"You've been acting weird the last couple of days."
Leo looked to the doorway of his bathroom and smiled, as Andrea leaned against the doorway. His eyes roamed across her body, the strapless, midnight blue cocktail dress fit snugly on her frame.
"What do you mean?" he asked, standing up.
Andrea shrugged, "You've been.. acting all sneaky. Like you're hiding something," she said, as he wrapped his arms around her waist. "You wouldn't let me put your laundry away earlier…" she pointed out.
"That's because I was in the room at the time, and I was capable of doing it myself," he said, grinning.
"I still think you're up to something. My dad's acting all weird, too. So something is going on, and you're both not telling me a single thing," she pouted.
Leo leaned forward and kissed her, "I don't know what you're talking about," he said, before slapping her behind.
Andrea yelped, "Now hurry up. We're leaving in a few minutes and you know how the boys get," he warned, as he slipped away from her.
"We could just stay home! You know they only asked us to come out, is because we have medical experience," she said, pulling the cropped leather jacket off the hanger.
Leo shrugged, "Doesn't mean we have to help them, though. I want to have a good time out with my girl and enjoy whatever time we have left before Monday," he said, as she made her way over to him.
"Well, I wouldn't mind leaving Jim behind. Think of how quiet the world would be," she joked, as they made their way down the hall.
Jim popped his head out of the kitchen and glared, "So you would leave me bleeding to death on the bar room floor?" he asked.
Andrea laughed, kissing his cheek, "No Jim. I wouldn't," she said, as he pouted.
"That's better. Scotty called and he's demanding to know what the hold up is. Sulu had to take control before the poor man hurt himself, so that means he's already had too much to drink," he laughed, slipping his own jacket on.
Leo grumbled, "Can't anyone hold their damn liquor here?" he snapped.
Andrea sighed, "Let's get going! It's already eight-thirty, and if we waste another second here, I'll change my mind and stay home," she said, grabbing her purse and keys.
Twenty minutes and a difficult parking spot later, the trio made their way into a bar in the middle of San Francisco nightlife. Weaving their way through the bodies of cadets and locals, they spotted their friends around a table in the corner.
"Finally! Ah was wonderin' when you three would get here!" Scotty shouted, before tossing back a shot of something strong.
Hikaru rolled his eyes, giving Andrea a hug "How many has he had?" she asked, setting her bag down onto the table.
"This is round number six. I'm still on my first drink and Ny went to get a few more," he said, watching as the Engineer slurped down another shot.
"Jim and I are going to the bar. Do you want me to get you something?" Leo asked.
Andrea nodded, "Water with lemon? I am the designated driver after all," she smiled.
Giving her a quick kiss, they both headed off to the bar, leaving the group to enjoy their surroundings.
"AHH! There you are!"
Andrea turned around and was quickly ambushed by Nyota, dressed in a sparkly purple dress.
"Wow, you look.." Andrea scanned the dress with a frown, "Like a peacock.." she finished.
Nyota laughed, "And you look like a dominatrix.." she said, before leaning forward. "I guess Leo is gettin' some tonight?" she whispered.
Andrea blushed, "How many drinks have you consumed so far?" she asked, as the older woman swayed to the music.
"It would be fair to say that Nyota has consumed twelve shots and three mixed drinks," Spock said, coming up behind her.
Andrea laughed, "I guess you'll be on puke duty, Spock," she said, giving him a sympathetic look.
The Commander nodded, "That is true, but I do have some remedies that my ancestors have created, that can help ease the discomfort of excessive alcohol consumption,"
"Could you teach me some? Leo is such a grumpy bastard when he's had too much to drink. All he does is grunt and glare if you get near him," she said, as Nyota giggled.
"I resent that," a voice behind her said, as an arm wrapped around her waist.
Andrea smiled, "But darling, it's true," she said, as Leo set a tall glass of water down on the table.
Jim carried two drinks in his hand, "Man Bones, she's a naggy little thing," he said.
