Ch. 12: Ando'rhet
Daniel sat on the floor of the chamber, surrounded by open books. He'd long since shooed the other members of his team out. They certainly weren't helping, and most of them were annoying him with their constant barrage of questions. He heard footsteps in the passage behind him and spoke without turning. "You can't come back in yet so get. Go bug the med team or something."
Mytel stopped in her tracks. "You wish me to leave Daniel?"
Daniel's head whipped around at the sound of her voice and he stood quickly. "Mytel, no. I thought you were one of the people on my team. They've been less then helpful."
Mytel smiled. "I see. Have you made any progress deciphering the writings?"
Daniel nodded. "Once I got rid of the rest of the team, I really started getting somewhere." He walked to one wall. "This section over here says that Ando'rhet left earth because the gods were warring. I'm assuming she means the Goa'uld system lords were starting to fight each other. She took her 'chosen ones'… your ancestors, and brought them to this planet. She convinced the gods to leave her world alone and they destroyed the record of the symbols for this planet." He'd been slowly walking along the wall as he spoke and now he stopped. "The middle part is what I'm having problems translating. I haven't seen these symbols before." He looked toward the end of the wall. "The last part is the prophecy."
Mytel traced her fingers over one of the unknown symbols. "You have done much today." She turned to Daniel. "Please, join Lusof, Kamah, and I for our evening meal."
Daniel smiled. "I'd like that." He took Mytel's out stretched hand and followed her down a passage he hadn't been in before.
Mytel stopped outside of a wooden door. "These are the living and sleeping chambers of my family." She opened the door and walked in.
Daniel glanced around as he followed Mytel. The home was quaint and comfortable. It looked…cozy. Mytel led him into what had to be the dinning room. She indicated a chair to him and he sat in it. Lusof was across from him and Kamah was at her brother's right.
Mytel sat next to Daniel. "Kamah has worked all afternoon on this." She indicated the food spread across the table.
Daniel smiled at the girl. "It looks and smells wonderful."
Kamah blushed. "Lusof taught me how to cook when I was much younger."
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Daniel looked up at the stars…or the lack thereof as the case was. He sighed quietly.
Mytel heard him. "You miss the stars as well?"
Daniel nodded but didn't say anything.
They sat in silence for several more minutes, then Mytel stood up. "We should return to the caves, it is going to rain very soon." She no sooner stopped speaking then they saw a flash of lightening and felt the rumble of thunder as it started pouring. They looked at each other for a long moment then both started laughing. Mytel grabbed his hand and pulled him off into the trees, heading back to the caves.
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There was a trail of water from the cave entrance all the way to outside of Mytel's family's chambers. She and Daniel were both leaning against the wall, panting between laughs. When they finally managed to catch their breath, it was Mytel who spoke. "I really must go to sleep. Tomorrow is the election and I will have much to do. I'd like you to come, to see the process, Daniel."
[AN: Try to picture Daniel here like he looked in Fire and Water. NIKKI…STOP DROOLING ON THE KEYBOARD!!]
Daniel smiled. He'd given up trying to wipe his glasses on his wet t-shirt and had slipped them into his pocket. "I'd like that." Daniel let them fall back into silence as he looked at the woman in front of him. If he thought she'd look beautiful before, she looked beyond amazing now. Before he realized what he was doing, he leaned over and kissed her softly.
Mytel was shocked by this move, but it was certainly not unwelcome. She absentmindedly brought one hand up to the back of his neck.
Daniel breathed a mental sigh of relief. She hadn't pulled away, she hadn't smacked him, and she was kissing him back. He moved his hands to her hips and deepened their kiss. After a minute he pulled his head back, but only slightly. "Goodnight."
Mytel smiled. "Goodnight." She let her hand fall back to her side as she opened the door and slipped in quietly.
Daniel sat on the floor of the chamber, surrounded by open books. He'd long since shooed the other members of his team out. They certainly weren't helping, and most of them were annoying him with their constant barrage of questions. He heard footsteps in the passage behind him and spoke without turning. "You can't come back in yet so get. Go bug the med team or something."
Mytel stopped in her tracks. "You wish me to leave Daniel?"
Daniel's head whipped around at the sound of her voice and he stood quickly. "Mytel, no. I thought you were one of the people on my team. They've been less then helpful."
Mytel smiled. "I see. Have you made any progress deciphering the writings?"
Daniel nodded. "Once I got rid of the rest of the team, I really started getting somewhere." He walked to one wall. "This section over here says that Ando'rhet left earth because the gods were warring. I'm assuming she means the Goa'uld system lords were starting to fight each other. She took her 'chosen ones'… your ancestors, and brought them to this planet. She convinced the gods to leave her world alone and they destroyed the record of the symbols for this planet." He'd been slowly walking along the wall as he spoke and now he stopped. "The middle part is what I'm having problems translating. I haven't seen these symbols before." He looked toward the end of the wall. "The last part is the prophecy."
Mytel traced her fingers over one of the unknown symbols. "You have done much today." She turned to Daniel. "Please, join Lusof, Kamah, and I for our evening meal."
Daniel smiled. "I'd like that." He took Mytel's out stretched hand and followed her down a passage he hadn't been in before.
Mytel stopped outside of a wooden door. "These are the living and sleeping chambers of my family." She opened the door and walked in.
Daniel glanced around as he followed Mytel. The home was quaint and comfortable. It looked…cozy. Mytel led him into what had to be the dinning room. She indicated a chair to him and he sat in it. Lusof was across from him and Kamah was at her brother's right.
Mytel sat next to Daniel. "Kamah has worked all afternoon on this." She indicated the food spread across the table.
Daniel smiled at the girl. "It looks and smells wonderful."
Kamah blushed. "Lusof taught me how to cook when I was much younger."
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Daniel looked up at the stars…or the lack thereof as the case was. He sighed quietly.
Mytel heard him. "You miss the stars as well?"
Daniel nodded but didn't say anything.
They sat in silence for several more minutes, then Mytel stood up. "We should return to the caves, it is going to rain very soon." She no sooner stopped speaking then they saw a flash of lightening and felt the rumble of thunder as it started pouring. They looked at each other for a long moment then both started laughing. Mytel grabbed his hand and pulled him off into the trees, heading back to the caves.
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There was a trail of water from the cave entrance all the way to outside of Mytel's family's chambers. She and Daniel were both leaning against the wall, panting between laughs. When they finally managed to catch their breath, it was Mytel who spoke. "I really must go to sleep. Tomorrow is the election and I will have much to do. I'd like you to come, to see the process, Daniel."
[AN: Try to picture Daniel here like he looked in Fire and Water. NIKKI…STOP DROOLING ON THE KEYBOARD!!]
Daniel smiled. He'd given up trying to wipe his glasses on his wet t-shirt and had slipped them into his pocket. "I'd like that." Daniel let them fall back into silence as he looked at the woman in front of him. If he thought she'd look beautiful before, she looked beyond amazing now. Before he realized what he was doing, he leaned over and kissed her softly.
Mytel was shocked by this move, but it was certainly not unwelcome. She absentmindedly brought one hand up to the back of his neck.
Daniel breathed a mental sigh of relief. She hadn't pulled away, she hadn't smacked him, and she was kissing him back. He moved his hands to her hips and deepened their kiss. After a minute he pulled his head back, but only slightly. "Goodnight."
Mytel smiled. "Goodnight." She let her hand fall back to her side as she opened the door and slipped in quietly.
