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A Star Under the Mistletoe (or 'I give You My Star ')

A Star under the mistletoe or `I give you my Star´

Title: Stars under the mistletoe (or `I give you my star ')
Series: SGA
Author: Tina
Pairing: John pre / Alexa
Rating: PG-13
Note: This little story occurred to me in the Christmas Challenge.
It plays in my seventh Story (and I still at the 6th letter).
In order to understand it is not necessary to know the previous stories.
only so much in advance: Johns parents and are living on Atlantis, as well as Alexa's family (Antique). Maybe I'll
this story later to a 100 small `Stargate ' Story classify.
If desired, there is the possibility of continuation

One cover is there to see

Content: The search for a special Christmas gift is not easy and sometimes really what mistletoe and the stars have in general have in common? Read for yourself!

Feedback: would be very happy!

matter where John went, everywhere there was a festive atmosphere.
Not that he would object. No, he had always loved Christmas. Especially as a child.
John could never wait to finally to get school holidays, then to pack his bags and with the entire family in the jet to fly to her home in Aspen. Skiing. He loved skiing, he loved the snow.
Sure, it was also beautiful, from morning till night to listen to Christmas music, decorate with Mom's house to bake cookies, and bake at the John and Dave in more dough snack and pupils ; limited lick key and arguing with Dad and Dave in the woods on the right Christmas tree. Not to mention, to hoist him to third on the car roof and align it with the least possible loss of needle home.
The Sheppards had the staff, the well have to worry about, or that he had oversight of the forest a tree can be delivered, came to Sheppard Senior of the question.
Self is the man that was the motto. The man with his two boys and three trees that were available. John liked the one tree, another Dave and Patrick had a very different and always in view. It was the same every year. Since only helped pull sticks.

John shivered a little as he strolled with his report under his arm through the corridors of Atlantis.
also fleece sweatshirt, which he covered himself more quickly, before it started, it did not really warm to.
It was cold, because the winter had taken hold, and Christmas was just around the corner. Only the snow was still missing. But according to Rodney and his scientists, was the climate in New Lantea, despite the cold, still too mild for it. There would be no snow. Neither here on Atlantis, somewhere on the mainland.
John sighed. Christmas without snow ... that was simply not true.
But the hope that maybe a few flakes might fall, he would not give up.
But after all was quite Atlantis in the Christmas mood. His eyes wandered around

. He saw some people who apparently met in the middle of course, to replace the last piece of wrapping paper or help with packing investigated.
At almost all rest areas every few yards were to be found in the corridor was, either a small artificial tree decorated, an Advent candle or other Christmas decorations adorned the tables and invited to rest and contemplation.
stood in the cafeteria at each table a small bowl with a variety of cookies, while in the kitchen continue to hit the latest records in the baking of biscuits and cakes were. In botany, had been hung colored lights illuminating the larger plants and the door frame and now it seemed even in the possession of mistletoe to be hanging on some inputs and outputs to balconies and piers.
to mention the many scented candles, the smell from the quarters flowed into the aisles. Also suitable for hard and polyphonic music was from isolated districts, laboratories and offices to hear. The funniest
were, however, the Santa hats that someone had ordered some time ago in massive amounts of earth. John was eventually stopped just to count which number of caps he had seen on the head by someone someone.
Each seemed to possess.

His thoughts wandered, on to each year, almost dreaded question: 'What I give only?.
It was not easy!
He had provided a gift for Rodney and Jennifer, were one of Ronon, Teyla for, Canaan, and also for fools, Carson, Woolsey, Chuck, and even Dave, his mother and his father.
But it was quite difficult to give something to someone who had basically everything. He was surprised, therefore, but a little, very quickly have also found something for the Ancients, when he recently lodged a small flying visit to Earth and strolled through some department stores. Both for the general, whose birthday also fell even more on Christmas Eve, and for Elisha and Dorian he had small gifts. Only for Alexa
he had not found the right one.
So many ideas came to mind him, but nothing seemed appropriate or useful or even good enough for them to be.
It gnawed at him, he crowded almost desperate, for the time. Tomorrow would be Christmas Eve and the gifts would be distributed. Although it was customary to open it first on Christmas morning, but by the great cultural diversity that existed on Atlantis, it was set up so that each was abandoned when he unwrapped his gift.

