Before he could continue, Bones interrupted.

'I think that we should record this' he said 'that way you can use it in Ethics. Speaking of which, how many languages do you know?' Jim smiled faintly.

'97' he said in Orion. Gaila squealed. Not many spoke her language.

'You speak Orion?' she asked excitedly. He nodded. Gaila threw her arms around his neck. Bones cleared his throat. They broke apart.

''So,' started Bones 'how many?' he reached for a recording device.

'97' said Gaila. Jim smiled, though it didn't reach his eyes, which were filled with pain.

'Well, 97 fluently' said Jim '34 passably' Bone gaped at him.

'Where and when did you learn?' asked Bones

'Part of the story' said Jim darkly as he pulled his shirt back on.

Gaila looked carefully at Jim. His beautiful oceanic eyes were filled with enough pain to make her heart clench. They looked, for a lack of a better word, tortured. Gaila so desperately wanted to cry, but she refused to let tears fall. Jim would see that as pity and he hated pity. She loved Jim with all her heart and it caused her incredible pain to know and see that someone had tortured him. She could remember when she first met Jim;

.

She could hear them following her. Damn her pheromones. All she wanted was a drink with her friends, but then some drunks had become overwhelmed by her Damn pheromones. She was now trying to lose them before they did something. She rounded a corner only to crash into someone. She looked at him. She stared into his shockingly blue eyes. He was so handsome.

'Hey' called out one of the drunks 'She's our plaything'

Gaila cringed. She saw anger darken those beautiful orbs. He looked at her carefully.

'Are you alright?' he asked. She shook her head. He placed her behind him.

'I don't think that she would agree' he said coldly.

The men looked at each other and grinned. Two were larger than him. Gaila didn't know if she could watch. They were going to beat down her defender and attack her. When would Starfleet come up with a pheromone suppressor?

'Stay back' he said softly to her 'and don't worry'

The men then attacked. Her saviour used Vulcan fighting mixed in with several earthen and xeno-fighting styles. It was incredible to watch as he took down his opponents with minimal effort. Her would-be attackers were unconscious and bleeding on the ground. He turned to Gaila and smiled.

'Forgive my manners,' he said 'My name is James Kirk.'

'Gaila' she said 'Thank you, for what you did. I've never seen anyone fight like that.' Jim smiled.

'I've had good teachers' he replied 'It was a pleasure to meet you; I hope we can meet once again under better circumstances' she could see the sincerity in his eyes.

'I hope so too' she said 'but I'm Orion, you would be overwhelmed by my pheromones' Jim smiled gently.

'I'm immune to Orion pheromones' he said 'So we can be friends' Gaila smiled. She could really like this guy.

. .

Gaila smiled at the memory. She had known then that Jim would lay an important part in her life. She just didn't know how important at the time.

'Jim' she said 'Tell us you story' Jim sighed and sat down.

'The shuttle I was born on,' started Jim 'took refuge on Vulcan and Winona and I were taken to a hospital to ensure that we were recovering correctly. A human, wife to a powerful Vulcan, was brought in to assist with me because she was human and had a small son. Her husband also visited often, mostly out of curiosity. He enjoyed melding with me. I'm told that I was more curious than a Vulcan child. They both grew to adore me. But, my birth mother hated me. She thought I was the reason her husband died. After a month on Vulcan, Winona disappeared, leaving me on Vulcan and giving up all parental rights, she preferred her other son to me. The Vulcan High Council themselves admit that they were furious with what happened; they refused to let Starfleet anywhere near Vulcan for three years. The Council also refused to return me to Earth. Too many Vulcan's' were curious about my mental capabilities and so the human and her husband adopted me and renamed me Surel at the High Council's request. Their names are Ambassador Sarek and Lady Amanda of the House of Surak.'

Jim paused. Gaila allowed a single tear to flow down her green cheek. Jim gently brushed it away. How could Winona do that to her son?

'Do you wish for me to stop?' he asked. Bones and Gaila shook their heads.

'No' said Bones 'you need to talk about this, if you are to move passed it'

'I'm so sacred though,' he said 'of your reaction' he stood and started to pace. 'I've been through more than I will ever admit to either of you. For you to understand, even what I'm about to tell you, you need to understand one thing above all else; my genius brain is my greatest curse.'

'Jim' said Bones 'you're my brother blood or no, you can tell me anything and I will always stand by you' Jim smiled at his true brother, though it didn't reach those tortured blue eyes. Gaila rested her hand against his cheek.

'Jim' she started 'I love you. The night we first met when you saved me from those men and weren't affected by my pheromones, I knew that you were special. I knew your reputation, but you were always kind to me. When you asked me out, you didn't expect anything and were a true gentleman. I love you Jim and nothing you could say will ever change that' she kissed him softly, missing Bones tapping away on his PADD.

'I love you too Gails' Jim said softly 'I know that your right Bones, but, it is so hard to face this. To tell what brings me so much pain, but I must.' Gaila smiled and kissed his forehead.

'Amanda and Sarek's son was three years older than me and was called Spock' Gaila and Bones gasped 'My childhood was good. When I was four I was tested and it was found that I had an IQ higher than most Vulcan's. My brother and I were close. He didn't fit into Vulcan society, but even though I was human, I fitted in perfectly. We were in the same year at school. He looked out for me, but I was accepted because I was brilliant, even among Vulcan's. Especially among them. Spock, I think, always resented that. When I was 14 and Spock 17, Sarek told us I was to be sent to an off planet school for genius students. He said it was an opportunity to converse with peoples my own age and species. I wholeheartedly agreed. Spock then stormed out of the room. Well, as much as a supposedly emotionless race could storm. I think he thought that I was going to abandon him. He refused to speak to any of us until I left. Amanda refused to tell me where I was going. I was sent to Tarsus IV.'

Meanwhile...

Spock paced around his apartment. His brother, Surel had enlisted. Spock paused and picked up a hologram of his family from before Surel left him alone on a planet that ridiculed him. Surel was in the class that he taught. Had challenged him in front of the class. Spoke languages that he had not learnt on Vulcan. God had Spock missed his bother and their easy friendship. He longed for the banter and unusual twist his brothers brain took. Surel was more brilliant than ever. There was something very different about him. When he had looked into those oceanic blue eyes, there had been pain, faint scars on his face. There was something darker about his younger sibling. A coldness in him that, if he were to admit to emotion, frightened and worried Spock. What evil had befallen Surel, light of Vulcan, Wind of the Desert, Wanderer of the Stars and brother of Spock?