A/N: Hello everybody! It's been a while since I last updated, but today's my birthday, so I decided to give you all a birthday present from me, for my birthday. This chapter is very Daniel and Vala centric, all Daniel and Vala shippers will love this one. :) Enjoy! Don't forget to review when you're done! Make my birthday a happy one, full of reviews!

Decode

Vala found herself wandering the halls of the SGC. She had left Gabriel with a member of the IOA, who wanted to conduct an interview of sorts, and several armed guards. She kept looking down at her ring finger, remembering what it felt like to wear her old wedding ring. She and Daniel had decided to go with nothing fancy, because of their demanding day jobs, so they had gone with simple silver rings. She missed wearing it at times, just as she missed him.

She had been a little depressed all week, but no one asked what was wrong… Everyone knew. Yesterday was her and Daniel's wedding anniversary. She had gotten a bouquet of roses from Daniel, just as she had for the past three years. It was his way of asking her to come back, or at least forgive him. The note in the bouquet always said the same thing… "I'm sorry for what I did. Can't we make it right again? I still love you." She never kept the roses, usually throwing them away the next day, but she kept them this time, and she wasn't sure why. Maybe it was because she wasn't that angry at him anymore… She'd never fully forgive him for that he did, but he was really trying to make everything right again. The absence of Alexandria wasn't really helping him, it wasn't helping her much either. She missed her daughter greatly, but she also felt bad. Vala knew in her heart that she'd never be as close to Alex as she was to Gabriel, nor would Daniel be as close to Gabriel as he was to Alex. Nine years of separation would do that to any family. Then there was Danny… The poor boy had been caught in the middle of everything. Even though Vala had managed to gain full custody of Danny and Gabriel, after a long battle in court, Daniel still managed to affect the boys' lives. She would occasionally allow Daniel to take Danny for the weekend, so they could form a better father-son relationship. Danny liked his father very much, and even looked up to him. He was glad to finally have his dad, who he had heard so much about from Vala.

Vala wasn't at all surprised to find herself standing in the doorway of Daniel's office, where he sat at his desk, hunched over a book. Vala sighed, alerting him to her presence. He lifted his head, and looked a little surprised to see her. He sat up straight in his chair, and cleared his throat.

"Vala, hi." He said.

"How did we get here Daniel?" Vala asked softly, as she entered his office, closing the door behind her.

"Where?" Daniel asked.

"You know what I mean." Vala said.

"You know how we got here, Vala…" Daniel began. "I screwed up, made you angry, so you left me."

"Before that though, we weren't exactly how we used to be. We were having more arguments, and you ended up sleeping on the couch more than once…"

"Vala, we'll never be the way we used to be. We both changed over those nine years. What we had wasn't perfect to begin with, but after nine years of being without you…" Daniel looked down at the floor. "I knew I'd never be the same person again. Surely you must've realized you changed too."

"Yes, I did." Vala nodded. "Thank you for the roses, by the way. It's nice to know you still remember our anniversary."

"You actually kept them this time? Or am I going to find them in a trash can somewhere?"

"No, I kept them." Vala looked down. When she looked back up at Daniel, she had tears in her eyes.

"Vala, what is it?" Daniel asked worriedly.

"Do you remember when we first met?" she asked.

"Of course I do. You kicked my ass." Daniel stood up and walked over to her slowly.

"Who knew we'd end up here?" Vala tried to smile. "Divorced, with three kids."

"I sure didn't." Daniel replied truthfully. "But I'm glad now that I did."

"You're glad we're divorced?" Vala asked.

"I'm glad I married you." Daniel said, lifting his hand to Vala's cheek, wiping away several tears with his thumb. Vala closed her eyes, relishing his touch.

"I am too." Vala said softly. She looked Daniel in his bright blue eyes, as he pulled her into their first kiss in a long while. She didn't pull away. She had missed him so much. She didn't want him to stop… but there was a knock on the door. Daniel quickly pulled away from her, and straightened himself up, Vala quickly did the same. He opened the door, to find Cameron looking at him.

