Posted by Lieutenant Commander Bethany Kovra Gadi (Chief of Security) in Nightmares Tell Us What to Pray Against

Posted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Aasrel Izei (Chief Medical Officer) in Nightmares Tell Us What to Pray Against

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Bethany Kovra Gadi (Chief of Security) in Nightmares Tell Us What to Pray Against
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Bethany winked and kissed him quickly. “I’ll hold you to it.” She slipped out the door and back to work. The rest of her shift went by even slower than the morning. Bethany left the bridge after the end. The layout of the security/tactical station was intuitive and high tech But there was nothing going on and very quiet. However, she felt like she hadn’t paused all day and was exhausted. Stopping by sickbay on the way to her quarters, she barely contained her yawn.

Bethany

Aasrel was coming out as Bethany was headed in. He stopped and hugged her. “Bethany. How was the rest of your day?” He said, leading her back out of Sickbay.

~ Aasrel

Bethany hugged him and waved dismissively at the question. “Long and uneventful, which is good. I feel like it’s been a 120 hour day.” She didn’t manage to stifle the yawn that time. “How was yours?”

Bethany

Aasrel hugged her back. “Long and mostly uneventful. There was a little accident in engineering.” He rested an arm around her. “Want to eat or go to your or my quarters?”

~ Aasrel

“I don’t have much of an apatite, but you shouldn’t skip it for me.” She hadn’t eaten lunch either. She had tried, but in the end she had tried to catch a nap instead. That hadn’t worked either. She rubbed her hands up and down her arms briskly. “You hungry?”

Bethany

Aasrel nodded. “I am.” He said, turning toward the galley. “Have you eaten at all today?” He may not be telepathic anymore, but he was starting to see patterns in her behavior and he guessed if she didn’t have an appetite now, she might not have earlier either.

~ Aasrel

“I had breakfast, and no not just coffee.” She shrugged, hiding a cold chill. “I ate a few bites at lunch. I was more tired than hungry. Went to my quarters to rest instead.” She didn’t say that she didn’t sleep. She honestly didn’t think much of how tired she was. She hadn’t slept well or at all after that nightmare. She just assumed it had upset her enough to mess with her appetite. Entering the mess she headed toward a table and sat. She covered a yawn with her hand and then shook her head at herself.

Bethany

Aasrel got them both food and then sat down, setting a tray in front of her, then himself. Her tray had some lighter foods on it. “Hopefully you sleep better tonight.”

~ Aasrel

Bethany looked at the food. That perpetual grin crossing her face. The idea of food just made her exhausted. “I’m sure I will.” She ‘ate’. It looked like she was eating and drinking, food moved around her plate and even seemed to disappear. She really did try to eat, though. It was a waste of rations if she didn’t. She was quiet, which was nothing new, but she looked tired today.

Bethany

She fooled him into thinking she ate a little, but he wasn’t satisfied. “Eat a little more, please.” He said, looking at her plate, and then her. He looked worried for her. She looked really tired. Hopefully better sleep would help. “Maybe I should get you something to help you sleep.”

~ Aasrel

Bethany shook her head and smirked. “What would you do if I caught a stomach flu and couldn’t eat for a couple of days?” She speared another bite with her fork and ate it. She really didn’t want to, but there was no reason to make him worry over nothing. She didn’t even argue or weigh whether or not she should take a sleep aid. She just focused on eating a few more bites so she could go to bed. She would happily curl into the chair right there if she thought people would leave her be.

Bethany

“Worry endlessly,” Aasrel said, giving her a look. He finished his own food, then gave her a few more minutes to eat. Then he collected their trays, put them away, and returned to the table. “My quarters or yours?”

~ Aasrel

Bethany shrugged as she stood. “Ei…ah…ther,” she yawned around the word and shook her head. “Sorry.” He was worrying too much. It was perfectly normal to be tired. Unless this was the fatigue he said the medicine could cause, but that was supposed to be long term. Once in the corridor she bumped his hip and grinned, “But mine are closer.”

Bethany

Aasrel smiled and put an arm around her. “Yours it is.” He worried because he cared. A lot. He didn’t know what he’d do if he couldn’t save her from this illness. He turned towards her quarters. “So.... Exactly how tired are you?” He asked, giving her a mischievous, playful look.

~ Aasrel

Bethany laughed quietly. “Tired, but my doctor told me about this really great before bed routine. Swears it will help me sleep better.” The man getting off the lift as they approached gave them a huge grin and walked off down the corridor. Bethany was quite tempted to really kiss Aasrel right in front of the man, give him something to actually talk about later. She wasn’t up for such antics though. Instead she leaned her head on his shoulder for the short one deck ride to the next floor.

Bethany

He stepped off the lift, one arm around her, and guided her to her quarters. Once the door to her quarters closed, he kissed her as he guided her to the bed. “That before bed routine? It’ll definitely help you sleep better.” He said softly.

~ Aasrel

Bethany grinned against his lips, her arms wrapped around him as she moved with him. “Oh? You’ve tried it? Well if you recommend it, we will have to try it together.” She laughed softly before turning gently serious. She kissed him deeply. She rested her forehead against his. “You help me sleep better.”

Bethany

Aasrel pressed close to her, pulling her into him. He so wanted this to keep going. But Bethany needed sleep. He kissed her back, letting the kiss go on. Then a hand slipped into his pocket and a hypo pressed gently against her neck. “I’m glad. You need all the sleep you can get.”

~ Aasrel

Bethany sighed, tension draining out of her as he pulled her closer. Yeah, being with him made a difference. It made everything not so bad…

She pulled back slightly, eyes wide with surprise. Did he just use all those crammed in lessons on her? “Sneaky Rel. Very…sneak…” She blinked rapidly as whatever he gave her worked very quickly. Her whole body relaxed against him, and she shook her head taking a deep breath. But the attempt did nothing to keep her awake as her body sank onto the bed.

Aasrel helped lower her gently onto the bed. He smiled when she spoke. “I learn fast.”

Everything felt heavy and lethargic. She looked at him before the sleep claimed her. Her expression was exhausted and bemused as she fell asleep.

Bethany

Aasrel lay down next to her, pulling her into him. He could tell she was asleep. The sedative he’d given her wasn’t all that strong but her body needed rest. For him the night was long and tiring more than exhausting. It took him a long time to fall asleep. Then about halfway through the night he woke from a nightmare, clinging to Bethany desperately. After that he drifted into a not very restful light sleep.

~ Aasrel

The sedative may not have been that strong but given her medical state and her fast heart heart it spread quickly. Bethany slept heavily. If nightmares plagued her, she had no idea. When Aasrel woke and hugged her tightly, she curled closer into him. She was still asleep when it was time to get up. She shivered slightly and pressed closer to him for the warmth. It wasn’t enough to wake her. It seemed her body had its own ideas about what it needed. Waking up early wasn’t it.

Bethany

Thankfully, it was their day off. It was why he’d chosen tonight to try dosing her. He’d turned the alarm off. He slept until another nightmare woke him, then lay quietly next to her, waiting for her to wake on her own.

~ Aasrel

When he woke the second time, the movement roused her slightly. “Oh’veen jiq(Don’t go),” her arms tightened around him. She shivered again and pressed closer sighing at the warmth.

Bethany

Aasrel hugged her. He was surprised she spoke in Betazoid and suddenly wondered if she was dreaming again too. “Iv oh’veen jiq navaah” (I’m not going anywhere)

~ Aasrel