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I've had to merge chapters to make room for new chapters… so please be patient.
This chapter is a merge of chapters 7-9.
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Chap. 7.
'Thank God for physical training' Nyota thought to herself and then, 'OH NO not him, anyone but him' Nyota saw Jim 'the hick' Kirk, he was standing with a group of girls who seemed to be very interested in him. Nyota tried to find a spot where Kirk could not see her. The last thing she needed was a dose of Kirk. Even though she had only had brief encounters with him she really did not like the guy. He was too full of himself for his own good. And then just as Nyota thought that she had managed to duck out of Kirk's eyesight she heard him yelling; "Uhura…. Juhuuuuu Uhura over here." Nyota turned at looked at Kirk. 'What do you want Kirk?' she thought to herself. Kirk ran over to Nyota and left the group of girls standing looking in his direction. "Hey there Uhura" Kirk said as he reached her. "Where have you been hiding." "I'm not hiding Kirk, I'm getting an education." "Ouch." "What do you want Kirk?" "I was just wondering….. what is your first name?" "None of your business." "Ouch again." "It wouldn't hurt so much if you just left me alone Kirk. Go back to your fan group they seem to be missing you." Nyota nodded in the girls direction. Kirk turned and looked at them and waved at them. Nyota saw them smiling and waving back, not that Kirk saw their waving he was looking at her again. "Are you ever gonna tell me your first name?" "The day I tell you my name could very well be your last day alive." "I'll just have to wait, and then beat the odds. How hard can that be?" At that moment Nyota saw a way away from Kirk. She saw cadet Malmros whom she had met at 'All in Nothing out' "Gotta go Kirk, my friend is here." And then she turned at ran over to cadet Malmros. To her surprise cadet Malmros gave her a hug. "Nice to see you again Uhura." He smiled at her and Nyota smiled back. "Nice to see you too Malmros. How have you been?" "Just fine thanks. Are you a friend of Kirk's?" "No not on your life, in fact you just saved me from him." "Glad to be of service. That guy is such an ass." Nyota nodded in agreement. "I have 4, no wait 5 classes with him and all he has done so far is hitting on girls and not paying any attention what so ever." "I can't really say that I'm surprised." Nyota said. "How on earth he got accepted to the Academy I have no idea." "I do." Nyota said "he got in a fight at a bar, I was there and captain Pike saved his ass, and then he was in the same shuttle as me, and captain Pike who I think flew our shuttle, said that there was some paper trouble or something. I think Kirk is here because of captain Pike." "I've heard of captain Pike, he can pull strings, he is well connected." "To get Kirk into the Academy he must be."
Then the bell rang and their physical instructors came. They informed the cadets that they would begin with a series of tests to be able to determine physical shape and plan their onward physical training. Within minutes Nyota forgot all about Kirk and the dirty thoughts that Gaila had planted in her mind about commander Spock. The instructors made them sweat, Nyota liked to be physical active but this workout was brutal. She was glad she knew the reason for it, if she hadn't she would have thought that it had been designed to torture cadets. As they neared the end of the class the instructors called them together and announced that they would receive the results of their tests at their next physical class and at which point they would be placed in smaller groups and proceed with personal training programs. Nyota hoped that she would not end up in the same group as Kirk. Then the bell rang and Nyota walked towards the female changing room. She was soaked in sweat, her hair and clothes clung to her body. Just as she reached the door she heard Kirk. "Damn it Uhura just looking at you makes me go monogamous." Nyota turned and faced Kirk. "Don't use words you don't understand Kirk." And then she went into the changing room to shower and change.
