Disclaimer: See chapter 1

I had been neglecting Dr. Sexy, so I had to include him in the fun. Warning – major fluff

Epilogue

Leonard "Bones" McCoy stood with his arms crossed as the four bodies began to take shape on the transporter pad before him. He had been CMO long enough to know that if an Away Team had been planet-side for more than a few hours, it would have save him time to be present when they were beamed back on board. Nothing surprised him any more; he was James T. Kirk's best friend, after all. A 'normal' away mission didn't exist on this star ship. The young Ensign in the room kept silent not wishing to provoke the wrath of Dr. McCoy as Bones leaned against the panel, brooding.

Finally, as they completely materialized, Bones stepped forward. His eyes first inspected Jim's form because he would be the idiot who got hurt the worst. All four officers knew the drill, they were not dismissed until Bones said they were. "I see that you aren't bleeding, Jim. That is a huge improvement." He scanned Jim's vitals, finding nothing out of place.

Jim merely rolled his eyes in response, letting them land on a spot just over Bones shoulder. "Thanks for the welcome Bones." Bones merely snorted in reply.

Satisfied, he turned to Pavel next because he was the youngest. "You are quite flushed, Pavel. Are you alright?" The scan revealed an elevated heartbeat and some elevated hormone levels with a touch of dehydration, but nothing severe.

Pavel nodded his head, curls bouncing. "Da, I am fine, Doktor McCoy." He shot Hikaru a quick look before investigating a very interesting speck on the floor.

Bones eyeballed the kid for a few more minutes before moving on to check out Hikaru. "How are you feeling, Hikaru?" He truly attempted to keep his tone pleasant. The scan once more showed an elevated heart rate and the pilot was bouncing his right arm off his thigh, agitated, his breathing fast and shallow.

Hikaru cut his eyes quick at Pavel. "I am well, Bones, just excited to be back." He smiled, but it was forced, and let out a nervous chuckle. It was as plain as the nose on his face that he was hiding something from Bones.

Bones was becoming more confused by the second, which in turn led to him starting to get irritated. "Fine." He growled stalking over to Spock. "And I suppose you are going to tell me you are just peachy keen, huh Spock?" The tricorder reported that for a Vulcan Spock's heart rate was elevated, but of course it would be, however the ripples of emotion across his face were foreign. "Did something happen down there? All of you have elevated heart rates, well except for Jim because he has no normal rhythm to begin with." He stared hard at the Commander. "Were you poisoned? Did they torture you?" Spock merely raised an eyebrow and turned to face Jim. Bones threw his hands up in the air exasperated. "I am your physician, I need to know what happened down there!" He marched over to stand before Jim again.

A slow, sexy smile spread across Jim's face. That should have been his first clue to just forget the whole conversation, but Bones was getting too worried about the health of his friends to see that. "We have been severely emotionally compromised, Bones." His voice was husky.

Raising an eyebrow, Bones leaned in close. "What does that mean?" Bones glanced between the four men.

Jim grabbed his shoulders. "It means, Bones, that we have spent all night grinding against …" But Jim didn't get to finish.

Spock had stepped close grabbing his arm. "Jim!" His blush was more pronounced across his features, his pupils dilated.

Hikaru had started towards the two men also attempting to halt Jim's mouth, but stopped next to Pavel. Both Lieutenants had gasped. Pavel's eyes were wide with shock as his blush crept up from his neck. Hikaru had grasped his lover's arm, letting his hand trailing down the tender underside to intertwine their fingers. "Zey made us realize our feelings for each other." Pavel whispered into the silent room, having drawn strength from the older man's touch and wishing not to be forced to hide his love for the other man. Hikaru squeezed his hand in reassurance as Bones, Jim and Spock turned to face him.

Spock and Jim shared a meaningful glance, while Bones' mouth fell open. "You mean those crazy aliens hooked y'all up?" Pavel nodded in agreement, averting his eyes. His bravado faltering slightly.

All eyes in the room turned to Bones as his laughter bounced off the walls. The longer Bones laughed, the more relaxed the other men became, but the poor Engineering Ensign had fled not understanding the sight before him thinking the doctor had finally lost his marbles.

Pavel, Hikaru and Jim joined in the laughter, Spock's mouth barely turned up at the corners. Finally able to catch his breath, Bones plopped down on the step of the transporter pad clutching his side. "I wish I had known all it took was some crazy, short, bald guys to hook y'all up." He chuckled once more.

Confused Jim sat down beside his best friend, the other men moving closer. "What do you mean?" Jim's surprise evident on his face.

Bones patted his knee, still chuckling. "Kid, we all knew that you had the hots for Spock and vise versa." He laughed harder at the gapping look Jim was giving him. "Oh please, like you two hid it!" He cut his eyes at a very green Vulcan. "But Pavel and Hikaru were as plain as day. For a bunch of geniuses, you guys are as dumb as rocks." Bones shook his head still laughing as he got up. "Well, I've got work to do. I'm sure everyone else on this 'Love Boat' will be happy to see you safely back." He waved over his shoulder as he left the group.

Grinning, Jim turned back to face the other three. "So, I think that means that we have the rest of the day off duty per the CMO." He clapped his hands together wiggling his eyebrows suggestively. "Mr. Spock, we have much to discuss." He pulled the Vulcan out of the room by the elbow.

As the other couple exited the room, Hikaru took a deep breath and wrapped his arm around Pavel's shoulders. "Come on, you brave soul, let's get some rest." He whispered into the blonde's ear watching goose bumps spread across his pale flesh.

Pavel nodded. He had been brave to step up and admit what had happened between him and Hikaru, inadvertently also shining the light on Jim and Spock. So, while he still felt brave, he pressed and gentle kiss on Hikaru's cheek and whispered softly. "Ai shite ru." Which he hoped was clear with his thick accent.

Pulling Pavel against him, Hikaru searched his emerald eyes finding the true love reflected from his words in his eyes. "Ya lublu tebya." He reverently whispered.

Pavel crushed his lips against his lovers and held him tight. If this was the end result of waiting all these years, it had been time well spent.

The end.

A/N: 'Ai shite ru' is supposed to be Japanese for 'I love you' and 'Ya lublu tebya' is supposed to be Russian for 'I love you'.

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