"Hark! how the bells
Sweet silver bells
All seem to say,
"Throw cares away."
Christmas is here
Bringing good cheer
To young and old
Meek and the bold

Ding, dong, ding, dong
That is their song
With joyful ring
All caroling
One seems to hear
Words of good cheer
From ev'rywhere
Filling the air"

~"Carol of the Bells"

Jim made sure that the next morning he had aspirin and water for Spock. Whatever had made the Vulcan drunk last night might leave him with a hangover.

Jim almost laughed.

Spock began to stir, so Jim lowered the blinds to block the blinding glare of the sun. He also switched his voice to a whisper, so as not to disturb the Vulcan's sensitive hearing.

"Jim…" the Vulcan hissed, and the captain offered him the painkillers. Spock accepted them gratefully, swallowing them with a gulp of water.

"How do you feel?" the captain murmured softly.

"I will be able to function passably in a few minutes, Captain," the Vulcan assured him. "However…" The Vulcan hesitated, and then glanced at Jim. "I do not recall the events of last night."

"We slept together, after I got you drunk on God-knows-what," Jim said quietly. The Vulcan raised an eyebrow.

"Drunk? Fascinating." Then he closed his eyes, trying to remember something. "Yes. I remember. You offered me…chocolate."

"Yup," Jim said. "And then you got all…purry."

Spock flushed. "Captain, I assure you, that was a different reaction altogether."

"Oh?" Jim asked, raising his own eyebrow. "A reaction to what, per se?"

"…I must request that you do not touch my ears again, Jim."

"Your ears make you purry?" Jim grinned widely, imagining the future fun he could have with Spock…on the bridge.

"Jim. I insist."

"Fine, fine," the captain said noncommittally, waving a hand. "So, what about this getting drunk thing?"

"Vulcans are impervious to the effects of alcohol, Jim. But…chocolate would appear to cause the same result."

Jim blinked once.

Twice.

A third time.

"You get drunk on chocolate?" It was hard to miss the pure joy and mischief in the captain's voice.

"Yes, Jim, it would appear so. Please do not misuse this." Spock had the slight hangover under control now, and had risen to stand by the door.

"I have a question, though, Spock," Jim said, before the Vulcan could leave the room. "You knew about the effects, right? Why did you eat the truffle, then?"

"That, Captain, is two questions," Spock answered, a familiar glint of humor in his eyes.

And Spock closed the door gently behind him.

I know, I know, short chapter is pathetic. I couldn't help it though; I separate the events by day. So, to make up for this pathetic chapter, I'll post another one brfore I go to sleep, how's that? :) I've always just had this idea that rubbing a Vulcan's ear (which Jim does distractedly in the last chpter) puts them into a warm, purry state. Does that make me weird?

Thank you to all my great reviewers!

ANONS:

jerhanner - That's gotta be it. Spock + endorphins = hilarity! XDD

Nate - It's okay. I forgive you. XD (Actually, you were right and I should have explained it at the end of that chapter...) BUT ANYWAY! TOS isn't that bad, actually. Sure it's a bit cheesy in places, but overall it's good. And besides, K/S is practically canon in TOS! You can see it!

What about Drunk!Teddy!Spock? That would explode the universe!

I would LOVE for you to write my missing scene! Don't worry about the small stuff. I don't even know what their voices would say while they were...*ahem*. XD

Yay! Write and get an account!

Thanks so much!

Anon-i-mous - Thanks! I hope you like the rest of the story!

LostSchizophrenic - Huh. I hadn't thought about Spock's being only half-Vulcan affecting the length of his Pon Farr. You could be on to something, there!

On the tattoo thing, I dunno. I might end up getting one in my life, or I may not. I just don't know. But hey, life is made for indecisiveness, isn't it? :)

YOU WRITE MY SMUT, TOO. I want many versions of it!

kitchan - Drunk Spock is my favorite thing. He gets all snuggly... :3 Yeah, Jim's family is pretty chill. It makes me happy.

Thank you so much! That makes me really happy. I've never been told that before. This story will have 14 chapter in all (including prologue and epilogue (I think)), so the end is actually in sight. Sadly. What's more is that the next ones are knida short, too. Oh well. It's because I got lazy.

Yeah, you did mention one of those PF factors, so good on you! Vulcans don't talk about sex. XD Have you read Lanaea's story 'Pon Farr and You'? I think that's what it's called, anyway. It's hilarious!

Spock definitely IS one of a kind. But he has his bondmate around. Jim! But Jim's hopelessly clueless sometimes...

Thank you so much! I know exactly what you're talking about. When the stories I read take too long to update, I have to go back and reread them to know what's going on. It's knid of annoying. But if the story's good, it's worth it.

A stopry doesn't need smut to be good, I agree. But that doesn't mean I don't want it. XD

TheOneTheyCallEcho - I know! Drunk!Spock rules the universe!

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