Disclaimer: I do not own Star Trek...this gets repetitive...however I still want Bones.
"Stop that," Uhura smacked Scotty's hand away from the food she had sitting around the fire, "You'll get it when it's done."
"But can't it be done now? I'm starving," Scotty fell back onto his butt and kicked his legs out in front of him crossing them at the ankles.
"No, now be patient," Uhura snipped and he groaned.
Ivory grinned at the two, but brought her attention back down to where Sikari was holding a ball admiring it closely, "Pavel, where did you get the ball?"
Chekov looked up at her, "I brought it aboard with me it helps me relax. I toss it back and forth in my hands or at the wall, I had it in my coat pocket."
Sikari quickly got from her knees to her feet skittering over to Chekov holding the ball out to him, "It's a ball, Sikari you can throw it or roll it. See." He took the ball and rolled it across the cave floor and Sikari chased it, she grabbed it and stared at it, "Now you roll it back."
She put it on the ground and gave it a push when it rolled back to Chekov she giggled, "Very good, Sikari." She went back over to him and sat down on his lap holding the ball up to him and he smiled, "You can keep it."
She grinned and touched his cheek before looking back at the round object.
"Wow," Sulu said from across the fire.
"What?" Chekov asked.
"It scares me a little that you're so well with kids," he responded.
"I do have younger family members you know," Chekov's brow furrowed, "besides I like kids."
"Well, I'm glad," Ivory stated, "I think I'd be lost without you right now…however I do have to say I am jealous."
"Of what?" Uhura asked.
"Of the fact my daughter spends more time with him than me," Ivory crossed her arms and Scotty chuckled.
"Well who can blame her, the kid's got a natural charm about him," Scotty winked at Chekov and the kid turned red from embarrassment.
"Oh, Monty you're embarrassing him," Ivory giggled and Chekov scowled at them, "No, I'm glad you can distract her."
"Glad to," Chekov smiled slightly before looking back at Sikari who was staring at him impatiently.
"Hey when did they leave?" Sulu asked.
Scotty pinched his lips together, "I don't know. I can't remember."
"Doesn't call to, we're back," the group turned their attention to the back of the cave past Chekov and Sikari to see Spock walking in front of Kirk and McCoy, "The cave stretches back a mile or so then ends, but it does get colder the father back you go."
"Yeah, it seems this little spot we're in is the warmest area in the cave," Kirk said stripping out of his coat throwing it by the others, "Oh and there is a small little ravine as well."
"Really, how'd you find that?" Scotty asked noticing that his coat was wet.
"I didn't, Bones did, I simply wasn't told of its presence," Kirk sent a glare towards McCoy and he held up his hands.
"I said watch your step," McCoy grinned.
"Yeah, after I was laying in it," Kirk hissed, "Thank you, Doctor."
Spock sighed rolling his eyes sitting next to Uhura removing his coat.
"Well then, now that we're all here," Uhura leaned forward using her gloves to carefully remove cans from around the fire, she tossed one at Scotty and he separated his legs just in time for the sizzling can to hit the ground between.
"Easy there lassie," he took his scarf grabbing the can and pulling the top off carefully, "I do love beans. I think I lived off of these on Delta Vega…no, no I did live off of them."
Kirk chuckled, "I saved you from that, and you still owe me."
"Please, I've saved your sorry ass countless times," Scotty took the fork being offered to him by Sulu, "I believe you owe me."
"I let your sister on my ship, we're even," Kirk winked at Ivory.
"Yeah, thanks for that Jim," Bones sat directly behind the blonde letting her lean back against his chest, "Much appreciated."
Uhura laughed leaning against Spock's shoulder.
Scotty eyed the doctor, "I've got to hand it to you, Doctor I'm impressed."
"Why's that?" McCoy took a bite of his beans.
Scotty swallowed a mouthful of beans and continued, "That you were able to walk and talk after my present to you and have a tussle with the Captain over there."
McCoy smiled at that, "Believe me, I'm impressed too."
