Title: MUSIC FROM THE STARS Author: Stefan C. Authors e-mail: cilia@mmedia.is Codes: K/7, J/Tu, EMH/f Rating: R. Legal stuff: Paramount and VIACOM own Star Trek: Voyager, the characters Seven of Nine, Ensign Harry Kim and the rest of the gang. But the story and the character of Ensign Alexandra Blake belong to me. Notes: //,// indicates thoughts and *,* indicates telepathy. MUSIC FROM THE STARS Well this was the day. The day he was going to confront Seven and tell her the truth. No more playing around, no more looks and short and embarrassed conversations. He was going to tell her everything. Harry Kim stood in Hydroponics and opened up a COMM channel to.. "Harry Kim to Seven of Nine." "Yes, can I assist you Ensign?" Her voice, that Harry thought was the most beautiful one I had ever heard, came over the COMM. "Yes, can you meet me in the Hydroponics-garden, I need to tell you something, it is important." He sounds so confident. Seven thought, and it sounded like he has something important to tell me. "Very well, Ensign, I'll meet you there in 15 minutes, Seven of Nine out." She could not bear let this conversation go on. Why had she agreed to meet him? On the other hand what was she afraid of? It was just Ensign Kim, with his amazingly sweet smile and those deep brown eyes. She shook away the thought and started to get ready to leave Astrometrics, moments after she left a clarinet and it's stand materialized on the platform in front of the holographic-map of the galaxy. Exactly 15 minutes later she stood outside Hydroponics. She hesitated in entering as a million things flew through her mind, why had he called her here, what did he want, what was he going to say... She entered and found Harry standing amiss the roses, holding a single red rose, in full bloom. "Ah Seven, welcome." He walked up to her and handed her the rose. "Ensign, what is this about?" She asked, a puzzled look on her face. "This is a date and tonight please call me Harry." A grinned. "A 'date', am I to understand you wish to change the nature of our relationship." She retreated into the shelter of her Borg-side, but was brought right back out by Harry's gentle smile. "You make it sound like a bad thing, I would like to think of this as the beginning of new chapter in our lives. Shall we sit." He motioned to a fully prepared table amidst the roses, which Seven hadn't noticed until now. With out a word she followed him to the table and sat down in the chair he pulled out for her. Harry then poured wine into two glasses, non-alcoholic of course, and raised his class. "To the future." Seven mimicked his movements and repeated "To the future." She sipped her glass and then looked down at her plate, chicken, salad; she was brought out of her analyze of the dish, by the sound of Harry's voice. "Dig in." "Dig!" She repeated and arced her eyebrow in a very Vulcan-manner. "Yes old earth expression, don't think about it just enjoy your meal." They ate in silence. Seven was the one to brake the silence. "Harry , why did you call me here?" She needed to know, was it to tell here that he loved her. Harry took her hand and looked into her blue eyes. Seven felt herself shivering from the feel of his touch and at the look in his eyes. "Seven, I asked you here because I knew this was the only way I was ever going to get you to spent time with me and me alone outside our duties and I have something to tell you." "What?" She had to know. "Not now I'll tell you later tonight." He then smiled and let go of her hand. Immediately she missed his touch. After their dinner, Harry stood up hand offered his hand to Seven. "Come." Was all he said. She took his hand and stood. "Where are we going." "Somewhere special." Was all he said. The exited the gardens and headed for the Astrometrics . They caught a few glances from passing crewmembers, but neither one cared. When they entered Seven saw that someone had been to the lab while she was gone, on the platform in front of the holographic-map of the galaxy stood Harry's clarinet and a chair had been placed at her station facing the map. "Sit." Was all he said and she obeyed. He walked up onto the platform and picked up the clarinet. "Seven press that button on the counsel would you please." With an uncertain hand she pressed the button and the holographic-map exploded into starlines, a symphony started to play and at the centered of it was Harry, playing the clarinet with passion, that at first scarred her. Seven sad and listened to the music, some of brought tears to her eyes and some of it made here smile. When the song finished she did something she had read in the Doctor's text would be appropriate at this moment, she clapped her hands together. Harry looked up with a smile. "That was beautiful." Seven said in low voice. "Thank you, I've been writing it since you came on board a year ago. In a way it is not finished." He stepped down of the platform and didn't stop until their lips where almost touching. "I wrote it for you, as I form of saying.." He stopped for almost an heartbeat and for Seven that heartbeat seemed like forever. "I love you." "You what?" Was all that Seven could say and Harry had never seen her looked more confused, when he thought of it he had never seen