Disclaimer: Of
course I do not own Stargate, people with better lawyers do…but then, it's soon
Christmastime! *g*
Spoilers: nothing important so far, maybe 'Solitudes'
Notes: Just a fluffy Christmas fic…I was bored and had nothing else to
do. And be nice since English is not my first language. Where I come from we
celebrate Christmas at the evening of Dec. 24th, just so you know
should it be different with you. OK, 'nuff said. On with the story!
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//Winter Wonderland\\
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22nd
of December
The
second Major Samantha Carter came through the Stargate she held her breath. A
Christmassy white scenery was in front of them, thick layers of snow covering
the ground, the trees and the hills in the distance. Everything glistened and
sparkled in the soft rays of light, sent down on this planet by a distant sun.
It was a perfect sight – and still Sam felt a rising cold, accompanied by a
feeling of uncertainty.
Since the day she involuntarily had landed in the Antarctic, together with the
Colonel, winter caused her discomfort. At that time they only had been spared a
tragic end with a lot of luck. And every time she saw snow she felt reminded of
that fateful day.
Only as she turned she noticed that the Colonel was looking at her with a
strange expression in his eyes. He knew how she felt and Sam suspected that
with him it wasn't any different. They regarded each other quietly, but after a
few seconds Jack turned from her and a huge grin started to spread over his
face.
"Wow! If that's not a Christmas paradise!", he exclaimed and
indicated the others to follow him.
Sam sighed. She knew that Jack always concealed his feelings from others, but
for her it wasn't that easy. Only after a few seconds she was able to overcome
her secret fears and followed the others, who were already engaged in easy
conversation, down the stairs.
As almost always the Stargate was situated upon a platform in the midst of a
clearing. But instead of trees this time there was only a bare snow-covered
plain in front of the which seemed to extend endlessly.
At this moment Jonas seemed like a little boy to her, as he plodded through the
snow behind the Colonel looking in amazement at the bright white around him.
Did snow exist on his home planet? Sam didn't know, maybe it was just that he
never had seen quite a scenery like this. Suddenly she noticed that she didn't
know many things about their newest team member. As soon as they were back on
earth this would change, she promised herself. There was too little time to let
these opportunities pass by.
The snow creaked beneath her feet and as they passed some snow-laden trees she
could smell the faint odour of fir-needles. As a child she had loved that
scent. Every Christmas she had decorated the Christmas tree together with her
mother, had baked sweet-smelling cookies... but after the death of her mother
she was denied even this pleasure. Christmas had never ever been the same.
The happy chat of her friends drifted by her as she remembered her childhood.
She had been a happy child, this she didn't doubt. But where had this happiness
gone? She couldn't even remember the last time she really had celebrated
Christmas...
Every year she got an invitation from her brother Mark to join him and
his family at Christmas, but as always she had refused to do so this year as
well. Instead she plunged herself into her work and spend the holidays in her
lab or at home in front of her TV. Once the Colonel had invited her, but she
had refused his offer, too. And this year she wasn't going to celebrate
Christmas as well. Probably...
Something cold pulled her away from her gloomy reflections and downright
shocked her. Startled she glanced up and spotted the Colonel, who stood some
meters away from her forming something white and round with his hands, a
mischievous grin on his lips. As she looked herself over she noticed occasional
spots of snow on her jacket.
Sam could bite back a devilish grin. This meant war!
Quickly she bend down, took a handful of snow and skilfully formed a small
solid ball. Seconds later this sophisticated little bomb hit its target and
exploded – squarely in Jack's face. Sam laughed at the sound of his startled
shriek, and then quickly ducked as another snowball whizzed by her ear.
As she bombarded the Colonel with snowballs she could see Jonas and Teal'c in
the corner of her eye, who watched the chaos in confusion and probably wondered
about the point of this little war. Sam didn't intend to leave them in the dark
about it. Another snowball left her hand and landed in Jonas' face. In his
surprise he fell over and hit the snow with a startled shriek. Sam just had to laugh
at this sight and didn't even notice that the Colonel was sneaking up on her
with a big lump of snow in his hands.