John pushed his thoughts back to the side when he finally arrived in the control room.
He did not even have to see in Woolsey's office to learn that his father and the Ancients General for the products and excited talking.
"Colonel ..." said the head of the expedition with joy as his chief military commander entered the office, gave his report and collapsed into a chair beside his father did.
"... we have just talked about Christmas stories and decorations. The General fell to include the many mistletoe and he wanted to know what it's all about. "
" I see. Would like to know who is behind it. Almost on every door is a "John replied, and looked like his father began to grin.
"Yes ... A Christmas Carol."
fear, "I, I do not understand completely. Does it around because otherwise "gave back Tristanius questioning.
"Not in this case. I have an idea who could be behind it. My wife has always had a soft spot for Christmas and everything that has to do with it. I had it mostly got our hands full to hold them and prevent them began in early November, to decorate the house. And now ... with her festive Christmas mood, and it exudes a strong sense of decoration, would make it even, the Wraith in peaceful festive mood to bring. "
Richard and John burst into hearty laughter and had to laugh Tristanius. Some time ago he had had explained what was Christmas and what it meant. In general it seemed the holidays and the various custom estates on the ground to be very interested. Even if he understood and not all could understand, he seemed to everything surrounding the upcoming holidays to please somehow, even though he initially grumbled and grumbled, as he many decorations, the smells, music and other in discovered his city.
But more detailed explanations about the meaning and purpose and above all the promise that in a few days everything was gone again soothed him pretty quickly.
The conversation dragged on for a while, where you're still not quite clear about was whether it was really Carol's idea, mistletoe at almost every time and to bring out. John
adopted again by the three men and was going to get to the bottom. Not to mention that he needed help. Even if he does not like admitting.
A little short radio message was enough to find out where his mother was currently.

