Sorry about my last chapters decided to change bits and although I usually read through to check they're ok, I didn't this time, here's another chapter to make up for it.

Jim wanted to follow as Spock…no, Simon? was led out the room but another orderly gave him a stern glare so he sat back down, forcing himself to eat the soup as he turned the white king over in his hand, he couldn't see anything hidden, it didn't open or look like a communicator, it was just a plastic chess piece. He sighed as someone yelled "Ok people bed time" he looked up as the lights were dimmed patients shifting out of the room. He pocketed the chess piece and headed back to his room.

He flopped onto the bed hearing the springs creak and protest, he placed the king on his windowsill as he stared up at the sky, white twinkling lights staring back at him. He sighed, maybe if he behaved he'd be able to talk to 'Simon' tomorrow. He fell asleep hoping to clear his mind of the leftover sedatives.

He awoke to bright sunshine streaming into his window, the white king still standing like a sentinel on the ledge, he heard other doors being opened and quickly pocketed it. "Morning Sunshine" Luke was back, he couldn't help but grin at the large man as he continued speaking "I hear you had fun yesterday"

"To be honest I don't remember a lot of what happened"

Luke smiled "yes well if you're going to try and strangle the doctor that will happen"

"So what happens today, am I in confinement?"

Luke leant forward speaking in a conspiratorial manner "You had to deal with Graham last night, I think that's punishment enough don't you?" Jim smiled at him.

"C'mon breakfast might still be hot if you hurry"

Jim entered the common room feeling a lot better after his shower, he looked around for Simon but couldn't see him anywhere, he'd have to ask Luke, he sat down making sure he could see the door.

A tray was placed in front of him, pancakes, he looked up in surprise, Luke smiled in an almost embarrassed way "I know you didn't eat much yesterday and you have a sweet tooth, don't ask me what I had to do to get the kitchen staff to make them" Jim cut a piece of the syrup covered pancake and stuffed it in his mouth, he was starving, he grinned up talking through the mouthful "but I'm worth it" Luke wiped his cheek with a napkin "You're a pain in my ass kid" Jim felt a cold sensation at the words, it reminded him of Bones, Luke noticed the change "Hey you ok?"

Jim blinked "yep just trying not to choke on my breakfast"

Luke placed a small cup containing 3 pills on the table, Jim instantly swallowed them much to the orderly's surprise, he took the empty cup away and Jim finished his meal. He was so engrossed that he almost missed the tall figure that seated himself at the chess set by the far wall. Another orderly placed a plate of toast on Simon's lap, he looked at the toast but didn't eat it.

"Oh you remember Simon do you?" Luke was back.

"Yeah, what's with him?"

"Doctor says you really shouldn't interact with him as it exacerbates your condition, you seem to think he's your first officer? Someone called…" Luke seemed to be thinking "Spot? Speck?"

Jim looked up at him "Spock?"

"That's it"

"And what do you think?"

Luke sighed "I think that some days you can be the sanest most intelligent person I know." He looked sadly at Simon "Simon, doesn't have anyone, it's like he's a ghost, there's nothing there, we have to prompt him to do everything but the only person he willingly interacts with is you, so the way I see it…you do more good for him than the harm he might do you." They watched Simon as an orderly prompted him to eat the brown toast.

"Now are you going to go over and return that chess piece your hiding or not?"

Jim wiped his hands and mouth then took his water over to Simon.

"Can I sit here?"

Simon slowly looked up and a wave of familiarity washed over him as dark brown eyes met his. It was Spock, it had to be, the same impassiveness he was used to stared back at him but the hair was wrong longer and messy, eyebrows rounded and ears lacking a point, there was a hollowness to the face and purplish bags under the eyes. Simon gave a jerky nod and stared back down at the chess board. Jim took the white king and placed it in its correct place. Something flickered in Simon's gaze, Jim pushed a pawn forward, there was definite interest now.

Simon leant forward, almost tentatively and pushed one of his own pawns forward snatching his hand back almost as if he had done something wrong. Simon fiddled with his hands in his lap hunching over slightly in a protect manner. Jim could see that although this man resembled his first officer, they were not the same man. Spock held himself with confidence, Simon did not. Spock could sit still for hours with a calmness that belied the power hidden underneath, Simon sat nervously twitching his fingers, he'd picked one side so much that Jim could see red…huh red blood?.

They continued to trade moves, Jim trying to get Simon to speak to him, that would allow him see weather this was truly Spock or not, nothing could hide that rich voice.

Jim was easily winning, he'd tried to draw the game out by making hasty ill-thought moves but Simon didn't seem to notice, he just seemed to be following a set pattern.

Jim slumped back sighing as his forces decimated the other man's defences. There was one move Simon could take, it was advanced and nothing like the play style that had been happening so far.

Simon's hand went to the rook, hovering over it, Jim's hear sank but then the trembling stopped, the movement became assured as a knight was chosen taking Jim's Queen.

He looked up in shock, brown eyes were staring at him.

He opened his mouth to say something but was interrupted "Ok people, time to move out" Luke was back "Jim, Doctor Hardman wants to see you again. Simon's got an art class now, Don't you Simon?"

The moment he was addressed Simon's gaze meekly dropped going back to the nervous shifting.

Jim sighed, for a second he had almost hoped, he stood, Luke was already by the door, he didn't realise Simon was standing next to him until he looked back.

Simon swallowed nervously flicking a gaze to the orderlies but they were busy with the other patients.

Jim watched in shock as Simon straightened to a very familiar posture hands clasping behind his back, all traces of nervousness gone as he stared at Jim raising one brow "Captain, do not let them fool you"

"Spock?" Warmth entered the dark gaze, a slight smile at the corner of the mouth. A hand clamped down on Simon's shoulder breaking the spell and Simon was back "C'mon Simon you'll miss your class" Simon allowed himself to be led away but glanced back at Jim as he left.

Luke spoke "C'mon Jim, don't want to keep the doctor waiting"

No he didn't, he had some questions of his own.