Delusion by Baalsgirl
Disclaimer: At the moment nothing's mine (except for the story line). But we're gonna change that... hehe. rubs hands
Rating: PG, although they're saying something else here, now...
Pairings: Sam/Jack, Jack/Sam, what else?
Season: 7
AN: Sorry for the little time-out, I've been a little busy lately. But here we go again. Soon I'm gonna continue the SM story as well.
1. Far Apart
"Jack, we have to talk."
She stood closely behind him. Jack could feel the flimsy hair on his neck standing up. He did not turn around waiting for her to walk around the cafeteria table and to have a seat.
Jack had no idea what Sam wanted to tell him, but he was sure it was something good.
Then he saw her face saying something else: There was not a single glimpse of happiness in it. All it looked was awkward and somehow deadly sad.
"Sam", he eyed her closely, "what's the matter with you?"
A long moment of silence followed before she glanced up at him. Then she started to speak, very slowly, her voice trembling:
"Jack", she paused before going on even slower and more quietly, "I'm sorry to tell you, but..."
"But...?" he inquired carefully after another instant of silence.
"For the past months...", Sam held her breath, "We've been living a lie."
"A lie?" Jack was not able to grasp what she meant by that, "What do you mean? Till now..."
Sam did not let him end what he wanted to say, she rose turning away.
"...everything's been almost perfect", he murmured as she passed him.
"No", she whispered not stopping to walk. Jack could see tears glistening in the corner of her eye.
"Sam", he turned around for her once again, but she was already gone. Sadness arose from deep inside of him. Jack could not explain himself why he began feeling so desperate about things this quickly. Why was his heart telling him that everything was lost, now?
Yet he did not know that he had even lost a lot more than that.
Jack walked through the corridors trying to find Sam, but she was nowhere to be found. He started to hang his head slowly pacing toward his office. As he went around a corner he nearly bumped into Teal'C.
The Jaffa stopped short in his tracks wondering. "O'Neill?"
"Teal'C?" Jack looked up at his friend, "Have you seen Sam?"
He did not respond right away a strange glimpse of hesitance in his eye, looking as if he knew more than O'Neill did.
Jack clearly sensed it, but though he asked him once again, he just had to know what was going on, "Have you? Yes or no?"
Teal'C nodded slowly, "She has left", he paused meaningfully, "through the Stargate."
This news startled Jack, "Where to?"
His Jaffa friend shook his head. Either did he not want him to know, or he really did not have an idea himself.
"Thank you, my friend", Jack passed him making his way to the control room.
In the control room General Hammond did already expect him. He seemed to know more than Jack as well.
"Jack..."
"Sir? Can you tell me where Carter is gone?"
The general sighed. "Somebody should have informed you earlier, but it's too late, now, I'm sorry."
"What happened?"
"Actually she did not want you to know the entire truth. And I believe it's best for you not to, either."
"But, Sir. I do need to know it, I can't stand it", Jack returned desperately
"I can't tell you", Hammond stated, "You'll have to go and see for yourself."
"All right", he replied leaving for the gate room.
The Stargate activated and full of anticipation Jack stepped through the event horizon. Having reached the other side he wondered where he had gone to.
He stood on a small hill overlooking a grassy plane. In some distance ahead of him he saw an assembly of some cottages and tents.
Some figures were walking around the small settlement, they seemed to be all Jaffa.
Jack frowned inwardly, he was totally confused: If this was a Jaffa planet, what would same want in a place like this?
He decided to walk into that village finding it out.
To be continued. Btw.: I find it really great that Amanda Tapping has become a mother.
(I know I'm kinda late with that. Suppose, y'all do already know the little girl's name is Olivia, what I think is a pretty cute name.)
