Chapter 2- The secrets a banana could tell (part two)

'Hey...hey,' she said softly trying to calm him down. 'You remember me? My name is Sam.'

Teal'c eyed the door and then the observation window as if seeking a reason for her presence. He stood at ease, hands folded behind his back.

'Captain Samantha Carter, United States Airforce' he said firmly and clearly, showing that he did remember her and her name. 'Do you have questions for me?'

The woman snagged a chair and sat down with a frown. 'Not really. I was just wondering if you were okay.'

Teal'c raised an eyebrow. The compassion and care being showed to him gave him hope, even though he was still a prisoner. The Jaffa approached the eating table and seated himself. The woman smiled at him as if she had received a great reward.

"I am…. ok-ay,' he replied haltingly his tongue faltering over the unfamiliar word he had learned from the Colonel earlier that day. The grey haired warrior was positively frustrated by the way Teal'c was being kept a prisoner. Could this woman be another potential ally or was this some form of trickery?'

His eyebrow crept upwards again as she giggled quietly.

She gestured at him with the fruit in her hand.

'I wouldn't repeat everything the Colonel says,' she warned him with a twinkle in her eye, 'It's best you clear any unfamiliar words or expressions with Doctor Jackson first.'

Teal'c eyed the banana in her hand angrily.

She had come to torture him.

He looked at her open, smiling face and it seemed impossible that such depravity could be in her soul. Looks could be deceiving it would seem. He made another mental note to his observations of the Tauri.

The Jaffa looked away but was betrayed when his stomach rumbled hungrily. It had been several days since he had eaten a proper meal. These bird sized portions being offered to him barely kept him upright.

'Wow…you still hungry?' she asked in surprise. She held out the banana to him in some concern.

'Are you okay?' she asked as he stared at the offering mistrustfully.

'Why are you here?' he snapped out, his hunger making him lose control briefly.

The blonde air force captain's shoulder drooped sadly at his unfriendly tone. She placed the fruit on the table in the space between them.

'Do you need anything?' she pressed on determinedly, 'Do you want something to read? Are you comfortable in your room? I can talk to General Hammond about allowing you to take a walk around base.'

'You will have to be escorted though', she warned him as his eyes searched her face.

She didn't look away as he continued to stare. His eyes dropped to the banana on the table. She poked it with a finger.

'Go on...don't be shy,' she encouraged him, 'I can get you a whole bunch.'

Teal'c snatched the fruit off the table with a speed that alarmed her. Fumbling slightly with the peel, he made quick work of it.

'It is in your power to provide more food?' he whispered quietly.

The captain smiled bemusedly, folding her arms across the table top to lean in closer.

'Why are you whispering?' she queried.

'What do you want in return for more food?' the alien volleyed back at her.

The woman's forehead crinkled as she tried to understand his question. Teal'c eyes washed over her. She was a tall woman but puny in strength…plus her beauty would be a disadvantage garnering her unwanted attention in a male dominated society such as this facility. She tried to hide it under baggy misshapen clothes but it would help if she kept her face covered too.

'Together with O'Neill, I can provide you with protection,' he said assuredly.

'Huh…I am okay,' she said in confusion. 'But I don't understand. I just saw you inhale a man sized meal. You can't possibly be hungry!'

She saw the muscle in Teal'c's jaw jump as he held his tongue, considering his response.

'I am not a man,' he confessed slowly.

Suddenly he saw a flicker of understanding dawn across her delicate features.

'Is this withholding of food not some form of torture?' he questioned unsurely at the look of horror being reflected in her face

'What the hell? NO!'…she denied vehemently, jumping to her feet. 'NO WAY!'

She looked at him with a wild expression in her eyes before she ran to the door hammering on it to be let out.

Teal'c closed his eyes and bowed his head miserably.

TBC

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