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Hazina stood at the mirror rubbing her pink lips and staring at the circles around her eyes that had begun to fade. The corner of her lips lifted upward slightly as she glanced at the man sleeping on the bed. For the past two nights, she had been able to go to sleep without a second thought. The much needed rest had her body feeling more energized and overactive. She went to the bed and crawled in so that she sat straddled the Vulcan sleeping underneath her. Her fingers brushed his cheek, and he blinked awake. She liked that about her mate; he was an exceptionally light sleeper. Smiling, she leaned forward and took his mouth into a passionate kiss. Her fingers stroked his face as he leaned forward and deepened the kiss. He kissed her on the cheek and rested his hand on the exposed skin of her thigh. He rested his head against the pillow and looked at the ceiling for a fraction of a second.

She lifted the shirt she wore over her head and lowered the covers. His dark eyes moved back to her face, and he allowed her to feel his emotions. He kissed her again and rolled over so that she was underneath him. Based upon the time, he had exactly one hour, three minutes, and twenty seconds before he was due in medical bay, and she in the botany lab. Her index finger tapped his lips as they stared at one another. His mouth covered hers as he moved between her thighs. They would use the time efficiently.

Aziza stood outside her door waiting with a large book clasped in her arms. Hazina looked over her shoulder as her door swooshed open. Had she not left her PADD in her room, she would have been on her way to the botany lab. It had been illogical of her to not conclude that she would stay in Kyleth's room last night. She moved around her quarters swiftly and ignored the white smile her friend gave her as she moved towards the door. Aziza continued to follow her down the corridor and onto the turbolift. She remained silent the entire time, but did not allow her smile to falter. By the time they reached the lab, Hazina was obviously curious but too Vulcan to ask what her friend wanted.

After writing down data from the experiments and supplying nourishment to the flowers and vegetables, Hazina went to work humming to her seedlings as she ran her fingers through the dark soil. Her eyes moved from the dirt between her fingers to the woman standing several feet away from her. Aziza was on her communicator smiling and talking to someone. Hazina finished cleaning the soil before she washed her hands. She turned to Aziza with lifted eyebrows when she tapped her on the shoulder.

"Your brother is amazing. I can't believe I've been talking to him all this time and just realized that." She bit her lower lip and covered her mouth with her hand. She was blushing.

"Solin is an exceptional being, yes, but why does this matter to you?" Hazina picked up the box on the floor and placed it on the counter. She paused, inhaled deeply, and tried to blink away the wave of dizziness that had suddenly come over her. She ignored Aziza's look of concern as she began to cut the box open.

She moved so that she was within close enough range of Hazina's sight and said one sentence. That one sentence made her friend drop the knife she clutched. Aziza inhaled deeply and narrowed her eyes at Hazina. She repeated herself. "I think I am in love with him."

"That is illogical. You hardly know him." Hazina picked up the knife and quickly cut through the tape.

"I've been talking to him ever since spring break, Hazina!" Aziza was obviously upset. "Illogical. Everything is illogical to you, isn't it?" She shook her head and left the lab in four strides.

That was a situation Hazina had hoped would never come. Although she was part Vulcan, she was prone to giving into her most dominant human side; was it illogical to hope that something beautiful would not happen? She inhaled deeply and sat down in the chair closest to her. Surely, Solin and Aziza would be perfect matches for one another, but as a man who prided himself on being able to control his human side, would he truly be happy married to a human woman? Hazina thought about Aziza and realized the slight similarities she shared with her mother. Perhaps Solin noticed those similarities before her and decided to grab her friend as his mate. Hazina leaned forward and stared at the metal pans in the box. Her brown eyes shifted to the three boxes on the floor. She would not be going to lunch for a long time.

