Both he and Shepard made double time getting to the gate room, a wraith and a Air Force officer both being dogged by a couple of marines. When they arrived in the gate room he and Shepard walked to the gate room with a marine walking behind them. Shepard's brother came face to face with another wraithhe was rather surprised to see another wraith in the city
To him this other wraith looked fairly young, his hair was about chest length. The other wraith looked down to a small female who was giggling holding a doll in her minute hands. Then water suddenly splashed over her head. She looked like a wet cat, she shouted something and four other kids appeared. There was a blue skinned one that was holding a canteen and laughing hysterically. The wraith just shook his head. "Michael if you two want I can watch after all the kids." Rea said smiling."That would be very helpful." He said in the multi-toneal voice norm to all wraiths. "Also would you please ask some one to show us where we will stay."
"Oh I can show you and I'm sure that we can set a room up for the little ones." Then turning to Shepard's brother she said " I promised you a tour anyway didn't I." She winked at him.
That was almost too much for him to bare he wanted to pick her up and tell her how much he felt for her but he still worried that she did not feel the same.(AN) ha ha poor wraith, he scared of rejection.)
The wraith Michael looked at him
/it should not mater what others think about you, no matter how unnatural love may seem there is no purpose to fight it, as the desires of the heart have no logic./
the wraith couldn't help but think that what Michael had said was true. Although it bothered him that he did not have anything to give to her as a show of how much he felt for her and trusted her. Then it struck him the one thing that he could give her that no one else could ever have, his name.
Rea couldn't help but notice how deep in thought the wraith was the look on his face made him look very beautiful to her. She blushed and tried to suppress a laugh. Keira looked at her
" ooo somebody has a crush on the big fella.
"Keira come on that's not funny." Then she whispered "is it that obvious?"
""You would have to be blind not to see it in your eyes. I mean come on you were flirting with him like you were a lovesick puppy. But sweetie let you in on a secret, all men are dense, regardless of race you have to spell it out for them that you like him and the best part about a wraith is that they are naturally social creatures. They can't last very long without someone to latch onto, they would go insane. In a relationship with a wraith he wouldn't be able to bring himself to hurt you because you would be the one that would be a constant in his life. As for stuff that you should know if he likes you too he will give to you something nobody else can have, his name. And wraiths are sensitive to the emotions of the one they choose for their mate. They are also physically sensitive just behind their ears and down their spine."
"Physically sensitive?"
"Yea, as in rubbing behind their ears can get them excited."
"Oh" Rea said not sure that this information would ever have any application to the being that she liked.
The group reached a hallway and Rea began assigning rooms and conveniently placing the wraith next door to her own room. Everybody else got settled she and the wraith went to put up the decorations for the party that was to be the next day.
Later that day she and the wraith came back to their rooms and went to bed but neither got to sleep.