When Nyota exited the changing room she found both Malmros and Kirk waiting for her. She took one look at Kirk and then went straight over to Malmros and took his hand looked at him and said. "Let's go Malm' I'm starving." "Two souls one thought, let's go eat." Malmros said and took her gymbag from her. And they left Kirk standing wondering what had just happened. Nyota thought that Malmros would let go of her hand as soon as they were out of Kirks sight, but he didn't. But then again neither did she. It felt good holding his hand. They entered the mess hall together. Nyota spotted Gaila sitting at the table where they had shared their lunch. "There is my roomie Gaila, let's join her for dinner." "Sure, your roomie is a lot of fun and brilliant at the same time, we have sub space gravitation science together." Still holding hands they went over to Gaila. "Hey Gaila, got room for two more?" Gaila looked up, when she saw Nyota holding hands with Malmros she gave Nyota a funny smile. "I always have room for two more. Make yourself at home here at my beautiful decorated table." Nyota looked at the plastic flowers on the table and laughed. "Just drop our bags here and let's get some food." Malmros had still not let go of her hand. They entered the food line and eventually Malmros had to let go of her hand if he didn't getting their food back to the table would not be possible. Back at the table Nyota and Malmros found that Gaila was no longer alone at the table. 2 cadets Nyota didn't know was sitting there Gaila introduced them as Ben and Zuk'Arle. Conversation flowed easy and it seemed to Nyota that cadets were drawn to their table. Nyota enjoyed being a part of the group, in high school she had never felt as a part of any group.
Nyota did not know that she was being watched. Commander Spock had seen two male cadets waiting outside the female changing room. He had kept out of sight. He recognized one of the cadets as the one who was responsible for Nyota almost falling out of the shuttle. Kirk was his name. Spock did not know the other cadet. Spock had overheard their conversation. "Are you waiting for Uhura?" Kirk had asked. "Are you?" "I'm telling you dude, you don't stand a chance." "And why would that be?" "She is way too hot for you. And you are just too much of geek to get her attention." "Oh yeah? Then how come she chose me over you in there?" "Pity, she saw a geek and decided to save him." "In case you haven't noticed Kirk, Starfleet is geek territory and women who uses their brains the way Uhura does have no interest in jocks like you." "Muscles versus brains. Muscles win every time. Just wait and see." Spock watched at the cadets attempted to stair each other down and then cadet Uhura emerged from the changing room. Spock watched as cadet Uhura took one look at Kirk and went straight for the other cadet. She called him Malm. Spock watched as Uhura left with the cadet she called Malm, he saw Kirk shrug his shoulders and leave in the other direction. Spock wanted to know when cadet Uhura had met this Malm she had only been at the Starfleet Academy a few days, Spock found it hard to believe that she had had time to make an emotional connection to another cadet in the short amount of time she had been here. He did not like that Uhura was holding this Malm's hand. He knew it was illogical for him to not like that Uhura was holding hands with this Malm. Spock followed them to the Mess hall. He watched them as they went to the food line, they were still holding hands. Then finally they had to let go of each other. Then he looked at the table where they obviously were going to sit. Spock felt that the green girl sitting at the table had seen him, she held eye contact with him for a few seconds. She gave him a small smile. He knew from her appearance that she was Orion, she oozed sexual attraction. But apart from oozing of sexual attraction Spock also knew that the Orion girl could sense when someone was attracted to someone. He found himself wondering, was he attracted to cadet Uhura?
Chap. 8.
Spock was sitting in his meditating room on his mat. Peace was coming to him slowly. He had cleared his mind of all thoughts and was feeling a calming peace entering his mind. He cherished the inner peace he had missed it. Spock meditated for an hour and then he went to the bathroom and showered. He got dressed and went to the kitchen to cook. Just at that moment his comm sounded. Spock went to his comm and accepted the incoming call, captain Pike's face appeared on the small screen. "Hi there Spock, I know it is last minute, but do you want to go out to dinner?" "That would be an agreeable proposal captain Pike." Pike smiled in his world it would have been enough to say yes or sure, but Pike knew that there was no way that Spock would ever be able to answer a simple question that way. "Excellent Spock, I've heard of a new place off campus called 'Spanish heart' why don't we try it out?" "That sounds agreeable captain Pike." "I'll call and make reservations, meet me at the taxi bay in half hour? We can go for a drink before we eat." "That will be acceptable captain Pike." "I'll see you then Spock." The screen went blank, Spock went into his bedroom, he decided that a change of clothing would be required. Spock chose a pair of black slacks, a white turtleneck long sleeved t-shirt and a dark green jacket. The jacket was a birthday present from his mother. Vulcans did not celebrate the days of their birth but Spock's mother had always insisted on giving him a present. Spock had numerous times tried to explain that he did not need a present on the date of his birth but his mother had for the past 25 years ignored him. He used the jacket because he knew it would make his mother happy, she had told him the first time she had seen him wear it that the color looked good on him. Spock checked his internal clock, to be on time at the taxi bay he would have to leave his apartment in 7,29 minutes. And just then his comm sounded again. Spock activated his comm and his mother's face appeared. "Greetings mother." "Sweetheart." Spock did not understand why she insisted on calling him this. "How are you this evening mother?" "I'm fine sweetheart. I just wanted to know how you are doing and if you've had a good start to this school year?" "I'm functioning well and the school year has started as I expected." Spock's mother looked at him as if she didn't quite believe him. "Mother I must inform you that I have an appointment with captain Pike to go out to dinner this evening. I must vacate my apartment in 2,15 minutes to be on time." "Then I will not disturb you any further sweetheart, I just wanted to know if you were feeling fine and you are. I'll will talk to you soon sweetheart." "That will be acceptable mother." Then the comm went blank again. Spock wondered if his mother had felt his distress the day before, he hoped not, he did not desire to cause his mother discomfort.