It was nearly one o'clock, and the ship was only minutes away from docking in port on Trinitra. Hazina sat in the mess hall staring down at the eggs on her plate with a look of pure contempt. She held her breath and quickly stood. The scent alone made her want to throw up the little she had eaten the night before. Did the woman at the counter not remember that she was a vegetarian? She shoved the plate away and covered her face with her hands. She had not been that agitated in a long time. Perhaps being off the ship would be comforting to her. Seeing the same people every day was perfect for her routine, but the news Aziza had given her that morning had thrown her off slightly. It had taken longer than it should have to catalogue the metal bowls and pots.

Aziza was on the bridge sitting in Sulu's chair typing on his module when Hazina walked off the turbolift. She nodded to her friend and moved towards her mother. Would Aziza be making the landing instead of Sulu? Her mother shrugged and handed her a piece of paper to take to her father. Hazina leaned against the wall and watched her father work with the utmost efficiency. Her brown eyes lingered on his perfect posture and the way he was able to multitask without flaw. He glanced at her but did not speak. She stepped towards him and leaned forward slightly.

"Solin has bewitched Aziza. Or which ever way you prefer to say it."

He turned to her with raised eyebrows and a look of pure curiosity. His brown eyes darted to the dark woman watching the two of them. He nodded once, and she stood to join them. He motioned towards Hazina. "Our son and her friend are in a relationship."

Nyota smiled and let out a sigh. "I am glad you too finally know. It was awful to keep that a secret."

"Mama, why?"

"He asked me to."

Hazina shook her head and looked at her father. He shrugged and turned back to his station. Her mother tapped her on the shoulder gently.

"It is okay for them to be together, Hazina. He will not hurt her."

She was embarrassed. While she had not made the point of stating why she was against the relationship, Hazina was not surprised that her mother already understood her reasons to object. She crossed her arms over her chest and stepped onto the turolift. She was expected to be in the docking and beaming area in fifteen minutes. After walking to her room briskly, Hazina went straight to the bathroom and leaned over the toilet. The bread and fruit she had eaten spilled into the water. Her hands trembled as she moved to push her hair away. Her fingers brushed another pair of hands. Covering her mouth, she turned quickly to find Kyleth standing behind her. She opened her mouth to speak but was forced to turn back to the toilet. Her right hand rested palm down on the floor as she continued.

After splashing water on her face and gagging through a minute of mouthwash, she felt she was ready to go. Kyleth stood in the sitting area watching her with guarded eyes. He stepped towards her when she emerged from the room dressed in a blue long sleeved sweater. She gave him a kiss on the cheek and smiled as her followed her from her room.

I think you should go see Doctor McCoy. He walked beside her with his gaze focused in front of him.

Hazina decided to respond to him through the link they shared. There is nothing wrong with me, Kyleth. I have seen him several times. She continued to walk until they got to the turbolift.

His dark gaze held hers for several seconds before he reached out and brushed her cheek. I do not want anything to happen to you, Hazina. You are my treasure.

She nodded to him once before stepping onto the turbolift. "I will see you upon my return."

Her parents were in the room engaged in a conversation with Scotty. She blushed when the man pulled her into a tight hug and kissed her on the cheek. Nodding to her parents, she moved around the room so that she stood closer to the beaming platform. She remained facing them, but took her time to open her communicator. Shi'Kahr sent her a message. Her brown eyes moved over the words swiftly before they darted upward. She typed a response to her sister's inquiry before she clutched her communicator in her fist and stepped onto the platform nearest her. She stared at Scotty's smiling face and remained motionless as the beaming began.

They appeared at the opening of a large building of some sort. Hazina looked around with lifted eyebrows before her mother touched her on the arm. She motioned to the woman standing beside her and smiled. "This is Lieutenant Yoon from tactics. She will be escorting you. This is Hazina."

Hazina nodded to the woman and turned to her mother. "Thank you, mother. I will endeavor to return as soon as I feel my objective has been completed."

Nyota laughed. "Feel no need to rush. We're staying on the planet for the night. Just make sure you're back to the ship before the suns set." She kissed Hazina on the cheek and jogged to catch up with Kirk and Spock.

