Hey do you want some of this?"
She held out two slices of the orange.
Rodney looked at her,"Oh yeah, I love oranges, except, I'm deadly allergic to citrus,"said Rodney sarcastically.
Miranda looked up from her orange and blinked,"Oh wait, right, I forgot, Rodney, your scared of fruit,"she said, feigning stupidity.
"Oh please, I am not afraid of a fruit,"said Rodney condescendingly, turning to look a her.
"Really?"she said, raising her eyebrows,"So, you're telling me, you got over your little fruit phobia?"
"Yeah,"said Rodney, putting his hands into his pockets, speaking in a know-it-all voice.
She grinned devilishly, picking up a slice of orange in each hand,"Well then, you won't mind my testing that little theory, will you?"she said, holding up both slices, and moving them close to Rodney's face.
Rodney swallowed hard,"Ummm...what are you doing?"he choked, backing away from her, and the deadly orange slices.
She smiled in a slightly flirtatious manner,"Awww...was wong Woddykins?"she asked in her best baby voice, advancing ever closer and closer, still holding the deadly orange slices in front of her.
Rodney swallowed again, continuing to back up until he hit the wall, his eyes wide, sweat sliding down his brow,"Miranda..."he said in a slightly warning voice.
She smiled her 'Hannibal Lector' smile even wider,"Awww...it's just a little piece of fruit, you're not scared, are you, Roddykins?"she said, drawing ever closer.
Rodney decided to take his chance at escape, before he was force fed orange slices.
He lept to the right at the exact same moment she lunged forward, holding her orange slices like knives.
He sped down the corridor as fast as he could, Miranda, the crazy orange bearing woman right behind him.
He tore through the familiar corridors, gritting his teeth as she was easily catching up, then, suddenly, without warning, she gathered herself, and launched herself at him.
She slammed into him, the force sending both of them flying in different directions, she landed across the corridor, and Rodney ended up on the left side. He lay groaning, holding his arm, cursing. Miranda quickly recovered, rolled over onto her stomach, stood and came to stand over Rodney.
"You alright?"she asked,bending down to examine his arm.
"Yeah, I'm just great, I love being tackled by a crazy woman,"replied Rodney sourly, rubbing his arm.
"Oh, well sorry,"she said, grinning"maybe I can help with the pain."
She swung one leg over to his left side, so she was straddling him while she was standing, then she sat on his chest.
Rodney groaned and grunted in pain as she took up residence on his chest.
"Get. Off. Of. Me"said Rodney, enunciating every syllable, trying to push her off of him.
She leaned forward, and with her face less than two inches from his own, she said,"Not on your life Roddykins, I haven't finished eating so I want to make it perfectly clear, I am not vacating the premises until I've finished my orange."
She finished her speech with a self satisfied smirk, eating another slice of the same orange.
Rodney glared at her for a few more moments before sighing and letting his head fall back onto the floor.
"Fine you win, but I wouldn't get comfortable,"said Rodney, closing his eyes, and refusing to acknowledge how annoyed he was.
She pouted as she slowly ate the last slice of orange,"Your no fun,"she said, still pouting.
He sighed, then from down the hall, they heard a shout,"Hey, you two, you know the rules, no public displays of affections in the halls,"the Marine shouted angrily, walking towards them.
"Crap,"she whispered, frightened, she leaped off of Rodney's chest, grabbed his hand and dragged him to his feet, then she yanked him down a corridor, running at top speed.
"Where are we going?!"shouted Rodney hysterically, trying not to trip over his feet.
"Anywhere we can get away from Captain America back there,"she panted, as she skidded to a stop, and ducking into a research lab.
She had been prepared to stop, but Rodney had not been, so when she stopped, Rodney kept going, tripped, and met the floor head on.
He lay on the floor, cussing, and holding his head, trying to stop the bleeding.
"Rodney, are you alright?!"shouted Miranda fearfully, racing to his side.
Rodney looked up at her, pain nearly blinding him, agony showing in his eyes, blood gushing through his fingers.
Terror flashed in her eyes as she pulled his hands away, leaning down to examine the bleeding.
"Rodney, Rodney, it's going to be okay...I promise, don't worry...help is on the way..."she said, applying pressure with one hand, and calling over the intercom,"Medical team to research lab D-9, we have a man down!!"
"It's funny..."thought Rodney brokenly, right before passing out,"Those are almost the exact same words she said back in Anthony's living room...I wonder if they'll let me have ice cream this time...ow, this really hurts, why does this only happen when she's here...I hope he didn't hurt her...I'll kill him all over again...bastard..."
Then everything went completely black.