A/N: Thank you to my reviewers! I've found that I love reviews and I seem to want to get chapters out faster, the more of them I get. I'll never stop writing this, because I hate when someone doesn't finish posting, but weeks COULD go by without an update...(smirks and shrugges)

Two weeks later Jack was suiting up for his first mission. Teal'c and him were the only ones in the locker room getting ready, and he hadn't seen Daniel at all yet, not even in the halls, "God I screwed up."

"Did things not go well between you and DanielJackson?" Teal'c asked.

Jack sighed, letting his head hit the closed locker in front of him, "Nope. Now he's pissed as hell."

"Would you like me to-"

"No! No thanks Teal'c. I'll get this worked out on my own."

"Very well O'Neill."

Jack grabbed the last of his gear and left the locker room, headed to the Embarkation room. Once inside he watched as one of the SG teams came back from being off world. Nodding to the two men and two women as they passed him.

"Colonel O'Neill?" General Hammond asked, "Did everything go well?"

"No Sir. In fact, I'm almost worried my life maybe on the line."

"Colonel, I thought you said that you could find out what was going on? You said you could get this taken care of," he whispered to his 2nd in command.

Jack frowned, "I thought I could, Sir. I think I was just trying to hard."

"This isn't going to effect your team is it Colonel?" the General asked.

"No, because I won't let it."

Just then the man in question came into the Embarkation room. His eyes were cold fires of anger and everyone who saw him knew it was better to stay out of his way. Everyone that is, except the General.

"Dr. Jackson how was your vacation?" George asked trying to put out the flames in the young man's eyes.

At once he wished he hadn't said anything at all, "I could have found better ways to spend my time, General." His voice was just as burning as his eyes.

Jack immediately, moved as far away from the his ex-friend as he could get, and still be in the same room. :Ouch! Watch out George. Danny's a force to be reckoned with.:

"I'm sorry to hear that Dr. Jackson," the General said before retreating back into the control room, obviously either hearing Jack's thoughts or figuring things out on his own.

Teal'c came, not 5 minutes after Daniel, with Sam right behind him, "We are ready for departure, O'Neill."

"You heard the man. Dial us out," Jack said just loud enough so they could hear him behind the glass.

When the seventh chevron engaged and the event horizon was stable, Jack walked up the ramp and went through the shimmering puddle. On the other side he walked down the steps and sighed deeply as he heard his team mates come through, and then the wormhole as it disabled.

"Just so you know, I'm not going to mix work with what happened back on Earth," Daniel said unemotionally to Jack's back.

"Whatever," the Colonel muttered back, walking into the trees. He wasn't 75 ft from the gate, when he saw a large group of people heading their way. They carried no weapons so Jack, just watched them, with mild interest, keeping his own weapon at the ready.

Daniel came up beside him, but not right next to him like he always had before. When the people were in listening range he started his normal spiel, "Hello! We are peaceful explorers from Earth. We mean you no harm."

A young man at the lead came forward and bow slightly, "I am Marr, Prince of Magaze."

"I'm Daniel Jackson. This is our…team leader…Colonel Jack O'Neill," he turned around and pointed at Carter, "That's Major Samantha Carter and that's Teal'c."

Marr smiled warmly at the mention of Teal'c name, "You have returned. Vegon has missed you, Master Teal'c."

Teal'c smiled warmly, "And I have missed him."

"You are not with the gods this time?" the prince asked.

"No. I have left the service of the gods, for they are false, as you told me."

Marr smiled, before turning back to Daniel, "You came through the circle of the gods, and because of that, you will stay in their houses." He reached forward and took a hold of Daniel's hand softly. He then turned to the group of people behind him, "Separate into three groups and escort Danyel's friends." He turned and led Daniel away all by himself.

Jack frowned as a mob of handsome men crowded around him, touching him, "Uh…no offence but I don't…Hey! What do you think you're doing?!"

"O'Neill, MajorCarter. This is a planet where same sex relations are the way of life. The ones who choose opposite sex partners are banished to a settlement far away from here."

"Why don't you tell us these things before we leave the house?" Jack asked grimacing.

Teal'c raised an eyebrow, "I did not think it was of great importance. They are not a dangerous people O'Neill and their dislike of the Goa'uld is great."

Jack sighed in defeat, turning to look at Carter. Many pretty women had gathered around her, and she looked amused, "Enjoying yourself Major?"

She blushed wickedly before smiling, "Actually Sir, I don't mind this at all."

"Carter?!" Jack asked shocked.

"What? Don't ask, Don't tell."

The Colonel shook his head, and let himself be pulled along by the group of men around him. He noticed Teal'c hardly had anyone around him, "Teal'c...why isn't your crowd as big as mine?"

"I already have a lover on this planet O'Neill. He most likely is waiting for my return in the Village."

"What?!"

"I chose him as my mate while visiting here many years ago, before I became First Prime. One mate of a couple must stay in the village at all times, unless traveling together."

