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lyl_devilTitle: The Calm Before the Betrayal
Series: The Vala Chronicles #6
Author: Lyl (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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Rating: PG
Character: Ezra Standish – Magnificent Seven
Fandom: Stargate: SG-1
Beta:strangevisitor7
Disclaimer: I don't claim any rights to either show. I just like to play in their sandboxes occasionally.
Prompt table -> HERE
Prompt – 023: Lovers
Words: 495
Summary: Before they were enemies, Vala and Ezra were lovers. (Pre-series fic)
~!~
Ezra woke to the sensation of being watched.
“Something bothering you?” he asked, keeping his eyes closed.
“Nothing, darling,” came the lilting voice of his wife and partner. “Just jitters, I guess.”
Ezra's eyes snapped open, watching Vala with a careful gaze. Vala didn't get jitters or nervous or any other sign of apprehension before a job.
“Vala?” he asked quietly, watching the emotions chase each other across her face. She was kneeling next to him on the bed, clothed and ready for their forthcoming job.
Instead of answering, she leaned over and kissed him gently. His hands came up to pull her closer, and Ezra could feel their timetable slipping away from him.
“We need to get ready,” he said, pulling away.
“Well, you need to get ready,” she teased him, hopping off the bed. “I've been ready for ages.”
“Then you should have woken me,” he said, donning the clothes appropriate for his coming role.
“I like watching you sleep,” she said softly, a response Ezra never tired of hearing. Vala shared the same issues with trust that he did, but for different reasons. As such, she'd never felt comfortable enough to sleep well and sleep deep with another person in the room, much the same way he was. But ever since they'd decided to join up, they'd both found a sounder and deeper sleep when the other was near.
They trusted each other. It was probably the most shocking emotion Vala had stirred up in Ezra, and had him wondering how he'd lived so long without her.
“Are you certain you're alright?” he asked her when he caught her staring at him again.
“Fine,” she told him, but he wasn't fooled.
“Vala,” he chided gently as he moved to stand next to her. “What's going on with you?”
“I'm fine,” she repeated. “Just unsettled. Impersonating Qetesh always does that.”
Ezra blinked as she lied to him, and lied badly. True, using the Qetesh identity was always a risk, the news of her death had yet to spread past a few planets. Something else was bothering her, and Ezra wished they had the time to sort it out.
“We still have time to call this off,” he said, knowing that it would cause untold problems in the future. But the risks involved were minimal, and the payoff great.
“No, we're doing this,” Vala was adamant about that. “We're doing this, and then we're going away for a while, right?”
“A nice long vacation,” he confirmed, leaning in to give her a gently kiss. They'd been working non-stop since they'd joined forces, and now was as good a time as any to enjoy a semi-retirement.
“Excellent,” she said, brightening up. “Now, let's go relieve Ba'al of some of his naquadah.”
Smiling, Ezra followed her out the door, thinking that there would never be another match for him like Vala.
And he didn't plan on losing her any time soon.
END
Series: The Vala Chronicles #6
Author: Lyl (
lyl_devil)Rating: PG
Character: Ezra Standish – Magnificent Seven
Fandom: Stargate: SG-1
Beta:
strangevisitor7Disclaimer: I don't claim any rights to either show. I just like to play in their sandboxes occasionally.
Prompt table -> HERE
Prompt – 023: Lovers
Words: 495
Summary: Before they were enemies, Vala and Ezra were lovers. (Pre-series fic)
~!~
Ezra woke to the sensation of being watched.
“Something bothering you?” he asked, keeping his eyes closed.
“Nothing, darling,” came the lilting voice of his wife and partner. “Just jitters, I guess.”
Ezra's eyes snapped open, watching Vala with a careful gaze. Vala didn't get jitters or nervous or any other sign of apprehension before a job.
“Vala?” he asked quietly, watching the emotions chase each other across her face. She was kneeling next to him on the bed, clothed and ready for their forthcoming job.
Instead of answering, she leaned over and kissed him gently. His hands came up to pull her closer, and Ezra could feel their timetable slipping away from him.
“We need to get ready,” he said, pulling away.
“Well, you need to get ready,” she teased him, hopping off the bed. “I've been ready for ages.”
“Then you should have woken me,” he said, donning the clothes appropriate for his coming role.
“I like watching you sleep,” she said softly, a response Ezra never tired of hearing. Vala shared the same issues with trust that he did, but for different reasons. As such, she'd never felt comfortable enough to sleep well and sleep deep with another person in the room, much the same way he was. But ever since they'd decided to join up, they'd both found a sounder and deeper sleep when the other was near.
They trusted each other. It was probably the most shocking emotion Vala had stirred up in Ezra, and had him wondering how he'd lived so long without her.
“Are you certain you're alright?” he asked her when he caught her staring at him again.
“Fine,” she told him, but he wasn't fooled.
“Vala,” he chided gently as he moved to stand next to her. “What's going on with you?”
“I'm fine,” she repeated. “Just unsettled. Impersonating Qetesh always does that.”
Ezra blinked as she lied to him, and lied badly. True, using the Qetesh identity was always a risk, the news of her death had yet to spread past a few planets. Something else was bothering her, and Ezra wished they had the time to sort it out.
“We still have time to call this off,” he said, knowing that it would cause untold problems in the future. But the risks involved were minimal, and the payoff great.
“No, we're doing this,” Vala was adamant about that. “We're doing this, and then we're going away for a while, right?”
“A nice long vacation,” he confirmed, leaning in to give her a gently kiss. They'd been working non-stop since they'd joined forces, and now was as good a time as any to enjoy a semi-retirement.
“Excellent,” she said, brightening up. “Now, let's go relieve Ba'al of some of his naquadah.”
Smiling, Ezra followed her out the door, thinking that there would never be another match for him like Vala.
And he didn't plan on losing her any time soon.
END
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Date: 2008-07-20 02:23 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-20 09:47 pm (UTC)Lovely, bittersweet part
Date: 2008-07-23 06:17 am (UTC)Re: Lovely, bittersweet part
Date: 2008-07-24 02:32 am (UTC)M7 stories feedback
Date: 2008-11-20 12:28 am (UTC)I liked the Buffy xo as well. Chris as Willow's dad is inspired. I can't wait to see more.
Thanks so much for sharing these. I'll be checking back for updates.
JudyL
Re: M7 stories feedback
Date: 2008-11-22 04:48 am (UTC)I got linked? Cool!
You're making me want to get back to writing M7 stuff right now, even though I have a bunch of others ahead of them on my writing list. :)
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Date: 2009-04-10 07:10 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-04-11 03:41 am (UTC)And yes, more will be coming, though I don't know how soon.