A/N

This story is part of my 'Heartbreaker' AU. It's a sequel to 'Heartbreaker' and a prequel to 'All Grown Up' (hence the 'first and a half' title) and starts a few months before Sam is due to go to the Air Force Academy camp that's a precursor to starting at the Academy, so she's seventeen in this.

What can I say? I really missed this AU version of Jack and Sam, especially at the point of 'All Grown Up' where she's a teenager with a really huge crush. So I thought , 'hey, why not bring them back for another story?'.

If you haven't already read the series, this is an AU series where Jack and Sam meet when she's ten years old at Space Camp and Jack never married Sara. It would probably be better if you read 'Hearbreaker' before this. (It's only about 900 words)

If you have read the series, I hope this AU Jack and Sam can pull you back in for another go around :-)

There's also another main character in this one too which we'll meet straight up.

Oh and damn it! They're still not mine. Though I will claim a little bit of sway over this AU pair :-)

And thanks to TamaraJagellovsk for holding my hand through this and beta reading the whole thing.

I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I've enjoyed writing it :-)

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Danny picked up the brochure from Sam's desk and threw himself onto her bed. He sighed as he flicked through the pages. Boring was not the word! Until...

"Well hello Captain!" he enthused.

Sam turned to look at him. "Danny, what are you doing? Give that to me!"

"Oh no!" he cried as he evaded her grasp. "No wonder you've got your knickers in such a twist over going to this camp...Captain Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neill is going to be the flight instructor!"

"I told you that already!"

"Oh but you didn't tell me how hot he was!"

"What!?" she replied with a frown. "Wait! I thought that you only..."

"Sammy," her father called breaking into their conversation.

"She's in her room...with a boy!" came her little brothers whiny voice.

Daniel rolled his eyes at her.

"Sam!" Brigadier General Jacob Carter shouted as he barged through her door. "What have I told you about having boys in the house when I'm not home!?"

Daniel smiled brightly at Sam's very serious old man. "Hi General Carter."

Jacob stopped short as he came face to face with the boy. "Oh," he said relieved. "It's only you Danny."

"Dad!" Sam admonished. "Don't say it like that!"

"Like what!?" Jacob asked. "Do you know what she's talking about Danny?"

Daniel shrugged and glanced at Sam. "Not a clue Sir," he admitted.

"So what are you two up to this afternoon?" he asked.

"Oh I was just looking at the brochure for Sam's pre-academy camp," Daniel said holding up the paperwork.

Jacob smiled. "You interested son?"

Daniel shrugged his shoulders. "I dunno Sir," he replied. "Don't know if it's really my thing."

Jacob nodded. "Well it's certainly not for everyone." Even though Danny had been accepted at the Academy along with Sam, Jacob was under the impression that he'd already decided on one of the other colleges he'd been accepted to. He hoped that the boy wasn't seriously reconsidering a career in the military, it would be difficult for someone like him. "You staying for dinner?"

"Ah, well..."

Sam rolled her eyes. "Of course he is dad," she replied. "And then he'll go home and have dinner there too!"

"Hey!" Daniel objected. "I'm a growing boy!"

Sam giggled. "If you keep eating like that you'll be growing alright!"

Jacob chuckled at the interaction between his little girl and her best friend. He wished she could make friends with other girls, but he guessed Danny was the next best thing. "Okay, well dinners at seven sharp," he said as he turned and left them alone closing the door behind him.

Danny waited until he heard General Carters footsteps fade before he pulled Sam to him. "Do you think he'd look at me differently if he knew we were screwing?"

Sam gave him a look. "Daniel!" Then she couldn't help but smile as that big grin graced his face and she shook her head as she moved away from him. "He'll hear you one day and you won't be thinking it's such a joke when he's murdering you for no reason."

"Ah no chance he'd believe it anyways," he said as he dropped back onto her bed.

"And speaking of which..." she said as she lay down beside him holding her brochure up for them both to see. "I thought you only pretended to 'have gay tendencies' in front of my dad, so he wouldn't kill you for being around here so much."

"Yeah I do..."

"So what was with the Jack comment before?"

He shifted, bringing their heads together. "Well he is hot," he replied softly.

She turned towards him. "You're serious aren't you?"

He shrugged and she turned to face him fully. "Danny...are you really gay?"

He rolled onto his side facing her, his finger scratching at the comforter. "I don't...I don't really know Sam," he admitted. "I mean, I like girls...it's just that, well I kind of..."

"Kind of what?" she asked, her hand covering his.

"Kind of think that maybe I like guys too..."

Sam's eyes widened. "Really?"

"I know," he said rolling away from her. "I'm weird right!?"

"Yeah you are," she replied, but he could hear the humour in her voice. She leant over and cuddled him. "And that's why I love you Daniel Hammond...we're the same..."

He turned to face her. "Ah...no!" he replied. "You are a way bigger nerd than I am!"

"Hey!" she cried as she twisted his nipple. "Don't forget this nerd can also kick your ass!"

Danny squealed and twisted away from her. "Yes I know you can!"

Sam laid across him, the brochure opened to the picture of Jack. "But he is a complete turn on right?" She frowned when she noticed him grinning at her. "What?"

"Looks like we have the same taste in men," he chuckled. He looked at the picture of Jack O'Neill for a moment longer. "Maybe I should come to this camp..."

She looked at him. "Really?"

He shrugged. "Yeah, why not? I mean it'll let me know either way whether I'm doing the right thing by not going into the Air Force right?"

"Oh my gosh!" she cried. "I love you so much Danny!"

