Note: I first posted this story in two parts. And I was going to leave it in two parts, but when I went back and looked over both parts I found lots of mistakes in both and decided that while I corrected them I would just merge this story into one part since neither part is very long. Once again the aliens in this story aren't very well described, but you're reading for the J/P stuff, not alien descriptions, right?
Disclaimer: Once again I do not own anything related to Star Trek or Star Trek Voyager or anything of Paramount’s, I only own my story idea. I make no money off this, I only did it for fun:-)
Summary: Stranded on a strange planet Kathryn finds herself forced to mate with Tom in an alien ceremony and later they discover interesting consequences.
Rating: PG - 13
Altered Chemistry
By Emma Love
The story begins shortly after Basic's pt. 2.
Tom and I are stranded on a barren planet with only a twisted shuttle for company. I am glad I'm not alone, but I almost wish B'Elanna were here instead of Tom, because she might come closer to being able to repair the shuttle. But I know Tom will do his best, this is just bringing back unpleasant memories of the last time I was away from Voyager with little hope of returning. But we got back then and I know we will now.
The Captain should look worried, at the very least she should look rumpled from the crash, but does she? No, she looks perfect and in control as always. I'm worried, heck I'm scared, our shuttle is damaged beyond my ability to repair and she knows this. But what makes it worse is Voyager will not realize anything is wrong for over a week, since we went ahead of Voyager on a survey mission. The really bad thing is we only have enough water and rations to last for three days, and at first glance I don't think we'll be finding any on this planet.
"Tom, any luck?" Kathryn asks breaking the silence.
"None, Captain, and it'll be dark soon."
"Yes and we know nothing about what happens on this world after dark. We don't even know if there are any life forms here, since the ion storm hit before we thoroughly scanned the planet."
"Hey if there are life forms here, maybe we'll get lucky and they'll have a spare shuttle just waiting for us," Tom quips rising from beside the damaged shuttle.
Kathryn just gives Tom 'the look', before looking around. "Well we can see for miles, but I don’t see anything other than dust. Which way do you think we should head?"
Tom shrugs, "you're the Captain, I'm just the driver."
"And not a very good one this time," she teases and laughs when he fakes looking hurt. "This way then. Let's get all the supplies we'll need and start moving."
"Yes ma'am," Tom says and begins loading a pack. "But I'll have you know, if it weren't for my driving we wouldn't have survived the crash," he adds, which makes Kathryn chuckle.
Several hours later they finally reach a dense forest, and decide to rest since night has fallen.
"We need a fire, the temperature has rapidly dropped," Kathryn says as she begins to unload her pack.
"Ahh, Captain. We don't have anything to start a fire with," Tom replies unloading his pack.
"Great," Kathryn mutters. "We will have to sleep in the same sleeping bag for warmth."
"I'm game," he says smirking.
"Tom, I doubt it will get *that* cold."
"A guy can dream? Can't he?"
"Not with me."
Tom chuckles as Kathryn continues getting their bed ready.
I am really going to have to hurt him if he starts anything, she thinks to herself. But oh wouldn't I enjoy it? No I'm the Captain, I most certainly would not enjoy it!
Man, this is great, Tom's thinking as he watches her. Of course it would be better if she'd loosen up. What am I thinking? Hello Paris that's your Captain, you know the one person in the universe who thought you deserved a third chance, the one person who trusted you! But she's kinda sexy when she's worried. No Paris, don't even go there.
"Tom, you ready… for bed," she asks grinning. Don't tease him Kathryn, you know how he is. What are you thinking? But secretly she too was hoping it might get a little colder, especially when Tom snuggled in beside her.
"Don't worry Captain, if it gets much colder, I know some great techniques for making heat."
"Good night, mister Paris."
As daylight awakes Kathryn, she suddenly realizes her and Tom aren't alone.
"Hello," she calls out, as Tom wakes, hoping the human looking females will be friendly and speak in a language the universal translator can translate.
"Hello," the lead scantly clad female barks. "Who are you and why have you crossed our boarder?"
Kathryn notices Tom gaping at the almost nude females, and almost laughs but catches herself in time.
"I'm Captain Kathryn Janeway, and this is Lieutenant Tom Paris. I'm sorry but our shuttle crashed on this planet and we are stranded, but we didn't mean to cross your boarder. We will leave if you wish," please don't make us leave. I do not want to walk a thousand (okay I'm exaggerating, but it felt like a thousand) miles, in the other direction.
