ILLUMINARRPG: (9-1600) FO Sienna Williams-Verin & CTO Lt. (jg) T’Mur

[Al Muir]

Mission: Death in the Shadows

Day: 9

Stardate 2446.02.09


(USS Illuminar - Deck 2 - Personal Quarters - FO Sienna Williams-Verin & CTO Lt. (jg) T’Mur  –1600)


The meeting with the Admiral had been long and grueling, especially as T’Mur had spent much of her time expending mental energy to help shield Sienna’s mind from the errant thoughts of those on the ship.  It had been getting tiring.  She was pleased to be back in the comfort of their quarters where she could at least release some of her control, especially with herself.  As the door closed she grabbed hold of Sienna and pulled her in tightly, holding her and allowing her mind to reduce the shielding and enter mind more easily.


After a minute she released her hold on her mate and held her a few inches away, looking at the bruising on her face.  She touched the discolored area gently.


::Are you all right?::


::Tired. Everything in my mind and body hurts. My pride hurts the most. I meant what I said, no one is going to know why I pitched forward and fell on my face, literally. They can’t know unless their security clearance is higher. Are you unhappy I had to keep this secret?:: Sienna was by nature the more submissive of the twins, and with T’Mur that nature tended to slip out. It was a relief valve for when she was off duty.  ::I was so terrified when you were taken. I thought I had lost you.::  She was clinging to T’Mur, needing the feel of her mate.


Now alone the Vulcan’s mood lightened.  ::Of course not.  It was a necessity.  Logical.  I’m certain that eventually it would have been… uncovered.::


As she thought the word uncovered she unzipped the front of Sienna’s tunic.


::I told you that I would be all right.  You need to believe me on these matters.  You will not lose me, for a very long time.  I am always with you.::


She reached down into their bond, gently, and soothed the raw edges of her ravaged telepathic connection.


Sienna leaned her forehead against T’Mur, leaning just a bit, “Did I embarrass you with the Admiral? I tried very hard not to.” She spoke out loud, her voice a tad muffled. ::I never want you to regret…:: She switched to telepathy since it was easier than talking around the pain that still was in her face. ::Quinna didn’t do much more than mend the broken parts and reduce the swelling, I’m supposed to report to sickbay if it bothers me.:: She shrugged, confused and not wanting to think about Quinna. She missed her friend.


T’Mur could sense the regret in her mate when she talked about their friend.  Quinna was on a mission and it would not be in her best interest to rekindle their friendship at this time.  She addressed the initial question.  ::I am never embarrassed by you, my love.  Both Admiral Saleke and Captain Sekal have bondmates.  If they do not understand then no one will.  They have  known what it is to be in love.::


She kissed her mate on the lips, gently.  “We shall have to be gentle then... for a while.”


Sienna met the kiss with her own, making a soft sound as she pressed too hard. “Normally I would want you to be more rough, but today I can’t.”  She moved away from T’Mur reluctantly but began to shed her clothing as she headed to their bathing room and started the tub. “Come join us?”


::Us?:: T’Mur thought, as she began to remove her own uniform.


“I… I guess sharing with Luma has me thinking that  I am plural.”


“Tell me,” T’Mur looked at Sienna, “is Luma with us now?”


Sienna’s eyes unfocused for a moment, “No. She’s more focused on Sekal. But he’s not touching her so she feels more present. I’m just raw.”  Sienna focused on the tub, “What scent do you wish? In the bath water.”


T’Mur looked at the tub as if it were a calculus problem.  Sienna had assured her that the olfactory influences of a bubble bath were part of the experience.  However she had trouble getting past the functionality of actually bathing.  However, she did enjoy being naked in the water with her mate, and enjoyed her aroma.  She gave a typical response.


“Have you developed a Sienna scent yet?” she asked.


“Silly, no. Of course not.” She looked pleased as she chose sandalwood and put the beads in the water to dissolve and disperse the oil. These were home made and artisan, made by a friend of Sienna’s from the Academy.  Sienna stopped the taps and slid into the blessedly hot water.


T’Mur leaned over the tub and recognized the scent.  “I still do not comprehend why they call it sandalwood.  It does not smell like sandals or wood..”


“Some things just are my love. Come into the tub and soak. Tell me about your experience on the planet.” Sienna soaked a washcloth and then laid it across her aching face with a soft sigh of pleasure as the heat felt good against her face. What she needed was ice however.


T’Mur sat behind Sienna and wrapped her legs around her.  She picked up a sponge, soaked it in the water, and began to rub it across her shoulders and back.  She released the sponge and began to massage her mate’s shoulders, trying to ease the tension from them.


Sienna leaned into T’Mur’s body, “I envy Sekal his relationship with his father. He’s lucky the education he had due to his Father. Trip had a lot of that with our Dad, and I had some of that with my Mother, but nothing like what the two of them share. I can see why Luma calls Admiral Sekal her Father.”


T’Mur shrugged.  “You have a wonderful relationship with your own father.  I would not envy him, if I were you.  I remember when I was a child, and my parents showed their … appreciation of me.  I would not have envied any other’s relationship, to the one I had at that time as it was more than sufficient.  My parents were supportive, in their way, and they taught me their craft.”


Her hands moved slower as she became more introspective.  “It wasn’t until after… I was attacked, when things changed.  Then for years, it was as if I were no longer part of that family.  I no longer had a place.”


