*When did I become Captains Hunt and Valentines personal councellors?*
"Well maybe that captain should start falling the other way," Beka said as she walked off.
"Beka!" Cassidie, Harper, Trance and I watched her stalk off and Dylan sink onto the bench.
"Beka?" Cassidie called as she breezed by us. "Tyr?" she asked as she look up at me.
"It's alright, have courage little one," I said to her as we decided what to do.
"I'll go talk to Beka," Harper said as he took off after her.
"I'll stay with Cassie," Trance said.
"Oh lucky me. May I ask you something."
"Sure!"
"When did I become Captain Hunt's and Captain Valentine's personal councellor?" Trance was speechless and just shrugged her shoulders as she took Cassie's hand.
"Let's go play some more," she said as she led her away.
"Captain Hunt, this is the last time I will help you win Captain Valentine so you may become her husband and the father of her children," I said as I came over.
"Tyr, I need someone who understands Beka and the only people I can think of are Leydon Bryce-Hawkins and her brother. I really don't want either of them around and I know that I don't want any more help at all right now." He didn't look up once during his speech.
"The two of you are very much alike. You are both survivors, quick witted, good at what you do and from what I have seen, the two of you would have very desirable genes if you were Neitzschean."
"Thanks, I think," he interrupted.
"The only real problem with your relationship is that you are playing by the rules of a civilization that fell 300 years ago. She, on the other hand, is playing by rules she has created. She also isn't going to inform you of them since she is still defining them herself because she changes them in every relationship she has." I waited as he thought about this for a moment.
"Are you sure about that?"
"Very. I have been observing all of you on shore leave for the last year and a half. Her behavior also changes at every place we stop."
"You know, I've never actually seen you come with us before," Dylan replied as he stood up.
"That's good. Given my previous line of work, I should be able to kill you before you even know I'm there." Dylan got a paniced look on his face. "Not that I ever would, my dear Captain Hunt. But if you insist on fouling up with Captain Valentine anymore to the point where the crew must fix it, I will
kill you and take her as my own." He looked at me again.
"You're kidding right?"
"Not at all."
*I, Harper, the anti-god of love was giving her advice on love?*
I took off in the general direction that Beka had left in. I'm going to find her, tie her down and drag her back to talk to Dylan. Yeah, that's my plan!!
"Beka!"
"WHAT!?!?!?!?!" she yelled as she turned around. Eep. Okay, maybe I'll just start running now . . .
"Ummmmmmm . . . . . well, ah, ya see, I think, well . . ."
"Is there a point in there somewhere Harper?" she asked, her hands on her hips. I think there is. . .
"Wanna talk about it?" I asked lamely.
"That's it? That's your big thought?!?" she asked with a smile.
"Hey, it made you smile didn't it?" I asked as I came over to her. We walked in silence for a while before we came to a couple of stumps. She sat down and I followed, knowing that she would go off at any moment and it was just better to let her vent.
"I just don't know what to do. I mean, I want to keep her on Andromeda but I don't and I want to listen to Dylan, but I don't and I want to be able to jump into this relationship without feeling like I'm drowning, but I can't," she said the last part very quietly. "Is there something wrong with me? I mean, even my father could commit to something, at least for a while. He commited to my mother who left and I completely understand why and he commited to at least TRY and raise me and my brother and the Maru . . . . .there were times when I thougth he loved it more than me and Rafe put together." She smiled slowly. "Harper, why can't I let them in?"
"Because . . ." I thought about this for a moment. "You just don't trust. You don't commit. It's not you. You have to warm up to people at your own pace. The only reason you trust me, Trance and Rev is because your life depended on it. Your life doesn't depend on Dylan or Cassie. Well, maybe it depends on Dylan a little. . . ." I said as I put together my next thought. Being caring and compassionate was hard!!! Especially with Beka. She was always the tough one, picking me up when I failed at romance, yet again. Yet some how, I, Harper, the anti-god of love was giving her advice on love? Yeah, there was definitely something wrong with the universe. "The fact that you know have a little person looking to you for support is scary too. Hell, I don't think I could have done it as long as you have with out any help."
"But that's the thing, it ISN'T you. It's me and I can't do it any more..."
"I hear a but in there boss . . ."
"But I don't want to become just another broken promise to her and everything I hate to me. When I was about 12, 13, I made a promise to myself that I would never break a promise. Well, I did it with flash and I did it on several other occations and I'm doing it again with her. I mean the other things kind of bothered me, but doing it to her REALLY bothers me. I just want to crawl into a hole and make it all go away."
"But you can't and that's what scares you. Unconditional love kinda bothers you doesn't it?"
"I don't know. I mean . . . well . . . ." she sighed in defeat. Yes, I Harper, the love god had solved Beka's problem.
"Dylan's worried that he's blown it with you big time. When I left, Tyr was councelling him."
"Tyr??? Councelling?? Ummmm . . .maybe we should go back," she said as she stood up and took off. Yep, Harper the love god had saved the day once again and I noticed something about Beka today, she's human. I mean, I always knew genetically that she was, but she always seemed bigger than life, always there to save the day, the one that takes away the fear and inflicts it when necessary, some times when it's not and today, I got to repay the favour to her . . . .I think I like this feeling . . .