"Hi Mom", he greeted his Mother that he just could not catch up in a hallway.
Loaded down like a pack animal with a head under his right arm, a huge supply of mistletoe in the left and a little Something that noisily in their pocket jingled in front of them, of which John believed that such a thing as tacks had to be to secure the hanging mistletoe and many red ribbons around their necks, they took their next target in attack.
"Oh, hello John, thank ...."
John took her off the ladder and escorted them to the next suitable door frame.
"So you're the culprit, of the General Grübel wrinkles and veins throbbing at the temples brought. "
Carol grinned.
"His veins would probably explode if he would know who helps me too ... Elisha is on the other side of town and there also brings to mistletoe."
"Oohhhh" groaned John playing with a suffering expression.
"I understand that you have promised him that everything will disappear again after the holidays. So he should calm down themselves. I also think that it does not hurt a bit under the mistletoe mistletoe would. You know what they say, John. A kiss under the mistletoe ... "
" I will not kiss it joking !...", John.
Carol laughed.
"... And I think somehow not really believe."
"This is probably because you have never tried it. Morning at the celebration would be an ideal time for that. "
" Nah, I do not know. I would not even know who I could kiss ... I thought to Rodney, but since Jennifer jumps me to the neck. Zelenka? Is not my type, "he joked further, while Carol's smile grew and she shook her head.
"So many beautiful young women here do not in town and the man whom he should kiss, tss ... How about ... with Alexa?" Carol brought out quickly and briskly.
John rolled his eyes and groaned inwardly.
"For the hundredth time, Mom, we are not a couple! We are not together! I just do not know what you it will be that something between Alexa and I would. Since nothing works! "
-Oh please, John! This looks even a blind man on crutches. This is so obvious that you can even see it until in the Milky Way - , thought Carol and pinched it to say this out loud.
"What is not, can be."
"Mom!"
"I'm not saying that you should immediately fall upon them, but you know what a small kiss under this here can still mean ... "she began to explain and the branches waved around in front of his face.
"... it does not always go for the love. It can also mean a lasting friendship. "
" I fear this friendship is over quickly as it started, if I do not think that fast. "
" What do you think? What you should think of that? "Carol wanted to know, as they slowly climbed up the ladder that John noted.
"I still have no Christmas present for Alexa," John was quiet but fast.
"You have what is not? John! Tomorrow is already Christmas! "
" Believe me, I know! ... What should I give a woman ... a man who has everything, or do not place too much emphasis on material things? I have something for everyone, not just for them. Even for their parents and Dorian I've found something, but at her ... "
" Have you thought about chocolate? You like them all. "
" By this she has not long and if they are not careful, Rodney and Dorian weggefuttert her everything. "
" How about a book? "
" Nah, I do not know. "
" music? "
" Has she been as good as anything. "
" movies? "
" Is she not so simple. We also have our very own cinema, which is where you can also hire private. "
" A pretty picture? "
" Too clumsy. "
" perfume? "
" No. "
" jewelry? A bracelet or chain? "
wry skepticism re John's mouth, as Carol, the head went down again.
"This is again in person ... I wanted to give her something special ..., but not too special. Something personal, but this is not too personal. That is with you women never so easy. "
Carol smiled sympathetically.
"Ah, I have it. Give her but simply a kind of homemade voucher for a little trip to a special place on earth. The Daedalus and the Apollo, it is surely no problem to reach it. There's so much beautiful on earth. The pyramids, the Great Wall, a few days in the Maldives or Fiji or a shopping spree through a city. Paris, Milan, New York ... "
" I'm pretty sure that they get this idea from Jackson. He had recently made such a suggestion when I was in the SGC. "
" Hmm ... well, maybe I'm just the wrong that you ask for advice. Speech but even with your father. "
" Did I. He proposed pretty much the same when he spoke to me some time ago. Well, I'll see if I still do not think of something. "
" Do that it may help you so, if you the same as I do. If I do not know what I pay someone, I can think of the past return with him. At the time I spent with this person, what we talked about what we have done, where we were, as we have known us. I'm trying to find as a link ... anything that might somehow connects us. "
John came to ponder.
"Where we're at it, John ... your father ... can not happen to be announced ... one or other indication of whether he has planned for tomorrow or something ... hidden? "
" Who knows ... "said John grinned back, but he knew that his mother never could endure long, not knowing if and what they would get from her husband. She had always been looking for presents and found it sometimes too. For his father it was more difficult from year to year, to hide his gifts to her. Only this time they would find it absolutely can not, because it was still on the Daedalus, which floated in orbit and was waiting to be beamed down to Okay.
"I will get nothing out of you," said Carol set.
"No."
"Then I'll have to wait until tomorrow."
"Yes ..." he replied, his mother pressed a kiss on the cheek and went back on the track, but after a few meters, he turned around again.
"... but I promise you it will please you," he called after her and winked with one eye, they smile again and shake his head left.

It was now late in the evening, when John for a little midnight snack more quickly went to the canteen. leave
But as they otherwise should be at this time, it was not this time.
More than ten people standing around or climb up ladders to the huge Christmas tree and brought to the last balls and glitter, ornaments and lights things.
John admired the tree. He was impressive in its size and wealth. He remembered how hard it was for the first year to find a tree or similar to those on a planet in this galaxy, the half-way resembled a Christmas tree. But the botanists had done all the work and had found after a relatively long search, a small matching counterpart. He was small, but fit for transport, at least in the Puddle Jumper.
But this now ... he surpassed in size even the Stargate a few centimeters. That it should be this year finally a larger stand, fixed to John from the beginning. After all, there were now other transport facilities. A relatively long conversation with the General's Okay to obtain a beam apparatus and a huge cargo space on the Tristanius had spurred the botanist enough to look for this time of the largest and most beautiful tree to make found they could. And now he was here in all its glory. There was really only a little on the top. But no sooner was
John realizes this, he heard a Czech curse more loud.

