"Is he gonna be okay?" Sam sat beside her friend and took his hand, giving it a soft squeeze. "Um, I don't know. We don't know what Hathor's using but what ever it is, Daniel here's got a pretty good dose" Janet pulled her fingers from his neck and sighed "I really don't know". Daniel felt himself slowly awakening but his eyes were already open like he was awake, but, he wasn't. If that made any sense at all, but to tell you the truth, pretty much nothing made sense since that sarcophagus had arrived. He softly blinked, then again. Whoa, what a nightmare!
Things started to come in focus around him and he became aware of voices. It sounded like Sam and Janet. "S...Sam?" Sam's worried face came into view and he frowned "What's going on?". Still frowning, Sam waved a hand over his face, when he blinked she let out a relieved sigh "How are you feeling Daniel?". Her reply was a shake of the head and then two blue and very confused eyes turning in her direction. "I...okay I guess" he frowned and with Janet's help, stood "You guys going to tell me what's going on or do I have to find Jack?". "You don't remember?" Sam, who was still sitting, now stood "You don't remember anything?".
Daniel shook his head and ran a hand through his tossled hair "Um, no, I remember the sarcophagus being delivered and then...there was someone trespassing on the base and we went to investigate". "Is that it?" at Daniel's nod Sam pulled him back to sit on the bed. She glanced up at Janet and then to the door "Janet, could you give us a moment, please?". Janet hesitated for a second but then turned "I'll knock when we know where she is".
Once Janet and the other ladies, Teal'c included, had left, Sam turned back to Daniel "You sure you feel okay?" at his nod she bit her lip. "What's going on Sam? Why won't you tell me?". "We have a real bad situation here Daniel" she gripped his hand and pulled her legs onto the bed to sit cross-legged so she could look him in his eyes. "When you got the sarcophagus we were told that a lady had come to the mountain" at Daniel's nod she continued "She was a Gou'ald Daniel, and she's got all the males on the this base acting, well, drunk with love...you included".
Daniel looked to his hands "I don't remember" he then suddenly looked up "What am I doing in the guest quarters?". Sam sighed, she really hadn't wanted to think about that "Hathor-". "That's the Gou'ald?". She nodded again and went on "Yeah, she kinda took a liking to you, you're her next pharoah in fact". Daniel's eyebrows went up and his draw dropped "What?!" Sam gave his hands a squeeze and leant forward "You disappeared for a little while and me, Teal'c and all females who, by the way, have thankfully been unaffected, were looking for Hathor..." giving his hands another squeeze she drew in another breath "...and we found you, here".
Daniel looked around the room, noting the broken lamp, his own untidy clothes and then the very messy bed. His bright eyes looked up and met hers "What?...I don't remember...". Sam looked away from his eyes, feeling them bore into hers "I don't know, I thought you might". "No, oh god, what if-" Daniel stopped himself and bit his lip. "Daniel, what ever you did or didn't do, you weren't in control, nobody is" he looked up at that, his eyes sad "Daniel, I know you, you wouldn't do that". She gave him a smile, trying to reassure him "Don't worry, I bet it was nothing".
Daniel nodded, trying to fight the returning drowsiness "Thanks Sam". Sam nodded and helped him to lie back down, having sensed his tiredness. As he lay back down and closed his eyes she couldn't help but sigh, he looked so innocent. Now she knew what Jack was always talking about. He really did look like a child sometimes. "Daniel?" Sam pulled herself to his side and picked up his hand again. "Yeah" "Do you really not remember?" Daniel's eyes flew open and he sat back up, but all too quickly as he felt the world do a loop. Sam grabbed his shoulders and lay him back down, careful not to hurt him at all "You right?".
At his nod she smiled "I didn't mean it, well, I did but I take it back, you wouldn't lie to me". "It's all right Sam, I deserved it" he sighed and slowly started to let the darkness take him but was shocked back to reality when something was pressed against his lips and he instantly knew who it was, so he replied slightly even though he really needed to sleep. Sam couldn't help herself as she gently kissed him and then pulled back. Daniel opened his eyes almost sluggishly, a small smile creeping to his handsome face and then it was gone, and Daniel fell back asleep. Sam sat back and lay his hand by his side.
She didn't know if it had been Hathor's little mixture that had made him reply to her kiss or if he'd done it on his own accord. She certainly hoped the latter. Her thoughts were interrupted by a knock and then a soft voice "Sam, Hathor's been spotted". Turning to her friend, Sam nodded "Be right there" she then turned back to Daniel once the door had been closed again and smiled. "See you soon Daniel, I'm just gonna get some revenge on your behalf" she gave him one last kiss on the lips and then stood, collected her rifle and then headed towards the door.
But she stopped and quickly ran back, gave him another kiss and then planted one on his forehead "One for good luck". She then left, hoping that when this was over she's be able to investigate some of the feelings that were fluttering around in her stomach, hopefully with Daniel.
---End---or just the Beginning?---
