fateandfortune | Just two vampires, traveling the galaxy... [For Todd the Wraith]

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Just two vampires, traveling the galaxy... [For Todd the Wraith]

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It was a pleasant surprise to glance over and see Todd asleep on the bed, relaxed and peaceful. He can't have gotten much quality rest the night before propped up in the chair as he had been, certainly not when he'd been woken by her nightmare. She hoped that didn't happen again tonight, he had important things to take care of tomorrow; she didn't know all of the details, but with a civil war going on between his people, he needed his wits about him.

To that end, Rogue forced herself to stay awake for hours into the night, eating the dinner he'd brought for her and looking through one of the books from the collection he'd shown her before their sparring session. She didn't recognize anything on the pages, but it gave her a topic for conversation with the voices in her head, providing ample entertainment to pass the time. Eventually she fell asleep herself, the book held carefully to her chest as she curled up in the armchair, her boots set on the floor beside it. It was a fairly deep sleep, and she didn't dream for one of the first times in many weeks, something she was eternally grateful for when she awoke.

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Rogue was fully aware that she could be intimate with anyone she pleased, and while she'd considered the possibility once or twice, it had never gotten very far before she set the idea aside. Todd was special in that he understood her in ways others couldn't - he'd seen her struggle with her fears, had helped her gain control of her abilities, and he could make her laugh in the best ways. She knew that the queen would be his priority, his time divided between them and likely not in equal measure. And while she wished that they could have continued as they had been for a little longer, it was more important to her that he had his queen, because that was best for him.

"I'm glad," she returned with her own smile before leaning down to press a kiss to his forehead. "I think I'll go back to bed now, unless you'd like me to keep you company."

He caressed her own braid as she leaned down. But shook his head when she asked if he wanted her to remain with him. "Sleep. Its been a long couple of days for you." he said.

Eventually he did rejoin her in bed to try and see if sleep would come to him at all. Not even a wink, and soon his crew were calling him away to his duties and he left her alone.

He was away from his chambers for most of the day, busy conversing with those also suffering insomnia as well as working on the list of wants they intended to put forward to Atlantis for the hive. They eventually found that the list was far too long and even if they did get even half of them approved, the power requirements calculated were too large to be handled.

So they reduced the list down to a select key upgrades that the hive could handle with its current power, and then a second slightly longer list of upgrades that could be accomplished if Naquadah generators were installed. ZPMs were out of the question unless they managed to acquire them themselves, and even then, they'd become a target for Atlantis to keep an ever-watchful eye on. But the generators would be enough to handle the upgrades while ensuring that the hive could not reach the Milky Way Galaxy within a Wraith's lifetime.

Cody was not part of the discussions and Todd had sent him to his chambers to see if Rogue was in need of anything as it was likely he'd not see her until dinner.

Rogue had been able to tell that Todd hadn't slept even after he'd rejoined her in bed. There had been some level of awareness of his being awake that kept her drifting between sleep and waking herself, and she was aware of when he finally left for the day. Normally she would get up when he did, but that day she took his warning to heart about someone on the ship needing to be well-rested - she stayed in bed a while longer and was actually still in her pajamas when Cody arrived at the door.

Walking more of the hallways was really how she should spend the day, she knew, but she just didn't feel like it. She was worried about Todd and the others and wanted to work it out on her own. Not that she didn't enjoy Cody's company, he was one of her favorites after, but she didn't think that her own company would be very pleasant. So she sent Cody off with her thanks and dressed for a run. Physical exercise helped her focus, and she ran until her legs wobbled and she couldn't possibly go another lap.

After she'd worn herself out, she'd changed again and put her workout clothes away for cleaning while she continued her study of the wraith language. It wasn't until dinnertime that she put her books away and went off to the kitchen, hoping the modified menu they'd come up with would work as well as they'd planned. They didn't need sleep-deprived hungry wraith on their hands, after all.

The new menu was another curve-ball the wraith would have to get used to, but the meals, while less elaborate, weren't less filling. Soups were the easiest to make do with few ingredients, and the chicken noodle they created was mostly made from ingredients partially used and in the fridge. Like leftover pasta and pan-cooked chicken from fajitas. Couple with some bread or crackers and they got along fine with dinner.

The fresh fruit was long gone, just the frozen quantities, which they had yet to find a large use for. No blenders so smoothies were not an option at the moment. Todd's creativeness for meals was dry, too occupied due to everything that had been done today. So he looked to Rogue for options.

Rogue had to stretch her own creative wings to come up with uses for some of their ingredients, but she was getting pretty good at it. Dinner that night was spicy chicken with sweet grilled pineapple and just a little rice on the side. The spiciness was tempered by the sweetness of the fruit, but still enough to curb their appetites. The leftover fruit was cut up for a salsa that could be used the next night - it wasn't as good as fresh, but they would make do. Other fruits could be used the same way, and when paired with different meats would taste completely different from each other. The leftover rice and chicken would go into a soup, nothing let go to waste.

