OK, guys, this is a sequel story. I love writing these, and loved the
episode 'Deadlock' so I put two and two together and...

WEIRD'S PART OF THE JOB

        B'Elanna sat in her quarters alone. She hated herself for what
had happened to Harry earlier. She should have done something to help
him, but she didn't. She let one of her best friends die. Yes, they had
brought the other Harry back, but she would never be able to look at him
without thinking *I killed him*. Then, there was the way Tom had acted
when he saw her later that day. He didn't seem to want to talk to her
about it, but she could see that he needed to. Hell, Harry had been his
best friend, and now he was dead. All because of B'Elanna making one
stupid mistake, she lost two best friends.
<ding, dong>
*Great, a visitor!* she thought sarcastically.
"Come in" she called out, less than enthusiastically.
"B'Elanna, there's a party in the mess hall. Would you care to join me?"
Tom asked her with a grin on his face that said he'd forgiven her.
"What's the party for?" she asked him. She'd been so lost in her own
thoughts all day, she had no idea anything was going on.
"For Sam Wildman, and her baby, Christine. Also to celebrate getting
Harry back" he told her with that same grin on his face.
B'Elanna had been excited about the party, until she heard that Harry
would be there.
"Tom, I can't. Just go by yourself." she told him as she walked off into
her bedroom.
        He hesitated for a second before going in after her. She was
sitting on her bed, crying. *Crying?* Tom thought to himself. He'd never
seen B'Elanna cry, except that time with the Vidiians. He sat down beside
her, and put his arm around her.
"B'Elanna, there was nothing you could have done to save him." he
whispered to her, "I'm so sorry for the way I acted earlier to you. It
wasn't anything against you personally. I was just angry at everything,
and everyone after I heard that Harry had died. He's back, though, and he
really wants to see you." he told her.
        She looked up at him, the tears gone from her face.
"The party won't be the same without you. I'd miss you." he grinned, and
did something neither of them had expected. He leaned down, and kissed
her on the forehead. She stood up, grabbed his hand, and smiled down at
him. The two friends walked off towards the party, hand in hand.

THE END

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