Title: Brief Encounters

Rating: K

Spoilers: None

Pairings: John and Sam

Summary: Teenage Sam Carter meets a friend of Mark's

Disclaimer: I own none of the characters I just borrow them from my own amusement

Authors Notes: Another meeting between two teenagers and another crossover.

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Samantha Carter was bored out of her mind; she and Mark were housebound as both of them had chicken pox. Mark was panicking as he had exams coming up and a friend of his was supposed to be helping him with his maths, Sam had been helping him as much as she could but apparently Mark's friend John was a genius, gee thanks brother make me feel better why don't you, she had thought. Sam sighed as she threw the magazine down, she'd never thought she'd admit to wanting to go back to school but she was going crazy. She picked up a pen and her notebook and began to make some more notes for the next science club meeting; some new kid called Rodney was coming by to pick it up later on. She looked up as she heard someone knocking on the door; she got up and tried to resist scratching her hip. On the other side of the door was a boy with dark spiky hair,

"You must be Sam, is Mark there?" he said. Sam's brain demanded oxygen and she started to breathe again, oh God John Sheppard was standing on her doorstep and he was a friend of Mark's.

"He's...ah...having a shower, the itching got a bit much for him" she replied, she thanked whatever god was listening that she didn't have spots on her face "I'd invite you in but we're under quarantine". He grinned

"S'ok, I'm just dropping off a pop quiz I drew up for him" he replied, Sam's mouth dropped open, Senior hottie John Sheppard was the genius that was helping Mark with his maths. She wasn't usually the type to get all dippy over a boy but any girl with a pulse had the hots for John Sheppard, enough with the airhead routine her subconscious demanded.

"Thanks, I...er...I've been helping him as much as I can but I know he really appreciates your help" she said, John smiled and waved his hand

"I'm just glad to help" he replied thinking he'd have to have a serious talk with Mark about his cute little sister. Sam started to flick through the papers.

"Wow, you really know all this stuff?" she asked, John nodded

"It's easy when you know how" he said "You wanna have a go at it too?" she nodded she enjoyed a challenge

"It'll give me something to do" she replied nonchalantly.

"How long have you got to go with the quarantine?" he asked

"Another 2 weeks" she said"

"So you going to the game at the end of the month". She shook her head

"There are some students from Czechoslovakia coming over and the science club is having a party for them" she replied. John looked at his watch

"Look I gotta go, tell Mark I said hi" he said, he walked back to his motorbike and climbed on "see ya around Sam". She waved as he rode off,

"Yeah see ya around genius," she said with a sigh.