Disclaimer: I'm only going to say this once: I don't own any of the characters and I'm not making money off of doing this. This is simply for fun.
Note: Just wanted to let you guys know that I watched Twilight last Friday and I have to say it is one of my favorite movies already. I watched it with my girlfriends and the theatre was packed. I loved the movie, but I was laughing the whole time, not because it was funny (It was intense, actually), but because every time an actor would come on screen or 'Edward' would do something intense the crown would erupt into screams, gasps and sighs. And what was great was that everyone in the theatre didn't seem to mind that the girls were commenting and making all the sounds… it's the kind of movie that you just absolutely have to gush over. So you guy should watch it if you haven't yet.:)
Present Day (February 16, 2009):
Laura is walking around the room wrapped in a very tiny towel, a glass of red wine in her hand. John is in front of the T.V., channel surfing, while Ronon is on the couch, his feet up on the coffee table playfully throwing a football up in the air.
Jennifer walks out of her room, wearing a knee-length robe, her hair wrapped in a towel. "Rodney, are you done with my blow-dryer?" John snorts the idea of McKay blow-drying what's left of his hair.
"He's still in the bathroom." Ronon tells her. Eyeing Jennifer from head to toe.
Jennifer flushes at his perusal, to cover her uneasiness he says "When he comes out, could you tell him to give me my blow-dryer back?"
"Aren't there blow-dryers in the bathrooms already." John says without tearing his gaze off of the screen.
"They're not as powerful as regular blow-dryers." Laura answers.
"Yeah, we'll let him know." Ronon says finally.
When Jennifer starts to go back inside, Rodney comes walking out from the other room dressed already in black slacks and an undershirt, buttoning his long sleeved collared shirt. "I think I broke Jennifer's blow-dryer…" Looking up from buttoning his shirt to see Laura sitting on the arm of the couch, her legs crossed and feet encased in gold strappy stilettos. "Uh… Uh."
"You what?" Jennifer asks him, her voice tinged with irritation.
"I, uh, I." Rodney stutters, looking from Jennifer to Laura. Jennifer takes a deep breath and goes back in the room, shaking her head.
"Cat got your tongue, Rodney?" Laura asks, smiling devilishly.
"I, uh, what are you w…" Rodney begins. "Why are you in a towel."
"Would you like me to take it off?" Laura asks. John snorts in the background, shaking his head.
Rodney looks at John then turns to Ronon, who's resumed throwing his football around, then back to Laura, who gets up and stands in front of him. Then Rodney says "Yes…" Laura cocks her eyebrow. "I mean, get dressed."
"Fine." Laura says with a shrug. Walking back towards the room she shares with Jennifer, she turns around and calls Rodney, crooking a finger to come near her. "Hey, McKay, I wanna show you something." Rodney approaches Laura who has a naughty smile. Laura then quickly unwraps her towel and rewraps it just in time for Rodney to glimpse her almost naked body, in a tiny thong, devoid of a bra. Rodney sputters, shocked at what she just did. He looks over Laura's shoulder to find John and Ronon laughing. They didn't see her body. She made sure that Rodney was the only one to see her. Laura then walks inside the room, giggling as she shuts the door behind her.
"W-what just happened." Rodney asks, his eyes wide.
"Oh dude, you've just been targeted." John says.
"What does that mean?" Rodney asks.
"It means that this week is going to be really interesting." Ronon says.
A knock on the door finally pulls John's attention away from the T.V. Rodney opens the door and Evan and Marie walk through. "The food's coming. So we just ordered Chinese, okay." We're all gonna eat here. So it'll be a little cramped." Marie says, flopping down on a chair.
"Wow." Rodney says as he looks at Marie. She's dressed in a silk turquoise colored empire-cut dress that falls above the knee with a deep v-neckline and a brooch on the front and silver wrap draped around her shoulders. She looks even taller with the silver stilettos that she's wearing.
Marie turns to look at Rodney and says "Well, thanks Rodney."
Evan glares at Rodney. "What?" Rodney says defensively.
Another knock on the door, and Evan answers it, letting Elizabeth and Mike in. As he's about to shut the door, Nick arrives, blocking the door with his shoe, Peter right behind him.
"Hi!" Elizabeth says. Evan pulls out a chair for Elizabeth to sit on. Mike shakes hands with the men present in the room. Rodney hears a bit of commotion outside so he opens the door, Radek, Patty, Katie and Carson are outside, talking amongst themselves. Rodney moves away from the door to let them in, rolling his eyes in annoyance, leaving the door unlocked.
Jamie and her husband, Hank, knock on the door and open it. "Hello!" Jamie says as she peeks in. They step through the doorway, with Teyla right behind them. Everyone in the room turn to look at them. John's breath hitches as he sees Teyla in a dark green ruche tube dress, with a dark brown belt, holding her brown coat on one arm and a clutch under the other.
Flashback to the day before Prom (May 12, 2000):
John is in front of his locker picking out the books for his next class, when he slams the locker door shut, it reveals Teyla leaning against the locker next to his. "Hey." Teyla says.
"Hey, what's up?" John asks.
"Ronon hasn't told you?"
"Nope. The big guy's got his head in the clouds."
Teyla smiles at this. "Yeah, I noticed that too,"
"So what about Ronon?"
"Not Ronon, actually." Teyla looks distraught. "I don't have a date to prom."
"I thought you were going with Kanaan." John says as they walk together down the hall to their next class.
"I thought so, too." Teyla says. "But something came up. So he can't fly from Boston tomorrow."
John suddenly realizes his chance. Thinking quickly he suggests "Um, what about if you and I go together?" Teyla looks at him with a mixture of confusion and hope. "I mean, I'm pretty sure you already bought a dress. It would be a waste if you didn't wear it tomorrow night."
