A/N: Okay! Next chapter gets underway. I want to thank all of you who read the first chapter. I hope this next chapter entices more people as well as keeps the rest of you enraptured.

"Sulu, how long is it until we reach our destination of Delvos Prime?" Jim asked. It was about half an hour from when he received the message from the admiral and he was bored already. He wanted to just have action going on, he wanted something to just happen already.

"We should arrive in 2 days 12 hours, estimated time, Sir." Sulu reported back.

'This is taking far too long, maybe Bones might have something fun to do. Just gotta stay out of reach of those hypo sprays though. I swear he has those tucked up his sleeves or something.' He thought to himself. "Alrighty then, I'm gonna go take a break; you all can go about your business. Spock you have the conn." He said, getting up from his captains chair. He then walked past Spock towards the turbo-lift.

As he passed Spock and looked over at his first officer he flashed a quick smile at him. And as Spock looked back at him he could swear he saw something change in his eyes, a quick glimpse of something he couldn't quite place. He just walked passed and blamed it on his mind playing tricks on him for waking up so early.

'If my mind is playing tricks on me why is my heart beating so fast though? Something must be wrong with me.' He thought to himself. He couldn't quite place the feeling he had in his gut, so it was a good thing he was going down to Bones. He can have a nice chat with him.

But what Jim thought was a glimpse of happiness in Spock was more like a spark of desire. A desire to touch the man he called "Captain." Spock didn't know when it happened, but it was over time that he began to realize that James Tiberius Kirk had stolen his heart. Whenever he flashed a smile there was a flutter in his stomach, whenever he said his name his heart beat would increase. It wasn't before long that Spock began having very intimate dreams about Jim.

Spock wanted more than anything in the world at those moments than to have the affection he felt returned by the one person he knew would never return them. The playboy of the Starship Enterprise and his captain, James Tiberius Kirk, would never return these feelings. And just that thought alone made him more self-aware of how even in the midst of space and among a group of people such as the crew of the Enterprise, he was still an outcast.

When Jim left the room Spock felt more alone on the crowded bridge of the Enterprise then he had ever felt before. He knew he was not alone and he knew that there were people who cared about him, but ever since the day he attempted to choke Jim on the bridge and felt the emotions of fear, anger, wonder, and a small spark of desire, he started to turn from people and isolate himself more than he knew. When Nyota broke things off with him she specified the reason was because she felt he was becoming distant and cold. It all hit him then that what he had been feeling towards Jim had made him selfish and self-centered.

He wished to just go back and change the past, even though in his mind he knew that thought was illogical and impossible but he wanted it none-the-less.

"Mr. Sulu. I am going to go check on something. I am giving you the conn." He said as he got up out of the captains chair, which was far too large for his slender figure. 'It is much more suited to his more muscular frame. It is almost as if the Enterprise calls to him.' He got into the turbo-lift and left the bridge. He then went into his room to think things over; maybe it was time to say something to Jim.

Jim had entered the sickbay with a grin on his face hoping that Bones would have something to entertain him with. "Bones! Bones, Bones, Bones, Bones, Bones, Bones!" Jim sang as he stepped into his best friends office

"What do you want Jim? I do have duties to complete, ya know!" Bones shouted back at him.

"Oh, those duties can wait. I want something to do! Today is so boring!" He said as he took a seat and put his feet up on the desk.

"Jim, get your goddamned feet off of my desk! And I'm not gonna find something to entertain you! I'm a doctor not your babysitter!" He said as he pushed Jim's feet off the desk he just took half an hour to clean off.

Jim proceeded to pout at him and give him the best puppy dog face he could. "Pweaaase Bonesy! Find something fun for me to do?"

He gave Jim a distressed look and then stood up. "Jim, I'm serious here. I have nothing to do, unless you wanna do some paperwork or help me organize my office then by all means let's do that. But if you're just lookin' for someone to annoy with your childish antics why don't you go annoy that green-blooded hob-goblin first officer of yours?"

"Ugh, I don't wanna do that work. That's not very fun. But I don't really feel like going to Spock, I always feel so nervous around him when it's just us. My tongue gets all tied and my mind goes blank and I just kinda stare. It's not a pretty sight, Bones." He explained as he stood up and started for the door. "But I guess it's more fun than organizing your messy office. So I will see you later!" And he walked out humming a tune.

Jim walked back up to the bridge and sat back down in his chair. Noticing something was off he looked around, he saw Sulu, Checkov, Uhura, all the people sitting at their rightful stations, but where was Spock? "Sulu do you know where Spock went?"

"He said he had something to check on. I'm guessing the science labs or some engineering." He responded back while still working away at his station.

"Alright, I'll be back again then. Sulu, you have the conn." And he walked back into the turbo-lift. Wondering why Spock had walked out of the bridge without a specific reason.

Jim got off on the level that the science labs were located along with the atrium and the green house labs. He walked into the main science labs and looked around. Some people stood at attention and saluted and some others gave him a short salute as they passed by. "Guys, you do know you really don't need to salute me every second of the day. I'm not gonna beat you if you don't." He said with a laugh. A couple of the scientists laughed and sat down, others relaxed and started chatting away while working on whatever projects they were working on.

He walked over to an ensign working at a station. "Ensign, have you seen Spock anywhere around here? He said he was going somewhere but didn't really specify."

"Sorry Captain, I haven't seen him in here today." He responded back, then went back to his tasks.

"Hmm." Jim walked back out of the rooms. He wanted to continue his search but then thought of something better to do. He got back into the turbo-lift and then headed to the recreational level of the ship. 'The enterprise seems to have everything I could ever want. I love this ship!' He made his way past the gym's and the other areas towards the room he was looking for.

He walked in and the smell of chlorine filled his nostrils, he missed this smell. He closed his eyes and stood for a moment. A small splash made him re-open them.

In the water was a slender figure, making almost no noise at all while sliding gracefully through the water. He watched as the muscles in his back flexed and tightened and then relaxed as he switched his strokes. The pale skin and black hair were in high contrast to the blue water and the tile that filled the pool. He continued to watch, enraptured at the sight before his eyes, he had never seen someone move as gracefully as he had just witnessed. And before he knew it, the display was over. And the man got out of the water. Jim followed his body as it surfaced the black hair and pointed ears where a dead give-a-way that this was Spock, but what caught his eyes were what he had never seen before.

His back was muscular and slim; his legs were slender yet looked toned and perfect. And when he turned forward he saw a chest that was perfectly toned with a fleck of dark hair and a tight stomach with an outline of a six-pack. In every sense of the work, Spock was perfect. And at this Jim felt a familiar flutter in his stomach and stirring in regions lower than that. He quickly backed out of the pool area as quickly and silently as possible, hoping not to be caught.

'What is going on with me? This can't be normal right? I mean I'm attracted to girls, right? This is not happening!' He quickly proceeded to the turbo-lift and pressed for the sick-bay again. He needed to talk to somebody, this needed to get fixed, and soon.

Unfortunately for Jim, Spock did notice a presence enter the pool. One with he was familiar with after serving with him for a short period of time. But what he did not understand was why when he turned around and saw him leave was there a blush on his face and a flustered look upon his face. As he exited the gym he made his way to his quarters, and made a quick call on his communicator to his friend.

"Lt., could you please come to my quarters. I have a question to ask you in private."

"Sure thing Commander. I will be down shortly." She responded and left her station in the hands of her assistant. Wondering what Spock had a question that he needed to ask that it had to be private.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed this next chapter. I'm trying to make the characters at least a little believable. Please review and tell me what your opinion is on my take of this!