"You think we should ask your dad about it at dinner?"

"Yeah sure, but I think you should ask uncle George too," she replied. "You know how much he'd love to make that phone call for you."

He sighed. "What I know is, he wishes I was you."

She smacked his arm. "He does not!"

"Ouch! And he does too!"

"Does not!"

"Does too!"

"Does not!" she argued. "He loves you Danny. Most people get stuck with the family they're given...but he chose you. You know?"

That made him think. He'd never honestly thought of his foster father that way before. He really was a good guy, the best foster parents he'd ever had that was for sure. He was just so conditioned into thinking of them as the enemy that he was still having a hard time accepting that someone actually wanted him around for more than the money they made off of him.

"Yeah I know," he admitted finally.

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Danny ran up beside Sam in the hallway at school the next day and slung his arm over her shoulder. "Guess what!?" he sang.

"You're going?" Sam replied excitedly as she stopped walking and turned to look at him.

He grinned broadly at her. "Yep!" he confirmed. "I tried to talk George into requesting that I get to be in your barracks but he wouldn't go for it."

She giggled. "I'm glad you suggested that to Uncle George and not my dad!"

"Hey don't laugh! He might have gone for it," he replied. "Your dad called George last night after we spoke to him at dinner, and obviously I'm such a good influence on you that he requested old George to 'politely' enquire about you and me being in the same group. And you know what that means..."

Sam snorted. "Yeah he ordered it."

Danny stared at her and shook his head in awe. "You know you always look like such a lady when you snort like that..."

"Shut up you ass!" she said as she jabbed him in the chest.

"Well, we're like brother and sister don't you know, and it turns out Jacob would feel much better about you attending a camp where you're going to be the only girl if you have your older brother looking out for you," he said with a smile, absolutely loving the look of abject horror on her face.

"You're older than me by like a month," she pointed out indignantly. "And it's going to be more like me looking out for you!"

"I know that sugar," he conceded easily. "But just shut up about it okay? It means we get to be in the same group, which is going to be so much more fun when that gorgeous flyboy of yours teaches us something special," he said with a waggle of his brows.

"He's not mine!"

Danny shrugged. "I'll take him then..."

Sam pulled him aside. "You know you're really taking all this..." she glanced around making sure they wouldn't be overheard. "You're really taking all this bisexual thing in your stride."

"Yeah well," he said with a sigh. "I guess I've known it for a while but just didn't want to admit it. Finally telling you about it last night...its really like a weights been lifted. Like I'm not alone anymore you know?"

She reached out a hand to touch his arm. "Danny, you were never alone."

"I know," he said with a smile. "It just feels good to have you know about it finally that's all, like I don't have to keep it all bottled up inside." He took a deep breath. "I feel quite liberated actually."

They started walking again and then he stopped abruptly pulling her to a halt next to him. "Of course that doesn't mean I'm ready to actually go public with it yet either..." he said, a momentary flash of panic in his eyes. "I'm joking about it with you Sam, but I don't think I could handle anyone else finding out about it right now."

Sam rolled her eyes at him. "You honestly think I'd ever tell anyone?"

"No," he admitted. "Of course not...just, making sure."

They walked in silence for a moment before he continued. "Of course, when we get to this camp, if Captain Hot Stuff just happens to ask about me...well that's a different matter..."

Sam laughed and gave him a shove. "Oh in your dreams!"

"Ha! Only when he manages to escape from yours!"

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They were a few days out from heading off on their big adventure and Danny was sitting on Sam's bed helping her pack. Holding up a pair of her undies he gave her a look. "You're honestly taking these?"

She frowned as she snatched them back form him. "Yes," she replied. "They're comfortable and practical."

"And boring!"

"Well no ones going to be seeing them...except maybe you..."

"Now that is not the attitude to have Samantha," he said knowing she hated the full version of her name.

"We're going there to learn about the Air Force Daniel," she retorted. "Not to...to...I don't know what..."

"Exactly!" he said triumphant. "I bet if I asked, you could name just about every General in the AF, list every code and regulation...tell me when the academy was founded..."

"April First 1954."

He shook his head sadly. "You, dear Sam, are making my point for me."

She rolled her eyes at her friend. "Which is?"

"You know everything there is to know about the Air Force...and then some..."

"So?"

He pulled her to him and kissed her lightly on the lips. "What you need to learn about is something else entirely."

She frowned and he smiled.

"And I think that a certain Captain is exactly the right person to teach you."

Then it dawned on her what he was talking about. "Danny you can't be serious!" she said pushing him away.

"Of course I am," he argued. "Unless it turns out he really is into hot guys instead of hot girls." Then he grinned. "He's got the best of both worlds to choose from with us on the menu Sammy."

"I am not playing this game Daniel Hammond!"

"Oh it's no game," he replied, his voice low, serious. "It's our mission for the week."

She turned to him her eyes narrowed. "What's the mission objective?"

He grinned knowing he had her now. "Operation seduce Captain Hot Stuff..."

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A/N

Okay, so there's chapter one. And I guess you've all worked out who our new main character is...not much of a brain strain there ;-)

I'd love for you to let me know what you think of it so far :-)

Side note:

Please don't think I'm trying to make light of Danny discovering his sexuality, believe me I'm not, I know how difficult it can be. It's just that it could get real angsty and serious if I went another way with it and that's not what I wanted this story to be, and everyone deals with things differently, so I've made him joking about it with Sam the way that he's dealing with it at the moment. And besides, he really does think Jack is hot ;-)