Ok we know the drill... All the characters, original story, and everything else is property of Paramount.. so I can't claim them as my own, GUTTED!!!.... This story is based on the Star Trek Voyager episode called "Parallax", but it has my own little dirty twist(wicked grin forms). The Story is PG-13..~~ This story is my first attempt at writing, although I think I have read them all.                                                                                                                                           ~ Enjoy!! ~                                                                                                                
 

                                                                                 

     



       "What if things were different?. What if it was my ship and I was the Captain, would you serve under me?"
           Kathryn Janeway stared into her First Officer's eyes and was quick to respond.
        " The one nice thing about being Captain, is that you don't have to reveal everything", a smile spread right across her face.
          Chakotay's dimples emerged in full force as he heard her reply.  One thing that he admired most about her, was her ability to pull his leg.
          The bond that had formed between them brought them close as friends, but their Command Structure had its own barriers to cross.
          Chakotay was used to his own ship, and his own set of rules and regulations, the Maquis way.
Kathryn on the other hand was a strong believer in Starfleet and its Principles. Principles that he knew that she would die for. Kathryn followed the rules to the letter, as she was confident, that it was her Principles that would get her crew home safely to the Alpha Quadrant.

          Kathryn and Chakotay silently left Engineering. Each pondered the very question that Chakotay proposed. What would she do??????

         Voyager was a far more superior ship then its Maquis counterpart. It was designed with bio-neural circurity, making it faster and more maneuverable in battle. It had a large armory with Photon torpedos, which made it a vessal not to be messed with. The fact still remained that if Chakotay didn't use his ship to collide with their Kazon enemies, the question he so blatantly suggested, would have been reality.
    
       Plus,Voyager was Kathryn's first command as a Captain. Even if she was on his ship, would she be able to serve under someone again? She knew that Chakotay was a great leader, but he was also the Captain of a Maquis ship; a rebel force against the Federation. Would she be able to follow orders from someone who followed another set of rules? ....Could she serve under him???

        "What are your dinner plans??"
The question startled Kathryn out of her train of thought.
        " OH!.... Well a stack of P.A.D.D's and a pot of Coffee....its going to be a LOOONNNG night!!"
        "Well I can see that your busy", Chakotay chuckled slightly.
        " VERY FUNNY!!"... "Well what are your brilliant plans???", Janeway replied in a sarcastic tone.
        "Well nothing;..... yet."
"Would you care to join me for dinner instead??"... "I know I'm no Engineering report, but I can cook." ..The sheepish smile appeared as quickly as it left as he awaited her reply.
     "I would love too Chakotay", she smiled an appreciated smile, and thought to herself*No more dinners alone*
The smile on Kathryn's face remained as they headed for the Bridge.

      Later that evening as they sat eating dinner, Kathryn realized how much she loved having a friend, a companion at her side. She knew that the many years ahead would be full of victories, and defeats, but that she needed someone there to help get through it. What Kathryn wasn't aware of, was the Chakotay had made a promise that no matter what, he would stay by her side. They remained in silence, comfortable silence for quite some time; slowly savoring the culinary masterpiece that Chakotay had made, Thai Stir Fry. As Kathryn sat there she slowly ascended her eyes up Chakotay's muscular chest which was bulging against his white cotton shirt.
She kept looking higher as she became fixed on his full wet lips. It must have minutes as she watched him slowly take in bitefuls of food, secretly wishing it was her mouth instead of a fork that was being sucked clean in his mouth. Her eyes finally arose to its destination, his dark coffee eyes...
"Boy!!" "Did she LOVE his eyes!!".. So dark that someone could lose themselves in them.
What Kathryn didn't realize was that Chakotay was watching her as she watched him. He watched as her chest rose and fell with every breath she took,  her red lucious lips, and finally he raised his head high enough to make contact with her sea-blue eyes. As their eyes locked on to each other a volt of electricity passed through them, and their feelings for each other became quite aparant. After what seemed like an eternity of staring deeply into each other's eyes, Kathryn broke the lock, and headed for his couch. She started to look though a pile of P.A.D.D's, as if she was looking for a specific one.
Chakotay knew that she was nervous, hell! so was he. They both knew that there was a growing attraction between them, and Chakotay knew that they were both scared to cross the line from friends to something more.
*sigh*" "Why am I so nervous?" I know that Chakotay cares deeply for me, and I care for him as well. "I know that Mark will move on, he most likely presumes that I'm dead, as well as everyone else;....  "Maybe deep down its me that can't move one".. "Can I move on?" "Love another?"
Kathryn was so deep in thought, that she didn't even realize that Chakotay had moved on to the couch, quite close to her.                                                           
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Meg's Holodeck!!
THE BREATH OF REALITY
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