Noticing the woman's moving mouth, Hazina turned to her with a look of curiosity. "I cannot hear."

The woman stood in front of her and nodded. "I know. I'm just here to watch you."

Hazina bowed. "Thank you."

They walked through the thick crowds of people slowly. Hazina found that the air was almost like that on Vulcan but filled with invisible molecules of water. It would be possible for someone to drown on the planet if they had poor lung volume. The idea fascinated Hazina. Her eyes roamed the diverse crowd as they continued their stroll. Hazina stopped and stared at the tiniest jacket she had ever seen. A being with long black hair and leather type skin motioned to the coat and laughed as she spoke. Hazina looked at the woman beside her. Lieutenant Yoon shook her head and motioned for Hazina to continue on.

It was pure curiosity that drew her to each table and stand they passed. By the time they reached the end and the entrance of the city, Hazina held two bags filled with things she knew she did not need, however, she wanted them terribly, and she thought it would be interesting to attempt raising the orange flowers she could see swaying in the distance. She pressed her back against the tall granite post and closed her eyes against the blaring heat. Why did she have to be sick at that moment? They were on the verge of entering one of the most beautiful alien cities she had ever visited. Her fists tightened around the handle of the bags as she pushed herself forward. She could see the cart moving in the distance swaying back and forth. Making the excuse of being thirsty, she pointed towards the small shop that boasted the best Trinitran tea on the planet.

She had never had Trinitran tea. Her eyes stared at the light brown liquid and the flower floating around inside the cup. She looked at the woman behind the counter and nodded before lifting the steaming drink to her mouth. The moment she swallowed, she had to be in what the Christians referred to as heaven. The liquid spread pleasant warmth throughout her body that made her bothersome nausea go away. Her brown eyes widened at the large smile the woman. Aside from the overly large eyes, large ears, and flat noses, they people looked completely human. Hazina down the cup quickly and shook her head when the woman motioned for her to eat the flower. The lieutenant sitting beside her quickly took the flower and pushed it into her mouth.

"They are good." She chewed and motioned for another cup.

Clutching her second cup of tea, minus the flower, Hazina ordered a salad. When the woman placed the food on the table, it was like nothing Hazina had ever seen. The lettuce had been cut perfectly so that it was shaped like a flower. Vegetables of different colors that she did not recognized were spread around the leaves. The woman handed her a pamphlet. The red vegetable were a mixture of tomatoes and beets, the dark green vegetables that looked like pebbles were actually pickled peas. Hazina popped one into her mouth. They were delicious! She quickly began to eat her salad as soon as she saw that the yellow slivers of vegetables were simply mild banana peppers. Her delight was plain on her face as she devoured the food.

Lieutenant Yoon bounced beside her with wide eyes and a large grin. If Hazina had not known better, she would have believed the lieutenant was intoxicated. She kept glancing at the woman out the corner of her eyes. She gasped and quickly walked towards a small museum. The woman at the door was the guide and owner of the place. She spoke in perfect Federation as she led both of them through the place. They stopped to bee lectured on how the planet was founded. The Trinitran people were originally humans, but adapted to live on the planet. The physical changes they bore were proof that evolution did occur. Hazina read the woman's lips with mild interest. Evolution was still one of the most heated topics on Earth. Surely, seeing these being would convince many humans that the theory could be fact.

After nearly forty minutes and ten seconds of exploration, Hazina and her escort were on their way out of the museum. She has given the woman a donation to help her establishment. It had been a wonderful place. Hazina glanced at the group of men sitting in front of the slightly broken down building across the street. One of the men gave her a toothless grin. She turned her head quickly and continued to walk deeper into the city. It was amazing. Tall trees of were everywhere. They were in the colors lilac, teal, and lemon. She pulled a leaf from each tree and smiled when it quickly turned brown. She moved closer to the tree and stared at the entire trunk before looking at the leaves. The tree itself served as a life force for the leaves, but unlike Earth trees, the leaves died immediately from being disconnected. A woman waved to her. She approached her.

