Here, new one thnx to the review. Some Kirk pain.

No beta, hope it's not too big of a problem.


Captain Kirk was a fit man, but sitting in the chair had a toil on him. Not a big one because good doctor kept him fit enough, forcing on him regular exercises. Not that he wouldn't do them himself, he knew how being fit is important for the job, especially between them changing gravity poles all the time. One planet gave them extra strength, other one made them heavy as hell, and Enterprise did have lighter version of gravity. Their training made them move around in any environment in a steady pace but it did require exercise. Kirk did his best but the job and responsibility kept him sitting in the chair more than he ought to so the unpleasant consequence was a kink in his back.

It would appear from time to time bugging him in most inconvenient of situations. Most of the time he acted like it wasn't there keeping his Captain's posture. But from time to time he had to ask Bones for the extra treatment, and it always came with ranting about his stress levels and lack of sleep. Who can sleep on a ship that is always moving ahead exploring new horizons and finding new civilizations? He's sure not the one to be able to sleep through any given expedition.

That's how it came to be an interesting twist in his relation to Mister Spock. It wasn't deliberate prank, at least not at first. He wouldn't ever ask such a thing at hand just because he's experiencing some level of discomfort. Especially not from Spock, not because it wouldn't be nice, but because he wouldn't expect from a Vulcan to be ready for any kind of corporal interaction. They seemed like such mental types of men that physical is just annoyance to their way to great intellect.

This was the time Spock himself initiated a new angle in their relationship that was purely platonic and just a tad flirtatious no matter what Bones implied.

"Captain" Spock addressed him formally after he leaned on a tree to support himself. This planet was hard on his back and the pain was increasing as they paced through the forest to get to the city on the other side. "Does something bother you?"

"Why would you think that Mister Spock?" Kirk responded without looking back, he restrained his hand from reaching up and rubbing at his aching muscles.

"It seems to me that you're experiencing problems provoked by this heavy gravitational field. If I can't but notice your state, I would say that your spine is clenching your nerves on your right side of your plexus area."

"You have flawless perception Mister Spock" Kirk smiled looking ahead, there's not much to the end of the forest, he can do it and still look dignified when they arrive to the town's council. "But there's no use in acknowledging things we can't do nothing about. Our dear doctor isn't with us, and I won't have him teleport here because of the kink in my back, he'll never get enough of it. I'll be a slave to his exams and needles for the foreseen future."

"I can help, if you allow me" Spock said calmly. "And we don't have to alarm our doctor about your condition."

Kirk looked back with surprised smile on his face.

"You Spock?" he left out Mister lowering his voice. "What can you do?"

"I can offer physical contact to ease the pain" said Spock with a straight face and Kirk almost chocked on the images his flat tone provoked.

"Physical contact, Spock?" Kirk inquired. "Of what nature?"

"I believe you call it massage, in Vulcan it's a trained skill of maintaining bodily functions on high level. I believe I can adjust pressure to accommodate your fragile Human physique."

"Fragile? Massage?" Kirk couldn't decide from which angle to address this interesting development in Spock's expertise. "I thought that massage would be too mundane thing to a Vulcan. That you're all minds no body."

"The body is the vehicle for the mind, there is no wisdom in keeping vehicle broken, and mind can't tend its thoughts if it has to address needs of the body. That's why body needs to be mend and maintained in the zone of comfort where it doesn't demand unnecessary attention."

"So, you can mend my vehicle so I can think more clearly?" Kirk said with his serious tone like he's clearing up something understandable, but his smile would always ruin his posture. Luckily Spock had a tendency to accept his tone and ignore his face.

"Exactly Captain; that is if you're not uncomfortable with that offer. I know that humans can have strange rules about any kind of physical contact."

"No, no" Kirk turned his back at Spock "fire away, I'm not too attached to that particular pain, although there are kinds of pain that can come in handy."

With that he trailed off because Spock had put his hands on Kirk's back. Kirk had to stifle a moan that tried to escape his lips. Spock's hands were tingling him all around, and when he pressed harder Kirk had to support his weight on a tree.

"Is that too much Captain?" Spock sounded worried.

"No Spock" Kirk shook his head fiercely "dig in there, don't restrain yourself, it's just there…"


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