So a Vulcan walks into a bar. It sounded like a set up to some cosmically bizarre joke Cale mused as he nodded his acknowledgement to the tall dark haired Vulcan who seated himself at the end of the bar. He puzzled over a possible punch line for the joke but found him self at a loss as he watched the grim faced alien coolly survey the opulently appointed club.
It wasn't though he'd never seen a Vulcan in his thirty plus years working on Risa. There was any number of Vulcanair meditation retreats in the more family friendly areas of the planet. But this was no meditation retreat, far from it; GYA was the premier pleasure bar on a planet reknowned for pleasure.
The little Cale knew of Vulcans, and given that they were one of the most tight lipped species in the universe there was precious little to know, told him they were a humorless lot, driven by an obsession with logic at the expense of all physical and emotional pleasures. There were even rumors that they mated only once every seven years- small wonder they never smiled he laughed to himself. They were also notoriously cheap, making the dark man's presence in a club where pleasure knew neither boundaries nor price limits, baffling to say the least.
"Welcome to GYA my friend," he began, moving toward the Vulcan. "All that is ours is yours. What is it you seek this evening?"
"I… the Vulcan's gazed anxiously around the room before returning to the bartender. "I am not…not yet certain."
"Your first time here?" Cale asked.
"Yes," the Vulcan responded. "I am uncertain of the necessary… protocols."
Protocols! Cale struggled to stifle a laugh. Find someone who tickles your fancy, decide on a price and head off for a night to remember. It wasn't exactly rocket science, and there was certainly no lack of potential partners both male and female quite open in their appraisal of the inscrutable dark haired man. Despite the Vulcan's severe countenance, Cale decided, he was an attractive being, at least by humanoid standards. He was tall, slender yet well muscled, with dark hair and dark, almost black eyes.
"Perhaps a drink to get the ball rolling?" Cale suggested, curious as to whether Vulcan logic allowed for the consumption of any mood altering substances.
Before the Vulcan could respond, Cale's attention turned to the woman who seated herself at the other end of the bar.
"Might I have some Klyathe?" she asked.
Cale nodded, excusing himself from the self-conscious Vulcan. If the bartender had to use one word to describe the creature at the end of the bar it would be exquisite. She was tall and quite pleasingly formed. Her skin was pale and her eyes were a sparkling deep sapphire blue. Her thick shining platinum blond hair fell in loose waves that stopped just beyond her waist. Clad in a sheer opalescent body suit, she moved from her seat toward the end of the bar where the Vulcan was seated. Her movement was strong, yet graceful, innocent, yet somehow cunning, prey yet at the same time predator. She studied the impassive Vulcan for a moment then smiled.
"Is this seat taken?" she asked.
The Vulcan studied the seat gravely as if divining the answer to a complex quantum physics equation, then met her eyes with his own.
"It would appear to be unoccupied," he replied his voice neutral; though Cale saw the Vulcan's gaze glide furtively over the woman's lush body before once again meeting her gaze.
She moved up onto the barstool with a subtle, feline grace.
"You are Vulcan?" she enquired with a tilt of her head, clearly amused at his unlikely presence in such a venue.
"Indeed," he responded. "Though, more precisely, my father is Vulcan and my mother is human."
"It is quite rare that one encounters a Vulcan on this part of Risa." She leaned in closer to him her hand ever so lightly brushing his forearm and lowered her voice. "What brings you to us this evening?"
He stiffened slightly and leaned back, reclaiming a bit of his personal space. "I am on leave,"
"From?" she coaxed.
"Starfleet. I serve on the USS Enterprise"
"Ah" she nodded "The Enterprise, are you perhaps the legendary Captain James Kirk?"
He shook his head tightly "I am Spock. I am the First Officer and Science Officer."
She appeared to be weighing that information as Cale placed a finely carved crystal flute filled with a thick red liquid before her and found himself rewarded by a glorious smile.
Such a magnificent creature wasted on a Vulcan, the bartender thought sadly. Cale cast the Vulcan a meaningful glance and shifted his eyes to the crimson liquor and Spock nodded his understanding.
"I will have one as well," he said handing the bartender his credit chip and nodding toward the woman's drink.
"Excellent choice sir," Cale responded and quickly returned with a second drink and the credit chip.
"Thank you," she said, as she raised her glass in a quasi toast.
"My pleasure," he responded, returning the toast and taking a cautious sip of the enticing liquid.