"You think those trees are beautiful? I have smaller ones you can plant in your garden. They will to be no more than five feet tall, but the color depends on the environment they are kept in." The woman smiled.

"Why are these of different color when they are in the same environment?" Hazina motioned to the trees behind her.

"Nonsense! Didn't your beautiful brown eyes notice that they in different locations? The green colored trees receive light from all three of the suns and the two moons. The yellow are hidden behind the tower until nightfall. It receives light from only the sun. The lilac ones receive light from two of the suns and one of the moons, but it takes in the most condensation."

"Fascinating." Hazina looked at the trees again. "I will take your offer. I would like two of each."

The tiny trees the woman gave her were short and as wide as her palm. She put them in a single paper bag and handed it to Hazina with a smile. She bowed to the woman and continued to walk towards the city. Wondering where her parents and Uncle Jim were, Hazina turned to her escort to find that the woman had wondered over to the men standing in front of the house that looked abandoned. Her brown eyes scanned the area before she began to walk over to the group. Lieutenant Yoon sat beside a bald pale man with dark blue eyes and slightly dirty skin. Their eyes were glued to the glass balls moving around the inside of the box top on the ground.

The youngest of the group looked to be about eighteen years old. He smiled at Hazina and stood with his hand extended. "I'm Mira. These are my friends Joy, Ulna, Camon, Iris, and Merry." The men glanced at her before turning their attention back to the marbles.

"It is pleasant to meet you. I come for my escort." She motioned towards Lieutenant Yoon, who made a point of ignoring her. The woman leaned in closer to the man with shoulder length orange hair and yellow eyes.

"Come inside for a drink."

The others did not need to be instructed. One man picked up the box; he and two other led her, Lieutenant Yoon, and Mira inside. She looked over her shoulder to see two of the men walking towards the city entrance/exit. Her brown eyes moved to the dirty walls. A thin cloud of dust rose when Lieutenant Yoon dropped onto the couch beside the orange haired man named Iris. Joy, the bald man, moved to what looked like a kitchen. The other man that remained was of the color of brown sugar. He had dark eyes and curly blond hair that reached his ears. He rubbed his large eyes and yawned before sitting on the couch beside Lieutenant Yoon. Hazina swallowed and took a step back. Mira smiled at her and moved aside.

"Lieutenant Yoon, I think we should go. We will be missed." Hazina narrowed her eyes when the woman dressed in the gold uniform leaned forward and kissed Iris. "Now."

"Don't be in a rush!" Joy smiled at her as he placed the dirty cups on the table.

Mira sat down on the floor and stared at the cups as Joy filled them with dark brown tea. He looked at Hazina. "Where are you from? Your ears are different from hers. Who are you with?"

"We are with the Enterprise of Earth." Her pulse sped as she watched the interaction between Lieutenant Yoon and Iris.

Mira looked at Joy, who in turn shrugged and picked up his cup of tea as he sat on the floor beside Mira. Mira picked up his cup as well. He smiled after he gulped down half the tea. "Come, drink. I will not hurt you."

Hazina stiffened and narrowed her eyes at them. "Will they hurt me?"

He laughed and looked at Joy and the brown man sitting in the corner on the table. "You will have to ask Joy and Camon this. I do not make promises for others."

"Lieutenant Yoon, come." Her eyebrows twitched as she stared at the woman writhing underneath the kisses of the man above her. She stepped back and reached for the doorknob. The bags fell from her hand when Mira lifted the inside half of the doorknob with a smile. "You will get in a lot of trouble for this."

"Who is going to tell? We'll be long gone before they even know you're missing." Mira chuckled.

"She does look familiar." Camon crossed his arms over his chest. His dark eyes were glued to Hazina's face. He shook his head and shrugged. "I do not know where I have seen her. I'm Camon, researcher of the group. I find the bounties."

