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Colonies and Yellow Houses: Part Four
B'Elanna's Christmas Present
Summary: ( don't ask about the title, please... ) BEGINS FIVE MONTHS AFTER 'THIRTY DAYS'. Voyager returns home, and Starfleet considers letting Tom go, but then they find out about his time in the brig and the demotion....
Notes: 1. This is my first completed fanfic, but i just realized I could put it on fanfiction.net! I felt really stupid for awhile....
2. Thanks to Kodee Walters and Christina Korpik for beta reading it for me. Thanks you two! You're the best!
Codes: AU, P/T, J/C, K/f
Disclaimer: Voyager belongs to Paramount.
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December 24, 2376
Eleri Lerisa stood in the kitchen, leaning on the counter, her nose wrinkled in disgust. Something didn't smell good, and she knew it wasn't the food.
"What?" Sarah asked, noticing her discomfort.
"Something smells bad."
The Betazoid sniffed around. "B'Elanna won't be too happy when she comes home. You know how sensitive her nose is."
Sarah sniffed the air, and decided that it was a bad idea. "Ugh! What is that?"
Eleri's eyes widened as she realized what it reminded it her of. She turned around and opened the refrigerator. Taking out the container that smelled, she held it up. "How long has this egg nog been in here?"
"I don't know. Long enough to start to smell?"
Eleri sighed and poured it out into the sink. She started to wash out the sink and the container when the doorbell rang.
"Oh, that must be our guests!!" Sarah exclaimed. They were having a Christmas party, and Eleri was ready, wearing a green velvet dress, and her hair up in a braided bun.
Eleri looked at the clock. "But it's only one thirty. The party starts at 2:30."
"Oh, I'm not ready yet! Eleri, do me a favor and answer the door while I get ready, wouldya sweetie?"
"Sure."
"Thanks!"
Sarah ran upstairs to get ready while Eleri went to the door. She swung the door open, revealing Tom Paris.
"Oh, my, God-- Tom?! What are you doing here?!" she asked stepping back to let him in, then giving him a hug,
"It's a long story. Is B'Elanna here?"
"No, she's not."
"Where is she?"
"She took K'Leena to the park, why?"
"Who's K'Leena?"
"B'Elanna's cousin's daughter."
"I have to see her. Where is the park?"
"She should be back soon, the party starts in an hour, and she has to have K'Leena back at 1:45. Can you wait fifteen minutes?"
"Yes, I can. I've waited two years, I can wait fifteen more minutes."
"Then sit down."
Tom took off his jacket, and sat down in a chair.
"So, tell me how you got here, cause I'm really confused."
"The judge said that he was going to give me a Christmas present, and I was confused at first, but then he told me that I wouldn't have to wait two more months to get out of jail, meaning I was free to go. I didn't waste anytime in getting here, so I didn't have time to call and tell you."
"That's understandable. Do you wanna see Sarah and Harry? They're here."
"Yeah, OK."
Eleri nodded. "Sarah and Harry are upstairs getting ready for the party, but I'm sure they won't mind being interrupted. I'll be right back."
Tom nodded and Eleri ran upstairs. As soon as she was up there, the front door opened, and B'Elanna stepped inside, saying good-bye to someone outside. She didn't notice Tom at first, but as soon as she turned around, she did. Their eyes locked, and Tom stood up and walked over to her.
"B'Elanna," he said, bringing her into his embrace. She quickly reciprocated, and threw her arms around him.
"Tom."
He pulled away and just stared at her, holding her in his arms. After a few seconds, he kissed her.
At first, the kiss was gentle, but it grew more passionate. B'Elanna pulled away first. "Oh, gods, Tom, I missed you so much."
"I missed you, too, B'Elanna."
"How did you--?"
"It's a long story. I'll tell you later." He continued to just stand there and look at her. "B'Elanna, you are so beautiful, and I love you so much."
"I love you, too, Tom." Pulling him back into her embrace, she said, "Oh, gods Tom, I missed you so much."
B'Elanna started to cry the tears she had been holding back for so long. Only they came out as tears of joy, instead of tears of sorrow. That's when she noticed Tom was crying, too.
"Merry Christmas, B'Elanna," Eleri said behind them. "We got you a Tom for Christmas."
B'Elanna laughed, not letting go of her 'Christmas present'.
"Oh, that reminds me. I got you a present, B'Elanna," Tom said, reaching into his pocket. He held out a small jewelry box. B'Elanna took it, still smiling, and opened it up. Inside, there was a small silver ring, with a round sapphire in the middle, and princess cut diamonds on either side of it.
"Oh, wow, Tom, it's beautiful."
"I didn't replicate it. It's real platinum, real sapphire, and real diamonds."
"Platinum?!"
"Yes." He took the ring out of the box, and lifted her left hand. "It goes here."
B'Elanna's eyes widened. "Tom, are you--?"
"B'Elanna, I love you more than anything in the universe, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you." After taking a deep breath, he continued. "B'Elanna, will you marry me?"
B'Elanna stared wide-eyed at Tom. After a few seconds, she leaned up and kissed him gently. "Yes, Tom, I will marry you."
Tom smiled and kissed her again, then pulled her into a tight embrace.
"B'Elanna, I love you."
"I love you, too, Tom. Don't ever leave me again."
"I promise I won't if you don't leave me."
