Sulu stepped off the bed and walked over to the bathroom and combed his hair that was shuffled in multiple directions. Chekov glanced at his reflection in the mirror on the closet door. He examined a red and purple mark left over on the right side of his neck. He bit his lip knowing that it would be extremely difficult to hide this from the rest of the crew, but then smiled because he knew it was worth it.
Sulu interrupted the peaceful silence, "We should head back over to the sleepover, and it was organized by the captain for you." Sulu smiled and began reaching into one of the bathroom drawers. He lifted his hand and in it was a white bottle of makeup. Chekov giggled at the idea of Sulu owning makeup.
Sulu smiled widely, "Actually, it isn't mine. This is my roommate's so don't use too much. Just enough to cover that hickie." Then he smoothly tossed the container towards Chekov. Chekov caught the bottle then walked over to the mirror by the closet. He poured a couple drops of makeup on his right index finger then attempted to cover the hickie. The hickie was anything but inconspicuous but it was a bit less evident than before the makeup was applied.
The two began their slow walk back to the sleepover. The hallway was empty as half the ship was on their sleep schedule and the others were either on their work schedule or inside their shared rooms. Chekov slipped his soft warm hand into Sulu's and they both smiled at the idea. They were around the corner from the lounge where the sleepover was occurring.
Chekov stopped for a moment and released Sulu's hand, "Hikaru, I was wondering if before we go back into…" Sulu leaned forward and kissed the boy multiple times as if he could read Chekov's mind. Sulu turned on his heal and began to walk towards the lounge. Chekov smiled in reflection for a moment than trotted to catch up to Sulu.
They entered the party mostly unnoticed. The majority of guests were chatting loudly and laughing. There was a large screen projecting some sort of dance games that attracted a large crowd. Captain Kirk and Spock were sitting on a sofa on the opposite side of the lounge. Spock chuckled at something Captain said. Sulu and Chekov saw Bones approaching. Chekov's hand immediately went to his neck to cover the red mark.
Sulu nudged him with his shoulder and whispered, "Don't. You'll wipe off the makeup." Chekov lowered his hand but angled his body so that the doctor wouldn't be able to see the mark and want to inspect it.
"Hey," said Bones, "If I were you I'd grab some of the pizza now. The crew is snatching them up like sharks in a fish tank." He pointed to the food cart where 3 of the pizza boxes were being ravaged by a few of the humanoid crew members that had larger stomachs than the others. The sight made the three of them queasy.
"On the other hand, I'm just going to stick with this," Bones said as he took a flask out of his Starfleet sweater and took a gulp. He handed the silver flask to Sulu, Sulu made eye contact with Chekov then shrugged and took a sip. He scrunched his nose slightly to the bitter flavor then handed the flask to Chekov.
Chekov held the flask out like it was a foreign object, "Uh Doctor you know I am only 17 years old?"
Bones glanced at him and replied, "Yeah, yeah. Don't pretend you've never had a drink. We've all broken that law." Chekov looked down at his feet nervously.
Bones stepped closer to Chekov, "Wait have you never had a drink before?"
Chekov raised the flask to his lips taking a large gulp of the sharp liquid then making a sour face, "I have now, sir." Then he smiled and handed the flask back to the doctor. Bones looked highly surprised then passed the flask around a few times. Chekov was already feeling a slight warmth rise from his stomach and travel through his veins, making his head feel like it was buzzing from within.
"Listen kid, don't act dumb, alright? I gave you this so we could all have a little fun and unwind a bit. Not so I can get written up, okay?" Bones looked concerned.
"Yes sir. You will not get in trouble because of me, ever." Then he slightly stumbled onto Sulu. Bones gave Sulu a serious look.
Sulu giggled slightly, "Don't worry doctor. I'll make sure he doesn't get into any trouble." Bones half smiled then walked away to grab some more food.
Chekov put his lips against Sulu's ear and whispered, "You ARE the trouble I am getting into, Hikaru." The boy's Russian accent was becoming increasingly heavy and Sulu liked the rolling sound of it. Sulu glanced around to make sure no one had seen the flirtatious whisper and he blushed.
Across the room the Captain and Spock rose from their seats and Captain shouted, "Alright crew, who wants to build a fort?" Some of the people shouted excitedly. Captain made eye contact with Chekov and waved him over to the sheets. He patted his shoulder, "Okay Chekov this is going to be your fort go grab some tape from that chair and let's hang from string from this wall to that wall in order to hold up the sheets. It's going to be huge." Chekov obeyed the fort orders and the crew members united in a large effort to build the coolest adult fort in space.
After about an hour of precise detailed building of the fort the sleepover guests stood back and viewed their creation. The fort was huge and consisted of two large rooms, and many smaller tunnels running throughout them. Spock had purposefully designed a room at the back of the fort that could only be found if you journeyed through the labyrinth of sheets with very specific directions. Sulu watched Chekov closely as he smiled like a child in a candy shop, or in a fort of blankets.
Captain had turned on a movie that could be seen from one main room of the fort. People were talking, laughing and running around. Most people were carried away in their own affairs. Chekov grasped Sulu's hand and led him through the hallway of linen sheets until they had to crawl to get into a cave like room. Once inside, Chekov pulled Sulu down to the ground then got on top of him drunkenly. He leaned down and began to kiss Sulu gently, then with more intensity. Sulu still slightly tasted the alcohol on the boy's lips.
Spock followed Kirk around like a puppy for the night. He had decided he would allow himself to let go a bit for the night. Captain didn't seem to mind that Spock was always around, he preferred it.
At one point in the night they Captain said, "Jeez this fort is quite impressive. Don't you think?"
Spock looked around him, admiring the architecture of sheets, "Sure Captain. This fort was built by some of the best and brightest of Starfleet Academy."
Kirk began to walk towards one of the tunnels leading out of the big room into the maze, "Come on! Let's go exploring." The first commander followed Kirk into the maze. They looked around and discussed the sleepover and the positive effect sleepovers have on friendships.
The night began to wind down. Some of the crew trickled out as they got tired and decided to sleep in their own rooms. A few of the crew members left together, planning on sleeping in rooms that were not theirs. Others decided to sleep in the lounge room.
It was 4:30am and Kirk's watch began to beep because his shift began in 30 minutes. He silenced the noise then sat up rubbing his eyes. He was asleep in the main room of the fort, Spock was nowhere in sight. Gaila was asleep with her head resting on a folded sheet a few feet to the right of where Kirk had been resting and a couple other people were scattered asleep on the floor.
"Rise and shine party people," Captain shouted as people began to wake up looking groggy, "Some of our shirts start in 20 minutes let's get a move on." A few people moaned tiredly as they began to stand up. Bone's sat up from the couch he was sleeping on, a silver flask tumbling from his pocket to the floor.
Sulu woke up and Chekov's head was resting heavily on his chest, "Pavel" he whispered, "Pavel wake up. Shift starts in 30 minutes."
Sulu began to sit up but Chekov pulled him down again, "Hikaru, I do not feel so well." Sulu laughed then stood up, holding his hand out to help Chekov up. Chekov took his hand and could instantly feel his head begin to spin.
"It's going to be a long day," Chekov said. Sulu laughed and started to make his way out of the enormous complicated fort. The other's got up too and began to head to their rooms to get dressed and ready for the day ahead.