her confused, or at least not so obviously. "I love you, Seven." This time he smiled, their lips still no more then an inch from touching. "But I'm Borg." "No your are not!" He said with a voice Seven had never heard from him before, a strong determent voice. "You are also human and that is why I love you. You are unique, I love that about you. I know you where Borg and I know that under that wall you have build up is a caring, loving woman. I love the Borg Seven of Nine and I love the human Annika Hansen, I love all that you are." He looked into here eyes and saw something he did not expect tears. He stepped backed from her. "What is wrong Seven." He said concern deep in his voice. "Nothing." She said with a sop. "it is just.. hold me." She closed the space between and felt as his arms circled her in a warm embrace and for a long time the just stood there, Seven crying into Harry's shoulder and Harry feeding his strength to her. Then Seven pushed away from Harry. "Harry.. I need some time." With that she turned away and walked out of Astrometrics, as she was leaving B'Elanna walked in. "Seven I need you to.." She trailed as Seven walked right past her not even acknowledging her presence. She then turned and looked at Harry, he was the not the type of man she would think could to something like this to a woman, and surely not Seven of Nine. "Mind telling me what that was all about 'Starfleet'?" "Well.." Harry took a few calming breaths and started again. "I just told Seven that I loved her." "You did what." This was not something she would expect Harry to do, at least not this way, it was to soon. "Yes, I know it was probably very stupid and that it was rash, but I had to tell her, it was eating me up inside." "So what did you do exactly, I mean to make the ice-queen break down and cry, it must have been something big." She said with a sly smile on her face, when she saw the look on Harry's face she quickly stopped smiling. "Well I called her to Hydroponics, gave her rose, we ate, I took her here I played her that piece I've been working on…" He paused for a moment. "with her as the inspiration for it, then I told her that I… loved her. I think you can guess where it went from there." "She was shocked, right and I bet you didn't kiss her." All she got from Harry was a small nod. "Well Harry you sure know how to brake the news to a girl, the question is what do you do now." B'Elanna shoot him a questioning look. "She said she needed time and that is what I'll give her." Harry's reply came out with a little more anger and frustration then he had planned on. "Well it is your life, our should I say your love life." B'Elanna gave Harry a sly grin and left Astrometrics. As she was leaving she turned around and asked. "You really love her? Don't you?" "Yes I do?" After B'Elanna was gone Harry walked up to the platform, picked up his clarinet and started playing again. ==== Seven wandered around Voyager and found herself in sick-bay. She needed someone to talk to, someone who was bound to secrecy, a person that had become her friend in these past months. "Computer Activate EMH!" She said in an unsteady voice "Please state the nature..." The Doctor trailed of as he saw the look on Seven's face, "Seven, what is wrong?" "Harry just told me that he..." she paused. "Told you what Seven?" He made a note of her calling Ensign Kim, Harry, but the concern was obvious in his voice. "He told that he loved me." The last word came out as barley a whisper. "So he finally spilled the beans." The Doctor knew that he had made a slip in his bedside manner, that had come out all wrong. "You knew?" An flash of burning rage and anger in Seven's voice, mixed with her shocked over Harry's revelation. "Why don't we step into my office." He desperately needed a distraction, he knew what enraged Klingon looked like. Hologram or not, he didn't want to face an angry Borg. His attempt failed. "You call yourself my friend and all this time you held something like this back?" Seven's eyes flashed angrily. "Seven, you are upset. Don't go doing anything rash." It was to late her fist came flying and went straight through his face and the force of the swing tripped Seven out of balance and she fell to the floor. The Doctor was at her side immediately, taking her hand and helping her to a bio-bed. She didn't struggle the swing had let out a lot of steam. "I'm sorry, for hitting you." Was the first thing she said. "No harm done, although if I had been a human, you might have shattered my jaw. Now to you mind telling, about Ensign's Kim's confession?" He knew he was on thin ice here, but it was a risk he had to take, Seven needed to get this of her chest and he was after all bound by his doctors-oath. "What is there to tell, he told me he loved me." Strange it became easier to say. //So he loves you. We are happy about that aren't we.