The BLTS Archive - The Awakening
by RvrendJim (rvrendjim@aol.com)

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Captain Janeway stirred from the deepest of sleeps, awakened by the
incessant ringing of her door chime. She got out of bed, fumbled in
the darkness for her nightgown, and with the remnants of a dream not
yet finished still lingering in her mind she called out to her late
night visitor.

"Come in, " Janeway called.

The doors of her cabin hissed open, and through groggy eyes Janeway
saw Kes hurry inside. Even in the darkness Janeway could see that
something was wrong. The younger woman trembled like a frightened
child, sweat dampened her blond hair, turning it dark brown at the
temples. Her simple nightshirt was slung to her well defined form.

"Kes, what's wrong?" Janeway asked.

"Captain, " Kes said, sitting on the edge of the bed. "I've had the
most... terrifying experience. I was in my quarters, asleep, and
suddenly... my mind opened."

"I beg your pardon?" Janeway frowned.

"It's difficult to explain, " Kes said. "Particularly in light of the
fact that I'm not sure I understand it myself. It was as if... for a
brief moment... the entire universe came flooding into my mind. I
understood everything... and then it was gone. It was more than a
dream, Captain. It was real... at least, I think it was." Kes sighed
tiredly. "I feel so empty."

"That must have been a terrifying experience, " Janeway said.

Kes nodded. "It was. I had no control. I lost myself in the
sensation."

"That's isn't always a bad thing, " Janeway said. "Sometimes we need
to lose ourselves in the moment, to open ourselves to new
possibilities."

"Perhaps, " Kes said. She looked deep into Janeway's eyes, seeing
something there she didn't expect to see, feeling something she didn't
expect to feel.

Kes leaned over and kissed her, a gentle kiss, a noncommittal kiss to
see if she had read the moment correctly, had understood the other's
intentions, and as Janeway shrugged out of her nightgown Kes knew that
she had indeed understood.

It started slowly. Kes slipped out of her nightshirt and slid into
bed, feeling the warmth radiating from the other woman's body. She
kissed Janeway on the chin, slowly working her way down her neck as
she unbuttoned the captain's pajama top.

Moving with measured determination, Kes caressed Janeway's breast,
touching them, kissing them, cupping them in her hands. The feel of
them was new and exciting and yet familiar, somehow.

Janeway reached down and fondled her own breast, feeling the other
woman's warm breath dancing across her skin, as light as a feather
tickling her bosom.

Kes continued working her way down, easing the captain out of her
pajama bottoms. Kes sat for a moment, gazing at the captain's
nakedness, taken by the firmness of her body. The sight of the captain
stirred something deep inside her, an intense passion she had never
felt before, a purpose she had never known. She moved in slowly,
kissing Janeway's inner thigh... teasingly moving closer and closer.

The sheets ruffled as Janeway squirmed on the bed. "Oh, Kes, " Janeway
muttered, her voice low and throaty. Her body tingled, her flesh
crawled...alive for the first time all over again.

Kes stayed there forever, absorbed by the other woman's scent.

The captain rolled her head back, her muscles tightened, and her body
convulsed as the universe exploded around her.

Kes crawled to meet the captain face to face, their gazes locked, and
in that moment they were attuned to each other, both knowing exactly
what the other wanted. Janeway rolled on top of Kes and kissed her,
tasting Kes and herself. She arched her back, pressing her body
against  the younger woman's body, their moist inner flesh rubbing,
the friction  it caused making her mind reel.

Kes reached down and found that part of her that felt neglected and
touched it, working it in rhythm with the captain until they were both
clinging to each other, their bodies trembling with ecstasy.

Afterwards, they lay together in the darkness.

"I feel much better, Captain," Kes said.

Janeway laughed. "I'm glad I could help... and I think you can call me
Kathryn."

"Kathryn, " Kes repeated softly.

They smiled at each other.

The night was only beginning.

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The End