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Written by: Donna
Archived: 13 September 2000
Disclaimer: The characters in this story are not mine they belong to Jim Henson, I am merely borrowing them to complete this fanfic
Rating: PG-13+ language, adult situations.
Opinions: If you have criticism or praise please let me know by writing to me at donna__rose@hotmail.com
Thanks: I have no one to thank accept for the people who put farscape together. Thanks a lot guys!
Note: Enjoy, this is my first ever fanfic so don't expect it to be too good.
Summary: a bet drives John and Aeryn to discover some interesting feelings!!!
Part 1
~1~
"Ouch," Aeryn yelled as she awoke from yet another of her awful dreams only to go to get out of bed and stand on top of another DRD. She hadn't had a good night's sleep for over a weeken because of the same dreams. One moment she'd be in a room groaning at the touch of John's hand and the next, it was back to reality. Now this would have been fine accept for the fact that the dreams were always there and every time she saw John in reality she blushed and turned away. Tonight she was angrier than usual, partly because she'd stubbed her toe on the DRD and partly because tonight's dream had been more in-depth that usual. She'd been standing alone on the terrace when John had entered and unrobed her, then in one swift movement he'd pushed her to the ground and then eased his way on top of her cooing gently in her ear. She had then taken charge and rolled over so that she was on top, next she'd traced lines up and down his body with her tongue. He'd invited her further on but moments later she woke up.
She stayed there for a while not wanting to go back to sleep then, deciding it was the best thing to do, she got out of bed and threw on an old T-shirt. She walked out the door and looked to her right, the next she knows she's on the ground next to John who was looking almost as red and flustered as she was.
Getting up, she shot a quick glare at him and then added, "Watch where you're going, you yotz." She then turned on her heel and disappeared down the corridor, she didn't even turn to see John's smirk as he eyed her naked legs, nor did she hear him mumble to himself, "Good evening to you too. Mmmm nice legs on her, even if she is an alien."
~2~
The next day both Aeryn and John were tired and angry. Everyone, but Rygel, became worried and Zhaan and D'Argo met in the main chamber to discuss the problem.
"I don't know what the problem is. They just didn't get much sleep last night, what does it matter to me?" D'Argo questioned Zhaan.
"Nothing really. It didn't bother me until my meditation time came and I asked Aeryn if she could finnish off the sweeping I was doing, I told her that I'd given myself to much to do in the arn and that it wouldn't take too long and then I looked up and found her nearly crying. When was the last time you saw a peace keeper cry?" Zhaan remarked with only the slightest trace of worry in her voice. "I think I'll try talking to her, maybe she is just having trouble sleeping, but I still think it's something more. Why don't you go and have a talk to John?" she said to D'Argo, she hoped he would, she always had had trouble understanding John's theories and thoughts, she hoped D'Argo would understand better that she did.
"Ok, I'll go and talk to him, but I'm not promising that I'll get the answers. Pilot, where's Crichton?" he asked
"He's back on the terrace, D'Argo, but he's asked not to be disturbed." Pilot said. "Thanks, Pilot. Happy Zhaan? I'm doing what you want." D'Argo said gruffly.
D'Argo stalked out of the room and headed towards the terrace, he soon arrived and saw Crichton lying on the ground breathing deeply his eyes half shut. "What are you doing, Crichton?" D'Argo questioned in his deep voice. Crichton jumped a foot in the air, "What? Oh, it's you, sorry, I was just having a rest, I'm a bit tired."
"Why? What kept you up?" D'Argo asked. Crichton groaned,"I've been having these dreams for a while and well they keep waking me up and after them I can never get back to sleep. I'm not sick, I just not not getting much sleep." Crichton said, dragging out the words slowly and with out expression.
"What are these dreams about?" D'Argo asked wanted to know. "They're sort of private but they're not bad they're good, some are very good, but I know the dreams could never happen." John answered.
"These dreams include Aeryn." D'Argo said. It was not a question it was a statement and John was blushing because of it. "Yes." he admitted, "She's in them, but what can I do about it I mean sure she's beautiful and all but she's a...... she's an alien for frells sake!" and with that he jumped up and, mumbling to himself, stormed away.
