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"Ari, you've got to help me," Susan cried, throwing herself into the startled Vulcan's.

Ari was sure she was having another vision until she realized that Susan was not wearing her uniform. "What's wrong, Susan?" She was now baffled to Susan's distress.

Ari had just returned to the Enterprise and had made it to the turbolift after some banter with Scotty. When the doors had opened before her floor she had been mildly curious on who it could be only to find her vision obscured by Susan's bushy hair.

"I don't know! But Dr. McCoy is acting so strange around me, he'll barely even look at me and when he does his jaw locks up and his face gets all red! Why is he so angry with me? What did I say last night? Ari," she sobbed.

Ari hesitantly patted Susan on the shoulder. No sudden visions popped up so she felt more at ease. "Why don't we go to my quarters," she said gently. "We can talk in privacy there."

Susan hiccuped slightly. "Okay." She straightened and Ari looked away. The wet spot on her shoulder told her that Susan was crying and Ari wasn't sure if she could handle seeing her face like that after the vision from last night. "Are you okay?"

"I'm quite well," Ari said, staring straight forward. She stood with her hands behind her back, aware of the fact she had, what Susan called, her Vulcan mask on. "I haven't been sleeping well," she said vaguely. "I believe it is beginning to affect me more then usual."

"Oh, you know there's a tea in the replicators that can help with that."

"I will keep that in mind."

The turbolift halted and Ari led the way to her quarters. Susan sat in one of Ari's chairs and looked pleadingly at her friend.

"What did I say last night to make Dr. McCoy so angry with me," she asked.

Ari walked to the other chair, handing Susan a handkerchief as she passed. "It wasn't what you said, Susan. As far as I know you didn't say anything, nor do I think Bones is angry with you."

"Then why is he acting that way," she said in despair.

"You... uh... kissed him before leaving the transporter room last night."

Susan stared at her in horror. "I didn't!"

Ari nodded slowly. "You were quite intoxicated at the time."

Susan dropped her head into her hands, moaning helplessly. "No wonder he's acting this way." She lifted her head, the horror returning to her face. "Was Kirk there?"

"No Kirk had ran out just before that."

"Why was he running," she asked in confusion.

"He was under the impression I was going to cause him physical harm... and perhaps psychological as well."

"What made him think that?"

"Because I said 'I'll kill you' in Klingon and started towards him."

"And what made you threaten our Captain this week," Susan sighed.

"I would rather not discuss it," Ari said looking away.

"Are you blushing," Susan said. Her own problems seemed to vanish with the devolpment in Ari's life.

"No," Ari said, her face warming.

"You ARE!"

"I am not," she snapped.

"Oh yes you are!" Susan was now leaning across the table. "Come on, my hybrid friend! Spill it!"

"You recall Cujar?"

"The royal families son? Yes."

"I learned that in Iubitan culture young people, and most others members of society for that matter, greet and leave each other with a kiss first hand."

Susan stared at her and then began to laugh uncontrollably. Falling over in her mirth.

Ari glared at her. "This is not funny, Susan... Stop laughing, dammit!"

Susan stifled her laugh the best she could. "I'm sorry. Its sweet, Ari. It really is but I just never thought this would be how you had your first kiss."

"You have given thought to how my first kiss would occur?"

"Ah," Susan said suddenly uncomfortable. "Sort of..."

Ari raised an eyebrow.

"Oh come on. They were always sweet little scenes of some guy walking you home and leaning in for a kiss right before delivering you home."

"Well if it makes you life feel more complete," Ari said refusing to look the woman, "that is how it more or less happened."

"AWWWWWWW," Susan said, taking a seat again.

Ari waved her hand, irritated. "Back to you and Bones."

"Why did you have to bring that up again? I had forgotten about it."

"Vulcan logic. Face whatever you are having a problem with head on at the beginning before it gets out of hand."

