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.: Surveillance :.
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Written by:
KateF
Chersonnissos, Crete, 5/31 to 6/1/2000
Disclaimer:
Star Trek belongs to Paramount/Viacom and not to me. Sad, but true. I temper
with their characters nevertheless. Why? Because I am a hopeless romantic.
And please, don't sue me. I don't have anything you might want. Just check my
bank account it's empty. I don't make any money with this believe me.
Author's note (1):
This story is dedicated to Melena who had to live in a hotel room with me for
two weeks on Crete and didn't kill me for being chaotic, for asking questions
constantly while I was writing ("Do you know another word for
." I really
should have brought my Advanced Learner's Dictionary with me I know
but it
was far too heavy!) . Thank you for being my best friend, Mel!
*huggles*
And thank you to my loyal beta-readers as well! Nieke, Kerry and Anne you're
the best! Thank you for reading this thing, correcting my mistakes and
suggesting titles!
*huggles*
Author's note (2):
This is my answer (well, sort of an answer) to a challenge posted to JetC20 by
Megan an eternity ago (on April 5th):
"They're back on Earth, finally. The Press (bless'em, curse'em) has finally
gotten wind of the fact that J & C were stranded together on a planet together
for 3 months, long ago. What is the fallout???"
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"Commander Chakotay, we know that you and Captain Janeway spent three months on
an alien planet. Is it true that the two of you have been in love ever since?"
He hated press conferences. Ever since Voyager got home they had been rushed
from debriefing to debriefing and now they were rushed from one press
conference to the next.
After the Dominion War Voyager's return was the best thing that could have
happened to the press.
People were no longer interested in reading or watching stories about war
heroes or heart-breaking ones about widows and orphans.
Voyager's return could not have been placed better.
Every journalist wanted his story of Voyager's crew. From "The adventures of
Neelix chef, moral officer, ambassador" to "Tom & B'Elanna a love story"
everything had been covered.
Now they had somehow learned about New Earth.
Chakotay glanced at Kathryn. She was beautiful as always. She must have felt
it for she caught his eyes and smiled a reassuring smile. The cameras caught it
- they caught everything.
He knew she could read his mind as easily as he could read hers. They could
hold conversations just with their eyes. It had been useful on Voyager when
decisions had to be made quickly, when they negotiated with aliens. They never
really needed words they knew each other thoroughly.
No wonder the press thought they were involved.
They had noticed the interaction between them soon after their arrival. There
had been some cover stories like "The secret love affair on Voyager". But
rumours had calmed down until now.
New Earth - they had somehow found out.
He smiled - remembering the monkey, bathtubs, angry warriors and - most
importantly - Kathryn. Not the Captain - just Kathryn.
He had loved her before New Earth, although he had dismissed his feelings as a
crush. He had had a crush on the only woman on board who was impossible to
reach a magnifiscent, stubborn, intelligent, beautiful red-head.
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On New Earth he had discovered why he would wait for her forever if necessary
- she was his soul mate his one and only true love the woman he could find
true happiness with.
They had never been lovers they had never made love or even shared a single
kiss. But their souls were connected - they were true Imzadi. Although this
term did not belong their culture it was Betazoid - it fitted their
relationship best.
He remembered her standing on the bridge after Harry had confirmed that the
alien technology could indeed take them into the Alpha Quadrant. She had turned
to look at him tears in her eyes, a truly happy smile on her face. 'We're
going home, love' her eyes had said. "Mr. Tuvok open a ship-wide channel," were
the words she said aloud.
"This is Kathryn Janeway speaking. We have found a way back to the Alpha
Quadrant. We are finally getting home to our loved ones. But we are not there
yet. Please brace yourselves for any turbulence that might occur. I want to
tell you that it has been an honour to serve with all of you. You are a great
crew the best I have ever served with. And most importantly you have become
friends to me family. We are a family and always remember a family always
sticks together. Whatever will come we will get through it together."
All the time her eyes had never left his telling Chakotay a story reserved for
him.
He knew she loved him. That moment he realised that he had been right to wait
for her that they would be together forever.
Her eyes finally left his.
She sat down in her chair beside him. "Let's do it." His hands found hers as
the alien artefact opened a wormhole into the Alpha Quadrant.
Luckily they had suffered no casualties on their rough way home. As soon as
they arrived Tuvok announced an incoming hail.
They had not spoken to each other since. Not that they did not want to. They
had beamed down to Starfleet Headquarters. The debriefing began immediately.
Starfleet carefully made sure that Voyager's senior staff was isolated even
from each other.
Then the press started to attack them. Kathryn had gone into hiding telling
no one where she was. He knew she had stayed at her mother's but the press
would have found out if he had visited or even called her. This was the first
time he saw her in a long time.
"Commander? Did you understand my question? I asked whether the two of you have
been in love ever since your stay on this planet." Chakotay knew this was the
right time to confess it to the whole world.
"No."
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The room was suddenly quiet.
You could have heard a pin dropping.
Kathryn stared at him wide-eyed.
"I can only speak for myself. I have not been in love with Captain Janeway
since New Earth."
He paused to look right into her eyes.
"I have been in love with her since the very beginning of our journey. But to
make one thing clear we have never been involved we have never shared a
single kiss. Protocol prevented it. I was hoping to spend the rest of my life
with her once we got home but you screw it by making her hide from you from
me. Maybe you have your story now maybe not. I don't really care.
Nevertheless, I want you to leave us alone from now on give us some rest.
I think Voyager's crew deserves it."
He went out of the room towards the nearest transporter platform. Kathryn
followed him silently.
She ordered the officer on duty out and inserted the co-ordinates herself,
making sure they would be deleted from the transporter logs once the beam-out
was completed.
Chakotay stepped onto the platform, feeling the familiar tingle soon after
Kathryn had joined him.
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