Chapter 8: 12:30 pt. 3 -The sleep over-
A/N: Hey guys! Im am so sorry for the late update but bills beed to be paid somehow... This chapter would've been posted sooner but I totally forgot my own layout for the story and posted the wrong chapter yesterday! My gosh, I've just been so busy lately and I just started writing late last night so that's how that happened… But all is well now so let's get on with the story :D
[Last Time…]
"I got a client waiting for me, and I'm already late as it is, you think you can watch Chekov while I'm gone for the night?"
"Ya plokha gavaryoo pa rooskee… Mozhesh' menya nauchit'?" Chekov looked up blinking at Sulu, he could hear the funny sounding pronunciation coming out of the mans lips. The sad attempt to say he couldn't speak Russian well and asking Chekov to teach him made the boy laugh. The fear of Jim leaving suddenly seemed forgotten wondering how long it took the Asian man to learn the simple phrase just to repeat it.
"Eto ne tak plokho…" Sulu laughed shrugging his shoulders when the boy told him it wasn't so bad. Chekov slowly eased out of Jim's embrace to be held by Sulu.
"Come on, I'm not getting any younger here! Time is money!" Jim laughed fixing the gloves and checking the street as he ran past black SUV parked on the street. The soft patter of his shoes on the concrete echoing down the street and the slamming of a door made birds flee form there the telephone line above.
'Did you find him?' Dark eyes never blinking watched the vehicle turn the corner till it disappeared before turning his attention back to the caller.
"Affirmative… Permission to peruse the target?" The woman on the other end chuckled quickly changing to a serious tone.
'Denied… We'll discuss further action when you head back to the office.'
"Understood…" The line quickly cut off the man lingering for moment outside of the SUV till the cold became unbearable for his hands and he was forced to get in turning on the car and drove off without a second glance unaware that he too was being watched by someone on the third floor window. The curtain pulled back making a dark silhouette with the lights on behind him.
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[Continued…]
Jim woke up in a strange place. His blurry eyes blinking open to try and get a feel of his surrounds, the bed was amazingly plushy. The sheets of expensive silks made him stretch out his body rubbing softly on the smooth covers. The blonde smiled at first loving the fresh clean sent and then it hit him. He sat up quickly seeing the place clearly now that the sleepiness had worn off, this wasn't his apartment. Jim gasped jumping off the bed feeling the sudden cramp run up his back from last nights activities. He cursed to himself quietly trying to find his clothes hoping that the client was still asleep.
Jim never stayed the night at a clients place; it just wasn't something you'd do. Chekov was probably worried sick and Bones was probably calling in back up or whatever the man had to find out where he was, but as he found his phone and turned it on there was no new notifications. Not one missed call or a worried text there was just nothing and he found himself leaning back against the dresser with furrowed brows. He didn't know how to feel not having someone worry about him all the time, it felt odd. Sure it was a little relieving but it made him feel a little empty, wondering if this was how his life would be if he had never met Chekov that night so long ago.
It was so quiet, too quiet and he sighed putting the phone in his pocket to pull on his fish net long sleeve shirt and put a loose fitting white shirt over that had the sleeves and neck line cut out to look more stylish. Jim gave himself a once over in the full length mirror with a smile. His faded slightly ripped up skinny jeans hugging his legs just right and the fish net shirt gave a rebellious vibe but the outer shirt had the design of a nebula and a strange pizza cutter like shaped ship giving him that little bit curiosity making him look even younger. Jim loved himself, there was no doubt and he almost lost himself on his own image till he noticed a little stack of neatly tied paper. His mouth hung open when he walked closer noticing the color of the stack, it wasn't plain paper, it was money. He looked around the room thinking this was some sort of sick joke but the note beneath the bundles proved different.
*Thanks for a great time last night! I hope this will cover the cost?
Maybe I can be your regular ;) -K
Jim laughed at the little note; this was nothing like what he was used to dealing with. He grabbed his coat and his backpack putting the money inside safely within the coat. As he walked out of the room he could see that his client obviously had the money to just throw about. He could see expensive vases in the hall and paintings; he turned the corner and gasped being met with a stunning view of San Francisco. The entire room was lit by natural sunlight; the living room was surrounded by glass panel doors that led out into the balcony. He stepped closer wanting to see more of the city but only blushed when he caught sight of a white gluey substance staining the clear glass. His client seemed to like the thought of letting the neighbors enjoy the view. Jim had no choice but to obey, it was whatever the client desired after all and Jim couldn't complain because despite the embarrassment, he rather enjoyed himself last night.
He hurried out of the living room running down the stairs; he took a quick glance at the kitchen loving the modern expensive look of the place. This place made his look tiny in comparison; he couldn't wait to tell Chekov about this place. He ran towards the front door with a laugh.
