Hello! Man, isn't it funny where inspiration can come from? I was reading the Odyssey (a very dry and boring translation of it) when inspiration struck at me for this story. As promised, here is Naomi's version of what happened in 'Even Though My Heart is Breaking It's Nice to See Him Smile' and 'I Didn't Mean to Hurt Her'.
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We're finally back at Earth. It's a little scary, I mean, I'm one of the few who haven't seen Earth in person before. But Mom said a lot of good things about it, so it can't be all bad. Still, I wanted to talk to her. I knew that she would tell me some stories about Earth and maybe I'll stop feeling so scared. I knew that she would be up on the bridge, so I head up there. When I get there, Commander Chakotay is there as well, and she looks sort of sad. Not quite what I expected, but still I wondered why she was so sad. So I did the logical thing. For me, anyways. I hid underneath the Ops console and rigged my PADD to the security system. They haven't said anything for a while. She looks really sad though, but she's trying to hide it. And then Seven comes in. Seven and the Commander invite her to dinner, but she says no. Then, the weirdest thing happened. She and Seven shared a really long look, all serious and sad. And Chakotay didn't even notice! Seven seemed to be saying she was sorry, and it was like she was saying that it's all right. And then Seven and the Commander started to leave, and Seven saw me! I was frozen, just frozen with fear that she would say something. But she just smiled, and it was a really, really sad smile, like the ones people gave when Mom was crashed on the planet and almost died. And then she left. I heard her sigh softly, and then, a few minutes later; I heard something I never thought I'd hear. She was crying, very softly to herself. I'm so confused. Oops, I think I just said that aloud. Oh no! I did! Now she knows I'm here! "Naomi?" she says very softly. I come out and I must have looked really sad or something, because she said, "What's wrong? Why are you confused?" I looked up at her, and she sits down in her chair and invites me to sit on her lap. I do, and I ask her why she's so sad. She thinks for a moment, and says, finally, "Even though my heart is breaking, it's nice to see him smile." She says in a tired voice, like she's been crying forever. And then, she gets a transmission from some Admiral or something, and I leave. I think I'll go ask Tom and B'Elanna about what she said.
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Well, that's it! With a few reviews, I'll do a big one from both Tom and B'Elanna's perspective. I can't believe that I've done so many! This was only supposed to be a one shot fic! Oh well, life happens. Please review, will you?
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We're finally back at Earth. It's a little scary, I mean, I'm one of the few who haven't seen Earth in person before. But Mom said a lot of good things about it, so it can't be all bad. Still, I wanted to talk to her. I knew that she would tell me some stories about Earth and maybe I'll stop feeling so scared. I knew that she would be up on the bridge, so I head up there. When I get there, Commander Chakotay is there as well, and she looks sort of sad. Not quite what I expected, but still I wondered why she was so sad. So I did the logical thing. For me, anyways. I hid underneath the Ops console and rigged my PADD to the security system. They haven't said anything for a while. She looks really sad though, but she's trying to hide it. And then Seven comes in. Seven and the Commander invite her to dinner, but she says no. Then, the weirdest thing happened. She and Seven shared a really long look, all serious and sad. And Chakotay didn't even notice! Seven seemed to be saying she was sorry, and it was like she was saying that it's all right. And then Seven and the Commander started to leave, and Seven saw me! I was frozen, just frozen with fear that she would say something. But she just smiled, and it was a really, really sad smile, like the ones people gave when Mom was crashed on the planet and almost died. And then she left. I heard her sigh softly, and then, a few minutes later; I heard something I never thought I'd hear. She was crying, very softly to herself. I'm so confused. Oops, I think I just said that aloud. Oh no! I did! Now she knows I'm here! "Naomi?" she says very softly. I come out and I must have looked really sad or something, because she said, "What's wrong? Why are you confused?" I looked up at her, and she sits down in her chair and invites me to sit on her lap. I do, and I ask her why she's so sad. She thinks for a moment, and says, finally, "Even though my heart is breaking, it's nice to see him smile." She says in a tired voice, like she's been crying forever. And then, she gets a transmission from some Admiral or something, and I leave. I think I'll go ask Tom and B'Elanna about what she said.
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Well, that's it! With a few reviews, I'll do a big one from both Tom and B'Elanna's perspective. I can't believe that I've done so many! This was only supposed to be a one shot fic! Oh well, life happens. Please review, will you?