A Star Trek Fiction

"The ultimate duo, the mighty Bones and Jim. With Bones' skills, and Jim's unpredictability, the two are unstoppable, for better or worse."

Secretly a Child at Heart

5xs Jim was Careless & 5xs Jim Cared too Much

Story 5: Broken

Jim Kirk is no stranger to bullies; the man tends to attract them more often than he does girls it seems. Bones finds his blond friend tangled up in more brawls than sex and that's saying something, because Jim has a knack for the ladies, but apparently he's a stronger magnet for fists to the face.

But despite the constant bickering and the bar fights he gets into, the kid remains unphased, most of the time Bones can't even tell the kid has a broken rib until he catches the blond shirtless. And this time is no exception to Jim's deceptive disguise.

The blond is walking home after a run in with another bully, well, he doesn't like the word bully, because it means that person is superior to him and that would make him weak and Jim Kirk isn't weak, he's just unlucky.

Jim sighs; he doesn't know how he's going to hide this one. His face has already swollen up with large dark rings and his ribs are inflamed, either bruised or cracked, but his leg is a different matter. The side of his right thigh received a massive blow with a metal bat and he might have fractured something, but he's not sure.

He's just strolling along, well, limping along, minding his own business when a feminine voice calls out to him. Jim instantly straightens his posture and works up a smile before glancing behind his shoulder to see the source, its Uhura and she has a scowl on her face that shakes his core deeper than Bones'.

"Uhura, uhh can I help you?" He asks, offering a genuine smile, but it's strained on his bruised lips.

"Yeah, what the hell happened to you?" She demands, looking him up and down, taking in every cut, bruise, welt, or broken thing.

Jim shrugs carelessly, "Just a fight, nothing much."

"Just a fight huh? Seems to me you got your ass handed to you." Uhura comments, walking up beside him.

Jim rolls his eyes and begins to limp away, Uhura alongside him, "Look, I didn't say how many guys were against me here." He defends himself, wincing each time his right leg presses against the hard surface of the paved sidewalk.

Uhura gazes at his contorted face and she knows she's going to regret this later, "Here lemme help."

Jim instantly shies away from her help, "No-no, I'm fine."

"Oh stop being childish, this is my one time offer, now let me help you back to your dorm Kirk." Uhura informs him and snatches his left arm which he immediately cringes as she slings it around her own shoulders.

Jim pauses slightly, trying to compose himself against the raging pain inside of him, "Alright, fine, but you're not staying."

"Wasn't planning on it." Uhura replies and guides Jim back, keeping a steady pace for him.

When they reach the actual building, Uhura begins to worry, she doesn't think Kirk can even make it up the stairs even with her help. But nonetheless, they try. Uhura takes him to the first step and helps him up, but Kirk's whole body fights the movement and he holds down a girlish scream. There's too much pressure on his leg.

Uhura lets a sigh whistle through her perfectly straight teeth, "Alright, lemme fetch Leonard, you stay here."

"Wait no! Keep Bones out of this." Kirk pleads almost desperately, but Uhura shakes her head.

"No Kirk, I'm getting Leo, you're too heavy to get up the stairs, I need more help." Uhura tells him and climbs the stairs to his dorm.

Jim just sits there grumpily, awaiting her return. Up above he can hear Bones' complaints and insults as Uhura leads him down the stairs to where he sits.

"Seriously Jim?" Bones growls, not wanting to say anything too offensive in front of the pretty cadet.

"Sorry Bones." Jim offers a little smile, light reflecting off of his baby blue eyes.

"Let's just get you upstairs." Bones mutters and hauls him up with the help of Uhura.

With the two of them, they manage to get him to the third floor and seated on the couch. Bones sighs and thanks Uhura quickly as she leaves without any goodbyes and turns back over to his stupid blond friend.

"Damn it Jim, at this rate I'm gonna have gray hairs before I graduate." Bones snaps at him as he drags a med kit out.

"I thought you already have gray hairs." Jim replies quite honestly, which only earns him another glare.

"Alright just hold still and pray to god that nothing's broken, because if there is, you're going down to the medical facility." Bones tells him and stares at Jim's clothes, "Clothes, off."

Jim groans and begins painfully to pull his shirt off with the help of Bones, "Wait, can you help me get my pants off?"

Bones raises an eye brow at him, "Why?"

"My leg." He grunts, cringing with each movement.

"Alright fine, better not be broken." Bones warns and starts to yank down Jim's pants, revealing a large black and blue welt on his right thigh.

Bones mouth hangs open, "If that's broken…"

"It's not…I think." Jim replies with a wince as Bones peers at it.

Bones gives him a scowl, but as long as it's not broken, he'll be okay.