Wow
by Ariana

"Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow... unbelievable!"
Kate Bush - "Wow"

   "Oh, that was... wow!"
   "Hmm..."
   "..."
   "..."
   "What are you laughing at?"
   "No need to be so defensive... I just found your... comment most... flattering..."
   "You would."
   "I must admit... I have heard many descriptions in situations like this, and 'wow' has never been one of them... I think it's quite charming."
   "I knew this was a mistake..."
   "Oh come, you may say you are regretting this situation now, but a moment ago, I do not think anyone would have questioned your enthusiasm for what we were doing. I am quite confident that your comment was sincere, and I have every reason to be flattered and charmed by your reaction. You strike me as the kind of person who generally speaks her mind, regardless of polite customs. I also very much doubt that you would say anything purely to please me, which brings me to conclude that you meant exactly what you said. Though I was in no doubt that my efforts would be to your liking, I am pleased to find that I have, in effect, succeeded in pleasing you."
   "I can't believe I'm lying here with a man who has just given a great long speech on how good he is in bed!"
   "You're quite wrong, my speech was about how sincere I hold your comments to be, not my own personal prowess. Anyway, what am I supposed to say? 'Oh no, I'm not really that good'?"
   "A little humility wouldn't hurt..."
   "Why should I be humble? The only person here who can truly judge my abilities is you, and your reaction was 'wow'. We're in bed and you enjoyed what I was doing, so I think I can safely conclude that I am indeed good in bed."
   "I wish I hadn't said anything now."
   "Now, now, there's no need to be so negative. I'm very glad you did. It was a touching tribute to my talents."
   "It was a tribute to nothing at all! I could have achieved the same result with one of Dax's Trill holograms."
   "You're comparing me with a Trill hologram?"
   "I'm just saying I could very well have the same reaction with someone else. It isn't just *you*."
   "You've slept with a *Trill hologram*?!"
   "What I do in my spare time is none of your business."
   "But a Trill hologram! I certainly didn't have you down as the sort who would have sex in a holosuite... especially one of Quark's holosuites. I hope our Ferengi friend enjoyed himself. Really, you never cease to amaze me. I knew you were in need of some action, but to resort to a holosuite..."
   "You're going to tell me you've never had sex with a hologram."
   "Of course I am. I've never been so desperate as to debauch myself with a holographic partner... especially not a Trill... what are they like, anyway?"
   "What?"
   "Trill men... Do the spots go all the way down?"
   "Er... yes, they do, actually."
   "You *have* had sex with a hologram!"
   "I... I... Oh, I don't have to justify myself to you!"
   "So you didn't?"
   "Why is that so important?"
   "It isn't important. And you are quite right, what you do in your spare time is none of my business. In fact, I am not surprised you needed some entertainment back then... those humans are such a boring lot, aren't they?"
   "Not all of them."
   "Who, for instance?"
   "Well..."
   "Let's face it, would you rather be locked in a cell with Chief O'Brien or with me?"
   "Miles is a good man."
   "Yes, of course. But he's not much fun, is he? You'd soon be tired of him. And how about Doctor Bashir?"
   "There's nothing wrong with Doctor Bashir; either. He has changed a lot since he first came onto the station."
   "I'm sure he has, but not that much. You would get tired of his pathetic advances. And at least I can keep quiet when you ask me to."
   "Hah!"
   "In any case, I don't seriously think you would have much in common with either of them. Humans just aren't good company. They have no sense of *fun*."
   "You sound like Dax."
   "Good. Dax sounds like a sensible woman. Holographic Trills notwithstanding."
   "I probably wouldn't mind being shut in a cell with Captain Sisko..."
   "I think even you would grow tired of discussing religion with the Emissary... Unless of course, you're hoping he might share some traits with his mirror counterpart."
   "What traits?"
   "Don't be so defensive, my dear. I merely heard some rumours that your counterpart and his were... close."
   "Is there a point to all this?"
   "No, not really. We seem to have strayed away from the subject of our conversation."
