I've seen this idea floating around for some time and it is not my own. Basically each chapter/one-shot has to be based on a word, for example, chapter one's title had to start with an A and chapter 2 B and so on and so forth. Again this idea is not my own and I do not take credit for it, I also do not own Star Trek and credit for that goes to Paramount. (The reason why it's rated M is to be on the safe side, in reality, it's like a T+ bt y'know better safe than sorry.)
I hope you enjoy!
A for Academy.
Your eyes fluttered open. You were lying on his chest. Listening to his calm breathing, the light streaming in through the curtains. You feel a hand go to your hair and it begins stroking comfortingly.
"Morning Y/N" you smile at his voice and lift your head to look at him. His blue eyes sparkling in the light.
"Morning Jim." He leans forward to kiss you on your forehead and you rest your head back down onto his chest. You lie there for a while before you feel him shift beneath you. You sit up and see he has his PADD in hand.
"Looks like we should get up." He says taking the covers off himself and reaching for some clothes. You sit there readying yourself to get up. You swing your legs over the edge of the bed and sit for a moment. Jim walks over to you and places his hands either side of you on the bed and leans over and kisses your forehead before standing upright. "Come on we're going to be late for classes." You gaze over to Jim's PADD which has been discarded on the bed. A smile forms on your face.
"Actually Jim you're going to be late. I've got about an hour before Immunology" you pause and look at the time on the PADD again "and it looks like you only have half an hour before. Let's see... Advanced Self-Defence." You put the PADD down beside you and smile.
You see Jim roll his eyes and you let out a laugh. "You'd better get going."
He smiles. "And you better get out of my room before Leonard wakes up, and see's you've spent the night." You roll your eyes before changing out of your pajamas and replacing them with your Cadet reds.
You walk into your dorm quietly, hoping to not have a confrontation with your roommate. No one on campus knew you'd been seeing Jim; well you hoped anyway, and it had almost been 2 months. You walked to the bathroom and turned the shower on, stepping in letting the hot water wash over your body.
The hour you had passed quickly, you made barely made it to immunology on time. Your lungs were on fire, you'd run to make sure you weren't late. Taking a seat next to Leonard you give him a warm smile and a good morning before pulling out your PADD out and placing it out in front of you.
"Morning." He said looking towards you.
"Sorry, I'm later than usual." You say sitting to face the man.
"It's ok I know you were busy last night and didn't get in until early this morning." He smiles.
Your face drops "Excuse me?" you question.
"Oh come on don't play stupid with me." He says rolling his eyes jokingly, crossing his arms across his chest.
You playfully push his shoulder "You knew?" you say mirroring his image.
"Y/N, of course, I knew. In the beginning, I had my suspicions but over the past few months, little things have indicated it. Plus I heard you leave this morning." He says smiling.
You feel yourself blush. God if he'd connected the dots had anyone else? Probably.
The lecture went quickly, and before you knew it, it was Lunchtime. You stood from your seat. Ready to go and grab lunch and study for a couple of hours before your next lecture. "Hey Y/N, don't tell Jim I know?" you frown. He continued "I want to see his face." You nod and head for the cafeteria.
You sit staring at your Med textbook and then look towards the clock. God, it'd been 3 hours since you'd started studying. Closing the textbook you pick up your PADD, it was time for your History of Prime Directive lecture.
You stroll into the lecture hall and search the room for Jim until you see his blue eyes sparkling your way. You walk to the vacant seat next to him; Leonard was the other side of him. "Hi, guys." You say making yourself comfortable. Jim smiles and Leonard sits back in his chair as your professor takes the stage.
The lecture was relatively boring. You making notes about the important things, but he was mainly going over things he'd gone over 10 times before. You let out a frustrated sigh and feel a comforting hand on your thigh. You jump slightly, not expecting this and you turn to look at Jim, he was also sat forward taking notes on his PADD now with one hand. You wriggle some more and look towards Jim, he slowly moves his hand. His eyes still facing forward. You see Leonard peering over at you and he rolls his eyes playfully.
