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Kathryn Janeway sat in the middle of her living area with B’Elanna, Seven, and Samantha when the ship went into Red Alert. Quickly they all got up running toward the door and heading to get on the nearest turbo lift. As they stepped out of the turbo Kathryn growled, “Report.”
Everyone just stared at their Captain who was wearing a deep purple nightgown that stopped five inches above her knees, with her hair in short pig tails which had blond streaks through it, and with her finger nails and toe nails painted dark blue with red hearts on them. “Well?” she asked them starting to grow tired of the guys staring at her with their mouths hanging open.
Tuvok quickly stated, “We’re being fired on by an incoming ship, shielding holding.”
“Hail them,” an angry Kathryn declared walking over to the view screen, “This is Captain Kathryn Janeway of the Starship USS Voyager, stop firing at us immediately!”
“We are receiving a response.” Harry said still recovering from seeing his fellow female officers dressed like they were. Most surprising would have to be the Captain but coming in next was Seven who was wearing a pink T-shirt with blue and green boxers, having her nails painted pink with little red hearts on them and with her hair curled as if she had just had a perm.
“Put it through on the view screen.” Kathryn told him.
As soon as she said the words the view screen lit up she saw an attractive man who appeared to be humanoid with light brown hair and bright green eyes. “I am extremely sorry for the trouble Captain, we mistook you for the Kesisan, but clearly you are not. We will compensate for any damage we might have caused you,” he told her looking her up and down as he did so.
“Indeed we are not. Thank you for your offer, I’ll contact you if we need anything,” she told him, “End transmission Harry,” she said turning away to look at Tuvok, “Any damage?”
“No Captain, their fire power is minor.” He stated looking up to meet her glaze.
“Captain we are receiving another hail.” Harry said looking up to at the Captain, “I’m putting it through to the view screen.”
“Captain I have just realized that I did not tell you my name, I’m Derek Constar at your service. I was wondering if my commanding officer and I could come over to your ship and see if we strike a trade agreement. You see I am the ambassador to the near by M class planet Queser.” Derek said smiling at her warmly.
“I’ll have to get back to you on that, Ambassador.” Kathryn said glancing at Tuvok out of the corner of her eye.
“Call me Derek.” He said smiling again at her.
“Okay, Derek. I’ll hail you when we’ve come to a decision.” She told him noticing that Chakotay had come and was now standing behind her.
“Until we speak again then.” Derek said nodding his head still smiling as the screen went blank.
“Well Captain I think that you should wear that,” he said pointing at her nightgown, “night gown every time we are being fired upon. It would sure save us a lot of time and effort. And you could sure have a lot of boyfriends!” he told her winking at her.
“Tom did I ask for your opinion?” she asked glaring at him.
“Hey I was just trying to help!” he countered back.
“Commander you have the bridge.” Kathryn said walking toward the turbo lift with Seven and B’Elanna following close behind her.
Once they were inside the turbo lift Kathryn stated, “Your boyfriend might just have to die!”
“Oh I so agree, but he does have a pretty great point if you hailed all ships that were firing upon us in that nightgown we wouldn’t have to fix so many problems. And you would have a lot of boyfriends.” B’Elanna said smiling.
“I don’t want a lot of boyfriends, just one.” She said winking at her and laughing.
“So have we worked out all the agreements yet?” Kathryn questioned all her senior officers as she looked around the room seeing everyone nodding. “Great, then you all can go down to the planet and have a good time, that’s an order,” she said smiling at them. As see watched Tuvok, Nelix and the Doctor head to the door. “Is there something else?” she asked the remaining people.
“Yes, you are coming with us.” B’Elanna said grabbing Kathryn’s wrist.
“May I ask why?” she asked looking up for an explanation.
“Because we are going to have a great time,” B’Elanna told her then leaning over and whispering, “with out Derek.”
“Okay, so were are we going?” Kathryn asked her understanding why she didn’t want Derek to come. Him and Kathryn had been spending a lot of time together, but she only liked him as a friend and he felt the same way about her so she didn’t see the problem.
“Well first we are going to go to our quarters and change, then in one hour, which will be 12 hundred hour we will meet at transporter room one and go down to the planet to shop!” B’Elanna told her smiling.
“Shopping,” muttered Tom sighing, “Can’t we do something fun?
“This is fun.” B’Elanna reassured him hitting him in the ribs, “Right Kathryn?”
“Huh oh yeah fun.” She replied nodding her head, they had just spent the last three hours walking around the Queser's version of a mall. Kathryn had bought some nice cloths, B’Elanna basically every thing she had seen Seven a total of nothing, Tom some stupid hats, Harry a new musical instrument and Chakotay bought some shirts.
“Fine, we can have this stuff transported back to the ship and then we can go out to eat.” B’Elanna said sighing.
“Thank god!” they all said in unison.
