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Cassandra

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She knew, of course, that she wasn´t like the other children. As a child, she had thought herself as a Superman, or a Supergirl, with a red and blue tights and a cape her mom had made her. Like Clark Kent, she was from another planet too. She didn´t have any cool super powers, she didn´t know how to fly, and it wasn´t because of the lack of practice. She had tried. Much to her mother´s horror.

When she had been very young, she had lost her family, had seen them die a horrible death. And she had been left all by herself hiding in the bushes from the strangers who had came through the gate, watching them frightened, and yet curious. And they had found her. And they had taken her away from the place she had called home.

It took a long time before she could feel happy again. She felt guilty. Not quite understanding everything that had happened. And she missed her mother. So much. Her nightmares woke up Janet, who always came to her, night after night, and comforted her, held her as she cried. And slowly she started to feel better.

She lived in a nice, big house with Janet who had adopted her, taken her to become a part of her life, and loved her like a mother loved her daughter. There was also a puppy in their family, who she called Puppy, because at that moment she didn´t know anything about the dogs or any other pets or their names. She loved the dog, and the dog loved her. That she knew.

Slowly she started to forget her family that she had once lost. She forgot how they looked, she forgot their voices, and she felt guilty for that. One sunny morning, Janet drove her over the small pond where they sat on the soft grass, watching the water, feeding the ducks, and there Janet told her that her mother would always be with her. Be in her heart. And for a long time they sat there, until Cassie felt better.

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Even though she loved school, learned quickly and had lots of friends there, she still loved the weekends best. To her it meant the time would be spent with the people she loved the most. They often had picnics at the park or their backyard, went to barbeque at Jack´s and of course there was the chess games with Sam.

She remembered her first birthday party on Earth. It was Saturday, warm and sunny, and much to her delight, there were presents for her. The practical presents she had gotten from her mom and Sam, board games and books and some clothing soon forgotten when she opened the big box she had gotten from Jack and Teal´c.

"Roller skates?" She read from the box and then looked up to her uncles, like she had started to call them.

Jack O´Neill ignored the look from the girl´s mother, he knew that she was worried, of course she would be, and kneeled down next to Cassie. The little girl beamed at him as he helped the skates on her and helped her up.

"Not inside the house, Colonel!" Janet said. "And she goes no where without..."

Teal´c offered the girl a bright pink helmet and kneepads. Janet sighed, but a smile crept on her lips as she watched her daughter. She was so happy.

Outside, Cassie held Jack´s hand as she slowly started to learn how to use the skates. She was laughing, looking up to her mother who was standing by the door with Sam, holding a cup of coffee in her hand, waiving at her daughter. "Be careful, honey." She called quietly, mostly to herself.

Cassie let go of Jack´s hand and was soon skating back and forth between the three men on the road, laughing, waiving to her mom and Sam. She was having such a good time.

And then, she fell down. An arm breaking, her skin scratching.

"Mommy!" The cry came out from her lips so naturally. But it was Daniel who reached her first, being the closest. And Cassie looked up to him, tears falling down on her cheeks, the pain washing over her every time she moved her hand.

"Don´t move, sweetheart." Daniel kneeled down, not sure what to do.

"It hurts, daddy." The little girl cried, and Daniel´s heart broke.

Janet was there only a few seconds later, her medical training kicking in, pushing aside the mother´s role. She was taken to the base, it was easier that way. No questions being asked like it would in the hospital. Daniel carried Cassie in the infirmary and placed her gently on the bed. "You´re very brave." He said softly, brushing back a lock of hair from her face.

Later, an arm in the white cast, pain almost forgotten, she lay on the big bed and watched her mother talking with the other doctor of the base. She couldn´t hear what they were saying, but she trusted her mother. Everything would be fine. And besides, she thought the cast was cool. And some weeks later, when she got the cast away, she put the roller skates back on and grinned at her mother. "I won´t fall again." She promised smiling. " And I´ll be really, really careful."

