Boldly Go: Twenty Sentences
Chapter Three: Earth
Author's Note: Special request at the end of the chapter where your suggestions will be important!
1. Practice
In the early stages she had to teach him how to properly express affection, but like with all things, he was a quick learn.
2. Chance
He could have refused her request and left her on the ship whose obliterated ruins they were swimming in at that very moment.
3. Insult
"Am I supposed to take that as a compliment?" Uhura spat, spinning to face his blank expression.
4. Humanity
"Somehow, we've managed just fine, Spock."
5. Cricket
That small, never completely absent, absolutely human part of him whispered quietly from a far corner of his mind, "Oh, Spock, you're in trouble now".
6. Trees
Uhura knew he could tell her more than she would ever want to know about the flora of the area, and she would let him ramble for hours if it meant listening to the careful cadence of his voice.
7. Sunburn
"I swear, sometimes I think you're so pale, you'd glow in the dark," Uhura giggled as he pulled his shirt back over his frame, ignoring her teasing.
8. Static
Kirk and Spock locked eyes for what seemed like an eternity, the crackle of her damaged transmission the only thing making noise in the command deck.
9. Touch
They'd managed to cram the lift completely full, but he could still register the difference between an accidental graze and Nyota's carefully teasing touch on the side of his arm.
10. Years
If they both lived their average life spans and avoided being blown to bits on the Enterprise in some freak battle, Uhura couldn't help but be saddened at the idea of him spending the majority of his existence without her.
11. Color
It was completely illogical; at least when someone made a prejudiced comment directed at him, it was based on the fact he was two different species…
12. Mystery
"So, when you're making out with her, and LIKING it, you're blaming that on the humanity half, eh?" Jim smirked.
13. Stork
"And…you tell human children this obviously flawed story of development in order to…?"
14. Experience
Bones ducked his head, for once ignoring Jim's sarcastic doubt, because the younger man was obviously clueless when it came to what love looked like.
15. Evidence
Uhura quickly threw the plastic stick in the garbage when she heard him entering the room.
16. Fear
Of course, there were moments when she remembered his attack on Kirk (deserved or not) and a part of her couldn't help but shiver.
17. Oxygen
It wasn't like it was necessary or anything, when the other option was to stop kissing him.
18. Endurance
Spock finally realized what it was he really valued about her—she could keep up.
19. Complicated
Uhura swallowed hard and suppressed a laugh through the tears, knowing he must be confused enough as it was as to how someone could be happy and cry at the same time.
20. Footloose
"I assure you, Lieutenant, I have been willing to bend many parts of my nature to attend to your needs in this relationship, but dancing or any other such unnecessary movement will never be one of them."
Thanks for the reviews for the last chapter guys! I'm seriously contemplating a "Hickey" story. LOL
Keep the suggestions coming. This time, how about you give me a WORD to go off of, and I'll write a sentence inspired by it.