“Do any of you know what you just ordered?” Kathryn asked them looking around and seeing them all shake their heads no she continued on, “Well B’Elanna, Tom and Chakotay you guys basically ordered a salad type plate. While Harry, Seven and I ordered deserts that are similar to pie.”
“You know you could have told us that before hand Kathryn.” Chakotay told her coldly.
“You never asked.” She countered back.
“Well how were we suppose to know you learned how to read Queser, but oh yeah I guess I had forgotten about all the time you have been spending with your new best friend Derek.” Chakotay said turning his head to look at her with accusing eyes.
“Key word there Chakotay. FRIEND.” she retorted leaning back up against her chair.
“I bet.” He told her rolling his eyes.
“I give up,” she said raising her hands to make a point, “I’m sick and tired of having to explain my every action to you! You are the biggest hypercorrect in the universe, it’s just fine for you to see other woman but any fucking time I show interest in another man you get all pissed off at me!” she finished. “So if you’ll excuse me, I’m going back to the ship, thanks for the lovely time Chakotay.” She told him as she got up and started to walk away leaving everyone to stare after her.
“She has a very good point old chum.” Tom told him.
“Shut up Paris, nobody asked you.” Chakotay said glaring at him.
“Maybe not, but I will NOT stand by and let YOU hurt my Captain. Do you understand that Chakotay? You may be bigger and stronger then me but nothing will stop me if you EVER make her cry I swear to god I’ll kill you with just my two hands!” Tom said staring at him coldly.
“God damn Chakotay can’t you see that you’re the one she wants? Derek and her and just friends nothing more, remember in the turbo lift after she first spoke to him she said that she didn’t want boyfriends all over the quadrant, she wants you. Or at least she wanted you.” B’Elanna told him shaking her head at him, “Go after her or lose her. You make the first move.”
Shaking his head he muttered, “God I’m stupid.”
“Yes you are I could name everything you are right now but you don’t have much time. So leave, now!” Tom said.
“Thanks.” He told them and jumped up and ran after Kathryn figuring she had already gotten to the transporter sight. About ten minutes later he was proven right and saw that she was standing Derek, laughing at something he was saying with his arm around her waist. He decided he might as well dig him self deeper into the hole he was already in so he reached his hand out to touch her shoulder as she turned around he asked, “Can we talk, please?”
Looking at into his eyes and seeing the pleading she answered, “Yeah.” And then turning to look at Derek she said, “I guess this is good bye.”
“You could stay here.” He offered.
“No I can’t.” she answered.
“I know, it would have been nice to have you around though.” He told her smiling sadly.
“Yeah it would have been fun and interesting.” She replied.
“To say the least,” he told her and then brought her hand up to his lips kissing it gently then turning to Chakotay he said, “You have no clue how lucky you are.”
“I just got a clue actually, but I can use all the reminders I can get.” Chakotay told him looking at Kathryn.
“I told you we were just friends.” She said a small smile appearing on her face.
“Yes you did. I’m sorry for everything that I said earlier it’s just that I love you more then anything else in the universe and I gods know that I don’t deserve you but I want and need you. I wake up each morning just because I know that I’ll get to hear your voice and see your face. You are the only thing I live for. When you’re happy I’m happy and when you’re sad I’d do anything to make you smile. And I know that you have no reason to give me a chance but when I into you eyes I know the reason why I am alive. You’re all that I could ever possibly want and more then I could ever hope to be allowed to have.” Chakotay told her looking into her eyes hoping that she could forgive him someday.
“You know something, you’re right, you don’t deserve me.” She told him watching him close his eyes and grimace at what she just said, “but for some strange reason I’m compelled to give YOU a chance.” She continued shaking her head slightly. And then turned to Derek, “It’s been great, I’ll never forget you.” And leaned forward to give him a light kiss on the lips.
“It has been great. I wish you two the best of luck.” Derek said starting to turn to walk away but turning back around to ask one last thing before they had to leave, “Do you know how hard it was to not fall in love with you?”
“Do you?” she asked back smiling slightly as he smiled and walked away and out of her life forever.
“Um, back to us?” Chakotay said felling a little jealous of what had just been said between Derek and Kathryn. He had never got a kiss good bye from her after all.
“Yes back to us…” she replied turning to look at him.
“You said you were compelled to give me a chance.” He reminded her.
“So I did, do you still want one?” she asked him looking away.
“More then anything else in the universe.” He told her moving to put his hands around her waist pulling her back against him and lowering his head to kiss her neck softly.
“Then I guess we’re a couple.” She said turning her head and smiling as he brought his lips to meet hers. “I love you too.” She told him as she turned in his arms so they could kiss properly.
His reaction was lost in the kiss but as she pulled away from him to breathe he tapped his com badge saying, “Chakotay to Voyager. Two to beam directly to my quarters.”
