Sorry this chapter is short, but it had to be done.

Would say more, but I'm hanging out with my dad today. Happy V-day by the way.

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Dante carefully judged his sister's body language. "So you do remember," he said softly, turning to face the ocean.

She smiled, but it held no emotion. "It's not easy to forget what they did to me." She drew her coat tighter around her shoulders and folded her arms over her chest. She blinked away tears and fell silent.

"What aren't you telling me?" Dante asked, noting the change in her.

"It's nothing," she said absently.

"Bull," he countered. She glanced over at him. "I know you Sam. Something bad happened that you haven't told a soul about. I'm not gonna force you to tell me. But if you want to, I'm here."

She smiled faintly. "Thanks."

"What's family for?" he asked. Her smile widened and she hugged him. He returned the hug and smiled in reassurance to her. "If you'll excuse me, there's a certain thief I'd like to talk with." He squeezed her shoulder and went back inside.

She sighed and continued walking outside. She walked up to a higher balcony and looked out over the ocean, trying to push down images from her past. A familiar weird sensation made her gaze over at Teal'c as he joined her on the balcony. They stood in silence for several minutes.

"You seem distracted," the large Jaffa said after several moments.

"Guess I am," she admitted.

"Do you wish to talk about it?" he asked.

She ran a hand through her hair. "It's nothing really, just something Dante reminded me of when I tried to warn him about Vala."

"It seems to have upset you greatly," Teal'c said.

"Kinda did," she confessed, the walls around the memory beginning to crack. She turned her head away from him and hurriedly wiped the moisture from her eyes. In spite of her quick actions, the Jaffa still saw.

"Are you all right Samantha?" he asked, worry in his voice.

"I…I don't know…" she confessed. "Part of me thought I was over this," she said softly.

"Over what?" Teal'c asked gently.

"Remember when I said I wasn't welcomed into the coven?" she asked.

He nodded. "Indeed, though you never clearly explained as to why."

"Well, contrary to popular belief, I wasn't the model daughter," Sam began. "I thought I was better than everyone else because of what I was. When I was in high school though, a guy I had dated attacked me."

"What did you do?" Teal'c asked.

"I nearly killed him," Sam said quietly. "When the coven found out about what I had done and been doing, they punished me."

"How can hurting one boy warrant a punishment if he attacked you?" Teal'c asked her.

"I had also been stealing," she informed him.

"Stealing what?"

"Money. From banks." She smiled but it held no humor. "I was risking the anonymity of vampires everywhere. The kid I hurt was the final straw."

"What did they do to you?" Teal'c asked.

She looked down at the water, shivering at an unseen chill. "Let's just say that Goa'uld torture is nothing compared to what vampires do to rule breakers."

"They tortured you?" Teal'c asked in shock.

"Beat me is more like it," Sam corrected. "They threatened to lock me up for a century if I kept doing what I had been doing. Needless to say, I stopped."

"But how does that explain why you weren't allowed into the coven?"

"I was ordered to live as a human for twenty years without using my abilities unless my life was in jeopardy. Part of that sentence forbade me from going anywhere near the coven."

Teal'c rested a hand on top of hers. "What changed?"

"Janet and Cassie got kidnapped."

"So you would still be under the sentence had they not been captured," Teal'c realized. She nodded. "It was not easy, was it?"

She shook her head. "I wanted to tell you all so badly, but I was forbidden to."

"We know now," Teal'c said, holding her close.

She nodded. "We should be nicer to Vala," she said quietly. "Make her feel more welcome and part of the group. I mean, without her, we wouldn't have been able to stop the Ori from bringing in their armada."

"Indeed," Teal'c agreed. "Your brother is most wise."

"How'd you know that didn't come from me?" she asked in a mock hurt tone.

"I was told by Doctor Beckett that you and Dante had gone somewhere private for a talk," he said.

"Ah." She rested her head against his chest and closed her eyes. "Don't tell Dante I was beaten by the coven."

"Does he not know?"

She shook her head. "And I'd like it to stay that way. He was the only one who stood up for me when my sentence was passed. But he was away when I was beaten."

"He deserves to know Samantha," Teal'c told her.

"I know. But he's on thin ice right now with the coven."

"For what reason?"

She looked up at him. "He left without a word to anyone. And I found out that shortly before he disappeared he told the Council who his parents really were."

"Would Alexander and Amelia not get in trouble?" Teal'c asked.

"Some trouble, but they were willing to accept any punishment the Council could come up for them. Several days later Dante vanishes. At first the two Elders thought it was the Council's doing, but then they found out the truth and got…upset."

"I see. Does this not mean Dante can never return to Earth?"

"He probably can, but I don't think he'll want to just yet. He's coping better with Janet's death, but he still has a ways to go before he's completely over it."

"Understandable." Teal'c looked out over the ocean and saw the sky lightening. "I believe we should find your brother and see if the serum does indeed work."

Sam followed his gaze and nodded. "Yeah. And then it's nap time." Teal'c smiled and the two made their way to the lab.

"Ready Dante?" Sam asked as they walked in.

"As ready as I'll ever be," he agreed. He let out a slow breath and slowly approached the door. He closed his eyes as his hand gripped the handle. He pulled it open and the sun hit him full in the face. A smile broke out on his face and he turned to face the humans who were holding their breaths.

"It worked," Beckett said, amazement in his voice.

"Nice work Doc," Cameron said.

Vala grinned at Dante. "So does this mean you're an all purpose vampire now?"

"Wouldn't you like to know," he shot back.

"So now that you can stand in the sun, what are you doing to do next?" John asked him.

Dante grinned. "I'm going to Disney World!"

The people from Earth began laughing. Teyla turned to John. "I do not understand," she said.

"It's kinda a joke from Earth. When people like football players win the Superbowl or a soldier gets back from fighting somewhere, they get asked what they're going to do next," John explained.

"The answer is usually 'I'm going to Disney World'," Daniel finished.

"It is a place where families go for fun," Teal'c clarified.

"Is it fun?" Ronon asked.

"Indeed," Teal'c said.

Cameron looked at Teal'c. "I didn't know you went to Disney World."

"Indeed I did. General O'Neill took us when the Goa'uld and Replicators had been completely stopped," Teal'c said.

Dante began laughing. "Well…that's a good reason to go," he said through fits of laughter. Sam rolled her eyes at him. "What?"

"I'm going to bed," she said.

"I thought it was funny," Dante muttered to himself.


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