   "As far as I am concerned, this conversation stops right here."
   "What are you doing?"
   "Going back to my quarters, of course."
   "Why? It isn't as if anyone is going to notice your absence. You can sleep here."
   "Yeah right."
   "I'm a very quiet sleeper. Cardassians don't snore."
   "I know. I remember."
   "So why don't you stay?"
   "Because I am tired of listening to you babbling on."
   "I do not babble, Major."
   "I can't believe you just said that."
   "Said what?"
   "You called me 'Major'."
   "So?"
   "So it sounds like you... you're turned on by my title."
   "Believe me it isn't your title which turns me on. Anyway, I always call you 'Major'. I'd be more than delighted to call you Nerys, if that's what you're objecting to. But I was under the distinct impression you didn't like it when I tried that earlier."
   "That was before... never mind, I'm going. Where is my tunic?"
   "Is that it over there?"
   "No, those are my trousers... Now what's so funny?"
   "I really don't see why you have to take the sheet with you. It's not as if I don't know what you look like naked... In fact, I might just mention that you are definitely at your best when you have
nothing on. Believe me, you have nothing to be ashamed of."
   "I am not ashamed."
   "Then why are you walking about with that sheet wrapped around you?"
   "Oh, here, you can have your sheet."
   "Hmm... thanks."
   "Now, where's my... Oh there it is."
   "I don't suppose I could convince you to remain in that position for a while longer. That is... quite stimulating."
   "Oh Prophets, I really don't know why I let myself in for this. What *was* I thinking of?"
   "Hmm... I suspect you were thinking of most of the things I was thinking of. I must say, you were surprisingly responsive. I should have touched you years ago."
   "I don't think there would be much left of you if you had."
   "Good point. That is precisely why I didn't. Here, you might need your shirt, too... Do you know you have a truly admirable figure? A perfect balance of curves and dips, with a creamy complexion which is a tribute to the amount of time you spend locked up in the artificial light of this station. Of course, I could tell by observing you in that tight uniform of yours that I would like what I saw when I undressed you. But it was nonetheless very pleasant to have my intuition confirmed. Very pleasant indeed."
   "Take your hand off me, Dukat. I'm getting dressed."
   "You know you don't have to. You could stay with me a little longer. I'm sure you wouldn't regret it, and I would be... very pleased to run my fingers through your hair, like this... and kiss the soft nape of your neck... and taste the milky skin of your throat... feeling the scent of your body awaken my desire..."
   "Oh... you... you sound like one of those romance novels Odo likes..."
   "You would make a good heroine for such a book. Your dark slanting eyes, the smooth curve of your forehead... the sweet taste of your sensual lips..."
   "Hmm... You should... definitely... consider a career change and start writing... some... er, some..."
   "Erotic books? My dear, with you as a subject, I think I could write a libraryfull."
   "Oh..."
   "The slim contours of your body... the perfect rotundity of your breasts... I could... just caress you for... ages..."
   "Oh, you sound so... so..."
   "Sensual?"
   "Er... yes..."
   "I know... my voice does that to women..."
   "Dukat..."
   "Yes, Major?"
   "Stop that."
   "I'm just... exploring."
   "I...'d rather you didn't... oh."
   "You don't like me touching you there?"
   "No, I... don't."
   "You never were a very good liar, Major... You're just saying that because you don't want to lose control... and you know you will if I continue..."
   "No, I won't."
   "I see. So moving my hand like this..."
   "Ah."
   "...doesn't affect you at all?"
   "No..."
   "Hmm... It's certainly affecting me... You look incredible."
   "I'm sure I... do."
   "And your skin tastes incredible, too... It's so soft and smooth like silk... On your shoulder... and your breast..."
   "Oh..."
   "And your stomach... And..."
   "No! stop!"
   "Ow. No need to kick me... What's wrong?!"
   "*This* is all wrong!"
   "It was... beginning to feel... pretty right to me... Until you kicked me in the knee!"
   "I can't sleep with you, Dukat!"
