Chapter Sixteen
When You Wish Upon A Star
Be Careful…
Spock hurried Nyota toward the adjoining sidewalk.
Walking ramrod straight, he said, "Nyota, let us walk. I must to talk to you."
Spock looked down at her and then looked away.
"I am sure your mother spoke to you before your departure to the Academy to caution you. But now I, as a male and your friend, must ask you to be very careful. Please do not attempt to travel outside the grounds of the Academy by yourself. Nyota, my eyes do not lie, you are an extraordinarily beautiful female. I have observed the lustful stares of males as you walk by. My conclusion is their designs would not be honorable. Be aware that some Academy male cadet's asking for your assistance might also have ulterior motives. No one is exempt from this warning."
"Except you," she said.
To hide the hurt he knew was in his eyes, he turned away. With an intense look on his face, he now looked at her,
"Nyota, as much as I would wish to have those exclusive rights, it will bring undue attention to us and persons might make certain assumption. At this juncture you are my student, and my teaching assistant and there are certain regulations that have application. If these are not followed it could be the end of our careers. I treasure our friendship, I value our relationship…and our futures. I will not allow anything to corrupt that."
Spock continued,
"Nyota we are unusual, we have been placed in a very adult situation. As it is, neither one of us are considered adults by Terrans or Vulcans standards. Around us, students, teachers and staff can be many years our senior. It is a blessing and a curse. Here at the Academy many life time relationships are forged, but we are both too young to consider such a distraction, but perhaps sometime in the future that could happen…" In his mind he said, 'to us.'
Slightly above a whisper there is this observation,
"Nyota you know me better than I know myself, and you still accept me. I believe the Terran expression is, 'warts and all'. This is an unusual occurrence for me, you know my story."
She looked up at him with her eyes moist with unshed tears, Her hands were on her heart.
"I will wait for you Spock."
Placing her head in her hands she broke into a sprint, Spock followed and easily overtook her. He would not touch her, it would be too dangerous.
She stopped as he blocked her path.
"Nyota are you aware of what you just said."
She nodded in the affirmative,
"More sure than I ever was of anything."
He found it difficult to swallow.
The rest of their walk was accompanied byTerran sighs, and Vulcan silence. They both knew there would not be any time together, like this, any time in the foreseeable future. They were both in mourning.
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