From: Sarah Albertini-Bond (serendipity77_at_gmail.com)
Date: Thu Jan 03 2008 - 23:14:05 PST
By Jove I Think She's Got It <continued from Margie's "Memories"> =/\= Scene: Aerdan Jos' Quarters TI: Continued from Jamie's post The three blue people – Aerdan, Ishe, and Phia – sat around the table eating the sweetbread not really talking of much substance. After awhile Phia noticed Ishe was yawning. "Did I wake you up?" she asked the young girl. "Oh no," Ishe replied. Yawning again she admitted, "I was awake." "But tired," Phia pointed out. "It's been a long night," Aerdan replied softly. Ishe looked down at her plate and said, "I had another nightmare Counselor Phia." Aerdan looked back and forth between the females. "Ishe," the father said, "you told Phia about your nightmares?" Ishe nodded as she looked up at her father, her beautiful hair swaying. "Oh yes, I told her one day. I was really really tired at school and Lt. Kerg thoguht I was trying to fall asleep during Klingon lessons, so he sent me to Counselor Phia's office." Aerdan looked over at Phia, his attenae crossing together in confusion. "Why wasn't I told of this?" "Because it wasn't really Ishe trying to get out of class, but just sheer exhaustion. We spoke about it and she took a nap in my office. Next time a child takes a nap in my office I'll call in the Marines," Phia replied tartly. Looking back at Ishe she said softly, "Is it the same nightmare as before?" Ishe nodded frightened. Phia nibbled on her bread. "Want help with your nightmares?" she asked quietly. Ishe nodded again, this time clearly skeptical; she wasn't the only one who was like this. "Well if I remember correctly you're having nightmares about your father not really being your father," Phia said. When Ishe nodded she said, "Tell me what happens." "You know," Ishe whined. "Ishe," Aerdan said quietly. "Answer Counselor Phia." Ishe sighed. "Well I go up to Daddy -- " "Where?" Phia asked. "In Sickbay," Ishe responded. "I go to Daddy in Sickbay. And I try to talk to him and it sounds like Daddy but it's not." "How do you know this?" Phia asked. "Cause...I just do," Ishe shrugged. Seeing Phia nod at her she continued on, "And then Daddy takes off his face and suddenly he's this strange looking man with ridges down the side of his face. But then those ridges turn into eels that come after me." She gulped down her milk before saying, "And the more I run the more the eels grab me and then I can't move and I can't scream." Ishe was quiet for a while before saying, "That's usually when someone wakes me up." "Well where's your nightmare fighting kit?" Phia asked. Ishe looked at her father and clearly both were confused. "Counselor Phia I don't have a nightmare fighting kit." "What is that?" Aerdan asked, his voice lisping. "A nightmare fighting kit is a special box you create that has your nightmare fighting tools," the Bolian/Vulcan explained calmly. "Can I make a nightmare kit?" Ishe asked the adults. Aerdan looked over at his daughter, then to the CNS, then back to his daughter. "If you want," he finally said. "Go and get an old box," Phia said. Ishe dashed out of the dining room and came back with a shoe box. "Will this work?" "That works," Phia nodded. "Now we'll need your arts supplies." Ishe got up again and brought out another box that had her markers and paints from Arts class. "First the box must be decorated," Phia explained. "Something to tell the nightmares that really scary stuff that will hurt them is inside." Ishe grinned as she began to decorate the box with her drawings and glitter while the adults cleaned up the table. After awhile she called out, "It's decorated!" Looking at the box that was exuberantly decorated with the words "ISHE ONLY" and "NO NIGHTMARES HERE" along with drawings, Phia nodded approvingly. "Very good," she said. "Now we need your fighting tools." "What do I fight them with?" Ishe asked. "Well what do you think eels wouldn't like?" Phia asked. Ishe thought about that for a few moments, swaying in her chair. "Laser scaples!" "It must be a family thing," Phia muttered. Aerdan looked at Phia. "What did you say?" "Nothing," Phia replied. Looking over at Dr. Jos she said, "I don't have a laser scapel." Aerdan sighed, clearly not wanting Ishe to have a laser scapel but not wanting to tell her "no". Finally he got up and disappeared for a few minutes. When he came out he had a laser scapel in his hand and leaned over Ishe's chair. "I want you to promise me," he said softly, "that you'll be careful with this." "I will Daddy," Ishe nodded. Looking at the scapel