-ADMIRAL AVAIRA DELTA-
I went straight to the med bay to look for Bones, and found it empty. The room was dark, save for the light coming from his office at the far end of the room.
He was so deep in focus, leaning over his desk, that he didn't notice me enter, and I smirked, unzipping the sweater silently and letting it drop to the floor. Walking over, I ran a finger down his side, and he jerked to attention, a smile tugging at his lips.
"I have to get this work done."
"Sure, you go ahead and do that." I murmured, looping my finger under the top band of his pants and smiling innocently when he looked up at me. At first, he didn't notice my attire, and merely turned back to his work. I walked over to the couch, which was coincidentally right where he could see, and reached down to slip my fingers under my shirt and peel it off. Looking over my shoulder, I smiled at the look on his face.
"You just keep going on that work there, Doc." In a matter of seconds he was up against me, his breath hot on my ear.
"You're making that just a little difficult." A triumphant smile took over my face, and his hands snaked up to the clasp of my bra.
"Are you complaining, doctor?" I whispered, turning as the small piece of lingerie dropped away. His eyes hesitantly wandered down and smirked, pulling off his own shirt. I drew my palm along his torso, and bit my lip.
"Not at all." His lips claimed mine and he pulled me down on top of him on the couch,
-ENSIGN FERIA PORTER-
I hesitated outside Pavel's door, and eventually knocked. Unfortunately for me, it wasn't Pavel who answered the door. Sulu raised an eyebrow at me and I gulped.
"Nice hair."
"Um, thanks. Av-The Admiral did it for me."
"Chekov's in the shower. I'll get out of your way." I watched him go and shook my head. Does everyone know about my attraction to Vic except for Vic himself? As I sat there, I tried not to focus on the fact I could hear water splashing over a presumably naked body only 4 metres away from me. I fumbled with the zipper on my sweatshirt, and barely even noticed when Vic entered, his eyes widening; and mine also when I looked up to find a shirtless Vic staring back at me.
"Feria! I didn't realize you would be here!" I tried to speak, but the words refused to form in my brain, and I couldn't tear my eyes from him. "Feria?"
All my confidence - not that I'd conjured much - went straight down the drain. And then suddenly, out of nowhere, it came back. Ava's words rang through my head and I stood, took a deep breath, and started to speak. "I want to be with you, Vic. I have for years, but up until now I haven't had the guts to tell you. Ava gave me a makeover, to make me look sexy, and I'm supposed to whip off this sweater and knock you off your feet, but that doesn't feel like me. So, here it is; I love you, and right now I really want to kiss you."
He blinked at me for a few moments before shaking his head. My stomach tightened. I looked down in disappointment, and tried to run, but he caught my arm and pulled me back. His hands tilted my chin up to face him, and he was looking at me deeply. And with that, he pulled me into a kiss that unleashed the lockbox of emotion I'd bottled up for years. He pulled away, leaning into my neck. "I love you, Feria."
"I love you too." I reached up, pulling down the zipper and letting the sweater drop to my feet. Vic's eyes widened, and he was now the one lost for words.
-ADMIRAL AVAIRA DELTA-
I laid in Leo's arms, both of us clad only in our underwear, and my fingers dancing over his bare chest absentmindedly.
"What are you thinking about, darlin?"
"Feria." His eyebrows raised as I looked up at him. "She was going to profess her love to Pavel. I'm just wondering how it went."
"That kid is crazy about her. I'm sure they're doing things too unspeakable to mention here." I chuckled.
"You mean the sort of thing like we just did?"
"Maybe." I paused with my hand, and then let it wander down. His smile widened and he pulled me back on top of him.
Later, when Leo and I were heading back to his quarters, we encountered a slightly inebriated medical cadet, who noticed my attire, and smiled goofily.
"Ya'know, you're kinda pretty." I stepped forward to give him a piece of my mind, but Leo took hold of me.
"Let's just go."
"Hey cutie, where ya going?" I seethed at the jerk, and felt Leo's grip on me tighten. "I'm not gonna hurt ya."
"Just keep walking." Leo whispered, but I felt a hand on my arm and it tightened to the point it hurt, as the guy yanked me away from Leo, abruptly managing to let me go as I was flung against the wall. All I felt was my head contacting with something hard before I passed out.
-ENSIGN FERIA PORTER-
Pavel's comm crackled to life as we lay together, entangled in each others arms.
"Hey kid, you there?" He groaned, and reached over me to grab it.
"Yeah."
"It's McCoy. Is Feria with you?" I frowned, but took the comm from him.
"I'm here, is everything alright?"
"No, it isn't. Ava got attacked in the hallway, she hit her head. And now I need to go and talk to the Captain...I-I don't want to leave her alone. Can you come and sit with her?"
"Oh my god, of course, Doctor. I'll be right down. Is she gonna be okay?"
"I don't know." The tears in his voice broke my heart to hear, and worry filled me. "She's in a coma."
"I'm coming straight down there." The transmission ended and I jumped up, searching for my sweater. Vic was up and dressed in seconds, his face clouded with worry.
"I'm coming with you." He confirmed, taking my hand and heading out with me. We ran all the way to the med bay, but stopped at the door. Bones sat by Ava's side, tears on his face, and his hand clenching hers. He was talking to her softly, and I glanced at Vic, my grip on him tightening.
"Doctor McCoy." I said softly, and he looked up.
"I don't want to leave her."
"What happened to her?"
"Some drunk asshole threw her against a wall. She's got a severe concussion. Even if she does wake up...I don't know how much she'll remember or if she'll be okay." I touched his arm comfortingly.
"She's a fighter, I'm sure she'll make it."
"If she wakes up, you call me. Straight away."
"Of course." I said, and he kissed Ava on the forehead before hurrying out. I sat down and took her hand. "Hey, it's me. Listen, I know you're in there somewhere, and you need to come back, because your cunning plan worked and you need to wake up and have girly talks with me."
Vic sat next to me and put a hand on my back, silently supportive.
