Yes I still believe

Believe in Love

Chapter 17: Recollection

"Vala...get out of here."

"No way Daniel,-I've gone through too much to abandon you now."

"Vala!"

"NOOOOOOO! DAAAAAAAAAANIEL! DANIEL!"

"Daniel? Daniel you can't die on me now…No-come on Daniel…we promised each other that we wouldn't lose each other… you can't break that promise….."

"…..I never break my promises…."

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"Vala…"

"Daniel…"

"…thank you…..….thank you for believing in me."

"Hey--you believed in me first…I was only returning the favour."

"Yeah, guess we proved each other right then…"
"Guess we did…."

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"Ahem,"

"Vala I-"

"Daniel I...you go first."

"No-no you go ahead. I went first last time, remember?"

"I remember -DanielIdon'twantyoutogo!"

"What? Why?"

"I know that going to Atlantis has been a huge dream of yours for like three years-and I know that I'm being horribly selfish by asking for this, but I've just made a place for myself here and with out you, I…..…I don't know what I'll do."

"Oh Vala-you'll be fine without me. You'll be able to help Mitchell and the SGC in their cleanup of the galaxy and you'll be able to create a new SG1-"

"I don't want to create a new SG1-"

"You'll be plenty busy without me here -in fact, I'm sure you won't miss me at all."

"No Daniel! That's not what I meant."

"Then what do you mean?"

"I mean that I'll-"

'I mean, I've watched enough movies to know that people often say things when people are in trouble…'

"-I'll miss you."

"You'll- what?"

"I'll miss you. That's right, me- Vala Mal Doran has actually found something in her life that she doesn't want to lose- you."

"But Vala-you said that you had just made your home here."

"My home is here-"-but I only made my home here to be near you Daniel. I wanted to be close to you so that you could see how much I had changed….I stayed because I wanted to prove to you that I could be a good person…I wanted to prove it to you Daniel-only to you Daniel, no one else."

"Well you certainly-----Vala, you had nothing to prove to me."

"But I did. I did, ever since our first encounter on the Prometheus. That was the first time that lying to someone actually got under my skin, I lied to you Daniel and for the first time it bugged me. I wanted to make it up to you."

"Vala, I did believe in you from the beginning?"

"Really? Why? I stole your ship."

"Well, first off it wasn't my ship-and secondly, I could tell that you were stealing it because you honestly thought that you needed to…you had nothing to prove to me."

"Then stay,-please?"

"Vala I can't."

"Why not? Why can't you stay?"

"Because I've done all I can do here-and because Atlantis is my next step."

"Then, then…then take me with you."

"What?"

"Take me to Atlantis with you. I promise I'll be super quiet and I won't get in anyone's way-"

"Oh Vala……that's not what I'm worried about."

"Then what are you worried about Daniel?"

"I'm worried about the Wraith and the Asurans, and ever other baddie the Pegasus Galaxy throws at them…"

"You're going-those threats aren't stopping you. Why should they stop me?"

"Well they shouldn't-but don't you want to stay in a peaceful place?"

"Daniel places are rarely peaceful for long- there are always bad guys out there, you can't run from them….besides, peaceful is boring."

"If you say so…you really want to come with me?"

"More than anything!"

'…doesn't he want me to come with him…is that it? Is he trying to get me to stay so I don't feel bad….?'

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"Is that what you honestly thought?"

"Yes." Vala admitted as she turned to her Daniel, the memory pausing. "It was."

"But I proved you wrong." Daniel insisted hopefully.

"You did prove me wrong."

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"Why?"

"I've already said why,"

"I know, I know, but there's something else…so I'll ask again. Why? Why in the world would you want to come with me Vala?"

"Well…believe it or not Daniel-I've grown quite attached to you and the mere thought of you being in another galaxy….well it's….it's unbearable……..I'd miss you far too much."

"Oh Vala,

"Besides---we haven't finished out date yet."

"Vala, it wasn't a date."

"Daniel…"

"Oh alright-it was a date……and I'd miss you too much too."

"Really? You would?"

"Of course I would in fact-I've grown quite attached to you too-"

"How attached?"

She got her answer though Daniel's actions. He leaned down a little closer and kissed her. It was a small nervous kiss at first but when Vala fiercely kissed him back her gained confidence and snaked his hands around her back, pulling her into him. Vala wrapped her arms around is neck, and reluctantly pulled away from the kiss- breathless.

"Wow….that much."

"Yeah, wow…I've wanted to do that for a long time."

"Yeah,"-me too. Me too Daniel…"

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"Hey a girl in love has got to be prepared."

"That's my Vala,"

"Your Vala……..I like the sound of that."

"Yeah….me too."

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"My Vala." Daniel echoed the memory as he kissed the top of Vala's head. "You've always been my Vala."

"And you're my Daniel." Vala responded lovingly. "My darling, darling Daniel."

And with that, they faced the starscape one last time and relieved their final memories.

A/N- Hey guys. Two chapters cause I missed yesterday and you know what there's only two chapters left. So please take the time to review if you haven't. And I must say thank you to my beloved loyal readers who reviewed chapter 15 and they are as always Shinki, HAZ, acer, Ena and Bri. :D Thank you guys, without you I don't think I would have continued this story- but because of your reviews I've kept plugging away--- so I thank you again. And I hope that you guys are looking forward to the last two chapters.