Today was Tuesday. Spock woke up at the same time he did every day. He showered, got dressed and joined his parents for breakfast, and then went to school.

Spock had decided that the Gerbera Daisy he had found in his locker the day before must have been a prank or put in the wrong locker, surely no one was interested in a half Vulcan, half human being like himself. It certainly wasn't Nyota, she would have been less subtle he felt. He was glad it wasn't Nyota, he didn't feel that way about her, sure he enjoyed her company and intelligence, but there were no romantic feelings. Still, he couldn't bring himself to dispose of the flower or note, so he had put the flower in some water on his bedside table and put the note in a draw.

As he approached his locker, the human side of him that he could never seem to completely lock away was excited, hopeful even, that there would be another flower inside. His Vulcan logic told him it was not Vulcan of him to feel that way.

He took a deep breath and put in the combination to his locker, he cracked it open and looked inside. Spock was rewarded with another single flower and another note. He almost smiled.

What was wrong with him?

The flower was smaller than the last and more like a bud than a fully bloomed flower, he deducted that this was just the design of the flower. The pastel pink petals seemed fragile, yet the flower as a whole was strong Spock discovered as he drew the flower towards himself.

The note was similar to the last: "Ranunculus – for charm, attraction and radiance."

Spock stared at them both for a moment and stored them safely back in his locker to retrieve that afternoon. He took the books out that he would need and closed the door. Out of the corner of his eye Spock thought he saw Jim watching him from his locker but then the bell rang for class and everyone moved at once.

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Jim caught Spock at the end of their class before lunch "hey, Spock, would you like to sit with me at lunch today?" before Spock could say anything Jim added hurriedly "I just noticed Uhura was absent today and thought you might like some company for lunch."

Spock blinked at him "that would be satisfactory, thank you," Jim continued to surprise him; he was a most fascinating human.

"Oh, really? Great!" the smile on Jim's face said it all.

Spock followed Jim to a table in the lunch room, McCoy was already there waiting for them.

"Jim, I've got your favourite; lasagne," Leonard greeted them "nice to finally meet you Spock."

Jim's eyes lit up "Yum! David is the best! Do you like lasagne Spock?"

"Dad also said you're welcome to come for dinner tonight if you want." McCoy added to his best friend.

Spock had taken out his own container of Vulcan based food and begun to eat "nice to make your acquaintance also Leonard, I have heard you are top of your class, you will be a successful doctor," Spock looked to Jim "I do not believe I have tried it, it is a pasta dish if I am not mistaken."

"You know I'll be there," Jim told McCoy, to Spock he offered his lasagne to try.

"I don't think Spock will be interested, I would wager that our Vulcan friend is vegetarian." McCoy announced, "oh, I didn't realise anyone knew who I was, thank you."

Spock nodded "indeed you are correct, I apologise Jim, I will stick to my own meal."

"So, Spock, has anything interesting been happening to you this week?" McCoy asked casually.

If Spock were human and did not have control over his body functions he would have blushed bright green, luckily he was half Vulcan and could keep his body under control "well, being new to Earth, there are many things that are still interesting and I am not quite used to yet, you would probably find them dull and generic," it was not a lie.

"You'll have to tell us about it sometime," Jim gave McCoy a look Spock noticed but he couldn't decipher what it was about or meant.

They finished their food and spoke more about school and classes and teachers until the bell rang to signal end of lunch.

"You should join us again tomorrow." Jim said to Spock as they got up.

"I shall think about it, Nyota should be back tomorrow. Thank you for the company." Spock had actually enjoyed his conversation with Jim and Leonard, it was also different to talk to males rather than a female. Humans were so odd.

The Ranunculus shared a jar with the Gerbera Daisy that night and one note in Spock's draw became two.