Always Right

Daniel was so caught up in his latest translation that he didn't notice Vala had shuffled into the room until she wrapped her arms around his shoulders. It made him jump slightly.

"Hey." He replied distractedly, writing in his notebook at lightning speed.

"Daniel..." Vala mumbled, resting her forehead on his shoulder. "It's two in the morning. You need to come to bed."

"I will..." Daniel tapped a few keys on the keyboard, then returned to writing.

"Daniel..." Vala whined and nuzzled into his neck. "I'm tired."

"Then go back to bed." He replied, annoyance unintentionally seeping into his voice. "I'll be there in a minute...I'm almost done."

Vala moaned against him. "You said that two hours ago, Daniel."

When she got no reply, Vala stood up. Daniel was still writing. "It'll be here tomorrow. You'll have hours to finish it then." She rubbed the back of his neck. "Please..." She placed a kiss in his hair. "Let's go to bed."

"Vala, I said I'd be done soon." Daniel checked one of his reference books quickly, the pen in his hand resuming it's motion after a moment. "Go on back to the room. I'll be up in a bit."

"You're gonna make me walk all the way back there by myself?" Vala pouted and gave Daniel's shoulders a good shake. He wiggled out of her grasp, pen never stopping it's scratching.

Vala walked around his desk and sat down on the edge of it. She tried to get his attention. "I didn't come down here to leave empty-handed."

"Then you'll have to wait a little while longer." Daniel muttered as he looked up at his computer screen.

Vala sighed with annoyance. "Fine" She threw her hands in the air in defeat.

She stood up off the desk, and stomped over to the couch sitting against the wall. "Work yourself into complete exhaustion. I don't care. But I'm not leaving until you're finished." Vala plopped down on the worn leather and crossed her arms.

Daniel paused in his writing. Now he felt bad. He leaned over so he could look at her. She was staring at the floor and pouting.

"I'll be done soon, okay?" He said quietly, knowing he had hurt her feelings.

Vala wasn't feeling very forgiving right then. "Whatever." She mumbled.

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Daniel rubbed the back of his neck, and yawned.

He was exhausted and had worked too long. The pain in his hand from writing too much matched the ache in his head. Why did he let himself get so wrapped up in the translation?

Daniel stood, and turned off the desk lamp that was beginning to hurt his eyes. Walking over to the couch, he looked down at Vala. She had fallen asleep ten minutes into her pout, curling up into a little ball to try and stem off the chill in the room. She hadn't moved since. The thought made Daniel's stomach twist up in knots of guilt.

She had gotten out of a comfortable bed to get him to join her and he'd blown her off. She was just trying to help him and he'd been rude. Now he had to wake her up AGAIN to get her back to their comfortable bed. Where he would promptly pass out from exhaustion and be a useless lump for most of the day.

Sighing, Daniel decided he'd try and make up for his stupidity by saving her the hassle of walking back to their room. Squatting down, he gently pulled Vala to him. She instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck and placed her head on his shoulder.

Daniel took her weight, his hands firmly gripping the back of her thighs. He groaned as he stood up, and Vala stirred against him.

"Time's it?" She mumbled against his neck.

Daniel kissed her cheek quickly as he started out of his office, and down the hall toward the elevator. "Almost six."

Vala moaned angrily, and Daniel sighed.

"I know, my fault." Vala nodded.

They continued down the hall, and Daniel ignored all the looks from people just arriving for their shift. He was relieved when he reached the elevator. He sighed when the doors pulled open to reveal an empty car. He stepped in, and leaned back against the wall to help take some of the extra weight.

"You're gonna kill your back doing this." Vala sighed, and Daniel could hear the annoyance in her voice.

"I'll sleep it off..." He yawned, and rested his head on hers. "For most of the day."

Vala lifted her head, which caused Daniel to lift his. She glared into his exhausted blue eyes.

Daniel was too tired to put up a fight.

"I'm sorry." He said quietly.

Vala shook her head, and kissed him softly on the lips. She pulled away, and placed her head back down on his shoulder. She was too tired to bitch anyway.

The door dinged open. Daniel pushed off the wall and carried Vala the rest of the way to the room. The whole time she continued to place sleepy kisses on his neck.

Once inside their quarters, Daniel moved over to the bed and gently placed Vala down. She moved under the comforter while he quickly stripped down to his boxers. Tossing his glasses onto the nightstand, he joined her.

"I feel like crap." He mumbled tiredly as he moved to rest against her back.

Vala sighed with annoyance again. "And you're gonna be cranky and mean for the rest of the day, and then we're both gonna suffer." She intertwined her fingers in his, which softened her next words.

"You're so stupid sometimes, Daniel."

"You're right." Daniel kissed her shoulder tiredly, almost completely lost to sleep. "You're always right."

A/N: Ah, those last lines. My little allusion to PKW. I just couldn't help myself. Anyways, this one's a bit longer than the others, but it works i think. I thought about splitting it into two parts, then decided against it. Reviews please!