Songs for Spock
A collection of short stories, all inter-connected. For Spock, for Jim, for Uhura. For anyone who needs it. Different pairings. Taking requests.
Good Night
Evanescence
For Amanda
Spock was in the Holo Decks again. Since she had given him his song, he had become quite fascinated with the old Terran instrument called a Grand Piano. Not with the workings themselves; for they were quite simple, but with the swirl of notes that could come out of it. When he had heard the instrument for the first time, in that simple but elegant theater, he had thought that it was impossible for so many harmonies to come from just ten fingers and seventy-two keys (As called by Terran pianists themselves, though inaccurate).
He stood there now, in that same theater with his hands upon ivory keys. Suddenly, he recalled a soft tune that his mother used to sing to for him when he was very young. His first few tries gave him unsatisfying results as he tried different keys and key combinations. Starting over once again, his mind recalled with perfect clarity his mother's voice, bidding him goodnight, as he played the notes upon the grand old piano.
"Goodnight
Sleep tight
No more tears
And in the morning
I'll be here
And when we say
Goodnight
Dry your eyes
Because we said
Goodnight
And now
Goodbye
We said goodnight
And now
Goodbye
Goodnight, Spock. Pleasant dreams."
As he finished the last chord to the song, he suddenly noticed an aberration- a lone, fearless tear had made its way down from his right eye and now hung precociously from the tip of his nose, poised to fall. He acknowledged the emotion quickly and shoved it away, returning to his usual calm state before the emotion could manifest itself by other means.
It was foolish, he knew, coming here where his emotions could possibly make him lose control. He got up from the bench to leave, but took one look at the keys and illogically sat down again. Just once more, he thought to himself as his fingers picked out the beginning notes to his mother's lullaby and he told the computer to record.
Forgotten, the lone tear dropped upon the set of keys, dedicated to the memory of a mother, and impressed into the song of her son's devotion to her.
A/N I recommend that you look up and actually LISTEN to these SONGS on YOUTUBE or another similar site while READING. Just saying.
I always use that song to go to sleep with, among other things. I can't sleep in the quiet of the familial suburbs, being raised in the city and all. Did I do alright in the portrayal of Spock's psyche? Also: I need a name for my character- any suggestions? No promises, but they'll be taken into serious consideration. The next chapter should be a little lighter, maybe. It's supposed to be something of a spoof. Also, I want to shout out to Crossoverpairinglover's 'Star Wars Infinity the Loops' Chapter 13, where, despite never seeing Star Trek, has a wonderful tribute to Mr. Nimoy. You can find it on . I wrote this immediately after reading this.