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Ellara had spent a week back on the ship before she decided to finally make her way to the cafeteria. Well, at least, the make her way there at noon. She had spent the past seven days eating either an hour earlier or later to avoid seeing Doctor McCoy and his group of friends. Ellara was trying to test out staying alone, to avoid making new friends she could lose, but decided against it when her bedroom wall started looking like good company.

So there she was standing, staring at the large amount of Ensigns, Commanders and Lieutenants sitting around in the cafeteria on their breaks. Ellara was looking around for the Doctor when she felt a large hand clap down on her shoulder. "Counsellor Lat'toy." said the doctor.

She turned around, shock settling in as she saw the large amount of people that had come with him. There were at least six, all of them looking for a free table. Once one was spotted, they collectively walked towards it and sat down with their meals. Ellara was staring at them, fear overtaking her mind. Leonard sense her fear, and felt her start to move backwards under his hand, so he clamped down tighter. "Come on, kid. Let's go sit down." he suggested, beginning to lead her to his group.

Bones cleared his throat, catching the attention of the bridge crew and Scotty. "Guys, this is Counsellor Lat'toy." he started. "She's gonna be sitting with us today. Be nice." he directed the last part with a glare at Jim. The damn bastard only smirked.

Ellara spied Lieutenant Uhura out of the corner of her eye, and Commander Spock right beside her. As Doctor McCoy moved to sit beside the Captain, Ellara quickly took the empty seat beside the couple. After a few beats, conversation began to flow, and Ellara kept her head down as she ate. "So, Counsellor Lat'toy." spoke the suave Captain.

She glanced up and gave him her attention. "Have you got a first name?" the Captain asked, leaning back in his seat and smirking.

Ellara quickly nodded before muttering out her name. "Ell-ar-a." he sounded out, leaning into her personal space. Ellara moved backwards a little bit, not used to such an invasion.

"Jim." Bones warned, reprimanding his friend. Ellara had only just joined them; he didn't want her to be scared off.

"What?" Jim complained, knowing exactly what he'd done. He just wanted the new girl to feel included, and he was pretty enthusiastic when it came to how he expressed himself.

An awkward settled over the table as everyone struggled to pick up their previous conversations. Ellara examined the faces of each of the crew members, noting how uncomfortable they looked, and couldn't help but assume that it was due to her presence. Just as she was about to get up to leave, a man who'd introduced himself as Scotty Montgomery addressed her with a question of his own. "So, lassie, what made you choose to be a counsellor?"

Ellara blinked a couple of times, not expecting a question like that. She took a few moments to reflect on exactly why she'd chosen the career in the first place before answering. "Well, I actually came up with the idea when I was about eighteen. All of Rendoria was ecstatic because we'd heard the rumours that we would be joining the Federation soon. At that point in time, I didn't even know what I wanted to do with my life. Usually when a member of my race is conflicted, we go to see a High Priest or Priestess. So, I followed tradition and did. I never was able to ask my question, though. One of the new Priestess' was freaking out because she couldn't handle the voices in her head. She was standing on a ledge in her bedroom, trying to muster up the courage to jump off. When I got there, the others practically pushed me towards her to help. I visited frequently, you see. So, anyways, they pushed me towards her, because I had helped her before, and it took about an hour, but I managed to calm her down and get her off the ledge. And once I had her safely in my arms, she looked at me, and just said, "I don't know how you do it, but I swear you're better at helping people then I ever could be." and then passed out from the shock. And that's when I knew I wanted to help people. Because helping her had brought me so much joy, to know that I had changed her life, at least a little bit."

At the end of her tale. the entire table was looking thoughtfully at the Rendorian girl. Noticing this, Ellara hid her face a little bit, not used to so much attention.

"Hang on a second," the Captain started, looking confused. "Why were you always there?"

Ellara's breath caught in her throat as she remembered the nature of her visits. She couldn't tell them. She couldn't tell anyone. Mourning wasn't supposed to last for so long, this wasn't something they needed to know. Ellara, blinking back tears, quickly got up and muttered an apology, saying she had to get back to work. Everyone stared at her retreating form, confused. "Well, good job Jim. Ya chased her away." Bones growled out.

Kirk looked back and forth, confused at how he'd offended her. "That was really weird." Chekov chipped in, before promptly returning to his food.

"I gotta agree." Sulu added, wondering just what was up with the new counsellor.

"That was quite peculiar." Spock said, turning to McCoy to ask her about Ellara. "Do you have an idea as to why Counsellor Lat'toy would be sensitive to the subject of visiting the High Priests and Priestess' of Rendoria VI?"

Bones shook his head, not really sure what was up with Ellara. Standing up, he finally said, "I'm not sure what's going on with her. I'll ask her about it next time I see her."

Bones left the table, leaving the others to reflect upon what had just happened.

On the opposite end of the ship, Ellara was curled up in the corner of her room, teetering on the edge of a full blown breakdown. She had her knees hugged up to her chest, and was rocking back and forth. She shouldn't have started talking about them, she should have just lied and said she always knew, why couldn't she tell that this would have happened? As she finally let loose the sobs she had been holding back, Ellara wondered what her mother would say if she saw her like this. Would she comfort her, or would she reprimand her for not getting over their deaths? She had a feeling that if her father had remained more active in her life, she wouldn't have been like this. She wouldn't fall to pieces every time she even thought of her mother and her beloved.

Ellara quickly shook that thought away. This wasn't her fathers' fault. He suffered an even greater loss that day, he had to work through his own troubles. But that still didn't change the fact that Ellara was sobbing in her room at people she had lost almost ten years ago.

It took another fifteen minutes for Ellara to calm down, and another ten to clean herself up. Once she had approved her appearance in her mirror, she slowly began making her way to her office, regaining her mental stability.

When she finally arrived, Ellara found Lieutenant Uhura waiting for her. "Lieutenant Uhura, how are you?" Ellara asked, gesturing for her to enter the room.

Uhura walked in, and quickly took her usual spot. "I'm alright, I guess."

Ellara frowned, wondering why the woman seemed extremely anxious. She slowly made her way to her chair, thinking of what to say. "Tell me, Uhura, what's wrong?"

The Lieutenant took a deep breath, before opening her mouth to speak. There was a short pause, where she just stared, before she finally spoke, "I think… I think I need to break up with Spock." She looked up, tears shining in her eyes as she shook her head. "I don't want to do this. I love him, but this relationship is doing me more harm then good."

Ellara nodded, considering what Uhura had said. "Is this what you believe is necessary?" she asked.

Lieutenant Uhura though for a moment, evaluating her reasoning. "I'm not sure. I want to be happy, I just don't know if it's with him.

"Well, why don't you ask him to come with you and see me, so I can talk to the both of you, and we can discuss this." Ellara suggested.

Uhura nodded slowly, before getting up to leave. "Thank you for seeing me today, Ellara. And I'm sorry about what happened during lunch."

Ellara blanched, remembering what had happened. "I-it's alright. I'll see you soon." she shooed the Lieutenant out, before quickly closing the door and sinking down against it. This would be interesting

So, this chapter wasn't even 2,000 words which really pisses me off, and it's four days late, but I started a new tv show... my attention was grabbed I'm sorry. So, I greatly apologize for that. If it happens again, I'll probably just try and make the updates weekly rather then every other day, which tbh is a much better idea... So, anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, still looking for a beta, any constructive criticism is encouraged.

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Updated August 5th, 2016.