with huge eyes she didn't notice her father going back to sitting next to Phia who whispered to the CNS, "I disabled it." "Anything else you want in your box?" Phia asked. "No I think this is good," Ishe said. "But I don't understand how this is going to help with my nightmares." Actually Aerdan didn't understand that either which explained his curiosity. "It's simple," Phia explained calmly and without any emotion in her voice, "we're going to act out your nightmares except now you have your special fighting kit so we can practice what you'll do later. So when the eels come out at you in your nightmares, you'll know to grab your scapel in your dreams and fight them off. And instead of trying to scream at them you'll tell them very firmly that they're to go back." "Ok," Ishe nodded. Seeing the possible conflict, Phia sighed and got up. "I'll pretend to be the eel for you." With that Aerdan watched as Phia acted out the nightmares with Ishe and how she coached his daughter to fight back at the eels. By the time Ishe had figured out exactly how to fight back at the eels she grinned. "Thank you, Counselor Phia!" "You're welcome, Ishe," Phia nodded. "Now why don't you put that away so you have it tonight?" Ishe nodded and bolted off for her bedroom with her special nightmare fighting kit. Aerdan took this time to inquire, "Do you think this will work?" "It has a good chance to work but I can't promise it will," Phia replied honestly. "Nightmares, especially for children, is their psyche reacting to a perceived loss of control and comfort. By teaching Ishe how to fight back, what we're doing is building her self-confidence." Shrugging the CNS admitted, "But it might not work. However, similar methods have worked in the past with other children." =/\= Scene: Boone-Aspinall Quarters "Peter I have a confession to make," Matthew said after he had checked on the children was now enjoying a glass of wine in the living room. The XO looked over at his husband questioningly. "What is it?" "This is probably makes me a very bad Chief of Security but I have to admit I certainly feel better when my staff has romantic problems," Matthew admitted. Peter looked over at his husband. "Not sure how that benefits Security." "Because when they're depressed and moping they all go to work, I'm actually overstaffed then," Matthew grinned, "and that means I can be at home!" =/\= Scene: Security Department "So even though it would have made you happy, you said no?" "Yes." "And you cut off Phia before she could speak thinking she would have said no, but then later you find out that she would have said yes?" "Something like that." "But now she's so royally pissed at you that she won't listen to you. So she can't hear that you do want to be with her and that in your own stupid way you were trying to protect her from having to disappoint the kids." "Hmm...yeah that's about it." Landwyn shook my head. "Oh you got yourself into a good one there, Ardy." Xav'ion glared at his friend. "You're helpful." The Betazoid/Vulcan Security Officer shrugged his shoulders at that. "I'm honest," he pointed out. "Help me out here," Ardy sighed. "Well since your girlfriend won't act like a counselor I'll do my best," Landwyn offered. "Did it ever occur to you that you said no, not because of only wanting to save your kids from hearing a "no" from Phia that maybe you wanted to save yourself from hearing that too?" After a moment of quiet he continued on, "And though it pains me to admit it, perhaps the she-lion is hurt because she thinks you've rejected her after months of you persuing her and finally when she trusts you enough to say yes, you go ahead and say no." The men sat in silence before Landwyn added, "But that's not to say I don't think you're both idiots." Ardy thought about that. Actually he couldn't stop thinking about it. "Right I need to do a walk around," he said as he got up. =/\= Scene: Phia's Quarters TI: Continued from Margie's post "Phia," Izzy hissed, "I don't know what to do!" Phia looked over at her friend and rolled her eyes. "You were fine two minutes ago," she whispered as she took out clothes from the closet. Izzy flung herself on her friend's bed. "That's before I remembered that it's the Captain! I can't help a Captain!" "Oy," Phia muttered. Picking up some clothes she said, "Follow my lead." Walking out to the main area of her quarters carrying out clothes the CNS announced, "Right so to be a true teenager and thumb your nose at the establishment you'll need to vamp it up." Rharn gave a look at the CNS. "Vamp it up?" Phia rummaged through