BANANA PANCAKES OR COFFEE ICE CREAM. CHAPTER 2.
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Banana Pancakes or Coffee Ice Cream. Part 2
Chakotay remained at the table even after B'Elanna left for engineering. He watched as Neelix entered the mess hall and eagerly mingled with the crew; greeting some with a word and others with a smile. Chakotay could barely imagine what life on Voyager would be like without the effervescent Talaxian. Over the years Neelix somehow managed to make a role for himself where none existed, and in the process made himself almost indispensable. Chakotay smiled as he watched Neelix moving to intervene in an argument between two crewmen. The moral officer quickly determined the argument to be less than it first seemed, and so moved on letting the men carry on with their discussion.
"Neelix" Chakotay smiled up at the Talaxian who now made his way to his own table.
"Commander" Neelix sat down across from Chakotay where B'Elanna had been sitting a few minutes ago. The Talaxian eyed the plate of half-eaten *yellow nourishment*. "Not to your liking Commander?"
"No"
"I'm sorry you did not like it Commander." Crestfallen, Neelix stood to leave.
"No Neelix that's not what I meant." Realising his ill choice of words, Chakotay stood and placed a hand firmly on Neelix's arm to keep him from leaving. "It was B'Elanna's, Vorik called her to engineering a few moments ago." The explanation for the uneaten food had the desired effect; and Neelix settled back down into the chair.
"B'Elanna, she's looking better now isn't she Commander?" The Talaxian nodded to himself as he spoke.
"Yes she is Neelix, she seemed to be enjoying the food as well before she left. Said it was okay as I recall." Chakotay watched the other man closely, wondering how much he knew about B'Elanna's recent troubles.
Neelix moved closer and lowered his voice before imparting his secret. "She came here you know, but I didn't know how to help her. She was so sad Commander, not once did she raise her voice at me, not once. Said she wanted to catch up, and asked me to make.oh what did she call them?" The smaller man scratched his head trying to remember.
"Banana pancakes." Chakotay said almost to himself. He wondered what else she might have told Neelix.
"That's right Commander! How did you know?"
"Banana pancakes." Neelix realised Chakotay was immersed in memory; he did not interrupt. "Her grandmother would make them for her whenever she felt down."
"It must have been hard for her, Commander, to loose her friends. For you too I imagine." Neelix said and placed a comforting hand on Chakotay's arm
Chakotay shook his head as if to clear his thoughts. "Yes it has been Neelix. Thank you for looking after her for me." Chakotay placed his hand over the Talaxian's briefly as he rose from his chair.
"See you later Commander." Neelix called out, watching his friend walk away.
Chakotay looked back "Yes, Neelix later."
Thanks for Reading.
Please read and if you have time I would appreciate a review. Thanks.
I have found a beta reader at last. I would also like to say "Thanks" to Rat for her help with this chapter.
Disclaimer; Paramount Own all thing Star Trek.
Banana Pancakes or Coffee Ice Cream. Part 2
Chakotay remained at the table even after B'Elanna left for engineering. He watched as Neelix entered the mess hall and eagerly mingled with the crew; greeting some with a word and others with a smile. Chakotay could barely imagine what life on Voyager would be like without the effervescent Talaxian. Over the years Neelix somehow managed to make a role for himself where none existed, and in the process made himself almost indispensable. Chakotay smiled as he watched Neelix moving to intervene in an argument between two crewmen. The moral officer quickly determined the argument to be less than it first seemed, and so moved on letting the men carry on with their discussion.
"Neelix" Chakotay smiled up at the Talaxian who now made his way to his own table.
"Commander" Neelix sat down across from Chakotay where B'Elanna had been sitting a few minutes ago. The Talaxian eyed the plate of half-eaten *yellow nourishment*. "Not to your liking Commander?"
"No"
"I'm sorry you did not like it Commander." Crestfallen, Neelix stood to leave.
"No Neelix that's not what I meant." Realising his ill choice of words, Chakotay stood and placed a hand firmly on Neelix's arm to keep him from leaving. "It was B'Elanna's, Vorik called her to engineering a few moments ago." The explanation for the uneaten food had the desired effect; and Neelix settled back down into the chair.
"B'Elanna, she's looking better now isn't she Commander?" The Talaxian nodded to himself as he spoke.
"Yes she is Neelix, she seemed to be enjoying the food as well before she left. Said it was okay as I recall." Chakotay watched the other man closely, wondering how much he knew about B'Elanna's recent troubles.
Neelix moved closer and lowered his voice before imparting his secret. "She came here you know, but I didn't know how to help her. She was so sad Commander, not once did she raise her voice at me, not once. Said she wanted to catch up, and asked me to make.oh what did she call them?" The smaller man scratched his head trying to remember.
"Banana pancakes." Chakotay said almost to himself. He wondered what else she might have told Neelix.
"That's right Commander! How did you know?"
"Banana pancakes." Neelix realised Chakotay was immersed in memory; he did not interrupt. "Her grandmother would make them for her whenever she felt down."
"It must have been hard for her, Commander, to loose her friends. For you too I imagine." Neelix said and placed a comforting hand on Chakotay's arm
Chakotay shook his head as if to clear his thoughts. "Yes it has been Neelix. Thank you for looking after her for me." Chakotay placed his hand over the Talaxian's briefly as he rose from his chair.
"See you later Commander." Neelix called out, watching his friend walk away.
Chakotay looked back "Yes, Neelix later."
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