DISCLAIMER: DON'T OWN ANY OF THE STARGATE CHARACTERS OTHER THAN LAYLYNN
Chapter 2: Flashbacks
"Why do we have to be here?"
"WEdon't have to be here. I do. You tagged along because, well I don't know why. You could have stayed in town with Sam and the others. In fact it would make my job easier if you did." Daniel grunted at Vala as he continued to study the carving on the wall in front of him.
"What? You don't like my company? Now I'm offended."
"Good." He retorted.
"I don't want to hang around the town hall with Sam, Mitchell and Teal'c. They're stuck talking to that Laylynn dude, and he creeps me out a bit. I mean first off, the clothes that he and the people wear is just plain weird. Plus, everything he says sounds like it's coming out of a book that Sam would have on her bookshelf...or a...uhm...what is it called? Oh, yeah a textbook. He talks like a textbook. I'd be bored out of my mind. By the way, what is your job exactly?" Vala began rambling. Daniel rolled his eyes.
"I'm studying the scripts, artifacts and carvings to determine their history, since them know nothing of how they got here. We've ruled out the Goa'ulds and the Asgards. Their technology is slightly primitive, which makes me think that maybe the Ancients, since all the other Ancient planets have been so far behind technologically."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, blah, blah, blah. You know, someone once said 'The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.' So why bother who brought them here. Yeah, they care, but it's not going to change anything."
"First off, that person, was Einstein. And so what. If where going by what people have said then fine. Oscar Wilde once said 'One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should be judged.'"
"Who the hell is Oscar Wilde?"
"An irish poet." Daniel answered, still engrossed in the carvings.
"So, Einstein was a scientist-dude. He's more important than some poet. No one looks to poets for advice."
"Einstein was clinically insane. As smart as he was in academics, I wouldn't take what he says about life to heart."
"Whatever." Vala rolled her eyes and sat on a rock on the other side of the cave.
There was a three minute break of silence. Daniel knew he had to take full advantage of it because he knew with Vala, it wouldn't last long. And he was right. Vala let out a sigh of boredom as loud as her small body would let her. When Daniel didn't respond, she sighed again. And again. "Stop that."
"No. I'm bored out of my mind."
"Then go outside and bother someone else."
Vala say this remark as a chance to piss Daniel off and pick on him. "No. It's more funnier to bother you than anyone else."
"More funnier is just plain god-awful grammar. It makes you sound stupid and un-educated. Which most people will believe by talking to you, if only for a short time."
"Ouch Daniel. That hurt." The bicker continued between the two of them till Daniel snapped, something that Vala knew was coming soon and was waiting for it.
"Oh my god Vala enough! Do you ever shut up?!? Could you please give me some peace and quiet for just five fucking minutes! I'm down to the last god damn line!" Vala struggled to suppress her giggles. She loved pissing him off. She loved how his eyes glowed and his eyebrows furrowed. At the thought of how Daniel looked Vala studied Daniel closer. She liked the way he looked, right now, intensely staring at the wall. His sleeves were rolled up to his shoulders, showing off his fine-toned muscles. Sweat glistened off his arms. His face was dusted slightly with dirt. His black shirt clung to his body from the sweat and showed each definded muscle on his chest and stomache.
'God, it's hot in here." Vala said as she fanned herself, staring closely at Daniel's body. The cave itself was stifling. Thoguh Vala was just sitting, she was sweating as much as Daniel was.
"Yeah, I know." Dnaiel muttered back. Vala noticed he glanced at her quickly but looked away as soon as Vala caught him. Man, did she want him to look at her again. His ice blue eyes seemed to pull her in, threating to never let her go. She decided to piss him off some more, just to get him to look at her again.
It worked. They started yelling about such trivial things, that nether really kept track of what they were talking about.
Suddenly, the cave began to shake. Vala thought she was imagining things. It stopped as quickly as it started. Suddenly, it started again, harder than before.
The wall began to quake. Without thinking, Daniel shoved Vala, who was standing near him, out of the way of the now deteriorating wall. He quickly began to step backwards at the same time. He prayed that he could move before the wall fell, trapping him underneath. As the top of the wall fell onto him, fear and shock pinning him to where he was standing, he stole a quick glance at Vala, who had fallen on the the ground from his shove. The second before the wall pushed him to the ground, Daniel's last thought was that Vala was okay. He threw his hands up, covering his face as his body hit the ground, a shock of pain running through every ince of his body. He didn't realize at the time, but if he hadn't taken that single step backwards, the rubble would have covered him up to his chin, killing him instantly.
Okay, so I hope this was a little better in terms of length. Working on the next chapter already! Hope you're liking it so far. REMEMBER TO REVIEW AND ADD SUGGESTIONS!!!
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