Part 6

Lunch sucked, plain and simple. Uhura kept glaring at me. Walking back towards the sickbay, a young boy, about 17, ran past me at full speed towards the sickbay. Weird. I finally reached the boy as the boy was talking in a thick accent and freaking out, waving his hand in the air. McCoy look at him like he was crazy and was about to give him a hypo to calm him down.

"Hey, who's the kid?" I asked, before Bones had a chance to drug the kid.

"Ensign Chekov," Bones said to me, "Also you have a patient in your office." I nodded and went to my office.

"Hello, I'm Elpis Muse, so what can I do for you?"

"I'd like to say sorry for my cockiness, Ms. Muse," I looked up to see Mr. Sulu; the random Asian I thought was a wall.

"That's fine. I'm use to Kirk hitting on random woman," I laughed thinking about all the fights Kirk had got into and how many times had I had to fix him up?

"Is there anything, beside that that I can help with?"

"No, no. I'll be on my way now. Thank you for your time." Unlike the last time I met him, he was not cocky at all, maybe he's just been around Kirk too much. First day on the ship and I don't know how to react to it. I guess because of so much happening or may because of meeting a Vulcan for the first time after leaving Vulcan.

No one beside two the ensign and Sulu came in today so for the next few hours. I waited by playing 3D Chess against bored patients, I played about 5 games and won all of them, how boring.

"I found another reason why you did not want this job, Bones."

"Oh? And why is that Elpis?" Bones give someone a Hypo, unlike Kirk this person didn't freak out or scream out "OUCH!".

"It's boring," I said and I spinned in the chair I was sitting in, Bones laughed. I found it weird that Bones was a …..how do I put it… well had have anger problems but around me, he acted different.

"So how the 'copper poisoning', today?" I glared at the man. Quicker than he or I could make another comment of the matter or me causing some physical damage, spock was in the room looking at me and motioning me to come towards him.

"I will kill you later Bones and all you'll be is BONES," I wanted to slap myself for that terrible and cheesy joke but I walked toward Spock as I slapped my forehead.

"Yes, Mr. spock?"

"I would like to inquire, if I could advise you in Surak's teachings if you could enlighten about the illogical human emotions." I wanted to laugh but I knew he was very serious about the matter.

"See, as I am the counselor of the ship I find your logic reasonable but I know of Surak's teaching and chooses not to use them so I am willing to teach you about emotions."

"Thank you, Counselor." Spock nodded and then left to who knows where.

"Green blood hobgoblin" mumbled Bones but I knew Spock heard him before leaving.

"Bones!" I hissed as I threw a stress ball at him which hit him perfectly on the head.

"Why you little-," my eyes went big and I ran out the door before he could get the hypo, from what Kirk told me he's a killer with the hypo. When I stopped running I realized I was on the bridge.

"Elpis," said Kirk looking at me in a very confused manner that matched the faces of everyone in room."I threw a stress ball at Bones and, um, I'd like to leave." Kirk tried to hold in a laugh but failed awfully quick. I looked toward the corner trying not to look anyone in the eye but there was Spock looking at me in the weirdest manner.

"Where did you get a stress ball?"

"….I have no idea" I laughed.

"Well, I was going to call you up anyway," Kirk stated, " We're taking Prime to New Vulcan."

"And that has to do with me how?"

"Well, most of us will be busy and from what Bones has told me you'll wouldn't, so you'll be playing hostess."

"Sure, I'll get my apron and bake some cookies, too." Kirk's eyes lit up like a kid on Christmas.

"Chocolate chip, PLEASE."

"I think me and Prime are going to eat them all." Kirk started mumbling and turned his chair so his back was to me and started acting like a baby.

"There you are," said Bones

"Kirk, I'll make you as many cookies as you want just don't leave me with him."

"Take her away, Bones." I sighed in defeat as Bones dragged me away.

"Sorry for you know hitting you with a stress ball." McCoy had a crazed look in his eye.

"Where did you find that stress ball? I haven't see one in years."