Andrea glared at him, "You're just jealous, James,"
Jim rolled his eyes, "Jealous? Me? No way!"
"Andrea is weary good to the Doktor, Keptin," Pavel said, as he lightly pushed the drink that Scotty offered him, to the side.
He then blushed as Leo looked over at him, remembering their conversation the day after he and Andrea returned from Georgia. Leo suddenly felt bad for being too gruff with the boy, since he either made excuses to stay away or ignored Andrea's calls.
"Thank you, Pavel," he said, giving him a brief nod.
The young Ensign nodded, "You're velcome.." he said, before looking down at his glass.
"Why don't you and Pavel talk? I think he wants to speak to you, "Leo whispered to Andrea, as she looked sadly at the younger man.
Nodding, Andrea moved away from her spot at the table, and went to the other side, tapping Pavel on the shoulder. After a quick discussion, both teens went over to the bar.
"What's going on with them?" Hikaru asked, watching as Andrea and Pavel moved through the crowd.
Leo sighed, "I was a jealous asshole and Andrea is missing her friend," he said, before taking a sip of his drink.
A few minutes later, both teens came back to the table with smiles on their faces and laughter between them. Pavel moved his spot from between Scotty and Jim and stood between Andrea and Hikaru. As the night wore on, Jim went from female to female, trying to find someone to bring home. Much to everyone's amusement, he kept bumping into his past conquests, who either tossed a drink in his face or left him stranded on the dance floor.
Nyota stumbled against the table, knocking a few glasses over "I think I want to dance!" she shouted, before turning to Spock. "You and Me! Lets go!" she yelled, grabbing onto the Vulcan's arm.
"Poor Spock.." Andrea said, before bursting into a fit of giggles.
"This is something I have to see!" Hikaru shouted, as he scrambled away from the table. "Come on!" he yelled, as he dragged Pavel with him to the dance floor.
Andrea sighed and hopped down off her stool, "I'm going to get another water. Do you want anything?" she asked.
Leo shook his head, "No, I'm good. I think I'm gonna switch to water soon," he said, shaking the ice around in his glass.
She nodded, "I'll be back.." she said, giving him a quick kiss.
Weaving her way through the crowd, Andrea reached the bar and placed her order. As she waited, a man approached the bar and ordered a few drinks. As they waited, the man looked down at her a grinned.
"What's a pretty lady like you, doing here all alone?" he asked, as Andrea kept her eyes on the racks of bottles.
"I'm not alone," she said, as the bartender came back with her water and lemon. "Thank you, Andre," she said, slipping him a tip.
"How about I get you a real drink?' the man asked, watching as she picked up her glass.
"I can get my own drinks, thanks," she said, as she turned around.
Just as she stepped forward, a hand pulled her back, causing her to slam her back against the bar. Ice cold water splashed all over the front of her dress and onto the floor.
"What the fu-" she started, before letting out a yelp as the grip on her arm tightened.
"There's no need to be rude, little lady," the man snapped, as his hands moved up and down her arms.
Andre shuddered, "Get the fuck off me!" she spat, trying to pull her arm away from him.
The man leered at her, "How about I take you out back and show you a real good time?" he asked.
"How about you fuck off and die!" she yelled, tossing whatever was left in her glass, into his face.
The man growled and his grip tightened on her, "You little bitch!" he roared, raising his hand.
Andrea pulled her other arm up and over her face, waiting for the impact, but instead she felt two arms grabbing her by the waist and her arm being ripped out of the man's hand.
"Get your goddamn hands off her!"
Andrea put her arm down and watched as the man fell against the bar, clutching his nose. Leo stood before him, full rage on his face, as Jim held her back.
"What happened?" he asked.
"That man.. he wouldn't leave me alone. I threw my drink into his face.." she started, as their friends came over to them.
"Andy, are you alright?" Pavel asked, coming up to her.
Andrea nodded, rubbing her arm. "Yes, but I think we should get going before this gets ugly," she said.