Spock vacated his apartment on time and walked straight to the taxi bay, he found captian Pike waiting for him. When Pike saw Spock he gave a sharp whistle and wave his arm at a nearby taxi. The taxi driver drove up to Pike just as Spock reached Pike. Pike and Spock got in the taxi and Pike told the drive to take them to a bar that Spock knew was one of captain Pikes favorite places. In the bar 'Your waterhole' Pike ordered two Yridian ales and they sat down at the bar. "So Spock, have got any good cadets in you classes this year?" "I find that I have not been teaching the cadets in my classes long enough to comment on their abilities." "I'll be asking again later." "That would be agreeable." They drank from their ales, Spock knew that captain Pike envied him for not getting intoxicated. "It wasn't just to talk about the cadets in your classes that I asked you to dine with me tonight." "Please proceed captain." "As I'm sure you know, a new starship is being constructed." "I'm aware of the construction captain." "Are you aware that I've been offered to become her first captain?" "I was not aware of that fact captain." Spock said "congratulation captain" Spock carried on as he knew it to be polite to say so. "Thanks Spock. I'll be needing a first officer." Spock did not catch on to the hidden job offer. "I would be happy to assist you in finding candidates for you to interview." "I already go a candidate on my mind I just need him to accept." "Is it not illogical only to be looking at one candidate captain?" "Not if the candidate is the best for the job." Spock found the captains answer illogical. "Spock, I should have known better." "Pardon me captain." "What I've been trying to get you to understand that I want you to become my first officer." "It is an honor that you believe that I would be the best choice. Although I believe that there are officers within the Starfleet that have more experience as first officers than me." "That may be Spock, but I want you as my first officer and I can't think of any better. But if you don't want to be first officer then I'll have to find someone else." "I'll be honored to be your first officer captain Pike." "That's settled then. Now finish your ale and let's go eat." Both Pike and Spock raised their glasses to drink when they were hit in the back.
In a fluent motion Spock placed his glass on the bar, turned around and caught the person who had hit him in the back by the throat and hoisted him from the ground. Spock immediately recognized the man, it was cadet Kirk. Pike had also turned around a bit slower than Spock. Kirk had his hands on Spocks hand trying to get free from Spocks grip. Kirks legs were kicking in the air and he was turning a bit pale. "Why did you hit captain Pike and myself in the back?" Kirk did not answer. "You might wanna put him down so that he can breathe Spock." Captain Pike said. Spocks looked up and down at Kirk and then released his grip on Kirks throat and Kirk fell to the floor. Kirk coughed and struggled to catch his breath. "I asked you a question cadet Kirk." Kirks eyes was watering and he was blinking them rapidly, from the size of his pupils Spock concluded that Kirk was intoxicated. "What was the question?" "Why did you hit captain Pike and myself in the back cadet Kirk." Before Kirk had a chance to answer captain Pike said; "Let the cadet go commander Spock, I suspect that you won't get an answer that will make any sense." "Please elaborate captain Pike." "Well, it seems obvious that cadet Kirk is drunk. And drunk people rarely makes any sense. Therefore talking to them makes no sense." Spock thought about captain Pikes conclusions and said. "I must agree with you captain Pike." "Then let's go eat."
