Chapter One. A New Beginning.
"Mommy?" The little girl asked as she tugged on her mothers uniform sleeve.
"Yes Lizbeth?" The woman asked the little girl named Lizbeth.
"Is that going to be home?" Lizbeth replied in a question, as she pointed at DS9.
"Yes Lizbeth, that is going to be home." Faith replied just as the ship docked, "Come on Lizbeth, time to go, the ship has docked." Faith told the little girl.
*A FEW MINUTES LATER.*
"Lieutenant Faith Silly. It is so good to see you again!" Captain Sisko said as he hugged his cousin, as soon as she was on DS9.
"Cousin Ben!" Faith replied. Then Captain Sisko turned to look at Lizbeth, who was standing right next to Faith.
"Hi Lizbeth. I'm Uncle Ben. But you probably don't remember me." Captain Sisko told Lizbeth, who was now hiding behind her Mother, Faith.
"I don't know you!" Lizbeth yelled at Captain Sisko, when she took one step forward, to look at Captain Sisko. I mean, Uncle Ben.
"You know Uncle Ben." Faith told Lizbeth.
Faith was upset because her own Daughter didn't remember her own Cousin Ben.
'But the last time we saw Cousin Ben, was when Cousin Jennifer died. And Lizbeth was only three. And Johnny had died only three month's before Cousin Jennifer did. So Lizbeth was in my arms, or behind me, most of the time, because of Johnny's death.' Faith thought.
"Faith!" Captain Sisko yelled well he waved his arms in front of her face. "What?" Faith asked. "You are just standing there, staring at the wall, and not answering me, and I'm worried about you. So I'm just making sure you are not dead. Are you okay?" Captain Sisko asked. "Yes. I was just thinking about the last time we saw each other." Faith replied. "That was not a very happy time." Captain Sisko said sadly. "No. It was a sad, very sad, time. For both of us." Faith replied just as sadly as Captain Sisko. "How is Jake?" Faith asked. Because she knew that she was going to cry soon. And Captain Sisko looked like he was going to cry soon too. 'He loved Jennifer so much.' Faith thought. 'She loved Johnny so much.' Captain Sisko thought just before he answered Faith's question. "He is growing. He is so tall. Before long, he is going to be taller then me!" Captain Sisko replied. "Ha. Ha." Faith laughed before she replied. "Really?" Faith asked in a question. "Yes. What? Do you think that I'd lie to you?" Captain Sisko asked his Cousin, Faith. "Not really." Faith replied. "Not really?! Do you really think that I, of all people. Would lie to you?!" Captain Sisko asked half mad and half upset. "Hmmm." Faith said as she was thinking. "No. No. You would not lie to me. You know my faith looks down on lying." Faith replied, after a few seconds of thought. "Wait. What!? Your faith looks down on lying?" Captain Sisko asked. "Yes! My faith looks down on lying! Leviticus 19:11 says 'Do not lie.' And that is a law." Faith replied. "Okay.' Was all Captain Sisko said. Captain Sisko is not the happiest in the room when Faith starts talking about God, and The Holy Bible. And Faith know this. She's not happy about it. But she lives with it. 'Johnny was the only one that really truly accepted me and my religion.' Faith thought for a moment. 'He was the only one that loved me and my religion.' Faith thought again. 'He was my one and only best friend. And I miss him.' Faith was brought out of her thoughts when they reached her quarters.
"Well. Here we are. The replicator is over there. Lizbeth's bedroom is over there. Your bedroom is over there. And I think that that is it." Captain Sisko pointed the important stuff out to Faith. "If you need anything. Just call me." Captain Sisko told Faith. "Oh! And your duty shift starts at 0900." Was the last thing Captain Sisko had to tell Faith. "Okay Cousin Ben. Oh and Thank You Cousin Ben." Faith said as she hugged Captain Sisko goodbye. "You are Welcome, Cousin Faith." Captain Sisko said as he took a step back from the door. "Goodnight, Cousin Ben." Faith said. "Goodnight Cousin Faith. Goodnight Lizbeth." Captain Sisko smiled at the six year old in his Cousin's arms right before he walked away.
"Well Lizbeth." Faith said as she put Lizbeth and the bags on her shoulder down. "Let's go and get our pj's on and get Bear-Bear and go to bed. I'm tired." Faith said as she picked up the bag with the pj's in it, and walked to Lizbeth's bedroom to help Lizbeth put her pj's on.
"Can I sleep with you, Mommy?" Lizbeth asked when Faith was done helping Lizbeth with her pj's. "Yes Lizbeth. You can."Faith replied with a yawn. "You go and get Bear-Bear. And I will go and get my pj's on. Okay?" Faith asked with a yawn. Yet again. "Okay!" Lizbeth replied.
*A FEW MINUTES LATER.*
"Okay Lizbeth. Let us climb in bed." Faith said in her pj's. "Let's go!" Lizbeth yelled out a cry of joy.