Susan sighed, slumping in her chair. "That makes sense I guess. Why is Vulcan logic such a pain in the ass?"

"I'm of the opinion its because if it makes everybody miserable at some point then it should more justice."

Susan looked up at Ari, smiling slightly. "You're awesome, Ari."

Ari smiled in return. "I know. Now I think you should just go to him and apologize for you behavior. Bones is a realistic man, he will understand. Also I recommend that you stay away from alcohol whenever around him. Your emotions towards him seem increasingly unstable the more alcohol you consume."

"I-I do not have," she started and broke off under Ari's steadies gaze. "Is it that obvious," she said in a tiny voice.

"Not really. On Vulcan I was taught to be observant. While on Earth I used that talent to make notes of emotions. I can now identify emotions with small indicators."

Susan blinked at her. "You mean you used something Vulcans taught you to observe humans?"

"You don't think that all Vulcans don't do that," Ari said tilting her head to one side.

"Not to that extent."

"Most of what I know came from Vulcan, Susan. Need I remind you that I was 8 years old in high school?"

"I see your point," Susan sighed.

There was a buzzing on Ari's desk communicator causing the two girls to look around.

"Are you expecting a call," Susan asked.

"No really," Ari said rising. "But I'm sure its Spark."

"Your cousin? I'll leave you to it then. If I hurry I may be able to catch Dr McCoy before he leaves sickbay." She rushed out of the room in a much better mood then what she had entered it in.

Ari sighed, sitting down at her desk and pressed the button to receive her call. "Hello, Spark," she said lazily.

"Ari," Spark said. "I am curious on why you insist on me speaking to you in person when the hologram version is essentially me?"

"There is a far cry difference between you and the hologram version of yourself. 2 meters difference for a start."

Spark sighed. "Why haven't you been sleeping well?"

Ari shrugged, sitting back in her chair. She had been having weird dreams lately, jumbled up images and sounds that caused her to toss and turn unable to be restful long enough to satisfy her need of sleep.

"You are nearing your 17th year, are you not?"

Ari considered the question. "I believe I am. What does that have to do with my insomnia?"

"I am not sure as of yet. But didn't your mother have abilities that were not normal for humans?"

Ari blinked. "How do you know that?" Ari never spoke of her mother to Spark. The subject rarely came up in her family and Spark had other things on his mind then Ari's deceased mother (such as keeping Ari from joining her).

"My mother mentioned it to me before I left Vulcan," he said. "Do you know, by chance, when the abilities first came?"

"No, she never told me much about them. It was one of those discussions that was to come up when I was older. But I do not see what my mothers abilities have to do with my poor sleep."

"It may be nothing but there may also be a correlation between the two. Have you had any experiences similar to your mothers abilities?"

Ari thought back to earlier when she had touched Cujar's chest and the vision she had had, though she was not sure if her mother ever had visions. "I believe so," she said slowly.

"I believe I will speak to your father about this subject," Spark said.

Ari snorted. "Good luck with that. Why don't you get the Romulans and Klingons to join the Federation while you're at it."

"You are being sarcastic," Spark noted.

"You better believe I am," she said leaning forward. "My father has not spoken of the human he married since she died. It's like she never existed. Hell if I wasn't around then it would be like that."

"I think you are allowing your emotions on the subject- Okay, okay I'm shutting up," he said suddenly, sounding almost human when Ari started to reach for the button to end the call.

Ari sat back in her chair, crossing her arms.

"I believe we should talk about this later," Spark said. "Please try and get some sleep."

"I will," she said. She let out an explosive breath. "I'm sorry for loosing my temper," she added.

"You have not been getting enough sleep," Spark said, dismissively.

Ari smiled slightly. "Talk to you later, Spark."

Spark inclined his head and the communication was cut off.

A/n Iubita won't be mentioned for a while, or never... I hope you guys have been enjoying everything, I'm guessing you are considering the number of hits I've been getting ^_^