'Ohfercryingoutloud!'

by Belladonna

URL: http://www.area52hkh.net/asb/belladonna/ofcol.php
Summary: Bad Danny touches something, and he and Jack make a discovery

"Ohfercryinoutloud! Daniel!"

Daniel winced as Jack's voice echoed in the large glass chamber. "I'm sorry Jack."

"I told you not to touch it! Didn't I tell you not to touch it?" Jack demanded. He waved a hand at the opaque glass walls that now separated them from their teammates.

Daniel scrunched up his face, pushed up his glasses, started to say a couple of things, then lapsed into silence.

Jack looked at the archeologist, and had to smile at the picture of dejection he presented, "Ah Danny. It's gonna be ok."

Daniel's head came up, "You don't remember the inscription, do you?"

The Colonel made a yak yak motion with his hands, "To touch this is to be revealed."

Surprise. "You actually listened to me?"

Jack gave his friend a wounded look, "I listen. Mostly."

Daniel snorted, then turned slowly and surveyed the room, "What is to be revealed? I touched it and now we can't see anything." He watched as Jack prowled the walls, searching for whatever it was that military Colonel's searched for.

After a minute Jack turned to Daniel, and stared. There, in the center of the room was Daniel. He was tall, his hair slightly mussed from running his fingers through it, his blue uniform snug on his muscular frame. He could see the honesty, the strength, the overwhelming intelligence.Sweet Jesus, when had Daniel gotten so hot? When had friendship become desire?

Abruptly aware of the charged silence, Daniel turned his head to check on Jack. What he found was his best friend standing there, the shine of the glass panels making Jack's silver hair glow, and his brown eyes darker. He met Jack stare for stare, abruptly aware of how handsome and brave and strong Jack was, how important that he was to his life. When had Jack become so.so.desirable?

The sudden vibration of the glass had Jack dashing forward, throwing himself at Daniel covering the younger man with his body as the glass vibrated until it exploded into millions of shards.

"O'Neill, are you and Daniel Jackson unharmed?" boomed Teal'c's voice from beyond the gloom of the cave they'd been exploring.

Slowly Jack moved off of Daniel and Daniel raised his face to stare at Jack. Friendship. Heat. Desire. Love. "Yeah Teal'c, we're good."

Sam peered through the smoke to see her CO and Daniel stagger out, "Hey, what happened?"

Daniel coughed a little and Jack wrapped a supportive arm around Daniel's shoulders, "Don't know, there was suddenly a glass room, then it exploded." Jack arched an eyebrow, "C-4?"

"A girl never leaves home without it." Sam patted her vest and the men smiled.

"Daniel, was there something else here?" Jack asked solicitously.

A sweet smile crossed Daniel's face, "No, I think we've done everything we came to do." His blue eyes met Jack's, "Let's go home."