She refused to see him. She knew it was dumb, but she still couldn't bring herself to come. The fact of the matter is, Uhura is not commonly wrong. But if there was ever one thing she was so massively wrong about, it was James T. Kirk.

When she had first seen him, he was nothing but a low life drunk. When he went into Starfleet, she was making bets on how long it took him to drop out. Needless to say, she was not a fan.

He was just another impulsive, reckless, unmature cadet that wanted to sleep with every girl he laid eyes on. But boy was she wrong. (Well, only about the unmature part. The rest is pretty true.)

When Jim first became captain of the Enterprise, she didn't like it. Not at all. Sure she had a better relationship with him now than when they were both cadets, but she still couldn't get over her impression of him. But then, over time, she found herself warning up to him. She noticed the way he cared about the crew, learned about the ship, and the people on it. She noticed how smart he actually was, and in the end, was proud to have him as her captain. She even started liking him as a person, enjoying his ompany when she needed to vent (having a Vulcan as a boyfriend is more challenging than it seems.)

But then there was Khan. The impact it had on all of them, Pike's death, Marcus's betrayal, she thought it couldn't get any worse.

It did. Jim died. Seeing him dead behind the glad was something that rocked her to get core. How could she be so wrong about a person? In that instant, all she felt was guilt. She continued feeling it, until she heard there was a chance to bring him back.

Now that he was back, she should be jumping up and down to go see him, but she just can't. She can't see him, recovering from death after she judged him for all those years. After she saw him sacrifice himself for everyone on the whole ship. She just couldn't.

But she does anyway. MCoy calls her, tells her that Jim's awake and he looks like he'll make a full recovery. He's asking to see her. How can she say no? She can't. So she goes.

She knocks quietly on Jim's door and let's herself in. She sees Jim in bed reading while McCoy plays on the tablet next to him.

"Uhura!" Jim greets as she walks in. "Captain."she nods.

Jim is taken back by the formal greeting, and the two just stare at each other. "Well... " McCoy says, "I'm gonna go get some coffee. I'll be back when things aren't awkward. " He gets up and leaves the two of them by themselves.

"So..." Jim asks, "how have you been?"

"How have I been?" She asks, "You're the one who died."

"Well, I'm better now obviously."

"But still." She responded defeated.

"Bones told me you didn't visit. I'm not being judgmental or anything, I just want to know why. Is there something I did to offend you?" He asks nervously anticipating the answer.

Instead of getting an answer, she just looks at him. "Are you serious?" She asks. " You know, for someone as smart as you, you're pretty dumb."

"Uh... should I be offended or flattered by that?"

"Both. Look Jim, the reason why I didn't visit is because I was wrong, and I am not usually wrong."

Jim was suddenly very very confused. "Wrong about what?" He asked.

"About you."

"Oh..."

"But I think I got it now."

"And who exactly am I ?" He asked.

"I'm not sure yet." She admitted. "I guess I'll have to stay on board the Enterprise to find out."

He smiled. "I look forward to that."

"Good." She said as she turned around and walked out the door.

She visited him two days later. She walked in to the room only to be shushed by McCoy.

"He's asleep. " He whispered. "For the first time in twelve hours. Let's go out here." He said opening the door for the both of them.

"Is he okay?" She asked.

"Him? Yeah he's fine. Just tired all the time and with all the visitors he's been getting he doesn't want to nap."

"Sounds like Jim." She smiled.

"Unfortunately yes. I wish the dang fool would take a second and think about his health. I'm going to die of Street by forty."

"If he did that in the first place we wouldn't be here." Uhura said pointingly.

"Don't I know it."

"Seriously though. " She asked. "Is he gonna be okay?"

McCoy sighed. "I can't guarantee there won't be side effects. Long lasting things. Maybe he gets tied easier, more prone to be sick, I don't know. I plan on waiting it out and whatever happens I can deal with. But... yeah I think he'll be okay."

"We'll help him." She said determined, "all of us."

"I count on it." McCoy said.