A Star Trek Fiction
"For the relationship between Bones and Kirk, because they're awesome, but without each other they would be lame. Besides, who doesn't love the two together?"
The Couch and The Bed
5xs Kirk Had to Sleep on the Couch & 5xs Bones Had to Share his Bed
Story 10: Worth It
Thanksgiving is here, Jim is planning something devilish, Bones can feel it. The kid's been up to no good. It did take awhile Jim to come back from what happened a couple of months ago, but with lots of sleepless nights and long hugs filled with silence, Jim has finally pushed past that part of his life.
Bones is happy for him, Jim is as bright as ever, he gets into trouble but now it's just the occasional bloody nose or scraped up knees. Bones swears it's like he's the kid's father, but then again, it pretty much is. Jim's dad died the day he was born and his step-father was abusive. So much for a happy family.
The Doctor leans back against the couch, a book firmly gripped in his heads. Out of the corner of his eye, he can see Jim staring at him, with the intention of starting a conversation but not really knowing how. Bones just smirks to himself and ignores the conflicted blond.
Jim's mouth gapes open and he hesitates to speak, quite unsure of how to put it into words.
"Hey Bones…?" Jim starts.
Bones just rolls his eyes, lowering his book. Here it goes.
"So as you know, Thanksgiving is coming up and we have the week off, and I'm not doing anything and neither are you. And if you don't want to it's okay, I understand-" Jim says, expressing himself with the wave of his hands.
"Just spit it out already." Bones grumbles, giving the blond a glare.
Jim laughs and his demeanor straightens out, "So I set up a vacation for us…just us though. I can invite some girls if you want…"
"You got us a vacation? Wow, I'm impressed, I really am Jim." Bones replies with much sarcasm.
"Oh c'mon Bones, it's just a camping trip! Plus it's only for three days, c'mon Bones, what'd you say?" Jim pleads, giving him big puppy eyes, "I'll be so lonely without you…" The blond teases and Bones growls.
"Fine, when do we leave?" Bones asks and Jim's face turns into a giant smile.
"Great! Pack your things!" Jim explodes and runs for his room.
"Uhh Jim! When are we leaving?" Bones calls out, getting to his feet.
"Next thing tomorrow morning!" Jim replies from inside his messy room.
"Great, just great." Bones grumbles, stalking off to his own room, "Why did I agree to this?"
Sure enough, the next morning they were off, ridding a shuttle that Bones would have much preferred skipping, but the kid kept insisting. They ride the shuttle most of the way and once at their stop, they're dumped off and the shuttle speeds away, leaving them in the middle of nowhere.
"Well, this place looks like shit. Jim where are we supposed to be 'camping' at exactly?" Bones inquires, watching the younger man gather up their things.
"Uhh, towards those mountains." Jim responds, pointing in the general direction of some distant mountains.
"Do we have a ride out there?" Bones asks, glaring at the blue eyed kid.
Jim looks at him and laughs, "We're walking out there Bones! It'll be fun!"
"Jim those mountains look at least seven miles away." Bones exclaims and Jim's face gets even brighter.
"Yeah it's going to be amazing!" Jim chirps and starts to walk off, leaving Bones to grumble and follow along.
"I can't believe I'm doing this for you." Bones mumbles under his breath, but Jim picks it up.
"Oh Bones, it's not going to be that bad, it's only three days." Jim reassures him, taking a glance over his shoulder at the grumpy Doctor.
Bones rolls his eyes at the blond, "Well look at it this way, if you can: I'm stuck out in the middle of nowhere with my idiot friend Jim, who has decided to go camping in an off limits zone, yes I saw the sign Jim, and we have no way of communicating to anybody if we get into any trouble. And we're supposed to stay out here for three days! Jim what the hell? You call this vacation?"
Jim pauses in his tracks, looking slightly hurt, "Bones this took a lot of favors and pre-planning on my part, if you don't want to come then go back to the road, the next shuttle should arrive in two hours."
"Jim that's not what I meant. You know that." Bones replies, walking up to his friend and steering him forward.
"Then what did you mean?" The blond questions, looking at him.
