Hey sorry for taking so long on this Chapter.. writers block.. anyway I think you will like this chapter.. It's Short I know.. next chapter will be longer.

Enjoy

Kathryn snapped her fingers and with a flash of light she was standing in the woods on Earth near her childhood home. It was the middle of the night and everyone in the home were asleep and she felt that being here and no one seeing her would cause no harm.

"Kathryn! What do you think you are doing?" came a voice from behind her.

"Q go away. I'm causing no harm no one is going to know I am here." Kathryn snarled back

"You know I understand. Okay let me talk to the others and...." But before Q could finish Kathryn was walking towards the house. Kathryn!" Q hissed at her but she just kept walking. He sighed and appeared in front of her. "Not so fast madam Admiral"

Kathryn looked at Q with such sadness in her eyes that Q moved out of the way. She was walking up the steps and had her hand on the door knob and was about to turn the knob but stopped herself. Looking to her left Q was standing there watching her.

"Your not going to try and stop me?" Kathryn asked in a whisper

"Nope. I think this is a lesson you need to learn on your own." He gave Kathryn a little grin and waited for her to open the door.

Kathryn sighed and snapped "Damn you Q!" she snapped her fingers and disappeared.

In the morning Gretchen came downstairs and went outside to pick some fresh flowers. As she was coming back up the stairs she noticed Phoebe staring at something on the porch.

"What are you looking at Sweetie?" Gretchen asked

"I'm not sure but I know this shouldn't be here." Phoebe replied as she picked up a little wood carving. It had Kathryn's face and all of the senior crew carved into it. "I could have sworn Kathryn had this on her desk and Chakotay took it, after the memorial, when we said for him to have it."

Gretchen looked at it. "Maybe he dropped it off yesterday while we were out."

"No I was on the porch last night before midnight and it wasn't there." Phoebe replied.

"I'll contact him and find out." Gretchen responded and walked into the house with the flowers.

it was noon and Chakotay had just sat down to relax after and hard morning of work on his cabin when his computer started to beep and him. At first he ignored it but it just kept going. Sighing he got up and hit the respond command.

"Gretchen?!" Chakotay was surprised to see her. "What can I do for you?"

"I am sorry to bother you." Gretchen spoke "It's just Phoebe found the wood carving on our front porch this morning and we wondered if you had dropped it off."

Chakotay looked around is desk and noticed the wood carving was missing. "I'm sorry Gretchen but I haven't been to our home in a very long time. The wood carving was here yesterday I was looking at it but its not on my desk anymore."

After a quick conversation Chakotay ended the transmission and walked to the kitchen to get something to eat.

"Hi"

Chakotay nearly dropped the plate he was holding when he heard a familiar voice he turned. He turned around and he could see someone in the corner in the shadow.

"Kathryn?" He forced himself to say.

She came out of the shadow with tears in her eyes. He dropped the plate and as it shattered on the floor he moved quickly towards her. Pulling her into his arms.

"This can't be.. You're dead.. I must be dreaming..." Chakotay cried into Kathryn's hair.

"Chakotay please listen." Kathryn started "I did die Chakotay I was brought back.. By Q"

Chakotay pulled back so he could see her face "Q?! He... Alive... how?"

"It's hard to explain. Right now is what should matter. I have been given the rest of the day to spend with you. By midnight you will....." Kathryn stopped and looked away

"I'll what Kathryn? Die? I don't care as longs as I can be with you." Chakotay explained in a hard tone.

"No you will not die. You... Forget about me.. your memory of this day will be whipped. You'll remember what you did in the morning but from noon on you will forget."