"I have no idea."

~~~~next week~~~~

Things had finally calmed down. Ok, mainly me but still more people had came in to talk about their daily lives. Most of the woman where woman who had fallen in love with Kirk and I tried telling them that it was lust and not love and Kirk was to young to want to be tied down. Most of them understood. Besides one, her name was Brit and she was crazy in love with Kirk and I mean CRAZY! Worst then Rose on the 21st century TV show Two and Half Men. I contacted Starfleet and had her put on another ship. I just finished talking to Chekov about him being the youngest member and he was a little freaked by some of the woman on the ship also with other teenage things.

This week Bones was taking over my duties if and when I'm busy keeping Spock and Prime entertained. I have no idea why Kirk thought it was a good idea. Kirk had told me about Prime in one of the many video e-mails that he would send to me weekly, only so I would do the same when I was on Vulcan and then when I was in Starfleet Academy, he always wanted to act like a big brother to me.

"Head Counselor Muse report to the bridge," I looked up from my desk and sighed.

"Yes, Kirk," I said but saw he was not on the bridge, "where is he?"

"The transporters," explain Uhura with a hidden anger. Without thinking I raised my eyebrow, something I guess I did because of my time with Spock explaining emotions to him. "I'll take you there."

"No need. I know where it is."

"No, I'll walk with you," she hissed close to my ear. I nodded and we made our way.

"Is there something you need to talk to me about? You seem angry." I started getting to the point. There was no point in wasting time, that would be illogical. I'm spending too much time with Spock.

"I think Spock is not in love with me anymore." she said as she tried to hold back the tears and her nails digging into my arm causing blood to slowly slip out from the small cuts.

"I'm truly sorry. If you want you can talk to me in my office." she nodded as we reached the room, where Kirk and and older Vulcans stood, talking like old friends.

"You told me the wrong room, Kirk." Kirk turn to me with a sheepish laugh and rubbing the back of his head.

"Sorry, Elpis, this is Prime," Kirk saw Uhura there and did not want her to know it was Spock.

"Uhura, meet me in my office to talk after your lunch break. Until then you should go to work."

"What's her problem?" asked Kirk. I glared at him and slapped him for being a dumbass.

"It's very nice to meet you, Spock Prime," I gave him the Vulcan salute, he smiled in return…wait he smile.

"It's very good to see you again, Ashaya," I was shocked he just called me love. Why did he do that?

"Elpis, do you have a fever? Your face is, well, kind of red," Kirk put his hand on my forehead.

"I'm fine," I faked a smile, "So, Prime what would you like to do? I'm guessing you know the ship better than me, so no need for a tour."

"Well, I'll leave you two." said Kirk as he walked out of the door.

"So, I'm going to take a long shot, but you know me really well."

"Yes, of course, we knew each other better than most mates."

"Mates!?"

"I thought you and Spock were already…"

"Kirk?"

"Yes, I was told by him that we spend a great amount of time together."

"Did he know about future you and me before this?"

"It would be logical to believe so after the mind melt" I put my head on the hallway wall mumble to myself about Kirk playing Match Maker and being so old fashion and how I did not need anyone.

"How about we go to sickbay."

"Are you going to throw another stress ball at him?"

"What?" I was shocked I just did that once last week.

"You were well known for your aim with a stress ball and throwing it at Doctor McCoy."

"Come on lets go." I grabbed his wrist, which now I wish I didn't.

"Come on, Spock, lets go," I giggle pulling him through some forest with blue glowing plant (XD Pandora? No not really just based a little)

" I do not find this logical, it would be wise to go back to the ship."

"You're just scared."

"That would be illogical, fear is emotion…"

"I know," I giggled once more as I stopped and looked into his deep brown eyes. My hand traced his jawline before I lightly pull his face towards mine and brushed my lips against his. He soon wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me into a wonderful kiss.

I gasped and began to blush like mad, it was almost like a mind meld like when me and Spock got stuck but much lighter and the emotions were not as hard to control but still mind numbing.

"That has happen several time with us in my timeline. It's unlike the connection I ever had with T'Ping or any Vulcan has had with their mate."

"T'Ping?" my eyes when wide. All this information was too much for one day, I knew my body was shutting itself down before I heard his reply, I try to keep my thoughts together and unconfused and from flying all over the place but I fail and everything went black.