T’Mur shook her head as if to clear the thoughts from her mind.  ::I have a place now.::


“You have, and will always have that family that will support you.  Your parents just have different skill sets, and different focus than Sekal.  I believe there is a human phrase, and it is one that even I understand.  The grass is always greener in someone else’s yard.  It is easy to find fault with your own family because you look at it differently.”


She turned Sienna’s face with her thumb and forefinger on her chin.  “I would not even change my family dynamic as it lead me to you.  Without it we would not be together.”  She kissed Sienna a little harder, but with a calculated amount of pressure.


Sienna whimpered at the kiss that pressed on places that still hurt badly. “Maybe you can play Nurse and finish patching me up with the medkit I keep under the bed?” She asked hopefully, the heat helping to relax her tense and aching muscles. “Do you think that Sekal minded that I basically took myself off duty this afternoon? I’m not a good choice to be commanding right now.”


T’Mur shook her head, “You are a much better commander than you give yourself credit for.” She went back to Sienna’s neck and began to dig a little deeper into the muscles.  “You just need to relax and trust yourself to lead those around you. Your team knows what they are doing. You just need to make those final decisions. Your choice to shift during the last battle was a prime example. It just held consequences that you were unaware of.”


“I was aware of most of them. I wasn’t aware that Luma needed a corporeal bondmate in order to function and do that jump. And I know she is upset by something - really upset. I’m not sure what but she’s muttering.  T’Mur  I didn’t want this. I was told back on Mars that I was not a good bondmate for her, that they needed a strong betazoid telepath.  For a half-blooded Betazoid, I had close to full-blooded abilities but not exactly.  Then Q messed with me, and here I am. Apparently now I’m acceptable as a bondmate for her?” She closed her eyes and just existed with the feel of T’Mur’s hands on her. “Maybe with experience, I will become a great commander.  There is some training that I want to do in the holodeck - working with Luma to try out simulations. Would you enjoy doing it with me..us?” Sienna looked back and up at her mate.


T’Mur quirked an eyebrow, “I would do anything with you. My enjoyment would not be the issue. If you want me to … enjoy something with you,” she moved her head to the side of Sienna’s and began to bite her neck lightly, ::I will be more than happy to comply.:: “But I will participate in any simulation that would give you the confidence to be a better commander. And yes, Luma can join us in those ventures.”  ::However there are some ventures I am not yet willing to share you with.::


T’Mur’s hands began to slide down Sienna’s body in a provocative manner. Her left hand dipped under the water to find a sensitive zone.


Sienna merely whimpered as T’Mur explored and the two played. After a few minutes, she whispered, “The water is cooling.  And you need to patch me up so I do not need to deal with Quinna again today. And you wanted to go play with the Vice Admiral.” Sienna’s eyes teased, laughingly. “So let us do these things, and then I can rest. Luma can lock the quarters if needed. I’d like to have Counselor Reea stop by while you are off playing.”


T’Mur nodded, giving one last kiss, then stood up, and helped Sienna from the tub. She could feel the goosebumps from the cooling water. They made their way to the bedroom and she pulled the medkit from its hiding place. At first she thought it odd for Sienna to have such an extensive medical collection in her room. But she soon realized that her mate was as accident prone as she proclaimed.


She opened the kit and pulled out a tube of analgesic cream. The Vulcan opened the tube and squeezed some of the white substance in her hand and gently rubbed it into the skin around her injury.  Sienna winced.


“You are fortunate,” T’Mur said flatly, “that I have an appreciation of women with dislocated nasal cartilage. It looks good on you.”


Sienna laughed, “I have the extensive medkit because my twin used to do cage fighting and would not go get tended in sickbay.  To avoid disciplinary action. I learned patching up skills to take care of him. Sometimes he would take Lynn with him and not wake me up. He had a lot of rage after his Imzadi’s death at the hands of Roanoke.”


“Hmmm,” T’Mur replied. “And here I believed it was to patch you up when you fell. However, I will put my skills to use for you alone.”


Once Sienna’s facial injury had been tended to she rolled over into the bed. T’Mur covered her up with a sheet, then lay down next to her, snuggling until she could feel the light pattern of her mate’s sleep breathing. Once assured that she was not going to wake up T’Mur rolled off the bed and put on a fresh uniform. She turned off the light and watched Sienna sleep for a moment.


As she left their quarters she touched the door frame. ::Luma, please lock the door to our quarters and allow Sienna to sleep undisturbed.::


Luma did as requested, ::Our Sienna will be fine?!” The Lenai was obviously upset about something.


::She will heal.  When I return from the Klingon vessel you and I will need to speak about what occurred today.  I would speak with you now but I do not have the time.::


::Sienna’s T’Mur is angry? Please do not be angry with Luma?:: Luma begged, still not happy.  She needed to talk to someone, and she was feeling a bit lost and confused.


T’Mur tried to send a soothing message to Luma, ::Being angry with you would not be logical. I am not having an emotional response and I do not hold you responsible for Sienna’s injury. But I do not understand what happened and what you did to and with Sienna.  And I would like to know.::


::Later then.:: Luma sent a wave of affection towards T’Mur ::Luma adores Sienna’s T’Mur and her Sienna.::


T’Mur walked down the corridor returning the sensation. ::And we adore you as well.::


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(posted by Al Muir and Mel G)

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