Epilouge : Closed Textbook

Daniel hummed softly as he pulled his leather jacket over his navy polo. He closed his locker and went to sit down on the bench in the middle of the locker room. SG1 had just got done with their briefing and were about to head to Minnesota. Jack had invited his former teammates and their new addition to their little family up for a long weekend. His favorite times in his life were those weekends at the cabin or the Friday night movie nights with his friends.

Despite the fact they worked alongside each other everyday, the team spent most of their downtime together. A family was something he hadn't had since he was eight years old. The almost twenty-years of a solitary existence didn't seem to matter. The past nine years however were what defined his life, as far as Daniel was concerned about. He had a family now and that was important.

This was the longest Daniel had ever been in one place. Not counting the year he spent ascended, Daniel had consistently resided in Colorado Springs, a mere fifteen minutes away from each of his teammates. It felt nice. What felt even better was the knowledge that his best friend Jack O'Neill, who now lived in Washington D.C., was still a predominant figure in his life. And Sam Carter was the sister that Daniel never had, the person he could talk to and share everything with. Teal'c was his brother, his treasured friend. They had come a long way in nine years and their bond continued to deepen much to their amazement. And then there was Cameron Mitchell, the latest addition to the SG1 family. Cameron and Daniel had bonded quickly and Daniel was very much enjoying Cameron's presence in his life.

"Daniel?" Sam asked, interrupting his thoughts as she closed her locker, pulling one her leather jacket over her pink camisole, a smile on her face. Daniel looked up at her from where he was tying the laces of his converse. "Humming?"

"What?"

"You were humming," Sam smiled even bigger.

"Really?"

"Indeed, DanielJackson. You were humming," Teal'c said from where he was seated, waiting for his two friends to finish up.

"I don't hum," Daniel insisted. He looked back and forth between Teal'c and Sam, blushing slightly at the incredulous looks they gave him. At that instant, Cameron came busting through the locker room door.

"Hey guys, you coming or am I missing something in here?" he said.

"Daniel's humming," Sam teased. Daniel mock glared at her, standing up from the bench.

"Well he can hum all his pretty little self wants on the way up to Minnesota," Cam joked. "Lets get moving." Teal'c headed for the exit, a giggling Sam in tow. Daniel was last to leave and Cameron closed the door behind him. He moved to walk in stride with his friend.

"Humming?" Cameron joked, placing a hand on Daniel's back.

"Sometimes life's just hum-worthy," Daniel declared, flashing a brilliant smile meant just for Cameron. Cameron just smiled back before dropping his hand.

Daniel put his hands in his pockets as they walked. He couldn't be any happier. It may have taken a while to get to where he was, but as far as Daniel was concerned, the family and life he had was well worth the wait. Case closed.

(authors note: I purposefully did without dialogue throughout the whole story until the end. I wanted the feel of Daniel being alone until the very end where he's reached the point where the void is filled. Just to let you know in case you were wondering. :) hope you liked)