Title: First Day, First Friends
Author: KellethMetheus
Spoilers: It takes place a little bit after Singularity
Category: Gen/kidfic
Summary: Jack meets Cassie after her first day of school and gives her a little help.
Disclaimer: Not mine and I'll put them back when the Muse runs out, maybe.
Warnings: none
Beta: Thanks to Spacegypsy1 for betaing this one.
Challenge: None, this started out as one thing and turned into another but I liked it.
I stand on the playground waiting for Cassie. It's the end of her first day of school and I know the kid will have a bit of a culture shock. I have Colonel with me, the dog that I bought Cassie when she was allowed to leave the mountain.
Stretching the truth, I told her that it was a rule that every Earth kid had to have a dog and it's something that I firmly believe. It was the only disagreement that Sara and I ever had about Charlie. She hated dogs and wouldn't let me get one for Charlie, so when Cassie came on the scene I didn't ask, I just gave it to her.
I realize now that I should have asked Janet about the dog, but she was a good sport about the mutt and let him stay.
The bell rings and I see Cassie rush out the building. I can tell she's looking for Janet or Sam, but the ladies got caught up at the SGC and I volunteered to pick up our little red haired scamp.
She sees me, waves and then charges across the playground, skidding to a stop right in in front of me. "Jack, what are you doing here? Is there something wrong with Janet or Sam?"
Seeing the panic in her eyes, I crouch down to her level. "Nothing's wrong. They just got tied up at the SGC and so I volunteered to come and get you. I thought we'd celebrate the fact that you are now an official Earth kids doing Earth things, like going to school and making friends."
Cassie looks down at the ground and shifts the gravel around with her toe. "No one talked to me, Jack. They all seemed to know that I was different and they don't like me."
I tip her chin up so that she looks up at him. "Well did you try to talk to them?"
She tries to look down again as she shakes her head, but I wouldn't let her. "Cassie look at me."
Slowly she move her gaze to meet mine . "I'm scared Jack. What if they don't talk to me?"
Arching my brow at her, I say. "Well if you don't try, chances are neither will they." So I held out my hand to her. "Come on let's meet some kids. I'm sure they'll love Colonel."
Cassie smiles as she takes my hand. "If you're with me, Jack, I'm never scared."
I take off my sunglasses and place them on her head. "Take these and I'll always be with you."
Her smile got even bigger and she marched back on to the playground and began to make friends.