// Came a thought in her mind, it sounded like B'Elanna. She shook it off. "Oh come on, knowing Ensign Kim, he probably did something grand, so spill it. If you like I could make it medical issue and force you to tell me." He gave a small grin. "Since when did blackmail become standard Starfleet medical protocol." She gave him one of her rare smile, "If you insist." She then told about everything that had transpired that evening. From the call she got in Astrometrics to that final hug. "Well, I should be going to Ensign Kim for romantic advice, he sure knows how to plan a date." He was already thinking forward to his date with Ensign Alexandra Blake, a brilliant and beautiful woman, that worked in security and which he had first met at Neelix's monthly gatherings, a few weeks back. "Don't you dare!" Seven said, bringing the Doctor out of his thoughts. "The thought never crossed my mind." He held up his hands in a defensive posture. "So tell me about your date tomorrow night." She said with a smile. It was a happier Seven that left sick-bay an hour later. ==== As the music faded, Harry was again alone with his thoughts. What had he just done. //What you have been wanting to do for more then a year stupid.// A voice in his mind that sounded very much like Tom said. Yes he had told Seven he loved her, it was out now. No more secrets. He took his clarinet and it's stand and left Astrometrics. He needed to talk to somebody, someone who could be trusted and knew more about emotions then most people, although that person didn't have emotions. He rang Tuvok's door, it took longer then normal for the door to open. Harry entered darkened quarters. "Good evening Ensign." The stoic voice came from the other end of the only light source in the room. "Tuvok, I'm off duty, you promised me you would call me Harry, I don't call you Commander do I." Harry knew it would take a long time to get Tuvok to call him Harry, with him reminding him of it, and even longer for him to acknowledge their friendship, but Harry was used to that, he had had to fight with Tom, fight with B'Elanna, fight with... Seven. "May I assume that your 'date' with Seven of Nine didn't go as planned?" Leave it up to the Tuvok to state the obvious. "Well if it had gone as WE planned, I wouldn't be standing here would I?" Harry ran through some of the calming techniques that Tuvok had taught him. "We didn't plan anything Harry, I merely assisted you in transporting your clarinet to the Astrometrics-lab." "And that was your idea, you know for a race that claims to have no emotions you Vulcan's can be very romantic." Harry said with a touch of amusement in his voice. "It was the logical course of action and if I may point out; you had already written the piece of music you played. You wrote it, because of Seven of Nine, about Seven of Nine and for Seven of Nine." Harry gave up, one of these days Tuvok was going to be wrong about something, he would be sure to be there to see it. He went back to the issue at hand. "She said that she needed time and then walked out, then B'Elanna came in." He sighed as he said those last words. "So I assume that Lt. Torres knows what about transpired between you and Seven?" Tuvok said, stating the obvious yet again. "You know B'Elanna, she isn't stupid, Tuvok can you do me a favor, can we just drop this for now." "I can see this conversation is making you uncomfortable, so well shall drop it." There was silence for few seconds. "So how is the Captain?" Harry smiled, he knew that the Captain had been distancing herself from Chakotay, and she and Tuvok seemed to be spending more personal time together. "The Captain and I are friends Harry, nothing more." He said in that same stoic voice, but Harry could have sworn he heard something in Tuvok's voice, he just couldn't pin point what it was "Oho come on Tuvok, give me something." Harry said in a pleating tone. "There is nothing to give and remember Vulcan's don't lie." Tuvok raised an eyebrow. "Okay suit yourself, but you should her some of the gossip that is going around." "This is a small ship people tend to gossip." With that the subject was dropped. "Well, I think I'll be getting along now." Harry said as he stood up. "I have to figure out what to say to Seven tomorrow." Tuvok walked him to the door. "Good night Harry:" "Good night Tuvok and thanks." "For what?" Harry could have sworn he saw surprise in Tuvok. "For everything." With that Harry left. As soon as the door closed a voice came from the bedroom door. "Is he gone?" It was a woman's voice. Tuvok turned around and walked the figure in that stood in the bedroom doorway and cupped her face. "Yes, he is gone Kathryn." Then he tenderly kissed her, after the kiss ended took her in his arms and carried her to the bed and laid her carefully, like she was made of glass, down on it. She whispered "Tuvok you lied for me." She smiled and the looked down. "Are you sure this is the right thing to do?" She was nervous of what was to come. "Kathryn, my bond with T'Pel has been severed and yes this is the right thing to do and I…" He paused for a moment and then placed his hands on her face. At that moment Kathryn's mind was flooded with images of what was to come and of his love for her. As Kathryn was taken back from the waves of passion and love that flowed from Tuvok's mind, the events of the past couple of months flowed through her mind. It had all started two and a half months ago, when Tuvok's bond with T'Pel suddenly wasn't there anymore, after that things had began to move fast. Tuvok started taking her out to dinners, that where more then their normal dinners they