Just Desserts

"Okay..." Vala smiled, poking her fork at the pie sitting on the table between her and her all time favorite accomplice. She jabbed at a big chunk, and brought it to her mouth. "Mmmm!" The fork pointed across the table. "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return." She mumbled around the food, grinning.

Daniel nodded, his own fork still poking at the dessert on the table. They just started into it. "No day but today." He replied almost immediately, and Vala slumped in her chair.

"So not fair!" She pouted, once more jabbing at the helpless pie. "You're way better at this then I am!"

Shaking his head, Daniel bit down on a piece of pie. "No, you're doing really well." He smiled. "Besides, we just got started. After a few, you'll warm into it." Vala sighed in return, looking like she only half believed him. "And it's only a game, babe."

Vala brought one foot up on the chair, wrapping her free hand around her knee. "I know." She absently looked around the deserted commissary. "But you know how I feel about losing."

Daniel laughed. "Yeah..." He pulled the word out. "You don't do it."

"Exactly!" Vala whipped her head back to look at him challengingly. She popped a piece of pie in her mouth for effect. Daniel grinned back affectionately. He loved these little moments when it was just them. He leaned across the table, and Vala met him halfway. Their lips met in a sweet kiss above the pie.

Falling back into his seat, Daniel jabbed at the dessert once more. "It's your turn, by the way." He smiled playfully as more of the delicious treat made it to his mouth. Vala squinted at him, still hovering above the middle of the table.

"Carpe Diem." She finally said, gracefully placing herself back in her seat.

Daniel's eyebrows rose in mild surprise. "Wow, you actually remember that one."

Munching on some pie, Vala shrugged as if it was nothing. "I remember a lot of things we watch together, darling." She pointed the fork at him again. "And now it's your turn, by the way."

He stuck his tongue out at her mocking tone. His eyes were smiling, though, for her previous statement. She might treat it as nothing, but it meant a great deal to him. "You complete me." He smiled sheepishly, one which Vala returned.

Her smile turned into a shit-eating grin. "It was Beauty killed the Beast."

A loud burst of laughter filled the deserted dining area as Daniel cracked up at what she was implying. "Ding Dong, the Witch is dead!" He quipped back playfully. The piece of pie that had halted midway to his mouth at his hysterical outburst continued once more.

"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." Vala shrugged, also stuffing a piece in her mouth. Daniel shrugged himself, and nodded.

"Do or do not. There is no try." Daniel grinned, knowing Teal'c would praise him for that one.

Vala twirled her fork in the massacre that had once been pie, still only partly finished. "All you need is love."

"Actually, that was the Beatles first." Daniel said, then smiled at her blank look. "Nevermind..." He sat back in his seat, his mind going over possible choices. He sat forward again, thrust his fork in the mayhem on the table, and held it up in a sort of toast. "Here's looking at you kid." Then he popped the piece into his mouth.

Tilting her head, she smiled at him lovingly. Instead of complimenting his, Vala decided to throw a wrench into his work. "You can't handle the truth!" She grinned, still twirling the fork.

Daniel laughed quietly. He decided to attack her counter measure with his own. "You're doing it Peter! You're playing with us!" He sing-songed with a boyish grin on his face. He laughed again as Vala rolled her eyes dramatically. She loved the movie just as much as he did, and he knew it.

The shit-eating grin returned. "My only love sprung from my only hate."

Mouth falling open, Daniel feigned hurt. "Oh, that's cold!" He gasped, shaking his head. He shoved a piece of pie in his mouth. "So not right." He stared down at the mess on the table until Vala placed a finger on his chin and tilted his gaze towards hers. She was once again leaning over the table, her slim waist just barely hovering above the pie.

"Some things are certain." She murmured before kissing him. Daniel brought his free hand to place against her chest. Vala tasted like the pie, and that something that was only unique to her. Their lips parted with a near silent 'smack'. She fell back into her seat, and placed a huge piece of pie in her mouth - which Daniel was watching hungrily. And she knew he was.