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It was raining that one morning. She had spent the night over her best friend´s house. Not so much playing like they had some years ago, but talking about boys and reading teen magazines. She was almost fifteen years old. She placed her wet jacket on the kitchen chair, like she always did, and her back bag on the floor. It was quiet in the house, only a light rain tapping against the windows.

She kneeled down to scratch her dog behind his ear, and called out for her mother. "Mom! I´m home!" Not getting a reply, she shrugged her shoulders and made her way upstairs. The dog jogged after her, excited to have her back home.

"Mom?" She knocked softly on the bedroom door before pushing it open.

What she saw, wasn´t a really surprise.

Daniel was sitting on the bed, and looking guilty about whatever she was about to accuse him about. She rolled her eyes and closed the door without saying a word. But she was grinning. It was after all what she had hoped. To have her mom and dad together. She went back into the kitchen, unable to wipe the silly grin from her face. After feeding the dog, she started to make breakfast for the three of them.

"Mom! Daniel! Breakfast´s ready!" She called some time later. And after a few minutes she sighed. "Mom! There´s no way you´re going to stay there all day, come on!" She giggled a little to herself as she listened them coming down into the kitchen.

It was just before Christmas when Daniel took her to Christmas shopping. After some hours and many gifts later they were sitting in a small cafe. He was a little uncomfortable, and after a long silent minute, he finally got to ask that if it would be okay if he would ask Janet to marry him.

"Oh my god!" Cassie screamed delighted and jumped up from her seat and reached to hug him. "Of course. Oh my god. I can´t believe it. I can´t believe you asked for my permission. This is gonna be so great!" She was still hugging him, so overjoyed and so happy.

People of the cafe smiled at the young woman´s outburst and Daniel sighed relieved. It wasn´t that he thought she might object. He had just been nervous.

It was snowing in Christmas Eve. They all sat in the living room, talking, laughing, admiring the Christmas tree Cassie had decorated, like she had done since her first Christmas, and most importantly, the were simply enjoying each other´s company, the peace and silence. Her mother sat on the couch with Daniel, his arm around her shoulder. They looked happy. Sam was sitting on the other couch next to Jack, close but not touching. Teal´c sat on the other side of the couch, and she was sitting on the floor, close to the fire, the dog lying next to her.

Sam was yawing. It was late already and Jack patted her knee softly, telling that it was time to go home, and he was her ride. Cassie smiled. There was so much caring between the two of them.

She left her mother and Daniel alone, saying she was going to bed too. She changed for her pajamas and pulled her long hair into a ponytail before tiptoeing to the door and trying to listen what was said in the living room. She waited. And waited a few minutes more. What was taking so long? Then she heard it. "Yes, of course I will marry you." And a grin crept on her lips. She left her room and ran back into the living room, flopping down on the couch between them, hugging them both.

"I waited and waited and almost fell asleep against the door. What took you so long?" She grinned at Daniel.

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Her first crush had been Major Paul Davis from the Pentagon. Of course. She was a teenager, and he was a good looking man in a uniform. And they met at the base every now and then. Paul Davis always being nice and polite to her. Her second crush had been, no one other than Jonas Quinn. She had never thought Jonas like the rest of the SG-1 at first, as Daniel´s replacement. She had seen her mother being crushed, devastated after Daniel´s death, but she had never blamed Jonas.

Their house was always filled with teenage girls, just to sit and stare Jonas when ever he was there. Much to her mother and Sam´s amusements. And very much to Jack´s annoyance. Jonas, of course, didn´t realize. Cassie, and many of her friends broke their young hearts when Janet kindly told them that Jonas was seeing a pretty lieutenant from the base. Oh, well, there were other boys.

Then, Daniel had come back to them, and Jonas left back home. She had been really happy to see Daniel again, not quite understanding though that he was back and alive.

That had always been one thing she had hated. Things were kept from her. There had been days when someone from the SGC had picked her from the school to get her to the mountain to be send through the gate safe to the alpha site or where ever. And she hardly found out what had happened.