used to have as friends, he would give her orchids he had grown for her, he had even played music for her. Then there was their first kiss, it had been brief, but enough to start the bond between them, because for a Vulcan a kiss, even brief one is very intimate. Then they had started a more physical relationship, kissing, sleeping together, that had actually been an accident Tuvok had been working on some reports with her and she had fallen asleep in his arms. Tonight however they would completed what that first kiss had started, the bonding of both mind and body. She was brought out of her thoughts by the feel of Tuvok's hand on her bare breast, she responded by licking the pointed tips of his ears. She could feel his need and his passion though their link and she was happy to assist him in releasing it, after all she had never heard a Vulcan scream out in pleasure before. ==== The next morning Harry entered Astrometrics and found Seven standing at her console. She gave him a look and a nod, then they went to work. They worked in almost complete silence, focusing on their work. The while working on a power conduit, something happened "Ensign hand me a tri-corder." Harry handed Seven the tri-corder and their hands brushed. Seven felt like a thousand electric pulses were running through her body. She thought out loud "I wonder…" She closed the space between them and kissed Harry, it was a fierce kiss and when they parted they where both breathless "I'm sorry.." was all that Seven said before running out of Astrometrics. Leaving a very puzzled Harry standing in Astrometrics. Meanwhile Seven was heading for Sick-bay. What had she just done, it had been irrational and stupid, but yet so good, the feel of his body so close to her, the feel his lips. When she entered sick-bay the Doctor was already activated. "Seven what's wrong?" He was pretty sure what was the cause of her obvious distress, but he needed to be sure. "I kissed him!" Seven said, her voice trebling slightly, "Ensign Kim?" The Doctor raised his eyebrows. "Yes!" "May I ask why?" "I don't know why." Seven said with obvious frustration. "He brushed my hand and the next I knew I had him pined to the wall." The Doctor ran a quick scan of her system. "And then what?" He noticed that her hormonal levels were very high. "I ran out." Seven said with a guilty look on her face. "You did what!" "I know it wasn't the most logical thing to do, but I couldn't face him." The thought of what she might see in those eyes scarred her. "Seven." The Doctor said in a very fatherly voice. "You go back to Astrometrics and you talk to Harry." "But…" "No buts go now." With that he pushed her out of sick-bay. Meanwhile Harry had snapped out of his trance and was running towards sick-bay. he knew that Seven would most likely go there to talk to the Doctor about this. As he turned a corner he ran headlong into Seven and before either one knew, they where on the floor, Harry on top of Seven. For a minute they just lay there looking into each others eyes and Seven realized that what she saw in Harry's eyes didn't scare her that much. Then a voice came from behind them. "OHO MY GOD!" It was Megan Delaney and her sister standing next to her with her jaw on the floor. //Oho crap// Harry thought as he quickly got to his feet and offered his hand to Seven, then they headed as fast as they could, with out looking like fleeing, to the nearest turbolift. This would be all over the ship within in a matter of hours. Once in the turbolift Harry called out for a destination, but as soon as the lift started moving the ship shook wildly and then everything went dark. When the emergency lights came on, Seven found herself lying on top of Harry, on the floor of the turbolift and she was yet again overcome with the urge to kiss him and despite all her mental strength she acted on those urges. Kissing his lips, his face and neck, every place of bare skin she could find. "Seven, this is not the time to…" Harry was cut of by a kiss on lips. Harry felt his control slipping away, so he gave in and took over kissing every part of Seven's bare skin, including the implants, the one above her eye, the spidery one next to her ear, then tracing the exoskeleton on her hand with small featherlight kisses and every time he kissed one of them he heard a gasp of pleasure from her. Then after what seemed only a brief moment, they heard the doors of the turbolift being forced open and he heard the voice of B'Elanna Torres coming from above their heads. "Well, well, did you get tired of question games?" She said with an overdose of amusement in her voice, as she extent her hand down. . Seven step back into Borg-mode and Harry used some of the techniques Tuvok had taught him. "What happened?" Harry asked. Ignoring B'Elanna's question. "We ran into some pretty heavy gravametrical disturbances, played havoc with our systems, we are running on quarter impulse as we speak and let me guess, you two where just killing time, while waiting to be rescued. Now you want to get out of this lift, or are you two to comfortable down there." She grinned. "That is none of your business Lieutenant." Seven said as she took her hand and then helped Harry up and then half dragged him away. B'Elanna said nothing more. She only hoped that Seven wouldn't hurt Harry... much. === Kathryn and Tuvok, where awoken by the shaking of the ship, both their combadges chirped, 'Captain Janeway to the bridge.' 