"Forget the house; I can't wait to see the look on his face when he sees the money!"
He walked passed a black SUV parked across the street pulling out his phone he called a cab not realizing he was being watched, waiting to get picked up. Soon enough the cab came around the corner and he sighed in relief when he was finally dropped off at home. Jim pocked his head into the apartment as quietly as he could taking his shoes off by the door. He walked past the couch happily till he noticed black hair sticking out from the armrest of the couch. He inched closer curiously seeing the TV still on playing the theme to one of Chekov's Doctor who DVD's on the start up menu. He smiled down at what he saw when he reached for the remote. Chekov was draped across Sulu's body, his head tucked in beneath the older man's chin both of them deeply asleep holding each other tightly. He pulled the blanket over them both and walked away turning off the TV. Maybe he could tell Chekov about the money when he woke up.
A few hours later there was a knock at the door waking the boys up on the couch, Chekov was the first to wake rolling off Sulu with a groan. He tiredly stumbled towards the door rubbing his eyes.
"I'm coming!" The words almost coming out as a moan and the knocking on door suddenly stopped replaced by familiar grumbling and a loud southern accent waking the boy up immediately.
"You better not be kid! Is Sulu decent?! I'm gonna rip his dick off and feed it to a pack of wolves if he ain't! Jim will have my head if you're covered in hickies!" Chekov giggled and opened the door leaving the man to continue yelling unaware that the door had been opened.
"Good morning to you too Bones, I'm perfectly fine and Sulu is decent…" He blinked down at the boy leaning on the door calm and cool. The smirk on Chekov's face made his stomach run with butterflies and he quickly walked past the kid with a rising blush.
"So where's Jim, has he come home yet?" Just as the boy was about to answer Jim stumbled out of his room still dressed in the clothes he left with last night.
"What the hell's all the noise out here? Oh hey Bonesy! So what's with all the yelling did you catch Sulu and Chekov doing the dirty on the couch?" Jim burst out laughing at the flustered expression on the older mans face
"God damn it Jim, give a man a break! I need a drink…" Jim walked over to the liquor cabinet under the TV handing Bones a glass of brandy. He gulped down the whole glass in one go growling at the burn in the back of his throat. Jim only laughed.
"So, how'd last night go? He didn't do anything bad to you or nothin' right?"
"Actually, I had a great time. This was nothing compared to the people we'd get picked up by out on the street, he was very… Considerate…" Bones brow rose and Chekov looked up from the couch back at the pair with curiosity.
"What do you mean Jim?" Jim turned to the boy with a wide grin.
"This guy Pav, he was just something different… He was very gentle, asking if I was alright with everything that we did… Then it was amazing 'cuz well, I've never woken up in a client's house and not remember where the hell I was…"
Chekov looked at the blonde worriedly but smiled at the obvious delight in Jim's voice. Clients had never really been kind to them and sometimes they'd return home with a black eye or beaten to a pulp and they really hated those days. Chekov swallowed down the rising lump in his throat thinking back to a time when he had to clean up an almost unrecognizable Jim off the door of their old apartment. Jim looked at the boy's grey eyes knowing exactly what he was thinking about and gave him a bright smile, the smile that said everything was going to be alright and Chekov could only smile back.
"Just be careful Jimbo, things can still happen out there even if you're doing a job with a nice a guy… But I'm glad you're alright Jim. So anyways how'd you do with the money? Did he pay through?" Jim grinned running back to his room to grab his back pack and came back grabbing the stacks of money and threw them at Bones. Chekov's jaw dropped running over to Bones and looked back up at Jim.
"Oh my God Jim! What the hell did you do? Was he paying for the sex or did Bones just sell you to the devil!? Jim, they're stacks of hundreds!" Jim laughed, Sulu besides him laughing along with him; the amount of money wasn't a shock to him knowing that being under Bones control was actually very good business. Bones smiled at the boy taking one of the stacks and handed the rest of the bundles to the boy.
"See Jimbo, I told you you'd be able to pay me back and have a shit load left after. Alright then, so now that you've come back alive after the first night, Chekov I have you scheduled a couple nights in advanced with some guy so no work for you right now cuz I need you focused and ready. So you guys are free for a little while what do you wanna do?" Jim jumped over the couch tackling Chekov to the floor both Sulu and Bones laughing at the delighted squeals that erupted from the merciless tickled boy beneath Jim.
"Well we haven't seen Nyota in while is it okay with you guys if we drop by the Café and pick her up? We kinda planned a sleep over and if you guys want you can stay over too! You can even invite Scotty?" Chekov beamed sitting up and hugged Jim with a bright smile on his face.