During the meal they shared at 'Spanish Heart' captain Pike asked; "Do you have cadet Kirk in any of your classes?" "I noticed cadet Kirks name on the list of cadets who will be attending my hand to hand combat training." "Please let me know what you think of him." "So far my dealings with cadet Kirk has not impressed me." "Is that so?" "Affirmative captain Pike. He seems to create problems." "In what way?" "Upon arriving at the Starfleet Academy his actions nearly caused another cadet to fall. I have witnessed him verbally insult another cadet." "I see…." Spock looked around failing to see what captain Pike was seeing. "Well," captain Pike went on, "I'm to blame for his acceptance to the Starfleet Academy. I believe that there is more to Kirk than meets the eye." "Please elaborate on the phrase 'there is more to him than meets the eye' I have heard it before but not understood it." "It means that what you have just told me about your experience with Kirk is just the surface of what there is to Kirk. I think that he would make a great Starfleet officer one day. He just needs to mature. How he appears right now is just the surface I believe that his true nature has yet to be seen." "Thank you for elaborating captain Pike. When can we expect to see cadet Kirks true nature?" "It might happen when we least expect it." They carried on eating for a while and captain Pike said; "One of the reasons I have hopes for Kirk happens to have something to do with his father. His father was captain George Kirk." "I gather that would be captain George Kirk of the USS Kelvin." "Indeed it would be. Jim Kirk is more like his father than he knows. I went to the Academy with George Kirk and he was much like Jim is now. George changed when he met Winona. She turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to George." Pike to a drink from his wine. "Winona taught George how to be a man and not a boy. Jim is a boy right now but I see the man he can become, that I hope he will become." "I believe that humans have a saying 'only time will tell' correct?" "Only time will tell." Captain Pike repeated.
Later as Spock was getting ready to go bed he rethought what captain Pike had said about cadet Kirk. He wondered what it would take for Kirk to change from boyhood into manhood. If what it had taken a woman by the name Winona to change George it would only be reasonable to assume that it would also take a woman to change cadet Kirk. Spock found himself wishing that the woman who would change cadet Kirk would not be cadet Uhura. During his sleep that night Spock was dreaming. Spock dreamt that it was him who was walking along side cadet Uhura, that is was him who was holding her hand. In his dream she was smiling at him when they were walking together.
Chap. 9.
Nyota had spent the night before watching an old movie with Gaila, Malmros, Ben and Zul'Arle. They had watched it in the dorm common room. They had made popcorn and Ben had made a run to the dorm shop and bought some sodas. Nyota sat next to Malmros and he had had his arm around her. First he had had his arm lying behind her on the top of the back of the sofa they were sitting in, but during the movie he had let his arm slide down so it was around her, his hand resting on her upper arm. Nyota was unsure what to think of his action. It had felt good but also a bit wrong. Nyota liked Malmros, his was nice, polite and kind of good looking. So why did it feel wrong? She could see him becoming a good friend. Maybe that was just it, she only saw him as a potential friend. She wasn't sure what his arm around her meant. Well she did know… he was hoping for something more. Something that she knew deep down that she would never be able to give him. But why not, she was free he was free, what was holding her back? What could possibly be holding her back? There was no one else. So why not Malmros why not? If she was with him she would not have to worry about Kirk. But if that was her only reason for being with Malmros to keep Kirk away that was no reason at all. Maybe she should give it a chance, maybe she would start to feel different if she spent more time with him. It was so difficult too difficult. She needed to talk to someone.
