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Harper's cheeks turned red. He lowered his shirt and as he finally opened his eyes he looked at the floor. "Lot's of things.earth."
Tears welled up in Beka's eyes and she quickly wiped them away. "Drago's?" she whispered.
"Some." He shrugged. "Some are from Magog, some are from just desperate people." He laughed softly. "Some are just from stupidity."
Trance who had been fidgeting seemed to finally meet her breaking point. She leapt forward to embrace Harper in a bear hug. Her enthusiasm nearly knocked him over as she sobbed on his shoulder. "It's so awful!" she wailed.
Harper reached up and patted her lightly on the back. He looked uncomfortable and unsure. "It's okay.don't cry."
He looked towards Beka. His eyes seem to be searching for help. Here was this kid who had been through so much and a few tears unarmed him. A wry smile crossed her face as she attempted to pull their new environmental officer off him. "Trance it's okay."
Trance turned towards Beka and grabbed on to her and continued to sob. "How could any one do that!"
"It's just the way it is sometimes. But he's here now we'll keep him safe okay?"
Trance gave a small sniffley nod. "Okay.I'm going to go get a leaf of one of my plants...that should help his rash." With that Trance wandered out of the room.
The room seemed suddenly silent.
"Wow. She's quite the girl."
Beka smiled. "She is that." She paused for a moment. "You know Harper I meant what I said.we'll try to keep you safe."
"I know Boss and thanks. Only it's not me I'm worried about. See I get scars. So what? The people I care about.all they get is dead. I would rather they had the scars. I don't want anything bad to happen to the purple girl."
"Trance."
"Yeah, whatever ...and I don't want anything bad to happen to you." He stepped away seemingly once again unable to meet her eyes. "You're nice to me. And you're classy.you deserve better."
She snorted at his 'classy statement.' "Better then what Seamus?"
He shrugged again. "I don't know just better." At that Beka was tempted to pull him in to her own bear hug. She thought better of it as Trance reentered the small crew quarter.
"I found this leaf but..."
"But what?"
"I'm not sure it's right for you. "
"It's okay Trance I trust you. I'll take a chance. What do I need to do?"
"Just chew it slowly then swallow it."
Harper did as he was told and after a few moments let out a large yawn. "I feel funny and .tired."
"That means it's working.take a nap. I'll check on you in a bit."
Whatever his reply was going to be it was stifled by another yawn. "Okay.maybe I should." he managed finally. He crawled in to his upper bunk and was asleep in minutes.
Beka and Trance wandered out in to the corridor. "Is he going to be okay?" whispered Beka worriedly.
Trance looked at her gravely. "I think he's having an allergic reaction to the plants in the cargo bay."
"Dammit!" swore Beka "We have another six days before we reach Sinti! What can we do?"
"Well in the very least we need to keep him in here. This is the farthest point in the ship away from those plants. Beka.we need to get ride of them as fast as possible."
"I promised to keep him safe and I will. I know a few slip-points that might shave a few extra days off the trip but they're risky. Will that be enough?"
"It'll have to do.but it will be very close. Harper is about to get very very sick .the longer he is exposed the worse it will be."
"I can't just dump the plants we need that money to survive!"
"I know we can't but you need to hurry." She pushed Beka lightly
Beka took off at a run for the cockpit.
TBC
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Harper's cheeks turned red. He lowered his shirt and as he finally opened his eyes he looked at the floor. "Lot's of things.earth."
Tears welled up in Beka's eyes and she quickly wiped them away. "Drago's?" she whispered.
"Some." He shrugged. "Some are from Magog, some are from just desperate people." He laughed softly. "Some are just from stupidity."
Trance who had been fidgeting seemed to finally meet her breaking point. She leapt forward to embrace Harper in a bear hug. Her enthusiasm nearly knocked him over as she sobbed on his shoulder. "It's so awful!" she wailed.
Harper reached up and patted her lightly on the back. He looked uncomfortable and unsure. "It's okay.don't cry."
He looked towards Beka. His eyes seem to be searching for help. Here was this kid who had been through so much and a few tears unarmed him. A wry smile crossed her face as she attempted to pull their new environmental officer off him. "Trance it's okay."
Trance turned towards Beka and grabbed on to her and continued to sob. "How could any one do that!"
"It's just the way it is sometimes. But he's here now we'll keep him safe okay?"
Trance gave a small sniffley nod. "Okay.I'm going to go get a leaf of one of my plants...that should help his rash." With that Trance wandered out of the room.
The room seemed suddenly silent.
"Wow. She's quite the girl."
Beka smiled. "She is that." She paused for a moment. "You know Harper I meant what I said.we'll try to keep you safe."
"I know Boss and thanks. Only it's not me I'm worried about. See I get scars. So what? The people I care about.all they get is dead. I would rather they had the scars. I don't want anything bad to happen to the purple girl."
"Trance."
"Yeah, whatever ...and I don't want anything bad to happen to you." He stepped away seemingly once again unable to meet her eyes. "You're nice to me. And you're classy.you deserve better."
She snorted at his 'classy statement.' "Better then what Seamus?"
He shrugged again. "I don't know just better." At that Beka was tempted to pull him in to her own bear hug. She thought better of it as Trance reentered the small crew quarter.
"I found this leaf but..."
"But what?"
"I'm not sure it's right for you. "
"It's okay Trance I trust you. I'll take a chance. What do I need to do?"
"Just chew it slowly then swallow it."
Harper did as he was told and after a few moments let out a large yawn. "I feel funny and .tired."
"That means it's working.take a nap. I'll check on you in a bit."
Whatever his reply was going to be it was stifled by another yawn. "Okay.maybe I should." he managed finally. He crawled in to his upper bunk and was asleep in minutes.
Beka and Trance wandered out in to the corridor. "Is he going to be okay?" whispered Beka worriedly.
Trance looked at her gravely. "I think he's having an allergic reaction to the plants in the cargo bay."
"Dammit!" swore Beka "We have another six days before we reach Sinti! What can we do?"
"Well in the very least we need to keep him in here. This is the farthest point in the ship away from those plants. Beka.we need to get ride of them as fast as possible."
"I promised to keep him safe and I will. I know a few slip-points that might shave a few extra days off the trip but they're risky. Will that be enough?"
"It'll have to do.but it will be very close. Harper is about to get very very sick .the longer he is exposed the worse it will be."
"I can't just dump the plants we need that money to survive!"
"I know we can't but you need to hurry." She pushed Beka lightly
Beka took off at a run for the cockpit.
TBC
