Disclaimer:
I do not own Star Trek. My first name isn't Gene. So I didn't have the idea in the first place. This story is written inspired upon the characters of The Next Generation. I do not own any of these characters. I do not make any money with this story. It's written for entertainment purposes only. So, please don't sue.
Authors note:
This is my first Star Trek fic. It takes place on the Enterprise, though the main characters of the series only play a minor part. I would like to thank my brother, TW, because he beta's all my work. Now, on with the story.
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WAITING, A Kalerium Love Story.
Chapter 1. Just Three days to go.
* Personal Log (kalerium date 25206.18) *
I probably should insert stardate's, but I'm still rather attached to my home world. In order to be able to retrace this the stardate is: 47267.3
We left the planet Elric7 today. Our mission a success as always. I made my way to the lab right after breakfast.
We had gathered a lot of new samples that needed analysing. I really love my work. Even now, after almost four years, I still enjoy it. All my co-workers are very friendly. Determining what has formed a planet will always have my attention. Each time I will learn something new.
Today though, I couldn't concentrate. There are only a few more days left before I turn twenty five. And my nerves are getting the best of me. I'm wondering whether I will see Turim before that day. He has the right, but will he exercise it? And what will I do in response. I do not know, it is still so much to even think about it. For now I try to wait, abide my time. But it's hard to try and keep the thoughts out of my mind.
I didn't make it easy for him, not with this assignment. My work for Starfleet has made it difficult to reach me. Especially since I was assigned to the Enterprise. Though that was at my own request. It's still hard for him to reach me.
Come to think of it, we aren't that far away right now.
I wonder if he ever thinks about it. He knows the rules, he has until midnight. Kalerium time of course, of the 16th. Which is in three days and four hours on this ship.
I asked for this assignment four years ago. Knowing I wanted to spent some time doing exciting things. I also knew that chances were that after four years I might be asked to give it all up. Or even before those four years had ended.
I was promised to Turim on the day I was born, according to our customs. If he wants me as his mate he has to come to me before I turn twenty-five. If he comes for me he will offer me a gift. If I accept him I will accept the gift and I will become his mate. If I do not accept the gift it is a symbolic refusal of him. He however has one last resort. If he really wants me to be his, he can present me with the knot our fathers tied. If I can untie the knot I win and I will keep my freedom. If I cannot untie the knot within the time limit, I will have no choice, other then to accept him anyway.
This last resort is the reason why many of our girls practice themselves in untying knots when they are younger.
We, kaleriums, do not discus our social structure, nor our rules and customs with outsiders. Most rules are not even spoken about outside the immediate family. Someone who mates outside our race doesn't have to abide by the rules anymore. But as a female you cannot mate until the one to whom you are promised asks you, or until you turn twenty five. If you do mate before, either in or out the race you will dishonour your family. I could never do that.
I've seen Josera, one of the few other Kaleriums on board the Enterprise, looking at me the last few days. If Turim doesn't show he's going to ask me to mate with him as soon as I'm twenty-five. He knows when my birthday is, but he doesn't know to whom I am promised. The promise is confidential. Only the two families concerned know, and it is not something you speak about.
Usually there is a lot of guessing going on. But he will never guess I was promised to Turim, first ambassador of Kalerium. Though he's only held that title for a year now. His father stepped down last year, because of failing health. And of course Turim took his fathers position.
My father always let's me know how things are going, and according to him Turim is doing a very good job, maybe even better than his father before him. He is still very young, only thirty two, but he is one of the best. Even aside from my father's I usually hear a lot of praise if he is mentioned in a conversation.
I've just had diner, I worked long today, it is a way to keep my mind occupied. I think I'll work on my holoprogram next. It's kept me busy during my spare time the last few weeks, and I want it finished in two days. But first I'll go to ten forward, I really like to see the view from up there.
* Personal Log (kalerium date 25206.23) *
I should have known, Josera was in ten forward. And with him were Laras and Kiljano. They were all over me the minute I stepped through the door. They're just a bunch of schoolboys. I know what they were driving at, they all know it. And they're all going to ask me if they get the chance. Obviously I'm more interesting then the girls that are promised to them. Girls who probably aren't of age yet. A girl needs to be twenty two before she can be asked by the one she was promised to. I managed to get away from them, but only because Guinan rescued me. She always knows more than she let's on. Now it's late, but I'm still working on the program. I really want to finish it before my birthday
Designing holo programs has always been my hobby and I did make a few that are very popular here. This one however is going to beat them all. It's a program I constructed with material I gathered during these last few years on the Enterprise. It allows you to enjoy the natural environment of all the places I have visited with this ship. Some not so nice as others. It will explain and show the geology, the way the landscape was formed. Also there are games in each place. Some easy to find, others hard to spot. It is the most complicated program I've ever written. But it will be marvellous when it's finished. But in order to achieve that I better get back to it now.
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So far so good. Should I continue? Please review, Patricia.
