"An Important Announcement"
~ Jaclyn (http://www.geocities.com/tinted_daylight)
© 2001
Rated: PG
Codes: J/C
Disclaimer: Paramount owns Janeway, Chakotay, and the rest of the Voyager crew. They even own the actual ship. The only thing I own is the plot. Now how annoying is that???
I just found this on an old floppy disk and was delighted to realize it was actually finished! (Oh, how rarely do I actually finish a fic I've begun!)
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"Attention, everyone!" Chakotay called. "I'd like to make an important announcement."
The room quieted as everyone focused on the Commander. No one noticed Janeway's expression of caution mixed with disbelief.
"Never," Chakotay said, enunciating each word with a broad wave of the carrot he'd snatched off the food-laden counter. "Never mess with a redhead." And he tapped Janeway's nose with the carrot.
"Chakotay!"
He gazed at her, laughing silently, as she grabbed the thin, orange stick.
"You just attacked me with a vegetable!"
"So?"
"In the Mess Hall!"
"So?"
"These are the people we boss around! We're not supposed to act like playful children in front of them!"
"Playful, huh?" he echoed thoughtfully. "Well, if you say so."
He advanced towards her. "Playful."
She saw his intent clearly. Of course, he probably wanted her to.
And after three years, they had learned to read each other pretty well.
She backed away. "You are not going to kiss me."
He slid his arms around her waist. She leaned as far away from him as possible. Unfortunately, this meant that if he released her, she would inevitably tumble to the floor. She realized this a little too late, however.
"Commander. You. Are. Not. Going. To. Kiss. Me."
One hand glided up her back, pulling her towards him slowly. Her stomach clenched. To say she didn't want this would be a lie, and if there was one thing Janeway hated, it was fooling herself.
"Chakotay," she began gently. "We are in the Mess Hall. We cannot do this. Especially not now." Janeway tapped the carrot to his lips, needing to keep something between them. "Now please let go of me, and we'll pretend this never happened--"
"No deal."
Her jaw dropped slightly. He had his fun, why wasn't he letting up?
"I don't want to 'pretend this never happened.' I've got you right where I want you and I'm tired of waiting." He bit off the tip of the carrot with a loud crunch. "So there."
Surprised, she looked at the headless vegetable and said: "Ummm…"
Then he leaned in and kissed her and the world stopped.
Grinning like an idiot, Tom Paris jumped on top of the nearest table and motioned for silence. Gesturing wildly, he managed to communicate to his fellow Voyagers that privacy was essential. Like the Pied Piper, he led them out of the room, leaving the ship's two commanding officers alone.
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Strange, Seven thought as a group of security officers with goofy smiles filed past the Jefferies tube she was working in. They look a lot happier than they usually do after eating Neelix's nutritional supplements.
Then, putting the irrelevant mystery out of her mind, she shrugged and turned back to the malfunctioning EPS relay.
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