'Commander Tuvok to the bridge' They dressed in a hurry, then ran of Tuvok's quarters, straight into Ensign Alexandra Blake. Who was surprised to say the least. She managed to keep herself from smiling and simply nodded. "Captain, Commander." Kathryn quickly covered up and embarrassment. "Ensign." She nodded back. They then ran to the turbolift, they would have to deal with this later. Janeway entered the bridge and Tuvok took his station. "Report" Chakotay ran through the list: "We dropped out of warp, when we entered the disturbances, Tom is guiding us through them as we speak. The shields are of-line, as well as life-support on three decks, the holoemitters in sick-bay went of-line and one of the turbolifts got stuck between decks." "Alright, get people on the life-support systems, the Doctor can function in his mobile emitter for awhile, Tuvok." She looked to his station and their eyes looked just a little longer then usual, "I want shields up as soon as possible and the turbolift where anybody in it when it stopped." "Yes, two persons." The Vulcan said in his stoic voice, as he ran over the reports, "Ensign Kim and Seven of Nine." Kathryn heard slight chuckle from Tom. "Well they can wait until we get out of this." It took them ten minutes to get out of the disturbances. After that Kathryn left the bridge to Chakotay and went to her ready room. Tuvok excused himself an hour later and headed for the ready room. "Enter!" Kathryn called out and watched as Tuvok entered and placed himself on his usual spot. "Tuvok." She said as she stood up, "We need to talk." "About that run in with Ensign Blake earlier to doubt." His voice was stoic, but Kathryn saw otherwise in his eyes. "Yes, we must ask ourselves, will she spread the news of this, or will she keep it to herself?" She took his hand and instantly a telepathic-link was formed, the one that can only exist between mates. *She will most likely keep it to herself, she has not been know to gossip and she respect's the privacy of others.* *If you trust her, then I guess it is alright.* Kathryn grinned. *now kiss me* *Here!* Even when communicating via the telepathic-link Tuvok still raised his eyebrow. *Yes here, captains orders.* Since it was orders Tuvok didn't hesitate. ==== Meanwhile Seven had dragged Harry back to his quarters. Once inside she resumed what they had started in the turbolift, before they where 'interrupted' by B'Elanna. "Seven.." Harry said in kisses. "I really should get to the bridge.." He was cut of again. "Being.." cut of again "A senior officer.." Again. "and all that." "If they'll need you they will call." She said as she nearly ripped the top of his tunic off. "And your duty assignment for the day, is with me in Astrometrics." She finished as she pulled his turtleneck over his head. ==== Meanwhile in the captains ready-room, Kathryn and Tuvok where in a tight embrace sharing a passionate kiss and the intimacy of an mind-melt between lovers. Tuvok broke the link. "What did you do that for." Kathryn almost screamed out. "I should return to the bridge. People are bound to notice my absence." "I guess your right as always, until tonight then." She smiled. "Your place out mine? Would be the logical question." "Mine, Vulcan beds are a little to hard for my taste." "If I recall correctly, you did not complain much last night." "Well.. that was.. different." She smiled. "It teed it was, Good to Captain." He said as he left the ready-room. Kathryn watched him go and then sad down behind her desk and sighed at the sight of the stack of reports, but in the back of her mind she could feel Tuvok's presence and echo of his thoughts. ==== Meanwhile the Doctor sat at his display, looking into the lovely green eyes of Ensign Alexandra Blake. "So we are still on for tonight?" She asked. Her red hair, tied a similar fashion as Seven wore it most of the time. "Yes, the holodeck weren't damaged in the shaking, so we are still on." "Then I look forward to it." She gave him a little smile. "Until tonight then." "See you there and maybe we can to something about this name-thing, Alex out." "The name-thing." He muttered as soon as the screen went black. He looked at the PADD that held the information about his newest modifications. The first was a wide selection of clothes and the second was something Kes had mention after she'd had her little trip backwards in time. Yes tonight would be a night to rems gr. It was now 1300 hours. He'd better get working on inter-grading these changes. ==== Meanwhile things where getting hotter by the minute in Harry's quarters. Seven now free of her jumpsuit, wearing red lingerie and Harry wearing nothing but 'Starfleet-issued' boxers. Now they where on their knees on Harry's bed, feeling each others bodies while never breaking their kiss. A trail of destruction let to the bedroom, music sheets spread all over the floor after the stand hand been knocked down, pictures all tumbled on the shelves, a silver pile of fabric that was Seven's jumpsuit, pieces of a Starfleet uniform hanging or