A/N: So…..it's been a while, huh? I'm sorry for not updating in so long; life was getting all complicated, in the sort of way where you'll keep getting one thing after another that interferes with whatever it is that you're trying to do. Anyhow, I'm back now. And I'll be around for the foreseeable future, so there hopefully won't be any more long waits. :D

Since I last updated, lots of interesting stuff has happened. Most importantly, I've gotten past my writer's block (Lorelai's issues are an ongoing (and sort of fluctuating) thing, so I needed something more specific to get things moving again). Also, I've found a couple other fics to read, though none of them are SGA so that's actually interfering with my writing process. Oh! And I went to see the Avengers premiere with some friends! Can we all say 'awesome'? :D Also, just putting it out there: I love Loki. Sure, he's kinda crazy now, but really….Dude just needs a hug. :D

Anyhow, onwards to adventure! Review when you're done please.

Lorelai woke up to her obnoxiously loud alarm clock blasting what John had called 'classic rock' (he'd given her both the clock and the respective CD after a few days of her confinement). She liked the music, loved it even. Just not at five in the morning.

She whacked the clock-radio across the room, where it clattered to the ground. Then she sat up.

Ronon, it turned out, had been right. After another week of being confined to her room, Lorelai had been granted permission to 'resume her normal activities'. In this case, waking up before the sun to have a meeting about some new scientist transferring to Atlantis from Earth.

Lorelai trudged down the hallway, yawning. She bumped into Ronon just outside the door to the briefing room.

"Hey there," the Satedan greeted her.

"Mm?" She blinked at him sleepily.

He laughed, and steered her towards the door. "I'll take that as a 'hello'."

The door opened and Ronon, caring big brother-figure that he was, made sure she was seated drowsily in her chair instead of falling asleep standing up before he went to grab their information folders from Carter, who was seated at the head of the table.

He dropped the folder on the table in front of her, and she glanced down at it.

Wakahisa, Hayato it read, last name followed by first name.

She blinked. "Wa-ka-hi-sa Ha-ya-to?" she said, sounding it out.

"It's the name of our incoming scientist," Carter told her helpfully. "And he's originally from a country on Earth called Japan; they have a different language from English, with a different alphabet and phonetic system."

"So…this Hayato," John said, plonking down in the chair on Lorelai's other side, "What's his story?"

"It's in the file," Carter said, a smile tugging at the corner of her lips.

John gave her a look. "Yeah. So?"

She sighed. "John…"

"He's my age!" Lorelai said in surprise. "Well, ignoring the ten thousand extra."

John blinked. "What?" He flipped open his folder. "Hayato Wakahisa, age…nineteen?" He looked at Carter. "Have you told McKay?"

"Told me what?" the scientist asked, coming into the room.

John glanced at him. "That our incoming scientist isn't much older than Lori."

McKay frowned, snatching John folder. "What?"

"Get your own!" John said, trying to snag his folder back.

McKay dodged Sheppard's hand without really trying, moving to sit down. "You're not serious. Graduated from Stanford at age sixteen and interned at MIT?"

"Born and raised in Tokyo, until his father moved to the United States for work. Specializes in genetics and electronics," Lorelai added, scanning the page. "I don't know what the first part means, but he sounds pretty smart."

"And good-looking," John said, nudging her with his elbow.

She frowned. "What?"

He rolled his eyes. "Don't tell me you didn't notice."

She blinked at him, confused, and then back down at the file. "Oh." She peered closer at the picture. "Huh."

John sighed. "Unbelievable. Did your scientists never mention dating? Boyfriends? Marriage?"

Lorelai looked at him, even more confused than before. "What?"

He shook his head, giving it up as a lost cause. "You know what, never mind."

Lorelai titled her head. She had no idea what John was talking about.

"He'll be arriving tomorrow at 09:00," Carter said, " and I want all of you there to greet him when he steps through the Gate."

"Is he coming alone?" Lorelai asked curiously.

Carter nodded. "His transferring here was a spur of the moment decision. It's happening because of you, actually."

Lorelai blinked. "Me?" She frowned. "What did I do?"

Carter smiled a bit. "You didn't do anything wrong, Lori, don't worry. But since McKay and Todd aren't making much headway in the research on what's happening to you, we decided that a specialist like Hayato might be able to help."

"How much help can he be, though? I mean, really." McKay scowled. "He's just some kid."

"Stanford and MIT, McKay," John said.

