Home Sweet Home
The following story line is mine. Don't try to copy it cause I'll get mad
In a like vein, Star Trek: Voyager and all characters are the sole property of someone other than me.
The wedding was the social event of the year, to say the least. The entire crew, of course, had to be invited. Deneb had very specific ideas about her second wedding.
"I want it done properly this time" she kept repeating. "Properly" apparently required a holideck program so elaborate Harry and B'Elanna spent nearly two weeks putting it together and rewiring the power flow to keep it up the approximately 7 hours it would require. The first thing was the church, which Deneb provided specifications on. (A spacious church with white walls and a marble altar, with high stained glass windows depicting the major miracles of Christ and a dome with the arch angles) It was to be lit by candle light and it was to be night out. She picked wisteria and lilac, with some ivy for color variation, as her flowers and these were to be dispersed widely. The reception was to be held outdoors, under a tent. There was to be grass but also a dancing platform. Deneb bugged the two with details until they were almost ready to scrap the entire project.
Next she had to have a proper wedding dress.
"Do you think it's right that I'm wearing white?" she asked Katharine when they were discussing it, "I mean, I have been married before"
"Not to Chakotay" Katharine observed. Deneb had grinned and went to work describing the dress she wanted. It was nothing fantastical, but Katharine knew it would look perfect on Deneb, who had a simpler style anyway. It was an off white, with a sweetheart bodice and a Cinderella skirt. The sleeves were off the shoulder and the back laced up like a corset.
She asked B'Elanna to be her maid of honor and Kes to be her bridesmaid. Kes, of course, accepted excitedly, but had B'Elanna frowned.
"Do I have to wear a dress?" she asked.
"Yes" Deneb answered.
"I'm not good in dresses" B'Elanna warned her.
"I'm not asking you because you're graceful in a dress" Deneb had retorted, "I'm asking because you're my friend. You'll dishonor me if you say no" She had pressed a button she knew B'Elanna would respond to. She wasn't always happy with her Klingon heritage, and she didn't follow many of their customs, but honor she did. So she agreed and Deneb designed a dress she wouldn't kill herself in.
Katharine of course would be performing the ceremony, so Chakotay chose Tuvok as his best man and Tom as his second groomsman. They didn't have to worry about what to wear. They were wearing their uniforms. Damia was of course the flower girl and Damian the ring bearer.
"Is Kotay going to be our Daddy?" Damia asked when she was being instructed what to do. Deneb had exchanged a look with her fiancé.
"Yes" he told her. She and Damian exchanged a look.
"So we're going to have two Daddies?" he asked slowly. Deneb was surprised. She hadn't thought of it, but that was a perfect way to explain it.
"Exactly" she'd answered, "As long as that's okay with you?" The twins exchanged another look.
"We like it!" they answered together and then ran off to throw balls at each other.
That only left them needing someone to walk Deneb down the aisle.
"We are going to be on the holideck" Chakotay pointed out.
"Of course!" Deneb shouted excitedly, "Bones! That's perfect! Oh, you're so smart!" She given him a kiss. He hadn't been thinking of that particular doctor, but he wasn't going to argue with her. She still preferred the doctor she'd conjured than the one the Emergency Medical program had instated.
And therefore, all was set.
Only the bride was slightly nervous before the ceremony. "Will you stop fidgeting, girl?" the holographic Bones complained just before they started down the aisle, "He's a man not a wolf" Deneb grinned and settled down. The groom emanated a feeling of serenity, and of course happiness. She looked rather young and fragile standing next to him, even in the huge skirt. Still, everyone smiled when Damia took her mother's flowers instead of letting B'Elanna and when Damian told Chakotay he could only have on of the rings because the other was for his mother.
"Chakotay, do you take this woman as your wife, for good times and bad, until death part you?" Katharine asked in her "authority" voice. Chakotay smiled down at Deneb.
"I do" he answered.
"Deneb Katrine Darling Kirk, do you take this man as your husband, for good times and bad, until death do you part?"
"I do" Katharine had to try hard not to grin. She was, after all, the mother of the bride.