lying in various places… Tuvok emerged from the ready-room and was instantly treaded with glances from every officer on the bridge, more then an hour had past, but he didn't care. If they knew about him and Kathryn, fine. He had nothing to be ashamed about, he loved her. Then he noticed something, neither Ensign Kim nor Seven of Nine had reported back after they had been freed from the turbolift. He called out to the computer. "Computer, location of Ensign Kim." "Ensign Kim is in his quarters." Tuvok raised his eyebrow. "Computer location of Seven of Nine." "Seven of Nine is in Ensign's Kim's quarters." Again he raised an eyebrow. He raised his hand to his combadge, but then he lowered it again ==== It was 2000 hours when Alexandra entered Holodeck 2. I part of her mind was pondering if her green form witting dress had been to much and another part, a very small part, thought about what the hell she was doing going on a date with an hologram. That small part went silent as soon as the Doctor emerged from the shadows. Wearing a black suit, with a black collarless shirt and with hair! He stepped up to her. "Welcome." She just stared at him for a few moments, then reach out with her hand and stroked her hand over the hair on his head. "To you like it." He asked, fearing that she would burst into laughter. "I think so.." She eyed him for a moment. "it makes you look.. softer." "Well I'm glad to hear that, shall we sit." He motioned to the table set in what looked like something out of one of the Doctors operas. It was out on the balconies of a large renaissance mansion. He helped her to her seat, the dinner consisted of a huge bowl pasta, some giabata bread, fine red wine and for desert a was the most heavenly ice-cream she had ever had. After their dinner, they took a walk around the estate. "Doctor.. oho, this is really annoying, tell me you have been at it for five years, aren't you even close to picking a name." "In fact I've already made my chose." "You have, great. So come on tell me." They stopped and the Doctor looked into her eyes. "I'll tell you, but promise me you will keep this to yourself until I'm ready to tell the rest of the crew." "I promise, now tell me." "Alright. Alexandra I like you to meet." He pointed at himself. "Dr. Alexander H. Fleming." She repeated after him: "Alexander Hypocrites Fleming, sounds good. Well Alexander shall we move on." He gave her his arm and then they walked at talk until for several hours. Then and midnight the Doctor called for the arc. And they left the Holosuite and headed for Alexandra's quarters. There they said their good nights and then something made the Doctor place his hands on her shoulders and kiss her gently on the lips. "Good Night." He said, after he moved away. "Good Night Alexander." She said as she disappeared into her quarters. Alexandra leaned against the door of her quarters and closed her eyes, she didn't have any regrets about this evening. Not anymore. If anyone would have met the Doctor on his way to sick-bay that evening he would have not only noticed the new hair, but also an unusual spring in his walk. ==== Seven and Harry ate dinner in Harry's quarters. talked about, how they could have been so blind, about the future, their future together. "You know, this would have been much easier on both of us, if you had just admitted your feelings long ago." Harry said with a grin. Seven contradicted him. "And then what, you would never have matured into the man you are now and I would not be the person I'm today." "It's true, thanks to your blindness to your emotions and to my blindness to me, I did mature, but that is the past, this." He pointed to Seven and then to himself, "is the future." Seven looked into his eyes for a few moments, then she knew he meant it. She then said something she had never said before, except maybe in the heat of lovemaking. "Harry I love you." Then she pulled him in for a kiss. ==== When Captain Kathryn Janeway entered her quarters she found candles burning all over the room and out stepped Tuvok. He gathered her in a embrace and they kissed. "I think Harry was right." She said with a mischievous grin. "About what?" "That for a species that claims they have no emotions Vulcans can be very romantic." "It is not romance you just to the logical things the other person would like to see." "You always have to be right, don't you?" She pulled him in for another kiss. ==== Seven of Nine stirred in the arms of one Ensign Harry Kim There was no doubt anymore in his mind that he did not love this woman and that she did not love him. What now, what did their future hold, for now he pushed those thoughts away, for this one night he would allow himself to be free of all worry. Tuvok lay flat on his back, as Kathryn snuggled up next to him, her head resting on his chest. He stroked her hair, five years how could he have been so blind. Alexandra Blake, turned in her sleep, he dreams where filled with images of the 'man' who she'd kissed for the first time, just a few hours ago. Dr. Alexander H. Fleming, sat at his desk and thought about what the future would hold, for the crew of the ship, for him and for Alexandra and music came from the stars. ==== The End Feedback please. cilia@mmedia.is