They were running out of their most versatile ingredients, though, and if Atlantis wasn't able to resupply them with some things, life was going to get rather tricky on the trip back. As always, though, she'd do everything she could to keep the crew healthy and well-fed. She just wished there was something she could do to help with the insomnia issue.

She couldn't do everything, what she'd done and what she'd been doing was incredible in that of itself. Todd would tell her off for trying to be supergirl all the time if she mentioned it.

Despite the thinning ingredients, everyone went back to their quarters or posts afterwards with full stomachs.

Todd and Rogue left the cleaning crew to do their part and headed back to his chambers. Sparring might have been an option but unlike fighting after feeding on a human, having everything slosh around in a fight was potentially a bad idea.

After the busy day coupled with lack of proper rest, the commander pretty much made a beeline for the shower when they returned.

She knew she couldn't realistically do everything, but that wouldn't ever stop her from trying, no matter what Todd said to her on the matter. It was just who she was - when she cared about people, she did everything she could for them, and tried to do more than that.

Following Todd into the bathroom, she frowned for a moment, her concern returning full-force now that they were alone again. "You're exhausted," she observed, pointing out the completely obvious. "What can I do to help you relax?" She had some ideas of her own, of course, but if there was something in particular that he thought might help, she wanted to hear it.

He was worn, not exhausted. Exhausted would mean if he laid down, getting up soon after would not be possible. But he wasn't going to argue the details. Too exhausted.

He looked from the shower area to the tub and decided an actual bath might help more than the new shower. "Join me?" he requested, turning the faucet on and letting the tub fill as he worked his clothes off. He had to admit, sex might help him relax more, but for now, the bath would suffice.

Arguing the details would just leave Rogue with a smile and a teasing jibe on her lips, which not be best when he was so tired.

"Of course," she agreed without hesitation, even moving to help him by taking his clothes and hanging them in the closet to be cleaned. "You know I can never say no to a bath with my favorite person in the whole galaxy." Her own clothes were next, the motions automatic and not taking any thought - how many times had they done this now?

He chuckled a bit at that. Yes, in this galaxy.

Leaving the hair decors in, he slid into the hot water with an audible noise of contentment. As convenient and water-saving as showers were, he much preferred this way.

He sank down up to his nose, letting the steam from the hot water fill his sensory pits and clear his head a bit. He sat up again when Rogue joined him, beard dripping, the fog in his mind a bit less so, though it was hard to tell if that was because he had little to think about at the moment or because of the water.

In the early days, Rogue would have preferred a shower over the lengthy baths, but since their relationship had changed into something more intimate, she thoroughly enjoyed this time they shared.

The dripping of his beard brought out a grin and a small giggle as she slid closer to him. "How about a shoulder massage?" she suggested as she reached up with a hand to smooth a stray bit of hair back from his face. "Then I can wash your back."

Todd fixed his beard, chuffed, but then smiled and shook his head, declining the offer. He was content to merely sit in the hot water with her for the time being.

After a moment however, his fingers caressed along her skin, over scars and the occasional freckle.

"How about something a bit more...intimate?" he asked

Her smile changed tone at that and she turned to face him a little more, tracing her fingers over his shoulder and down along the strong muscles of his chest.

"Why, Commander, I do like the way you think," she practically purred. And it certainly would do the job of helping him relax, which was her goal for the evening. He had to get some sleep that night, and she'd do everything she could to make sure that happened.

Todd grinned at that and moved in, pressing a kiss to her lips and sliding his hand up her shoulder to her hair. The taste of her was intoxicating and he deepened the kiss quickly, closing his eyes and taking in the warmth and scent of her.

It'd been a little while since they'd had such time together, and now that he thought of it, stealing away for a moment after they reached Atlantis would be difficult. He wondered if they'd re-install the cameras in the rooms as the queen was a very high security risk to them. If eyes were going to be more closely on them, they might only get time to themselves if they were to shuttle back to the hive.

An incredibly pleased moan curled its way out of her throat at that delicious kiss, the feeling of his lips on hers and his hand in her hair sending a spark of fire up her spine. Her body was so attuned to the slightest touch from him that even the most innocent caress felt nothing short of amazing.

She'd had the same sort of thoughts about Atlantis, knowing that his free time would be extremely limited and their options of places to be together without prying eyes would be rather slim. It was another thing she would greatly miss while they were in the city, but her focus for the moment was entirely on their present encounter. Not breaking the kiss, she raised up onto her knees and slid her hands up to his shoulders, using him as an anchor as she moved to straddle his lap. It got her that much closer to him, and she knew he enjoyed it when she took that position.

