Nightmare Put To Rest

Sam and Janet giggled at the guys as they painted the set.

"So, how are you feeling?"

"Just glad to be back to normal. Well, as normal as normal can be right now."

Janet smiled. Teal'c climbed the ladder of the fake castle leading to the balcony.

"Romeo Romeo. O where for o thou Romeo?"

Kawalski jumped out with a sword.

"Here i am Juliet. Oh let down your long golden hair."

Ferreti threw a paint brush at Kawalski.

"That's sleeping beauty you idiot."

Daniel looked up from his book.

"Actually it's Rapunzel."

"Both blonde."

Jack walked through the doors with a heap of clothes.

"The girls from textiles just gave me these. Im guessing they're our costumes."

Sam and Janet jumped up.

"Cool."

Sam took the costumes off Jack.

"Juliet. This is mine."

Sam placed her costume on a chair.

"Nurse. Janet."

Janet gratefully took the costume.

"Frair Lawrence. Daniel this is your costume."

"Just put it anywhere."

Sam placed it on a chair next to hers.

"Romeo. Jack, where do you want this?"

"In the bin."

Jack looked at Sam with a playful smile.

"Just put it with yours."

"Mercutio. Teal'c."

Teal'c walked down the ladder and grabbed his costume.

"What a nice shade of pink."

"Lord and Lady Montague."

Ferreti and Kawalski raised their hands.

"That's us."

Sam and Janet looked at them.

"We were a little late auditioning. They were the only parts left."

"I bet."

Janet picked up another costume.

"Who's Paris?"

"Graham. The part of Romeo was already snapped up."

Sam smiled at Jack.

"That reminds me. I'll be back in a bit."

(Guys Locker Room)

Sam walked into the locker room. The guys pulled towels around their waists.

"Don't worry guys. I've seen it all before."

Sam walked past everyone looking for Graham.

"Hey Barrett. Have you see Graham?"

"He's in the showers."

"Can you ask him to meet me by the pool?"

"Sure."

(Pool)

"Hey babe."

Sam looked up at Graham. She stood up.

"Im sorry i didn't come to see you in hospital. My dad said i should give you space and your brother agreed with him."

"It's ok."

They both sat down on the pool side bench. Graham went to kiss her but Sam pulled away.

"I can't."

"No. Im sorry. This guy has probably hurt you so bad that you don't even like men right now."

Sam shook her head.

"It's not because of Jonas. I don't think going to prom with you is a good idea anymore. I want to make a fresh start and i think it would be better if we weren't seeing each other anymore."

Graham stared at her open mouthed.

"You're breaking up with me."

He stood up.

"What the hell did i do to do deserve this?"

"Nothing it's just.."

"It's him. That fucking O'neill kid. Im going to sort him out once and for all."

Graham charged through the locker rooms followed by Sam.

"Graham."

He stormed through the halls receiving nervous scared glances from people he considered geeks.

"Me and you aren't over Sam."

Graham pointed his finger at her before barging into the hall where Jack was.

"You bastard."

Jack waved at him.

"Hello to you to Graham."

"What do you think you're doing with my girl?"

Jack looked behind Graham and saw Sam coming in.

"Your girl. Where the hell were you when she was kidnapped? Where were you when she was in hospital? You've never been there for her."

"And you have?"

"Yes."

Sam managed to place herself in between Jack and Graham.

"It's over Graham. Im going to prom with Jack."

Graham looked around at everyone in the room.

"Fine but don't expect to be miss. popularity anymore and you can forget about prom queen."

"I don't need popularity and a tiara to be happy."

Graham took a ring off his finger.

"My lucky ring. You gave it to me and id rather see you go to hell than have any part of you near me."

Graham chucked the ring to the side.

"Screw you."

Sam watched as Graham walked out. Jack placed a hand on her shoulder.

"You ok?"

"Yeah."

(2 Hours later)

Everyone took a step back and looked at the set.

"This set rocks"

Janet jumped and clapped her hands. Ferreti mimicked her.

"It certainly does."

Daniel took a paintbrush.

"Janet, you've got paint on your nose."

Janet felt her nose.

"Oh no. No i haven't."

"Think again."

Daniel placed the paintbrush on her nose making it green.

"I can't believe you did that."

Teal'c took a tin of paint and emptied it over everyone.

"Paint fight."

Everyone started running with paintbrushes and tins of paint.

"Jack don't you dare."

Sam giggled as she pleaded with Jack.

"Please. This is a new top."

Sam painted the top.

"Not so new now."

As Sam grabbed a tin of blue paint a cough echoed through the hall.

"Pete."

"I have some news for you."

Sam placed the paint down and walked over to Pete.

"Jonas."

"Shot himself. He's dead Sam."

Sam wanted to smile but found herself slightly sad.

"You ok?"

"Just shocked."

Sam sat down fearing her knees would go.

"We're going to need you to identify the body. Im sorry it's just pro.."

"Sure. I understand and it might help me lay that part of my life to rest."

"Could you stop by the hospital tomorrow evening?"

"Yeah."

Sam stood up and hugged Pete.

"Thank you."

"It's not me you should be thanking."

Pete nodded at Jack and walked out.

"So that's it. He's dead."

"Yeah."

Janet hugged Sam.

"It's time to start a new chapter."

Everyone picked up their cans of coke. Jack placed his arm around Sam.

"To new beginnings."

"New beginnings."