A/N: Well this is just a one-shot that's been circling my mind for a little while. I just thought I'd upload it now to get it out of my system.

Warnings: Mentions sexual abuse of a minor and assault of an adult. Also Paedophilia and A LOT of angst.

Disclaimer: Disclaimer:- I do not now nor have I ever owned the rights to Stargate SG-1. That lovely privilege belongs to the people in Gekko Film Corp and Showtime. I'm just borrowing the characters. Promise I'll return them good as new.

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Jack's POV:

"Jack please I need to talk to you…." Daniel Jackson pleaded over a phone.

"Yea of course Danny. Come on over. The door's open."

Colonel Jack O'Neill replied worried what was going on with his archaeologist. It was very unlike Daniel to admit to a problem, even more un like him to ask for help. Why Daniel was practically pleading with him now to talk was anybodies guess. But it had Jack worried.

Ten minuets later Daniels car pulled up outside Jacks house. However the man in question never left his vehicle. Jack watched out his window for some time before he finally saw some movement in the car. Daniel was moving, Jack went into the kitchen and turned on the coffee maker. He had beer cooling in the fridge but he'd wait and see how serious the subject was before bring out the alcohol.

'Knock knock.'

"Door's open!" Jack called out. Daniel walked into the house and looked around a bit. When he didn't enter the kitchen like Jack had expected Jack walked into the living room carrying two coffees and put them on the table. When he looked at Daniel he was standing in a coroner with his arms wrapped around him self in a self-hug. This was big.

"Have a seat." Said Jack. Daniel moved slowly but sat down on the couch. Not taking up his coffee cup he sighed.

"Daniel what's wrong? Please, talk to me." Pleaded Jack.

"Jack, I…I'm sorry. I didn't mean to worry you like this. I just. Everything's all messed up. I'm all messed up."

"No you're not. And don't worry about worrying me. I always worry about you any way. But I would like to know what's going on." To both persons shock and horror Daniel started crying. He put his hands up to his face. Covering his eyes, trying to hide from Jack.

"Heay, Shh…it's okay. Whatever it is, we'll work it out. You'll be okay." hushed Jack. Putting an awkward arm around Daniels shoulder. Daniel tried to calm himself, unsuccessfully.

Eventually he calmed down enough to take a beer from Jack who had gotten up to retrieve it from the fridge releasing they would need the alcohol after all. Daniel didn't drink it though. He just held it in his hands, studying the label intently.

"Daniel, please tell me what's going on. You can trust me. You know that."

"I know Jack. That's why I'm hear. That's why I came, 'cause I know I can trust you. I can trust you to accept me and not hurt me like…"

"Hurt you like what Daniel? What's going on??"

"I'm being blackmailed."

"YOU'RE WHAT??"

"Please Jack, don't shout."

"Sorry Daniel. But what? Who's blackmailing you? Daniel what's going on?" Daniel sighs, again.

"About four months ago…"

"This is going on FOUR MONTHS!"

"Jack!"

"Sorry, go on."

"About four months ago…" Jack fisted his hands.

"…someone approached me with some sensitive information. They said that If I didn't go along with what they wanted the…information…would be made eh public knowledge by means of several…pictures…."

"Jesus Danny…"

"I know Jack. I know. I was so scared."

"How did they get the…information? I'm presuming that it's about you…your…personal…life?" Daniel nodded.

"I don't know how they got it. The pictures are from… a long time ago. Over 20 years ago in fact."

"Okay Daniel have you told anyone else about this yet?"

"NO! Just you. I can't let anyone else know. My reputation will be ruined. I'll be kicked out of the SGC! Please Jack you can't tell any body."

"Daniel you can't expect me to just sit hear and do nothing while this bastard blackmails you to his hearts content."

"No, I know that. That's why I told you. I need you help. You see you're the one he's threatening to tell the most! He knows your closest to me so he thinks that losing you will be the worst thing for me. Yea, so you see by telling you, it means he has no hold over me!"

"Well Daniel that makes an awful lot of sense except for the fact that you haven't actually told me anything."

"Sure I have…"

"No Daniel, all you've told me is that you're being blackmailed. Now please I'll do what ever I can to help you but you've gotta be honest with me."

"Okay. Okay. But you have to promise me you'll hear me out. Please, can you do that?"

"Of course Daniel. Always." Daniel didn't look very convinced but still he started to explain things.

"When I was about 15 I was sent to my last placement. They were the reason I got emancipated at 16. They, weren't very nice people. Well, they wife was okay I suppose, I mean she never did anything to me personally, it was more what she…didn't do."

"Are you talking about neglect Daniel?"

"Among other things, yes. The husband however, he was…different. He liked to give me attention. It's disgusting but, at first, I craved it. I mean I knew it was wrong from the begging, but I'd been in so many placements and so many homes at this point, well I'd have done anything for a bit of attention. I did everything for his attention.

The guy sold home made porn videos. I was t-the s-star in a few. He would take pictures of me too. Put sell them, I'd say a few circling the internet by this point. Probably where the guy blackmailing me got them. How he knew they were of me though I have no idea."

"Jesus Daniel I had no Idea. And this guy is threatening to give me these pictures? And you went along with him! Jesus Daniel I though you had more sense than that. Why would I EVER turn against you because some sick fuck decided to take pictures of you. Jesus!"

"I'm sorry. Jack I'm sorry. I know you're right. Only I was worried, what with you being military and all…"

"What has me being military got to do with it?"

"…I had to do certain things in those pictures Jack. The films to, with…other people…you know. Aren't the military all about 'Don't ask, Don't tell'?"

"So there were other boys with you in these pictures? Is that what you're telling me?" Daniel nodded.

"You thought I'd turn my back on you because you'd been photographed with other boys." Again Daniel nodded.

"What goes on in that head of yours Daniel I'll never know. Daniel I'll NEVER turn my back on you. There's nothing you could EVER do that could make me do that. Okay! You're way to important to me to let something like this come between us."

"There's more…" Jack closed his eyes, took a deep breath and motioned for Daniel to continue.

"This guy found me coming out of a bar, that's when this all started. At first I though it was just someone who'd had bit too much to drink, but because he caught me at that place and with the pictures he'd found, well it just made things worse. He just made things worse."

"Okay, so you'd been at a bar, big whoop. I go to bars all the time. How does that make things worse?"

"Jack…it was a gay bar…" Daniel stopped so that could sink in a bit.

"Oh."

"Yea, oh." I stayed silent for a minuet.

"Maybe I should go…yea I'm going to go. I'm sorry to have bothered you like this…"

"Daniel wait, wait…will you just WAIT! Thank-you!" Daniel finally stopped puttering around his house getting ready to leave when Jack shouted.

"Look Daniel, sit down. Okay. You've given me a lot of information in a very short time. You need to give me some time to digest it all. I will say this however, I'm very disappointed…" Daniel bowed his head thinking he was going to be reprimanded for going to a gay bar.

"…that you obviously don't know me very well. Daniel I don't care if you go to a gay bar. Okay! Do you hear me? I don't care. Daniel you're my friend and I'd do ANYTHING for you. Please tell me you haven't done anything big for this guy." Daniel looked up surprised at his announcement but looked back down just as quickly by the end of it.

"Daniel what did he get you to do?" Still silence.

"Daniel please…"

"What was in the pictures. I did what was in the pictures…"

"Oh Daniel, I'm so sorry you had to do that. But no more okay? Daniel no more. You and I are going to sort this guy out and then we're going to get you some help. Not because you're gay before you even think it but because you have been assaulted. Daniel it'll work out. I'll help you."

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