"I went easy on you Bones, feel lucky," Kirk stated.
"Oh, really, okay," McCoy put his can down and curled his fingers at Kirk, "Bring it on, Captain."
"You want to go?" Kirk put his can down and brushed his hands off on his pants, "Alright, let's go Doctor, right here. C'mon up on your feet."
"Boys, haven't we had enough fist fights for one day?" Uhura pleaded.
"I agree," Ivory reached her hands above her head and McCoy took the opportunity to wrap his arms around her burying his face into her neck, she giggled and flicked the side of his head overlapping his arms with hers.
"Fine, fine, alright," Kirk sighed, but a smile grew on his lips, "Hey, Bones, do you have any of your magic goodness on you?"
McCoy raised an eyebrow at him, "Perhaps I do."
"Well then…pass it over, Captain's orders," Kirk held his hand out.
McCoy reached over dragging his coat closer, he reached into the pocket pulling out a medium sized flask, he unscrewed the top and took a drink before passing it over, "That better last me, Jim, so don't be downing it all."
"Oh I won't," Kirk took a small swig of it and shook his head handing it over to Sulu.
Sulu drank a small gulp then passed it to Scotty.
"What do we have here?" Scotty sniffed it smiling, "Tennessee Whiskey…not bad Doctor." Scotty let it pour down his throat then handed it off to Uhura; he coughed a little and stuck his tongue out a bit, "Good stuff."
Uhura sipped a bit then gave it to Spock.
Spock had the same amount as Uhura, "Not the best tasting thing in the world."
McCoy took it back taking another drink.
"Not going to have any there, er, Miss Scott?" Kirk asked.
"I'm good, I taste it enough as is," she smirked at her Captain and he frowned.
"That's disgusting," he looked at McCoy, "Bones, you have a drinking problem."
The group laughed and McCoy shook his head, "That I do not." He put the flask back in his pocket and looked over at Chekov, "In time kid."
"I think I'm alright either way," Chekov sighed, "but as of now, I'm tired and so is Sikari."
"Well then by all means, sleep," Kirk tossed a blanket over to the kid and he balled his coat up into a pillow. They watched as he brought the blanket up to his chin, his back to them. Sikari walked over to Ivory grabbing her own smaller blanket, she kissed Ivory's cheek then went over to Spock kissing his as well before walking back over to Chekov. She walked around to the other side of him and lied down next to him using her own coat as pillow. They heard Chekov whisper something and she giggled, but then there was silence.
"I'm still having a hard time believing that, that adorable little child is yours," Kirk eyed Spock.
Spock gave him a look that said it all.
"Okay, okay, excuse me," Kirk held his hands up in defense, "for trying to make conversation."
"You're terrible at conversation Jim," McCoy chucked a pebble at him and Kirk deflected it with his can of beans.
"That I am," Kirk agreed.
"Jim," McCoy watched Kirk closely.
"Bones," Kirk looked at him.
"Where is it?" He asked plainly.
"Where is what?" Kirk stared at him dumbfounded.
"The other alcohol," McCoy stated.
"You have it."
"No, Jim, your brandy."
"I have no idea what you're talking about."
"I believe you do."
"Wait there's more alcohol?" Scotty asked, "If I had known it was going to be a drinking party I would've brought my own."
Kirk grumbled something, but pulled a small flask out of his pocket tossing it over to McCoy, "There."
"Thank you," McCoy pocketed it and winked at Kirk, "You're a doll."
"Shut up," Kirk bit.
McCoy chuckled, but stopped as he felt Ivory shiver, "Someone's cold."
"Someone's wearing a dress," Ivory stated, "remember?"
"Yes, that I do," He grabbed a blanket from behind him tossing it over their legs and dropping his hands below it gently rubbing her thighs under the cloth, "Better?"
"Much so," Ivory tilted her head back to look at him, "Thank you."
He raised an eyebrow smiling softly, "Don't mention it."
She smiled back and brought a hand to his face kissing him softly.
