1 and a half years later

The Enterprise was finally done with her repairs. The incident with Khan had taken quite a toll on the ship, but the starship looked brand new. The crew was leaving today for a five year mission. Jim had told them that they had a handful of new crew members, to replace the ones they lost. Leonard had looked over the records of the three new crew members in the medical division. They seemed competent enough. He was currently arguing with Jim.

"Honestly Jim you could have a million diseases and we wouldn't know unless…" Leonard broke off mid sentence when he looked over Jim's shoulder and saw someone he thought he would never see again. Hannah. She was smiling at him, wearing a red Starfleet dress. He dimly registered Jim saying, "Unless what? Bones, are you okay?"

Oblivious to anything else, he ran towards Hannah. He picked her up and spun her around as she laughed.

"Someone's happy to see me," she said, smiling brightly but holding on tightly to Leonard.

A million thoughts flew through Leonard's mind. "I thought you were dead."

"I almost was," she replied. "It's a long story. I'll tell you sometime when we're both off duty."

"Do you mean…"

"That I'm the newest Communications Officer on the U.S.S. Enterprise? Yeah!"

"That's great, Han! How did you get assigned so fast?"

"I took some classes while I was traveling and then I only had to take about a year at the academy. I was planning it even before I left. I wanted to surprise you."

"You certainly did," Leonard murmured, his face buried in Hannah's hair. "Why didn't you tell me you were alive?"

"I figured that it would be better to tell you in person." Leonard nodded.

They stood there, just hugging for a little while before Hannah said, "We should probably get on board before they leave without us."

"I don't think I'm ready to let go yet." Leonard said. Hannah laughed and he reluctantly let go of her. They walked together towards the ship, side by side.

"Bones!" Jim called out.

"Here we go," mumbled Leonard as he and Hannah walked over to where the Captain was standing.

"Are you going to introduce me to your girlfriend?" asked Jim.

Hannah blushed but Leonard sighed and said, "She's just my best friend, Jim."
"Oh, well in that case, Jim Kirk," Jim said, holding his hand out to Hannah.

"Hannah Knight," she said, shaking Jim's hand. Turning to Leonard she said, "You didn't tell me your captain was so attractive."

"You didn't tell me you were alive," he retorted.

Jim just grinned at the exchange. "This wouldn't be the same best friend that you thought died, would it, Bones?" he said, a mischievous glint in his eyes.

"It would." Leonard replied. "How do you even know about that?"

Jim was grinning now. "Oh you told me about it. You told me lots of things that night. Although I'm not surprised you don't remember it; by the time I left, you had finished your second bottle of whiskey."

Hannah raised her eyebrows at Leonard.

"We should get on the ship," he said gruffly.

As the three of them walked toward the Enterprise, Hannah asked Jim, "So why do you call him Bones?"

Jim laughed, "When I met him, he told me that all he had left was his bones."

Hannah smiled, "Bones. I like it. It makes my nickname for you sound lame."

"I like it!" said Leonard.

"Exactly," said Hannah, "you like lame things."

"Are we still bringing this up? I liked that album 13 years ago!"

"And you kept complaining to me about how you couldn't get a date!"

"I did eventually!"

"Lily Kendler? She was a slut."

"Do you think every girl that's slept with me is a slut?" Leonard asked as they got onto the ship.

"Yes."

Leonard rolled his eyes as they got into the lift. "You just called yourself a slut."

"Damn, I walked right into that one."

Jim's eyebrows looked as though they were trying to meet his hairline, but Leonard and Hannah had forgotten he was even there. "Wait," he said, catching the pair's attention, "you two had sex?"

"Not that it's any of your business, but yes. Once, when we were teenagers." said Hannah.

The lift had reached the bridge: Jim and Hannah's stop. Leonard and Hannah parted ways with a hug, and a promise to meet up later.

"Oh this is going to be interesting," thought a smirking Kirk.

A/N: If you couldn't tell, this chapter takes place after Into Darkness. Also, now I'm going to stop skipping around so much.