Shotgun Wedding?

Posted on Wed 22nd May, 2013 @ 1:48am by Lieutenant Adam Keller & Lieutenant Jareth Dalton & Commander Jasmine Collins-Keller

1,233 words; about a 6 minute read

Mission: http://sb109.sim-station.net/index.php/sim/missions/id/4
Location: Holo deck 5

Kell returned from his meeting with Drake and quickly dismissed Dalton from his duties.

"Uh sir, you should know that she woke up while you were gone." He grimaced. "She isn't very happy. I kinda locked her in your bedroom so she wouldn't come out looking for you." He looked closely at Devyn. "She always that hard headed?" He asked cautiously.

Devyn frowned at the man and soon a grin plied his face. It was good to see someone so honest even when asking something his boss might not like to hear. The grin was quickly concealed however before Devyn spoke. "She's always that passionate." He left it at that. "Thanks Dalton, I owe you one."

"No problem sir. You've kept Mai out of a few scrapes that I truly don't think she could have handled on her own." He said as he headed toward the door and back to his duties.

"Don't sell your sister short." He warned as the man walked out and shook his head when his message went unheard.

There was a sudden and angry assault on the door from the bedroom he shared with Nyx. Afraid she might actually injure herself, Devyn walked over to open it. "Nyx, stop pounding and I'll open the door. But you need to calm down first."

"OPEN THE GODDAMNED DOOR KELL!" She must have regathered her strength.

Kell laughed. At least she was feeling better and had her old spirit back. That was a good thing. Devyn walked toward the door and punched in a code. The door slid open and Nyx charged out. "You locked me in my room?"

"Nyx, I had to make sure you were safe. I had things I had to do and I didn't want anyone getting to you again." He explained. "And I didn't lock you in. I locked others out." His face was a confusion of frown, grimace, and smile. "You should have realized that when you woke and saw Lieutenant Dalton here."

"A ruse to cover for some tryst with Treia again?" She asked anger in her voice and pain in her face.

Devyn sighed. His shoulders slumped in defeat but then he started to grow angry again. Speaking through clenched teeth, he answered her. "No Adanyxia. I wasn't anywhere near Cara. I was with Colonel Drake. I had to warn him that since Dobbs put his hands on you, I was going to kill him if I saw him again."

"I - I'm sorry. When I woke up and you were gone...you had promised not to leave me." Nyx sat down.

Taking her hand and jerking her firmly off the chair, Devyn pulled her toward the door. "Come on." He said.

"Where are we going?" She trusted him but he was very angry and she didn't know what he had planned.

"To end this now. I'm tired of the mistrust, and the second guessing." He said as they walked down the corridor. "I can only think of one way to prove to you that you are the only one for me...as maddening as you can be." He didn't stop walking nor did he speak again until they stood in front of holo deck 5.

When the doors opened, he gave Nyx a quick and somewhat gentle push into the room.

Looking around Nyx gasped and caught her breath.

"I've been working on this program for several days now. I was hoping to have more time but I can't live with your insecurity any longer.

They were on a beach with perfectly tranquil blue waters, white and pink sandy beaches. When the door closed, Kell typed something into the arch and he was suddenly wearing brown suede pants and a cream colored tunic. Nyx was adorned with a crown of deep purple flowers and nothing more. She was the image of perfect health, her baby bump betraying her pregnancy. At seventeen weeks, Nyx was nearly done with her twenty-five week gestation. The view made Kell grin.

"What is going on?" She looked at him with fire in her eyes but Kell didn't say a word.

There was music in the background and a woman stepped forward adorned in the robes of a Betazoid priestess. As she started to speak. Devyn pulled Nyx close to his side.

"You were raised Betazoid, you should know what this is." He pulled her too him. "Marry me Nyx, now or never. I'm through with the games. You either trust me or you don't."

"Yes." She whispered back to him as her violet eyes filled with tears.

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The Priestess spoke, "I bid you look into each others eyes and join hands in front of you." He pulled a still confused Nyx into him and looked into her eyes.

"Adanyxia repeat after me." The priestess nodded. "You cannot possess me for I belong to myself.
But while we both wish it, I give you that which is mine to give.
You cannot command me for I am a free person. "

Nyx repeated the words.

The priestess continued, "I pledge to you that it will be your eyes into which I smile every morning.
I pledge to you my living and my dying, each equally in your care.
I shall be a shield for your back, and you for mine."

And Nyx repeated the words.

"I shall not slander you, nor you me.
I shall honour you above all others, and when we quarrel,
we shall do so in private and tell no strangers our grievances.
This is my wedding vow to you. This is the marriage of equals." She smiled and waited for Nyx to finish and then did the same with Devyn.

Kell looked at Nyx. She was smiling. It was the first real smile he'd seen from her in days. Her baby bump growing ever larger made her look even more beautiful in his eyes.

"And are there rings to exchange?" She asked.

"No," Nyx sighed.

"Yes," Devyn interjected. He pulled a small ring from his pocket and slid it on her finger. He kissed the top of her nose and whispered. "Mine."

"Imzadi, my beloved soul mate. I take you to be my wife from here to eternity. My soul is your's for all time, for Imzadi is forever."

Nyx laughed and cried at the same time. "I don't have a ring for you." She held his hand tightly.

Reaching in his pocket, he handed Nyx a wedding band that would fit his hand. It matched the one he'd just slipped on her finger.

"Imzadi, my beloved. I take you to be my husband from here to forever. My soul, my heart, my trust is yours, for Imzadi is forever."

Devyn was handed a chalice of wine. He took a sip and passed the chalice to Nyx. Once she sipped from it and handed it back, the Priestess

"Congratulations, Devyn Kell and Adanyxia. I pronounce you bonded in marriage as witnessed and blessed by the Dieties, Altha, Khrysaros, and Imza. May your bond be blessed with peace, love, and fertility...as if that was necessary."

Nyx leaned in and whispered to Devyn. "This doesn't mean I'm going to behave. I hope you realize that." She grinned.

Without waiting, Devyn leaned down and kissed his bride. It was intimate, loving, and full of passion."

END:

Lt Commander Devyn Kell
Chief Security Officer

Lieutenant Nyx
Chief Medical Officer

 

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