Meaningful Silences 8/?
Rated: PG-13. May go up later depending on the direction the story takes.
Pairing: K/S (Although nothing explicit.)
A.N.: Takes place before and during 'The Search For Spock', May be somewhat inaccurate due to my foggy memories of the movie, but this was just banging around in my head. This is my first attempt at Star Trek fiction so any feedback is appreciated. Enjoy.
This gets AU from here on out. Although I am not too sure where to take this fic. Oh well, onto the next part. By the way if anyone has any ideas for where I should take this fic it ill be appreciated. I was thinking of having them go on a leave together in a couple of chapters. Love it? Hate it? Anyway…
Sorry for the delay in updating. I had a bit of writer's block. Ah well… Here it is.
The Untested Procedure
Kirk stood pacing in the halls of the Vulcan Healing Center. It had only been an hour since both Bones and Spock had entered followed by Sarek who had met the Enterprise on Vulcan earlier that day. Kirk couldn't help feeling disconnected from his two friends somewhat as they did god knew what to them to separate Spock's essence from the doctor's mind. After the little chat he had with McCoy, Kirk was no closer to figuring out exactly what they were going to be doing. Even McCoy wasn't altogether sure, although he did understand the specifics, but most of it was done once the telepathic healers entered McCoy's brain, and since this particular procedure hadn't ever been tried on a human mind, the healers were basically 'playing it by ear.'
This didn't make Kirk overly optimistic for both of his friends' recovery. He continued to pace the hallway while a few of the bridge crew sat in chairs to either side. This went on for many hours, with Jim getting more and more anxious as time went by, until finally Sarek came out of the chambers and walked to where Kirk was sitting with his head resting against the wall and his eyes closed against the light giving him a migraine.
"Captain Kirk, if you would come with me please." Sarek asked the captain, who upon hearing his voice snapped his head back and blearily opened his eyes. Thankfully Ambassador Sarek's person was blocking much of the Vulcan sun, so that Kirk had no need to squint.
"What's happened?" Kirk asked hesitantly after a moment of silence where he stared into the impassive face of the Vulcan. "Are they alright?"
"The procedure is still underway." Sarek answered impassively. "However if you would follow me into the courtyard out back."
"Why? What if something happens to them in the meantime?" Kirk asked rapid-fire, barely controlling his outward expression and the tone of his voice.
Although his crew saw a mildly worriedly captain, the Vulcan could tell the effort his son's captain was exerting to control his emotions. If it weren't such a difficult and troubling time, Sarek would have been amused that the volatile human would ever attempt such an exercise.
"I need to speak to you in private, Captain." Sarek told him, before the captain could ask further questions. Looking around at the eager faces of the crew of the Enterprise, Sarek understood Kirk's restraint. He could do no less in protecting Kirk's image. Without giving him time to answer, Sarek walked away from Kirk and proceeded to walk sedately to the courtyard on the west side of the compound. Once they were both in seclusion amongst the artificially grown trees and plants, Sarek turned around to speak to the human.
"Captain Kirk, although you have been trying to block your emotions from your crew, and have succeeded, the telepaths working on Spock and Doctor McCoy have been distracted by the force of your mind. If you would stay here for the remaining of the procedure it will most-likely be completed much faster than it would have otherwise."
"I didn't realize…" Kirk said at a loss for words. "I am sorry."
"You have nothing to be sorry for." Sarek reassured the upset man. "It does you and McCoy, and Spock credit that you care about them to such a degree."
"Thank you." Kirk said, flashing a small smile at the ambassador. He was silent for a few minutes before a thought troubled him again. "How will I know if anything has happened?"
"I will stay here with you." Sarek answered, sitting on the hard bench and getting into a meditative position. "If there is any news I will be made aware of it immediately."
"Okay." Kirk said, looking at the red sky of a Vulcan sunset. He continued to gaze above him quietly, trying not to interrupt the Vulcan meditating next to him, until he was startled from his contemplative silence by Sarek's cool voice near his ear.
"Perhaps you can begin to ease your troubled mind through meditation techniques." He suggested carefully.
"I was never one for meditation. That was always Spock's cup of tea." Kirk answered distractedly.
"Cup of tea? I am unfamiliar with this term." Sarek spoke a few moments later, reminding Kirk of Spock.
"It means that I have never preferred it." Kirk explained, feeling himself smile for first time in weeks.
"Perhaps now is a good time to try again." Sarek suggested calmly.
"Alright I guess it couldn't hurt anything." Kirk responded, getting into the customary meditative pose that Spock taught him a few years ago. "How do we start?"