That´s why, when she saw Sam standing in the doorway of her classroom in that one day, her heart stopped. "Sam?" She whispered, now more afraid she had ever been in her life. Sam Carter had been crying. She had been worried and crushed over something terrible that must have happened. To Jack? Daniel? Mom? The teacher´s words were silent to her, she just stared her aunt.

"Mom?"

"Come with me, sweetheart." Sam said, her voice thick with emotions. What else she could say?

The rest was blur. Sam explained the best she could to her in the car, fighting against the tears so she would be strong for Cassie. They arrived to the base, and she saw the pity, apologizing and sad looks from the people when they walked passed. She was escorted to the room she had used when ever she was staying at the base. Her own room. She had an own room at the secret base of Cheyenne Mountain. Stupid things were on her mind, working to protect her from the horrible truth.

She sat on the bed saying nothing. "I..." She started, not sure what she wanted to say.

Sam sat next to her, wrapped an arm around her, and it brought back memories from many years ago. Same room. The childish drawings and other stuff changed to more mature. But it was still her room. They sat in silence for the longest time.

The knock from the door made her jump. General Hammond stepped in, Major Davis following. Sam left, and secretly Cassie was glad. She knew she was going to check on Jack, good, and she was left with uncle George. "I can´t tell you how sorry I am for your loss..." The words came from Paul, and Cassie offered him a small, sad smile. He had been kind to come to see her.

Then she turned to look at George, and the tears she had been fighting against run now freely down on her cheeks. Strong arms of the old general wrapped around her and he held her as she cried heart-breaking for the loss of her mother.

The memorial service had been beautiful. But she hardly remembered anything of it. Afterwards she stood alone in the gate room, staring the Stargate. She hated it. It had taken away from her her mother. She knew Sam and the others were watching her. Worried about her. They cared, and she still felt so alone.

In the corner of her eyes she saw Jack approaching Sam, how they were standing close, talking so quietly. She turned her eyes away. She wanted Daniel. And yet she knew he was the last person who could help her, and who she could help. There was no comfort from the other to the other. They were too lost.

She felt Sam wrapping her arm around her shoulders and leading her away from the gate room. Glancing back once, she knew she would never want to see the gate ever again.

How wrong she had been then. Little did she know what the future had planned for her.

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Days turned to weeks, and she had moved in to live with Sam. College was starting soon and in a way, she was happy to get away. She had missed most of the spring and suddenly it was summer. She was sitting on the back yard of Sam´s house, her house now too, letting the sun warm her face. Sam wasn´t home, she hardly ever was anymore. But to Cassie, it was just fine.

They were all still suffering, Daniel the most. Teal´c had told her about him, told how he sat in the house in his thoughts. Teal´c had been supportive, more than any one else. Jonas had been there too. Right after the memorial service, he had come to see her and spend the day with her, talking and remembering about her mother, whom he too had learned to love. She had felt better after that day.

She had heard Jack and Sam coming home late last night. She had been awake. And she had smiled in the darkness. Maybe they had finally taken the first step. Early in the morning, before the sun had been up, she had listened him to leave the house. And when she had come into the kitchen, where Sam had been reading a paper, she had given her aunt a knowing smile. No words were needed. And Cassie had been really happy for them. They deserved it all.

"Hey you." Came a soft voice from behind her and she spun around. There was Dominique. They were still kind of dating. He had been a great support as well. He sat next to her but said nothing. He knew.

It was a beautiful and warm summer day. Sun was shining from the clear blue sky, birds were singing. The light breeze danced around them. It would have been a perfect day for a wedding.

But the destiny, or maybe a God, had had different plans for them. She had lost a mother, for the second time in her short life. But she would never forget her. She would always be with her. Be in her heart.

Daniel had lost a woman he had loved.

And this day...

This was the day that would have been their wedding day.

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I had to write Davis in this story, and mention Jonas, because I really like their characters. More to come...