Title: Show No Fear

Author: Feral Geek
Rating: Pg-13
Summary: Chapter 20, if you're here and don't know the story, go back to chapter one and start reading.
A/N: Read and Review! Pleeeeeease? -begging-

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3 Amie

ONWARDS!

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Some say that silence is golden.

But this silence was far from it; laden with emotion it was oppressive and crushing, awkward.

Yet all silence must be broken in time.

"Missed you."
Fingers clenched and unclenched the supple leather of his jacket spasmodically, the words muffled by his chest.

Cavan's guard had been dismissed; Doctor Weir had decided to allow the pair a bit of privacy while she notified the other mission leaders.
As the pair had made their exit, Colonel Sheppard, Doctor McKay, Ronon Dex and Teyla Emmagan had filed into the room.
It only made sense to tell them all together, not only were they a team, but two of them were leaders of the Earth expedition, another was the leader of the Athosians that had settled on the mainland, and the last was their weapons and Wraith specialist.

Doctor Beckett would arrive a few minutes later, attending the meeting despite the fact that he already knew what was going to be said.

He would be assisting with the damage control.

Thus the pair stood in one of the lower corridors, simply holding on, clinging to the only thing that still felt safe in the maelstrom that their lives had become.

"Please don't leave."
The words caught in his throat as the notes of longing hit him, "I must." he finally said, holding her tightly, "I do not want to...but I must."

"I know." Adrienne's sigh was swallowed up by the cloth of his jacket, "I just...I don't want to loose you."
She sounded defeated.

"You are my mate...you will never loose me." Even as the words left his lips, Cavan felt a pang of guilt, technically she was not his mate; they had not gone through the process of bonding.

It was something he longed for, he felt the need burning within him...but he was a soldier, he would not bond with her and go off to fight and die somewhere.

Cavan would never hurt her that way.

So he would say nothing of bonding, even without the deep connection the ritual formed, she would be his.

And he would be hers.

He could feel the smile that made its way onto her face and it relieved some of the pain he felt.
He could never do something to take away her joy; he would never do something that would harm her.

Perhaps this would be a good time to change the subject.
"When will they be born?" he asked after a moment, tilting his head down to look at her.
A pause, and she stiffened, "They?" she asked tentatively.
The machines that would allow them a glimpse at the unborn child...or children...was on route via the Daedalus and would arrive in a few weeks.

"You did not know there are two of them?"
"Oh God." for perhaps the hundredth time today, she felt like she was going to be ill, "How can you tell?" she finally asked, although she had her suspicions.
"They are already somewhat connected to the mental network." he replied simply, "While they have no thoughts yet, they have a presence...if a very small and undeveloped one." he paused, "There are two."
"Can you tell what gender they are?"
"No."
"Oh...and we believe that they." she paused on that word before continuing, "Will be due in three months."
"Have you thought of names?" Perhaps he could be of some assistance in that area, if there were to be two children...perhaps one with a name from his people and one from hers.
"A little." she said quietly, once again resting her head on his chest.
It was a nice feeling.
"Although I was hoping you could help me with that?" she looked up at him and smiled, "Any suggestions?"
The familiar smirk was twisting her lips once again, and the grey eyes glittered warmly.

Some things didn't change.
"If we have a girl..." he said slowly, "I would like her to be named...Deva."
That earned him a nod of approval, "I like that...what does it mean?" once again was her unending curiosity.

"Divine." Cavan replied, returning the smile that had spread across his mate's lips, glad of her approval.
"And if we have a boy?" the eyebrow arched slightly as she continued to regard him.
"If I am naming one...you will name the other." he said simply, returning the quirked eyebrow, smirking at her as she contemplated.
"I've always liked the name Michael." she replied slowly, causing his other brow to rise and join the other.

He had heard of a renegade Wraith who bore that name...one that had abandoned his Hive to live alone.

Adrienne shook her head, "Perhaps she should wait until we know the gender...s...of the children before we start choosing names." she finally said, looking as though she wanted to burst into laughter.
"That would be a good idea." he agreed after a few minutes, nodding slightly as she began to free herself from the embrace.
"I think we should get Dalkar and return him to the Hive." she said once she was free, arms folding over her chest, "Then you can come back with Malka and perhaps discuss an alliance?"

Cavan simply shook his head and wrapped an arm around Adrienne, escorting her down the hall to the brig.

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This was another kind of silence.

The kind that made you want to burst into uncontrollable laughter.

Cavan and Adrienne stood in the doorway, watching the occupants of the room with curiosity.

The group was composed of one Wraith, and three humans.

The Wraith, of course, was Dalkar, and two of the humans were his assigned guards, the third human was the geologist Doctor Savoie, who had first helped escort Cavan to the gateroom.
Doctor Savoie and Dalkar sat in front of one another, looks of intense concentration on their faces, while the guards watched on in amusement.

Finally Adrienne wandered over to the two marines, studying the pair in the center of the room for a moment before looking at the soldiers, "What are those two doing?" she asked slowly, a note of trepidation tingeing her voice.

One of them spoke up after a moment, "Staring contest." he said, grinning widely, "Doctor Savoie has been playing games with the prisoner for most of the afternoon...before this was tic-tac-toe."
That made her blink, "How did they manage that one?" she asked curiously.

"They made an imaginary grid in the air." he replied, shrugging.

"You blinked." Dalkar's voice drifted over to them, sounding amused as he spoke.
"Did not." That would be Doctor Savoie, sounding slightly offended.
"You just did it again."

That one was met with a grumble, and one of the marines nudged the other, who handed over a chocolate powerbar, making a face.

Adrienne shook her head slowly, and made her way over to the brig, where the pair were arguing.
"Did not."
"Yes, you did."
"Did not."

"You did."

"If the two of you would stop acting like five year olds for a few minutes?" she eventually asked, getting their attention, "You should know that it's time for Dalkar to go home."

The geologist rolled her eyes and stood slowly, brushing her pants off and looking at the brig, the two marines approaching it with stunners held at the ready, slowly opening the door and releasing the Wraith inside.

The entire group made their way back to the jumper bay, where Team One stood in wait along with Doctors Beckett and Weir.

There was that sick feeling again.
Behind her the pair still argued over who won and who lost, and she was able to tune them out as she stalked past the group in the jumper bay, keeping pace with Cavan the entire time, ignoring the not so subtle stares she was getting.

They finally came to a stop beside the Dart; Cavan would pilot the craft and sweep Dalkar up in the culling beam before heading out.
For a moment he looked back at her, and then at the group that stood nearby, looking indecisive.
Adrienne made the decision for him, taking his hand and reaching up to kiss him, nearly over-balancing for a moment as she stood on her toes, "Come back soon." she whispered as she pulled away, eyes shining.
The look she cast the group was a defiant one that made him smirk, pulling her back in and bending down to take another kiss before climbing into the Dart and pulling up the opaque hood.
Slowly the craft rose into the air and the shimmering blue beam swept out to capture Dalkar before zipping out of the now open roof.

Adrienne watched them go for a moment, before turning and making her exit, fleeing to the infirmary.

-tbc-

A/N: so...what did you think? ah! and in a few chapters I'm going to be posting a new fic called 'mating rituals' it involves Dalkar and his attempts to woo the geologist you met today...a bit of a crack fic...his attempts fail spectacularly and he makes a complete idiot of himself...but its kinda sweet Also, pretty soon there are gonna be some fics I want all of you to read and review! But they aren't by me, but I will be sure to mention it when they get published, so keep reading the author notes!