"Hey, Radek," John greeted the still cursing in his native language and wailing and scientists noticed the Santa hat with flashing stars on the edge on the head. It now had to have been the hundredth determined what caused him to also come out that he himself still had none. Morning before distribution of the gifts he would need to get even more quickly.
gifts distributed without Father Christmas hat ... the can not do that!
"Oh, hello Colonel."
"What's the matter?"
"What's going on? That's wrong! "Said Zelenka, holding up a completely tattered decorations.
John could barely recognize that it must have something around the star, who was placed on the tree top.
"Oh ... Well does the light for? If so, you can repair the panel somehow. The notes tomorrow, but not human. "
" Yes, yes, the light does not already. But look at this! The shell is totally fragmented. I can fix it, but I would need all night for it, get it again so let's say he was! If I find out who is responsible, who can prepare yourself for something! Something, you simply put a well. Unbreakable! And do not just throw in a box and ... "Radek
cursed and bleated on, while he was away again from John and went in search of adhesive.
John smiled, shook his head, grabbed a banana and headed purposefully to his quarters.

John had been a while by the window and looked out into the night. Were it not for the two Moons, almost turquoise colored the night sky, it would be a beautiful starry night. But even so, he was able to find the sparkle of one or the other star. He still
had no gift for Alexa. Not even a clue. He would put off tomorrow have to say that her gift is still on earth not yet been completed or broken or something. Then he would just browse again to the earth and the department stores. Something had yet to be found. Hopefully they took him not too crooked.
Little consolation, but all the more disappointed he went to bed and fell almost immediately into a deep sleep.

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- "Hey guys! Look at this out! Ne `shooting star," said Beavers and peered briefly out of the little window of their base in the desert of Afghanistan.
are unimpressed While some soldiers or so remained, others shuffled rather inert to the window, in turn inspired others prefer just outside the door, dove, stood at a more leisurely and John went to the door a little fresh gasp for air, before he was about to peel from his pilot suit and fall exhausted into his bed.
dreaminess he saw the shooting star after her as she fell in a long wonderfully light, almost golden tail toward the ground.
As you always said? One should do something when you see a shooting star? What should John do it? That bin Laden would soon focus? That the war would be even faster over? That upon his next assignment with a Black Hawk does not again lie down and shot at a crash landing would have? That he had used this alive in the desert ended? The Nancy returned to him?
There were so many requests, but only a shooting star.
"There is one !...", it came from the young lieutenant.
"... And another one! Man, if this is not a sign! "
" This is not a sign, you jerk! This is a meteor shower! "Objected his comrade, and burst into laughter with some others.
"Maybe we can see the times tomorrow, sir. The area where they could be landed is not too far away. It would even in a Taliban-free his territory. Who knows, maybe we can find a few stones that do not burn up, "turns on a major.
John nodded slowly, the spectacle looked for a while and then went to bed.

"Wow, do not look bad. Whether they are worth what? "Said Beavers said so loud that it could realize all of them.
"Who knows? Perhaps we should be picking up and explore some. Finally, keep to not every day something in his hands, which comes from space, "said the Major. Already nearly one
Hour, they were now in this small Afghan village and looked at the ground and the houses.
, but fortunately it really only small stones, scarcely larger than ping-pong balls down on the poor village had been raining.
No one was injured, only one or the other roof now had some holes.
had many conversations have taken place until the small village's population had gained sufficient confidence in the soldiers, she tolerated now in her village and they even helped in the collection of stones.

John was taken aback when he last two stones in some could make out from the village. And that's only because it glittered and sparkled in the sunlight.
They looked so completely different than those that have been collected. Not black or brown, with slight metallic sheen, like a lump of dirt.
No, his feet were two small fragments of gold and silver glittered and sparkled, and it magically captivated and hypnotized. It was hard to believe that they should also have fallen from the sky last night, but John was sure that this could be two stones out of this world. Almost in all the colors, the stones sparkled before him when he turned in his hands and turned and the light broke in them. The more she looked at John and his in-depth look really into it, the more he had the impression that they shone out from her inner.