~3~
Meanwhile, Zhaan continued to search for Aeryn, she'd already checked most of the rooms and halls and was about to give up when she turned a corner and tripped over Aeryn who was sitting on the ground. Zhaan quickly apologized for running into her. Then she noticed Aeryn was not listening, she was resting her head in her hands and looked close to crying once again.
Zhaan shook her gently and when she looked up Zhaan said calmly, "What's the matter, you don't look well?" "wha.. Oh, it's nothing I just haven't been getting much sleep. Leave me alone, I'm okay." She replied in a dreamy voice. She looked away hoping that Zhaan hadn't seen the tear run down her face. "Why? Why haven't you been getting enough sleep? Are you sick?" Zhaan asked in a soothing voice. "No I'm not sick it's dreams they're personal and they're good but........"
"What? Do these dreams include Crichton?" She asked. "John's in all of them, I like the things I see but I'm afraid of them. I can never get back to sleep after them. It would be easier if John weren't as alien to me as he is. What I see is not possible and I should not see it." Aeryn cried unable to hold her emotion in any longer. "It's okay I can give you an ointment that will give you restless sleep, if you want I can leave it in your room. I can make it this afternoon. Do you want some?" Zhaan politely asked. Aeryn took her time but in the end answered, "Yes, now, please just leave me alone.
~4~
Zhaan was now no longer worried as she knew what the problem was and though it had a difficult solution it was curable. She returns to her lab and asks Pilot to tell D'Argo to meet her in her quarters in one arn, next she began to make the ointment; mixing the herbs and plants in the bowl, while quietly pondering about what to do about Aeryn. She finished theointment and on her way to her quaters left it on Aeryn's table.
D'Argo was already waiting for her when she arrived. She quickly let him in and was about to explain Aeryn's problem when she noticed the broad smile on his face. "What is it D'Argo? What have you found out?" she peered into his eyes looking for an answer but all she worked out was that he reminded her of a school-boy with a secret. He didn't even hesitate before he answered, "I know what Crichton's problem is." He said, almost in a whisper, "And I think it's probably the same for Aeryn. She's been having dreams about Crichton hasn't she?" Zhaan was stunned but nodded in agreement, "So has John!"
"They're in love? Is that what you think?" Zhaan questioned. "Yes, I've got to be right, but what do we do about it? They are having trouble accepting it I suppose because the other is an alien and full of ignorance. They have little in common accept for their pride in winning....." His voice trailed off as he saw the arrival of a smirk on Zhaan's face. "You have a plan? You're going to use their pride to fix this.....problem?" D'Argo replied to the smirk. "Yes, I do have a plan but I need some help from both you and Pilot. "Pilot," she says and almost immediatly he appears on his screen, "I need you to find a deserted planet, preferably near-by." Zhaan commanded.
"Well, actually, there was a planet two arns back, completely uninhabited by intellegent life-forms. It is also the one place I can remember seeing, that had those animals, the ones Crichton described, what did he call them? Harses? No, horses. May I ask why you want me to find a planet that is completly uninhabited?" Pilot said.
"Yes, you may. If you wish to stay I'll tell you my plan but the main reason is that Aeryn and John are both loosing sleep and I think the reason is that they're in love with each other, they're having trouble realising it because of the other's alienation." Zhaan replied simply.
"So that's why they always come and see me in the middle of the night." Pilot remarked, "I still don't understand how going to an uninhabited planet is going to help either one's love-life, they'll both just become angry and bored." Pilot finished sounding confused and unsure.
"I agree, I don't understand, either?!" D'Argo said, very upset at the amount of time Zhaan was taking to tell them her plan.
"Well, we give them a preposition neither can resist!" she said. The others only gave her stupid looks, neither had any idea what she was talking about.
"Do you remember the time John told us about bets?" Zhaan asked. "Yes" pilot and D'Argo chourused. "Well, we make a bet with them. The bet we make with Aeryn is that she can't make John fall in love with her and then not kiss him until after we've left the planet. For John we do the same but vice-versa. We tell them that we have to land because Moya needs to rest because of her baby, we say she needs three weeks and then tell them the bet. Our excuse is that with three weeks stuck on a deserted planet they'll both need something to do. Simple. I'm sure it'll work," she said
"That's all fine, but what if one of them dosn't accept the bet?" D'Argo said after a moment.