"You son of a bitch! You broke my fucking nose!" the man shouted, looking down at his bloody hand.
"Jim.. Jim you and Spock better get Leo outside now!" she warned, watching her boyfriend.
"That's what you get for putting your hands on my girlfriend!" Leo spat, as the man laughed.
"McCoy, I think we should get going!" Hikaru said, glancing between Leo and the man.
The man laughed, "Maybe your girlfriend shouldn't dress like a slut who's asking for it," he sneered.
"Oh fuck this," Jim muttered, before charging at the man.
Andrea screamed, as both Jim and Leo pounced on the man, throwing punches.
"Oh my god! They're going to get arrested!" she shouted, as Nyota went over to her.
"You motherfucker!" Jim shouted, before landing another blow to the man's face.
Scotty, who was completely trashed, managed to push the two girls and Pavel together.
"Get to tha car. I'll get em!" he slurred, before stumbling forward.
Pavel managed to grab him, "No. Ve all go now," he said, dragging the Scot towards the exit.
Andrea stood rooted to the spot, as Hiarku jumped into the fight, trying to pry the man's hands from Jim's neck.
"Oh my god. Oh my god," she chanted, watching as another man jumped in, this time attacking Leo.
"Nyota, take Andrea outside and to her car. I will try to stop them, before the authorities come," Spock said, looking at Nyota.
She nodded and pulled Andrea by the arm, "Come on. We need to get out of here before we all get arrested," she said, dragging Andrea towards the exit.
They stumbled out onto the sidewalk, finding Pavel and Scotty waiting.
"Vhat happened?" Pavel asked, as Scotty slumped against the brick wall.
Nyota sighed, "Spock is trying to help, and HIkaru got involved. It wont be long before the police show up and we need to get the cars out front before shit really hits the fan. We're supposed to leave in two days!" she exclaimed.
Pavel nodded, "Giwe me your keys. You can't drive, Nyota," he said, holding his hand out.
Digging around her in purse, Nyota pulled out her keys and handed them to Pavel. She then turned to Andrea, who kept her eyes on the entrance of the bar.
"Lets get the cars and pull up out here. By the time we come back, they'll be outside and we'll need to get out of here fast!' she said, stumbling on her heels.
Andrea nodded, "Okay. I parked down this way," she said, pointing to the lot at the corner.
Nyota nodded, "That's where we parked too," she said.
It took twenty minutes to make it to the lot, dragging a nearly unconscious Scotty and making sure Nyota didn't break her ankles as she stumbled along the sidewalk. Once Pavel had them in the backseat, he pulled out of the parking lot and back towards the front of the bar. Andrea tossed her shoes into the backseat and started her car, following him.
As soon as she pulled up behind him, she spotted Leo stumbling out of the bar. She gasped when she saw the blood that covered his hands and face, and quickly unlocked the doors.
"GET IN NOW!" she shouted, as Spock pulled Jim outside.
Leo made his way around the front of the car, and into the passenger seat, while Hikaru jumped into the backseat. Spock managed to put Jim into the backseat and made his way into Nyota's car, before the man and his friends came out.
"Start the car! Start the car!" Hikaru yelped, as the man who attacked her came towards them.
Andrea screamed and laid down on the horn, to which Pavel quickly peeled away from the curb. Putting the car in drive, Andrea stepped on the gas and followed him, nearly running down a group of girls in the process.
"Jesus Andy!" Leo yelped, as he put his hands on the dashboard.
"SHUT UP! SHUT UP!' she screeched, as she turned the corner, the wheels screeching in the process.
Once they were a decent distance away from the bars in the area, Andrea followed Nyota's car back towards the Academy.
"I don't want to hear a single word in this car. Do you all understand?" she asked, gripping the wheel tightly.
Hikaru and Leo nodded, while Jim moaned in pain. Andrea didn't even realize she was shaking, until Leo laid a hand on her leg. Too frightened to look away from the road ahead of her, she simply nodded and continued to drive.