Title: Musings of a Bed in the Infirmary

Author: Falcon Horus

E-mail: thot_bastet@hotmail.com Spoilers: Big one for Meridian and Rite of Passage Rating: PG Disclaimer: Stargate Sg-1 and its characters are the property of Stargate (II) Productions, Showtime/Viacom, MGM/UA, Double Secret Productions, and Gekko Productions. This story is for entertainment purposes only and no money exchanged hands. No copyright infringement is intended. The original characters, situations, and story are the property of the author. This story may not be posted elsewhere without the consent of the author.

Author's notes: I would like to thank Sarah for beta-ing, Aset for urging me to do it and Dena and Ernie for giving me very good reviews. And thank you all for reading this story and also big thanks for the nice reviews **************************************************************************** ************

Doctor Daniel Jackson

It's been a few weeks now but it still feels like yesterday. I feel empty . and alone. Whenever people see me they stop and fall silent. They stop talking and think about him. Whenever SG-1 are passing by they come closer and sometimes they even touch my soft blankets. They think about him. I don't think they mourn him because he's not really dead. They just miss him . a lot.

The Colonel sometimes visits the infirmary for no reason but I know better; I know what he's really doing there. He comes to see me. Sometimes he talks to me too. I think it's funny when he curses Jonas for doing something wrong on one of their missions. Jonas replaced Daniel in SG-1, but it will never be the same again. He knows that, and some how I know it too. Jack keeps me in the loop about those things, you know.

The Major is another case. She occasionally visits me. I think she likes to be in his office, something I never had the chance to see. I remember her talking to Daniel. It was a very emotional monologue. It still makes my iron go weak. . God, I miss him!

And then there's Teal'c. Whenever he's in the infirmary he stops by my side, remembers his friend and continues his way. I like him. So respectful and all. He's a really great guy.

And then there's Jonas. He never comes to see me. I think he kind of blames himself for what happened to Daniel. I can't blame him. But it would be nice to meet him, though.

General Hammond only sees me when he visits the infirmary to look at an injured team. But whenever he passes me, I smile because he smiles too, and then I know that he's thinking of all the times the funny archaeologist spent lying under my sheets.

But there's one person who misses him more than anything. I had noticed it when he was still among us, and it's still there. And believe me when I say that I've seen things no one else ever saw. I know secrets that should never be revealed to the light of day. When she's alone in her infirmary she comes to me and touches my soft sheets. Every time I can see tears in her eyes which she always quickly dries when someone else enters. It all started when they held hands in the hallway when Cassie was sick. Sometimes when she has to stay on the Base she crawls into me and I keep her warm while she cries herself to sleep. Sniff . Sorry, I let myself get carried away again.

I miss him too. He was so cute and his butt . oh my! But this is not the right time to talk about that. I had been his bed since the first day he arrived in this infirmary, and I had stayed his bed until the day he ascended. I always will be his bed. Every time someone else lays between my sheets they'll tell him or her, "Hey, that's . that was Dr. Daniel Jackson's bed!", and I know that they will smile and think of him in his good ol' days.