"Is he yours," a second female asks before the leader responds.
"He's a member of my crew, yes. Why?"
"I want him, and if he is not yours I will have him for my mate."
Kathryn makes a quick decision, "he is mine." However, she elbows Tom just to make sure he doesn't say a word.
The second female opens her mouth, but is cut off. "*Enough*! The man is all ready claimed," the lead female says. "Where is your shuttle?"
"Several miles back that way," Tom replies pointing in the direction they came.
"I will send some of my people to fix it. In the meantime you will be our guests, it's not safe in this place alone.
Hours later Kathryn and Tom are safely inside the small camp, and have learned much about these people while having a warm meal. At first they were actually surprised that these people were warp capable, seeing how they live, but Cil'an, the leader, explained they chose this life because it was considered pure by their people.
"I challenge you, for Lieutenant Tom Paris. He does not act like your mate," the second female named Gil'an says to Kathryn.
Kathryn looks to Cil'an, "what does this challenge entail?"
"You must show us that he is yours, or you must fight Gil'an to the death," Cil'an says simply.
"Show you? What does that mean exactly?" Kathryn asks.
"Mate with him, in front of myself and the challenger, Gil'an."
Tom don't smile, don't grin, if you do the Captain will kill you, Tom keeps chanting to himself over and over.
"I'm sorry, but my species likes privacy for mating."
"Then you wish to fight Gil'an to the death. Prepare the..."
"No, I do not want to fight Gil'an to the death," Kathryn sighs, knowing she's been beat. "Tom and I will mate."
For one split second Tom thinks he's dreaming. Did she just say that? Yes. Did she just mean that? Oh boy, we're in… I'm in trouble. She'll kill me later, but... I'm about to be with the Captain, and this time I will remember it! But she's gonna kill me.
"Before you begin the ceremony, you must remove you're clothing, Gil'an and myself will give you ten minutes to undress," Cil'an says turning to leave.
"Cap… Captain… Kathryn are… are you sure you… you want to do this?" Great now I can't even talk.
"Tom, I am not fighting Gil'an to the death, even if I thought I could win. At least this way nobody gets killed, and I promise I won't kill you later… if you’re good," she grins as she begins undressing.
Tom can't move, can't think clearly, and certainly can't speak. No, not like this, I don't want her forced to be with me again. I want her, but not like this.
"Tom, unless you know another way to do this, the clothes will have to come off," she says lightly, but Tom can tell she's not really happy. "Tom, it's okay. I don't really mind, and I *know* you *can* do this," she smiles and he does too. "It'll be all right."
He nods and quickly undresses as Cil'an and Gil'an enter. Cil'an lifts her arms and begins to speak. "We are here to witness Captain Kathryn Janeway claiming Lieutenant Tom Paris for her mate. After this mating they will be one, and no other may claim this man. Gil'an after the bonding Lieutenant Tom Paris will belong without question to Captain
Kathryn Janeway."
Gil'an nods, "after the bonding, I will never seek him for my mate. He will belong to Captain Kathryn Janeway now and forever."
Cil'an looks to Kathryn and Tom, "we will not speak once you begin, and we will watch from that room, but that is the most privacy we can give you."
"We understand," Kathryn replies.
"Before you begin, you must each read what is wrote here," Cil'an says handing Kathryn and Tom a torn piece of paper.
Kathryn takes a deep breath and begins, "I've claimed this man, Lieutenant Tom Paris, for my own. From now until the end, no other may have him. I will defend and care for him and he will be a part of me."
Tom sighs, "I accept you, Captain Kathryn Janeway, as my mate, my life is yours. No other may ever have me. We will be one."
"Gil'an," Cil'an says rising, "they've taken the oath, Lieutenant Tom Paris belongs to Captain Kathryn Janeway." Cil'an turns to Tom and Kathryn, "you may begin."
Kathryn moves closer to Tom, oh this is weird, she thinks, but when Tom takes her into his arms it doesn't feel as weird anymore.
"Captain," he whispers with his face buried in her hair.
"I think you can call me Kathryn, don't you," she asks smiling.
"Kathryn I want you, but not like this. I don't want you being forced into it."
"I know," she whispers before kissing him. "Don't worry Tom, we'll be fine, it really will be okay," she says before kissing him again deeper.