"Well, no point arguing, Chekov's already excited. Alright lets go pick up some food and drinks after we Pick your friend." Chekov squealed again making Jim laugh.
"I can't wait to see Nyee! It feels like its been forever! I want cake, can we get a cake form the café Jim!?" everyone in the room laughed as they grabbed their things and ran outside after the giggling mess that was Chekov. He just really wanted that chocolate cake from Nyota's café.
The ride to the café was a long one but neither complained. Chekov happily clung to Sulu's side in the back seat while Jim sat in the front with Bones. They hadn't even realized when they had fallen asleep till Bones was gently nudging Jim to wake up and look in the back seat. Jim smiled at the sight; Chekov's head tucked under Sulu's chin, the older mans arms lazily draped around the boys' waist.
"Awe Bones, those two will give me cavities just by looking at them…" Sulu poked an eye open at the pair watching them with a small smile.
"Then stop staring or take a damn picture…" Jim laughed as Chekov slowly got up looking outside the window to see where they where and smiled rushing out the door.
"Nyee! We're alive!" Jim laughed watching the boy run inside and turned to the back seat where Sulu sat.
"Dude you just got dumped for a chocolate cake and cookies… Nyota's awesome though, you'd like her."
Sulu laughed climbing out the back seat walking off with Jim; they could see Bones inside with Chekov as he looked through the wide display of pastries behind a glass. Jim opened the door still chatting away with the dark haired man his head fell back in laughter as he stepped in instantly crashing into a something firm and warm. Sulu gasped prying Jim out of the man's chest. Blue eyes curiously blinked up catching a glimpse of pale skin and dark brown eyes before the man pushed past them and walked away without another word. Those dark eyes sending a shiver down his spine and the soft flutter of his heart pounding against his chest like it was trying to break out. Then he realized he was being pushed aside and the blonde ran out after the man but Sulu kept a firm hold on his sleeve making the blonde shout out instead.
"Watch where you're going you jerk! The least you can say is sorry!" Sulu frowned watching the man get into a black SUV and drive away. Jim pulling his coat back on glared at the retreating vehicle wishing it would burst into flames at the mere stare.
"God, I hate assholes like him! Damn idiots think they can just push people around cuz they're loaded with cash…" Sulu sighed biting his lip not knowing how to calm Jim down but a flash of golden curls and pale smaller hands had Jim silent and hugging back. Sulu smiled at the boy thankfully, Chekov snuggling into the warmth of the blondes' neck and shoulder.
"Calm down Jim I'm sure that guy was just having a bad day…" He pulled away from Chekov to see Uhura walking out of the back with a huge smile on her face. She put her tray on the counter and ran towards her friends with squeals of delight.
"Oh my gosh guys! Where have you been?! Shame on you Jim, both of you! Would it kill you both to call once in a while?" Jim smiled sheepishly, hearing a cough behind him he turned around to stare at Bones and Sulu standing awkwardly. He had almost forgotten they came with them.
"Ya I know it's been awhile, but I promise we have a good excuse. In the mean time I guess you should meet the guys after all, they're the reason we haven't come by…" She smiled politely and walked over to them with Jim, she remembered seeing the hazel eyed man last time Jim and Chekov where at the café. She didn't know the other man but when Chekov ran up and clung to his side she smiled warmly letting a bit of her fear slide away.
"Nyota, meet Leonard, we call him Bones. And they other guy attached to the little leech is Sulu. We'll finish introductions later, when we get to the apartment. Oh ya, we got a new place too so we're having a sleep over, we came over to see if you want to come with us? We're gonna go buy stuff for tonight." Her dark eyes glanced over the men before looking back at Jim then Chekov who tired his best at giving puppy dog eyes. She sighed taking off her apron and threw it behind the counter with a smile.
"What are we waiting for then?" Before they went out to shop, they stopped by the photography studio and kidnapped Scotty for their little party. Not that the man was complaining once he heard whiskey and food were involved, Scotty happy slid inside the car.
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Jim's grin widened as he helped her close the café for the day. All of them ran outside trying to squeeze into Bones car and they were off through the streets of San Francisco. They went to a couple pf stores buying a large variety of drinks and snack for the night. For dinner they decided to just get pizza delivered to the apartment. By the time the group got home the sky had darkened and their fits of laughter became louder echoing into the night. The slams of car doors bounced throughout the parking lot of their apartment, nobody noticed the man sitting in the familiar black SUV across the street. When the door opened of the apartment was opened Nyota gasped, her eyes wide looking all over the place she just couldn't believe it.
"H-How did you guys afford this place?! It's amazing Jim, is this why you haven't been coming over to the café?" Chekov led her around the apartment showing off their new home with a bright smile.
