Chapter 7: Spock is one of a kind.

Hello everyone! I'm back again with chapter 7! :) i'm glad to be writing again. I'm so sorry for lack of updates! (i've been busy and lazy) i have a huge assignment for school thats due tomorrow! And i've barely done any of it. But i owed you guys and myself this chapter. Today was hectic! So i'm lucky i managed to get this up today. I hope you like this, please review and tell me how i'm doing! :) (also, expect a gap in updates, this week is testing week at our school) :/ (

p.s. sorry for the strange chapter name, it seemed to fit.

Warnings!: nothing really, its a mild story. cliches! xD (like one swear word) But not something i'd read to my little cousins.

Disclaimer: (i'm getting better at remembering to do this) star trek isn't mine, and it probably won't ever be. :(

Spock went about his duties, nothing had changed, so it seemed. he avoided Jim Kirk whenever he could, which left Jim puzzled and a little hurt actually. Spock was almost always working, Jim wondered if he actually slept at all.

"Mr. Spock, i need to talk to you." Jim said, walking up to the science station.

"yes captain?" Spock replied, not looking up from his station.

"Mr. Sulu you have the comm" Jim said suddenly grabbing Spock by the arm and dragging him to the turbo lift.

We all know that Spock could have easily over powered Jim, but he was the captain. Jim crossed his arms over his chest and glared at Spock, it would have intimidated just about anybody, but this is Spock we're talking about.

"what would you like to know?" Spock said, sounding a little irritated.

"whats going on? Why are you avoiding me?"

" I assure you captain, i cannot avoid you even if I wished to."

"and why not?" Jim snapped.

"we are employed on the same ship."

Jim had to laugh at that. The lift doors opened and Spock stepped out, Jim quickly followed suit and Spock was a step behind Jim as they roamed the halls, not really going anywhere.

"i do have something i wish to speak to you about" Spock said, after some time. Jim nodded and Spock continued.

"i am considering resigning, i did not originally plan on telling you, I thought you might try to change my mind" Jim's mouth almost dropped open from the statement Spock had just made

"damn right I'm going to try to change your mind!" Jim said loudly, loud enough that the people who were walking by, suddenly fled into the closest room they could find, or went into the turbo lift.

"beau said it would not be wise" Spock said looking around, the brightly lit hall was empty, except for Jim and Spock.

"well she was right" Jim said sitting on the floor with his back against the wall.

"why?" Spock moved to stand by him, and didn't answer. He wanted to get far away from Jim Kirk, that much he knew.

"you tell me you want to leave star fleet and you wont even tell me why?"

"affirmative"

"well" Jim said getting up and straightening his shirt.

"do what you want, you're a grown Vulcan."

Spock raised an eyebrow at him, Jim was going to miss that. Spock nodded and walked away. Of all the things Jim could say, he pretty much gave him permission to leave! Would he ever see Spock again? He needed to talk to Bones, and he needed a drink. So he made his way to sick bay.

"you did what?" Bones asked, taking a sip of his drink.

" I told him to do what he wants" Bones shook his head

"i thought having a Vulcan on the ship was handy, he did get on my nerves though" Bones said, putting his drink down.

Jim chuckled, he was present for most of their cat fights, bones claims to hate Spock, but Jim knows Bones would miss him too.

"what should i do?" Jim said looking at the drink in his hand, and back at Bones.

"tell him that if he tries to leave you'll kill him, he'll get the message." Jim smiled.

"thanks bones, i have to go" he clapped bones on the shoulder and made to leave.

"Jim!"

"what bones?"

"what would you do if he left?"

"i suppose, I'd get a new first officer"

"but it wouldn't be Spock" Bones said propping his head on his hand and looking at Jim with a silly grin.

"your drunk Bones. And i don't know what you're talking about" and with that Jim stepped out of sick bay and went back up to the bridge, bones laughed and put away the alcohol. Just then a yeoman came in with a sprained wrist. A doctors work is never done. Jim's shift finished, he had to sleep sometime. But he wasn't so sure about Spock, he'd never even seen Spock yawn.

'do Vulcan's yawn?'

Jim was tired, but Spock could be gone before Jim woke up tomorrow.

"Mr. Spock!" Jim said accusingly pointing towards the turbo lift, Spock slightly tilted his head but got up straightened his shirt and walked over to Jim.

"yes captain?"Spock asked innocently.

"I need to talk to you" Jim said walking into the turbo lift, Spock hesitated and Jim grabbed his sleeve.

"lets get one thing straight, you are not leaving i won't let you, and I'll kill you if you try." Spock blinked at him, a little surprised at what Jim was yelling in his face.

" I believe you are intoxicated captain" Spock said, the turbo lift doors opened and he walked out, Jim followed until they got to Jim's quarters.

"get some sleep" Spock said shoving Jim into his room.

"will you be here tomorrow?"

"yes, i will be here in the morning" Spock said, leaving his answer very suspiciously open.

Jim nodded and walked towards his bed, the doors closed and Spock walked away, he would assume Jim's command for the night. Jim had a pretty bad headache when he woke up, he mentally kicked himself and hoped he didn't say anything too embarrassing to Spock last night. put on clean clothes and had some coffee. Spock stayed on the bridge most of that night, he retired to his room for an hour or so to eat and pack. He had decided to leave last night, he knew that he had an attraction to Jim, which is mostly why he had to go.

" did you sleep last night Mr. Spock?" Jim's voice was suddenly behind him, disrupting his train of thought.

"no"

"well, at least your honest" Jim chuckled. Spock was about to say that 'Vulcan's do not lie' but Jim cut him off.

"you have to stop doing that though, why didn't anyone send him to bed last night?" Jim said looking around

"he said he didn't 'require' sleep" Uhura piped up.

"i did get him to leave for about an hour though" Uhura said, turning back to her station.

Jim ran a hand through his hair. piecing the puzzle together in his head.

"your leaving, aren't you?" Jim said, quietly enough that only Spock could hear.

"thought i wouldn't notice?" Jim said sarcastically, Walking back to his chair. He sighed, Jim was going to have to try something else.

Jim had already dragged Spock off of the bridge twice, doing it once more would be couldn't hurt, but he decided to wait til they had a break, to pull him aside and yell at him some more. Spock, Jim and a couple of cadets were in the turbo lift, as soon as they were alone Spock tried to leave.

"not so fast Spock" Jim said closing the lift doors. Spock folded his arms over his chest and just stood there.

" i respect your decision, but i was under the impression that you liked this job."

"Jim" Spock said, Jim was surprised that he called him by his name.

"please open the lift doors" Spock said, not moving. Jim scoffed and opened them

"thank you" he said stepping out. "if you really want me to stay, i will" Spock called over his shoulder as he walked away.

"i want you to stay!" Jim practically screamed at him. Truth is, Spock unpacked his things as soon as he had packed them, Jim would never know how he felt. But at least they'd be friends. Jim smiled and went back to the bridge, he was a little embarrassed, but at least he had his first officer back.

Hey guys! I'm soooo sorry this is so late! is it really bad? im sorry if it is! :( Also, i'm sorry if this is stupid and cheesy. I know it's completely unlikely that spock would run off like a chicken, but it seemed to fit, and i'm really tired. :P how do you like it? it's not the best, i think my favorite chapters would have to be 2-5. i need to get back into writing again, when i was doing it everyday it seemed easier. (like playing a musical instrument) Schools tough, and i'm really stressed out. So i hope this is okay, sometimes writing makes me feel better. :) please review, chapter 8 should be showing up in 2-3 days. :/ bye!

-R