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Chapter 3
Meanwhile in the Generals house... Teal´c and Cassie walked into the kitchen to get a chance to talk privately. They chatted ... well, Cassie did most of the talking while Teal´c listened attentively. She explained the meaning of a birthday party to him as he occasionally nodded his head slightly.
Teal´c was very interested in this event. Since he would be moving into his own apartement soon, he was even more interested in earth habbits. He listened carefully to Cassie's explainations of the importance of celebrating birthdays and why people were given presents. Teal´c wasn´t sure if he totally understood these strange habits completly. Honestly he didn´t know why the Tau´ri felt the need to celebrate when they become another year older. As warrior it was a previlege to celebrate your birthday because it meant you were still alive, but the difference between Earth celebrations and the ceremony on Chulak were huge. On Chulak it was common to invite the family members and the closest friends to a meal which was followed by a twenty-four hour medition. On Earth, it appeared that anyone was invited to the party full of fun and games...
In the living room Dominik and his friend Jason were excited as they discussed the arrival of their new chaperon.
Dominik asked Jason, "Have you seen this guy? He is huge!"
"Yeah, he is. Do you know who he is?" He figured Dominik would know because Cassie was his girlfriend, thought Jason .
"Cassie once mentioned someone called Murray. I think this is Murray," Dominik pointed towards the kitchen as he remembered Cassie once telling him about a friend of her Mom... One whose discription fit this "Murray" almost perfectly.
"How about a game?" Another boy jumped into the conversation, his eyes darting anxiously around the room. He was obviously suffering from an overdose of sugar, jumping up and down while waiting for an answer.
"Sure, why not Andrew." Jason replied, grinning.
"Cassie. How about a game?" Dominik shouted in Cassie's direction.
Hearing her name, Cassie looked in the direction it come from and met Dominik's gaze with a smile of her own. "Sounds fun... How about 7 minutes in heaven?" she shouted back. Some of the girls sighed but most of the boys were really excited about the chance of being alone with a girl in a dark room for 7 minutes.
Cassie walked over with Teal´c right behind her and intruduced him to her friends who were now crowded around the couch table. "Guys this is Murray. He is .... Is my .... Ahem ... He is my uncle."
Teal´c nodded his head during Cassie's introduction, and the fairest hint of a smile appeared on his face only to vanish a few seconds later as someone stated, "Ahem Cassie... How could it be that he is your uncle... It´s obvious..."
"He is my mother's sister's husband, so he is my uncle. Thanks Stan for mentioning it" Cassie's tone dripped with sarcasm, showing how annoyed she was by the rude behavior of one of her friends.
Dominic was sure Cassie had never mentioned an uncle called Murray, and reminded himself to ask her later.
All the kids were now gathered around the coffee table, some sitting on the couch or the chairs, but most of them sat on the floor. Cassie introduced them one by one to Teal´c and made sure he understood their names and was able to remember them.
"It is nice to meet all of you," Teal´c finally managed to say, apparently overwhelmed by the large group.
Many "Hi´s" and "Hello´s" followed, all spoken simultaniously from the kids.
A girl with long blonde hair, who looked younger than the others, was sitting in one of the comfy arm chairs and stood up gesturing for Teal´c to take her seat. Teal´c walked over and sat down, nodding at the girl with a slight smile on his lips. The girl caught the smile and immediately felt precious, knowing it was a previlege as she sat down right next to the chair on the floor.
Cassie, still standing, clapped her hands and said "Ok. Lets the game begin."
She searched for a sheet of paper and a pencil, then tore the paper into little pieces. On each piece she wrote the names of the people in the room, starting with Teal´c. Then, having divided the boy and girl names, she put them into two boxes. With another smile, she stated, "Everyone knows the rules, so here we go"
"Cassendr...." Teal´c tried to get her attention as she reached into the box, pulling out two names, but she didn't hear him. He didn´t know the rules for 7 minutes in heaven, not quite sure he even liked the name, but found no way to tell her as she told them the first two names.
"Jason and Fran" Indicating the small storeroom with a grin on her face she said, "Have fun you two"
Jason was nervously watching Fran, who was sitting next to him on the couch, trying to get some kind of a sign that would tell him she was glad it was him. Fran felt her face flush red as she glanced at him through her eyelashes. She'd had a crush on this guy for over a year now and couldn´t believe she would get to spend the next few minutes in a dark room with him. She looked in his eyes and nodded. This was enough for Jason to take the initiative. He stood up and reached for her hand, Fran accepting his instantly as she allowed him to lead her to the door to their heaven ... at least for the next 7 minutes. Dominik took a look at his watch and positioned himself in front of the door.
"Ahhh ... You stupid s.... Watch were you put your feet!" Fran's irritated voice was heard outside, to Dominics amusement.
"It´s pretty hard to see without light." Jason complained.
Then, loud sounds from things falling down and screams of the two inside could be heard. Pulling giggles from the others in the living room. worried something could have hit one of them, Dominik asked, "Everything OK?"
"Nah... Everything's ok," came Jasons muffled voice through the door.
"3 minutes left!" Dominik told them.
"2 minutes left"
"Shut up" came from inside, followed by a muffled giggle.