"Then I now pronounce that you are married. What God has joined together, let no man put asunder" (That was a bit that Deneb had insisted on) "You may now kiss the bride" Applause erupted like thunder and everybody was on their feet as the couple kissed on the alter.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, may I introduce to you for the first time Mr. and Mrs. Chakotay Darling" More applause followed. Chakotay had no last name and so he had adopted Deneb's. At least for the purpose of this announcement.
The happy couple filed down the aisle and were followed by their attendants. The holideck program had been programmed so that the reception tent was in the lawn of the church and so everybody proceeded to the festivities. Dinner was served, Deneb and Chakotay had the first dance and they were just about to cut the cake when a bright light alerted them to another wedding guest.
"What's going on here?" Q demanded.
"I'm getting married" Deneb answered, hands on hips.
"To who?" Q wanted to know. Deneb rolled her eyes, knowing he was only asking to goad them.
"To me" Chakotay answered, a little defensively.
"What? Oh, Deneb, you could have done so much better than him" Q lamented, but he wasn't serious. Deneb seemed to be the only one who understood his humor.
"Hmm. Perhaps so, but he's the one I've chosen and I'll thank you not to comment upon it, unless you're going to say something good about it" she retorted. Q laughed and thumped Chakotay on the back.
"Congratulations, then" he said, "And good luck. You're going to need it" Deneb laughed and they cut the cake.
"Q, you're welcome to stay if you'd like. As long as you promise not to cause any trouble" Katharine told him a few moments later.
"Moi? Cause trouble? Why, Katharine, you wound me! Truly!" But he laughed and went to make fun of some of the rest of the crew.
The rest of the evening was enjoyed by all. The laughing, dancing and over all happiness was a welcome relief from what was often times a tedious journey. The twins managed to cover themselves in holographic dirt and grass-stains before the night was out and they managed to dump the entire gift table when they started poking about in them. (They had been informed that there were gifts for them as well!)
The night was coming to an end however. B'Elanna and Harry started worrying about the power usage and the twins fell asleep in a corner.
"Perhaps we ought to call it a night" Chakotay suggested to his new wife. She nodded and got up to look for Katharine, who was taking the children for the night. Before she found her however, there was a small pop and suddenly a strange young man was standing in the middle of their party. Everybody stopped and stared. He turned slowly until he was facing Deneb. A look of pure shock and dread covered her face.
"David?"
In a like vein, Star Trek: Voyager and all characters are the sole property of someone other than me.
The wedding was the social event of the year, to say the least. The entire crew, of course, had to be invited. Deneb had very specific ideas about her second wedding.
"I want it done properly this time" she kept repeating. "Properly" apparently required a holideck program so elaborate Harry and B'Elanna spent nearly two weeks putting it together and rewiring the power flow to keep it up the approximately 7 hours it would require. The first thing was the church, which Deneb provided specifications on. (A spacious church with white walls and a marble altar, with high stained glass windows depicting the major miracles of Christ and a dome with the arch angles) It was to be lit by candle light and it was to be night out. She picked wisteria and lilac, with some ivy for color variation, as her flowers and these were to be dispersed widely. The reception was to be held outdoors, under a tent. There was to be grass but also a dancing platform. Deneb bugged the two with details until they were almost ready to scrap the entire project.
Next she had to have a proper wedding dress.
"Do you think it's right that I'm wearing white?" she asked Katharine when they were discussing it, "I mean, I have been married before"
"Not to Chakotay" Katharine observed. Deneb had grinned and went to work describing the dress she wanted. It was nothing fantastical, but Katharine knew it would look perfect on Deneb, who had a simpler style anyway. It was an off white, with a sweetheart bodice and a Cinderella skirt. The sleeves were off the shoulder and the back laced up like a corset.
She asked B'Elanna to be her maid of honor and Kes to be her bridesmaid. Kes, of course, accepted excitedly, but had B'Elanna frowned.
"Do I have to wear a dress?" she asked.
"Yes" Deneb answered.
"I'm not good in dresses" B'Elanna warned her.
"I'm not asking you because you're graceful in a dress" Deneb had retorted, "I'm asking because you're my friend. You'll dishonor me if you say no" She had pressed a button she knew B'Elanna would respond to. She wasn't always happy with her Klingon heritage, and she didn't follow many of their customs, but honor she did. So she agreed and Deneb designed a dress she wouldn't kill herself in.
