The Amadeus Effect | By : NeenaVarscona Category: Stargate: SG-1 > General Views: 6242 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1 |
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~~~~~
The other half of their team was faithfully standing
guard in the hallway when Jack and Daniel came out of the Critical Observation
room. One of Freyson’s guards was there,
too, but the rotund Negloman official was nowhere to be seen.
“Sir?” Carter asked,
noticing the way Daniel was clutching the colonel’s hand.
“We need to get him home,” Jack replied
tersely. “Sooner
rather than later.”
Carter nodded her understanding and took point down
the hallway as if she was expecting heavy resistance. Teal’c followed behind the rest of his team
paying no mind to the flustered guard trailing after him. The guard, who’d been charged with keeping an
eye on the alien visitors during their trip to the hospital, was no doubt
unhappy about the idea of facing Freyson should he fail in his duties.
As it turned out, Minister Freyson was at the front
desk talking with the jittery receptionist when SG-1 emerged from the bowels of
the health centre. “Ah! Colonel
O’Neill!” Freyson called out in a loud, jovial voice. “Is Dr. Jackson well now?”
“I’m feeling much better, thank-you, Minister,”
Daniel answered with a shy duck of his head.
Jack frowned at Daniel, who looked about ready to
pass out right there in the lobby. “What
Daniel meant to say is that he’s no longer at death’s door, but he’s still far
from okay. We need to get him back to
Earth as soon as possible.”
“But the negotiations…” Freyson started.
“Will have to wait,” Jack cut in bluntly. “I’m sorry, Minister, but I need to take
Daniel home. Now.”
“You would risk putting our tenuous alliance in
jeopardy over this?” Freyson asked gravely.
“Yes,” Jack answered without hesitation. “If it comes down to a choice between
possible trade with your planet or the health and safety of my team, I’ll
choose my team every time.” Jack
received a nod of approval from Daniel, which he thought was odd, considering
he generally frowned upon his less-than-stellar approach to diplomacy. But what was even odder was Freyson’s
reaction—the man was grinning from ear to ear; looked happier than a pig in
poop.
“Yes! This is
much better!” Freyson exclaimed with a booming laugh. “Your team has true spirit, Colonel
O’Neill. You speak and act from the
heart, as it should be—not like your previous representatives. With you, I feel we can establish a lasting
trust that will prove beneficial to both our worlds.”
“Well that’s…swell,” said
Jack with feigned enthusiasm. “Really,
that’s great to hear. But I still need
to get Daniel back to the SGC.”
Freyson looked at the pale, slumped figure of Daniel
Jackson and immediately looked chastened.
“Of course,” he agreed hastily.
“I will have my personal assistant escort both your team and SG-7 back
to the Stargate. Just promise me that you
and your team will return to continue our talks.”
“Freyson, you got yourself a deal,” said Jack,
giving the other man a hearty thump on the back, which got another wide grin
from the Negloman, and as Jack led Daniel towards the transport area, he decided
he liked these people.
~~~~~
It had taken a long time to cut through the usual red
tape involved in releasing SG-7 from their confinement, and even more time for
them to be brought to the government buildings to be escorted back to the
‘gate. If Daniel had known how long it
was going to take to get back to the SGC, he probably would have forgone the
comforts of home and finished what he’d started with Jack in the hospital. He’d barely been able to fend off the rising
pain when he’d been able to hold Jack’s hand, but now with SG-7 for an audience,
Daniel had no choice but to put some distance between himself and Jack.
Jack, bless his over-protective heart, kept
surreptitiously finding ways to casually touch him. But the brief touches only seemed to inflame
the burning prickles that blanketed his body.
What he needed—what his entire body was screaming for—was more skin,
more touch, more…Jack…and if he didn’t stop thinking that way, he’d never make
it back to the VIP suite.
Daniel was also aware that SG-7 had noticed Jack’s
very-hands-on approach in dealing with him, and although they didn’t say
anything, he knew the rumour mill was going to be running overtime when they
got home. The only upside was that SG-7,
being a negotiating team, was primarily civilian, with only Lt. Atkins
belonging to the Air Force. If it had
been SG-2 or one of the Marine teams, things might have turned ugly.
The short boat ride across the river to the Stargate
was pure agony, and Daniel was drawing concerned glances from not only SG-7 and
the members of his own team, but also from the Negloman crew and other
commuters. About halfway across, Jack
had apparently reached the end of his tether.
Ignoring Daniel’s protestations that he was ‘fine’, Jack squeezed in
between him and Teal’c, wrapping an arm around his shoulders.