Her closer form had him wrapping his arms around her, caressing her back as they hardly broke for breath.

Todd pulled her closer still, breaking the kiss at last to suckle her throat, a low rumble of pleasure bubbling from him. His mind drifted from everything but Rogue, if any of his underlings tried to contact him, they'd likely leave him be, knowing he was...occupied.

His feeding hand came around and he cupped a breast, teasing the nipple and massaging the mound after.

Her back arched slightly when he touched her breast, pressing more fully into that hand, the texture of his feeding hand providing that much more stimulation against her sensitive skin. Sighing at the incredible feeling, she pressed a kiss to the side of his head as one hand tangled in his hair and the other slipped over his shoulder to caress the ridges over his spine.

"I hope you know, you've ruined me for anyone else," she murmured into his ear. "You're too damn good at this, no one else would ever be able to compare for me."

He pulled away from her neck to look at her, teasing her lips with his own as he spoke. "How do you know one of my crew aren't better?" he asked with a smirk. "I may be the eldest among them but they have more time on their hands than I do to spend honing such...skills."

Todd slid his hand to her thigh, caressing the muscle and teasing the inside. "I could be comparatively the worst on board at this." he pointed out.

Rogue pulled back just enough to raise a skeptical eyebrow at the wraith who was enjoying himself far too much with his verbal teasing.

"If that's the case, then it's better for you if I don't find out," she retorted playfully, rubbing the tip of her nose against his before pressing a kiss to his cheek, followed by another to his jaw. "You might never get me back in your bed. Though, I suppose if there is that chance, then it's worth investigating..."

Not that she had any real intention of doing so. He could present her with concrete proof that someone on his crew was a better lover and she wouldn't even consider being with them over Todd.

Todd grunted through his nose at the rubbing, the corner of his mouth curled up when she kissed his cheek and he turned to try and change it into a mouth kiss instead but she was already at his jaw. He chuffed in amusement at the little affections.

"Then I'll be content knowing you're getting the best" he pointed out.

True, he'd miss her in his bed, but the sex wasn't the only thing he liked about her.

She tilted her head back to laugh brightly, clinging to her commander in her happiness. Leaning in to press her forehead to his, she informed him, "I'm not going anywhere, commander. You're stuck with me."

The sex was amazing, but as with him, it wasn't the only thing she enjoyed about being with him. He had a wonderfully unique sense of humor, and a perspective on things that made her think. He was easy to be with no matter the circumstance, and she trusted him in absolutely everything. Not to mention how much she loved fighting with him, loved to be in the kitchen with him, loved their time spent reading...

She loved him.

Not in the traditional sense, not in the way she'd loved Remy. The love she felt for Todd was more than that for a close friend, but not as madly passionate as the affection she'd held for her dear swamp rat. What did hold passion was her loyalty and devotion to the wraith, which in some ways was stronger than pure romantic love that could so easily fade. She loved Todd, but she wasn't in love with him - a fine but very important distinction.

The commander smiled and closed his eyes, purring a little as she pressed her forehead against his own. He wasn't quite sure what to make of her devotion to him, even after all this time. It was kind of like having another queen, without the competition for his rank.

It was best she not mention so to him. The wraith were just starting to learn compassion. Throwing love, in any of its forms, into the mix would be too strange.

Todd resumed kissing and caressing Rogue, pulling her close as possible to him.

It was better that no one know about her little emotional revelation, really. If she were to let it slip even once, it could happen around another human and end them up in a whole heap of trouble. Devotion and loyalty were fine to an extent, she'd already made such declarations to the commander and queen, but love... No, it was a quiet realization that she would keep to herself, and that wouldn't influence her interactions with anyone, Todd included. She'd make sure of it.

She returned those kisses with an eager intensity, smoothing her hands along his wet shoulders and back, occasionally raking her nails across that skin that she would never tire of exploring.

The scratch of her nails was felt, and felt good, but didn't leave so much as a mark on his tough skin. He groaned against her lips as she did it regardless, and returned the action, though just enough for Rogue to feel the scratch, not enough to make a mark.

As the water and she heated his blood, the hand on her thigh moved inward to tease her folds, his own arousal resting against her other thigh. He wanted her as many times as she'd let him have her tonight.

She let out her own moan at the scratching, trusting Todd implicitly to not hurt her even in the thrill of the moment. It was that trust that let her feel safe enough to be with him like this, exposed and vulnerable, and was just another reason why she could never have something quite like this with anyone else.

A shiver ran through her when he began his teasing. Two could play at that game. Slipping a hand down between them, she encircled his swollen member with her fingers, unable to stop a smile at the proof of just how ready he was for this. His formidable stamina had already been proven on numerous occasions, and she was more than willing to enjoy it to its fullest that night as well.

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