Color Me Beautiful

Author: Skittlz-n-comboz

Summary: Life has its ups and downs, and it all starts in High school…

Author's note: Back from spring break…you can read all about it on my Live Journal (www. livejournal .com ) you know the drill with the link. Copy & paste, remove the spaces. My screen name is j_adore_tois737. Well, I thought long and hard about bringing Teal'c into the story, and I've taken into account the suggestions I was given, but I don't think I can do it. At least not in this story. Now if someone else wants to try…be my guest. Send me a link to the story when it's written. So for now, you guys'll just have to deal with SG-1 minus Teal'c. ::frowns:: sorry.

Lyrics are from my band, so you can't steal them! ::sticks tongue out::

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"…But in the meantime,

I need something

To keep me occupied.

So color me beautiful,

Color me in between the lines"

"Captivated", by Crimson Glass

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Chapter 4

I drifted down the spacious hallway, lost in my own thoughts. Does Jack really like me? I mean how could he? I'm just a junior, and…he's hot. I-I mean a senior. I shook my head, to clear it of my musings, as I rounded the corner to my locker. I blinked quickly, not quite sure if I was seeing things; and sure enough, Jack was leaning up against the locker next to mine. I quickly did a mental check. I hadn't eaten anything foul; I didn't have toilet paper trailing behind me. I didn't think I had anything in my teeth. Oh! Janet said 'Play hard to get, guys like that'. Okay, I could do that.

"Hey Sam."

"Hi." Act nonchalant...good. I focused on entering my combination, and playing hard to get. Which by the way, Is way harder than it seems.

"So…Are you going to the winter formal?" I quickly glanced over, but immediately regretted it. He looked so adorable, hands shoved in his pockets, hair tousled.

"Um…I don't know." I frowned at my locker. It wasn't opening. Jack must've sensed my distress, because he then moved so that he was standing right behind me. He was close enough that I could smell his cologne. It was Axe; Mark had some, but I tried to stay away from putting my brother and how good Jack smelled in the same thought. He leaned closer, so that his arms were around me, touching the lock.

"What's the combo?"  He softly said into my ear. I inhaled sharply, which was a huge mistake. I had inhaled Jack's cologne, and almost passed out; I was going into sensory overload. I could barely think straight to begin with, and that combined with Jack's close proximity, and smell, was making it very hard to form a thought, let alone a sentence.

"Umm…" I brought my hand to my face, trying to collect my thoughts. I could hear irritated whispers of passing students. No doubt the girls that had been trying to land Jack since middle school. "Uh…15, 40, 20." I managed to mumble.

"So about the winter formal, are you going with anyone?" He 'innocently' asked me, as he put my combination in.

Still not at the point of coherent thought I said the first thing that came to mind. The truth. Not exactly what I wanted to say, when I was trying to play hard to get. "No…nobody's asked." The second it came out, I regretted it. Jack had finished putting the combination in and my locker popped open. He stepped back, and resumed leaning against the neighboring locker as if nothing had just happened.

"So will you go with me?" He grinned. He obviously knew the effect he had on people, and that I was not exactly in the right state to say no. Not that I was going to anyway.

"Uh…yes?" I questioned. His grin widened and he chuckled.

"Are you that unsure? Because I could always ask Julie…"

"No! I mean…yes I'll go with you." I closed my locker, and as an after thought added,"I'm sure."

"Great." He started walking backwards down the hallway. "I'll see you later then."

"Yeah, later." I slowly raised my hand to wave, and then he was gone. I stood there for a second, recapping on what had just transpired. I huge grin spread across my face. I was going to the winter formal with Jack O'Neill. Me! I had to find Janet! I busted into a quick groove; the opening steps of my happy dance, and dashed down the hall to my last class.

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"Oh my God, Janet! It was amazing! You should've been there. At first I tried to play hard to get like you told me, but he just smelled so good, so that didn't work. And then my locker wouldn't open so he came up behind me and helped me! I could've just died right then and there. And then…he asked me! I'm so excited! You were right!" I happily recounted what happened at my locker just a few minutes before. Janet was hanging on every word I said. I don't know if that's because I'm such a great storyteller, or because I was talking so fast, and she was trying to decipher my gibberish.

"Yeah. I knew it. I swear I was born to be a matchmaker. I could've been Cupid in a past life or something. Sam! This is great. Now we have to pick out your dress, and do your hair!" Janet squealed with excitement. "Just wait 'til I tell Daniel! He'll freak! Okay…maybe not so much freak, but he'll be excited for you…you know. In his own special Daniel way." She smiled at the thought of her boyfriend.

"We have to plan this out. It's going to be like a strategic battle plan."

"I have to spend the night tonight! It'll be great! We can do girly stuff, and plan the 'Battle of the Winter Formal'" I laughed, and followed her outside to Daniel's car.

"Okay, but I don't know how to do all the girly stuff so you have to show me." We neared Daniel's beat up, but nice '93 Honda Accord.

"Are you talking about girly stuff again? I don't know how much more I can take of this." Daniel said over the roof of his car. Janet grinned at him lovingly, and I immediately thought I wish I could have that.

"Hi Danny. I'm going to go now before I get Janet into anymore trouble. I'll see you tonight, Janet."

"Tonight we plan!" She thrust her fist into the air, before settling into the passenger seat of Danny's car. "Bye!"

"Au revoir." I started walking to the bus loop, when suddenly the buses started pulling off. I groaned. What a day. I secured my bag and made a break for it. I should've done track, I'd never run so fast in my life. Not that it did much good. I still missed the bus; but at least I got my work out for the day right? Wrong! I sighed, and ran a hand through my disheveled hair, sitting on the cool curb. A distinctly old engine revved, and I looked up. Well what do you know? My knight in shining armor…and his trusty steed. "Hi Jack." I said standing, and brushing the seat of my jeans off.

"Need a lift?" He inquired.

"We've got to stop meeting like this." I opened the passenger door, and tossed my stuff in back.

"Says who?" He pulled off, glancing in my direction to make sure I had my seatbelt on.

"Oh, I don't know…All the other girls in school vying for you attention." When did I become so comfortable with Jack? Why am I not spazzing like normal?

"Well if it makes you feel better, I only want one girl's interest." He put his turning signal on.

"Julie, I presume." I growled. Whoa! What has gotten into me? First I nearly faint in his mere presence, now it's like I don't even want his attention.

"No…you." He purposefully looked at me, while we were stopped at a light. I blushed furiously. Okay…There we go. Back to normal. Whew! I thought I was going to have to take some type of split personality medication, or something.

"Yeah…well…you already have my interest. Otherwise I wouldn't have agreed to go to the dance with you." I said indignantly.

"Good." He pulled up at my house. I could've sworn he was messing with my head. "I'll see you Monday morning at 7:05."

I started to get out, but paused, slightly confused. "Why? School doesn't start until 7:30"

"Oh…well. I was just going to give you rides and all. But that's okay. You can still ride the bus if you want. I usually go to Starbucks in the morning, but never mind."  He reached for my bag, handing it to me. I just looked at him, with my mouth wide open.

"No…It was just out of the blue that's all. That's fine. 7:05 it is." I closed the car door, and waved goodbye, walking up the sidewalk to my house. Man…what a day.

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I decided to write more than I was going to. You guys have been very patient this past week. Keep the reviews coming. They inspire me…