I was disappointed in the season 10 ending for Vala and Daniel, so I've written my own three story follow up that explores where the two characters might have gone after the ending of the show.

Chapter 1

It had been a few days since SG1 had been sent out on a mission. Teal'c was using the down time to visit with his son, Sam had, unsurprisingly, found some new alien technology to play with on the base, and Mitchell was helping to train a few new team leaders in tactics and diplomacy. That left Daniel and Vala with little to do.

At Vala's suggestion, they spent an hour out of their day in the base gym. Vala had suggested sparring, but Daniel turned that idea down quickly. Instead, he chose the free weights while Vala went for a run on the treadmill.

As she ran, Vala enjoyed the view of Daniel's surprisingly bulging biceps that were ordinarily hidden under his gear. He caught her smiling at him and raised an eyebrow at her. "What?"

"Nothing," Vala said mischievously. "Just admiring. Just when I think I know everything there is to know about you." She looked pointedly at his well-muscled arm. "You are full of surprises."

Daniel rolled his eyes. "An archeologist can't have muscles?"

"I didn't say that. It's just that you've always been more the brains of the team rather than the brawn."

"Oh, yeah?" Daniel said, putting his weights back on the rack. "And what does that make Sam?"

Vala slowed the treadmill to a stop and stepped down as she responded. "Sam's got the scientific mind and the tactical know-how. You're the historian and diplomat. Cameron's the front-man, and Teal'c is the brawn."

"And what exactly does that make you?"

"I'm the glue that holds it all together!" Vala said with a smile as they exited the gym together.

"Really?"

"What else would I be?"

"Oh, I don't know, comic relief? The fifth wheel?"

"Hmm, doesn't the fifth wheel imply a romantic relationship? If I'm the fifth wheel, then I'm the one left out. So, who on the team do you fancy? It's Cameron isn't it?"

Vala giggled at her own joke. "Haha. Very funny," Daniel said rolling his eyes.

"You know, I can't imagine what this place was like before I came along!" Vala said cheekily. "It must have been so boring!"

"Oh, I think we managed just fine."

"Don't think you can fool me, Daniel. I mean, come on! No parties, no drinking-"

"Oh, we had Jack O'Neill. Believe me, there was drinking."

"It's not the same. Aren't you glad I came along and taught the SGC how to have fun?"

Daniel placed his hand on her shoulder. "We wouldn't have it any other way."

She smiled up at him, but suddenly, her vision swam. A memory was bombarding her, but she didn't recognize it, like it was someone else's memory. Daniel was kissing her, and the kiss was intense, passionate, so unlike Daniel. As the kiss ended, so did the vision, but as it left her, a sharp pain took its place. She winced and shook her head, trying to clear it.

"Vala? You okay?"

Shaken, she looked back up at Daniel, whose hand hadn't left her shoulder. He was looking at her, eyes full of concern. She gave him a small smile. "Fine, Daniel. I think my daydreams are running away with me."

She meant the comment to be light-hearted. In truth, she had no idea what had just happened, and certainly wasn't ready to talk about it. Better to shrug it off as nothing.

"You're sure?" Of course, Daniel wasn't so quick to let things go.

"I'm sure. Really." She looked up at him and gave him her best winning smile. He raised his eyebrow at her, but seemed to let the issue drop. They continued their walk to the locker rooms in silence. When they reached the door to the women's locker room, she paused and looked back at Daniel. She suddenly saw something in him that she hadn't really seen before. She had always liked Daniel, she certainly enjoyed flirting with him, and if he ever offered to spend the night with her, she wouldn't turn him down, but this was different. The feeling of him kissing her, even though she knew it can't have been real, haunted her, and she had the sudden desire to make it real.

But Daniel would never agree to it. So, she shrugged it off and gave him her normal flirtatious smile. "Well, I guess this is my stop." She gave him a wink. "Unless you'd rather I joined you?"

Daniel rolled his eyes and left her standing at the door without a word. Pretty much exactly the reaction she had expected. Oh, well. So much for fantasies.