Title: Not This Time (drabble)
Series: Star Trek: Voyager
Rating: K
Author: Singing Violin
Summary: Something's wrong with Kathryn, and Chakotay's more than a little concerned.
Disclaimer: They're not mine.

Those tears might as well have been blood.

The moment I saw my captain lose control, I knew something was very wrong. I deliberated a moment whether to call the Doctor immediately, or escort her off the bridge first.

She must have seen my face, because she briefly met my eyes and nodded before disappearing into her ready room.

I followed her. She'd already dried her eyes, and I saw her straighten her back and breathe deeply before meeting my gaze once again.

She is practiced at this, but I won't let her get away with it, not this time.