"Well, we highten the stakes.Give them something else, you know." Zhaan replied. "Please, D'Argo can't you be the one to ask John, I'll ask Aeryn." Zhaan said with pleading eyes.
"Well.............I supose." D'Argo said. "Pilot how long until we arrive on the planet?"
"Half an arn." Pilot said.
"We should go and get ready, I'll go an dinform the others of our "emergency landing" they're sure to be thrilled." D'Argo said before turning on his heel and leaving.
"Hmmm. Well, I supose we should call a meeting so we can tell the others of the emergency. Pilot tell everyone to meet in the main hall as soon as possible." Zhaan said still deep in thought about her plan, still wondering who would break first and try to kiss the other. Well no matter as long as one of them did.
Part 2
~5~
Not long after D'Argo and Zhaan's discussion, everyone met in the main hall. Almost immediatly Aeryn yelled, "What is it now, can't anyone around here ever get some sleep?" "Yeah, I really could do with forty winks." Aeryn begins to ask what he's talking about, but is interupter quickly by John, "Another expression for sleep, okay."
"Okay." Zhaan says in a calm voice, then unoticed she walks to stand between Aeryn and John who as John would say looking daggers at one another. "This meeting has been called because in less than quater of a arn Moyo is going to land on the closest planet, Zorn." "Zorn? that planet is completly uninhabited. Why are we going there?" Aeryn screamed, very confused and pissed off.
"Moya needs to rest. Her baby is very large and Moya's having trouble coping. Pilot says we might have to stay on Zorn for three weeks. The only inhabited planet close-by is Kriskles, but the inhabitants are Peace-keepers. Aeryn if you want to land there just say so and we'll drop you off?" she was getting mad, Zhaan was sick of her stupid remarks. "No. Then it's settled we'll land on Zorn and try to entertain ourselves."
~6~
Pilot lands Moya and everyone get shook around with the landing then they get up to leave, they all want to see the kind of enviroment they're stuck with for the next three weekens. The land they see before them is beautiful {None of them notice, accept for John} lusious, shady, green trees, tall, colorful, fragrent flowers, sparkling, cool, refreshing streams and horses.
"Horses?" John thought to him-self,"Those can't possibly be horses. They look like horses, they look like tame horses. Geeze, what I'd give for a nice relaxing ride on one of those, I'd go into the forest, lie down in the grass and sleep. Yeah. That's what I'll do, no one to bother me, just me and..........ow." he shouted as Aeryn's hand whipped across his face. "Wake up We've been saying your name for yanks!" she said, smirking at the mark she'd left on his face.
"Yanks?.......Oh yonks you mean. Sorry I was just thinking." John says jumping back to reality. "I bet you enjoyed hitting me, huh? Shame it didn't hurt." he said this while glaring at Aeryn neither of them noticed the smiles Zhaan and D'argo exchanged, Rygel did though and once they were all back on board Moya, he confronted them.
"So, Zhaan, D'Argo what's up? I know there's something up if you don't tell, I'll find out and it might just get to people you'd rather it didn't!" Rygel said, nto even trying to hide the smirk on his face. Chiana, Aeryn and John look at each other, confused. Zhaan had a look of dismay and D'Argo just looked plain mad. "Well, I'm waiting." Rygel said giggling.
"Umm. Can you guys leave?" she said, looking at Chiana, Aeryn and John. Aeryn and John shrug their sholders and they leave.
"Please can't I stay." Chiana pleads.
"No!" Zhaan and D'Argo yelled together.
The three of them walk along the corridors and head towards their quaters. Only one of them of them is interested and though she may not know it she has practicularly nothing to do with this new secret.
Back in the hall Rygel continues to bribe Zhaan and D'Argo to tell him what's going on. "So what's this new secret? Who's involved? Please tell me, I deserve to know! I won't teel anyone, I promise." he said trying to put on what Crichton called "Puppy eyes."
"Okay. We'll tell you, but if you so much as hint to Aeryn or John about what this is about, it's your loss." Zhaan said, her voice full of anger and frustration.
