Hello and welcome to 'Star Trek Shorts' a little short story series with really no plot or meaning at all that'll just help me clear my head when I'm stuck on something or just feelin bored or down or whatever, hope you enjoy them ^^
1 story- Neka is horrified because she failed her job, hopefully some kind words from Bones can help her out.
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I don't know how it happened, but here we are, in Sick Bay Jim's in near critical condition and it's all my fault. I was nearly beaten to a pulp by some drunken aliens on a planet we decided to stop at, Jim tried to step in and they shot him! He was bleeding out and I was panicking trying to stop it, it was only when Mister Spock came in and beamed us up were we out of eminent danger. I can still feel the heated stares of the crew as Jim and I were taken to Sick Bay I knew what they were, no, ARE thinking 'It's her fault, if she hadn't convinced the Captain to come clubbing with her he would be fine' God what have I done? Tear are streaming down my face as I sit by Jims side, waiting for him to open his eyes and tell me how horrible a bodyguard I am and send me home.
"Goddamnit, what happened down there?" Bones gruff voice penetrated my thoughts and I released a sob I'd been holding in.
"It's all my fault Bones" I sob "If only I hadn't convinced Jim to go with me he wouldn't have been hurt and I'd be the only one in here!" My body was shaking violently as gut retching sobs racked through my chest, I felt a hand on my shoulder
"Listen I know you probably think that right now but it's not your fault" I look up at Bones face seeing his sincere concern for me on his face, my heart fluttered in my chest
"That idiot would have gotten hurt sooner or later and you know it. The man's accident prone" he finished mumbling an 'okay?' at the end
I quickly wipe my tears away trying to hide a dark purple blush that begins to show. "I-I know but…" I take a shaky breath "I'm supposed to protect him." I finished angry at myself.
He rolled his eyes and he said roughly "Look at you!" he exclaimed and I look at my bruised arms and legs.
"You've been risking your life to save his ass for a month now! You've been in several times for bruises, broken bones, and once you scared the crap out of my by coming in nearly soaked in blood from a cut on you stomach!" he motions with his hands and I blush.
"Not my fault my blood is so thin" I whisper softly puffing out my cheeks, he scoffed and crossed his arms
"Listen Neka. You have single handedly saved Jims life at least twenty times, look at you right now! You didn't even do anything and you helped him out!" I look at him shocked
He rubs his temples "If you hadn't tried to stop the bleeding he probably would be worse right now." I looked down almost completely in awe I hadn't know that humans could bleed out like us! We have such thin blood that with a small cut we can lose a pint of blood, I thought humans blood was thicker or something.
"So you mean…I didn't fail completely?" I whisper just loud enough for him to hear
"Yes, now watch over the idiot while I go to get something to drink" he answered walking out the Sick Bay
I sit there blushing blissfully knowing I wasn't a failure to Jim, the crew, or myself. I'll keep trying my best to keep Jim safe, to keep them all safe. I continued to stare at the blinding white walls on the Sick Bay thinking to myself.
"Uuuh what happened?" I hear and turn so fast I think I got whiplash.
"Jim!" I cry out and smile relived "Your okay!" I hug him carefully to avoid his wound
"Glad your happy to see me Neka." He smiles at me and hugs me back and I know that no matter who thinks it's my fault he got hurt, as long as he and Bones believe I did nothing that I'd make it through.