Author's Note: Greetings and thanks for opening up my little story. This has been in my head and partially written for many months and I'm just now feeling the impulse to get it out of my system. I'm back to E and N after I'm done with this but I'm sure you all understand how it goes when a story gets into your head and demands to be dressed up and paraded around town.
For reference, note that this story jumps around in time a bit. If you want to go with the flow without the temporal map, just skip this paragraph. This is my post-Unending Vala/Daniel story and it takes place in 3 parts: Yesterday refers to their time on the Odyssey; Today is immediately after time is righted; and Tomorrow is slightly in the future from that (about a week). Each chapter takes place in one of those time frames.
As always, I don't own any of these characters and I certainly don't intend to pursue any kind of profit or infringement from my meager dabblings. It's got some moments of harsh language and sexual situations but nothing too extreme.
Review if you're willing and let me know what you think. I have the best beta in the world and thank her immensely for encouraging my love for Vala and my crazy ideas about how to make her and Daniel a snug little couple. Thanks for reading!
Tomorrow (Part One)
"What are you trying to say Daniel," Vala sobbed as she stared at the man in front of her. He had a sheet of paper dangling from his shaking fingers, creased and delicate after she had grabbed it, crumpled it up and thrown it back in his face.
As she looked into his eyes, dozens of emotions seemed to reflect back at her: fear, uncertainty, lust, affection, anger, regret. She didn't know what to make of it at all but she knew that at the end of this, everything would be different -- and she wasn't so sure it would be for the better.
"I'm sorry, Vala. I'm so sorry."
What did he expect from her? He had just dropped the ultimate bomb on her as the Earth-humans were keen on saying, and he was looking to her for an explanation? Muscles gives his only clue about what happened to them aboard the Odyssey and this is where it gets them? The only emotions that were permeating from her every essence were disappointment and betrayal, the likes of which she thought only fabricated by alien memory implanting device.
When it came to dealing with Daniel and their feelings for each other, life really was too short -- too short to put up with more of this emotional rollercoaster ride. Vala was done.
Daniel watched in disbelief as Vala turned around silently and walked out the door.
TBC…
