StarTrekVoyager

B'elanna had been feeling down lately. Tom had been gone for three weeks on a long-term away mission, and she found herself missing him terribly. She tried to keep busy with her work as the chief engineer of the USS Voyager, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't shake the feeling of loneliness. One night, after everyone else had gone to bed, B'elanna found herself wandering the deserted corridors of the ship. She eventually found herself in the mess hall, where she saw a light on in the kitchen. She peeked inside and saw Neelix, the ship's chef and morale officer, hard at work. She hesitated for a moment, not wanting to intrude, but something about Neelix's friendly smile and kind eyes drew her in. "Neelix?" she said tentatively. "Is everything okay?" Neelix turned and saw her, and his face lit up with a warm smile. "B'elanna! What are you doing here at this time of night?" B'elanna shrugged and said, "I don't know. I couldn't sleep, and I just found myself wandering