"Cam, what's up?" Daniel asked coolly.

"The IOA are done with Gabriel, they want to speak to Vala now." He said.

"Me?" Vala said, walking to the doorway, where she could be seen. "Why?"

"Don't ask me." Cam said. "They're waiting for you down at the infirmary."

"I better go…" Vala pushed past Daniel and Cameron.

"Vala, wait!" Daniel called. She turned around.

"We'll talk later, I promise." She said before turning around the first corner. Cam looked at Daniel suspiciously.

"What was all that about?" he asked, a smile forming.

"All of what?" Daniel asked innocently.

"You have pink lip gloss on your upper lip." Cam pointed out.

"No I don't." Daniel said, quickly wiping it away. "Cam, I have work to do…"

"Alright, but don't think this conversation is over." Cam began walking away.

"Okay." Daniel said, going back to his desk. He smiled. He hadn't felt this good in a long time. But there was no chance in hell Cam was going to learn about it. Hopefully he'd forget about it by tomorrow. Daniel wasn't going to tell anyone about it, not until he talked to Vala.

When Vala arrived at the infirmary, nearly the entire staff was going crazy. Running around the infirmary. Vala could hear Dr. Caitlin Reed shouting orders, one of her patients were in trouble… Vala's heart dropped… Gabriel. She ran through the doorway, to see Dr. Reed standing over her son's bed, holding him on his side, while he shook uncontrollably. Vala tried to get closer, but Caitlin saw her, motioning her to stay where she was. It felt like hours until Gabriel's seizure was over, and Caitlin was able to leave his side. By that time, Daniel had arrived, and was holding Vala's hand tightly. Caitlin walked over to them, and sighed.

"Caitlin, is he going to be alright?" Vala asked.

"I don't know. He'll recover from the seizure quickly, but I still don't know what caused it. I've ordered several tests to figure it out. The results should help us reach some sort of conclusion." Caitlin replied. "He'll be waking up soon, if you want to wait."

"Thank you." Daniel said, as she walked away.

Vala was about to go over to Gabriel's bed, when there was a tap on her shoulder. She turned to see the woman from the IOA that she had left Gabriel with. The woman held out her hand.

"Hello Mrs. Jackson." She smiled. "I'm Ana Fletcher of the IOA."

"Yes, I know." Vala said, shaking her hand.

"I know you wish to be with your son right now, but I was wondering if I could ask you a couple questions… It won't take very long."

"Were you not here a minute ago? Our son just had a seizure…" Daniel began, clearly annoyed by Ana.

"Daniel, it'll be fine." Vala cut him off. "Gabriel won't be awake for a little while anyway."

"Are you sure?" Daniel asked softly.

"Yes." Vala nodded.

"Do you want me to come with you?"

"No, you stay here with Gabriel."

"Alright." Daniel said.

"Where do you want to talk?" Vala asked Ana.

"The General is allowing us to use the briefing room." Ana replied.

"Lead the way." Vala said. She followed Ana to the briefing room, where they sat across from each other. Ana shuffled through a folder of papers, taking out a legal pad and a printed page of questions. Ana looked up at Vala, clearly ready to begin.

"I got most of the information I needed from your son, so this won't take long, I promise." Ana looked down at her printed page, and cleared her throat. "How long have you been back on Earth?"

"Three and a half years." Vala answered.

Ana continued for about an hour and a half, before finally putting her legal pad and page of questions away. She looked up at Vala.

"Do you have any questions for me?" Ana asked.

"Yes, actually." Vala said. "What's going to happen to my son?"

"Mrs. Jackson, that's something the IOA is going to discuss when I return. Until then, he'll have to remain here at the SGC."

"Of course he will." Vala sighed.

"Thank you for your time, Mrs. Jackson." Ana said, as she stood from her chair and continued to walk out of the briefing room. Vala sat there for a moment, silently, before going back down to the infirmary. She hadn't been called Mrs. Jackson for a long time. She liked hearing it again.

A/N: Hi, me again. So, Gabriel had a seizure... but why? Hmmm... Don't forget to review! :)