_Enemies_ by Ingrid de Beus Introduction: First of all I would like to offer my sincere apologies for taking so incredibly long (eight months) to finish this story. I had no idea it was going to be so difficult to write when I started out. I realize now I should have finished it, and then posted it. Secondly, as this is late May 1993, I will state that this story takes place PMI (pre-"Mirror Image"). Furthermore, it takes place after "Raped", and before "A Leap for Lisa". Also, for the record I want you to know that the main theme and philosophy both stated and implied in this story was completely thought out when I started. There have been no changes to accomodate any episodes after "Killin' Time". I don't consider the version present in the ql-archive at cisco.com to be the final version, so any constructive comments or criticisms that you, the reader, may have will be made welcome. The fifth chapter could _definately_ use one more rewrite, in my opinion! 8^) Please help me out. Lastly, I've received some questions regarding my choice to write this story entirely in the present tense (well, as close as I could come without violating grammatical and chronological rules). This isn't my normal style, but I felt that this story was eminently suited to an experiment in this direction. Please feel free to send my e-mail commenting on this point, too. I am genuinely interested in your opinion. Did it work? Was it too distracting? I'm considering making a draft in literary-past-tense, if I get enough feedback. Thank you for reading. regards, Ingrid Elvire Maria de Beus ied1@midway.uchicago.edu