"Ah yes," she smiled seductively "Your pleasure. Your… desires" her voice was barely a whisper. "That is a discussion I would find most interesting." Rising from the barstool she picked up her drink and gestured toward the small booths along the wall. "But perhaps such a discussion would be best entertained in a more private setting?"
"Agreed." Spock picked up his drink, following as she navigated through the crowd to a secluded table in the back corner.
They sat for a few moments in companionable silence sipping their drinks.
"So tell me, what it is you desire?" she asked leaning across the tiny table and brushing his cheek lightly with her fingers.
He stared at his drink and shook his head softly. "Nothing," he responded, his voice but a whisper. Then gradually he raised his eyes to meet hers, his gaze piercing "Everything" he added, his voice deeper, hungry.
She smiled softly. "This is a place where 'everything' is possible."
"I have never mated with a female," he confessed pensively before returning his gaze to his drink.
"I see," she responded, studying him for a moment before rising from the table as if to leave. "Perhaps then it is a man you desire? That too can be arranged here"
In a flash he was up from the table capturing her arm fiercely. "It is you that I desire," he declared sternly then covered her lips in a bruising kiss before releasing his hold on her. "Is that understood?"
"Understood," she responded clearly amused. "Now that we have established what you desire, of course there is the matter of the price." She batted her eyes demurely. "Ten thousand credits for the night."
"Ten thousand credits?" he raised his right eyebrow.
"I've heard it said that Vulcans know the price of everything and the value of nothing." She smiled slyly as she lightly raked her fingernails over the growing bulge in the front of his trousers, then abruptly turned and headed toward the exit. The Spovk gave a defeated sigh and quickly followed her out of the club.
It was a clear balmy night, the moon full and the sky a sparkling sea of stars. They walked together along the narrow street side by side without touching or speaking.
"There!" The woman broke the silence and pointed to a small cottage along the beach.
She punched in a code and ushered him inside. The house was small, but sumptuously appointed with exotic wood furnishings and rich, elegant tapestries. One wall was composed entirely of windows that looked out onto the moonlit white sand beach. The main room was lit with dozens of fragrant oil lamps and a real wood fire burned in the stately marble fireplace. Dominating the room was a magnificent four poster bed outfitted with fine satin damask linens.
The woman disappeared into another room for a few moments and returned with two glasses of sparkling wine. Spock took one of the proffered glasses and stared out at the glittering moonlight playing along the soft ocean waves.
"You've never wanted a woman?" she asked moving close behind him.
"Not enough," he replied still staring out into the horizon.
"Not enough?" she set the glass down and began softly stroking his finely sculpted shoulder.
"It is…. complicated," he sighed, and then shrugged uneasily. "There was a woman…someone on the ship," he drained his glass and set on the table beside hers, but didn't turn around. "The time was wrong, and..." he sighed again and turned to face her. "And then it was right, but she was gone."
"She left the ship?"
"She died." He raised his hand and stroked her cheek tenderly. "Your eyes….her eyes were blue like yours."
He leaned forward and captured her lips in a soft tentative kiss.
"Of course," she whispered as her hands traced down his well muscled chest and lingered on his taut abdomen, and then continued their lascivious journey ever so slowly lower.
He gasped loudly as her hands reached their target. He muttered something unintelligible, and she knelt before him and deftly unfastened his trousers.
"Your name?" he managed to choke out before letting out another visceral moan.
"My name?"
"What is your name?" he gasped, "what am I to call you?"
She gazed up at him sphinx-like, her sapphire eyes like a Terran summer sky.
"I am whoever you need me to be." she answered simply, and then slowly took him into her mouth.
He braced himself against the window, then slowly slid to the floor lost in the pleasures of her wet soft tongue until the vortex of sensation threatened to devour him.
"Within you" he gasped, struggling to form coherent words as he pulled her from him. "I wish to be within you."
His hands frantically caressed the shimmery body suit but his frenzied search for an entrance was fruitless.
"How do I remove it?" he groaned impatiently. "I can't find the fastenings."
"There are no fastenings." She smiled wickedly. "You'll need to tear it off."
He nodded his understanding then utilizing his Vulcan strength he ripped the opalescent fabric from her body and buried his face in her firm breasts then pushed her onto her back and entered her. They moved together, united in common purpose until the powerful orgasm rocked them both. Tenderly he pulled her to him and buried his face in her soft hair and whispered a single word.
"Christine."