"The stars are," said an Afghan, who was already all the time near the group of soldiers and they eyed the whole time suspicious. His accent was strong, but one could understand him. Slowly he came up to John, when he reviewed the two stones remain.
"What?"
"When I was a little boy, my father always told me, the star falls to earth. Just as in the night. "
"Yes, we call meteorites. Stones from outer space, "John returned and surveyed the Afghans, who now was hardly afraid of the soldiers. Why should they? He was basically a victim of the war and he was one of the few who understand the help that the soldiers wanted.
is "not just stone. Is a star. My father always said, star protected person. So many stars in the sky, so many people on earth. When star falls and you find it protect you always. He'll always show way and bring them home. He always make you happy when you sad. "
" should then You can find your star. Then you will be safe and happy. "
" Oh, I'm safe and happy enough. So much has fallen star in my house and I still live !..", the Afghan was laughing away and pointed to his small mud house, the roof of the small rocks almost completely full of holes.
"... all still living, no one injured. Allah was merciful. "
John nodded and was again from the two glittering stones virtually tied.
"This certainly stars. I never seen before. Must be star. You may not submit! They retain. They are safe forever now. Many have found to keep there. Stern and Allah always protect you and make her happy. "-

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With a jolt go up John. He had long dreamed not of Afghanistan. If one of the small excursion into his past times recently refrained.
It was early morning and although he had a day off today and move in Atlantis anyway, hardly anyone had service in the most necessary staff except in the control room you what it to happen Johns sleep. Frantically he tried out his blanket to wrap, rather more tangled in it and finally fell with a loud thud from the bed.
But at some point, just before he lost his nerve, he had been able to free himself and rushed to his closet. In the next few minutes flew
individual clothing and equipment is the only way through the quarter, until John finally found after he had been looking for so desperately.

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The Christmas party was in full swing.
pastries, cakes, Christmas cake and other goodies as well as coffee, cocoa, wine and mulled wine were served, ate and drank. There was talk, we laughed, danced, joked and exchanged Christmas greetings and wishes and gifts.
The Ancients General was still presented a birthday song, which this clearly touched. We congratulated him and gave him the gifts with which he reckoned not obvious. It surprised John got all the more when he saw this during his visit on Earth, the time was also used to get some presents for his family.
John saw how nervous he was waiting for the reaction of his wife when they unwrapped the small nondescript box and opened it, and then to marvel at the contents with wide eyes. But her surprise turned rapidly in exuberant joy. Then his children had their turn. Dorian thought it was hardly on the chair when he saw what his father gave him and Alexa showed surprisingly almost the same reaction to her gift, as her mother before her.
John was totally fascinated by Alexa's smile.
He could not immediately see what they had received, but he realized that she probably liked. Apparently the father had with his choice made the mark. Only later everyone could see and marvel at what had given the father of his wife and children. And John wondered again about the good taste in men.
In the following hours, exchanged gifts and other partially unpacked.
Including the post with greetings and gifts from loved ones on Earth.
John presented his gifts to his team, his colleagues, Woolsey and of course to his family. He was glad to see that he seems to choose the gifts had the right nose. He also noted with pleasure the gifts, which were meant for him and decided to try to open it until the next morning.
The evening began and still it was in the best party mood. The speeches by Woolsey and all other Heads of the various research and work areas was listening attentively. Even John had to work as a senior military commander and his men and women praise and promise them that they would find the next morning no coal in their socks.