As Cil'an and Gil'an watch unnoticed by Kathryn and Tom anymore, the crystal, that started glowing when the ceremony began, shatters and the two women leave, knowing Kathryn and Tom are life mates now.
Some time later, Kathryn lays curled up in Tom's arms feeling more at peace than she ever has. Tom hugs her loosely thinking he's just found the best thing in the universe, but knows it won't last. Because once they get back to Voyager she will become the Captain again and he will simply be a member of her crew, not her mate.
Later that day Cil'an informs them their shuttle is ready and they depart for Voyager. Just before they reach the ship Kathryn looks sadly at Tom.
"You realize this never happened."
He nods sadly.
[Authors note: This story continues almost a year later, after Tom and B'Elanna's experience in Blood Fever. This story assumes the reason Tom didn't look like he was enjoying himself is because he couldn't do the deed:-)]
"I do not understand," the Doctor says again, "and you say this has happened before?"
Tom snorts, "yes, a couple of times. I just can't, I get all primed and ready and then just before I move in, it… it goes soft."
The Doctor picks up a tricorder and scans Tom thoroughly, "um hum, I think I've found the cause."
"What is it?!"
"Doctor to Janeway," he says tapping his commbadge. "Janeway here."
"Can you come to sick bay, right away?"
"On my way, Janeway out." The Doctor turns and begins asking Tom questions.
After Kathryn arrives in sick-bay the Doctor begins explaining Tom's condition and the reason for it, "Tom tells me that you were bonded in an alien ceremony almost a year ago. Do you remember what happened?"
"Yes, why?"
"Tom's chemistry has been altered somehow, as near as I can tell he can only have sexual relations with you, and I suspect you would be unable to lubricate yourself with another man."
"Huh?" Kathryn asks very stunned. "Can you reverse the changes?"
"Not as far as I can tell, the only possible way I could do it, would leave you and mister Paris unable to have sex with anyone, as it stands right now you can still have sex with each other."
Kathryn sinks down on the nearest biobed, "you mean… oh no," she groans. "Tom why haven't you said anything before now?"
"Well," he coughs, "this isn't something guys like to talk about, and I didn't know what was wrong until now."
"I'm sorry, Tom. I don't understand how this happened and I wish I could change it. What did they do to us?"
"Married us in an interesting way, apparently. So have you… you know, since then?"
"No, but the Doctor is right, it would probably be like rape." Which probably explains why I haven't been responding to Chakotay's recent flirting like I used to.
"I don't know about you, but I don't want to be where I can't have sex at all," Tom says. "So I guess I'm yours, Captain," he teases thinking back to the day he met her.
"Oh Tom," she sighs, "I can't, I mean I'm the Captain, I can't have a husband who's a member of my crew."
"Well as I was just explaining to mister Paris before you arrived, he has to have sex now, his experience on the planet with B'Elanna has, to put it crudely, got his motor going and he needs release or it will permanently damage him."
Kathryn sighs, "not here. I'm sorry Doctor, but I do *not* want to do this with an audience again. Janeway to Chakotay."
"Chakotay here."
"I have a problem, nothing serious," she says giving Tom a sideways smile, "but I'm going to have to take the rest of the day off, Doctor's orders. You have the bridge."
"Understood, Chakotay out."
"Well let's go take care of your little problem," Kathryn teases, rising from the biobed, in for a penny, in for a pound, she decides.
"*Little*," he yelps, "I'll have you know it's a *big* problem."
The Doctor watches them leave making a note of their strange behavior for future reference on human relationships.
Much later Kathryn finds herself once again snuggled in Tom Paris' arms, and this time she realizes that she has found her mate, whether she likes it or not. And though she might not have chosen Tom Paris under normal circumstances, she's glad she did choose him, "Tom."
"Hmmm," he replies sleepily.
"We can't tell the crew yet. I mean how do I tell them that I got married and that for some strange reason the person I married along with myself cannot have sex with anyone else?"
"You'll find a way," he replies rising and kissing her deeply, "you always do."
[Author’s note: The story continues in the middle of Day of Honor.]
I’m exhausted. Kathryn's sitting in her ready room thinking about the trying couple of weeks she and her crew has been through. Between the Borg, Species 8472, Chakotay, and Kes it's a wonder I'm still sane. I can't believe Chakotay would disobey my order's like he did, and Kes...