Nyota headed to the bathroom she soooo needed a shower to clear her mind. As she emerged from the bathroom Gaila was awake. "Gaila?" "Yeah." "Could we go off campus to have breakfast? Just you and me? I really need to talk where people don't listen, you know private talk." "Sure girl, just let me shower and get dressed and I'm good to go." Nyota packed her backpack while Gaila showered. When Gaila was ready the left campus, they found a small breakfast café just off campus. They ordered an old fashion American breakfast. When it arrived they started eating. Gaila was curious as to what Nyota needed to talk about, but she understood that Nyota needed to work up the courage to tell her, so Gaila did her best not to show just how curious she was. Halfway through her breakfast Nyota put her down the fork she had been using to eat her scrambled eggs. "Gaila, have you ever had a boy seem to interested in you but you were not sure if you were interested in him?" "You are talking about Malmros right?" "Yeah, yesterday I kind of used him to save me from Jim Kirk. I took his hand to pretend that Malmros was more than just a friend to Kirk." "So that's why you were holding hands when you arrived at the mess hall." "Yes, it kind of confused me that he didn't let go after we lost Kirk, and I didn't exactly let go of him either." "so?" "And when we watched the movie last night he put his arm around me." "and?" "well that's pretty much it. But I'm so confused. It felt really good having his arm around me, but it also felt wrong. I just see him as a friend. Or at least I think I do." "Spent some time with him to find out if there is something more than just friendship." "That's what I was thinking, but I don't wanna lead him on you know. It would be cruel to give him hopes, I don't wanna hurt him, he's a really good guy." "Wouldn't it be better to know for sure? He could be the love of your life." "That's just it I don't think that he is." "If that's the case you gotta let him know that you only like him as a friend." "See that's why I'm confused." "Love is confusing it's supposed to be. Here's the deal . Love is the most powerfull force in the universe, worlds have been destroyed because of it." "How do you know if it is love?" "When you find yourself only thinking about him then it is love, when you finding yourself wanting to give your life to save his then it is love, when you want to share all that you were, are and ever will be with him then it is love." "I just don't see Malmros being that man." "In that case sooner rather than later you have to tell him." "Is there a good way to tell him?" "Just be honest that's the best way." "Sure…" "It may hurt at first but in the long run honesty is always the best." "I know, do you have any classes with him today?" "Yeah I sure do." "Could you tell him that I would like to see him outside the dorm after our last class?" "Of course I will." "Thanks Gaila."
Unknown to them they had been overheard. The café that they had chosen was the only place of campus that Spock would go to alone. They had a vegetarian breakfast that he liked so once a week he would eat his breakfast there. He had seen them come in, he wondered why they had chosen to eat there when the mess hall was available to them. As he listened in on their conversation, something he was not proud of, he realized that he was happy that Nyota did not seem to want a romance with cadet Malmros. Spock did not know why this knowledge pleased him, it was illogical to have an interest in cadet Uhura's personal life.
Before going to breakfast Spock had meditated as he usually did. Peace had come to him easily. He had felt the presence of T'Pring, she wanted something from him. Spock was unsure of what to do. He knew the right thing to do was to find out what it was that T'Pring wanted, but as soon as he felt her presence he had blocked her. He was not ready to deal with her at the present. He would have to rid himself of any anger towards T'Pring before dealing with her wants. Since he had felt anger for T'Pring he had been speculating on breaking the bond they shared he had never felt that the bond between then had been right. He assumed that T'Pring would make assumptions as to why he had blocked her when she had reached for him. But at the present time he did just not care. She would have to wait just as he had been waiting for her. The more he thought about it he realized that it had always been him who in their bond had reached out to her. A thought had entered his mind, it had not been logical for him to continue to reach out to her and he rid himself of any further thoughts of her during the last part of his meditation and it was a very pleasing feeling.
Nyota and Gaila left the breakfast café without even knowing that Spock had overheard their conversation. Spock wondered if cadet Uhura would have been embarrassed if she knew that he had heard them. He speculated if the Orion girl Gaila had known that he was there.
Gaila had known that Spock had been there, just as she had known the day before that he was in the mess hall. Gaila had felt something between them something that they themselves did not know yet. Gaila knew that everybody assumed things about her because she was Orion. But something that she did not share with many outside her own kind was that she could feel if two people were right for each other. Gaila knew that what she already now knew about commander Spock and Nyota she could not tell them at the moment they would resent her for it and most likely take steps to make sure it did not happen. So Gaila decided to make sure that Nyota stayed single until she could open her mind enough to see Spock as more than just a commander and professor. Gaila hoped that when Nyota had her mind open that Spock would be ready too. Gaila knew Spock was a Vulcan and she was not sure that he would open his mind to Nyota, but she hoped he would. She would hope against hope.
