Thank  you so much if you're still reading! (I started this thing in 2016. It  was never supposed to take this long. If you're still here, you deserve  all the cookies.) This is the end. Superfluous, probably, but it pleased  me to have kind of a "bookend" to the prologue. And since I'm the  writer... ;)

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Epilogue

About a year later… ( Read more... )

Oh, my gosh. I cannot even apologize enough for how ridiculously late this update is. Over a year??? Really, Kehwie???

If anyone is even still reading, I am sorry. Suffice it to say that real life is a PITA.

And this story, for all intents and purposes, is done. I have a short epilogue, just to tie up a few loose ends, but the important bits end with ( Read more... )

A/N 1: For those of you reading Finding Home, I have neither forgotten nor abandoned it. I am tweaking the last chapter and hope to have it done soon.

A/N 2: Back in 2011 or 2012, when I was reading pretty much every fanfic ever written, I found a lovely story called Mistletoe Woes by an author named lifeistoobrevis on Livejournal. I don't remember ( Read more... )

Chapter Nine-Who Needs a Bookshelf Anyway?

The shelf was definitely not going up tonight.

They settled on the couch with their pie and coffee, and Daniel said, “So tell me about New York. I don’t have great memories of it, but I bet it was your kind of place, huh?”

“I loved it. A whole city full of interesting people and fun things to do. I never, ( Read more... )

If you missed Chapter 7, you can find it here.

Chapter Eight--The Stuff Dreams Are Made of

Daniel stumbled to his office the next morning, bleary-eyed and feeling a strange sense of deja vu. How many times had he spent his nights comforting Vala (as much as she’d let him anyway) following one of her nightmares? He’d long since lost count

It had ( Read more... )

Chapter Seven--Friends

True to his word, Cameron arranged a celebratory dinner for Vala's new apartment. “We'll do a housewarming party, good and proper, when we get you all moved in. But this weekend we'll just hit Dickey's for some grub and enjoy the down time.”

Cameron was such a sentimental softie, Vala thought with affection. Dickey's ( Read more... )

Chapter Six-Situation Normal, All Fouled Up

In spite of his pretty-sounding words, Daniel wasn't around any more often over the next few days. By this point, Vala had careened past frustration, disappointment, and hurt. She was bloody furious.

It didn't help matters that she was slowly going wonko.

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A/N: A million, million apologies for taking so long. I had a demonic time getting the next 2 chapters hashed out. I hope you're all still with me! But I know where I'm going now (yay!), so updates should be a whole lot more regular now-I'm aiming for twice a week. This chapter is sort of transitional; it will kick of the second arc. Hope you enjoy ( Read more... )

Chapter 3 is here, if you need a refresher. :)

Chapter Four-Revelations

She was here. She was really, actually here. Five years, and they'd finally found her.

And she'd been here on Earth the whole time. Daniel shook his head in disbelief, words escaping him completely. So much he needed and wanted to say, and none of it would come.

So Mitchell spoke ( Read more... )

In case you missed it, Chapter 2 is here.

Chapter Three-Lost and Found

2012

Although she'd lived among the Tau'ri for years, Vala knew she'd never blend in perfectly with "normal" Earth residents. But New York had a reputation for diversity and acceptance. She figured she'd fit there better than anywhere else.

She slept on park benches for a ( Read more... )