Notes: Okay, I've got another chapter out! ^_^ I hope you like it! This one should hopefully be better than the last two. Let me know what you think. ^_^
"Just checking in, Uncle Bernie." Christina grinned. It was her first night being by herself and she was excited.
"Thank you, Christina." Her uncle said. "So, do you have any plans for your first night of 'freedom' ?" he asked.
"Well, if you must know, Jeffery is taking me to dinner on the Holodeck."
"Jeffery? Who's Jeffery?" he replied, trying to embarrass his niece.
"Don't even go there. We're just friends."
"That's what your father said when he went out with your mother for the first time." he said, winking.
"Oh, stop it. It's not going to be like that. I think he said something about Jessie being there too."
"Oh, I see. Well, I should get back to work. I hope you have fun. Check in with Aunt June when you return." he said and ended the transmission.
Christina grinned even bigger as she stood up and went to her closet to pick out her dress.
An hour later, she had finally picked the dress. It was a glittery black spaghetti-strap dress that came down to her ankles. She had black high-heeled strappy shoes that went very well with her dress. She had her long dirty-blonde hair braided and tied into a bun. She was almost ready. All she needed now was her makeup.
"WHERE IS IT?!" she screamed at no one in particular. She was running all over the place looking for her makeup. She searched everywhere that she had ever put it. She was about to just replicate some more when she thought of one more place to look. Her suitcase. She opened the top and there, in the almost empty suitcase was her makeup. She sighed, pulled it out and ran to the bathroom. She quickly put it on and checked herself in the mirror. She was all ready.
"Computer, what is the time?" she asked.
"The time is 1854 came the response.
"Good. I'll be there right on time." she smiled and left.
When she reached the Holodeck, she went inside. The program was set up like a Hawaiian Luau. There were flowers all over the place and in the middle of the room was a table with three chairs set up at it. There was soft music playing in the background and she could hear the sound of birds in the distant. Everything was perfect. Except for one thing. Where were the others?
"They'll be along soon." she told herself and sat down at the table.
What seemed like an eternity later was really only fifteen minutes. She asked the computer what time it was an it responded by saying that it was 1917. She thought about calling her friends, but decided against it. "If they're late it's probably for a good reason and I don't want to make them any later than they already are."
Another 20 minutes passed and Christina was beginning to get agitated. Where were they?
"Computer, locate Jeffery Astin."
"Jeffery Astin is in his quarters."
Christina frowned. "Computer, locate Jessie Campbell."
"Jessie Campbell is in her quarters."
Thinking this very odd, Christina took her comm. badge out of her hidden pocket. She was about to make the call to Jeffery someone put their hand on her shoulder. She jumped but then said, "Okay, how long have you been waiting here, guys? You thought that was funny didn't you?"
"I am incapable of experiencing humor." came a voice that did not belong to either Jeffery or Jessie.
Christina turned around and saw a Vulcan standing behind her. It was Rukal.
"As for how long I've been here," he continued, "I have been watching you for almost 45 minutes."
"Oh, hi Rukal. I thought you were Jeffery or Jessie." she said. "What are you doing here?"
"I came to see you." he said, sitting down in one of the vacant chairs.
"Really?" she asked. "Why?"
If she didn't know better, she would think she saw distress in his eyes. He seemed hesitant to start, which was also not right for a Vulcan. Finally, words fell from his lips. "Do you know what the Pon'Far is?" he asked with great difficulty. Vulcan's usually didn't discuss things like this with anybody.
"Kind of." she replied. "Isn't it something that only male Vulcan's get every 7 years where they are driven to, erm, you know?"
He nodded. "When a Vulcan is experiencing Pon'Far they normally go back to Vulcan to mate with the female that was chosen for them."
"Oh. And what does this have to do with me?" she asked.
"Three years ago my wife died and since then I have not been able to find a suitable Vulcan mate. Because of that, I must find someone else. Would you be my wife?" he asked.
"Excuse me?" she asked.
"I asked if you would marry me and become my mate." he said.
"I... I'm going to have to think about this, Rukal."
"I see." he replied.
"Okay, I'm done thinking about it." Rukal raised an eyebrow. "Rukal, I think that you're a very nice person. I really do, but I just don't think that I'm the right person for you. Or that you're the right person for me. I'm really sorry."
"I understand." he said and stood up.
"Is there another way I could help you though?" she asked, also standing.
"No, but thank you for your offer." he said. He was about to head for the door when he suddenly turned around and grabbed Christina's face.
She screamed and tried to push him away, but he, being a Vulcan, was too strong. She tried kicking him and scratching him, but he seemed to ignore the pain and focus on what he was doing, whatever it was.
"Please, stop, Rukal. Please! No!" she screamed. They fell to the ground, but on the way down Christina hit her head on the table. Her eyes rolled back and she stopped struggling and her body went limp.
