"Aurelia, what brings your beautiful face to the bridge today?" Kirk asked as the doors of the turbo lift hissed shut. At the sound of my t'hy'la's name I looked up from my station. There by the turbo lift stood Aurelia in her red, Star Fleet uniform dress with her long blond hair tied into a ponytail.
"Nyota is feeling ill, Captain, and asked me to cover her shift. I intend to unless you disagree," she said, approaching Jim's chair.
"I have no problem as long as Scotty doesn't need you. Get to work, Commander Tanner," he ordered. Aurelia nodded, moving over to the communications station and placing on a head set, flashing me a quick smile before focusing on her work. The day progressed uneventfully, hourly updates being made on anything that appeared on our scans and was not unusual enough to require immediate attention. Even Jim became bored, taking to walking up behind members of the crew and running a loose string he had pulled from his sleeve along their exposed necks. Every once in a while they would itch at their neck and he would turn red trying not to laugh until he returned to torturing them. As he approached me, I simply turned and sent him a dead stare as he feigned intense interest in my scans.
"Captain Kirk," Aurelia called from across the bridge, gaining both of our attentions. "We have an incoming call from Starfleet headquarters."
"Connect the call," Jim said, walking calmly, but quickly, to his seat. By the time Aurelia had finished he was sitting in a relaxed pose, chin resting on his fist as though he was contemplating something of importance. As Captain Pike appeared on the screen, Jim appeared surprised before smiling.
"Captain Pike, what a pleasure," Jim said, standing from his seat.
"It's nice to see you too, Kirk," he said, smiling proudly at the younger before him.
"How is there leg doing? Are you off that cane yet?" Jim asked.
"No, not yet. As much as I would like to chat, this is a business call, Captain Kirk," Pike reminded him. Jim dismissed it with a wave.
"Minor technicality but alright. What's the orders from headquarters?" he asked.
"The crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise is requested on New Vulcan. How far out are you?" Bright blue eyes flickered to Sulu who flashed a number of fingers before Jim cleared his throat.
"Six days, sir."
"Good. Change your course. We are not sure of the exact reasons for this request but as New Vulcan is still a budding colony we are always willing to help."
"Any other orders, Captain?"
"Yeah, don't ruin the ship." With a shared nod, the call ended and Jim began speaking with Sulu about the change of course. We all returned to our duties, my focus once more on my scans.
An uneasy feeling settled into my stomach shortly after the hail from Admiral Pike ordering us to New Vulcan. Looking over at Aurelia I found she was hiding the emotion well, appearing completely normal. When we were both relieved from our shifts I was sure we would be the only two in the turbo lift and my logic proved correct. As the door slid shut I reached over and laid my hand on her shoulder, startling her from her thoughts.
"What worries you about New Vulcan?" I asked, folding my hands behind my back.
"Oh, nothing," she lied, flashing me a weak smile.
"You are lying," I said softly. "Why?"
"It's just…I'm worried about who might be there," Aurelia admitted. I nodded, accepting her answer.
"It is logical for a human previously mated to a Vulcan to be nervous since you were most likely not accepted before," I deduced.
"Yeah," she said, drawing out the word.
"Worry not, t'hy'la, I will not allow for any Vulcan to make you uncomfortable," I assured her. Aurelia gave me a weary smile, her unsettling emotion lifting slightly. Lifting up two fingers, I held them before Aurelia. Her icy eyes stared at them confused before recognition set in and she raised two fingers to meet mine. Watching as her eyes slid closed I allowed one corner of my lips to curl up as our Vulcan kiss calmed her. All too soon we pulled away as the turbo lift opened to my floor.
"Would you delight me and share an evening meal in my quarters?" I asked, holding a hand out in the direction of my rooms. Aurelia's smile warmed me.
"I'd love to Spock."
"My point," I told Sulu with a wide smile as my fencing sword poked into his stomach. With a sigh, he pulled off his mask, his black hair ruffled.
"I don't get it, it's like you're reading my mind," he murmured, settling down his sword. Shrugging, I removed my own mask.
"I had a really good teacher as a child," I told him.
"Hey, Spock," Sulu greeted as he stripped off his fencing suit to reveal his black workout clothes that clung tight to his body. Looking up, sure enough, I found the half Vulcan entering the gym with his usual t-shirt and pants.
