Sleeping Beauty Awakens

Posted on 20 Oct 2012 @ 10:13pm by Rear Admiral Lirha Saalm & Jesra Moore

2,593 words; about a 13 minute read

Mission: Episode 02 - Resupply
Location: Vega Colony - Residential District, Jesra's House
Timeline: MD 02 - 0520 hrs

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"Commander Saalm, please acknowledge." chirped Lirha's commbadge which had been placed on the nightstand the previous evening.

Dead asleep in Jesra's bed and with the sun yet to rise, the Orion didn't move, and several long moments passed before the badge chirped again.

"Commander Saalm, this is USS Victorious, please respond." repeated the Vikrant Class' communications officer.

Still asleep, Lirha vaguely heard the voice through her dreams and mumbled incoherently as she quickly dismissed it as a figment of her imagination.

Slamming her hand down on her console, switching off the channel, Jesra kicked the leg of her kitchen table. "Imbecilic, idiotic bunch of Klingon turd?" For good measure, the freighter Captain kicked the table leg a second time before collapsing against the back of her chair.

She should have known better then to entrust the repairs of her ship to a bunch of nobodies. Despite the help from a second ship, the task of towing the USS Galileo had placed a strain on her ship's engines causing them to need an overhaul. Pushing her hands back through her hair in a frustrated motion, she suddenly realised there was a continius beeping noise originating from the bedroom.

Making her way through the house, she became aware of a voice continiusly repeating the same words before she stopped in the doorway and realised what has happening. Clad in sweatpants and a man's shirt, she moved over to the side of the bed, perching on the edge of it. "Lirha..sweetheart...you need to wake up."

The Starfleet captain didn't respond. Instead, she absentmindedly curled up and hugged her blankets tighter to her.

"Commander Saalm, please acknowledge. This is USS Victorious, we have just entered orbit of Vega IX." sounded the commbadge once again.

Smiling, Jesra placed her hand against Lirha's arm and shook her gently. "Sleeping beauty...time to arise."

Lirha's eyes snapped open at the shaking sensation on her arm. She immediately inhaled a deep breath and blinked several times as she attempted to focus and look around. There was much confusion in her green irises and it took her several long moments to realize where she was. Memories of the previous evening flooded back into mind, and she looked up at Jesra with bloodshot eyes. "What time is it?" she whispered, then snapped her head towards the nightstand as she heard her commbadge chirp yet again.

"Commander Saalm, I repeat, this is USS Victorious. Please respond. We have a fix on your location and will send security personnel if you do not acknowledge." the man said with concern in his voice.

Reaching out towards the commbadge, she clumsily knocked it on to the ground by accident and groaned at her mistake.

Leaning down, Jesra picked up the commbadge between her fingers, pressing the insignia as she held it out in the palm of her hand, prompting Lirha to speak. As she watched the CO with a small smile on her lips, she was prepared to answer on her behalf but that probably wouldn't go down very well.

Lirha reached out with her green hand and gave Jesra a small appreciative smile before retrieving the device and speaking. "Victorious, this is Commander Saalm. Go ahead." she replied in a sleepy voice.

"Commander we are in orbit and ready to assist Galileo. Are you prepared to receive us?" came the man's voice again.

"I...um...yes, we are standing by." she answered, still struggling to fully awaken. "I'll be returning to Galileo shortly to meet with the Commodore." she added, knowing that her Task Group Commanding Officer probably wanted to receive the Orion's debriefing sooner rather than later.

There was another short pause and then the man's final reply came. "Acknowledged, Commander. Commodore Damian is on her way to the surface. Victorious out."

With a groan of annoyance, Lirha rolled on to her back and closed her eyes again, letting the commbadge fall onto the bed next to her. She wanted nothing more at the moment than to go back to sleep, but that was unfortunately not an option. Even still, she laid there for a long moment and enjoyed the comfort of the freighter captain's bed.

Laughing gently, Jesra moved the comm badge back to the bedside locker. "And I thought I had things bad. Assuming the Commodore is arriving via shuttle, I'd say you've probably got about an hour to get back to your ship." Trailing her fingers along Lirha's arm, the freighter Captain tried to get the Orion to look at her. "How are you feeling sweetheart?"

"Exhausted." came the Orion's reply as she thought about the busy day ahead of her. Luckily, her concerns were interrupted as she focused on the affectionate touch on her arm and she reopened her eyes halfway, turning towards the Human. "You know...you're very sweet." she said softly. "Or is it just because I'm an Orion?" she joked with a small smile.