"John? Aeryn? Is this going to be more crap about their love lives, is it?" he said rolling his eyes.
"Yes, it is. Now if you don't want to listen, get lost!" D'Argo yells.
"Hmph. Well I'm telling Chiana anyways." Rygel said before hovering off.
Part 3
~7~
For the next three days there's no work to be done, so Aeryn and John aren't out of bed, for a moment, unless it's absolutly nessassary.
Then on the forth day they both appear refreshed and happy, well, as happy as they could be on an uninhabited planet, thinking there'd be nothing to do for the next two and a half weekens. Boy were they wrong!
Aeryn was sitting on the terrace, hugging her knees, she was always amazed by the sight, she'd never told anyone though.
"Aeryn?" Zhaan asked, unsure as to whether this was the right time to put foward her proposition. "Aeryn?" she asked again.
"Yes Zhaan?" Aeryn asked. "Oh good, she's in a happy mood and she isn't tired anymore," she thought.
"Are you feeling better?" "Yeah, the dreams they're still there, but know I sleep all day so I get plenty of sleep, but........."Aeryn trailed off, she had no idea what this all meant to her, she couldn't explain it to herself. How could she explain it Zhaan?
"You need something to get your mind of those dreams. I think you should just become friends with Crichton. Here, I'll make you a bet, I bet you can't make John like you and admit it in front of us. The catch is that you're not kiss to him until we leave Zorn. It'll give you something to do and it will help get rid of your dreams. What do you think? Can you do it?" Zhaan asked, careful to hide her growing smile.
"You challange me? I am not one to dismiss a challenge..no matter how easy or stupid. I will do it. I supose I should start, I only have two and a half weekens, oh and I will never think of kissing John Crichton." she said, aware that even as she said it the thought of his lips and her lips together was creeping into her head.
"Good, I'll see you around then," Zhaan begins but is cut off by Aeryn's voice, "Wait, what do I get if I can do it?" she says.
"Well.......if you can do it I'll do all you're work for the next three weekens. Okay?" Zhaan replies.
"Ummm okay, deal."
~8~
Meanwhile, D'Argo was still trying to work out hw to approach Crichton when his problem was solved for him. "Frell, I'm bored!" cane a voice from behind him, "What are you doing? D'argo?" Crichton said.
"Me? I'm trying to think of a way to entertain us men." he replied. "I've only got one idea and well it isn't that entertaining........."
"Well what is it?" Crichton asked, walking over to sit beside him.
"A bet" he said, "I bet you can't make Aeryn say that she loves you in front of all of us. Lets say you make her say it once we leave Zorn, but you can't kiss her until then, I bet you can't do it! If you can I'll do all your work for a monen" D'Argo said after a few microts hesitation.
"I don't even like Aeryn, why..."Crichton began but was then interupted by D'Argo.
"Well, it should be easy not to kiss her then. So do we have a bet or not?" he asked
"Well... I supose it'll give me something to do. Yeah, it's a bet! I'd better get going, planing to do you know." Crichton said, smiling to himself.
He got up and left, leaving D'Argo to his thoughts about how easy their disscussion had been and with that last thought he got up and left.
~9~
"Hmmm. What the hell was that about?" Crichton thought to himself, "An interesting preposition. Well, what can I use................" he continued his train of thought and put together his plan of attack."
Elsewhere Aeryn had decided the best thing to do would be to approach John and ask him if he wanted to go for a walk on Zorn, who nows maybe he'll know something of interest, she thought to herself, with a snort of laughter.
John had finished planning and was about to go and find Aeryn when there was a knock at the door.
"Come in." he said guessing the knocker was Zhaan as noone else ever thought of knocking.
He didn't even look up until he heard a voice, Aeryn's voice with something else: nervousness.
"Hi"
"Hi"
"You wanna go for a walk?" Aeryn asked her voice unussually high.
John couldn't believe it she was doing what he wanted her to.
"Ah..um well................"
"Forget it, be bored" Aeryn said and started to leave.
"No, wait. I.. yeah. I'd love to."
"Then lets go." yelled Aeryn and half walked-half half-ran from the room.
John jumped up from the bed and followed Aeryn. He had no idea how or why but this was going perfectly, maybe too perfectly.