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The Little Ensign - Part 4 (DataxOC)

The Ensign woke to her alarm, sleepily rolling out of bed and heading to the shower. She showered and got dressed in her uniform. The blonde combed her hair as her eyes lazily roamed over her figure in the mirror.  She stared at the replicator, trying to decide what to eat for breakfast, quickly deciding on oatmeal. It wasn't one of her favorite things, but it gave her the energy boost she needed in the morning. She finished eating quickly and put on her shoes. But as she was preparing to leave, her door chimed. She eyed the door, raising an eyebrow, before opening it to reveal the android who had graced her dreams the previous night.

"Sir?" Kasey began. "What are you doing here?" The android quirked his head to the side. "I came to the logical conclusion that you would be unable to find your way to engineering without assistance." The Ensign made a face at him. "So you're going to walk with me then?" "Affirmative." "Well, I guess it can't be helped. Come on, let's go then." She sighed as he took her by the sleeve and dragged her along with him.

The two of them arrived at engineering, Geordi quickly coming over to greet them. "Good morning you two." The Chief Engineer smiled. "Good morning Geordi." "Morning sir." They replied in near-perfect unison. The three of them swiftly assumed their stations, beginning the day's work.

A couple of hours passed as they worked. It went smoothly aside from the occasional trouble that Kasey had with certain things, either Data or Geordi having to explain it to her.

When Kasey left the area to attend to a piece of machinery that required fixing, Data spoke up. "Geordi, may I inquire about something?"  "Of course Data, what is it?" The android paused a brief moment, figuring out how to word it. "Last night, I asked Ensign James what she meant when she told me that I am 'more human than she expected." Geordi nodded, gesturing for him to continue. Data began to relay last night's conversation back to Geordi, taking care to watch for when Kasey would be back.

Geordi listened intently as the android finished talking. "That's an interesting point of view she has, but if you really think about it, it makes sense. You should probably ask Counselor Troi about it though." Data nodded in acknowledgment as Kasey rounded the corner back to her station. Data glanced at the girl before going back to work as usual.

The hours went by rather quickly as the three of them worked, their shift ending in what felt like half the time that had actually passed.

Kasey glanced at the time, noting that her shift was over. She stayed around a while longer, if only because she had no idea where anything is.  As she wondered if she should try to get somewhere specific or just wander around, a certain android came up to her.  He stared for a moment at the zoned-out Ensign before speaking. "Ensign James?" The blonde snapped back to reality. "Yes?" "Am I correct in assuming that you require assistance in getting somewhere?" Kasey chuckled sheepishly. "Well you're not wrong, but I'm trying to decide whether I should make an effort to get somewhere specific or just wander around and get myself lost." Data tilted his head, thinking for a moment. "Perhaps I could accompany you and show you a few places?" He offered. "I mean, if it isn't too much trouble, that would be nice." She mumbled out awkwardly.  And without a word, Data took her by the sleeve and began pulling her along.

The two of them walked around, Data showing Kasey several places before they stumbled upon one of the holodecks. "What's this one?" She asked, pointing a finger at the holodeck room. "That is a holodeck." She let out a small gasp, her eyes widening. "Wow." A big ol' smile graced her features as she stared in awe. She'd heard of the holodecks before but had never actually seen one.  Data noticed her interest, tilting his head to the side. "Would you like me to show you how to program it?"  Kasey gasped again, eyes sparkling as she nodded enthusiastically.

After he taught her how to program the holodeck, she had asked if they could hang out in there. He agreed, and they agreed upon one of Data's Sherlock programs. The two of them got dressed in era-appropriate clothing and entered the holodeck.

Meanwhile, at Ten-forward, Geordi was looking for Data. He had disappeared from engineering about an hour ago after their shift had ended. He'd looked everywhere for the android, and he was nowhere to be found. He exited Ten-forward, deciding he'd ask the computer where his android friend was. "Computer, where's Data?"  "Lieutenant Commander Data is in holodeck nine." Geordi suddenly realized why he hadn't been able to find him and set off in the direction of holodeck nine.

Geordi entered the holodeck, quickly finding Data.  "Geordi?" The android in question quirked his head to the side.  "There you are Data, I've been looking everywhere for you.  Hanging out in the holodeck?"  "Indeed Geordi, would you like to join us?"   "..Us?" As if on cue, Kasey poked out from behind the wall of a nearby building, giving Geordi a little wave. "Come be Watson!" The girl enthusiastically shouted, a wide grin on her face.  And thus Geordi was roped into their holodeck shenanigans, for how could he resist the antics of his friends?

Geordi quickly changed into proper Watson attire and, within minutes, he was back in the holodeck with his pals, ready to get on with some mystery solving.

A few hours passed, they solved their mystery (it was the barber), had a good time, and headed to Ten-forward, not even bothering to change from their Victorian-era outfits.  They sat themselves down at the bar, greeting Guinan, who smiled fondly at the three of them.  They laughed and talked about their holodeck adventure, Data not quite understanding what was so funny. The three pals talked for hours, Data informing them at midnight that it was late. He walked them back to their quarters, bidding them goodnight before heading to the Bridge to take the night shift.

The night passed and morning came, and Data found himself en route to Kasey's quarters. And as he chimed her door and walked her to engineering, he replayed last night's memories in his positronic brain, oblivious to the warmth in his chest.