If I Only had But One Life To Live
Chapter 3Reunion
Rated T
Summery: Eight years after voyager returns home, Chakotay comes back form an eight year mission, one that should have only take two, he goes to Kathryn's house to find that he was…. Now if I told you any more it would ruin it.
Disclaimer: God made everything including paramount and me, so I guess we could say that, paramount doesn't own them but God does. Well however you look at it, I only own those characters that were never mentioned, on the show, and the plot, besides I don't think Paramount would want my story any way. Also the Character Named Cirean is not my creation entirely, she belongs to La Balle Coeur and she has given me permission to use her, being that this story pertains to her.
Three weeks just whooshed by, and now Kathryn was at the transporter station anxiously awaiting the arrival of a very special girl one that's dear and close to her heart. A shimmering blue light filled the transporter padd, and a bright eyed, jovial young woman appeared in the beams place. The young girl looked around the room 'til her eyes settled on the figure that stood just to her left. All but jumping off the padd, the girl swung her arms around Kathryn. Smiling Kathryn responded, "I'm glad to see you Katie"
"O aunt Kat, it's been to long much to long. So what has been going on at the house?" she pulled back to look at the woman receiving her affection.
Kathryn smiled and knew that her latest news would most likely shock the poor girls beyond all doubt. "Well, Katie, I think that I'd better get you sitting down before I tell you 'nything, because what I have to tell you would shock 'nyone." Kathryn's accent was fairly noticeable Katie began to laugh. "And what in the universe is so funny?"
"nutin just you've developed an accent, I have been away with other people that don have our accent that I can really hear it now." The girl responded her heavy accent still evident. Even though she'd been away for some time.
"Well I don care what you say, I have not developed an accent" Kathryn stated looking her niece over.
"Yes, you did, now don tell me that you haven aunt Kat, I think all of those years in Starfleet away form your home have really made it t'where you won't admit that you are talkin like you did when you were a kid Aunt Kat. Even go and ask Admiral Paris, he'll tell ya the truth." She said looking around the room. "So Aunt Kat you da only one that came ta get me taday?"
"No, actually the whole gang is here, come with me okay darlin?"
"Okay aunt Kat, o they will call us when my luggage gets beamed here. They have ta beam all of da rest of the people from the transport, before they will be our belogins."
"All right darlin now let's get down to the mess, I've have someone that you'll probably like to meat." She smiled to the girl that she didn't even know existed till eight years before. The two then walked out of the transporter room, of the local transport station and made there way to the mess.
The doors parted to revel two small children, setting with an older woman. The young boy was the first to spot her. "KATIE" a high-pitched sound emanated form the tiny red head. He jumped out of his seat and nearly knocked the poor girl down. The women that accompanied her smiled, as the small girl skipped over to her companion.
"Kay-ta-he" the small girl smiles wrapping her arms around her, the young girl looked over to see the older women coming near her, she sent a helpless look in the woman's direction.
Laughing at her granddaughter's plight the woman spread her arms and enfolded the girl, who was still attached to the two children. Then she stepped back to get a good look at her granddaughter, "wow Katie you sure have grown up, in the last year, so how as living at the academy been,"
"It's been wonderful, gam'ma, although it's good ta be home." She stated looking at the kids, "although I am starting to miss being able to walk," Zachary looked up at her and smiled then let go. Katie then scooped the small girl into her arms, she looked straight into the tiny girls eyes, "so young lady, have you been good?" the child nodded, "well then I guess when my things get here I will have to give you my present" bright eyes stared back at her, a crooked smile, playing on her angelic features.
Gretchen then motioned for the group to fallow her to the table. Katie set the small girl into the seat on the far end and sat next to her, the boy pulled his seat really close and sat down as well. Kathryn sat across from the tiny girl, and Gretchen sat on the other end across from Zack. A chair remained open between Kathryn and Gretchen and on the far ends of the table. As soon as the group had settled themselves in three people came back carrying large trays of food. The woman out of the group was the first to speak, "so who here feels like pizza?"
They boy was the one who responded to her question, if not energetically "I do, momma" he said bouncing in his chair.
"In that case here we go," the woman sat down a plate with pizza in front of everyone, each of the adults including Katie had two slices, and the two children each had one. Next a tall man with red hair passed out bread sticks, and salads. The final person had the drinks but couldn't be recognized behind the tall glasses, he started handing the drinks out and Kathryn decided that she'd better tell Katie before his face was revealed. She spoke only after the first man hugged her silently and Phoebe hugged and kissed her.
"Katie," she stated warmly, gazing at the girls across the table, "I have something I need to tell you, before you find out a slightly more shocking way." The girl nodded to her looking very interested, "You know your uncle, Chakotay right." though the glasses were hiding it Chakotay's face beamed, he knew that she hadn't told her yet. Kathryn took a deep breath and continued, "Well, you remember star fleet telling us that he'd been killed" she nodded once more. It was getting close for Chakotay to be reveled and Kathryn had yet to actually tell her. "Well we came to find out that Starfleet was wrong, and…" Chakotay placed the last cup down in front of Phoebe. His back was turned to the girl that awaited Kathryn's words. "He's here, they had given us the wrong information." Chakotay had turned to look in the direction of the girl. Her mouth was sitting on the ground.
After the initial shock wore off she managed to stumble out the words "how long have you known?"
"Three weeks," Chakotay stated very matter of fact before Kathryn could, "I showed up three weeks ago, only to find out that I was supposed to be dead."
The other man who had remained quite for the duration of the conversation finally spoke, "He sure looks great for a dead man." That broke the initial mood, and every one soon found them selves whisked away with conversation, and getting to know each other once more. About an hour passed and they're conversation was broken by the comm.
"Will Cirean Katelyn Janeway please report to transporter room five, your luggage is now waiting"
"Well I guess that's me," the young girl stated standing, and walking to the door, the rest of the group stood, both men picking up and clearing the table in record time. Before the whole mess of them filed through the door, Kilani perched diligently on her mother's hip. After the bags were gathered, the whole family piled themselves into a hover car, and made the journey to the house. Only to be leaving in two days for mars.