   "I don't think... either of us had sleep in mind just now... besides, isn't it a bit late to decide you'd rather not go to bed with me? Unless I'm very much mistaken, you just did... and I was rather hoping for a repeat performance."
   "Well, it's not happening again."
   "I must admit I am profoundly disappointed in you, Major. I would not have thought you were the sort to lead a man on and then leave him kneeling on the floor in such a state. You know, if you weren't Bajoran, I would think you were just playing hard to get. And playing it extremely well, I might add. I would even be tempted to say it is quite... exciting."
   "I'm not interested in your disgusting fantasies, Dukat."
   "There is nothing disgusting about my fantasies. If you will stay just a while longer, I can even tell you all about them. I can assure you they will be to your taste, and they involve rather a lot of what we have done already... and what I was planning to do just now."
   "I... I told you I'm not interested."
   "Ah yes... Well, I suppose you had better leave, then."
   "Yes... well, goodnight."
   "...I don't suppose you want to have a shower, do you, Major?"
   "..."
   "The Dominion species may not have any sense of smell, but I can tell you the Cardassians do."
   "..."
   "..."
   "I hate you, Dukat!"
   "I am merely being practical, Major."
   "You're merely being your usual insufferable self, you mean."
   "Come now, there is no need to be so cruel and defensive. After all, you have me entirely at your mercy. You are fully dressed, and I am sitting naked on the floor. Perhaps you should take advantage of the situation."
   "You wish."
   "Well, at least some of my wishes have come true tonight. I was just hoping my good luck might continue."
   "I didn't think Cardassians believed in luck."
   "We don't. I just thought you would be offended if I suggested the fulfilment of my wishes might be the result of your attraction for me."
   "... I see. Well, I'll go and have my shower, then."
   "I'll come and help, shall I?"
   "I don't need help. I know how these showers work."
   "I am only trying to be a good host, Major."
   "*Trying* being the operative word, presumably. I'll be all right on my own."
   "Is this what you're planning to do?"
   "What? Take a shower? Yes... If you'll get out of here now."
   "That's not what I meant. Are you just going to pretend that nothing happened?"
   "Go back to the bedroom, Dukat."
   "No. This is important, Major. It may not be the best time to talk about it, but I know what you're planning to do. If I let you go now, you will be as cold and hostile as always, determined that I never get another chance to come anywhere near you. But this is too momentous an occasion to be ignored. You and me... together at last. I have been waiting for this moment for quite some time, Major, and I am not going to let it go by so easily. Now I have you, I am going to hold on to you."
   "That doesn't mean you have to do it literally. Or right now. Just let me have my shower and go back to my quarters, and then we can discuss this tomorrow, if we really have to."
   "Major, you haven't been listening. I want us to discuss this now."
   "I don't take orders from you, Dukat. Just because we had sex together doesn't mean you can make demands."
   "Nor does it mean we can just go on as we did before. This changes everything."
   "No it doesn't. I still hate you, and if you don't take your hands off me, I'll prove it to you, too!.. Right, I've had enough of this, I'm going back to my quarters now, Cardassians or no Cardassians."
   "You will regret missing this opportunity, Major."
   "I suspect the only thing I'm going to regret missing is this golden opportunity to kill you! Let go of me."
   "You would take advantage of my passion for you to murder me?!"
   "No. But if you continue like this, I will be sorely tempted."
   "Very well. If that's the way you feel, I will leave you to have your shower. But I must say I did not expect such callousness from you."
   "Callousness?"
   "You have taken advantage of me, Major. You have seduced me, and now refuse to take responsibility for the consequences."
   "*I* seduced you? You have a very strange way of seeing things, Dukat!"
   "I would not have touched you if you hadn't smiled at me. Since you did not protest, I assumed you had nothing against what I was doing. In fact, I would have said you seemed quite keen on the idea. You even termed it 'wow'."
   "I'm not interested in a post-mortem examination of what we did."
   "No post-mortem, no action replay... I do wonder why you bothered to seduce me in the first place."