"Teal'c just how many people are you married to out in the universe?"

"It is not uncommon for a Jaffa to have many wives or husbands in total on other planets."

Jack sighed and kept quiet knowing that it would keep him out of trouble.

Once everyone made it to the village, all but a few of the ones around Jack and Carter left, "Come Jack O'Neill. I will take you to your rooms," an older man, who couldn't have been more than six or seven years younger than Jack said. His eyes were silvery blue and his hair was very light brown with silver streaks.

"No, thanks," Jack said trying to go off after the man that was leading Daniel away.

The man shook his head, "You can not go with him. He will be safe."

Jack turned to look, to see if anyone else was going to try and help him, "Carter, Daniel's be-"

"See you later Sir!" Carter called putting an arm around a red head's waist. She glanced at the two men that were almost out of range, as she walked away, "He'll be fine Sir, Teal'c said these people were ok, and you know what he'd say to you if you tried to stop him."

"Yeah," Jack mumbled, glancing at the man beside him, "'When in Rome...'"

"Teal'c!" A man's voice called from some where. Jack turned and watched as a black haired, very tanned man came from a larger house and all but jumped into the Jaffa's arms. He was on the thin side but he was muscular and his black hair was short and spiked in clumps, "You have come back to me! I have missed you so! You will stay forever this time?"

"I will stay for a time, but not forever. I am fighting the false gods now."

The man smiled widely, "You will destroy them all! You are brave my powerful mate. Come back to our home with me."

Teal'c looked at Jack, "I will return later."

Jack sighed and watched as his last friend disappeared, "Ok. Led on."

The man wrapped his arm around Jack's and led him off to his rooms in a large building, "You will be staying here until the night meal is called. Did you see any of the men that pleased you Jack O'Neill?"

:Daniel.: "Uh…Where's Daniel being taken?"

"Danyel? He is with Marr! He is not your mate is he?!"

Jack's face tightened, before he sighed, "No, he is not my…mate, he's-"

The man smiled sadly, "You find him attractive? Your Danyel?"

"No," Jack lied quickly. A little too quickly.

"I will speak of this to no one, if that is what you worry about. Have you told him?"

"No and I'm not going to," Jack said going over and sitting on a large pillow, giving up trying to hide what he felt.

"You are afraid he will not share your feelings?"

The Colonel frowned up at the other man, "Listen. I don't know who you are but I don't appreciate-"

"Forgive me! I am Hacen."

"Well Hey-sin…I don't like other people asking me about my personal life."

Hacen nodded understanding, "The one who is my chosen does not except my feelings. He says I am too old, even though I am stronger and more caring than anyone else in these lands, he will not have me as his mate."

Jack looked at the other man, at least trying make it look like he was interested in what the he was talking about, "Well that's rude."

"No…it is his will. He is the son of our leader and he will have whoever he wants. He must have a mate that he feels will protect him or provide him with offspring or both."

"Offspring? Two guys can have kids?" he was now a little curious and it showed.

Hacen frowned, "They can not in your world? Then you must have to mate with females…how horrible! No wonder you come to us through the circle of the gods."

The Colonel smiled weakly, "Well that wasn't why we really came but that is…interesting. We came to look for allies to fight the Goa'uld. Well allies or weapons, weapons being preferred, but allies are nice too."

"We have very little in the way of weapons, which is why the Goa'uld leave us alone. We are not a threat to them."

Jack sighed and nodded, "I figured as much. So who is this guy you're in love with?"

"Do you not know? He is our prince!"

"You're in love with the guy that has Daniel?" Jack got to his feet, "That little bastard better not be touching him or-"

Hacen grabbed Jack before he could run out of the room, "There is nothing that can be done! I have tried many times to call my lord away from his prospective mates, but he no longer comes to my call."

"What? Your call? Was he your pet at one time?"

"No. I was his trainer when he was but a child. I was 15 seasons at the time but my father was captain of the royal guard and Marr was a prince and he needed someone to train him in the ways of his people. He was only 5 seasons then, but he was strong and against his father's wishes he learned to use a bow and arrow. By the time I was 25 seasons and he was 15, we were deeply in love, and I told him that when he was 18 seasons I would be honored to be his mate."

Jack frowned, "Why didn't you just ask him?"

"It is not my place to ask my prince for his love. Even as a guard I was over stepping my bounds by telling him my feelings. Lords of the court are only suppose to be able to do that."

Even though Jack had started out not interested, he was now, which was surprising since the conversation had nothing to do about weapons, "So when he turned 18…?"

"His father had seen that we had much love for each other and he thought I was too far below his son, so he stripped me of my title and made one of the sons of the Lords, court him. At first he snuck out to see me every chance he got, until he met Orlan."

"Let me guess. This Orlan guy was about his age and had the best looks in town."

"Yes, and rich enough to be the a king. He lives in a township not far from here."

"So he's not into Marr any more?"