The three of you sit at a table in the cafeteria. You place your plate of food down in front of you and take a mouthful. "How's your day been then Y/N" Jim turns and asks you.
You smile, he's still playing it cool."It's been good"
Jim smiles in return. "I haven't seen you all day Jim, you were gone before I got up," Leonard says eyeing Jim from across the table.
You smile and bite your lip, knowing where this was going. Jims face dips as he takes another bite of food.
You push your plate away after only eating half of the meal, your appetite was small and your stomach was objecting to another mouthful. Jim looks at your plate and then you "What's wrong Y/N, You've got to eat." He says placing a hand on your shoulder his eyes not leaving the side of your face.
You shrug "nothing." You see Leonard look up from his food and smile.
"Get a room guys." You stifle a laugh and look over to Jim. He looks mortified. He was speechless.
You can't help but let out the laugh that emerges. Jim turns to you shocked.
"Did you tell him?" he questions. But you're unable to answer laughter erupting from your body.
"She didn't Jim," Leonard says with a laugh. "I've known for months."
Jim smiles and groans "Booooonesss. You could have said."
He turns and puts his arm around you, turning to look at him he swiftly kisses you unexpectedly. "Well, since he knows everyone else may as well know now." He says leaving his arm on your shoulders.
You blush knowing everyone in the room is probably looking at you. He stands next to you and puts his hand out to help you up "So Bones you don't mind if Y/N stays over?" Jim questions looking towards Leonard, but before he could answer he's leading you out of the cafeteria.
The two of you walk into his dorm and you take a seat on the sofa. Jim leaves to put his things down and you place your legs up on the sofa. Jim walks back into the room and moves your legs so he can sit next to you and he places them on his lap.
You sit there talking about your day and how everything unfolded. Jim comfortingly stroking your leg. Before long you hear the door open behind you and a sigh followed by Leonard's voice "Of Course." You can only imagine the eye roll he did.
You get up to grab a drink of water and sit back down next to Jim; he puts an arm around your shoulder and pulls you towards him. You lay your cheek on his shoulder and settle into his embrace closing your eyes. Time passes and you can hear Leonard moving in the room talking to Jim. Jim answers occasionally; you can feel his voice vibrate in his chest and the warmth surrounding you. Sleep slowly pulling you under you can feel Jim stroking your hair once again, and before long you're fast asleep.
Shifting you feel Jim's arms around you, you open your eyes and see the light coming in through the blinds. You look to your side where Jim is slumped in the chair sleeping, still clinging to you with his legs stretched out on the coffee table. You smile, warmth filling your body. You move again, trying not to wake Jim but your efforts are unnoticed. The man shifts with a groan peeling his own eyes open and looking at you with a smile "Morning Y/N"
You smile back up at the man "Morning Jim." There shuffling behind you in the kitchen.
"Morning sleepyheads." You turn to see none other than Leonard entering the room readily dressed in his cadet reds, taking a seat with a coffee on the smaller sofa adjacent to the one you and Jim were occupying.
You smile and Jim groans. "Morning Len." Sitting forward to slowly get your feet, the muscles are tense and your bones stiff from the awkward sleeping position, you walk towards the replicator and grab two coffees before rejoining Jim on the sofa, handing him a coffee, and leaning back into him.
He wraps an arm around your shoulder and brings you close you look towards him and smile; he quickly presses a kiss to your lips. You see Leonard's eyes roll "Get a room guys."
You hear Jim laugh, warmth slowly moving to your cheeks out of embarrassment. He stands checking his PADD "Looks like we've all got Prime Directive in an hour."
He chucks the PADD back down on the coffee table and holds out a hand to help you up "looks like we've got some time."
Thank you for reading, Stay tuned for the next One-Shot. Reviews would be appreciated.