"What's your focus?"
"The study of Xenolinguistics. You have no idea what that means"
"The study of morphology, phenology, sinology. It means you've got a talented tongue"
"And here I thought you were just a dumb hick who only had sex with farm animals"
"No, not only"
In spite of herself, Uhura began to chuckle slightly; it wasn't often she met someone who actually knew what Xenolinguistics was, and he was able to make jokes at his own expense, which wasn't something she was used to. All her instructors at the academy had no sense of humor, except for Spock and he would never mock himself, at least not intentionally, while her fellow cadets seem to only find humor in each other's failure's, causing her to distance herself from most of them.
"I'm Jim, Jim Kirk"
"I'm Nyota Uhura" she replied, shaking hands with him.
They got their drinks, and chatted some more until Uhura felt a tap on her shoulder.
"This guy bothering you?" the cadet behind her asked and she groaned internally; Fredrick Thomas fancied himself her protector and wouldn't leave her alone. Most girl's would've been flattered by the attention but Uhura knew he just did it because she was one of the few girls that didn't hop straight into bed with him. She looked at Jim who smirked as if knowing what she had in mind.
"More than you can believe, but it's nothing I can't handle"
"You could handle me… that's an invitation"
"I may just take you up on that" she replied, and he smirked before he was pulled around by Thomas.
"Don't even think about it"
"Who's gonna stop me cupcake?" Jim retorted, and eight more cadets walked over to Thomas.
"In case you can't count they're nine of us and one of you"
"So get a couple more guys and it'll be an even fight"
Thomas punched Jim in the face, who fell back but returned the blow, knocking him to the floor. The other cadet's charged Jim and Uhura watched, wincing as they proceeded to beat Jim to a pulp.
Suddenly a shrill whistle was heard and all the cadet's snapped to attention as Captain Pike came in. He ordered them all outside, but on her way out, Uhura locked eyes with Jim who smiled before Pike began to talk to him.
"Enlist in Starfleet"
Jim looked at Pike in surprise and really thought about what Pike had told him, and about how he didn't enjoy being the only genius-level repeat offender in the Midwest. He also thought of Uhura and how much he wanted to see her again.
"I'll do it" he said and Pike nodded, before heading to the door.
"Oh and Captain… I'll do it in three" he said and Pike just smirked before heading out the door; if Kirk did that, he'd be the youngest Captain in Starfleet history.
A/N: I hope you guys liked this chapter! I always wondered what would've happened If Uhura had been a bit more receptive to Kirk's advances. Tell me if I should continue!