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Nyota placed her hand on Spocks arm. She knew that touching in public was not a good thing but she didn't like to see him so tense. "Greetings Spock." "Greetings T'Pring." Now she knew why Spock had become so tense. She didn't like the sight of T'Pring. What did she want?
Spock did not know what T'Pring want. During the time he had been back on Vulcan she had not spoken to him when they accidently had met. Each time they had met she had turned around and walked away. It had pleased Spock when she had chosen to walk away without talking to him. He assumed that the only reason she spoke to him now was because he was in the company of Nyota.
T'Pring had no doubt that the human female beside Spock was bonded to Spock. For the first time in her life she felt something. She had had no feelings for Spock while she had been bonded to him. She felt anger that Spock had chosen this human over her. A human, a small illogical weak creature. This creature was not beautiful.
Nyota could see the resentment in T'Pring. She knew very little about T'Pring. She knew that Spock had never had his needs fulfilled in his bond with T'Pring. Spock had told her about the ritual that broke the bond he had had with T'Pring. She felt sad that it had caused both Spock and T'Pring pain. She was happy that their bond had been broken. She felt no anger towards T'Pring, she hoped that T'Pring would find happiness in a bond with a mate of her own.
Spock could see that T'Pring was observing Nyota. "Do you accept this creature to touch you in public?" Spock placed his hand over Nyota's. "This creature is my bonded mate and you will show her respect." Spock wanted T'Pring to know that he would not accept any insult of his bondmate.
"If this creature had been Vulcan I would be able to respect it. It is however not Vulcan. It has dared to bond itself to a Vulcan." T'Pring knew that she had insulted the human.
Nyota dug her fingers into Spock's arm. She could feel anger rise within him. She looked at T'Pring. She calmed herself. "I know that you do not care for me T'Pring, you have made it quite clear to Spock and myself." She took a deep breath. "Neither Spock nor I have any resentment towards you. We only wish good things for you." "I do not care for your wishes. The bond between Spock and you is an offence to every Vulcan." "Why? When you were bonded to Spock you did not want him. You never welcomed him in your mind."
T'Pring looked directly at Spock. "What have you told this creature?" "I told my bondmate the truth." "The truth! The truth is that you were not worthy of being bonded to me." "Then why this anger? Why oppose to me having found a mate I consider more than worthy of being bonded to me?" Vulcans around them had stopped to look and listen. "This creature is NOT Vulcan!" "Nor am I, I am a hybrid half human half Vulcan." "Your Vulcan blood should desire a Vulcan bondmate." "The blood within my veins desire a mate who wishes to be bonded to me."
Spock did not want this argument. "You betray your Vulcan heritage." "There is no betrayal. A bond was forced upon us when we were children. It was believed that the bond would be more beneficial to me than to you. It was believed that it would help me." Spock felt he had no choice but to say these things out loud. "The bond we shared was not beneficial to either of us. We desired different things in life." He had to say more. "I met this human Nyota Uhura. I formed an accidental weak bond with her. I pursued a relationship with her. And it almost destroyed us both." This was difficult. "It became clear to me that I could not be with Nyota while I had a bond with you. So I contacted you and you agreed to have our bond cut." Spock took a deep breath. "Once freed from our bond I went to Nyota and a natural bond was formed. I did not anticipate that a bond between myself and Nyota would be formed. But I am pleased that is has."
Nyota did not let go of Spock's arm. She wanted to show every one that she supported Spock. In her mind she thought. 'I love you and I belong to you.' She thought those words over and over. She felt him calm down. She somehow knew that Spock had said all that he wanted to say. She looked at the vendor. "How much do we owe you for the goods?" He named his price and Nyota paid. She gently tucked at Spock's arm. She saw no reason for him to be in a staring contest with T'Pring.
Spock followed Nyota. She was the only person he wanted to be with at this moment. He felt better the further away they got from T'Pring. Nyota did the shopping. Spock observed how the vendors seemed to look at her, as if they were trying to understand why he had allowed himself to be bonded to a human. He stood close behind her when she purchased something. She was polite to the vendors.
Nyota bought what she needed to cook supper. She had tried to find ingredients that resembled things she could get in Africa. She had asked the vendors about flavors and asked them for advice. She had a feeling that they were observing her. She chose to ignore it. She now had a filled bag. "I have what I need to cook tonight." Spock bent in close, he let his hand slide down her hand and took the bag from her. She looked up at him. She knew that how he had touched her could be seen as showing affection. She smiled at him.
Spock let her away from the market. He chose small little populated streets. As a child he had explored the city, he had no friends and exploring was his escape. He knew all there was to know about the city. Spock let her down a small street. He knew there was a small narrow alley between two buildings. He grabbed her arm and pulled her into the alley. He gently put the bag down and pushed her against the wall.
Nyota wrapped her arms around Spock and pulled him close. He leaned his forehead against hers. "I am sorry." "What are you sorry for? How could you know that T'Pring would say what she said?" "I should have anticipated that she would react should she see us together." "Spock there is no way you could have. Stop blaming yourself." He kissed her. The kiss was soft. Nyota placed her hands on his cheeks. "I love you, you do know that right?" "I know. I love you Nyota more than I can ever explain."
Spock kissed her again. He stepped back. As much as he would like to stay in the alley and kiss her he wanted to get her home where they could relax. He led her out of the alley. Spock chose the fastest route home.
They arrived back at the house 12 minutes later. Amanda was sitting in the living room reading a book. "Hello you two. Did you enjoy the city?" Spock did not answer and Nyota seemed to be unsure of something. "I will put the things away." He headed for the kitchen. Nyota followed him. Amanda sensed that something had happened. She put the book down and walked into the kitchen. "What happened?" Spock looked at his mother. "We met T'Pring." "Did something happen?" "She accused me of having betrayed my Vulcan heritage." "What? How?" "Because I have allowed myself to be bonded to a human, to Nyota." "That little witch." "Mother." "She is jealous Spock. I think she assumed that once she was free that she would easily get a new bondmate. She has pursued several men in the hope that they would bond with her. So far she has had no luck." "What does this have to do with me being bonded to Nyota?"
Nyota touched Spock's arm. "She obvious didn't anticipate that you had formed a new bond so soon and so natural." Amanda looked at Nyota. "You are right Nyota. I think she said some things to the two of you because insulting you and your choice in mate was because she is jealous. You have what she desires." "She does not desire me." "I know she does not Spock, it is the bond you share with Nyota she desires. She wants a bond not you."
Spock looked from Nyota to his mother. How was it that they as humans had so much understanding of T'Pring. They both smiled at him. Nyota gave him a hug. "Understanding how a woman thinks is a lot easier for other women than it is for men."