"Hello, Mr. Hikaru. I assume you are finished with your exercise?" Spock asked, raising his brow.
"Yeah, Auri here whooped my butt." Spock stared. "Um…Commander Tanner defeated me in fencing." Dark eyes turned to me with a barely noticeable glint of curiosity.
"I was not aware you fenced." Smiling coyly, I lowered into a familiar stance with my free hand behind my back and my sword raised.
"En garde," I said, meaning it as a joke but as Sulu left Spock picked up his sword and took up a stance before me. The tall man surprised me, lunging forward and thrusting his sword forward. Parrying his attack, I feinted right before lunging right. Just as my tip went to make contact with Spock he recovered and lunged again. After multiple series of lunges, parries, and feints I realized just how light on his feet he was. It was becoming more and more apparent that this match would be won by who had the most stamina and I could only hold a Vulcan off so long. There was one trick on my side, though. Being unpredictable. Vulcans played by the rules. I was far from Vulcan.
Sprinting forward, I shocked Spock and ran my body into his in hopes of knocking him off balance. Corps-a-corps was usually an illegal attack where physical contact between two opponents was made, preventing any use of the sword. My plan backfired, however, as Spock spun me around and pushed me up against the gym wall. He grabbed my sword hand and forced me to loosen my grip, dropping my blade. Breathing heavily, I started noticing just how close Spock and I were. Our chests were pressed up against each other and our legs entwined, my wrists held by my head in his large hands.
"You cheated," he said quietly, his dark eyes staring straight at me.
"We never established rules, so I really wasn't," I told him, finding myself thinking of how firm his chest was.
"The rules were assumed," Spock said, his voice lower than I'd ever heard It be before.
"You should never assume anything with me," I breathed, feeling his index and middle fingers inch up my palm. I gasped when they reached my tips, my eyes fluttering shut as Spock's emotions overwhelmed me. Vulcan's felt much more than humans and the fact that their emotions were hidden only made them more potent. Spock's desire for me was a very commanding emotion during this Vulcan kiss. It wasn't just a physical desire but also his Vulcan side wanting to claim me as his mate, his t'hy'la. This shocked me. His normally logical mind held an animalistic side that I was unaccustomed to. Spock rested his forehead against mine, stunning me once more with the intimate Vulcan gesture. Our breathing escalated together as we surrounded each other with our emotions. "Spock," I whispered, half opening my eyes. There was a low rumble in his chest, almost a growl, as he too opened his eyes, dark irises shining. I'm not sure whether Spock tilted his chin up or I did but either way our lips met, opening our minds even further. Whimpering from the waves of emotions I was feeling from Spock, I fisted my hands in his shirt, desperate to be closer. Passion like none I had ever known coursed through my veins as Spock pressed harder against me, his hands roaming my body.
Abruptly, Spock pulled away, inhaling sharply as I felt him trying to pull up his stoic guise again. "I…I apologize, Aurelia," he said quickly, his brows furrowing, "it appears my emotions are more capable of overtaking my logic at the moment."
"Don't be sorry," I breathed, my lips curling up in a gleeful smile. "I enjoyed it."
I am really sorry for my long absence! Hopefully the little bit at the end makes up for it haha.
So, I did Nanowrimo. Turned out a really good story, SciFi genre, and am really proud of it though I keep playing with it from time to time because while I did Nanowrimo I didn't actually do it on the website. It was more of a personal challenge. Also, I used it as a final project in one of my college classes. After it, my creativity was dead. I kept trying to work on this for you guys but nothing was happening. Then finals came, then Christmas, and now I'm waiting for break to end (I don't go back until the end of January). As a result of this, I'm helping out at the office my family works at. Turns out, punching an endless amount of numbers into a keypad and listening to pandora does wonders for writer's block! I am back and excited and even working on another fanfic and a personal story or two. For anyone reading Guardian, sorry, I haven't really touched it. This new one is about Loki, from Marvel's Thor and The Avengers. I have kind of fallen in love with him. Hmm, Tom Hiddleston. Yummy.
Anyway! I'm back! Thanks for waiting. Expect the next update soon!