3 years later

"My brother is an idiot!" Jasmine plopped herself down in a chair beside Marie.

The two girls had become friends quickly, mainly for the fact that they both liked to tease Jim. Over the three years Jasmine had graduated and now was Lieutenant Commander Chief of Security. Marie was top of her Zinolinguistics class and one of the best in the communications department, of course her inside connections with the commander of the division helped. Marie looked at her friend and laughed a little, taking off the headset she was wearing. She was in the long range sensor lab tracking solar systems and came across one transmission that she couldn't get off her mind.

"I just don't get it, you'd think he'd learn but no he has to be so stubborn." Jasmine ran her hands over her face in frustration.

"You do know you guys are exactly alike right?" Marie smiled at the girl.

"How could you say that about me?"

"Simple, must I remind you of a certain someone who you were very stubborn to make like you."

Jasmine glared at Marie, "That was totally different."

Marie just gave her a look before rolling her eyes, "Yeah keep telling yourself that."

Jasmine made a face before the two girls stood up and left the lab. "I'm just saying I love him, but he really is an idiot."

"Oh I agree. A very attractive man but just nothing there." Marie pointed to her head making both of them laugh. "Oh so I wanted to tell you, I heard something really weird on the tracker today."

"Really?"

It was late as they made their way to Marie's dorm room. A few other cadets were out, the ones that passed acknowledged Jasmine's rank with a nod. Marie being a Lieutenant in her field yet still hadn't graduated still wore her red uniform, while Jasmine was able to wear the black of a commanding officer. Although even the woman's commanding officer uniform was a dress, Jasmine altered her uniform to a tunic with leggings, as she put it how was someone really suppose to take her seriously if all they were doing was looking at her legs.

They finally made it to Marie's room, the door sliding open and they walked in. Marie walked around the front wall and saw her roommate lying across her bed in her underwear. "Hey Gaila."

"Hi," the green skinned girl shifted uncomfortably.

Jasmine walked in scanning the room, it was a bit messy but that's what happens when you have roommates.

"Hey Jas haven't seen you for a bit."

Jasmine smiled at the green girl as she sat on Marie's bed. "Yeah been busy."

"Oh so let me tell you guys what I found in the long range sensor lab."

"Yeah, I thought you were gonna be there all night," Gaila said casually.

Jasmine looked at the girl suspiciously but listened to what Marie had to say.

"So I picked up an emergency distress call from the Klingon prison planet." Marie started to undress as she spoke. "A whole Klingon Armada destroyed, 47 ships."

"47 ships? Holy shit," Jasmine was shocked, not many things can do that kind of damage.

"Yea...so you're not going back to the lab tonight?"

Both girls turned and looked at Gaila. "Really Gaila? Again? Who is he?" Marie glared at the girl.

"Who's who?"

"The mouth breather hiding under your bed."

Both girls were surprised as Jim stood up in just his underwear. "Could you really hear me breathing?"

"You!"

"Jim!"

"Hey sis!" He smiled, before taking in Marie in her underwear.

Jasmine rolled her eyes and got up. "What the hell do you think you're doing in here?"

"What do you think?"

"You pain in the...ugh. Your gonna fail tomorrow." Marie said finding his stuff and throwing it at him.

"Hey hey that's not nice."

"Get out!" Marie yelled at him.

Jasmine grabbed his arm and started dragging him away.

"So if I pass will you tell me your first name?" Jim tried to look back at her.

"Night, Walker." Jasmine called back as she pulled Jim out of the room.

"Goodnight." Marie smirked before shutting the door in Jim's face.

"God Jim don't you have any decency." Jasmine smacked the back of his head.

"Hey don't blame me cause I'm getting some." He spoke putting his clothes back on.

"And how do you I'm not getting any?"

Jim paused and gave her a look, "Wait...are you?"

"That's for me to know and you too probably never find out." Jasmine smiled at her brother before walking off.

"Jas, aren't you gonna at least give some advice for tomorrow?"

"Yeah, good luck."

Marie pretended to press something on the computer before calmly turning in her seat and facing Jim. "We are receiving a distress signal from the U.S.S. Kobiashi Maru. The crew has lost power and they are stranded. Starfleet command has ordered us to rescue them." She gave him a sarcastic smile when she finished.

"Starfleet command had ordered us to rescue them...captain." Jim repeated giving her a small wink before turning away.

Marie bit her tongue and glared at him before turning back to the screens.

A siren sounded in the room but Jim just shifted into a casual sitting position in his chair. "Two Klingon battleships have entered the neutral zone, they are locking weapons on us," Bones alerted Jim.

"That's ok."

Bones turned slowly like many others in the room, "That's ok?"

Jim smiled pulling an apple out, "Yea don't worry about it."

Besides those in the simulation room, many commanders were up in the observation deck, Jasmine being one of them. "Don't worry about it? Is he not taking this seriously?" One of the men looked at her.

Jasmine glanced at the man before looking back her brother, her eyebrow slowly twitching every few seconds. Don't get angry, don't get angry.

"Alert medical to prepare for all crew members from the damaged ship," Jim waved his arm around playfully.

"And how are we supposed to rescue them with the Klingons surrounding us, Captain?" Marie crossed her arms, annoyance forming in her voice.

Turning toward her Jim whispered, "Alert medical."

"I'm going to alert medical that your ass has been kicked," Marie whispered angrily pressing buttons on the screen.

The simulation was pretty standard on how it went, they get signaled, as they try to help the damaged ship the enemy ship would approach. They would be fired upon; the Captain would do whatever he could to try to save the crew but in the end they failed. Jasmine didn't know why Jim was being so casual but in a few moments he would fail for the third time. That was what she thought up until the power shut down in both the simulation and the operating room. It only took a moment but Jasmine already knew what had happened. She kept her eyes closed in frustration as the power came back on, and she listened to the commotion around her.

"Arm photons prepare to fire on the Klingon war birds," Jim calmly took a bite of his apple.

"Jim, why fire if they still have their shields up?" Bones questioned.

"Are they still up?" Jim's reply caused Bones to look over the screens and notice that the Klingons shields were in fact down.

"No they, they are not."

"Alright then, fire on all enemy war ships, one missile each should do it. Don't want to waste ammunition." Marie shook her head as she watched Jim strut around telling them how he succeeded in beating the test with no casualties. Yes he was very attractive and at times funny, but his cocky arrogance was going to get him in trouble.

Jasmine shook her head as she walked back to her screen entering in some data, silent curses slipping out every now and then.

"How the hell did that kid beat your test?" An officer directed his question at the man standing a few feet from Jasmine. Her eyes traveled to the tall half Vulcan who looked as confused as the situation was.

"I do not know."

"Did you have any idea this was going to happen?" The question was sent to her now and it was just adding onto her anger.

"No. Although I might be related to the cadet at hand, I too have involvement in the creation of this test and would never compromise my own work as well as that of Commander Spock." Jasmine turned to look at Spock who kept his eyes on her.

"Thank you Lieutenant Commander Kirk. I will have to inform the council of this matter, of course."

Sighing lightly she nodded in agreement, "Yes. Whatever you decide to do I will second it." Jasmine turned back to her screen finishing what she needed. She could feel his eyes upon her but she knew she couldn't look at him, not right now, not with everyone around.