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Kira wiped the sweat from her brow, taking a moment to rest before returning to watering the crops. Jadzia walked up to her friend, offering to share her canteen. Kira graciously took a long sip from the canteen, a sigh of relief escaping her lips after the cooling liquid slit down her throat.
The summer heat was taking its toll on everyone. The blistering heat already caused several people to be sent to Bashir to deal with hallucination and heat stroke. Jadzia had cut her hair, like many of the female crew members, in an attempt to keep cool but was still suffering from the heat. Kira was handling the heat better than most, being used to extreme temperature changes from her time fighting the Cardassians during the Occupation.
"I don't know how much more of this heat I can take. I just hope it lets up soon. I promised Worf I'd grow my hair out before the wedding." spoke Jadzia.
"So how is the wedding planning going?" asked Kira.
Ever since Worf and Jadzia had announced their engagement, the entire settlement had been in an uproar. It was to be the first wedding in the settlement. Everyone was excited to see what the ceremony would be like. The majority Defiant crew had been human, meaning they had no idea how Klingon or Trill weddings were preformed.
"We are still deciding on the details, but Worf and I have asked Sisko to officiate our wedding. You should have seen the look of Benjamin's face when I asked him to officiate the wedding. You'd think he'd been told he got promoted to admiral by how he reacted." laughed Jadzia.
Kira let out a light laugh. Her laughter then faded as her expression grew grim.
"Kira, are you alright?" concernedly asked Jadzia.
"Jadzia, what would you do if someone said they were in love with you but then ran away?" wondered Kira.
Jadzia was confused by Kira's question.
"Where did that come from? Does this have something to do with how you and Odo have been acting for the last few weeks?" questioned Jadzia.
For the last few weeks, ever since she had been discharged by Bashir, Odo and Kira had been avoiding each other. More precisely, Odo had been avoiding Kira. Jadzia had no idea why the former constable was doing everything he could to avoid the major. Almost everyone had noticed Odo's change in behavior. It was hard not to, considering how clingy the Changeling had been towards the Bajoran during the winter.
"When I was sick, Odo confessed that he was in love with me. At first I thought it was just a dream but when I confronted him about it when I was better, he denied that he had said anything like that. Since then Odo has been avoiding me and I don't know what to do." confessed Kira.
Jadzia placed a hand on Kira's shoulder, giving her friend a reassuring smile.
"I think you need to think about how you feel about Odo." said Jadzia.
"Odo's my friend. He's been the closest thing I've had to family since my parents and brothers died. I care about Odo but I never thought about him in that way. It never crossed my mind." stated Kira.
"Perhaps you should. We're going to be stuck here for the rest of our lives, Kira. Just give yourself some time. You don't have to rush into anything." gently spoke Jadzia.
Without another word, Jadzia got back to watering the crops. Kira decided to think about her feelings for Odo before confronting the Changeling about his recent behavior. It was like Jadzia said. They were going to be stuck on this planet for the rest of their lives. There was no need to rush into something until she was ready.
Sorry about the late update. I've been busy with exams. Tell me if anyone seems out of character. I'll try to fix it in future chapters. Comment if you like the story.