We lost Kes, she didn't die, but she is gone, which has hurt me, and some of the crew deeply, but we gained Seven of Nine. However I find myself wondering about the sanity of that decision. Maybe Chakotay is right, at least about Seven of Nine. No I believe she will make a fine addition to this crew and a valued member, someday.
As for Tom, well he didn't disobey my orders even though he wasn't happy about them. What worries me a little is all the time he's been spending with B'Elanna recently. I know he was chasing her before we realized we were permanently mated. Now the thought of Tom and B'Elanna getting together makes my chest tight.
I hope Tom isn't trying to convince B'Elanna to fight me to the death in an effort to get divorced. No he wouldn't do that, would he? No he wouldn't! Of course even if she did kill me I doubt very much that it would free him, from what I remember of the words during the ceremony we are bound to death and beyond. Scary thought that, but according to the Doctor, it is a fact and a fact that will not change.
At that moment her door chime sounds breaking her train of thought, "enter," she calls out.
The door opens and Chakotay enters, "how are you feeling, Kathryn?"
"Fine, just a little tired. Any word on Tom and B'Elanna yet?"
"Nope, not yet. We're setting a course for their last known position, we should be there shortly."
"Keep me informed. I'm going to be here trying to catch up on my 'paperwork'."
"You should try and get some rest," he says before leaving.
Meanwhile in the dense blackness of space, Tom's holding B'Elanna closely to keep her from floating away, while he wonder's if Kathryn will find them before it's too late.
"Tom," B'Elanna says softly, "about what happened in the caves, I'm sorry I attacked you. And I want you to know how much I respect you for not taking advantage of me. I'm also sorry that I've been so hard on you recently."
"It's okay, B'Elanna. I'm just sorry that if Vorrik hadn't come along I wouldn't have been able to help you," he sighs. To him it's almost funny, he thinks, all the time I spent chasing her, then to have her basically fall into my arms and I couldn't do anything. Not that I don't love Kathryn, I do, it's just that I think a relationship between B'Elanna and I might have been fun, granted it probably wouldn't have lasted. Ah, maybe I just have a bad case of cold feet, I guess being bonded to someone for life will do that to you.
"Did you find out what was wrong?"
"Actually, yes I did," Tom whispers, then sighs again, "since we're probably going to die anyway... Kathryn and I were married in an alien ceremony about a year ago and we were chemically altered, we can't be with anyone else, ever."
"What?! You and… The Captain, why?"
"Well one of the alien women wanted me for her mate, so Kathryn said I was hers, then the alien woman challenged her. Well to make a long story short, it was either Kathryn fight her to the death or make love to me. Guess which one she picked, of course she might not have if we'd known what we were about to get ourselves into."
Tom and the Captain married. I never thought something like that would ever happen and now I'm not exactly sure how I feel about it, B'Elanna sighs almost laughing. I'm in what may be the last moments of my life and I'm jealous. Typical. But since our experience in the caves I've been kinda chasing him and now I find out he's not only married to the Captain, but unable to divorce her as well. However since we are probably going to die anyway I'm going to be nice and understanding.
"Were you happy?"
"Yes," he answers simply. But secretly he wonders if Kathryn really loves him and if she doesn't how long until she drops him and decides to live without any man. I don't think Kathryn is like that, but it's happened before... well not exactly the same situation, but similar.
"Is she happy?"
He takes a deep breath, "she seems to be, but I don't... She was reluctant to... you know at first and now she doesn't want to tell the crew."
B'Elanna grits her teeth, "well I can see why... I mean most of us, the crew, already have her paired up with Chakotay, so it would be like dropping a bomb," there I didn't let my personal feelings get in the way. I like the Captain and I do want her to be happy, but I wanted... No I'm not going there. "Just... well if we get back, just be patient, I'm sure she'll tell us when she's ready and thinks the crew is ready."
Tom nods even though B'Elanna can't see, "thank you, you're right I hadn't considered that."
After a few moments silence he looks at her, "thank you for being such a good friend."
"I haven't always been a good friend," she reminds him smiling. "Remember I hated you at first."
"Yeah I know, but you're a good friend now."
"Thanks Tom, you're a good friend too," she whispers as they lose consciousness.
After Voyager finds Tom and B'Elanna and they recover, B'Elanna corners Chakotay in a turbo lift.
"Chakotay, I need to tell you something, but I'm not sure how to," she begins. "It's about the Captain and Tom."
"What about them?"
B'Elanna sighs, "okay, but before I tell you, you have to promise me you won't say anything to anyone, because the only reason I'm telling you is because you deserve to know before the rest of the crew..."
