Chapter Fifteen
Secrets
Author's Note: HEH, I am evil. Secrets are always kinda funny when the people that aren't supposed to find out about them, find out. Well, at least on SG-1.
Disclaimer: If I owned Stargate, well, it'd be a whole lot different then it is during this season.
Spoilers: S7 Fragile Balance
"Hey Daniel! Wait!" Casey yelled down the hall as she sprinted towards Daniel "Carter."
"Hey Casey. How're you today?" he asked looking up from a notebook. "Thanks for showin' me around and stuff, it's been a little tough…"adjusting" to school."
"No problem. I wanted to ask you something though. Are you going to prom?" she asked candidly.
The question had caught him off guard. "Well…I, eh…yes. I'm going." he quickly said as he made a mental decision to not back out of this prom. He had shyed away from school when his proms had come around, and with his constant moving between places with his parents, he never had a chance to experience one. "I've been wanting to ask you, but do you want to be my date?" he asked. Another barrier down; he never really asked anyone out, things just seemed to happen. Like with that princess he had saved who owned the naquadah mine-he had saved her, she saved him in return, and eventually he caught on that she wished to marry him. So, this was a big step for him.
"I'd love to!" Casey said as she flashed a broad smile his way. "Wow. Ha, that was kind of awkward…"
"Yeah." Daniel laughed, and turned his head when he heard Sam's name called. It wasn't anyone familiar though, and the boy must have been looking for someone else because when Sam jumped into his way he completely stopped.
"Hi…were you calling me?" Sam asked as she smiled shyly. The boy looked dumbfounded for a second.
"Yes, no, um…I was looking for another Sam, but hey you'll do." he said to her as he smiled like an idiot. "I'm James McClahan. You're one of the new kids, right? You are living with Cass?"
"Yeah, my brother Daniel and I are. Cassie is our cousin." Sam said.
"Oh. Yeah, Cassie's cool. I hang out at the mall with her and our friends. Well, it was uh, really nice to meet you, but unfortunately I have to go track down the other Sam to get my homework." James said as he pulled his bookbag farther up his shoulder to continue his walk down the hall.
"I'll see ya around then!" Sam said as she waved to him as he walked away. She turned around to find Daniel and Casey standing off to the side of the hallway.
"Hey." she said to both of them. Daniel smirked. "That comment at dinner last night, that you and Cassie had to share, it might make a rebound on you…to Murray, or even Jack."
"Daniel, what's there to tell? I just met someone in the hallway by chance." she said nonchalantly.
"Sam, I think you know what I mean."
"Um, I have to go to my uh locker. I'll see you later, Daniel. Call me, and we will work out all the details for prom, kay?" Casey said softly before she bolted out of site.
"You scared her off!" Daniel accused.
"Na-uh. Don't change the subject! You're going to prom!"
"Uh, yeah. What's that have to do with anything?" Daniel said sarcastically. "Oh, wait...please don't tell Jack about this, please, please, please."
"We'll call it even if you don't tell Jack about me." Sam dealed out.
"Fine. You got a deal." Daniel said to Sam as they shook hands. Hiding from Jack was easier when less people knew what was being hidden from him.