"Close your eyes and clear your mind…"
Rated: PG-13. May go up later depending on the direction the story takes.
Pairing: K/S (Although nothing explicit.)
A.N.: Takes place before and during 'The Search For Spock', May be somewhat inaccurate due to my foggy memories of the movie, but this was just banging around in my head. This is my first attempt at Star Trek fiction so any feedback is appreciated. Enjoy.
This gets AU from here on out. Although I am not too sure where to take this fic. Oh well, onto the next part. By the way if anyone has any ideas for where I should take this fic it ill be appreciated. I was thinking of having them go on a leave together in a couple of chapters. Love it? Hate it? Anyway…
Sorry for the delay in updating. I had a bit of writer's block. Ah well… Here it is.
The Untested Procedure
Kirk stood pacing in the halls of the Vulcan Healing Center. It had only been an hour since both Bones and Spock had entered followed by Sarek who had met the Enterprise on Vulcan earlier that day. Kirk couldn't help feeling disconnected from his two friends somewhat as they did god knew what to them to separate Spock's essence from the doctor's mind. After the little chat he had with McCoy, Kirk was no closer to figuring out exactly what they were going to be doing. Even McCoy wasn't altogether sure, although he did understand the specifics, but most of it was done once the telepathic healers entered McCoy's brain, and since this particular procedure hadn't ever been tried on a human mind, the healers were basically 'playing it by ear.'
This didn't make Kirk overly optimistic for both of his friends' recovery. He continued to pace the hallway while a few of the bridge crew sat in chairs to either side. This went on for many hours, with Jim getting more and more anxious as time went by, until finally Sarek came out of the chambers and walked to where Kirk was sitting with his head resting against the wall and his eyes closed against the light giving him a migraine.
"Captain Kirk, if you would come with me please." Sarek asked the captain, who upon hearing his voice snapped his head back and blearily opened his eyes. Thankfully Ambassador Sarek's person was blocking much of the Vulcan sun, so that Kirk had no need to squint.
"What's happened?" Kirk asked hesitantly after a moment of silence where he stared into the impassive face of the Vulcan. "Are they alright?"
"The procedure is still underway." Sarek answered impassively. "However if you would follow me into the courtyard out back."
"Why? What if something happens to them in the meantime?" Kirk asked rapid-fire, barely controlling his outward expression and the tone of his voice.
Although his crew saw a mildly worriedly captain, the Vulcan could tell the effort his son's captain was exerting to control his emotions. If it weren't such a difficult and troubling time, Sarek would have been amused that the volatile human would ever attempt such an exercise.
"I need to speak to you in private, Captain." Sarek told him, before the captain could ask further questions. Looking around at the eager faces of the crew of the Enterprise, Sarek understood Kirk's restraint. He could do no less in protecting Kirk's image. Without giving him time to answer, Sarek walked away from Kirk and proceeded to walk sedately to the courtyard on the west side of the compound. Once they were both in seclusion amongst the artificially grown trees and plants, Sarek turned around to speak to the human.
"Captain Kirk, although you have been trying to block your emotions from your crew, and have succeeded, the telepaths working on Spock and Doctor McCoy have been distracted by the force of your mind. If you would stay here for the remaining of the procedure it will most-likely be completed much faster than it would have otherwise."
"I didn't realize…" Kirk said at a loss for words. "I am sorry."
"You have nothing to be sorry for." Sarek reassured the upset man. "It does you and McCoy, and Spock credit that you care about them to such a degree."
"Thank you." Kirk said, flashing a small smile at the ambassador. He was silent for a few minutes before a thought troubled him again. "How will I know if anything has happened?"
"I will stay here with you." Sarek answered, sitting on the hard bench and getting into a meditative position. "If there is any news I will be made aware of it immediately."
"Okay." Kirk said, looking at the red sky of a Vulcan sunset. He continued to gaze above him quietly, trying not to interrupt the Vulcan meditating next to him, until he was startled from his contemplative silence by Sarek's cool voice near his ear.
"Perhaps you can begin to ease your troubled mind through meditation techniques." He suggested carefully.
"I was never one for meditation. That was always Spock's cup of tea." Kirk answered distractedly.
"Cup of tea? I am unfamiliar with this term." Sarek spoke a few moments later, reminding Kirk of Spock.
"It means that I have never preferred it." Kirk explained, feeling himself smile for first time in weeks.
"Perhaps now is a good time to try again." Sarek suggested calmly.
"Alright I guess it couldn't hurt anything." Kirk responded, getting into the customary meditative pose that Spock taught him a few years ago. "How do we start?"
"Close your eyes and clear your mind…"