BURNING HEARTS

Hey dudes. This story is a little further then I usually write, It's a one shot, so I don't think I'll write any further chapters.

The song is by Keane, titled, everybody's changing.

Thanks to Paige for the great advice and help with choosing a suitable song.

Daniel stared at him feet, his shuffling feet as they stumbled toward the Stargate. He could hear the clank as the P90's gently hit their owners vests, he could hear the sounds of the sands, swirling around him, but Daniel felt like they were choking him. He wanted to run, run away from the bright blue sky, run from the people surrounding him, and run from the life which he felt was no longer worth living.

You say you wander your own land

But when I think about it

I don't see how you can

You're aching, you're breaking

And I can see the pain in your eyes

Says everybody's changing

And I don't know why

Daniel watched as SG-1 pull the stretcher through the horizon, her shoes visible through the folds of material covering her body. He watched as they helped Kasuf through to the other side, his eyes cold and staring.

At last it was just him. Just him and a million memories.

Just Daniel.

No second half, no double chances. Sha'uri was gone, and so was his soul.

So little time

Try to understand that I'm

Trying to make a move just to stay in the game

I try to stay awake and remember my name

But everybody's changing

And I don't feel the same

You're gone from here

And soon you will disappear

Cause everybody's changing

And I don't feel right

Gritting his teeth, he pulled himself to the DHD and watched as the gate deactivated. Clouds were gathering, but Daniel could feel his soul slowly being carried away in the soft breeze. His eyes were bloodshot, his face pale and taunt.

Dialing a Gou'ald planet, he slowly watched with satisfaction as each chevron locked in, the orange light piercing like the pain in his heart.

His team was no more. Without Sha'uri Daniel could never stay at the SGC, too many sleepless nights, too many memories of a life before.

To many hopes, shattered in a single moment.

Watching as the Stargate splashed out, he felt some fulfillment as he watched the ripples die away. They were like him. Once full with dreams and hopes, only to have them broken by a person you thought you knew.

His ripples slowly died away, leaving behind a husk of the man he was before.

A shell.

So little time

Try to understand that I'm

Trying to make a move to stay in the game

I try to stay awake and remember my name

But everybody's changing

And I don't feel the same

So little time

Try to understand that I'm

Trying to make a move to stay in the game

I try to stay awake and remember my name

But everybody's changing

And I don't feel the same

"I'm coming for you, Sha'uri." He whispered, to have it carried away in the strengthening wind. Pulling off his P90 and pulling off his vest, he left it on the steps, one last reminder of the person he was before.

Daniel Jackson

Now just a name that meant another faceless face. Not worth remembering.

He was replaceable. But in his heart, Sha'uri was not.

And without a single happy thought, Daniel Jackson, the husk of the man he was before, walked through the Stargate event horizon;

Not thinking of the ripples he was creating as he stepped through the blue surface, just thinking of his burning heart, and lost love.

He was joining her, saving himself from a life;

Without her.

The End