RP: The Colonel and The Mechanic -- For strawberry_luve

[shepcrew]

((au that takes place in the LC. This has no bearing on either Shep's or Kaylee's canon. Unless we change our minds, of course.))


A Kaylee was sitting at the bar with her hair up in short pigtails. A pink foral dress and simple white shoes were her attire as she causal sipped on a strawberry shake as her eyes scan the new place she just discovered.

He's in full gear, having just entered what he thought was the inn on the planet they were on, sunglasses in place, P-90 at his side. He left his jacket behind in the jumper, deeming the planet too warm for his liking, opting for just his t-shirt and his tac-vest. He scans the room, looking over the rim of the glasses. "Well, this place is unassuming from the outside. I though you said these folks were farmers, McKay?" As he says the name he turns to look at the man and freezes as he notices that he is very much alone. ...Weird. "McKay?"

Kaylee tilts her head as she observes the man that just walked in. He didn't look Alliance......hmm.......he looked cute......men with sunglasses are sexy. She giggles to herself.

"Dammit, McKay, this isn't funny." He's looking around, clearly getting agitated. He opens the door and sticks his head out, but obviously turns up nothing. He lets the door close. "Huh." He turns back to the room-at-large. The glasses come off and get tucked into a pocket and he starts to slowly walk through the place.

Kaylee watches him with a small smile as he walks slowly into the cafe. He was even more good looking without the glasses. Well only one thing to do! She hops off the stool and fixes her dress before she walks over to him. "Hey. Ya look lost." she states kindly when she was close enough to him

He stops as the woman approaches him. He notes with mild amusement that she's fairly attractive. Why me? "You could say that. I'm just hoping my friends aren't playing a practical joke on me." He looks around, then leans in a little closer. "They are playing a joke on me, right? Ronon put you up to this? Or Teyla! She snuck in when I wasn't looking and set this all up, right?"

She shakes her head. "Would be hard fer 'em t'do that cause I've never met 'em before." She sticks out her hand. "I'm Kaylee."

"Darn. I was hoping to get the drop on them for once." He takes her hand in his free one and shakes it. "John."

Her smile is bright as she shakes his hand. "Pleasure t'meet ya, John an' maybe ya can if they haven' been t'th' Lunatic Cafe b'fore."

He raises a brow at that. "The Lunatic Cafe? Didn't think an agricultural planet would have a place called 'the lunatic cafe'. Then again, this galaxy has had some fairly nutty things in it."

Kaylee has to giggle at that and her hand comes up to cover it. "Nah silly!" she says playfully nudging him in the shoulder with her hand that was covering her mouth. "We're inna nexus! A different 'verse than ya planet or whatever."

He smiles as she nudges him, and he indulges her by rocking a little, as if she could budge him. "Okay, now I know McKay had something to do with this. Only he would be qualified in nexus...stuff." Off-handed wave.

She pouts a bit. "Who's McKay?" she asks tilting her head.

"He's my scientist buddy and a member of my team."

"Oh." she says with a slight nod. "Well, if I meet 'im I'll tell 'im it was very mean of 'im t'play this joke on ya." she says smiling so the joke would be present

He smiles at that, and even manages a chuckle. "Okay, so no joke being played on the old Lieutenant-Colonel. Gotcha."

She shakes her head again. "Nope." she says rocking a bit on her heels. "So, ya in th'......" she says to think a moment as she tries to think of what it would be called in his verse or wherever he was from.

Grin. "Air Force. It's a division of the military where I come from."

"Ah!" she says snapping her fingers. "I knew it! Th'stuff ya wearin' gives it away." she grins. "Cap would think it fancy though."

"If he thinks my combat gear is fancy, then he'd best not see my dress blues." He smiles wryly.

Head tilt. "Ya gotta wear a blue dress?"

He does that adorable amused snort of his, eyes dropping to the floor for an instant. "No, that's what they call the uniform we use for formal things, like award ceremonies and funerals and diplomatic events."

Kaylee smiles brightly. He had a very cute laugh. "Oh." she says simply. "Than....I'm guessin' ya were fightin'?" she motions to his gear.

He looks down at the kit and shakes his head. "No, it's just standard gear for missions. We were just scouting the planet I came from for resources and intelligent life. Found both, and we were about to meet them, but I ended up here instead."

