Sorry it took so much time to update. I've been so overwhelmed with work and ship day and Continnum coming out that I didnt really write a lot. But here it is now!

This is more of a daniel/tealc friendship chapter. Just a little something before the big dance :D

Chapter 9: The first shipper goes public.

Friday morning, in math class…

The teacher announced that their class had been picked to decorate the gym for the school dance.

"Wicked!" Teal'c said enthusiastically.

"Yes! No math!" Jack exclaimed. The teacher gave Jack the look. "I mean, yes! More math next

class!"

"Actually, it will be extra homework tonight." The teacher said with a smirk on his face.

"D'oh!" Jack said.

The class went to the gym in semi-quietness (as there is no such thing as complete and blissful

silence in a school) but still managed to disturb every class they passed, plus various exams. Once

in the gym, Maybourne was grumbling about something, like he always was.

"Why couldn't we make a committee for this type of thing like we used to. That way I could use

MY gym." He complained.

"Get over it, Maybourne. You decided not to make one therefore there wasn't one. You have no

one but yourself to blame." Mr. Jensen said.

Maybourne stormed off to get back to his class.

"I'm glad we don't have gym today." Jack said to Teal'c.

"Indeed. However we do have gym on Monday." He answered.

"At least he'll have the weekend to cool down." Jack said, ever the optimist.

"If you say so." Teal'c responded, knowing all too well that their gym teacher would be at his

worst on Monday given that he was in charge of tonight's dance.

"All right class." Mr. Jensen said. "Everybody, get into groups. I will then assign each group to a

task."

Daniel, Jack and Teal'c grouped up with Janet and Sam, to no surprise. They were put in charge

of putting up the decorations. Martin and his little minions formed another, again to nobody's

surprise. The teacher figured it would be best to give them a job that would keep them quiet so he

told the group to blow up the balloons. The rest of the class eventually formed teams. The team in

charge of cleaning was particularly upset.

Jack, in response to Teal'c's dare, pretended to surf on the ladder. This, of course, caused the

whole class to laugh and he received a brilliant smile from Sam. Jack nearly fell off at that.

"O'Neill!" The teacher barked. "Out of all the students I've had in my years of teaching, you must

be the most reckless! Stop that right now!"

"Aye aye, captain!" Jack answered as he climbed down. Mr. Jensen turned away as he shook his

head.

After this little incident, business went on as it should...for a short while. Just minutes after the

teacher left to check on the other teams, Jack and Sam were playing around with the decorations.

Only this time Mr. Jensen waited longer before interfering. Jack was covering Sam in streamers

after she had dropped a bunch of confetti on him.. On purpose, of course.

"The decorations go on the walls and tables not on each other." Mr. Jensen finally said, trying to

suppress his smile. And the fact that Daniel and Janet were smiling too didn't help either.

"Sorry, sir." They both answered.

The teacher turned around and smiled. It was amazing just how much the two student's

relationship had changed in the last week. Janet had also noticed the change and couldn't keep her

own smile from appearing. She turned to see Daniel with a similar smile looking back at her. They

both stared at each other for a short while before Daniel's expression changed and he looked

away. Janet was a little puzzled by this but pushed her thoughts away and returned to her own

tasks.

Since things were going well, Mr. Jensen decided that he could leave to go get more supplies

without the students destroying the gymnasium. Once he had left, Martin took his opportunity.

When Daniel came to pick up more balloons, he grabbed him by the shirt.

"You and your little girlfriend caused me a few problems yesterday." Martin said.

"She's not my girlfriend." Daniel said.

"Doesn't matter. You still have to pay."

"But we didn't do anything."

"I don't like to lose."

"That's what this is about! You didn't get the chance to beat me up yesterday so you're doing it

today!" Daniel yelled. Teal'c wasn't too far away and he overheard the entire thing.

"Is there a problem here?" He asked.

"Mind your own business."

"Let him go." Teal'c ordered. "Or else."

"Or else what?" Teal'c walked closer and glowered. Martin took a small step back and released

Daniel then hurried back to his assignment.

"Thanks, Teal'c." Daniel said.

"Consider it a thanks for helping Jack come to his senses."

Daniel looked surprised.

"A bush isn't the best of hiding places."

Daniel smiled. "Does Jack know..."

"Your secret is safe with me."

After a whole morning of decorating and prepping, the gym was finally ready for the dance. And

it was just in time because it was already lunch time. Everybody left the gym and went to their

lockers to get their lunch.

"Where you going?" Tealc asked, seeing Daniel head outside.

"Oh, I was just..." Daniel started to say, pointing to the door with his lunch bag.

"Come sit with us." Teal'c said as he closed his own locker.

"You sure Jack won't mind?" Daniel asked.

"Why would I mind?" Jack said and sneaked up on Daniel who jumped back. Teal'c laughed.

"Come on, Danny boy." Jack laughed. Daniel followed them into the cafeteria. It had been a while

since Daniel had sat down with some friends and had fun. Usually he would sit alone day after day

and just wait for the next school to come along. Never socializing and never feeling sad to leave.

The change felt good.

"So, Janet saved you from Martin yesterday." Teal'c recalled what he had overheard.

"Yeah, I got lucky. I don't get why Martin attacked me in the first place." Daniel said.

"Easy, he's a jerk and a complete idiot. Seriously, the guy doesn't have a single brain cell." Jack

said.

"The guy wants to feel superior, I wouldn't read too much into it." Teal'c said. "But back to you

and Janet."

"Daniel and Janet?" Jack said, surprised.

"You've been too busy flirting that you probably didn't notice the two talking and smiling." Teal'c

said.

"What! When?" Jack said.

"Never mind him." Teal'c said.

"No, mind him... me." Jack said. "Janet huh?"

"We're just friends." Daniel said.

"I've heard that before." Teal'c said looking at Jack.

"What?" Jack said. Teal'c simply looked away.

"Just don't wait as long as Jack." Teal'c said.

Next chapter the dance and back to the main ship :P