Chapter 23: The Car Drive II
Daniel glanced at his one and only passenger and shook his head slightly.
"Teal'c, why do you like that pig so much?" Daniel was driving Teal'c back to base. Their day at the fair had ended as soon when Teal'c had threatened to kill a man because he had tripped over 'Daniel', and the real Daniel had to endure snide remarks and sniggering as he dragged Teal'c back to the car.
"Teal'c?"
"Yes, Daniel Jackson?"
"Did you hear what I said?"
"I did not, Daniel Jackson." And Teal'c calling Daniel by his full name every single time he addressed him was starting to get on Daniel's nerves too.
"Why do you like that pig so much?" Teal'c looked down lovingly at the pig and stroked him again.
"I do not know, Daniel Jackson. Is it not common for humans to love and care for animals?"
"No… that happens a lot…"
"Then what is so hard to comprehend about my extreme liking for Daniel?" That sentence creeped Daniel out a little, but he shook his head and got over it before continuing on with what he was about to say.
"It's not hard to comprehend, and it's not unnatural either. I was just wondering is all."
"There is no particular reason."
"Okay, I think that's pretty much established." Teal'c turned slightly to the back seat and pulled one of the dozens of bags of cotton candy that were laden there, before turning back around again and eating it.
"Exactly how many bags of that stuff did you buy, Teal'c?" Daniel asked, glancing at him.
"Twenty-four or more."
"Twenty-four or more. Right. You do know that it… disintegrates after awhile? It literally starts to become nothing and shrivels up." Teal'c tilted his head at Daniel.
"How long until that will happen?"
"I don't know… usually overnight."
"Then I will eat it all before tomorrow morning."
"Teal'c!" Daniel reprimanded. "You can't eat it all before tomorrow morning! Do you know what that stuff does to your teeth?" Daniel cringed slightly, remembering only too well what happened to him once as a child. That wasn't nice.
"That matters to me not, Daniel Jackson."
"It should! And could you stop waving those balloons in my face while I'm driving?"
"I am particularly fond of the red one," he stated, gazing at it, before shoving it in front of Daniel.
"What is your opinion on it, Daniel Jackson?"
"Get that balloon out of the way…!" Teal'c moved the balloon just in time for Daniel to see a car headed straight for them. He swerved and narrowly avoided hitting it-as they drove on, they heard skidding and a lot of car honks. There was a tense moment in the car before Daniel spoke up.
"Teal'c, what did I tell you about the balloons?"
"My apologies, Daniel Jackson. I was merely asking you whether you enjoyed the red balloon or not." Daniel turned to him, sighing.
"What has that fair done to you?"
"I am not certain, but am sure it is good."
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A/N: ~_~