Raising an eyebrow, Jesra found herself laughing a little. "Sweet? Well I must say I've been called may words but sweet is a new one on me." Rested her elbow on the bed, Jesra leaned the side of her head against the fist she made. "Now why would you think being an Orion has anything to do with it?"

Lirha yawned then opened her eyes fully yet still sleepily. "You're a freighter captain...you know what the Alpha Quadrant thinks of Orions." she said simply, in reference to their stereotypical indulgent and sexual nature.

"Hum...Sure I know what they say. I also know you don't necessarily have to be an Orion to earn yourself a similar tag. If you think I'm doing this because I want you sexually, I wouldn't worry too much." Continuing her gentle stroking motion, Jesra watched the Captain. "As I said last night, you seemed like a woman who needed company and a comfortable bed. I'm told I have both."

Jesra's answer was comforting, to say the least. Lirha's eyes brightened a bit and she reached out to place her green hand on the woman's arm. "And that makes you sweet. You remind me of my mother." she said with a light laugh, keeping her green eyes on her for a long moment. "And you seem very comfortable around Starfleet personnel, as well." she added with a curious tone to her voice.

Letting out a soft laugh, one which indicated her surprise and delight, Jesra shook her head. "You just come out with the strangest things at times, Lirha. You keep surprising me over and over." Moving her body, the freighter Captain swung her long legs up onto the bed as she moved her arm around the Orion's shoulder. "When you're in my job, sometimes out there all you'll run into is Starfleet. It pays to know how they think and how to persuade them to help you if you're stuck."

"So...this is your attempt to...persuade me?" Lirha wondered with a raised eyebrow and a bit of levity in her voice as she noticed the rather stunningly attractive details of Jesra's features now that she was laying next to her.

"Hum...Guess it depends on how you interpret it. It hadn't started out as my intention..." Using her hand, Jesra took Lirha's chin between her fingers, tilting her head back at a slight angle as she locked eyes with the Orion. "What do you think? Do you want to be persuaded?"

"Mmm...perhaps..." Lirha replied as she closed her eyes. She felt a rather intimate moment was approaching and as much as she wanted to resist, the prospect of some relaxation early in the morning was welcoming.

Using her thumb, Jesra stroked it gently across the Orion's lips as she just studied her face for a moment. Softening her voice, the freighter Captain leaned in closer, "You don't sound very certain Lirha."

The Starfleet captain parted her mouth a bit and let out a shaky breath. "I...well..." she mumbled, uncertain of what she really wanted but also unable to say no.

Smiling with a twinkle in her eye, Jesra moved her own head down until her lips hovered above Lirha's, her thumb now catching the middle of Lirha's bottom lip as she applied very slight pressure. Her voice fell to a whisper as her warm breath blew over the Orion's lips. "Say please sweetheart...."

Lirha opened her eyes again and stared into the freighter captain's soft brown ones. As a silent sign of agreement, she closed her lips and wrapped them gently around Jesra's thumb, giving it a soft kiss. "Please." she said with a giggle and a small grin.

Moving her head, Jesra captured the giggle against her own lips, using her thumb to pry the Orion's lips apart as she started to deepen the kiss.

A green arm slid from underneath the covers and snaked across Jesra's back as Lirha pulled her closer. She tilted her head slightly to the side to allow the fellow captain better access to her mouth, and she moaned softly as their tongues began to rub against each other.

Moving with Lirha's touch, Jesra hand moved up to cup the Orion's cheek softly as she purposely control the kiss, ensuring to keep it light. Tender kisses and gently nips against the woman's lips as she tasted and tested with her tongue.

A couple long minutes passed during which Lirha happily returned Jesra's affections, kissing her back playfully as her body slowly squirmed beneath the covers in arousal. "Mmm..." she whispered as she finally broke off the kiss and put a hand around the freighter captain's shoulder.

Smiling down at the woman in her arms, Jesra moved to brush a piece of hair behind her ear. "Hum...as much as I'd like to take this further sweetheart, we need to get you back to your ship. Can't have you late for the Commodore."

