It was a simple day, the war had ended celebrations engulfed the station and in Quarks bar Kira sat alone, Dax had just left to have dinner with Worf, O'Brien was with Bashir in the Holosuite and Sisko was working late. Speeches and loud cheers had penetrated Kira's ears as she sipped her fourth Raktajino of the night.

"Care for something stronger Major?" Quark had asked.
"No, I'm fine."
"Are you su-"
"I said I'm fine Quark."
"Ok, just trying to lighten the mood."

Kira slumped down against the table, her had around her coffee and her face exhausted. Not many people were in Quarks that night but a man, with blazing orange hair had entered, his deep brown human eyes staring at the Major. Almost like destiny had handed him to her to stare at alone.

"Is this seat taken?" He had asked with his weird accent.
"Uh.. sure sit down."
"Thank you. Bar tender! One raktajino, double sweet."
"Coming right up." Quark replied.

He sat in silence with Kira for half an hour just sipping on his drink before he shyly spoke again.

"I see you don't drink either." He said with a smile.
"Oh... I do but I'm not in the mood."
"Ah well, maybe that's for the best? Alcohol won't do you any favours."
"Maybe not but it'd make me feel better."
"No, it won't. Try synth ale."
"No."
"Ah well from what I hear it tastes bad anyway."
"What so you... Don't drink at all?!"
"No, I don't not since I was eighteen and that was a long time ago Madame."
"Are you trying to flirt with me?" Kira asked.
"Maybe, depends if its working." ' Kira remembered as she sat alone in her quarters. Last night had been odd, Odo barging in, Cye telling her he had nothing to hide, Odo calling him a war criminal, Kira didn't think odo would stoop so low.

"Rise and shine Lieutenant Commander." Odo said with malice.
"Why am I here?! I demand to speak with Captain Sisko Immediately!" Cye demanded
"I'm afraid that is not possible, the Captain is off on earth visiting his Father." Odo lied and cocked his head to the left.
"I demand to s-"
"Stop with your demands they go onto deaf ears."
"I order you to release me."
"No, because you have no rank, so even a civilian out ranks you."
"What can I do?!"
"Sit down and shut up."

Kira wondered about the station, she didn't want company yet she did, she didn't believe Odo, but she did. The Cardassian design of the station brought a cold chill to her, she thought of her parents, the countless millions who died and yet all she saw in her thoughts was him, Cye.

"Kira to Odo."
"Acknowledged."
"What time are visiting hours?"
"Why is that Ner-Major?"
"Because I want to see Cyeberius."
"Kira he is going to be tried for treason."
"Treasonous or not I still love him Odo."
"Major, Captain Sisko has ordered me to keep him without visitors."
"I unders-"
"You have ten minutes, come to the security office." Odo said quietly.
"Why are you doing this for me Odo?"
"You know why Major."

A lump formed in her throat, she gulped but it wouldn't go away, guilt panged her heart and she suddenly felt as though she had used Odo's love for her to benefit her without giving anything in return.

"I- I know Odo."
"I will see you shortly." Odo said with a under-tone of upset in his voice before Kira was left with just empty sound around her.
Kira walked quickly thinking that maybe Odo would change his mind any second, she entered the Turbolift solemnly and glad to not have any company.
"Promenade" She said, the computer replied with a beep and sooner than expected she found herself staring out onto the busy Promenade.
Kira held her breath as she entered the security officer like Odo was emitting some type of poisonous gas, she knew it was stupid but couldn't help it.
"His in holding Cell A." Odo said his tone devoid of emotion.
"Thank you."
Odo nodded, turned his chair to face away from her as he silently hoped his crimes would turn Kira's love away from Cye and to him, foolishly he believe it was possible. But only for a instant.

Kira powered to the holding Cell, she couldn't help herself, she believed Cye to be innocent and she couldn't shake that small doubt in her mind, that niggling, horrible, dark doubt that maybe she was wrong, that maybe Cye was guilty of treason, a crime that was one of the very few crimes that she couldn't and won't forgive.

Kira pulled a chair up beside the forcefield, as close as she dared to get as if they argued she would most likely get up quickly, last time she had argued with a prisoner she had made the mistake of being to close and hitting her head and shoulders on the field, a mistake she didn't want to make again.

"Nerys!" Cye yelled threw the field.
"Cye.."
"Why has it been so difficult for me to get anywhere with the security officer? He seemed to take pleasure from this, its... perverse."

Kira let her mind laugh with a 'if only you knew' added to it, if only Cye knew that the man who had arrested him had took pleasure in it and that she didn't blame him. After all if she loved someone and had the ability to get even in a weird round about way with the partner of the one she loved.. She'd do the same.

"Security Chief Odo is very... thorough, he only let me see you because he... owed me a favour."
"What am I charged with? I've heard treason being thrown around by the Bajoran security guards, Murder by others and espionage by a Ferengi that was arrested and set free a few hours ago, I haven't-"
"Cye calm down. I'm sure there is a reason for this, it is probably a misunderstanding, try to be patient." Kira lied and soothed.
"You know why I'm here don't you?" Cye asked with accusation plainly plaited into his tone.
"I don't know anything."
"Nerys, your the first officer your my boss you have to know!"
"Well if you weren't sleeping with your boss, I.E me I would know but I don't because we are too close." Kira lied again adding humour to try and throw her orange-haired lover off.
"True, that is very... starfleetish."
"Yes I know and it annoys the hell outta me." Kira said trying to be convincingly angry.
"Oh Nerys, what am I going to do? In some cases people are killed for treason."
"Wait. You don't know that for sure? Treason seriously, your the one of the most loyal men I know, your not capable of treason."

Cye rolled his eyes discreetly, if only Kira knew what he was before joining Starfleet. "Loyalty means nothing." Cye muttered.
"What was that?"
"I love you."
"I love you t-"

"Sorry Major your time is up."
"It's ok Odo, I have to get to OPs."
"See you later." Cye started before looking at the way Odo stood, the way he spoke to Kira, the way his blue eyes stared as she turned on her heel about to leave.
"I love you Nerys." Cye raised his voice to rub it in.
"Love you too."

Odo's face hardened again after the Majors exit, he painted a straight line over his lips and turned to the prisoner.

"You are charged with the War Crime of Treason, you will be escorted to Earth for your... trial."