"We didn't mean to stay away; we've just been really busy. But ya… this is what we've been doing." Uhura went over to the couch with the boy in toe, Sulu followed after with some drinks for them. She eyed him suspiciously before taking a sip and sat down next to the boy. Was busy scrolling through movies on NetFlix.
"So who are they? What exactly have you guys been doing to get this place? I remember the last place, not to be rude or anything but you two couldn't even afford the crappy rent let alone anything on this side of the city." Chekov glanced over at Sulu who only gave him a reassuring smile and a look that said, it's up to you if you wanna say anything. Scotty kept his trap shut taking a huge gulp of his drink.
"Nyee, don't get mad… But Bones is a-"
"Bones is our pimp." Jim finished walking out the kitchen with a bowl of chips in his hand. Nyota swallowed nervously, her fear coming back and she scooted away from Sulu. Scotty sighed putting down his glass to fill another and drank just as quickly as the first when Bones showed up. She glared at Bones who came up behind Jim putting an arm around his waist and smirked.
"What's wrong darlin? 'Fraid we gonna sell or something? Don't worry 'bout a darn thing, as long as you're with us you're safe." She scoffed crossing her arms glaring at the southern man, sure he was attractive but she wasn't stupid.
"You expect me to believe you guys aren't bad? Jim this was incredibly stupid, even more so because of Pavel, do you want to die? This is one hell of a death sentence Jim; this isn't going to end well for either of you. These two might seem all smiles and friendly, but it'll get ugly sooner or later Jim and you'll have nobody to blame but yourself in the end…" Jim Sighed placing the bowl on the coffee table, Chekov looked worriedly between his friends, this was not what he expected would happen. So he tried to clear the atmosphere with a nervous smile and spoke.
"It'z not Jim's fault Nyee, don't be mad at him… And besides Bones and Sulu are really nice, they helped us get this place. They've actually become really close friends of ours over the past few weeks we've gotten to know them. Just give them a chance Nyee…" Again Nyota sighed but she opened her eyes to how attached Chekov seemed to be to Sulu, and if Chekov was being so friendly with the man she had no choice to but accept things and bite her tongue. So she smiled and hugged the boy close patting the blonde curls.
"Alright squirt… But if I see anything I don't like or I think these guys are up to no good they'll have to answer to me, and that goes for you too Sulu… Anyone make Pasha cry I'll make you wish you never met me…" Sulu saluted her with a bright red blush running across his nose making Chekov giggle and Jim cackled like a maniac.
"Y-you have my word! Nothing bad will ever happen to Chekov, I promise." She eyed him menacingly before she nodded with a satisfied smile.
"Good. So is it just like before or is being under Bones care better? Jim, have you had any clients?" Jim blushed but sat up on the couch.
"W-well, it's pretty much the same deal but its like having to check in and share money, but we can't really say I only just had my first client the other night." Nyota had a twinkling gleam in her eyes that Jim was quickly growing afraid of he didn't like that look.
"Well? We're dying to know, how was your client? Details!" Jim's blush turned a darker shade as he closed his eyes remembering the events of the night before. His hand snaking up to the dip between his neck and shoulder where the client had left his mark, he coughed taking a sip of his drink.
"It was… Different… This guy was something else Nyee, I've never been treated so nicely before."
Nyota inched closer her elbows on her knees and head in her hands she watched Jim talk about his night with the client. They all listened as he explained everything in almost full detail. This was a bad job, it wasn't a job to begin with but Nyota couldn't help falling into the details of that night like a magical story. The way Jim's tone of voice changed like he was lost in the memory, the way his eyes closed and the tips of his fingers softly caressed the skin beneath his shirt near his neck. Nobody noticed when Bones had left the room but Sulu who sat stroking blonde curls and continued to listen to the story like nothing happened. He would turn a blind eye because he knew how the southern man felt about Jim; he knew that this story was no fairy tale and that Leonard wasn't the night in shining armor.
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Outside the man in the SUV stared up at the brightly lit window. Dark eyes staring at the people sitting by the window, his eyes continually go over to the blonde boy with tan skin and a bright smile. That smile making an odd flutter in his chest and he forced himself to look away when his cell rang answering quickly.
"Yes?"
"So? Anything new?"The man turned the car glancing back up at the window with the curtains now closed before he spoke again.
"I am… Uncertain at the present moment, there is insufficient evidence to pursue any form of action."
"Then what do you think we should do?"
"I suggest we wait and contact the director before taking any further actions…" The woman on the other sighed.
"Kill joy… Fine, I'll talk to the boss but come back to the office already." He sighed clicking the phone off and drove away.
A/N: sorry if it seems short guys but I hadnt really had the time to write theres 2 uploads today so I hope it makes up for it ^-^