"Well if you ask me, this seems a little crazy, but ya'know what? I'm okay with a little crazy, especially if that crazy is you." Bones explains, offering the younger man a smile.
Jim smiles back, revealing white teeth which are usually stained with blood, "That's the spirit Bones!" Jim exclaims excitedly, slapping Bones on the shoulder and trotting ahead.
Bones just shakes his head and follows the blond further and further away from the road. He has a feeling that this is going to be a long three days.
They spend the next ten hours hiking through dense foliage and steep hills. Jim seems unphased from the physical activity, but the Doctor had to slow down a little bit to catch his breath. The blond is now leading Bones down a large hill, heading towards a nice clearing lined with tall trees.
Bones glances up towards the sky, thick clouds are gathering together. The Doctor gives a weary sigh, those clouds are definitely rain clouds.
"And here we are. Home sweet home!" Jim shouts, twirling around to see the whole area.
"Jim, you sure about this? It looks like it's going to downpour on us." Bones says, pointing up at the sky.
Jim looks up and gives a smirk to the storm clouds, "There's a small cave over there if it rains."
Bones glances at the direction Jim pointed in and sees a dark cave, which seems pretty empty, hopefully now bears or snakes.
"Alright kid, you win. Let's enjoy ourselves." Bones replies and sets down his stuff by Jim's.
"Don't worry Bones, you'll love it." Jim smiles, patting Bones on the shoulder and running off toward the trees.
"Where are you going?" Bones calls out to him.
Jim turns around, jogging backwards, "To gather some firewood. Can you set up the tents? Okay thanks Bones!"
Disgusted, Bones does an eye roll and begins to unpack the tents, "Unbelievable."
Jim comes back an hour later to find Bones nice and comfy, relaxing in a cushion blanket in a tent. The younger man gives an eye roll and dumps all the sticks and stones on the ground with sigh.
"Took you long enough." Bones grumbles, shifting slightly to get more comfortable.
Jim stands hands on hips, giving the Doctor glare, one of which he would usually get smacked for if he were any closer, "Well I got a little distracted."
"Why? Did you find some butterflies?" Bones snorts, getting to his feet to slap the blond on the back.
"Yeah, no-no. I uhh I found the river and I followed it for a little while." He explains, offering a smirk, Bones just examines him, brown eyes narrowing onto his skull.
"Somethin' wrong?" Jim inquires, Bones just grunts and shakes his head.
"No, everything's fine here." The Doctor replies and starts to set up the campfire.
Jim smiles and crouches down beside his friend. They don't say anything to each other; they just let the silence consume them and their thoughts.
Time passes by and they spend the next two days talking, fishing, and hiking. But on their last day, the storm finally decided it was time to deposit its water right on top of the pair. It only took seconds for Bones to realize what's happening, but unfortunately for him, Jim is nowhere to be seen.
Bones is literally standing in the middle of the clearing, rain pouring and lightening striking with no Jim in sight.
"Jim?" Bones calls out, but his voice is drowned out easily by the storm.
The Doctor has no option but to camp out in the dark little cave and await Jim's arrival. The stupid kid had gone for a hike off by himself and now is probably stranded somewhere caught in the storm. Great, of course things just had to go wrong on their last day.
Typical Jim Kirk.
Bones is pacing back and forth; staring off frequently towards the clearing, praying to god the obnoxious blond would appear. And eventually he does, only covered in blood, mud, and other ungodly things.
"Dear god Jim! What happened?" Bones exclaims, rushing outside to grasp onto his friend as he makes his entrance.
"B-Bones…" Jim stammers, his frame wracking with tremors.
Bones simply guides his friend inside the cave, setting him down against the cave wall.
"Jim are you alright? Where does it hurt?" Bones questions, quickly taking inventory on his best friend.
"I'm s-sorry B-Bones." Jim apologizes, gripping his right arm tightly with a wince.
"What's wrong with your arm Jim?" Bones pries, ignoring Jim's statement, "Here, lemme see it." Bones adds, keeping Jim upright with one hand and the other reaching for his right arm.