“There. That
better?” asked Jack. Lt. Akins smirked,
but quickly covered it when the colonel scowled at him.
“Jack…” Daniel whispered anxiously, hoping the
others wouldn’t hear him, “it’s not enough.
I don’t think I can make it.”
Jack squeezed his shoulder. “Hang in there; we’re almost at the ‘gate.”
Daniel nodded, but he couldn’t help leaning into
Jack, nestling into the embrace.
~~~~~
Jack’s stomach tightened—he remembered joking to
Daniel about having sex in the Gate Room in front of a bunch of jarheads, and
he wondered just how close to that they might actually get. Already, SG-7 was getting an eyeful, and even
though Jack knew he would pay for it later, it didn’t stop him from blatantly
caressing the back of Daniel’s neck to help ease the pain. Jack was just grateful that the other SG team
had the wherewithal to mind their own business.
Daniel had all but climbed onto his lap by the end
of the short boat ride, and Jack could feel the man shaking with the effort of
hiding his pain. Jack wrapped his arm
tightly around Daniel’s waist to help him out of the boat and down the path
towards the Stargate. He even managed to
sneak his hand under Daniel’s shirt to get some skin contact going, but even
so, by the time they arrived at the ‘gate, Jack could barely keep Daniel on his
feet.
As Carter dialled Earth on the DHD, Jack motioned
Teal’c over. “Teal’c, I want you to go
through first. Tell Hammond Daniel’s
sick and we need to be quarantined. Got
it?”
Teal’c’s frown deepened as he quickly took in
Daniel’s worsening condition. He gave
O’Neill an approving nod as the wormhole whooshed into existence, then jogged
past Carter and SG-7 to go through the ‘gate first as ordered.
Jack waited until everyone else had gone through,
then held the ‘gate open a couple of minutes longer before lugging Daniel over
the threshold. As they stepped through
the ‘gate and onto the metal ramp deep in the heart of the SGC, Jack caught the
tail end of the flurry of activity his request for quarantine had instigated. Up in the control room, Hammond was ordering
the last of the personnel out of the area, while Dr. Fraiser entered the Gate Room.
She’d come alone, struggling to steer a
gurney past the last of the hastily-retreating soldiers.
As Jack helped Janet get Daniel onto the gurney, he
heard Hammond’s voice barking at him over the comm. “Colonel, I thought you said you’d taken care
of this.” Hammond sounded seriously put
out, but Jack knew him well enough to know that his brusqueness was due more to
concern over Daniel than anger with him.
“That’s what I
thought,” Jack agreed. “Teal’c has a
theory about what went wrong, Sir. I’d share
it with you, but I really don’t think you want to know the details.”
Hammond grunted, his frown cutting deep tracks into
his forehead. “Will Doctor Jackson be
able to make it to the VIP suite without your…assistance?” he asked as
tactfully as he could.
“I wouldn’t count on it, Sir,” Jack answered, his
hand clasped tightly to Daniel’s arm. Daniel’s
pinched face was pale and sweating and it was clearly an effort for him just to
hold it together.
With a grim nod, Hammond got on the intercom and
ordered the immediate evacuation of levels 28 and 22.
~~~~~
The gurney ride to the VIP suite was nothing short
of self-inflicted torture. Daniel held
tight to Jack’s hand and accepted the touches Jack bestowed on his face and
shoulders gratefully, but with every passing second he felt his mind slipping
towards blind panic. He knew Jack wouldn’t
fight him if he were to demand more, right there in the elevator, but Daniel
wasn’t so far gone that he could blithely throw Jack’s career out the window for
the sake of a few less seconds’ discomfort.
As the gurney stuttered over the gap between the elevator
and level 22, Daniel actually felt his fragile self-control snap, and he
started clawing at Jack in mindless desperation. The gurney, thrown out of control by Daniel’s
sudden flailing, banged hard against the concrete wall of the corridor and Dr.
Fraiser barely jumped out of the way in time to avoid serious injury.
“Hang in there Daniel—we’re almost there,” said Jack,
resisting Daniel’s attempts to pull him onto the careening gurney with him.
“Now, Jack!” Daniel howled. He could tell by Jack’s shocked expression
that he must appear completely deranged, but frankly he didn’t care. He needed Jack more than he needed the air he
was breathing.
After a heartbeat’s hesitation, Jack glanced
apologetically at Janet and climbed onto the gurney, and soon Daniel felt the
warm press of Jack’s body stretching out over his.
“Better?” asked Jack.
Daniel didn’t bother with an answer—that would
require more time than he could afford to lose—instead, he clutched Jack’s head
in both hands and roughly brought their lips together. Not waiting for an invitation, Daniel’s
tongue demanded entrance to Jack’s mouth, and permission was instantly granted.
