Chapter 1:
*T'Aimnu's POV*
*20 years old/looks like 8 years old*
My daily Vulcan studies are finished for the day. Now the weary and tired feeling comes over to me. Hopefully I can go home to do my usual daily routine at home before going to bed for rest.
Mommy and Daddy will always pick me up and will return home. Recently, Uncle Sarek and Aunt Amanda have been living with us because the pregnancy will be ending real soon.
"Greetings Ko-fu," my daddy speaks in his usual calm tone, appearing before me with my mommy.
"Ready to go home?" my mommy asks with her gentle smile.
"Yes I am," I smiled back softly.
Our smiles must be soft or gentle because of the Vulcan traditions. The journey towards home is as usual quiet. Usually no a lot of talking till we are home. Mommy and I got used to Daddy's roots when we officially move here when I was younger.
Once we enter into our home, my parents and I are greeted by my Uncle Sarek and my a little over nine months pregnant Aunt Amanda.
"Welcome home T'Aimnu," Aunt Amanda says with a tired smile, lying on one of the couches.
"Thank you Aunt Amanda," I smiled back a little, appearing before her, "how are you feeling?"
"I am doing well, feeling a little tired."
"May I examine you please?"
"Of course dearest," she chuckles.
I brought out my old school medical instruments and begin to examine her large abdominal area. Heart beats normal for a Vulcan baby, but I am noticing something different.
"Umm Aunt Amanda?" I asked, looking up to her.
She didn't have time to react because her water breaks. Different emotions swims around her as I can tell she's having contractions.
Mommy notices this and calls for the medicine elders. Unfortunately, they are on the other side of Vulcan. Everyone was in a panic behind clam and quiet looks. I step in as her medicine elder. We transfer her to the bed in their bedroom so I can check her. The process continues on for a few hours.
"Okay, she's at ten centimeters," I speak up calmly, after checking her.
Aunt Amanda help me with my dream to be a doctor, along with the rest of my family, the least I can do is help out until the medicine elders arrive. Uncle Sarek holds onto her hand, knowing that she needs her husband more than ever.
Screams of labor pain appears out of her mouth, almost making us deaf, but not quite. Within an hour of pushing, the medicine elders came finally when my baby cousin is finally here. One of them cleans up Aunt Amanda as the other helps me clean up the newborn.
Once done, my new cousin's wrapped comfortably in a blanket. I pick up him up in my arms as I walk back to the room.
"Aunt Amanda? Uncle Serak?" I asked with a soft smile. "It's a little boy."
The human mother has tears in her eyes when I give her the little infant.
"Why is she being emotional?" one of the medicine elders asked.
"She's human," mommy answers with a soft smile as well.
"What name do you wish name him Amanda?" Uncle Serak asked to his wife.
"Let's have T'Aimnu name him," she tearfully smiles to me.
My blue eyes look at her a bit surprised. I look down to my baby cousin to see the familiar features of Vulcan and Human.
"Spock," I finally answered.
"Spock?" Aunt Amanda tries it out and smiles down to her son. "I like it, Spock will be his name."
I couldn't help, but notice my uncle has a slight tear of joy in his eyes.
*Five years later*
"And that's how you were born…." I finished telling the bedtime story to my now five year old cousin.
"Cousin T'Aimnu," he says, laying in his bed, "thank you."
"Why are you thanking me?"
"Because you are there when I need someone other than my parents."
"You're welcome Cousin Spock," I smiled softly to him, "now it's time for bed. You need rest for tomorrow."
"Goodnight Cousin T'Aimnu."
"Goodnight Cousin Spock," I smiled a little more, kissing his forehead.
*27 years old/looks like almost 11 years old*
I am finishing up on some work when I received a call that I need to pick my cousin. Interesting, his studies doesn't end until another few hours. When I arrived to the education building, Cousin Spock is sitting on a chair with his head bowed down in sadness.
"What has happened Cousin Spock?" I asked.
He didn't speak a word when he look at me and back down.
A sigh escapes my lips as I turn to one side, "let's have a walk Cousin Spock."
Cousin Spock walks up to me when we begin our walk to outside.
"You may not see it Cousin Spock, but I am in constant pain everyday."
His dark eyes look up to me.
"Mommy is from the Creature species that died off twenty two years ago. She understands the daily pain. The pain is tolerable because you and the others are my family, but nothing will make it disappear unless it's the touch of my soulmate. Though I am not half human, I can understand how it is to be different."
Nothing more than calmly silence.
"Cousin Spock," I said, looking directly to him, "Even though I look like I'm a little older than you, but I'm really like twenty years older than you. So my aging is slower than Vulcan aging. There will be a time that you will be looking like my older cousin and you can act like the older brother/cousin figure, if you wish."
"Why are you telling me this?" he finally speaks in a question.
"It's an illogical feeling, but in Vulcan culture along with Creature and Human cultures, family is important no matter what. You and I are the only hybrids in the family and I see you as my brother than a cousin."
He didn't say another word, but was taking in what I am saying. Carefully and slowly, his arms wrap themselves around my waist into a hug. Gently breathing in the long fallen strand of my dark brown/black hair on my shoulder. The daily pain turn into tolerable at the touch. I wrap my arms around him as I gently run my fingers in his dark hair.
"Also remember Cousin Spock," I speak to him softly, "no matter I will always be there for you."
"Thank you Cousin T'Aimnu."
"You're welcome."
*37.5 years old/looks like 15 years old*
Countless textbooks of my medical education makes my mind go crazy. One side is my Vulcan logical side as the other is my Creature illogical side.
I take a deep breath and look out my window to the night sky filled with stars. The stars always did help me calm down my emotions. Sometimes it is hard to live like a Vulcan when I am a hybrid. Also the daily pain's not helping at all.
Something catches my eye. It's a blue star among the white stars. The shade matches my eyes. The corners of my lips curl up, thinking of something, 'my soulmate must be there.'
My pale eyelids begin to drop onto my blue eyes. I give the star one last smile and blowing a kiss before returning to my bed for much needed rest for tomorrow.
'We will meet my little blue star,' I hear a human like male voice say in my head, making the smile never leave my face.
A gentle kiss presses itself on my lips
*On Earth*
*No One's POV*
A seventeen year old Leonard McCoy manages to get some peace and quiet from another day of family and school. Normally he doesn't like space so much, but he did like to stare out to the stars.
His dark brown eyes notice something in the sky. It's a blue star. Now he's in disbelief of what he is seeing, but he knows it's really a blue star among the white stars.
'My soulmate must be there,' he hears a female like voice in his head when he continues to stare at the star.
'Are you my soulmate?' he asked to himself.
Then suddenly he feels a gentle pressure on his lips like a ghost of kiss. A dreamy like sigh escapes his curled up lips.
'We will meet my little blue star,' Leonard says, blowing a kiss.