   "I didn't --"
   "I know, I know. You believe all this was brought on solely by my Cardassian deviousness, don't you? Be that as it may, and 'wows' aside, I really think we should consider what is going to happen next. How will I face you after such a rejection?"
   "I don't think you're the one who has anything to worry about... How am I going to face Odo..?"
   "I'm sure the Constable will understand. He is not your guardian, after all."
   "No, I suppose... oh look, just go away, we'll discuss this tomorrow."
   "Why tomorrow?"
   "Or we can discuss it now, but do put some clothes on."
   "Surely you don't find the sight of my naked body distracting? I thought you didn't really want me. That was what you were trying to tell me just now, wasn't it?"
   "I don't really want you."
   "Not even a little bit?"
   "Dukat..."
   "I do have another name, you know, Nerys..."
   "That's 'Major' to you, Dukat."
   "Ah, a few minutes ago, you objected to me calling you that. You accused me of fancying your title."
   "I've changed my mind."
   "I'm sorry to hear it. Though I suppose if you can change your mind about that, perhaps you might consider staying with me."
   "No chance... Now, can I have this shower or not?"
   "Certainly, Major. Far be it from me to deny you something you have your heart set on."
   "...I can undress myself, you know..."
   "..."
   "Stop that, Dukat."
   "No."
   "What?.. Oh... oh, no. Not again."
   "Are you really that tired?"
   "I'm not tired!"
   "Good... neither am I."
   "I don't know why I'm letting this happen... No, don't yank on it. You need to undo the buttons."
   "I hate buttons."
   "They make it lie flat so it doesn't show under the tunic... Hmm."
   "Ah, I gather the nape of the neck is a good place to kiss you."
   "I must be crazy..."
   "Maybe so... now, how about you and me going back next door so I can advantage of your madness?"
   "No..."
   "All right, then, we can stay here... now, what was I going to do to you? Ah yes..."
   "Oh..."
   "..."
   "Sweet Prophets!"
   "...I take it that was to your liking?"
   "I... oh... I..."
   "I'll let you get your breath back before you answer..."
   "Ugh..."
   "Oh, it's only a kiss, Ma... whatever you want me to call you."
   "I guess Nerys will do just fine... under the circumstances."
   "My sweet Nerys."
   "..."
   "What's wrong?"
   "Nothing... I just didn't expect you to call me sweet."
   "You are sweet... sometimes."
   "Now being one of the times."
   "Well, obviously."
   "..."
   "..."
   "I suppose you've kissed a lot of Bajorans like that."
   "One or two..."
   "More than I've kissed Cardassians, I dare say."
   "That's not difficult."
   "And how many does that make?"
   "Do we really have to discuss this right now?"
   "It seems you have this thing about Bajorans."
   "Right now, the only Bajoran I have a 'thing' about is you... Besides you have to admit you belong to one of the two handsomest species in the Quadrant."
   "I won't even ask who the second one is."
   "Hmm..."
   "You were right, we would be better off in the bedroom."
   "Right..."
   "Is there a problem with that?"
   "No. I think I can walk."
   "Oh... I see. You do have a bit of a thing about me, don't you?"
   "Any more teasing like that, Nerys, and I'm the one who will kill you."
   "No need to be so insecure."
   "I am not insecure. I am well aware that you are attempting to get back at me for what you perceived as my earlier comments on my sexual prowess. I just... it's not something men like to joke about."
   "Well, at least that's the same the whole universe over. But maybe I should... just... I mean..."
   "That's... nice."
   "It's quite different... the ridges... and this --"
   "I don't think... we need a... a... running commentary, Nerys... Oh..."
   "I think I've just found something that makes *you* lose control..."
   "..."
   "...Not to mention shut up."
   "..."
   "Now you're the one who looks incredible."
   "I think... this might work better if we could... co-ordinate our efforts."
   "Yes... I suppose it..."
   "..."
   "Oh..."
   "..."
   "Oh wow!"

~End~