Disclaimer: Cries I don't own Stargate SG-1. But I WILL, MARK MY WORDS, I WILL SOMEDAY!
Mangled Beauty
Vala Mal Duran had never been called beautiful in her entire life. She was nothing when compared to her older sister Althea. The entire village had loved Althea, and when the Jaffa had come to find a new host for their goddess Qetesh, Althea had been the first one chosen. But the village wouldn't stand for it. So they came up with a plan.
"Come on Daniel, this place is so boring, can't we go do something fun," whined Vala for the thousandth time.
Daniel's patience was beginning to wear thin and Vala knew it. So she pressed on.
"Please, I think I might actually die of boredom, and then of course you would die too, and you wouldn't want that happening would you," stated Vala matter-of-factly.
"Fine, let's go," said Daniel as he tossed his pen down in defeat. "But we're going to get you some more appropriate clothes."
"I always love new clothes," said Vala as she hopped of the table she had been laying on.
She wrapped her arm around Daniel's waist and began humming happily.
Twenty minutes later they were on the surface walking to Daniel's car. Daniel unlocked the doors and they climbed in. Daniel buckled his seat belt and noticed Vala looking at him strangely.
"What, oh, seat belt, yeah, just pull it out and hook the metal part in this red thingy right here," said Daniel.
"So what exactly does this seat belt do," asked Vala as they pulled out of the parking lot.
"It keeps you from flying out of the car if you crash," said Daniel.
"You mean the Tau'ri don't have shield on their ships, er, cars," said Vala incredulously.
"No, most of them don't even know there are other humans and aliens in the galaxy," said Daniel.
He smiled as they drove down the highway. Vala looked at him and demanded to know what he was smiling about.
"It's just funny when you don't know everything, how does it feel not being in control," asked Daniel.
"Horrible, if you must know," said Vala.
They pulled into the driveway of a familiar blue house. Daniel parked the car and they got out.
"Is this where you live," asked Vala.
"No, this is Major Samantha Carter's house," said Daniel.
"Girlfriend," asked Vala. When she said it some of her usual glow seemed to disappear.
"No, Sam's like my best friend," said Daniel and the glow was back. He thought maybe he was just crazy.
He knocked on the door. Vala was examining the mailbox. A few minutes later Jack O'Neill answered the door.
"Danny come in," said Jack.
He moved out of the way and Daniel and Vala walked in. Jack shut the door and they headed for the kitchen where they could hear Sam tossing pots around.
"Sam, darling, we have company," said Jack.
Sam pulled her head out of the cupboard she was tearing apart and looked at Daniel and Vala. Vala was still wearing her usual black form-fitting outfit.
"And it appears Danny Boy had picked up a stripper on his way over," said Jack.
"Funny," mumbled Daniel.
"Vala Mal Duran, you know, the one that beat the crap out of Daniel on the Prometheus when I tried to steal it," said Vala.
"Sam, do you have any, uh, more appropriate clothes that Vala could borrow while we're outside of Cheyenne Mountain," asked Daniel.
"Yeah sure," said Sam, "just follow me."
"You mean I don't get new clothes, you're such a party pooper Daniel," said Vala as she followed Sam out of the kitchen.
"Hey Sam, did I hear Daniel," asked Cassie sticking her head into the hallway.
"Yeah, I'll be right back out as soon as I get some clothes for Vala," said Sam.
Cassie looked at Vala then at the clothes Sam was wearing.
"Uh, I don't really think you guys have the same taste in clothes, no offense Sam, but she can borrow some of mine if she wants to," said Cassie.
"Yeah, that would probably be better," said Sam.
"Well okay then," said Vala as she walked into Cassie's room.
Vala stood and looked at the various posters and drawings on the wall as Cassie dug through her closet.
"So are you an alien," asked Cassie as she pulled out some jeans with many holes and rips.
"Uh, well," mumbled Vala.
"Oh, don't worry, I know all about the Stargate, I'm an alien too, my people were wiped out by Niirti," said Cassie as she handed Vala the jeans and black and white striped polo shirt.
"Oh, sorry, I was given by my people to the Jaffa that raided my planet looking for a new host to Qetesh," said Vala.
"Wow, your own people gave you to a Goa'uld," said Cassie in amazement.
"Yep, they had to save my precious sister," mumbled Vala as she proceeded to strip and change clothes.
"You have a sister, cool, I never had any siblings," said Cassie.
"Trust me, it's not all flowers and furry little animals, sisters are horrible, they're backstabbing, horrible bitches," said Vala.
"So I take it you and your sister don't get along," said Cassie.
Vala was untying her corset/shirt and pretending not to hear Cassie.
"It's okay you don't have to tell me, but I understand about families betraying you, or at least when it feels like they did," said Cassie.
Vala pulled off her shirt revealing at least thirty scars of assorted shaped and sizes on her back and stomach. Cassie gasped.
"Wow, how did all those happen," asked Cassie as Vala quickly pulled on the polo shirt.
"These I got because of my sister," said Vala.
"Your sister did that to you," said Cassie.
"Not directly, but she was just so much better than me, my village did everything in their power to protect her from becoming Qetesh's next host. Including offering me and my younger sister to the Jaffa instead," said Vala.
"My god, that's horrible," said Cassie.
"Yeah, well that's why I don't get close to anyone anymore," said Vala as she buttoned her pants.
"I keep telling myself I won't get close to anyone after what happened to my birth mother, and my adoptive mother, Janet, but it just keeps happening," said Cassie, "sometimes you just need someone to love."
She pulled open the door to reveal Daniel standing in the hallway.
"I, uh came to see what was taking so long," said Daniel as Cassie walked past him.
Vala walked out into the hallway and Daniel grabbed her arm.
"Vala, don't lie to that poor girl, she's been through too much already," said Daniel.
"I wasn't lying," said Vala.
For a second Daniel thought he saw tears in her eyes. She wasn't lying and he knew it. It was crazy, and he knew it, but Daniel thought he might be falling for Vala.
Hehe weren't expecting that were you!
Well R&R