"I promise."
B'Elanna's Christmas Present
Summary: ( don't ask about the title, please... ) BEGINS FIVE MONTHS AFTER 'THIRTY DAYS'. Voyager returns home, and Starfleet considers letting Tom go, but then they find out about his time in the brig and the demotion....
Notes: 1. This is my first completed fanfic, but i just realized I could put it on fanfiction.net! I felt really stupid for awhile....
2. Thanks to Kodee Walters and Christina Korpik for beta reading it for me. Thanks you two! You're the best!
Codes: AU, P/T, J/C, K/f
Disclaimer: Voyager belongs to Paramount.
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December 24, 2376
Eleri Lerisa stood in the kitchen, leaning on the counter, her nose wrinkled in disgust. Something didn't smell good, and she knew it wasn't the food.
"What?" Sarah asked, noticing her discomfort.
"Something smells bad."
The Betazoid sniffed around. "B'Elanna won't be too happy when she comes home. You know how sensitive her nose is."
Sarah sniffed the air, and decided that it was a bad idea. "Ugh! What is that?"
Eleri's eyes widened as she realized what it reminded it her of. She turned around and opened the refrigerator. Taking out the container that smelled, she held it up. "How long has this egg nog been in here?"
"I don't know. Long enough to start to smell?"
Eleri sighed and poured it out into the sink. She started to wash out the sink and the container when the doorbell rang.
"Oh, that must be our guests!!" Sarah exclaimed. They were having a Christmas party, and Eleri was ready, wearing a green velvet dress, and her hair up in a braided bun.
Eleri looked at the clock. "But it's only one thirty. The party starts at 2:30."
"Oh, I'm not ready yet! Eleri, do me a favor and answer the door while I get ready, wouldya sweetie?"
"Sure."
"Thanks!"
Sarah ran upstairs to get ready while Eleri went to the door. She swung the door open, revealing Tom Paris.
"Oh, my, God-- Tom?! What are you doing here?!" she asked stepping back to let him in, then giving him a hug,
"It's a long story. Is B'Elanna here?"
"No, she's not."
"Where is she?"
"She took K'Leena to the park, why?"
"Who's K'Leena?"
"B'Elanna's cousin's daughter."
"I have to see her. Where is the park?"
"She should be back soon, the party starts in an hour, and she has to have K'Leena back at 1:45. Can you wait fifteen minutes?"
"Yes, I can. I've waited two years, I can wait fifteen more minutes."
"Then sit down."
Tom took off his jacket, and sat down in a chair.
"So, tell me how you got here, cause I'm really confused."
"The judge said that he was going to give me a Christmas present, and I was confused at first, but then he told me that I wouldn't have to wait two more months to get out of jail, meaning I was free to go. I didn't waste anytime in getting here, so I didn't have time to call and tell you."
"That's understandable. Do you wanna see Sarah and Harry? They're here."
"Yeah, OK."
Eleri nodded. "Sarah and Harry are upstairs getting ready for the party, but I'm sure they won't mind being interrupted. I'll be right back."
Tom nodded and Eleri ran upstairs. As soon as she was up there, the front door opened, and B'Elanna stepped inside, saying good-bye to someone outside. She didn't notice Tom at first, but as soon as she turned around, she did. Their eyes locked, and Tom stood up and walked over to her.
"B'Elanna," he said, bringing her into his embrace. She quickly reciprocated, and threw her arms around him.
"Tom."
He pulled away and just stared at her, holding her in his arms. After a few seconds, he kissed her.
At first, the kiss was gentle, but it grew more passionate. B'Elanna pulled away first. "Oh, gods, Tom, I missed you so much."
"I missed you, too, B'Elanna."
"How did you--?"
"It's a long story. I'll tell you later." He continued to just stand there and look at her. "B'Elanna, you are so beautiful, and I love you so much."
"I love you, too, Tom." Pulling him back into her embrace, she said, "Oh, gods Tom, I missed you so much."
B'Elanna started to cry the tears she had been holding back for so long. Only they came out as tears of joy, instead of tears of sorrow. That's when she noticed Tom was crying, too.
"Merry Christmas, B'Elanna," Eleri said behind them. "We got you a Tom for Christmas."
B'Elanna laughed, not letting go of her 'Christmas present'.
"Oh, that reminds me. I got you a present, B'Elanna," Tom said, reaching into his pocket. He held out a small jewelry box. B'Elanna took it, still smiling, and opened it up. Inside, there was a small silver ring, with a round sapphire in the middle, and princess cut diamonds on either side of it.
"Oh, wow, Tom, it's beautiful."
"I didn't replicate it. It's real platinum, real sapphire, and real diamonds."
"Platinum?!"
"Yes." He took the ring out of the box, and lifted her left hand. "It goes here."
B'Elanna's eyes widened. "Tom, are you--?"
"B'Elanna, I love you more than anything in the universe, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you." After taking a deep breath, he continued. "B'Elanna, will you marry me?"
B'Elanna stared wide-eyed at Tom. After a few seconds, she leaned up and kissed him gently. "Yes, Tom, I will marry you."
Tom smiled and kissed her again, then pulled her into a tight embrace.
"B'Elanna, I love you."
"I love you, too, Tom. Don't ever leave me again."
"I promise I won't if you don't leave me."
"I promise."