Jim instantly snags away from his touch and lets out a choked up sob.
Bones pauses, glancing into Jim's bright terrified blue eyes, "Jim, look at me."
Jim's eyes finally settle down onto his and Bones smiles, "It's alright Jim, just let me see it." Bones tells him softly.
The young man nods his head and relinquishes his hold and lets the Doctor examine it. Jim's arm is completely fine, but his shoulder is a different matter. Gently, Bones rolls up Jim's sleeve, seeing the grimace on the kid's face. With the sleeve up, Bones can see the real damage. Unfortunately for Jim, he managed to separate his collar bone from his shoulder, and probably tore a ligament as well.
"Damn it Jim." Bones curses and takes off his drenched jacket, using it as a sling for the kid's arm.
Bones then ties the arm sleeves together around Jim's neck, securing his shoulder in place. Jim the whole time just watches him with silent tears, letting out a choked up gasp every few seconds.
Once done Bones sighs and leans back onto the wall, using his arms to support himself. He looks into Jim's face; the kid looks worn and tired in more ways than one.
"Come here kid." Bones tells him softly, sitting himself beside Jim.
Jim hesitates slightly before sinking into the Doctor's lap, letting him play with his golden hair.
"Looks like we're stuck here until the storm passes." Bones informs him, glancing down at Jim, whose eyes are already closing.
"Thanks Bones." Jim mumbles tiredly and Bones grins, keeping Jim on his lap.
"Anytime Jim." Bones reassures him and watches him fall asleep.
Within hours the storm passes and leaves the Doctor with a sleeping Jim Kirk in his lap. Slowly Bones scoots Jim off of his lap so he can stand and stretch his legs. He then decides to leave the kid there so he can pack up their things.
It only takes him around an hour to pack everything up, well, at least the things that he could salvage, or even find for that matter.
He's just setting down all the stuff when he hears his name be called, "Bones!"
"Jim?" He calls back, running towards the cave only to crash straight into the blond and knock him off of his feet.
Jim lands with a cry of pain, holding tightly onto his injured arm.
"Shit Jim, I'm sorry." Bones says, quickly helping Jim back onto his feet.
"No it's okay-it's okay. I uhh-I uhh just thought-thought you left m-me." Jim stutters but then blushes as he realizes how ridiculous the notion was.
"Well I'm right here and I ain't goin' anywhere without you." Bones replies, helping Jim walk over to their things.
"Think you can carry some stuff?" Bones asks, picking up a backpack.
"I can manage." Jim responds with a smile.
Bones laughs and helps Jim put it on without applying any pressure on his shoulder.
"Alright, time to go home." Bones announces and Jim smiles, they're both ready to go home.
The two then head all the way back home, walking all seven miles and waiting for their shuttle to arrive with much anticipation. Once back at campus the two made their final journey back to their dorms and up the familiar stairs to what they call 'home'.
The scent of the room alone makes them relax; Jim instantly drops his bag and curls up on the couch, already feeling tired.
"Uhh, no you're not, you're getting that arm properly fixed, and then you're bathing." Bones grumbles, helping the blond sit upright.
Jim just groans and lets Bones take care of his shoulder. The Doctor makes it quick and painless, and afterwards Bones sets up a bath for him.
The blond just gives his thanks and takes a quick bath, washing his hair out with only one arm. Once out of the tub, he takes some time drying himself and he can only manage to get his boxers on, so he calls it good and walks out.
Bones is waiting for him and the Doctor quickly jumps into the shower as soon as he leaves. Jim just sighs and curls back up on the couch, falling asleep to the sound of the shower running.
When Bones finally steps out of the bathroom, he finds a half naked Jim snuggled up on the couch. With a sigh, Bones scoops the kid up, with much practice, and places him into his own bed. The Doctor then climbs into bed beside his best friend, slipping an arm around Jim.
The younger man instinctively relaxes at Bones' presence and let's himself sink into the Doctor's arms.
Bones grins, gazing at his sleeping friend and shaking his head, "Some vacation that was, but since I got to spend it with you, it was worth it."