As she deliberately 'savored' the piece, Daniel licked his lips slowly. "It wasn't your turn." He finally managed to say before biting down on a piece himself to distract him from Vala's moist, pouting lips.

"You were taking too long." Vala shrugged, and Daniel squinted at her.

"May the force be with you." He stated, regaining some of his composure. His gaze drifted up a moment as the commissary became less empty. Then it was back to the mangled monstrosity to snatch another bite. He sat back in his chair, and looked at Vala innocently. She returned the look, having heard them come in.

"What in the hell are you two doing?" Cam gaped at the science project that once was a pie sitting between the couple.

Daniel chewed thoughtfully for a moment. "Eating pie." He said calmly, sarcastically, around the food in his mouth. Vala nodded in agreement, stuffing a piece in her mouth.

Sam crossed her arms like a parent catching the child doing something wrong. "And how did you two come by a whole pie?"

His innocent demeanor quickly ebbed away under her withering blue stare. "Maybe...possibly..." Daniel choked down a laugh. He looked up to see Vala's facade fading as well. "Absconded from the kitchen..." He snickered, poking at the stolen pie with amusement.

"Daniel!" Sam gasped, though everyone could hear the underlying laughter in it. "You stole an entire pie from the kitchen!"

Shaking his head, Daniel continued to jab at the food. "No! I did not steal an entire pie." He looked up at Vala, and sat back in his chair. "WE stole an entire pie." He laughed and she followed with her own bunch of giggling. So much for losing the bad case of the giggles that had led them to this predicament in the first place. Vala placed her head in her arms on the table, now unable to stop the laughter.

Cam watched his two teammates, his friends, laughing hysterically. "Are they drunk or high, or something?" He whispered between Sam and Teal'c.

Head shooting up from the table, still giggling, Vala shook her head and raised her hand holding the fork. "No! We are not drunk, or high, or something!" Daniel laughed at her imitation of Mitchell, and it started her off again. "It's just a very, very, VERY bad case of the giggles." She pointed an accusing fork at the trio. "Which was dying away over some rather delicious pie until you guys decided to show up."

"Seriously." Daniel said trying to rein in his laughter. "What's with the third degree here?"

Sam stared at him, almost disbelieving. "It's almost one in the morning, and you two are alone, unsupervised in the commissary eating STOLEN pie...Doesn't that seem a little wrong to you?"

Shaking his head, Daniel offered a small smile. "No." He squeaked before the laughter started again.

"It's not like anyone will MOURN for the pie..." Vala giggled, eyeing their recent masterpiece. "Or what once resembled a pie."

Cam shrugged. "The kitchen staff might, ya know."

Daniel 'pffted' through a laugh. "Oh, those ol' women love me. They won't mind if I steal a pie or two."

"Correction, Daniel Jackson." Teal'c smiled, completely amused by the state of his two younger friends. "Those 'ol' women', as you say, do not love you anymore."

The archaeologist eyed the Jaffa curiously. "Oh?" He said, swallowing down the giggles.

"Nope." Sam rocked on her heels. "They stopped loving you the moment you weren't available anymore." She looked a Vala, her best friend. "And I think the idea of you stealing one of their precious pies to eat with the woman who took away their chances with you isn't one that will sit well."

The laughter started up all over again at Sam's announcement. "You hear that, baby?" Daniel leaned forward, and placed a hand on Vala's wrist. "You're even makin' ol' ladies jealous!" Vala giggled and moved to place a passionate kiss to his lips. They separated moments later, the kiss just barely killing their overwhelming amusement with everything.

Before anyone else could say anything, Vala perked up. "Life will find a way!" She pointed her fork at Daniel in a 'HA!' motion.

"Death is only the beginning!" He shot back almost immediately, also shoving his fork in her direction. The three other members of SG-1 watched on, perplexed by the sudden outbursts.