B'Elanna's cut off by the chirp of Chakotay's commbadge, "Janeway to Chakotay."
"Chakotay here, Captain."
"Can you come to my ready room, I need to speak with you?"
"On my way, Chakotay out," he looks at B'Elanna. "Whatever you were going to tell me will have to wait."
Just before reaching the Captain's ready room it hit's him exactly what B'Elanna was trying to tell him.
B'Elanna was trying to warn me that Kathryn and Paris are together. When did they get together? How did they get together?
Thinking back he realizes he noticed a change in them after B'Elanna and Tom were trapped in the caves, but they were different even before that.
Well there's only one way to find out, he decides.
When the door slides open Chakotay isn't surprised to see Tom Paris with her. So they've decided to tell me together, he thinks wryly.
"Chakotay," Kathryn says slowly, "Tom has told me what he told B'Elanna. So I decided you should hear this from me, instead of someone else."
"I know, well at least that you and Paris are together. What I want to know is why?"
Kathryn quickly explains the alien ceremony and the effects they discovered, and manages to do so without blushing or flinching. When she finishes she looks at Tom, "I've also realized that I do love him and when we are together I'm at peace."
Tom's mouth drops open and he quickly closes it, but not before Kathryn sees. "Tom I know you've been wondering about my feelings and if I'm going to change my mind about this, and I want you to know that I'm not changing my mind. For better or worse, you're mine."
Tom says a silent pray of thanks as he takes her into his arms, "I love you too."
Chakotay clears his throat, just to let them know he's still there and hopefully to make them stop kissing. Standing here watching them is painful for him, but he realizes not as painful as he thought it would be. I guess after our disagreement over the Borg, I've realized a relationship between us wouldn't work smoothly, but it could work.
"Thank you for telling me before you told the crew. I," he swallows, but continues, "wish you two the best." But if it doesn't work out I'll be here waiting and we will find a way to break the bond, he thinks, but aloud he asks, "When are you going to tell the crew?"
"Not for awhile, I think. I just don't think it would be wise at this time, at least not until the crew can get accustomed to seeing us together more. Then we can tell everyone," she answers from Tom's arms, where he's still holding her loosely. "Do you agree, Tom?"
This time Tom manages to hide his shock. She's asking me, she really cares what I think? Yes! "Yeah, sure. I mean I think that's a good idea."
Chakotay nods, "if you need anything, just ask. I'll be here for you."
After he leaves Tom grins at Kathryn, "why do I think he meant you and not me?"
Kathryn laughs, "it's just going to take time for him to get used to us being together. But he will get used to it, after all we can't leave each other."
Tom pulls her tighter, "I'm glad," he whispers and discovers he means it, he's no longer mourning his lost freedom.
Later that night Chakotay enters his quarter's and discovers B'Elanna waiting for him. Chakotay smiles.
"Did she tell you?"
"Actually they did, Paris was with her."
"So what do you think?"
"I don't know if it will work, but Kathryn seems determined. But if it doesn't work they will both need somebody to be there for them. I've asked the Doctor to keep looking for a way to reverse the biological changes," Chakotay says evenly trying to hide his deeper feelings.
"Come on Chakotay, you're not fooling me, you're hoping they'll break up!"
He takes a deep breath, "I'll admit I have strong feelings for Kathryn, if you admit you have strong feelings for Paris."
B'Elanna growls, "yes. I have feelings for Tom. Guess I just waited to long to tell him, cause I think Tom really loves her."
"They do have feelings for each other, but do they love each other, or is just the effects of the bonding? That's why I want the changes reversed, if they really care for each other, then I will accept that and won't stand in their way."
"And if the Doctor can't reverse the changes," B'Elanna asks sharply.
"I'm not willing to accept that yet," Chakotay answers. "But it may be a possibility that the changes are permanent, and if they can't be reversed then we will have no choice but to accept them. I wouldn't ask Kathryn to go through the rest of this trip with no one."
B'Elanna sighs, "yeah, I guess you're right. But what about our feelings?"
"Well in the words of Seven of Nine, Irrelevant!"
"There's that sense of humor I hate," B'Elanna growls.
"You don't really hate it, do you?" he asks smiling, then turns serious. "But we do have to consider the possibility that they really do love each other, and that even if we reverse the changes they will stay together."