I do not own Star Trek. My first name isn't Gene. So I didn't have the idea in the first place. This story is written inspired upon the characters of The Next Generation. I do not own any of these characters. I do not make any money with this story. It's written for entertainment purposes only. So, please don't sue.
Authors note:
This is my first Star Trek fic. It takes place on the Enterprise, though the main characters of the series only play a minor part. I would like to thank my brother, TW, because he beta's all my work. Now, on with the story.
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
WAITING, A Kalerium Love Story.
Chapter 1. Just Three days to go.
* Personal Log (kalerium date 25206.18) *
I probably should insert stardate's, but I'm still rather attached to my home world. In order to be able to retrace this the stardate is: 47267.3
We left the planet Elric7 today. Our mission a success as always. I made my way to the lab right after breakfast.
We had gathered a lot of new samples that needed analysing. I really love my work. Even now, after almost four years, I still enjoy it. All my co-workers are very friendly. Determining what has formed a planet will always have my attention. Each time I will learn something new.
Today though, I couldn't concentrate. There are only a few more days left before I turn twenty five. And my nerves are getting the best of me. I'm wondering whether I will see Turim before that day. He has the right, but will he exercise it? And what will I do in response. I do not know, it is still so much to even think about it. For now I try to wait, abide my time. But it's hard to try and keep the thoughts out of my mind.
I didn't make it easy for him, not with this assignment. My work for Starfleet has made it difficult to reach me. Especially since I was assigned to the Enterprise. Though that was at my own request. It's still hard for him to reach me.
Come to think of it, we aren't that far away right now.
I wonder if he ever thinks about it. He knows the rules, he has until midnight. Kalerium time of course, of the 16th. Which is in three days and four hours on this ship.
I asked for this assignment four years ago. Knowing I wanted to spent some time doing exciting things. I also knew that chances were that after four years I might be asked to give it all up. Or even before those four years had ended.
I was promised to Turim on the day I was born, according to our customs. If he wants me as his mate he has to come to me before I turn twenty-five. If he comes for me he will offer me a gift. If I accept him I will accept the gift and I will become his mate. If I do not accept the gift it is a symbolic refusal of him. He however has one last resort. If he really wants me to be his, he can present me with the knot our fathers tied. If I can untie the knot I win and I will keep my freedom. If I cannot untie the knot within the time limit, I will have no choice, other then to accept him anyway.
This last resort is the reason why many of our girls practice themselves in untying knots when they are younger.
We, kaleriums, do not discus our social structure, nor our rules and customs with outsiders. Most rules are not even spoken about outside the immediate family. Someone who mates outside our race doesn't have to abide by the rules anymore. But as a female you cannot mate until the one to whom you are promised asks you, or until you turn twenty five. If you do mate before, either in or out the race you will dishonour your family. I could never do that.
I've seen Josera, one of the few other Kaleriums on board the Enterprise, looking at me the last few days. If Turim doesn't show he's going to ask me to mate with him as soon as I'm twenty-five. He knows when my birthday is, but he doesn't know to whom I am promised. The promise is confidential. Only the two families concerned know, and it is not something you speak about.
Usually there is a lot of guessing going on. But he will never guess I was promised to Turim, first ambassador of Kalerium. Though he's only held that title for a year now. His father stepped down last year, because of failing health. And of course Turim took his fathers position.
My father always let's me know how things are going, and according to him Turim is doing a very good job, maybe even better than his father before him. He is still very young, only thirty two, but he is one of the best. Even aside from my father's I usually hear a lot of praise if he is mentioned in a conversation.
I've just had diner, I worked long today, it is a way to keep my mind occupied. I think I'll work on my holoprogram next. It's kept me busy during my spare time the last few weeks, and I want it finished in two days. But first I'll go to ten forward, I really like to see the view from up there.
* Personal Log (kalerium date 25206.23) *
I should have known, Josera was in ten forward. And with him were Laras and Kiljano. They were all over me the minute I stepped through the door. They're just a bunch of schoolboys. I know what they were driving at, they all know it. And they're all going to ask me if they get the chance. Obviously I'm more interesting then the girls that are promised to them. Girls who probably aren't of age yet. A girl needs to be twenty two before she can be asked by the one she was promised to. I managed to get away from them, but only because Guinan rescued me. She always knows more than she let's on. Now it's late, but I'm still working on the program. I really want to finish it before my birthday
Designing holo programs has always been my hobby and I did make a few that are very popular here. This one however is going to beat them all. It's a program I constructed with material I gathered during these last few years on the Enterprise. It allows you to enjoy the natural environment of all the places I have visited with this ship. Some not so nice as others. It will explain and show the geology, the way the landscape was formed. Also there are games in each place. Some easy to find, others hard to spot. It is the most complicated program I've ever written. But it will be marvellous when it's finished. But in order to achieve that I better get back to it now.
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
So far so good. Should I continue? Please review, Patricia.