Disclaimers: Paramount foofed them up, I'm just offering support and reconciliation where I can.
A/N: I watched 'Dark Frontier' yesterday and my muse jumped out of her armchair and ran at me [nearly spilling my peppermint tea in the process], demanding I write this. As I am at her beck and call, I had no choice but to write this and hope that she has something longer in the pipeline for me later on.
I seem to be incapable of writing anything longer than 200 words at present. Hm. Oh well...
Anyway, I'm rambling. I saw the episode and wondered if Janeway said anything else before she left the cargo bay [or even IF she ever left the cargo bay, as there wasn't a big pause between her stepping off the alcove and the doors being heard]. I also wondered if Seven could have been aware of what Janeway said, and what she thought about it...
Dedications: You know who you are, and you know why I'm writing this. I hope your day is not too bad, darling, or if it is, that this will help slightly in some small way. :)
Enjoy.
"Sweet Dreams."
I do not know if she is aware that I heard her whisper to me as she spoke those two words. I do not know if she wanted me to hear them; perhaps they were purely for her benefit.
I know I heard the Cargo bay door open as she walked towards it, that it closes moments later. But I am certain she is still standing in front of my alcove, watching me.
The captain always watches me.
She watches me regenerate when she cannot sleep, when her mind is awake when her body requires rest. I am certain she does not know I am aware of this.
My captain stands guard while I am in my alcove; I can hear her breathe. She wishes me to dream, but I can only do so when she is there. My dreams are always sweeter when she is watching over me.
She is always watching over me.
But tonight she says something I had not heard before. Something I did not know before.
"I love you, Seven."
My heart stops: I love her too. Of this I am certain.
But I do not know if I can ever tell her.
Thank you for reading :)