McKay snorted. "Oh, big deal."

Ronon smirked. "I think you're just jealous. 'Cuz this kid," his smirk widened, "might be able to solve this thing when you can't."

"That isn't it!" McKay huffed, crossing his arms.

Lorelai muffled her laughter.

She woke up at four the next morning, and couldn't get back to sleep. She had the feeling she'd had some sort of nightmare, but couldn't quite remember. She'd been having more and more nightmares since the Destroyer had injected her. She'd asked McKay about it, but he hadn't been able to find anything in her bloodstream that would account for it. She'd kept pestering him about it for a bit, but asking about it seemed to just worry everyone, so eventually she'd just stopped talking about it.

But that left her awake and panicked at odd hours, with no one to talk to.

She got up out of bed and paced around her room for a few minutes before leaving. She wandered the halls, somehow ending up at Todd's lab after half an hour of aimless meandering.

"Shouldn't you be sleeping?" Todd asked, not even looking up from his computer. Todd, as far as Lorelai knew, never slept. She'd yet to see him so much as catnap. She supposed it was good that she'd ended up here; at least she'd have someone to talk to.

"I couldn't sleep," she answered honestly, pulling up a stool to the table he was at.

He flickered a look at her face, and then looked back at the screen. "Nightmares?"

She frowned. "Why do you ask?"

"Your eyes."

She stared at him. "What about my eyes?"

He shrugged.

She snatched up the nearest reflective surface; a small metal tray that had been innocently holding paper clips before she abducted it. "My eyes look normal," she said, peering at her warped reflection. "What's wrong with my eyes?" she demanded, dropping the tray and turning to glare at him.

"They looked haunted when you first came in. They seem fine now," he added, almost as an afterthought.

She huffed. "Because you made me mad."

He chuckled, typing on the computer. "Perhaps."

She crossed her arms, and bit her lip. "Todd?"He must have heard something in her voice, because he stopped working and looked up. "Yes?"

She shifted on her stool. "I…" I'm scared. She swallowed. "Never mind," she muttered, looking away.

There was a moment of silence, and then…

"What's wrong?" Todd asked.

"Nothing," Lorelai said, shaking her head. "Everything's fine."

He snorted. "If everything were fine, you would be asleep in bed. Not down here with me."

"I just couldn't sleep. It might've been a nightmare," she admitted when Todd gave her a look.

"What was it about?" the Wraith asked, resuming his typing, though it was apparent that he was listening.

She shrugged. "I don't know."

"You have no idea?"

She shook her head. "No." She shivered. "None."

Todd remained silent. He knew voicing his worries wouldn't help the situation. Despite the tough attitude she displayed, Lorelai was still just a child. And children were easily frightened.

"I'll be fine," Lorelai continued, nodding to herself. "Everything will be alright." She sighed. "Did you hear? Another scientist from Earth is coming here."

Todd nodded. "Yes, McKay mentioned something to that effect earlier. But I was distracted with my work on analyzing the Destroyer's enzyme solution at the time."

"So you weren't listening," Lorelai translated.

"I had more important matters on my mind," Todd said testily.

She snorted. "You weren't listening."

"….Perhaps."

She grinned. "There. Was it so hard to admit?"

"Stop teasing me, Lorelai."

She stuck her tongue out. "Stop calling me that."

"Why? It's your name, is it not?"

She wrinkled her nose. "Lori. I've told you before, call me Lori."

Todd sighed. "Lorelai…"

"Lori," she insisted.

He shook his head. "In any case, what do you think?"

She blinked, confused. "About what?"

"The scientist who is arriving here tomorrow."She tilted her head, thinking. "I'm not sure. He's really young. It really seems to bug McKay," she added, smirking.

Todd chuckled. "How young?"

"Around my age, apparently. Minus the stasis years, anyway."

"Hm," Todd said. "Interesting."

"Isn't it? Also, John said something about how I should notice how good-looking the new guy is, but I had no idea what he was talking about."

Todd barely managed to hide his smile. "I am sure you will understand eventually."

Lorelai frowned at him. "I have no idea what you're talking about."

Todd just shrugged, leaving Lorelai to try and puzzle out his meaning.

Either way, she decided, Hayato's transfer to Atlantis was going to be entertaining.

A/N: So, how was it? Drop me a review and let me know what you think. And I'm going to try and update every other week, most likely on Fridays or Mondays; possibly every week if things go well. So…yeah. See you next time! :D