Her face falls a bit as she realizes that she might have been keeping him from something very important. "Oh, well, if ya gotta get back all you gotta do is walk back through th'door an' think of th'place ya wanna be. I....I didn' mean t'keep you or anythin'...." she trails off a bit

"Nah, it's okay," he replies, quick to reassure her. "I am in the exploring-new-places business, and this would count, I'd think. Besides, if I didn't come back with any sort of Intel, McKay would kill me."

Her smile is back. "Well, I c'n show ya about if ya want. I've been 'ere a couple a times."

"That would be great," he says. And he means it. having a guide is inifintely easier. And having an attractive guide was a bonus

She takes his arm. "Okay than." she says simply and starts to pull him around the cafe. Introducing him to the people that she has met in the past and also to the bartender. They only stay a few minutes with each person since Kaylee had a lot of show John. She went to the arcade and showed the video games, yet he didn't have time to drool since she was pulling him again to the stage and thans showing the stairs to the rooms. "I've never been up there." she says as they stand at the base of the stairs. "Would be kinda silly t'go up there by yourself."

He takes it all in, making a mental note to swing by the arcade later on to get his hands on some of those games. When they finally make it to the bottom of the stairs, he lifts his shoulders in a shrug. "Not if you were tired and needed a place to stay."

Kaylee nods. "True." she says simply. "So, ya thirsty?" she asks absently hugging his arm a bit

He's bemused at the arm hugging, but says nothing. "I could use a drink, sure."

Bright smile and she tugs him to a booth and than finally lets him go as she slides into one side. "Th'waitress should be wit'us soon."

He takes the other side so he can look at her. He's comfortable enough to unstrap the P-90, but not so comfortable that it doesn't get put far away. In fact, it gets put right next to him on the seat within easy reach.

She watches him and his gun with a little bit of wonder. "Cap said I should learn." she says pointing to his gun. "It's just.....I'm not t'sure if I c'n you know....if th'time ever came."

He offers her a comforting smile. "It's okay. Knowing how to use one and actually using it to...you know...are two different things. Sometimes missing someone is better than hurting them. Good distraction technique if you can get good enough."

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[strawberry-luve.livejournal.com]

Her smile is small yet silly in a way. "Well, I'm pretty sure I'll miss if the time ever came."

[shepcrew.livejournal.com]

"I hope the time never comes," he replies with a tiny smile of his own.

[strawberry-luve.livejournal.com]

Kaylee blushes softly. "Yeah, me too."

The waitress comes than. "So, what'll be lovelys?"

Kaylee turned her head to greet the woman with a bright smiles. "Another strawberry shake, please."

The waitress smiles and writes it down before turning to John.

[Stupid email. I'm not getting tags....]

[shepcrew.livejournal.com]

He has a stroke of inspiration, and amends, "Make it a double and bring two straws."

[Ha, forgot to rep here, too. Stupid email. Stupid work! To which I have to go now.]

[strawberry-luve.livejournal.com]

The waitress nods and walks off as Kaylee turns to him blushing just a bit more.

"I didn' think you'd be a strawberry shake kinda guy." she says smiling.

[Stupid stupid! *hugs* See ya laters!]

[shepcrew.livejournal.com]

Slight shrug as he leans back casually. "I'm more of a chocolate shake kinda guy, but hey. Who am I to argue lady's choice?"

[strawberry-luve.livejournal.com]

She giggles softly. "Well, next time we c'n have chocolate."

Foreword? Kaylee? Never.

[shepcrew.livejournal.com]

He gives her his cute smile. "Sure thing."

[strawberry-luve.livejournal.com]

Inward squee!

"So, does bein' in th'Air Force mean ya a pilot?" she asks moving to rest her chin on her hands with her elbows on the table.

[shepcrew.livejournal.com]

"It does. A fairly good one, at that, if I do say so myself," he says. "And I do say so myself."


[Really going now, before I'm late ;p]

[strawberry-luve.livejournal.com]

She stops when the shake was almost gone and blinks. "Oh geesh, I'm sorry. Ya barely got any." she says scooting the glass to him. "Here. You get th'rest." she says with a sage nod. And to anybody that knows Kaylee this was a very big gesture.

[Hope you like them :) 1. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a5/20064icons/shepandkay1.jpg 2. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a5/20064icons/shepandkay2.jpg 3. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a5/20064icons/shepandkay3.jpg ]

[shepcrew.livejournal.com]

He has no idea why he does it, but he moves the glass out of the way and takes advantage of the fact that they're still leaning in pretty close to capture her mouth in a kiss. But only to see how strawberries taste on her lips.

