A/N: These are the last ones I have written as of right now. I promise not to post any more for a few days. And if any of these strike your fancy as a possible plot bunny, you have my unqualified blessings/permission to adopt it/them and make them stories. Not saying it will happen. Just saying it's okay if it does! (These two sections are unrelated but I decided to post them as one since they are so short.)

26 Names

Admiral Christopher Pike remains Jim Kirk's strongest advocate throughout Jim's somewhat stormy Starfleet career.

Bones would prefer to give back his nickname but Jim will not be denied in anything, especially renaming those people he cares the most about.

Chekov worships Jim which embarrasses Jim to no end but Spock assures him there is nothing he can do about it so Jim tries to accept it with grace.

Dr. McCoy wishes Jim were an easier patient but as he has unlimited access to all of Jim's files he understands Jim's unease around all thing medical.

Ensign Chekov believes he hides his hero worship pretty well and Lt. Sulu would never do anything to make him think otherwise.

First Officer Spock cannot imagine serving on any ship but the Enterprise with any Captain but his t'hy'la.

George Kirk finally stopped haunting his son about the time Jim celebrated his second anniversary as Captain of the USS Enterprise.

Hikaru Sulu loves Pavel Chekov more than he ever thought possible and he's happy that those feelings are returned.

I don't care what you call me as long as you mean "I love you" when you say it.

Jim Kirk loves his First Officer more than most people know although that he worships him is pretty obvious to everyone.

Kirk, James Kirk, he says after watching one too many James Bond movies making the crew beg Spock to hide them all.

Leonard McCoy likes being in their company because the reflection of their love is warmer than his beloved Georgia sunshine.

Montgomery Scott isn't really a miracle worker but no one would ever dare tell his Captain that.

Nyota Uhura still loves Spock, enough to be happy for him that he found that one person he always needed.

Oprah reruns occasionally still find their way into their holopics, and they often find truth in her advice.

Pavel doesn't really believe everything was inwented in Russia, he just likes making the Captain laugh when he claims that it was.

Q watches the crew of this Enterprise and thinks having a 25 year old Captain makes them even more fun than the crew of the first Kirk but wisely keeps his opinions to himself, not even telling Picard about the temporal anomaly.

Rand likes being the Captain's Yeoman but when she signed onto Starfleet thought her life would be a little more exciting than getting coffee and asking him to sign yet another stack of forms he refuses to read first.

Spock knows the Captain watches him when they are on duty and if he doesn't think about it too much can actually concentrate on his work while he's on the Bridge.

Tomcat is a nickname Jim despises, and if he ever finds out who started calling him that at the Academy, will have words with him, if by words you can mean fisticuffs.

Uhura really does think Jim Kirk is a fine Captain but isn't about to admit it to anyone, least of all him.

Vulcans wish Spock would return to them but understand why he doesn't because they've met Captain Kirk and have seen how they look at one another.

Winona Kirk is very proud of her baby boy even though it's hard for her to admit it to him, especially since he almost always refuses to accept her communications.

X may or may not be the first letter of Spock's unpronounceable clan/last/family name, a mystery Jim can never solve because Spock refuses to translate it into standard for him.

Yeoman Rand wishes the Captain would be a little tidier when discarding his dirty uniforms and wonders if she talked to Spock, again, if it would help.

Z could also be the first letter of Spock's mysterious name but whenever Jim asks him, he ignores him or changes the subject, or Jim's favorite distraction, silences him with a kiss.

26 Excuses Jim Tried to Get Past Bones

Alright, I didn't really slip in the shower.

But Spock said he didn't mind.

Cats?

Don't you ever believe I slipped in the shower?

Exactly 3:15 this morning is what Spock said.

Fine – Spock bit me but it was an accident.

Got to get back to the Bridge.

Horny Vulcans are very dangerous.

I told him I don't believe in no-sex scenarios.

Jesus, Bones, easy with those hyposprays down there.

Kirk's the name – danger's the game – ow – stop hitting me!

Leave me to die in peace – and it's not just a flesh wound!

McCoy, you are an evil evil man.

No Spock isn't bleeding.

Ow – how about a little sympathy?

Please stop giving me a hypospray every time you see me.

Quit stalking me with those things.

Relax – I was kidding.

Stop right there – not one step closer.

That's what Spock told me too.

Unless you are planning to sedate me, again, I'm going back to the Bridge.

Very funny – now give me back my uniform so I can get out of MedBay and report for duty.

Why don't you ever feel sorry for me when I come to you for help?

X-rays did not reveal any such thing.

You're not using that hypospray on me.

Zippers are way more dangerous than you think they are.