Idle Gossip 2 By Dax Disclaimers: Paramount= God. I=nothing in comparison. They own that wonderful toy box called ST: Voyager. I just play with the action figures every once and a whille. Synops: B'Elanna, Tom and Harry are trying to find out why the Captain looks a little down and the Commander is up on cloud nine. This is a mindless peace of fluf. The first part of this story can be found at:www.aviar.com/~alara/startrek/story/voy .Set sometime after 'Blood Fever' But BEFORE 'Day Of Honor' Now for the story! "Maybe someting is going on, but how come the Captain doesn't look very happy?" asked B'Elanna as she Harry and Tom left the mess hall for the holodeck. "You can find the sunshine in everything, can't you?" asked Tom. 'Bad idea Tom,' thought Harry. 'Now you're going to get it.' As he looked to B'Elanna, got ready to duck and hide from the fight of the century, but to his suprise, she just stopped and looked at Paris. "Bite me, Paris" she said and continued on her way. "Isn't that your department?" Tom countered. Suddenly she stopped. "I set myself up for that one didn't I?" she asked, gring sheepishly. "Oh yeah." said Tom as Harry feeling it safer, just nodded "Weellllll," Harry spoke up. "What do you think is bothering the Captain?" "Got me Starfleet." She said as they went in to Sandrine's. "Tom? What about you?" "Well it might be...no not that. Maybe...no...but...it couldn't be. Could it? Well the--" Tom was cut off by Harry. "Out with it man! You're driving us crazy!" "Don't bother Starfleet," she said with a smirk. "He doesn't know. He just won't admit it." "Your a cold, cold woman Torres," he countered"Well Starfleet," He added, putting a bit of emphasis on The Starfleet. Just be fore he wen t to get three systhonols from the bar he threw in, "Who's playing on the pool tble to night?" "Well, Mr. Paris, our players to night are.......drum roll please..... the Captain Commander! And the Commander's winning!!!" The youngest officer exclaimed. They couldn't believe it. The captain was losing-- she never loses. Just as they found a table, they heard a and a round of cheers and applause fill the room, as they heard the Commander say, "Well Kathryn, I guess that's teo in a row. Same time tomorrow?" "Tomorrow shall be your downfall, Commander, double or nothing?" The Captain said, trying to hide her disapointment. "Sure. See you tomorrow then." As he left another round of cheers went up. Tom, B'Elanna and Harry just sat there and watched as the Captain went up to the bar to talk to Tuvok, get a drink and sulk over her defeat. "Well," said Tom finally breaking the silence. "I guess that answers our question." "Sure does. You think it'll last?" Asked Harry as he looked at his two best friends. All three of them shook their heads. "Naw." the chorused together, changed the subject and life on the U.S.S. Voyager continued along with all it's quirks, excitement and unexpected surprises around each and every corner. The End. E-MAIL ME AT: kbishop@tbaytel.net !