A/N: Hey everyone! I am rewriting this story—same characters, same OC, same relationship at the end, but with a different storyline. I wasn't feeling Cathy's profession, nor was I really ready to commit to an entire fic about getting Cathy and Jim through a war. School also got really difficult really fast, so I had to put this on hold, and when school got less hectic, I just wasn't into it, and another storyline was running through my head. I still think you'll like this one though!
She could not believe this idiot of a captain she had to work with. Here he was, strutting about the cell, acting as if he had some plan to get the two of them and the rest of the away team out of the clutches of the Romulans, though she had to admit that they didn't seem to be in any particular danger. The only problem with this was that they wouldn't have even been in this mess if Captain James Tiberius Kirk would have just listened to her for once in his life!
"Okay, I think we'll be just fine. Scotty will find a way to beam us out of here–" he began.
"Just fine? We won't be just fine, Captain," she spluttered. "Why don't you ever think to listen to me? This is my job. I know what's best when dealing with other species and their cultures!"
"Lieutenant Savage! I am well aware that this is your job, but seeing as we're in this situation and you haven't offered any way to get us out of here, you're not really doing that great of a job," Kirk countered. She really, really hated him. She especially hated his ice blue eyes. They were piercing straight through her skin, and she thought he could see how fast her heart was pounding with adrenaline. And it was no wonder Scotty called him 'Perfect Hair.' Not a single golden thread was out of place, and she looked like she hadn't taken a bath in days (which was true).
"That's because I've been thinking of a way to get none of us killed! I also have to try and preemptively counteract whatever stupid thing you'll do next, you know," she spat, crossing her arms. "Personally, I think you should try to fight their leader in hand to hand combat. Maybe she'll snap your neck so I don't have to do it myself and risk getting jail time!"
"Isn't someone getting feisty now, Savage? You know, it's honestly a wonder you're single, since your personality is truly one of the best I've ever seen!" Kirk stopped in his tracks right in front of her. Of course, she immediately rose to challenge him, making eye contact with his Adam's apple. She was happy to note that it bobbed once in nervousness.
"Not getting feisty, Kirk," she snapped, jamming her finger in his chest. "Just really pissed that after six months of my time on the Enterprise and over one hundred and fifty poorly beginning extraterrestrial interactions, and with only my help getting us out of almost all of them, you still haven't picked up on the fact that I definitely know what the hell I am doing. How does it feel knowing that nothing gets through that thick skull of yours? You're too busy banging aliens and worrying about what the admirals think about you to actually pay attention to the needs of your crew, who certainly don't need a heart attack every other day because their captain can't keep it together!"
"Watch it, Savage. Just because we're in a cell doesn't mean that I'm not still your captain." If only she was a little taller so she could strangle him…but then she grinned, and she saw his eyes widen just a little.
"Oh I am well aware, Captain. Everything is going in my report, and I sure as hell mean it this time."
"You wouldn't dare—"
"I'm writing the report in my head right now! Idiot of a captain fucks everything up because he wanted to screw some alien chick who just so happened to be the leader of an evil Romulan science crew—"
"Ahh, this is all we need. Crassus, Ares, you may escort these two to the the transporter. Notify the Enterprise that their captain and his advisor are unharmed and ready to be beamed back to their ship," the Romulan scientist spoke, silencing the two.
"Wait. What did you need?" Kirk asked, taking a small step away from his advisor.
"All we needed to know was what the effect of small spaces was on humans. You two have proven useful, but we do not need you anymore." With that explanation, the scientist left, the two crewmembers dumbstruck.
She didn't remember being escorted and beamed aboard the Enterprise, but suddenly there was McCoy, hovering in between her and the Captain. She faintly heard murmurs of "Jim, what happened?" and "Cathy, are you listening to me?" and "Jim, what the hell is wrong with Cathy?"
But all she said was, "I'm starting on that report now, Captain, so if you'll excuse me please, I need to get on that."
Cathy Savage really hated Captain Kirk with all her heart.