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WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT, MY KATHRYN.
By JO aka the Hopping Hamster.
CHAPTER 11
You are angry with me, my Kathryn.
"Chakotay where are we going?" Kathryn asked as she allowed her first officer to lead her through the corridors of the ship.
"You'll see." He called back over his shoulder at her.
Kathryn, who had replaced her uniform jacket but not her turtleneck, was struggling to keep up with the large strides of the broad Native American "Slow down!" she called after him as he turned the corner "please!" she called as she tried to run to catch up with him.
Running right into her first officers chest Kathryn looked up feeling slightly breathless as his firm grip encased her shoulders "Sorry" he said kissing her forehead and smiling his beautiful dimpled smile.
"So?" she demanded catching her breath.
"So what?" he asked calmly pretending he had no idea what she was talking about.
"Where are we going?"
Tapping the tip of her nose he shook his head saying "what an impatient little girl you are."
Folding her arms and pouting up at him Kathryn found had no effect other than making his smile broader and a deep chuckle escape his throat. "Come on, were nearly there." He said taking her hand and slowly carrying on down the corridor.
"Where, Mr. Chakotay, is there?" she hissed at him but did not protest about following him.
"There, miss Kathryn, is where we are going," stated Chakotay as he led her into the turbo lift.
Kathryn couldn't be bothered to argue anymore, she merely pouted some more and leaned against the bulkhead of the turbo lift as the door shut. She was well aware that Chakotay was watching her every move closely from the corner of his eyes and trying hard not to laugh.
Trying to find some order in the situation Kathryn tried to casually ask "did B'Elanna send you that report on the magnetic constrictors?"
"Yes, just relax Kathryn." Chakotay replied with a heavy sigh as he moved closer to her and began to massage her shoulders with his firm and loving hands.
Leaning her whole body into him she sighed and said in a deep husky voice "so where are we going?"
Squeezing her shoulders lightly and then nipping the lobe of her ear Chakotay whispered "here" as the doors swished open in front of them and then striding off down the corridor and leaving her to follow in wonder.
Finally they made it to the bridge. "The bridge?" asked Kathryn almost in horror. Yes she knew this ship like the back of her hand but Chakotay had lead her up and down side to side to get here from the corridor entrance and for some reason in her current emotional state and the way she appeared the bridge with all the Gamma shift ensigns was not where she wanted to be.
"Captain on the bridge" announced on of the said ensigns and stood to attention, the all did. Even Harry leaped from Chakotay's chair and hurriedly stood to attention to the point that Kathryn thought his spine would crack.
"As you were," she replied hurriedly finding her own voice again.
Harry relaxed a little but still watched the captain with the commander stood directly behind her. He knew them both well, better than anyone else on the bridge did, he looked to them as parent figures in his life and "is there anything I can do for you?" he asked the captain looking at her slightly confused, he knew Captain Janeway but some how this just didn't seen like her, the commander appeared to have noticed it too for he was watching her that way he did when she just wasn't right.
"Hummm?" Kathryn asked Harry almost pulling from a trance.
"Is there anything ensign Kim can get you?" Harry stood and watched as the commander gently reminded her of the question.
"Oh no thank you Mr. Kim, as you were." She hurriedly said and then with a incredulous glare at her first officer pushed past him and marched out of the door the way she had come in. Harry stood and watched as Chakotay looked around the bridge at each of the ensigns who had not been paying attention to the Captain or even noticed and strange behaviour. When Chakotay's eyes fell on Harry the two men, one young and Naive one older and full of wisdom stared at each other for a second with a mutual understanding that what had just happened would never be shared with anyone and then the Native American warrior turned and followed his Captain's footsteps leaving Harry extremely confused.
"Kathryn!" Chakotay called after her as she marched down the corridor towards the turbo lift.
"What the hell was that?" she roared as she turned on him.
"We took a stroll to the bridge." He told her casually pretending he knew nothing much of there being a problem.
"Why?" she hissed through gritted teeth.
"Why not?" he shrugged.
"Because-" she began but then stopped trying to control herself before she announced "Commander this is not the place to discuss this." And she marched into the turbo lift but he was too quick and followed her. "We will talk of this in the morning." She told him in anger as she stood and refused to look at him.
"The morning?" he asked, "are you sure? We can talk of it now if you want?" looking round the tiny turbo lift he saw it was about to reach there destination in a matter of seconds. "Computer halt turbo lift" At that she gave his an evil stare. "Do you really want to know why, my Kathryn?" he asked her seriously. When she did not reply she simply glared back at him. "You are angry with me, my Kathryn," he stated simply.
"Yes I am!" she growled through her bared teeth.
"Why?" he asked not at all fazed by her last words.
"Because-" she began again "well because we went to the bridge." She was spitting her words now.
Tilting his head and looking down on her calmly he asked, "Do captain's not go to the bridge?"
More to come soon….
