The Academy Years part 12
B'Elanna ran all the way to Kathryn's dorm and up to her room. She opened the door as fast as she could and locked it behind her. She panted and heaved stumbled to Kathryn's bed. She sat down and started to cry.
"Kahless help me. Kathryn please don't do anything stupid."
Kathryn walked around the man groaning. She wanted to be as far from his reach as possible without seeming like she's running.
"You bitch. You fucking bitch. I'll kill you. Keep your hands off my wife."
"You really have a hard time dealing with rejection don't you. She told you to piss off while you were engaged. You never got married to her dip shit. She is not your wife she is not your fiancée she is not your girlfriend hell she is not even your friend."
Jet'trel stood up and stalked toward Kathryn. He got very close to her noticing that she did not back down or cower away from him. She stared him right in the eye. Jet'trel back away slightly and threw a punch. Kathryn dodged his fist easy enough. The man was clumsy and her training made avoiding his swings easy. He swung his arm full force at the side of her head. She ducked and side kicked his side causing a howl to escape him. He stumbled to the side and recovered quicker then Kathryn expected. Jet'trel connected this time to Kathryn's jaw sending her reeling. She fell into a pair of strong arms. She saw a blond haired man before she passed out.
"B'Ella."
Chakotay Tom and Harry were walking toward B'Elanna's dorm to see if she wanted to hang with them tonight. Then they saw something that made their blood run cold. Kathryn Janeway was dodging swings by a big ape that seemed to be hell bent on hitting her. They watched as Kathryn kicked the guy in the side. The three friends quickened their pace and caught up to the two fighters just to see the big man connect a punch to Kathryn's face. Tom got behind her just in time to catch her. Chakotay and Harry grabbed the big man.
"Get off me I'll kill her."
"Tom get her to her dorm room."
Chakotay yelled at the younger man. He and Harry started forcing the big man toward the security hut. The big man was cursing and struggling the whole way.
"Hey Chakotay how about we give this guy what he really deserves huh?"
Chakotay looked over at Harry. They let the man go and Harry kicked the guy behind the knees and Chakotay threw a perfect left hook across the man's jaw. Chakotay tapped his comm-badge and called a security team to come arrest the big guy. They went with the team to report what they saw.
B'Elanna paced around Kathryn's room all the worst possible things running through her mind.
Baby where are you?
A loud bang on the door shook her from her thoughts. She opened the door and her heart stopped.
"B'Elanna move out of the way please she is dead weight right now."
B'Elanna let Tom in. He lied Kathryn on the bed and went to get ice from her replicator. B'Elanna sat next to Kathryn stroking her cheek. Tom handed her the ice pack and sat next to her.
"B'Elanna do you know what she was doing?"
Without taking her eyes of Kathryn she told him everything. About Jet'trel about the engagement.
"She was protecting me. She told me to run and I did. I should have stayed but I was scared. Jet'trel used to hit me and burn me and make me do things that I real rather not talk about."
Kathryn stirred next to her. B'Elanna pulled the ice pack off her jaw.
"Hey you."
Kathryn looked at her and sat up to fast. Her head starting spinning and she fell back.
"Easy Kathryn you took a good shot to the chops."
"Oh that's why it hurts."
B'Elanna and Tom laughed and Kathryn took the ice from the brunette and put it on her jaw.
"Ok I'll leave you two alone. Chakotay and Harry took care of Jet'trel so I don't think you will have to worry about him anymore."
"Thanks Tom."
"Thanks dude."
Tom laughed at Kathryn's silliness as he closed the door.
"After everything I did to you today you still took a punch to the face for me."
Kathryn looked up at B'Elanna.
"I told you I liked you."