Vala squinted at him a moment, then smiled widely. "Hoist the colors." She emphasized it with a swish of her fork.

Blue eyes went wide. "No!" Daniel smacked the table with his forkless hand. "That was mine, dammit!"

"AH HA!" Vala laughed in delight. "I won!"

Daniel shook his head vehemently. "You SO did not win! You cheated!" Vala only shrugged innocently, and stuck her tongue out. Daniel rolled his eyes, jabbed his fork in the pie, and flicked the piece at her. Her shocked look and accompanying gasp of surprise was delightful.

"Daniel!" Sam snapped, but before she could doing anything else, Vala grabbed a bit with her hand and chucked it back at him.

"Vala!" Cam said in an almost identical tone to Sam's.

Both ignored the shouts, and in an instant Vala was across the table and trying to shove the remains of pie into Daniel face. He caught her hands, however. And all they managed to succeed in was toppling the chair over, the pie carcass smushed between them as Daniel made sure Vala didn't get hurt in the fall. They were laughing once again.

"Now see what you did?" Sam looked down at them.

And it was the wrong thing to say. Because the couple shared an equal look of mischief, then Daniel flipped Vala over so she was pinned beneath him. He gave her a fiery kiss, then dashed off in the direction of the kitchen. Vala growled and was almost instantly on his heels.

Teal'c, Cam, and Sam stood there in mild shock for a moment, then followed quickly behind the troublesome pair. The scene that had unfolded within maybe a minute of their stunned stupor was unbelievable.

Daniel and Vala were already covered from head to toe in whatever food that had been most accessible around the now devastated kitchen. They had somehow managed to find the cans of whip cream within that short time, and were now shooting it at each other across a short distance.

"Hey!" The Colonels shouted simultaneously, but it fell on deaf ears. The pair worked their way closer to each other, laughing uncontrollably. Vala suddenly lost her balance, and Daniel moved to catch her. Both fell to the ground, once more tangled up in each other. Their whip cream ammunition fell to the floor with loud, aluminum bangs.

The two laid there, breathless and panting.

"Shit..." Daniel wheezed out. He placed a happy kiss to Vala's lips, not caring that both of them were covered in various food products. He pulled away with a smile, rubbing some of the crap he was covered in all over her face. "You get me in so much trouble!"

Vala laughed, smacking at his chest and smearing what he had on his face a little more. His glasses had been lost somewhere in the initial food fight. Before they could take the tussle any further, she was dragged off him by Cameron, much to their protests. Daniel was held back by Teal'c, not even really struggling in the strong hold. The couple was still laughing, the giggles never really having died down.

"Wow..." Cam drawled. "You two are gonna be in some serious shit over this one." He shared a look with Sam. "And we thought it was bad when they WEREN'T together!"

She nodded, and then almost instantly started shaking her head. Walking up to Daniel, she glared at him like a sister would a troublesome little brother she was babysitting. He smiled impishly, and she shook her head again. Moving over to Vala, Sam got an almost identical smile from her.

"Food fights in the commissary kitchen, stealing pies..." Sam crossed her arms. "What would Jack say about all this, I wonder?"

Daniel finally got Teal'c to release him, and ran a hand through his messy hair. "Actually..." He said in a smug, laughing tone. "It was his idea to steal the pie."

A/N: This one was inspired by the last chapter when Daniel was mentioning all those movies (all are personal favorites, BTW!). How the pie idea got thrown in, you'll have to inquire about that to the bunnies. And the food fight was just thought up on the spot as I typed this out. The quotes game was kinda a different idea, I thought. And my major source (other than my own movie knowledge) for those quotes was the AFI 100 Greatest Movie Quotes list (from the 2005 special). I write the countdowns down every year :D.

Also, some of the quotes have a direct connection to our beloved Dala, and others were just some of my favorites that just HAD to be thrown in (like "life will find a way"...JP is one of my ALL TIME favorite movies! heh!)

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