"Well maybe that captain should start falling the other way," Beka said as she walked off.
"Beka!" Cassidie, Harper, Trance and I watched her stalk off and Dylan sink onto the bench.
"Beka?" Cassidie called as she breezed by us. "Tyr?" she asked as she look up at me.
"It's alright, have courage little one," I said to her as we decided what to do.
"I'll go talk to Beka," Harper said as he took off after her.
"I'll stay with Cassie," Trance said.
"Oh lucky me. May I ask you something."
"Sure!"
"When did I become Captain Hunt's and Captain Valentine's personal councellor?" Trance was speechless and just shrugged her shoulders as she took Cassie's hand.
"Let's go play some more," she said as she led her away.
"Captain Hunt, this is the last time I will help you win Captain Valentine so you may become her husband and the father of her children," I said as I came over.
"Tyr, I need someone who understands Beka and the only people I can think of are Leydon Bryce-Hawkins and her brother. I really don't want either of them around and I know that I don't want any more help at all right now." He didn't look up once during his speech.
"The two of you are very much alike. You are both survivors, quick witted, good at what you do and from what I have seen, the two of you would have very desirable genes if you were Neitzschean."
"Thanks, I think," he interrupted.
"The only real problem with your relationship is that you are playing by the rules of a civilization that fell 300 years ago. She, on the other hand, is playing by rules she has created. She also isn't going to inform you of them since she is still defining them herself because she changes them in every relationship she has." I waited as he thought about this for a moment.
"Are you sure about that?"
"Very. I have been observing all of you on shore leave for the last year and a half. Her behavior also changes at every place we stop."
"You know, I've never actually seen you come with us before," Dylan replied as he stood up.
"That's good. Given my previous line of work, I should be able to kill you before you even know I'm there." Dylan got a paniced look on his face. "Not that I ever would, my dear Captain Hunt. But if you insist on fouling up with Captain Valentine anymore to the point where the crew must fix it, I will
kill you and take her as my own." He looked at me again.
"You're kidding right?"
"Not at all."
*I, Harper, the anti-god of love was giving her advice on love?*
I took off in the general direction that Beka had left in. I'm going to find her, tie her down and drag her back to talk to Dylan. Yeah, that's my plan!!
"Beka!"
"WHAT!?!?!?!?!" she yelled as she turned around. Eep. Okay, maybe I'll just start running now . . .
"Ummmmmmm . . . . . well, ah, ya see, I think, well . . ."
"Is there a point in there somewhere Harper?" she asked, her hands on her hips. I think there is. . .
"Wanna talk about it?" I asked lamely.
"That's it? That's your big thought?!?" she asked with a smile.
"Hey, it made you smile didn't it?" I asked as I came over to her. We walked in silence for a while before we came to a couple of stumps. She sat down and I followed, knowing that she would go off at any moment and it was just better to let her vent.
"I just don't know what to do. I mean, I want to keep her on Andromeda but I don't and I want to listen to Dylan, but I don't and I want to be able to jump into this relationship without feeling like I'm drowning, but I can't," she said the last part very quietly. "Is there something wrong with me? I mean, even my father could commit to something, at least for a while. He commited to my mother who left and I completely understand why and he commited to at least TRY and raise me and my brother and the Maru . . . . .there were times when I thougth he loved it more than me and Rafe put together." She smiled slowly. "Harper, why can't I let them in?"
"Because . . ." I thought about this for a moment. "You just don't trust. You don't commit. It's not you. You have to warm up to people at your own pace. The only reason you trust me, Trance and Rev is because your life depended on it. Your life doesn't depend on Dylan or Cassie. Well, maybe it depends on Dylan a little. . . ." I said as I put together my next thought. Being caring and compassionate was hard!!! Especially with Beka. She was always the tough one, picking me up when I failed at romance, yet again. Yet some how, I, Harper, the anti-god of love was giving her advice on love? Yeah, there was definitely something wrong with the universe. "The fact that you know have a little person looking to you for support is scary too. Hell, I don't think I could have done it as long as you have with out any help."
"But that's the thing, it ISN'T you. It's me and I can't do it any more..."
"I hear a but in there boss . . ."
"But I don't want to become just another broken promise to her and everything I hate to me. When I was about 12, 13, I made a promise to myself that I would never break a promise. Well, I did it with flash and I did it on several other occations and I'm doing it again with her. I mean the other things kind of bothered me, but doing it to her REALLY bothers me. I just want to crawl into a hole and make it all go away."
"But you can't and that's what scares you. Unconditional love kinda bothers you doesn't it?"
"I don't know. I mean . . . well . . . ." she sighed in defeat. Yes, I Harper, the love god had solved Beka's problem.
"Dylan's worried that he's blown it with you big time. When I left, Tyr was councelling him."
"Tyr??? Councelling?? Ummmm . . .maybe we should go back," she said as she stood up and took off. Yep, Harper the love god had saved the day once again and I noticed something about Beka today, she's human. I mean, I always knew genetically that she was, but she always seemed bigger than life, always there to save the day, the one that takes away the fear and inflicts it when necessary, some times when it's not and today, I got to repay the favour to her . . . .I think I like this feeling . . .