The Christmas dinner was served and eaten for a long time been gradually and was one or the other candidate Glühweinschwips exposed. John also decided to snap at the second glass of wine, a little fresh air to the onset of tipsy alleviate some do.
Lost in thought, he sauntered out of the festively decorated cafeteria, leaning slightly on the well decorated railing of the adjacent balconies.
If he is not very mistaken, it had become a bit colder. Cold enough for snow? Probably not. Rodney had left no doubt about his knowledge of the local climate of the planet.
His gaze slid back up into the almost black sky. Occasionally, a few stars shone again, and John thought back to his dream.
- "Star protect people" -
Whether it probably was true, what did the old Afghan, then?
There were so many stars. Infinitely many, and yet ... there were more people who were not protected. Did they really only protection, happiness and comfort when they found a piece of meteorite from outer space?
John would think it's an absurd theory, for a children's fairy tales, if not for the past years were, to which he is now remembered with goosebumps and brought him to ponder .
had not perhaps the ancient Afghan law?
steps down quietly next to him him from his thoughts. Especially the woman about whom he is increasingly made in the last few days thought occurred next to him.
"Alexa!"
"Colonel."
John narrowed his eyes slightly and Alexa had to smile before they are corrected.
"John."
John nodded and immediately discovered the gift of her father.
"Really nice."
"Yes. I just do not know how he came up with this idea or ... what have I done to deserve this. "
" He is your father. He loves you and he wanted to show you. "
" He does not need to show me. I know that. I can feel that he ... "
Alexa verstummte nur kurz. Auch John musste sich erst noch daran gewöhnen, dass sie nun jederzeit die Gefühle eines anderen spüren konnte, wenn sie nur wollte. Doch es beruhigte ihn zu wissen, dass sie es nur selten und äußerst ungern tat.
„…Er muss mir nicht solche Geschenke machen, um mir zu zeigen, dass er mich liebt. Vor allem nicht so etwas.“
„Aber es steht Ihnen sehr gut und ich finde… Sie haben es verdient.“
Verlegen lächelte die junge Frau.

Es vergingen einige schweigsame Minuten, in denen Carol am liebsten aus ihrem kleinen Versteck hervor dive and her son wanted to give a little kick in the pants.
She remembered this morning when they have a very simplified and bursting with anticipation John in his quarters were there, was just about to put finishing touches on his gift.
Carol liked the choice of the gift of her son from the start, even more so when he told her what this was all about and how he came to this. Alexa
He would now only guide from this class, they can open the little box and Carol would be sure that the rest would take care of her own. But she was not under the mistletoe and John was just about to hand her his gift.
-The mistletoe, John! Bring it under the mistletoe! Oh boy -
Carol fought desperately hand to his eyes.

"Um ... you hear ... I have something for you ..." said John and pulled the small box from his pocket.
"There is not much, nothing special, but ... well."
"This is not necessary, Col ... John."
"Well, it but at least Christmas."
"Go it at Christmas is not something else? Will not ever speak of peace, calm, contemplation, friendship and other things ...? Call it not the celebration of love? "
" Yes. No, But .... That is why I have so for you. As I said, it's not much and nothing special, but it is for ... it already has a meaning only ... It has nothing to do with love! With more ... friends. It is ... Make it a try on. "
Alexa looked at him rätselnd, but it was not really smart of him and his stuttering. What was probably because he seemed to block her as she tried to read him.
Slowly she freed the little box out of her prison paper and opened the lid.
moment appeared sparkle, sparkle and shimmer with the reflection was created when the light hit the stone, her face in an almost fairy-like shimmer.
fell back on him, how beautiful she was. Brown shiny hair, which she had piled up artfully, bright blue-green eyes, the pure, radiant smooth skin, slightly rosy cheeks, a cute little nose, nice full, curved lips and the enchanting smile that he ever had seen
... "What's that?" her voice called him out of his admiration.
"When I was stationed in Afghanistan, I have time to watch a meteor shower. It looked like shooting stars. The next day we took a look at the area where they came down and we have found vast quantities of such stones. All were dark, looked more like a lump of dirt. Only two pieces of shining gold and silver in the sun and when they are very well regarded, they seemed to also light up. "
Alexa looked at him very closely.
"Yes ... it looks really as if he would shine from within. "
" An old wise ... Afghan told me that there are stars that have a provision that if they fall from the sky and you would find them. "
" What determination? "
" Read the note. "
Alexa looked again into the small box under the stone and discovered a folded piece of paper. They quickly took
him, unfolded it and began to read.

