Title: Taken
Author: Jasmine Shigeru
Pairing: Spock/Uhura
Summary: Mr. Spock isn't himself. Uhura has noticed and he doesn't seem to mind. In fact, he wants to be close to her.
AN: AU season 2.
Disclaimer: I do not own Star Trek nor do I wish I do. This is just for my entertainment and whoever wishes to read it. I am not making any profit from this and do not care for that matter.
Rating: M
Taken
By: Jasmine Shigeru
Chapter One
Something was strange with Mr. Spock. Lieutenant Uhura found herself thinking after hours of unusual behavior from the First Officer. He had been acting out of character the entire day. She noticed his strange behavior four times.
The first time Uhura realize something was off she noted that Mr. Spock actually raised his voice to an ensign who had failed to double check his report. Mr. Spock discovered the error and promptly pointed out how disastrous such a mistake could be to a crewmember. He drew attention to himself and the ensign and embarrassed the ensign in front of a group of officers. The ensign's face was bright red after the reprimand and Uhura had to sooth the woman before she broke down and cried in front of everyone. She assured the ensign that she would just have to double check her work from now on.
Once the ensign was calm, Uhura could not fight the urge to speak with Mr. Spock on the public reprimand.
"I do not see how the matter is of any concern to you," Spock said quietly, calmly. His uncharacteristic behavior gone. He seemed to be back to normal.
"All I'm saying is for you to try to not embarrass the crewmembers you reprimand," Uhura said firmly. She tried not to sound insubordinate. Spock was still the higher ranking officer between the two.
Spock frowned as if he did not completely understand what Uhura was saying or why.
"I was unaware that I had drawn attention toward Ensign James and myself," he admitted.
"You had," Uhura said. Her voice softer than it was the moment before. "It's alright. We all have our off days. I guess you do too."
Spock said nothing as he absorbs all of what Uhura had said.
"I will try to be more aware," he said and walked away.
The second time Spock did something uncharacteristic, Uhura was talking to a couple of male crewmembers while in the Recreation room or Rec room for short. She only looked away for a moment when she noticed Mr. Spock staring at her. She was unaware he was even in the room. For that small moment, she thought she saw something dark cross his face before she looked away to speak with one of the lieutenants. When she turned back to Spock, the look was gone. He wasn't even staring her way.
Later that night, during dinner, Uhura was laughing at a joke Mr. Scott, the Enterprise's Chief Engineer had told and she saw Mr. Spock staring again. This time she did not turn away. The dark look came over the Vulcan's face and he held her stare. It wasn't until Chekov asked her question that she dared look away. This time when she turned back to Spock, he was gone.
The third time came when Uhura was about to enter her quarters to turn in for the night. She had been walking toward her door when she saw Mr. Spock standing near the door.
"Can I help you something, Mr. Spock," she asked.
Spock turned to her. A look came across his face. The look was close to a smile. He was happy to see her. Then it was gone. He stared into her eyes. His dark gaze sent a shiver down her spine.
"Can I help you?" Uhura asked again. For another moment, Spock remained silent. It was almost as if he hadn't heard her.
"No, Lieutenant Uhura," Spock finally said. He turned and walked away.
Uhura frowned at his retreating back.
The last time, came and Uhura found no matter where she was Mr. Spock was nearby. He was in the elevator when she went down the Mess in the morning for breakfast. He sat at her table while she ate. When she reported to the Communications department to rewire a com and write a few reports, Mr. Spock found a reason to visit her. At lunch, Mr. Spock was again, at her table, but this time he sat a bit closer to her than before. When it was time for Uhura to report to the bridge, Mr. Spock was often walking by or standing near her station. When her shift ended, Uhura found herself alone in the elevator with Mr. Spock. He asked her if why she was not heading to Mess for dinner. She told him she was too tired. He scolded her and told her that she should eat. She said she was not hungry. Before exiting the lift, Mr. Spock stopped her.
"Lieutenant Uhura, I would suggest you do not make skipping meals a habit," he said. "It would be a shame for you to make yourself ill."
Uhura stared up at him for a moment before she stepped out of the elevator confused.
Later that night, Uhura laid in bed, tired and hungry. She just could not shut off her thoughts that night. All she could think about was Mr. Spock and how his usually stoic behavior was disturbed. She hoped that whatever was going on with the Vulcan was temporary. She would hate to see anything bad happen to him.
END OF CH. 1