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Eithne had made special plans to be with her daughter after her shift. With the way things have been, she did not have much of a chance to do it before now.
She worried about Seraphim, to have experienced what she has, and at such a young age.
Quietly she entered the quarters she had arranged for both she and Jade to stay. Twas only a temporary thing however, for she wished for them to move in with her. Sooner rather then later.
"Seraphim?" Her voice was soft as she called.
" I'm here..." Sera replied from the second bedroom. When she emerged, she was already dressed.
' Jade must have told her that I was coming...' Eithne thought as she embraced their daughter tightly, but with a warm tenderness. A gentle hand smoothed the girls long jet black hair back. " Ready to go?"
" Yeah..." Sera responded softly, though deep down she did not want to leave the warmth of her mothers confide. " I am ready..."
Looking down into Sera's red-green eyes, she could not help but spot so much of herself in her, but, she saw that she had her fathers spirit. "Do you know what we are doing?"
The shake of her daughters head gave her the satisfaction that this would be a successful evening.
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When they reached the holodeck, Eithne ushered Seraphim into the baron room. Once they were inside, she walked over to the control panel and began to enter the program information into the computer.
As the program materialized around them, they went from the boring grid pattern, to being surrounded by a beautiful garden. Flowers of every color, every variety, every size, and fully in bloom. Their fragrance filling the warm air around them, tickled their nostrils before it filled every breath.
" Where are we?" Sera asked as she leaned over to smell one of the many roses.
Eithne smiled as she watched her daughter enjoy the scent of the camelion rose. " We are standing in one of the gardens at the family estate on Betazed."
Looking over to her mother, Sera smiled, " This is really pretty..." Still, she paused before she asked, " Why are we here?"
She almost forgot the reason she had brought Sera here, her memory jogged when Sera asked her question. " Well," She started. " We have not had much time to spend alone together since we were reunited. I wanted to spend some time together getting pampered and having girl talk."
The bright smile that formed on Seraphim's face was exactly the response she was hoping for.
They had been apart for far too long. Though for Eithne it was only a few years, Sera had experienced ten years of being without her family.
What Eithne would come to find out was that Seraphim always knew here parents were looking for her. Despite the light years which separated them, she always knew somewhere, she had loving parents, who would one day, come to find her.
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Commander Eithne Katris
Executive Officer
USS Charon
&
Seraphim Falcon (APB Cat)