the clothes. Pulling out a particular item she flung it over her shoulder towards the CO. "Let's start with that." Rharn held up the black and red lace corset. "I see." "If you're going to be a bitchy teenager and rub it in you're a female then you might as well...emphasize that," Phia commented dryly. "Phia! Rharn can't wear that," Izzy exclaimed. "Why, I'm sure it would fit," Phia pointed out. "That's why she can't wear it," Iz replied. Snatching the corset out of Rharn's hands she waved it in her friend's face, "This would fit too well." Phia smirked at that. "That, Izzy, is the point." Rharn looked amused by the two women bickering. "And would I only wear the corset?" "No," Phia replied while snatching back the corset. "You want to vamp it up not be obvious." Pulling out a tight black leather skirt she said while tossing that back with the corset, "Wear this with it." Izzy glared at her friend. "You're not helping." "Au contraire," Phia sniffed, "I am helping. I am offering constructive suggestions." "It is interesting," Rharn admitted while fingering the skirt. Phia turned around she said, "Getting intouch with your inner feminity involves getting touch with your sexuality. In whichever direction you choose to explore that in." "Now you sound like Ens. Eastner," Izzy muttered. "I draw the line at a group hug," Phia replied. "And you should know that." "No the purpose of my becoming woman was to mate me with a male," Rharn admitted. The buzzer rang and Phia muttered something under her breath while stomping over to the door. Opening it up she was very surprised to find Ardy there. "What do you want?" "To talk to you," he said. "Have company. Busy," she replied as she stepped back. "You don't have company," Ardy muttered as he followed her into the quarters. Stopping short at the sight of all the clothes and Izzy and Rharn standing there he said, "Captain, Iz, sorry for interrupting." "That's fine, Lieutenant," Rharn replied. "Hey Ardy," Izzy grinned. "Did your closet throw up," Ardy whispered under his breath as Phia hustled him out the door. "Yes, now please go," Phia replied. Ardy held up his hand. "Hold on, I need to do this." Inhaling he said, "Yes I said no before. I had some vague idea about wanting to propose to you on my own and not have my children, wonderful though they are, do it for me. I didn't want to do it in my pajamas in bed, or even now in the hall." When Phia said nothing but glared at him, the Bajoran/Betazoid/Vulcan shook his head as he grabbed her. "You're going to make me suffer for this aren't you? Fine, I was wrong. I didn't ask you what you wanted before, I figured you still weren't ready. And yes, I wanted to propose to you in my own way, I was going to do something nice like going out with you and proposing over dinner. I was NOT going to propose to you while I was still wearing my pajamas during an argument. Hell, I didn't want to do it in a hallway but I'm taking what I can get because, and get this through your head, I want you with me. Forever" Phia's eyes flickered with uncertaintiy and then gave Ardy a withering glance. "If that's your idea of a proposal that's pretty lame." "Clearly," Ardy said. "And you can say I'm an insensitive alpha male or that I'm just dense or whatever. And yes, I'm scared because I can't lose you because for some reason my life won't make sense anymore without you in it. But what you cannot say is that I don't want you. I love you, I want you and we're going to get married." Phia growled low in her throat and tapped Ardy's head. "You have to ask." Suddenly Ardy's expression changed as he held Phia's hand in his hand before lifting it up to his lips, "Marry me Phia, please." Phia gave Ardy a look. "Nice trick, Xav'ion, slipping the ring on my finger while proposing." Ardy grinned at that. "I need all the help I can get." He waited a moment before tugging her hand. "You do have to respond." "I did before you were just too dense to hear it," Phia pointed out with a small smile. Giving him a look she said, "Now go, I have to help Rharn from whatever Izzy would make her wear." "Got it," Ardy grinned as he gave her a kiss. Phia shook her head and walked back into the quarters. "Like I said, it's usually about a man." Izzy grinned suddenly. "Phia, are you engaged?" The Bolian/Vulcan looked down at the red and white ring on her left hand. "Yes, I suppose I am." =/\= Sarah Albertini-Bond Lt. Phia CNS USS STONEHENGE and Commander Xana Bonviva Commanding Officer USS MCINNIS From HyperNews_at_youth.net
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