Katharine of course would be performing the ceremony, so Chakotay chose Tuvok as his best man and Tom as his second groomsman. They didn't have to worry about what to wear. They were wearing their uniforms. Damia was of course the flower girl and Damian the ring bearer.
"Is Kotay going to be our Daddy?" Damia asked when she was being instructed what to do. Deneb had exchanged a look with her fiancé.
"Yes" he told her. She and Damian exchanged a look.
"So we're going to have two Daddies?" he asked slowly. Deneb was surprised. She hadn't thought of it, but that was a perfect way to explain it.
"Exactly" she'd answered, "As long as that's okay with you?" The twins exchanged another look.
"We like it!" they answered together and then ran off to throw balls at each other.
That only left them needing someone to walk Deneb down the aisle.
"We are going to be on the holideck" Chakotay pointed out.
"Of course!" Deneb shouted excitedly, "Bones! That's perfect! Oh, you're so smart!" She given him a kiss. He hadn't been thinking of that particular doctor, but he wasn't going to argue with her. She still preferred the doctor she'd conjured than the one the Emergency Medical program had instated.
And therefore, all was set.
Only the bride was slightly nervous before the ceremony. "Will you stop fidgeting, girl?" the holographic Bones complained just before they started down the aisle, "He's a man not a wolf" Deneb grinned and settled down. The groom emanated a feeling of serenity, and of course happiness. She looked rather young and fragile standing next to him, even in the huge skirt. Still, everyone smiled when Damia took her mother's flowers instead of letting B'Elanna and when Damian told Chakotay he could only have on of the rings because the other was for his mother.
"Chakotay, do you take this woman as your wife, for good times and bad, until death part you?" Katharine asked in her "authority" voice. Chakotay smiled down at Deneb.
"I do" he answered.
"Deneb Katrine Darling Kirk, do you take this man as your husband, for good times and bad, until death do you part?"
"I do" Katharine had to try hard not to grin. She was, after all, the mother of the bride.
"Then I now pronounce that you are married. What God has joined together, let no man put asunder" (That was a bit that Deneb had insisted on) "You may now kiss the bride" Applause erupted like thunder and everybody was on their feet as the couple kissed on the alter.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, may I introduce to you for the first time Mr. and Mrs. Chakotay Darling" More applause followed. Chakotay had no last name and so he had adopted Deneb's. At least for the purpose of this announcement.
The happy couple filed down the aisle and were followed by their attendants. The holideck program had been programmed so that the reception tent was in the lawn of the church and so everybody proceeded to the festivities. Dinner was served, Deneb and Chakotay had the first dance and they were just about to cut the cake when a bright light alerted them to another wedding guest.
"What's going on here?" Q demanded.
"I'm getting married" Deneb answered, hands on hips.
"To who?" Q wanted to know. Deneb rolled her eyes, knowing he was only asking to goad them.
"To me" Chakotay answered, a little defensively.
"What? Oh, Deneb, you could have done so much better than him" Q lamented, but he wasn't serious. Deneb seemed to be the only one who understood his humor.
"Hmm. Perhaps so, but he's the one I've chosen and I'll thank you not to comment upon it, unless you're going to say something good about it" she retorted. Q laughed and thumped Chakotay on the back.
"Congratulations, then" he said, "And good luck. You're going to need it" Deneb laughed and they cut the cake.
"Q, you're welcome to stay if you'd like. As long as you promise not to cause any trouble" Katharine told him a few moments later.
"Moi? Cause trouble? Why, Katharine, you wound me! Truly!" But he laughed and went to make fun of some of the rest of the crew.
The rest of the evening was enjoyed by all. The laughing, dancing and over all happiness was a welcome relief from what was often times a tedious journey. The twins managed to cover themselves in holographic dirt and grass-stains before the night was out and they managed to dump the entire gift table when they started poking about in them. (They had been informed that there were gifts for them as well!)
The night was coming to an end however. B'Elanna and Harry started worrying about the power usage and the twins fell asleep in a corner.
"Perhaps we ought to call it a night" Chakotay suggested to his new wife. She nodded and got up to look for Katharine, who was taking the children for the night. Before she found her however, there was a small pop and suddenly a strange young man was standing in the middle of their party. Everybody stopped and stared. He turned slowly until he was facing Deneb. A look of pure shock and dread covered her face.
"David?"