Story: Searching for Heaven
Author: MikoAkako
Beta: None
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Pairing/Character: Jim/Spock
Word count: 196
Disclaimer: I don't own anything you recognize.
Summary: xxix. Happiness. Jim was never unhappy.
Happiness
Jim never remembered being unhappy. His childhood wasn't typical – he didn't have the mother and father and puppy that were attributed to childhood happiness. He had an alcoholic step-father, an absent mother, and a brother who was constantly running away and leaving Jim to clean up the mess. And yet he was never distinctly unhappy.
Until he suddenly found himself smiling for no reason at all. He whistled, even though he couldn't hold a tune and his friends constantly made fun of him. He even found himself dancing in his quarters when no one else was there, even though he usually ended up tripping over the clothes and PADDs he left lying on the floor. And he knew exactly what – or rather who – was responsible for this sudden revelation.
Sometimes he had to pinch himself when he woke up and saw the man lying asleep beside him. When Spock was missing, he woke in a panic, throwing off the covers and getting dressed before he realized the Vulcan was just on shift. But nevertheless, when he saw his t'hy'la's face, he felt that feeling that he'd never known he was missing.
