Title: Brief Encounters

Rating: K

Spoilers: Only for The Da Vinci Code and there can't be anyone out there who hasn't read it

Pairings: Teyla and Daniel

Summary: Daniel Jackson meets an intriguing woman in the Louvre

Disclaimer: I own none of the character although I wish I did sometimes

Authors Notes: I thought it was about time Daniel made an appearance and who better to take his mind off the SGC but Teyla. Enjoy.

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Daniel Jackson was enjoying himself immensely in the Louvre, it was a bit more crowded than usual but he had been expecting that ever since The Da Vinci Code film came out. He had spent the entire morning looking at the Egyptian exhibits, just checking he'd said to himself. He'd looked closely at everything to see if they had Goa'uld markings on them, there were a few artefacts that had caught his eye. When he got back to the SGC, he'd see if they could put pressure on the French member of the International Committee to let him study them. He'd contacted the curator a few years ago and asked if he could make a study of the artefacts they had. He had been told no, in no uncertain terms. The Louvre had no wish to be associated with unproven hypothesis and conspiracy theories. Great, his work among Earth's allies in the galaxy was respected, appreciated and even celebrated in festivals on some worlds but on his home planet he was still that wacko that believed the Pyramids were built by aliens. Yet the Louvre was happy to let Dan Brown convince the world that they had the body of Mary Magdalene in their basement, life wasn't fair he sighed.

Teyla Emmagen had been staring at the painting of the Mona Lisa for ten minutes wondering what the woman was smiling at; she had a print of this painting hanging on her wall at home. She smiled, yes it was her home now, she had asked many people about the woman and her smile and they had each given her a different answer.

"Enigmatic isn't she" said a man's voice, she looked at the man standing next to her, he had fair hair, well developed arm muscles; he was used to keeping his body fit she thought, the eyes behind his glasses were kind but they hid a lot of pain. Teyla smiled.

"She is isn't she, I wonder what her secret is?" she replied

"Secret" remarked Daniel, Teyla nodded

"That is the face of a woman who is saying I know something you do not" she replied with a smile that made Daniel's stomach flip.

"I'm...ah...Daniel...um...Daniel Jackson" he said. Teyla tilted her head slightly

"Doctor Daniel Jackson?" she queried, Daniel blushed

"You...you've heard of me," he stammered.

"I have heard your name spoken often among my friends" she inclined her head "I am Teyla, do you have a theory on her smile" Daniel sighed

"Nope, maybe Leonardo was naked when he painted her, maybe she sat on a feather I don't know but I think that's the point, to keep everyone guessing" he said.

"I understand" she replied, "I think I will investigate some of the theories later"

"If you like I could..." Daniel began.

"Teyla, we really need to get going," said a woman's voice, Daniel squinted in the direction of the voice, it was familiar somehow but the woman was in shadows. Teyla turned to Daniel, put her hands on his shoulders and touched her forehead to his

"Farewell Dr Jackson, I'm sure we will meet again," she said with a smile.

"Goodbye Teyla and I hope we will" he replied, he was puzzled by her gesture, if he didn't know any better he'd swear she was...nah he'd know. As she turned to leave Teyla was trying to answer another question, what was it that had hurt Daniel Jackson so badly?