"1 minute"
Dominik opened the door and a picture of chaos met him. Fran blushed instantly as the door was opened. She was spread out on the floor, Jason above her covered with old boxes and pictures. Deciding that it couldn´t be that bad because Jason wore a huge smile on his face, Dominic laughed and helped his friend to his feet. They cleared the mess as fast as they could, putting all of the pictures back in the boxes and storing them securely on the shelves.
Back in the living room Cassie pulled the next two names out of the boxes.
"Jenny ... and ... Murray" Cassie smothered a laugh as she watched Teal´c and the girl beside him as Jenny jumped up and grapped Teal´c's big hand, pulling him out of his chair and to the storage room. Sure... she would have had no chance if Teal´c wasn´t willing to move, but he was so fascinated by this game that he wanted to know what they´d do in the room.
But there was one problem. Teal´c didn´t fit in the storage room. If he'd been alone he could have managed somehow, but there was no way that Jenny and he would fit in this tiny little room. Dominik saw the problem instantly and told them they should use the bathroom.
"But don´t switch the light on!" he told them, while walking slowly over to the bathroom to stand guard.
"OK. Seven minutes you two." Dominik reminded them.
Inside the bathroom it was dark ... really dark. Teal´c moved over to where the bath tub was supposed to be, but slipped on something and started to fall. He tried to prevent the fall by uncontrolled movements of his arms. Finally his right hand found something and he grabbed hold of it. Unfortunately, whatever it was didn´t stand his weight and with a loud noise, it broke. Teal´c fell on his back, covered by something he guessed had to be the shower curtain.
Hearing the noise inside, Dominik asked if everything was alright but got no answer.
Meanwhile in the living room a boy named Brain stood up from his comfortable place on the couch beside his girlfriend and slipped into the kitchen. He searched through the contents of the fridge and there it was behind what appeared to be a science experiment involving a large jar of salsa. He pulled the can out, shoving it in one of the large pockets of his baggy pants. Returning to the living room he stopped in the doorframe trying to get the attention of his girlfriend.
She didn´t see him immediatly, but as his movements became more erratic, she finally saw him, and rose, following him down the hall. The others were deep in a conversation about Cassie's Uncle Murray and never missed her leaving.
Back in the bathroom.
"Murray! Everything ok. ... Did you get hurt? ... I can´t see you. ... Where are you?" The young girl called, her voice full of fear. Frightened by the sound of him hitting the floor and the fact that she wasn´t able to see the slightest motion, she searched frantically for the light switch.
"Murray, Jenny everything ok?" Dominik tried to get an answer.
"I am fine. Thank you." Teal´c asked both questions at once. Sitting up slowly, he remained where he was, knowing better than to get up again. If he even tried, there was a good chance of falling again, so he decided to stay where he'd landed. Leaning against the wall of the tub he was now able to feel on his back, he added, "But, I have one question I demand to get answered."
"And what do you want to know?" Jenny replied, her tone puzzled as she stopped her search for the switch.
"Why is the room supposed to be dark?" Teal´c asked her seriously.
"Mhh. Maybe it´s nicer if you do not see the boy you kiss?" It was more a question than an answer, but as Teal´c heard the part with the kiss he asked "Kiss? You play this game to kiss a boy?"
"Yeah. I believe that is why this game is played." She wasn´t completly sure why it was fun to kiss a boy you probably didn't know, but her big sister Fran told her it was.
Teal´c stood up, turning in the direction he guessed was the door. When he turned his shoe tangled with the layer and suddenly he was falling ... again. But this time he fell forward against the door, his heavy weight causing the door to fly open.
Dominik was glancing at his watch to check the time, when suddenly the door burst open and Teal´c fell out, tackling him. Seconds later Jenny came through the door and saw Teal´c on top of Dominik. The large man rolled off the boy who was caged beneath him, and kneeling down beside a shocked Dominik, she found him gasping for air. Worry was written on her face as she asked, "Everything ok?"
"How do you feel?" asked the now standing Teal´c.
"Wow, that was quite a hit. Have you ever played football?" the boy asked, slowly sitting up.
"I´m glad you did not get hurt. And no, I have never played this game called football before." Teal´c told him, glad the boy was alright.
"You should play!" Dominik told him with a grin and stood up. Together they walked through the hall to see what the rest of the party was doing, completly forgetting the broken shower curtain.
"Hey! How was it in heaven?" Cassie wanted to know as they sat down around the table.
"It was dark" Teal´c answered, smiling at Jenny who had chosen the place beside him.
"Now it is time to show you how people of your age play on my pl... ace!" he corrected his near slip.
"And what place is it you come from?" One boy wanted to know.
"Morroco!" Cassie shouted before Teal´c could manage to say reply. "He grew up in Morroco." she added.
"Cool. What kind of games do you play in Marroco, Murray?" a blonde girl asked.
Knock, knock ... Knock, knock
Nobody could hear the knocking on the front door because the music was so loud. Though not as loud as before, it was still loud enough to not hear the knocking. The person knocking fruitlessly on the outside finally lost his temper and opened the door ...
TBC
I know I know it´s cruel to write a Teal´c chapter now but a writer has to write what her muse told her. The next chapter is already written and should be posted soon ... It´s a Sam and Jack chapter I promise! Let me know what do you think about this chapter and review, please.
