Not Mine, Never Mine, Usual Disclaimers.
Password? I want to read the next chapter... Close enough.
Jim had ignored Bones' comment and was currently working on how to open the door without raising attention to himself. He was conflicted about Spock stroking him, on the one hand it had been soothing, on the other it felt weird, very, very weird. Using an overturned box as a step, Kirk was able to open the door and slip out before the two men noticed he was missing. From there it was simply a matter of timing to walk out when someone opened the door. So far no one had seen him. Travelling down the corridor he ran into a problem. There was no way he could activate the turbo lift on his own. He was debating on whether or not he should go back or wait until someone came along when Chekov arrived.
'Keptain, I vos looking for Kommander Spock, hav you seen him?'
Kirk briefly though about saying yes before shaking his head.
'Zulu and I hav data analysis to show him, vould you like to take a look?'
Kirk nodded and followed the ensign into the lift. Chekov took him to a rec room that was empty, save for Sulu, which was fortunate because Kirk was in no mood to deal with the staring.
As he settled himself on a chair between the two of them, he realised that they weren't treating him as a dumb animal, but they weren't treating him like a freak either. It was nice, so far Uhura was overly cautious around him and Bones concentrated more on the medical mumbo jumbo than him. The only other person who had treated him this way was Spock, who was probably using logic to dictate his actions. Kirk stayed even after the two of them had taken him through the data analysis and was quite relaxed.
'May I?' Chekov asked raising a hand to pet him.
Kirk hesitated, then decided that he wanted to see if it was the same as with Spock and nodded. Besides, Chekov was the first to ask. Chekov lightly ran his hand down his back and repeated the motion. It was as calming as it was with Spock but weirder. Jim pulled away and Chekov took the hint and stopped.
'I apologize Keptain.'
Kirk nodded and Sulu commented, 'I think you're forgiven.'
The slight rumbling in his stomach told Kirk that he should probably be going, Bones had probably had an aneurism when he was discovered missing and Uhura was probably blaming Spock by now.
'How about I walk you back to Spock's?' Sulu asked, as Kirk rolled his eyes.
Sulu flashed Chekov that look as he promised to see him later. Kirk wondered how long it had being going on between them or if they were just oblivious. Sulu walked him right to Spock's door and rang the chime, waiting for the door to open before leaving.