Notes: Scary! Now review!
"Just checking in, Uncle Bernie." Christina grinned. It was her first night being by herself and she was excited.
"Thank you, Christina." Her uncle said. "So, do you have any plans for your first night of 'freedom' ?" he asked.
"Well, if you must know, Jeffery is taking me to dinner on the Holodeck."
"Jeffery? Who's Jeffery?" he replied, trying to embarrass his niece.
"Don't even go there. We're just friends."
"That's what your father said when he went out with your mother for the first time." he said, winking.
"Oh, stop it. It's not going to be like that. I think he said something about Jessie being there too."
"Oh, I see. Well, I should get back to work. I hope you have fun. Check in with Aunt June when you return." he said and ended the transmission.
Christina grinned even bigger as she stood up and went to her closet to pick out her dress.
An hour later, she had finally picked the dress. It was a glittery black spaghetti-strap dress that came down to her ankles. She had black high-heeled strappy shoes that went very well with her dress. She had her long dirty-blonde hair braided and tied into a bun. She was almost ready. All she needed now was her makeup.
"WHERE IS IT?!" she screamed at no one in particular. She was running all over the place looking for her makeup. She searched everywhere that she had ever put it. She was about to just replicate some more when she thought of one more place to look. Her suitcase. She opened the top and there, in the almost empty suitcase was her makeup. She sighed, pulled it out and ran to the bathroom. She quickly put it on and checked herself in the mirror. She was all ready.
"Computer, what is the time?" she asked.
"The time is 1854 came the response.
"Good. I'll be there right on time." she smiled and left.
When she reached the Holodeck, she went inside. The program was set up like a Hawaiian Luau. There were flowers all over the place and in the middle of the room was a table with three chairs set up at it. There was soft music playing in the background and she could hear the sound of birds in the distant. Everything was perfect. Except for one thing. Where were the others?
"They'll be along soon." she told herself and sat down at the table.
What seemed like an eternity later was really only fifteen minutes. She asked the computer what time it was an it responded by saying that it was 1917. She thought about calling her friends, but decided against it. "If they're late it's probably for a good reason and I don't want to make them any later than they already are."
Another 20 minutes passed and Christina was beginning to get agitated. Where were they?
"Computer, locate Jeffery Astin."
"Jeffery Astin is in his quarters."
Christina frowned. "Computer, locate Jessie Campbell."
"Jessie Campbell is in her quarters."
Thinking this very odd, Christina took her comm. badge out of her hidden pocket. She was about to make the call to Jeffery someone put their hand on her shoulder. She jumped but then said, "Okay, how long have you been waiting here, guys? You thought that was funny didn't you?"
"I am incapable of experiencing humor." came a voice that did not belong to either Jeffery or Jessie.
Christina turned around and saw a Vulcan standing behind her. It was Rukal.
"As for how long I've been here," he continued, "I have been watching you for almost 45 minutes."
"Oh, hi Rukal. I thought you were Jeffery or Jessie." she said. "What are you doing here?"
"I came to see you." he said, sitting down in one of the vacant chairs.
"Really?" she asked. "Why?"
If she didn't know better, she would think she saw distress in his eyes. He seemed hesitant to start, which was also not right for a Vulcan. Finally, words fell from his lips. "Do you know what the Pon'Far is?" he asked with great difficulty. Vulcan's usually didn't discuss things like this with anybody.
"Kind of." she replied. "Isn't it something that only male Vulcan's get every 7 years where they are driven to, erm, you know?"
He nodded. "When a Vulcan is experiencing Pon'Far they normally go back to Vulcan to mate with the female that was chosen for them."
"Oh. And what does this have to do with me?" she asked.
"Three years ago my wife died and since then I have not been able to find a suitable Vulcan mate. Because of that, I must find someone else. Would you be my wife?" he asked.
"Excuse me?" she asked.
"I asked if you would marry me and become my mate." he said.
"I... I'm going to have to think about this, Rukal."
"I see." he replied.
"Okay, I'm done thinking about it." Rukal raised an eyebrow. "Rukal, I think that you're a very nice person. I really do, but I just don't think that I'm the right person for you. Or that you're the right person for me. I'm really sorry."
"I understand." he said and stood up.
"Is there another way I could help you though?" she asked, also standing.
"No, but thank you for your offer." he said. He was about to head for the door when he suddenly turned around and grabbed Christina's face.
She screamed and tried to push him away, but he, being a Vulcan, was too strong. She tried kicking him and scratching him, but he seemed to ignore the pain and focus on what he was doing, whatever it was.
"Please, stop, Rukal. Please! No!" she screamed. They fell to the ground, but on the way down Christina hit her head on the table. Her eyes rolled back and she stopped struggling and her body went limp.
Notes: Scary! Now review!