The only indication that Janet Fraiser was still
present for the show was the slight slowing of the gurney the moment their lips
met. Not a word was said, though, as the
doctor showed her utter professionalism and continued to steer them towards the
VIP suite at the end of the hall.
~~~~~
Jack had been mentally preparing himself for this
ever since Daniel’s symptoms had resurfaced, but no amount of pep-talking or
black-ops training could prepare him enough to relax—especially when very
little time had been taken in the physical preparation department. Considering the kind of pain Daniel had been
suffering over the last few days, however, Jack was hardly about to complain
about the relative discomfort of being breached by a novice—even if said novice
was currently incapable of taking his time.
Yes, it hurt.
Yes, the thought of what Daniel was doing to him freaked him out on more
than one level, but for Daniel’s sake he wasn’t about to show it. As it was, he knew Daniel was going through
his own personal hell over this. And,
bless him, he was obviously trying his best to be gentle,
despite the haze of pain he must be in.
With Daniel draped over his back, rocking into him
with hesitant little strokes, Jack was overcome with an affection for the man
that bordered on the sappy. There wasn’t
another human on the face of this planet (or any other planet, come to that)
that Jack would trust enough to do this to him.
And with that thought, Jack finally felt himself relax.
It wasn’t so bad, once you relaxed, he admitted
reluctantly. And according to that book
Fraiser had given them, it could be downright amazing if done properly. Maybe, with a little practice…
Jack could feel Daniel’s muscles trembling in an
effort to hold back, and Jack decided that enough was enough already. “Hey Danny,” he grumbled over his shoulder, “get on with it, would ya?
I won’t break, I promise.”
A muffled sob of relief was all he heard from behind
him before the hesitant little strokes became less hesitant and a whole lot
harder. He grunted at the sudden change
of pace and then he saw stars as something deep inside of him exploded with
intense pleasure. A few more long, hard
strokes later and he was coming harder than he ever
had before with Daniel following shortly after.
After a moment’s tense silence, he felt Daniel shift
and slowly pull out. Jack could almost
hear the other man worrying, and when they rolled to face each other on the
bed, the look on Daniel’s face confirmed it.
The guy looked like he was on trial for murder.
“Jack…” Daniel said, his voice hitching slightly.
“Don’t,” Jack warned. “Don’t you dare apologise.”
Daniel went tight-lipped on him, the wheels of his
brain almost visibly turning behind his expressive blue eyes. But the self-recrimination never came, much
to Jack’s surprise. Instead, Daniel let
out a sad sigh and turned over to face the other way.
“So I guess this means it’s over.” Daniel’s muttered words were spoken so softly
that Jack almost missed them.
Jack frowned, confused. “Yes.
No more crippling pain and forced confinement in the VIP suite—I can see
why you’d be so upset.”
“I’m sorry. I
didn’t mean to sound ungrateful,” Daniel replied, not budging a muscle.
Jack sighed and propped himself up on one elbow so
he could lean over the other man’s shoulder and see his face. “Okay—that’s not what I meant, and you know
it. Care to tell me what’s really on
your mind?” His question came out with
just the right mix of petulance and playfulness, and Jack was relieved to see Daniel’s
sombre expression crack a little.
“I think you already know…don’t you?” Daniel
answered, twisting slightly so he could look at Jack and gauge his response.
“Yeah…I think maybe I do,” said Jack, his voice
still playful, but now tinged with husky overtones that instantly made Daniel’s
eyes go dark. Taking that as proof that
he was on the right track, Jack leaned down and placed a soft kiss on Daniel’s
lips.
Daniel’s eyes fluttered shut as he deepened the kiss
with a soft groan. Definitely a good
sign, Jack thought, but they were both too worn out to take things any further,
so he slowly pulled away, breaking off the kiss.
Daniel blinked up at him dazedly, his usually
brilliant mind struggling to keep up with events. “So…?” he asked, his eyebrows rising.
“Oh yeah,” Jack answered without hesitation.
“And you’re…?” Daniel said, waving his hand between
the two of them suggestively.
“If you are,” Jack replied diplomatically.
“Oh, I’m…definitely…” Daniel hedged with a nervous
clearing of his throat that made Jack smile.
“Good. So
then,” Jack said, “there’s that problem solved.
Now, can we get some sleep please?”
Daniel’s grin sent a rush of warmth all through him, and Jack snuggled
up next to him. “Oh…by the way, tell
anyone I’m cuddly and you’re a dead man.”
Daniel just smiled and pulled him in closer.
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