TrekkyGirl55: I am glad you liked it! I had fun writing it.
Bookwormqueen: No deaths in this chapter, but who knows next chapter? Read the story to learn about the hair thing. :)
Lessa: Thanks. I only did that because I was not sure how clear it would be. Your suggestions are appreciated and I am happy you like it.
Somehow, three stairs from the bottom, Jekri managed to trip and fall. Of course, she missed the carpet and had to land on the wooden floor.
"Are you alright?" a voice asked from somewhere above her.
"Yeah. Fine. Thanks," Jekri muttered at the floor.
"Here," the person said and a hand was put in her line of vision. Jekri grabbed it and let the person help her up.
"My name is Taveth," she said, smiling. "You are Jekri, you have to be, and... where is Telek?"
"Tele- wha- oh, Telek is still unpacking," Jekri said, almost forgetting that Spock was going by the name Telek.
"Okay. Do you want to meet some of the other guests in the few minutes we have left?"
"Um, I would like that." Taveth led Jekri to a small room with a bookshelf, two tables, and a third table with a game similar to pool on it.
"Oh, and that is a nice hairdo. Could you show me how to do it sometime?" Taveth said to Jekri. What had Spock done with her hair!?
"Alright," Jekri said nervously. Taveth led her around the room, making introductions until another woman came into the room.
"Dinner's ready," was all she said. People got up and headed for the door.
"That was Symakhos' wife," Taveth said. "She does most of the cooking around here. Some of the guests help her sometimes too." Jekri came out of the room and saw Spock standing at the bottom of the stairs.
"Hello Telek!" Taveth said cheerfully. "Jekri told me all about you! My name is Taveth."
"Hello Taveth," Spock said, smiling. He was a very good actor, in Jekri's opinion. If she had not known better, she would have thought the smile to be genuine. He came over to them, shook Taveth's hand, and embraced Jekri. Yes, he was a very good actor.
"Spock," she whispered as they walked, "what did you do to my hair?"
"I put it in a style first invented by humans, called a messy bun. They think it looks stylish, but can also be a cover up for true messy hair."
"Joy," Jekri said, her sarcastic side already taking over. They entered the dining room and were surprised to find one long table with benches along each side. Jekri, Spock, and Taveth sat on one of the benches in front of three place settings. Jekri reached for a bowl, but Taveth stopped her.
"Not everyone is here yet. This is not like a normal hotel. We are almost stepping back in time here, to the days when there were only a few people and everyone cared for and helped everyone else."
"That is, of course, why we chose to come here, remember, sweetheart?" Spock said. Jekri found it hard to stop her laughter.
"Of course, darling," she said, grinning in what she hoped everyone else thought was happiness.
Symakhos was the last to come in.
"Hell all," he said cheerfully. They all greeted him back. "As several of you know, we have two new guests, Telek and Jekri. With that out of the way, go eat!" He smiled broadly and sat down.
Spock helped himself to a few things and concentrated on appearing happy. He could already tell that this was going to be harder than it had seemed. He looked over a Jekri, who was chatting merrily with the people across from them. On his other side was a couple with a small daughter. All in all, there were twenty-one people, including the hosts, himself, and Jekri.
Spock ate slowly, making little conversation and instead choosing to observe. Jekri, on the other hand, was barely touching her food.
"Jekri, you might want to eat. We planned to go hiking tomorrow and you need food." Jekri looked at him, smiling.
"Okay," she said, still sounding rather distracted, and dug into the meat dish.
"So what are you going to do tonight," Taveth asked.
"I think that we will wander around Telzah a bit," Spock told her.
"Not much room to wander, as there is only one main street and all the others lead up into the mountains," Taveth smiled. "I suggest you go to the pool. That is what most people here do at the end of the day."
"I love swimming!" Jekri interrupted. "Sp- Telek, can we go, please?"
"If it will make you happy," Spock said.
"Yes!" Jekri ate faster after that. Soon she and Spock were back in their Room Three. They quickly changed, Jekri all but shoving Spock into the bathroom. Spock stood waiting for the inevitable. It came.
"Spock! Why did you rearrange all my things?" Spock came out of the bathroom.
"The dresser drawers were not closing, so I took the liberty of organized your clothes." Jekri rolled her eyes.
"Okay, where is my swimsuit?"
"It is in the top drawer," Spock said, on top of your towel.
"Right next the underwear, I presume," Jekri said sarcastically.
"Actually, it is next to the-"
"Never mind. I do not think I want to know."
Half an hour later, Jekri and Spock looked over the crowded pool area. There was a very large normal pool, a Jacuzzi, a small pool with a waterfall, and a pool with a waterslide that came down from the roof, where there was another small pool and sunbathing places.
"Wow," Jekri said. Telzah was recreation heaven. Spock, thankfully, only nodded.
"I am going in the Jacuzzi," Spock said. Jekri looked at him, wide-eyed.
"We have all this cool stuff and all you want to do is go in a Jacuzzi?" she asked in shock.
"Yes," Spock replied. Jekri shook her head. She wanted to try the gigantic waterslide. So she did. She had fun. She even persuaded Spock to get out of the Jacuzzi and go down with her. He had only gone when she told him it would do a whole lot to further the husband-wife image. Jekri would have paid big money for someone to take a picture of the Vulcan holding her in his lap and shooting down the slide.
By the time they got back to the chalet, Jekri and Spock were both exhausted again. They avoided Symakhos' invitation to socialize, saying that they were going to get an early sleep. When they got to Room Three, Jekri threw herself down across the bed and sighed.
"That was fun," she said. Spock did not respond, but proceeded to get his pajamas and change.
"Jekri, you should go change and allow me half the bed," he said.
"That's nice," she said, yawning. However, she got up and changed in the bathroom. When she came back, Spock was lying on top of the covers on his side of the bed, eyes closed.
"Well, Mr. I-need-the-comforter, it seems as though you have fallen asleep without anything," Jekri said. She was sarcastic even when he slept! He had to be getting to her. She was very surprised when he responded.
"I am merely meditating. I am not asleep."
"Okay..." Jekri said, a bit disturbed. She climbed onto her side of the bed and immediately fell asleep. Spock looked down at her, expressionless, and pulled the covers over himself as well. He too fell asleep very quickly.