Startled she gasped for air as soon as the cold snow landed in her lapel and
trickled down her spine. Sam stumbled forward, got tangled up between Jack's
legs with her feet and dragged him with her as she fell to the floor. They
rolled along for several meters and as they finally managed to disentangle
their limbs they lay in the snow and couldn't stop laughing.
Teal'c bend over Sam looked at her with a confused but also amused glance. Then
he offered her his hand and easily pulled her up. Jack also struggled to get up
and brushed the snow off his jacket.
"That was real fun, don't you think, Carter?", he finally said and
rubbed his cold hands. Maybe he should have put on the gloves before but of
course he hadn't thought of this. Sam was still laughing. She just could stop.
Jack tapped her shoulder reassuringly and followed Jonas and Teal'c who were
already on their way again.
After a few minutes Sam had finally calmed down. She wiped away the tears and
successfully suppressed another fit of laughter. Then she grabbed her gear
which she had lost during their snowball fight and followed the other. Her
dreary thought forgotten for the moment.
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It had darkened soon and SG-1 had decided to set up camp on a small
clearing surrounded by bushes. Soon the two tents had been set up and Teal'c
returned with a small pile of firewood. Although it was a little wet after a
few attempts they managed to light a fire which now crackled softly. Sam was seated around the fire
together with her friends and warmed her frozen limbs.
O'Neill passed her steaming cup which gave off a pleasant scent. "What is
it?", Sam asked, as she wrapped her fingers around it and breathed in the
smell. She carefully sipped from the brim of her cup. The liquid was sweet and
tasted like fresh grog. "That's delicious!", she finally exclaimed.
Jack smiled. "It's a secret recipe from my grandmother. But don't tell the
General, because there's an extra of rum in it." He smiled broadly as he
saw Teal'c's face. "Don't worry, Teal'c. For you I brought some punch for
children." Sam had to laugh again and even Jonas started to giggle. Teal'c
glared at Jack but then gratefully took the hot cup.
"How did you get the idea to bring grog along?", Sam asked and took
another sip of this delicious brew. She already felt at ease and she wasn't
cold anymore. Jack shrugged. "When I saw the pictures we got from the MALP
I just had to think about Christmas. And since I didn't get the chance to visit
the Christmas fair this year I just brought this bottle along." He grinned
again. "Even as a child I was hooked on that stuff, but my mother always
was afraid that there was too much alcohol in it." He laughed.
"That's why I've always been a very, very happy child ad Christmas!"
Sam started laughing. It had been a long time since she had seen the Colonel at
ease that much, and she was delighted to see him like this. Moments like these
had been rare lately. And suddenly she realised that Jack had to feel as lonely
as she herself. He had lost his family, Daniel was gone, too…
She thoughtfully regarded him as he tried to explain to Teal'c and Jonas what
and who exactly Santa Claus was. "Hey, Sam!", he – again - pulled her
out of her thoughts. Did he just call her Sam? Surprised, she looked up.
"You're better with this stuff. Care to explain to Teal'c how Santa Claus
manages to give Christmas gifts to more than six millions of people in just one
single night?" Sam just had to laugh as Teal'c expectantly looked at her
and waited for a serious answer.
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Sam had offered to take over the first watch for the night. With a newly
refilled cup in her hand she sat at the crackling fire, while her friends
wrapped themselves into their sleeping bags. It had gotten even colder but
thanks to the grog she actually thought it was very warm. But she really had
doubts that after her second cup she would be of much help should they really
be attacked. But even for these thoughts her mood was too good, although this
had to be the alcohol since a few hours ago she had had nothing but gloomy
thoughts.
Somewhere in the distance a lonesome wolf howled and Sam felt like in some kind
of movie. She stared at the starry sky and looked at the moon which changed the
scenery around her into another world with his pale white light. The snow shone
in a silver light and a faint breeze brushed past.
A flash in the sky caught her attention and she observed a shooting star which
made its way through the stars until it finally vanished somewhere high above
Sam. "Make a wish…", she whispered softly and smiled the barest
smile. Maybe…
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A/N: Don't worry, I will continue soon. Just leave me a review, will you!? Thanks. *g*