I once looked up at the sky remote so
I discovered even a bright star.
So I thought to myself, you should use every star
protect a person.
But suddenly fell from the sky
At my feet the world
A star so lovely, brilliant, so wonderful
purely Just like his soul was. He always protected me
rescued and led
And touched with sadness in my heart.
In this galaxy, the here and now I give this star

you now May it you now profitable
guide you always, comfort and protect


In deep friendship

John Sheppard

Alexa was visibly moved by the little poem that John wrote down this morning in his haste. Her voice seemed to fail, as they repeatedly and breathed deeply, struggling for composure. Never before had made her such a gift and never had been written a poem for her. She swallowed hard and dared her to look opposite.

"This old Afghan, said that he once told his father that stars are intended to protect ... someone to lead, and let him always be happy. I do not believe him then of course want, but ... when I think of it, which in the meantime everything is happening, or rather, not happening, then I think slowly ... he was right. "
" I can not accept that, "was Alexa back when she thought her voice under control.
"Why not?"
"It is your star. He will protect you. This is something you can not just give away. "
" However, I can. I have two of them. We have collected and then they should send it to the NASA laboratory. But this and another, were so different from all others ... The old ... the old man said I should not make. I treasure this one and give the others someone should I ... me ... just a good friend who can really use. I could not make it. All the time I have always taken them everywhere, looking for someone who seems ... now one of them finally a new owner, a new protege to have ... ... "
John waited briefly and saw them still to fight their case and in the stone almost looked awesome.
"... Do They steal a star in it's purpose? "
Alexa smiled.
"No ... no, I do not want. That should do it not. "
" Exactly. Who knows whether such a star could not even revenge, if you reject it? "
" not a pleasant thought. "
" No ... he is not. "
Again were silent moments when no one dared to say anything.
It was the voice of Alexa's mother, who both startled.
"Alexa? Come in again it is much too cold outside, and also waiting for some gifts for you. "
" I'm coming! "
more moments passed, Alexa was the first who spoke.
"This is ... ... a wonderful gift. By far the best that I have ever received. "
" Hm, I do not know. This is from your father but also very beautiful. It would have been well deserved first place. "
" I think ... it will be shared with the first place, "she replied, smiling.
John was about to say something, something small, white, in front of his face slowly floated down. Alexa
followed the tiny white object and let it fall on her palm, after which it melted instantly.
"Snow!"
"I thought the climate here is too mild for snow," said Alexa and saw John up at the sky, which would still send many more snowflakes.
"That's what Rodney, but I guess he has this time made a mistake."
"I have never seen snow on Atlantis."
"Me neither, but if it can be up tomorrow so it snows, we fly over the mainland ... and skiing or snowboarding," said John, but he recalled the fact that Alexa interest in snowboarding cherished ride.
"Yes ... but now we were supposed to go would be better again. I have ... because that is also a gift for you, "said Alexa and learned from John again escort inside.
But suddenly she stopped and turned again to face him.
"John? ... Thank you."
"What?"
"For your friendship ... for everything," she answered, and hesitated a moment before she stood on tiptoe and gave him a quick kiss. She then quickly disappeared
and joined back to her family.
John remained speechless and looked after her in surprise.

"Look, look at, your gift has apparently dropped her very well," said Carol, which emerged slowly out of hiding and faced with a treacherous smile next to John.
But John knew immediately what she wanted.
"It was just a little friendly kiss! He has absolutely no consequence. It was only a kiss ... ... a thank you. That's all. "
" Of course ... It looks like this anyway, as if this friendship was not over. On the contrary ... I think they could go much deeper than you can imagine. "
" How do you get that idea? "
" She replied times up, "his mother, smiling and also went back inside.
John raised his head and stared at once on the green mistletoe plant.

It was just a friendly kiss! He did it mean anything at all! Or
yet?


The End?