"It's bad enough he walks around with love bites on his neck given by my sister, but do they really have to do that in front of me?" Scotty asked,
Ivory pulled away from McCoy's lips getting an audible frown from him; she looked at her brother glaring, "You kicked his ass in front of the crew, I think it's fair that I can kiss him when I want."
Uhura stifled a laugh.
"It's disturbing," Scotty's brow furrowed.
Ivory smirked at him.
"Now you've done it," Uhura pulled a blanket onto her lap.
Ivory turned her back on Scotty and grabbed McCoy's face instantly bringing her lips back to his deepening a once soft kiss; McCoy, surprised by the sudden attack on his lips pulled away from her, but he met her eyes and energy filled his body making him forget about the others. He cupped her face as she did his bringing his lips back down onto hers continuing the kiss aggressively. She let her fingers slip into his hair the taste of bourbon sliding into her mouth.
"Nope, I lied, that's disturbing," Scotty's face twisted in disgust.
"Wow," Kirk snorted, "I didn't know Bones had it in him."
It was quick, and subtle, but Kirk heard it, "Fuck off, Jim."
"Oh, ouch," Kirk put a hand over his heart, "That hurt."
Sulu chuckled and looked into the fire, "Captain, I think I see your heart bursting into flames in front of us."
"Yeah, you're right," Kirk looked into the fire, "I see it too. It's been branded by the words spoken by Doctor McCoy…it hurts."
McCoy looked at Kirk pulling away from Ivory, "Go to sleep you drunk bastard."
Kirk grinned, "Yeah, alright."
"We all should," Spock said.
"Agreed," Scotty looked at Ivory, "Now that I'm going to have nightmares…let's all go to bed."
Ivory shook her head in amusement and got to her feet grabbing her blanket, McCoy grabbed his and their coats taking her arm, "Alright, good night everyone."
Kirk had already drifted off under his blanket, Sulu turned his back to the fire, Scotty curled up against the wall, and Spock nodded a good night at them before leaning against the wall, Uhura curled into him. McCoy led Ivory away from the lot and past the sleeping children, until they were around a corner in a different cavern. McCoy instantly dropped the coats and blanket reaching out to grab Ivory's waist pulling her against him kissing her neck, jaw then finally her lips.
Ivory pulled away smiling at him as she traced a finger down his chest.
"I don't think your brother very much appreciates us kissing in front of him," McCoy gave a coy grin and she laughed.
"Well he'll have to get over it, because frankly I like kissing you," Ivory went on her tiptoes allowing the ability to kiss him passionately.
McCoy brought a hand to her cheek slowing the kiss to a gentle pace, but then he tasted something mix in with their lips and he pulled away noticing the tears rolling down her cheeks, "Ivory, what's wrong?"
"It's my fault Leonard," Ivory reached up taking his hand from her cheek and removing it dropping it to his side, "This is happening because I disobeyed him."
"No, no, no, Ivory," McCoy reached out to grab her still not understanding the sudden change in her mood, but she stepped out of his reach, "Reich is a maniac. You did nothing wrong."
Ivory walked farther away from him grabbing her coat and looking at it, "It is my fault."
"You did nothing wrong, there wasn't one thing you did that could've caused this," McCoy watched her handle the coat in her hands.
"But that's where you're wrong," she looked up at him with watery eyes, "I came aboard the Enterprise."
"What?" McCoy asked in confusion.
"I'm sorry, Leonard, but I can't let any of you die for a mistake I made," she pulled something out of the pocket and his eyes widened at the sight of the phaser. The end switched to blue, "I never lied to you Leonard, about anything…remember that when you come looking for my life."
"Ivory, don't," he took a step forward, but she pulled the trigger and instantly his body slumped to the floor and his vision began to fade.
"Be safe," lips pressed against his cheek then they were gone and everything went black.
A/N: Would it surprise any of you if I said that this story has taken a way different change from what I had originally planned. You see...originally...there was no Ivory/Bones. Never...I rewrote the whole story after about 40 pages and got this story instead. And if I may say so...I like this one much better. PLEASE REVIEW!