DISCLAIMER: Mine? Yeah, right. And you're paying how much for psychiatric help?

SUMMARY: Shey has woken up from her little fall down the stairs. Jack is about to become the civilian head of the SGC. Sam has admitted how she feels about him and Daniel has proposed to Shey, who has finally agreed.

SPOILERS: Up to "Affinity". Anything else may or may not be mentioned here.

A/N: Thanks for the reviews. I hope you guys like what I have in mind for the future (although I can't tell you more than that, the idea's still kind of fuzzy). On with the show.

Shey and Daniel sat down at a picnic table just out of sight of the entrance to the mountain. Daniel was not about to take the woman he loved hiking all over the mountain after she had been unconcious for more than 24 hours.

"Daniel, I know nothing of Earth's traditions regarding weddings and marriage. Will you teach me?"

"On one condition: you teach me your culture's traditions of wedding and marriage."

Shey smiled. "I believe that can be arranged."

"But not today.Let's just enjoy the beautiful day. And the beautiful company."

"I am not beautiful." Shey hung her head.

"Shey, were you born blind?"

"No. I lost my sight when I turned 13 seasons. I went to bed that night able to see and awoke the next morning blind. Everyone in the tribe was saddened."

"I'm sorry. But at least you'll understand the colors I see when I look at you. Your hair is soft and shiny and black as a raven's wing. Your fair complexion belies the fact that you spend so much time outside. And your eyes are the color of a stormy sky in winter."

"You make me sound like one of the Fae."

"The Fae? As in the fairy folk of legends?"

"Yes. But the Fae are anything but legend. At least back on my world. We live hand in hand with them. Several have even married into my family. My mother was pure Fae."

"Tell me more about your family."

"Mother was beautiful. She was graceful and slender with eyes the color of sapphires and hair that flowed down her back like honey. She and my father loved each other very much. Everyone was always jealous of the love that flowed between them. It wasn't uncommon to see them holding hands or kissing outside of their cottage."

"She sounds wonderful. I was only 8 when my parents died. They were both crushed under a stone in a display they were setting up at a museum. I spent the rest of my childhood in a foster family. My own grandfather, the last living relative that I know of, decided not to take me in and raise me."

"Oh, Daniel! I'm sorry." Daniel was touched when he saw the tears in her eyes.

"How is it that we didn't meet your mother?"

"She died the day I lost my sight. She just walked into the forest and disappeared when she discovered that I was blind. She said something about the curse of the daughter. I never quite understood what she was talking about. I was wandering about several days later and stumbled over her body. She had been savaged by animals. When we buried her, I couldn't stop crying. Father was frightened. He was afraid that I would not survive."

"Shey, I don't know what to say." Shey's tears started falling as she remembered the words of sorrow everyone shared with her. And the looks of pity she had felt from so many.

Daniel saw the tears start and immediately moved to sit next to her. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into his embrace. She turned her face into his neck and sobbed. "She was so beautiful, Daniel. Why did she do it? Why did she walk into the forest when she knew what could happen?"

"I don't know, Shey. I just don't know." He held her close and rocked her gently for several long minutes before she calmed down.

"Take me up to the campsite, Daniel. Please."

"Of course." They started slowly up the mountain to the campsite that Talorn and Shey had claimed as home.

Talorn walked into the campsite later that evening to find both Daniel and Shey asleep next to the fire. Daniel had Shey gently cradled in his arms.

Jack and Sam came up behind him. "We were wondering where he was. Should we take him home?"

"If you think it wise, Samantha." Talorn walked to the other side of the fire where he proceeded to start supper for himself and Shey.

Jack knelt beside Daniel. "Hey, Danny. Danny, wake up."

Daniel's eyes flew open. Jack never used a voice that quiet unless there was danger. But, before he could jump up, Jack had a hand on his shoulder, holding him still.

"Careful. We don't want to wake Shey." Daniel turned his head only to have his senses filled with Shey.

Daniel nodded and carefully slid his arm out from under Shey's head. As he stood to go, Shey whimpered in her sleep. She started tossing and turning on the ground. Daniel didn't worry much until she started talking in her sleep.

"No! Don't hit her! Don't! Please! Stop! Samantha! No!" Sam went white and grabbed for Jack's hand. "Why are you doing this? Help! Someone help us! Please!"

As they watched in shock and horror, Shey pulled herself to her knees, feeling along the ground as if to find someone. "Samantha? Samantha? Where are you? What has he done to you?"

Sam couldn't take it anymore. She knelt beside Shey and took a hold of her arms. "Shey. Shey. I'm right here. You're dreaming. Shey, you're dreaming. Wake up. Wake up, Shey."

Shey's eyes fluttered open. "Samantha? Is that you?" Sam just took Shey in her arms and held her.

"I'm fine, Shey. I'm fine. It's okay." Shey was crying and so was Sam. Sam didn't know what Shey had been dreaming of but it had scared her almost as much as it had Shey.

A/N: MWAAAHAHAHHAHAH! What was Shey dreaming? What's going to happen to Sam? I'm not telling............. Until later that is.