He pulls away, suddenly shy, and he drop his gaze with a chuckle. "I'm sorry. I'm not...what I mean to say is...I-I'm not usually that forward with someone I've just met." Chaya doesn't count, remember?

[Ahahahahthey're perfect! That last one is priceless.]

[strawberry-luve.livejournal.com]

Kaylee blinks in shock a moment before her lips break into a huge smile. "An' why where ya so for'word?" she asks tilting her head slightly.

SQUEE! HE KISSED HER!!! Is it too early to be in love?


[hehehe. I really like the first one. The second one, I think John is a little big, but *shrugs* and the last one? I just really wanted to make something out of that picture of Sheppard. hehehe *hugs*]

[shepcrew.livejournal.com]

He leans back and runs his hand through his hair nervously. He decides to tell the truth this time, "S'pose I just wanted to see what that shake tasted like on you."

[strawberry-luve.livejournal.com]

She smiles and leans foreword towards him. "Than that wasn't a proper kiss fer that sorta thing." she says simply.

[shepcrew.livejournal.com]

He does that cute, sheepish chuckle of his. When he looks back at her, his eyes are sparkling with amusement.

He leans forward until he's inches from her face, lips quirked in a smile. "You, are very good at this game," he says, and before she can reply, he's capturing her mouth for a proper kiss.

[strawberry-luve.livejournal.com]

She smiles into the kiss. He wasn't a bad kisser. Oh, no quite the opposite in fact. She would break the kiss to say something like "What game?" or "I know", but that would mean breaking said kiss, and we are SO not doing that.

[shepcrew.livejournal.com]

Well, Sheppard has to. Break the kiss, that is. That goddamn table is in the way, and it's starting to annoying him a little.

He knows that if anything happens to him, he'll regret his next action, but he does break the kiss, and he does leave his gun behind as he switches sides of the table, sliding onto the bench on Kaylee's side.

He gives her a charming smile before cupping her face in his hands and really kissing her properly.

[strawberry-luve.livejournal.com]

She watches him as he moves to her side of the table. Her smile is one of adoration really before he claims her mouth again. Oh...oh now this is a kiss. She gives a tiny moan as her hands move to rest on his sides.

[shepcrew.livejournal.com]

He pulls on his pants and does them up, taking the shirt from her.

"I'll try to remember it so I can describe it to you," he says with a chuckle. This also implies that he plans on there being a 'next time'.

He gives her a quick kiss, and then disappears for a moment as he pulls the shirt over his head. Then he's flopping back onto the bed to take care of socks and boots.

[strawberry-luve.livejournal.com]

She smiles and sits down next to him on the bed. "I'd like that." she says as she watches him but on his boots. "I'm sure it'll be funny."

[shepcrew.livejournal.com]

Once the boots are on, he sighs. He turns to look at her, a sad smile on his face.

"I wish we had more time," he says, reaching out to push a strand of hair behind her ear. His eyes play over her face for a moment, as he adds, "But I need to go back to work."

Then, he gathers her in his arms for one last, lingering kiss.

[strawberry-luve.livejournal.com]

She lets the sheet pool at her waist as her arms come up to wrap around his neck as they kiss.

After a bit, she breaks it to pant for air. "I..know ya do, honey..." she whispers. "When...when will I see ya again?"

[shepcrew.livejournal.com]

He hugs her tight, running his hands up and down her back lightly.

"I honestly can't say. As soon as I get some time off, I'll try to come back here."

He gives her a gentle squeeze, and pulls away enough to gaze at her and memorize her face. "I better go, or else I'm going to end up naked and in your arms again and then they'll come looking for me."

Then his kissing her again before he stands, reluctantly letting go of her. He slips on his tac-vest and zips it up, then reattaches the P-90 to its clip.

He pauses at the door to look at her one last time and smile. "Until next time, my dearest Kaylee." And with a tiny bow, he's stepping out of the room to go find his teammates.

[strawberry-luve.livejournal.com]

Kaylee pulls up the sheet again as he puts on his tec-vest and P-90.

She gives him a bright smile as he leaves and once the door is close, she falls back on the bed with a happy sigh.

Than she was up and busy getting dressed so she could go home and tell Inara all about the handsome pilot she met.