B'Elanna nods seriously, then grins, "oh but I do hate that sense of humor! But I like you anyway."
Several months later Harry Kim is setting in his quarter's thinking about the changes in the Senior Staff. In the past few months the Captain and Tom have gotten closer, as have B'Elanna and the Commander. There was a really tense period for about a week, but whatever it was seems to have worked out.
I'm just surprised. I expected Tom and B'Elanna to grow closer, not Tom and the Captain, which I heard him call her Kathryn last night in the Mess Hall. And Tuvok, I want to know what's with Tuvok lately, if I didn't know better I'd swear he looks happy, but this is Tuvok I'm thinking about, he doesn't get happy, ever.
"All Senior Officer's report to the briefing room," Kathryn's voice says over Harry's commbadge breaking his train of thought.
When Harry enters the briefing room he notices he's the last to arrive, he takes his seat as Kathryn begins speaking.
"Mister Paris and I have an announcement to make. Over a year ago we were forced to marry in an alien ceremony, at the time we didn't think anything about it. Until later when we discovered that neither, mister Paris nor myself could be with anyone but each other."
Tom almost grins at the expressions on Harry and Neelix faces, but it's Tuvok's expression that shocks him. Vulcan's do not raise their lips in what looks like a smile, even a small one, but that's what it looks like Tuvok is doing.
"Captain," Seven of Nine speaks before Kathryn can continue. "Why are you informing us of this?"
"Patience, Seven," she smiles. "Almost two weeks ago the Doctor found a way to undo the chemical changes, so Tom and I are no longer chemically bonded. But we have decided to get married in a traditional Federation ceremony and make our relationship official."
"Congratulations Captain, Tom," Neelix chirps happily.
"But there's more," Chakotay speaks silencing the group, "B'Elanna and I are going to get married along side Kathryn and Tom."
Harry's mouth drops open, Tuvok raises an eyebrow, Neelix looks deliriously happy, while Seven of Nine looks unconcerned.
"Congratulations also Commander, B'Elanna," Neelix speaks. "This is truly a great day for Voyager."
Harry finally regains the ability to speak, "yes congratulations Captain, Tom, Chakotay, B'Elanna. I just have one question, who's planning the bachelor party?"
"We are," Kathryn and B'Elanna answer at the same time, then grin at each other.
"Party? What's a bachelor party?" Neelix asks concerned. "Where can I find this information?" he demands of Tuvok.
Tom approaches Kathryn and B'Elanna smiling, "I love you," he whispers taking Kathryn into his arms.
"Mister Paris we are still on duty," Kathryn replies in her best Captain voice.
Chakotay laughs as he hugs B'Elanna, "I think we can let this breach of protocol pass just this once."
Tom looks seriously at Chakotay, "are we okay?"
Chakotay looks at Kathryn still snuggled in Tom's arms, "yeah, we're okay. After all we’re all happy, and that's what counts, right?"
"Yeah," B'Elanna agrees. "We also want to say that we're sorry we gave you two a hard time."
"Well you couldn't help being jealous of Kathryn, after all she got me," Tom teases.
"Why you," B'Elanna growls, "pig! Jealous over you, never!"
At Chakotay's probing look, B'Elanna grins sheepishly, "okay maybe I was a little jealous. But I'm in love with this big lug, bad sense of humor and all."
While they chuckle Tom notices Harry looking sadly at them, "Kathryn, I'm gonna go talk to Harry."
Kathryn smiles brightly at him, "go, but behave," he grins as he saunters away.
"Hey Harry, you okay?"
"Yeah," Harry sighs, "it's just a little hard seeing you guys so happy together. But I am happy for you, all of you."
"I know Harry, just be patient you'll find the right woman out here somewhere," Tom quips then notices Seven of Nine looking directly at Harry.
"Don't look now, but I think I see a gal who's interested," at Harry's tight grin Tom continues, "hey don't let her scare you, I think she'd be good for you and I know you'd be great for her."
Harry looks thoughtfully at her, "maybe, but she's not easy to get to know."
Tom laughs, "neither was Kathryn at first, but I think she's really warmed up to me, just like Seven will warm up to you. Just take it slow."
Harry laughs, "great, once again I'm getting advice on love from you."
"Hey I got the Captain, didn't I?"
The End
YES, I’m really done this time. Thanks for the feedback it really did help me get this finished. Also there may still be a few mistakes in this story but I think I have fixed most of them and made the story easier to read.