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The day everyone had been waiting for finally arrived. It was the day of Worf and Jadzia's wedding. For weeks the crew had been decorating, preparing food and gifts, and cleared out a room in order to give the newlyweds some privacy on their wedding night.
Jadzia had agreed to hold a traditional Klingon wedding for Worf (or at least as traditional as they could maintain on this planet). The wedding began with several people beating on drums, signalling the start of the wedding. Everyone waited in anticipation as Benjamin Sisko preformed the ceremony, as both Worf and Jadzia had requested.
"In fire and steel did the gods forge the Klingon heart? So fiercely did it beat and so loud was the sound that the gods called out, 'On this day we have forged the strongest heart in all the heavens. No one can stand before it.' But then the Klingon heart weakened and the gods asked, 'Why have you weakened so? We have made you the strongest in all creation.' And the heart said…" spoke Sisko.
Worf stepped forward, prepared to give the speech he had spent months rehearsing.
"I..I..I am a-alone. I a-a-ask of you to…make me a companion." stuttered Worf.
Worf felt foolish for stumbling over his vows. He had been practicing this for months and yet he still felt nervous. Perhaps if they were still on DS9 and he was with other Klingons then it would be different, but Worf was no longer on the station so what could or would have been did not matter. All that mattered was the woman who stood before him.
"So the gods returned to their forge and created another heart." continued Sisko.
This time Jadzia stood. She was dressed in a simple working dress with flowers woven into her long braided hair. Worf found himself so transfixed by the sight of Jadzia dressed for their wedding that he almost did not notice when Sisko handed the couple each a bat'leth.
"But the second heart beat stronger than the first. The first grew jealous of its power. Luckily the second heart was tempered by its strength." spoke aloud Sisko.
"If we join together no force can stop us." said Jadzia.
Worf and Jadzia now set aside their bat'leth, joining hands as the ceremony continued.
"And when the two hearts began to beat together, they filled the heavens with a terrible sound. For the first time the gods knew fear. They tried to flee but were slain by the hearts they had forged. To this very day no one can oppose the beating of two Klingon hearts." finished Sisko.
The ceremony concluded with Worf and Jadzia swearing to always be at the other's side and ever let any opponent separate them. The entire crew cheered as they kissed.
As the applause for the newlyweds continued to echo throughout the valley, two others quietly slipped away to talk. Odo had reluctantly agreed to go with Kira under the deception to everyone else that they had gone to get more food for the feast. When the two of them were alone in the shelter with no one around, the moment Odo had been dreading finally happened.
"Odo, we can't keep going on like this. We need to talk about what you said to me in the sickbay." stated Kira.
"Talk about what, major? About how I have hidden my feelings for you knowing you could never return them." bitterly replied Odo.
Kira was slightly taken aback by the tone of Odo's voice but she was not all too surprised. Everyone had changed in some way since the crash. Why should Odo be an acception?
"First of all, my feelings are my own to decide. Second, what made you think that I would never return your feelings?" asked Kira.
Odo was momentarily stunned but Kira cut him off before he had the chance to interrupt her.
"You have always been one of my closest friends, Odo. I truly do care about you. But it wasn't until you told me about your feelings that I considered the possibility of us being something more than friends. I talked to Jadzia and asked the Prophets for guidance. What I got was a single moment of clarity. In that moment I realised my feelings for you had changed. Please don't think I'd just because we're trapped on this planet that I'm saying this, and I'm not just telling you what you want to hear, Odo. I genuinely think I might be in love with you. All I am asking is that we give this a chance and see where it takes us." explained Kira.
Odo didn't know what to say. This is what he had wanted for so long and now that he was practically given the opportunity to be with the one he secretly loved, he had no words to describe how he felt. So Odo let his actions speak for him.
The Changeling gently grabbed the Bajoran by the shoulders and placed a soft kiss to her lips. His hands found their place in her hair and on her back as she wrapped her arms around his neck. That kiss was all the two needed to know that they were going to be together and that nothing would ever separate them.
Sorry about the late update. I have been having writers block and couldn't think of a way to continue the story. I'll try to update faster in the future. Comment if you like the story.