Kiss My Eyes

Briar Elwood

A/N: I don't own the song. (I Need Some Sleep by Eels.) I have a wide variety of genres for songs, don't I? Wow… ;p

Chapter III

I Need Some Sleep

I need some sleep

You can't go on like this

"Dr. Jackson."

Daniel turned around to see Teal'c jogging slightly to catch up with him. Once he did, he stopped, effectively using his always-stoic expression to make the archeologist's nerves jumpy.

"Teal'c," he greeted, turning to continue walking. The Jaffa inclined his head, staying at Daniel's side.

"Are you well?"

Daniel bristled angrily. If only he had a nickel for every time someone had asked him that since Adria's arrival. "I'm fine."

"I did not mean physically."

Daniel looked back over to his friend, taken off guard. What was Teal'c getting at? Seeing the question resting in his expression, Teal'c explained.

"You have not participated in any of the questionings with Adria."

Daniel grimaced, shifting his gaze away again.

"I dunno…" he started, excuses flying through his mind like leaves during autumn. "I just…don't really feel comfortable being in the same room as her. I mean, what if the effects of the anti-Prior device wore off while I was there? Actually, I'm rather surprised they're still holding up." He paused, pondering that notion. "I mean, I know I've already died many-a-time but I'd rather not do it again. Not a pleasant experience. And…well. You never know when it might be the last time." Daniel finished somberly, holding Teal'c's dark gaze. That was as close to the truth the Jaffa was going to get…hopefully it'd be enough. Like last time.

After a tense moment, Teal'c nodded.

"Indeed," he agreed. "It would be wise not to risk it."

And the wheels keep spinning 'round

Once again, Daniel found he couldn't sleep. To his knowledge, he hadn't gotten a single wink of rest since Adria had shown up, if not since coming back to the base. He felt strange in his own skin, like it was a heavy, artificial costume. His thoughts were in a tumult, spinning around too fast for him to catch and producing a suffocating headache. His eyelids were heavy, but his mind was too active for him to sleep. And, to tell the truth, he was practically scared to death.

And then he heard the door open.

With a sudden burst of adrenaline, Daniel whirled around and sat up. Fighting past the boulder in his throat, he cried out.

"Adria! Let me expla—"

His words were cut off by his sudden lack of oxygen. He scrabbled at his throat, keeping his eyes fixed on the Orici, pleading and desperate. He had a mental image in his mind of the next morning…. The team would wake to find the anti-Prior device had finally lost it's affect and Adria had escaped…and then they would find him, pale and cold, dead on his floor.

"There is nothing to explain," Adria growled, voice as grinding as sandpaper. "You led me on to believe you loved me. You pretended, you lied, and somehow managed to conceal your true purposes from me. And then you tried to kill me with the power I gave you! Nothing I can do to you will serve you justice! Tell me, Dr. Jackson. Have you ever had your heart broken? Do you know what it's like to be left behind, betrayed? Do you?!"

"Yes!" Daniel gasped, breathlessly. "Adria…Adria, let…let me…explain!"

"NO!" Adria bellowed, tightening her grip on him, making it so it seemed his eyes might pop out of their sockets. "There is nothing to explain!" Suddenly she froze, eyes widening in shock. Daniel fell to the floor, breathing heavily, hand rubbing his neck. After a moment, he looked up.

"Did you hear me?" he whispered. Adria stared at him, eyes inhumanly wide.

"Yes," she whispered back, nodding her head frantically. In a rush, she scurried to help him up. "Oh, Daniel…I'm so sorry…"

Daniel shook his head, using her arm as an anchor. "It's fine. I understand. It's okay."

Overcome with shock and a sudden sense of insecurity and fragility, Adria wrapped her arms around Daniel, burying his head in his shoulder, and sobbed. Daniel, surprised, returned the embrace, patting her back comfortingly.

"Sh…" he soothed. "Shh…"

"I keep realizing," Adria chocked, "I'm just a child."

Daniel pulled back to frown at her. "No you're not."

"I'm not even a year old!" Adria protested.

"But you're mature! Not only in appearance, but knowledge," Daniel pointed out. "The Ori made sure of that."

"Maybe knowledge as in things you find in books, but otherwise?" Adria argued. "Emotional knowledge? That only comes with experience."

Daniel smiled slightly, wiping the tears from her eyes with his thumb and leaning in to rest his forehead against hers. "Well maybe I can teach you."

You just gotta let it go

Vala sighed heavily as Teal'c left her quarters. He had come to confide with her that he was worried about Daniel. Why, Vala wasn't quite sure. It's not like Daniel would talk to her about anything. Something had happened while he was a Prior and Vala didn't know what. But whatever it was, it was keeping Daniel from telling the truth about almost everything. And, sadly, it was painfully obvious when he was lying. However, something Teal'c had said had put a bug in her thoughts. So she left to go find Daniel.

He wasn't in his office, but that didn't actually surprise her much. These days, Daniel wasn't working the amount he used to. From what Vala had seen, it looked like he was having trouble focusing. So he was usually out and about, eating, exercising or trying to get some sleep. And from the large, dark bags under the linguist's eyes, Vala guessed he wasn't succeeding. It was too late for the mess hall to still be open and the gym was completely empty of life, so the former space pirate made her way to Daniel's quarters.

Somehow she got the feeling. Somehow she knew opening the door wouldn't be healthy for her emotions. But that feeling only made her curious and so she pushed the door open.

A soft hum filled her ears, one of pleasure and from human lips. A sharp gasp followed it, along with hurried movement under covers. The sounds reached Vala's senses before the sight did. And when she was able to take in what she saw, she had trouble believing it.

In Daniel's bed was not only Daniel…but Adria. Her daughter. A thin sheet was pulled up to the Orici's chin as she stared, wide-eyed like a deer in the headlights at her mother. Daniel's torso wasn't covered, only up to his waist was, but Vala could tell, she knew…

How the hell had Adria gotten Daniel to do what Vala had never been able to?

Everyone says

I'm getting down too low

A/N: And we'll pick up from there. Hehe. See what I mean now?