Hacen shook his head, "No. He is bonded with my little brother and they have a daughter and another child on the way. It does not matter though, because Marr has all but forgotten me. Now he watches the circle of gods and throws himself at all who come through. He almost gave himself to a god, but his father said he would have to go live with him, if he were to do that. It is forbidden for our people to leave these lands."

Jack couldn't believe what he was hearing, "So is there any chance that Daniel might…I don't know… accidentally promise to marry that prince guy?"

The other man blinked at Jack, confused, "How can you promise yourself to another without knowing it?"

"Daniel's not the wisest when it comes to 'noticing the signs' if you get what I mean."

"He has done this before?" Hacen asked amazed, and shocked.

Jack smirked, "Yeah at least a half a dozen times on some of the other worlds we've visited. The first planet we ever got to, Daniel got himself married to some guy's daughter, but she was taken as a host for the…false gods, and we had to kill her."

"How horrible! Did you not try to stop him?!"

"Yeah…sorta. Where we come from same sex relationships are frowned on, but they aren't sent away. Everyone lives together."

Hacen shook his head, "And this is why you have not told him? Is he attracted to females?" He asked grimacing.

"He's…attracted to both," Jack said uncomfortably. He hoped he was attracted to both.

"What about yourself?"

"I had a wife and a son once, but my son…died. He accidentally killed himself with one of my guns. My wife's left me too. We don't get along with each other very well after that."

Hacen sat down next to Jack and took one of his hands in his own, "You are like Danyel then? You are attracted to both sexes?"

"I guess…" he didn't want to tell the other man that he'd only had feelings for Daniel when it came to liking people of the same sex.

"You must get Danyel to confess his feelings to you, or you will suffer forever like I will."

Jack sighed as Hacen rubbed his hand in a seductive, strangely calming way, "How? I mean I don't even know if he likes me! Even if he did have feelings for me…he's too pissed at me now to care."

"He must feel something toward you, because he glanced over his shoulder at you more times than I could count," he ducked his head down so his eyes met with Jack's. "If he saw you with another, do you think he would object and pull you from them?"

"If he thought I was out of my mind. We've run into some pretty weird stuff. Well, that's what he would have done, but now-"

Hacen smiled widely, "You said your planet is the opposite of mine? Might he think that you were hiding your true self? That, now you are here, you would be free to be who you have always wanted to be?"

"That's pretty risky. What if he doesn't buy it?"

"You will pass it off as a fleeting attraction when it is time for you to leave."

Jack thought about it. It was crazy, and there was hardly a chance in hell it would work, but it was all he had left, "What about you?"

"The one whom I love, will never love me in return. If I can give happiness to someone else though, at least my life won't have been in total vain."

"So how are we going to-"

"Tonight at the night meal, I will sit beside, and close to you. This is a sign among our people that you have decided to test me and see if I am worthy to be your mate. After eating, the Lords all gather around a fire inside and talk, or make passion with their tests or their mates. You will listen to them speak, but your attention will be drawn to me, and you will subtlety try to make passion with me as well as talk. After a few minutes of this you will stand and draw me up to you and excuse yourself."

"Make passion? You mean sex?" Jack asked.

"No…sex is sex. Making passion is…before sex, and sometimes very close to it, and always while having sex, and after sex as well."

"Making out? Kissing and touching one another?" Jack questioned, glancing down at his hand.

"Yes," Hacen whispered.

"I think I can do that," Jack whispered back, looking into the other man's silver-blue eyes.

Hacen leaned forward and kissed the silver haired man's lips softly, drawing them into his mouth. He sucked on Jack's bottom lip, nipping shyly.

Jack, not one to be out done, buried his hands in Hacen's medium length hair and pressed his tongue into his mouth, swirling around the other man's, begging him to join in the dance.

Uncertainly Hacen moved his tongue against Jack's before finding he rather liked the sensation it made, and when they parted for air he told him so, "Where did you learn that?"

The older man leaned his head in so it rest against Hacen's, "When you're as old as I am, you forget where you picked up everything you've learned."

"Will you teach me more tonight? I fear if we continue now, we will be too tired to attend the feast," the silver-blue eyed man said blushing. "I have never been kissed by someone so skilled."

It was then that Jack decided that if Daniel didn't fall for him, he'd ask Hacen to be his. He'd always said he might retire off-world. This man was more his age, and deserved happiness. He would always love Daniel deeply, but Hacen was caring and deserving. He could live with that, "I'll teach you all I can. You're not a bad kisser yourself. That Marr is an idiot. I think you're too good for him."

"Your words are too kind, Jack."

Brown eyes softened even more. Yeah, he could defiantly live with this man, "They're not kind enough."

Hacen smiled blushing more and he got to his feet, "I have forgotten myself! You need to get dressed for tonight. Come! I will help you get ready."

A/N: I hope you liked this chapter. From now on things are going to get a little weird. I have the next chapter done, but it might take me awhile to upload it if I don't see some reviews...