Lirha let out a sly grin accompanied by a fake frustrated groan. She couldn't fault Jesra's logic, and ultimately she wanted to figure out her new friend a bit more before engaging in any type of intercourse. Lirha was not a reserved woman by any means, but over the years she had learned to be...cautious. "Yes, that is probably best." she finally replied, then rolled over on her side and out from underneath Jesra. Standing slowly from the bed, she glanced around for her uniform and noticed it laying neatly on the nearby table in a crisp folded manner. She promptly got herself dressed and then moved back to the other captain. "Are you going to give me a ride back to Galileo?" she asked hopefully.

Looking around from the monitor in the sitting area, Jesra grinned as she watched the woman walk through, back to her prim and proper state. "You know, you'd make a woman want to make a mess of you again." Removing a cindrical device from her pocket, the freighter Captain had changed back into her uniform of tight leather trousers and this time a shirt tucked neatly into her waist with her hair tied back into a ponytail. "I figured we'd take an easier route this time."

"Yes, unfortunately I don't have time for another shower before I return, I'm afraid." Lirha joked, "What did you have in mind?" she wondered out loud as she retrieved her commbadge and clipped it back on her chest, then turned expectantly towards the other woman.

With two steps, Jesra grinned as she wrapped her arms around the Orion's waist, leaning her head down to kiss the woman's soft lips as she passed her thumb across the device, causing a blue shimmer to engulf their bodies before they were deposited back in the woman's freight ship. Ending the kiss a moment later, she rubbed her thumb across Lirha's lips. "From here I can get you to your ship."

The Starfleet captain suddenly found herself in Jesra's arms again, and then suddenly on the transporter pad of what appeared to be some sort of cargo vessel. Specifically, an Antares Class, Lirha noticed as she glanced around, remembering being aboard a similar type of ship when she was younger. She couldn't help but smile at the woman's ingenuity. "You know kidnapping a Starfleet officer carries a penalty of no less than twenty years of penal colony imprisonment?" she asked with a raised eyebrow as she leaned up and kissed Jesra's chin.

Grinning wickedly, Jesra kept the hold on the woman's waist. "Sweetheart, if I wanted to kidnap you, you'd be well out of reach of help and, trust me, you wouldn't be looking for anyone to find us to lock me up." The freighter Captain pulled Lirha's hips in against hers in one grinding motion before pressing a hard and deep kiss against her lips, bruising them as she forced her imprint to remain.

Lirha squeaked a bit with surprise at the rough kiss, but enjoyed it nonetheless. She then let out a sigh as she thought about returning to her ship versus staying with her new friend, and gave Jesra's arm a gently squeeze. "Perhaps I would enjoy that," she replied playfully before breaking their embrace, "But I think it's time for me to go, I don't want to get reprimanded after my first mission as a commanding officer."

Taking a step down off of the transporter pad, Jesra made her way over to to the controls. "Want to let Gal know they've got incoming incase someone greets you with a phaser?" Smiling as her fingers rang over the screen, the freight Captain accessed the coordinates for the ship in question.

The Orion shook her head, "That won't be necessary, my ship's primary systems were damaged and I'm not sure the transporters are back online yet. If you could place me somewhere near Galileo in a half-kilometer vicinity, that would be fine. I'm still a bit tired and the walk would do me good."

Readjusting the co-ordinates, Jesra took one last look over the woman in question. "You sure you can manage that length of a walk? You've only managed about 6 hours of sleep sweetheart and you were pretty out of it yesterday."

"Yes, I'll be fine I think." Lirha answered and gave Jesra a final smile. "Thank you for everything, you've been very...accommodating." she added with a wink. "I'll send you a message in a couple days and maybe we can meet again?"

Smiling as she threw a wink at the Orion, Jesra hit the command to start the transporter. "Not if I see you first mi'lady."

An inward-sweeping motion of bright blue lights dematerialized Lirha's body and suddenly the transporter pad was empty. Back on the surface of Vega IX, she rematerialized almost exactly where she had requested, and took a long and deep breath of the cool morning air. Her ship laid in the nearby distance and already some of Starfleet's support craft had arrived, strategically parked around the large silver hull. A quick look up at the sky revealed even more of them descending through the atmosphere, and Lirha guessed that within the hour, the landing site would be swarming with all sorts of Federation personnel. Stretching her neck and rolling her shoulders, the captain began her walk to the ship. It would indeed be a busy day.

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CMDR Lirha Saalm
Commanding Officer
USS Galileo

Jesra Moorse
S.S. Nautica
NPC'ed Pola Ni Dhuinn

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