"Really?" Teyla says excitedly. "You'd do that for me?" And then her smile falters. "Wait, I thought you had a date already."
"Uh, no." John answers.
"You sure? Coz I heard that… I thought that half of the senior girls asked you out." Teyla says, smiling.
"Nope, you exaggerate. Only one third. The other third, was for Ronon, and the other…" John says, shrugging.
"Okay…" And then realizing that she really has a date, Teyla flings herself at John, giving him a big hug. "Oh thank you, thank you!" She impulsively kisses him on his cheek and then pushes the door open to their classroom and flops down next to Kate. Whispering something in Kate's ear. Kate smiles and turns to look at John knowingly.
X
Later after class, John rushes out of the classroom dialing on his cell-phone. Listening for a dial tone.
"Hello?"
"Adria?" John says.
"Hey John. What's going on?" Adria asks. She's a student from the Altera Academy, a boarding school known for its strict religious beliefs.
"Uh, I uh, I don't know how to say this, but…" John begins.
"What's wrong?" Adria says, sounding really worried.
"I can't take you to my prom." He says really quickly, without pausing.
"What?! Why?!" Adria asks in a scream.
"Coz I'm not going anymore. Sorry!" Then he hangs up. He stares at his phone, not believing that he just did that to the Alteran's homecoming queen.
He's startled by Ronon who comes up behind him. "You're not coming to the prom? We rented a limo." He says.
"Huh?" John turns around to look at him then says "Uh... no, I mean, I still am. Just not with Adria."
"This got something to do with Teyla not having a date?" Ronon asks with a smile.
"Yeah."
"You do know you just blew off Adria, don't you? I mean, this is Adria we are talking about. The b…" He gets cut off by John.
"Yeah yeah, I know. But it's not like she's gonna know that I'm gonna be at the prom. She's an Alteran."
"Exactly! Captain of the Alteran's lacrosse team. An Ori. Scary women. Amazons." Ronon says. "Even I'm afraid. He says as they walk towards the cafeteria.
"I know. But this is Teyla we're talking about, man!" John says.
X
A day passes, and John is standing at the bottom of the staircase talking to Teyla's parents, holding a box. Teyla descends the stairs in chiffon dress, ribbons tied underneath her breasts, the fabric of her dress flowing freely around her and falling right on top of her knees. The color of her dress changing color form dark green to light, making her look like a garden fairy. She looks at him with a big smile on her face.
"Hi!" John says, awed by her.
"Hey." She answers, her breath caught, as she looks at him in his tux. Handsome still, even with his hair sticking up in all directions.
She walks down the last two steps to stand in front of him. He opens the box to reveal a corsage made of a cluster of yellow daisies. He takes her right hand and slips the corsage to her wrist. She smiles up at him and then kisses her parents on their cheeks. They leave together, her hand resting on his arm as they walk down the driveway towards the limousine.
X
Have you ever loved somebody so much
It makes you cry
Have you ever needed something so bad
You can't sleep at night
Have you ever tried to find the words
But they don't come out right
Have you ever, have you ever
Teyla and John are dancing to Brandy's 'Have you Ever'. John has his arm around Teyla's waist, her arms around his neck, unconsciously caressing the nape of his neck. They haven't taken their eyes off of each other since the song started playing. When the music changes from the love song to something fast, the spell is broken, and John and Teyla move away from each other.
"Uh, do you want something to drink?" John asks. Teyla nods. John walks her to nearby table, then walks to the buffet table to get her a glass of fruit punch.
"So, I thought, you weren't attending prom." Someone says to him from behind.
John stiffens and then turns around, a glass of red fruit punch in his hand. "Adria."
"In the flesh." She says, her voice laced with venom. "You are a liar, John Sheppard."
"I know, and I'm sorry…"
"Fuck you! How dare you?!
"I'm sorry, Adria, really, I am. It's just that… Teyla didn't have a date. And well…" He starts to say. "I just really wanted to go with her. And this was my chance."
"So why did you invite me three days ago?!" She asks, the pitch if her voice going higher.
"John?" Teyla asks, coming up behind him, wary of Adria. She recognizes her as an Alteran. "Is everything, okay?"
"No, everything is not okay!" Adria answers. "Did he tell you that he didn't have a date yet?" Seeing the confused look on Teyla she says "Well he did. He asked me three days ago and I accepted. I guess, since you were dateless, he took pity…"
John cuts her off quickly. "Leave her out of this Adria!" Putting an arm around Teyla's waist to guide her away from Adria before she says anything else.
"We are not done yet, John!" Adria says, pulling on his arm causing him to spill the drink his holding on his crisp white shirt.
Teyla gasps and then looks up at Adria, who's a few inches taller than her. She marches up to her and hisses. "Stop it. Just stop it." The look on Teyla's eyes silences Adria.
Out of nowhere, Aidan Ford pulls Adria away from the pair. Apparently, Ford had asked Adria at the last minute. He apologizes to John, a pleading look on his face. "John, I am so sorry." Adria looks over her shoulder at Teyla and John who are walking out the front doors.
Back to the Present:
John takes a deep breath as he watches Teyla move around the room, greeting everyone present. He stiffens when he sees Peter walk towards her and corner her, Teyla looks up at him and smiles, then quickly maneuvers herself from him, ducking. She looks around and notices that Laura and Jennifer are not around. She looks questioningly at Ronon and he nods towards the girls' room. She walks over to the door and on her way smiles shyly at John and says hello, lightly touching his arm, then knocks and asks permission to enter. When she's through the door, John looks up to give Peter a smug smile.
TBC.
Note: I know that they never mentioned what galaxy the Ori and Ancients came from… so I just used Altera, after Alterans which was the name used for the Ori and Ancients.