"Probably saw a picture of her on a strange site or something. I'm Joy. What kind of ears are those?" Joy snickered as he gulped down his tea.

"My ears are part of my genetics just as yours are." She stared at him. If looks could kill, he would have exploded seconds earlier. Her hand formed into a fist. She would just punch her way through the wood. When she turned to the door, she found herself swaying. She inhaled quickly and was surprised when she felt herself falling backwards. The ceiling was a jumble of shapes as her head hit the floor with a loud thud.

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When she came to, she found herself handcuffed to a piece of wood. She blinked away the dust in her eyes and fought back the bile rising in her throat. Lieutenant Yoon lay across a table naked with all four of the men violating her. One was underneath; one was on top; the third was in her mouth; the fourth was being massaged in her hand. Hazina closed her eyes and tried to slow down her racing pulse. No, she could not allow them to do that to her. She would rather kill them or die trying to get away.

Kyleth, please help me. She tried her hardest to send the message over the link they shared but found herself losing consciousness again.

Someone was dragging her. Her eyes fluttered open. The dirty floor brushed against he back of her head enough for her to know that she would be bruised. She blinked and nearly died when she heard a somewhat hoarse voice command another person to just tie her up again. She pretended to be unconscious as her body was dragged the other way again. She looked at them behind heavy lids to find that they were still preoccupied with the lieutenant. The woman looked as if she was having the best time of her life. Several of the men dressed, but Iris remained with her. He lifted her from the table and disappeared through the door. There were obviously stairs there; Hazina could hear them moving down them. She could hear! She wanted to dance and clap, but first, she had to get out of there.

Her hands trembled as she tried to make sense of why they had handcuffed her; it was such an ancient way of binding people. If it wasn't for Scotty, she would have never have cared to know what the contraptions were. She looked at the wood and knew if she could muster the strength, she would be able to break it. Her head snapped to the left when a hand collided with her cheek. She glared at a toothless man before her.

"They wore that other bitch out. Looks like I've got you all to myself. I'm Ulna." He laughed and sighed when he looked at her forehead. He handed her a napkin. "You're bleeding."

"What?"

"Your forehead is bleeding." He moved away from her and looked out the door quickly. "It's really annoying to have to do this. I don't have any place to go. I've been with Merry for twenty years now." He sat down on the table and stared at her. He jumped up when she groaned. "What's wrong?"

"I feel horrible." Hazina looked around the room until she noticed a window that was tinted light blue.

Hopefully, she was only on the second floor. She didn't recall seeing a third floor on the outside, but dwellings could be deceiving. She gasped when three of the men ran up the stairs and slammed the door closed. Mira turned to her with narrowed eyes and produced a five inch long knife. He moved towards her.

"Just take it easy. She's sick anyway. She can't do anything." Ulna touched Mira on the shoulder and jumped when there was a loud crashing behind the door. "What the hell is that?"

Mira's hand trembled as he moved to the corner of the room. The door creaked open to reveal a bloodied Iris. He made a gurgling sound before collapsing on the floor. Hazina swallowed and felt her heart rate increasing. She stood and backed up until she was against the wall. Surely, whoever it was coming inside would not only kill them but destroy her in the process. Her body began to tremble again as she breathed deeply against the wall. She tried to pull the metal handcuffs through the wood. Her eyes widened in surprise when she saw the man standing in the door.

"Hazina." He looked at the four men standing in the corner before he moved towards her.

She opened her mouth, but did not speak. He stopped in his tracks and stared at her with his head tilted. Was it the blood running down her face or the fact that she was handcuffed to that wood and covered in dust? She inhaled sharply and turned towards the wall with her eyes closed. There was only one time in her life that she had seen an angry Vulcan. She could feel his rage surging through her body like it was her own. That time she trembled, it was because of the strong emotions she felt. She pressed her forehead against the dusty wall and tried to slow her breathing again. It should not have been so hard to do.

She blocked out the yelling behind her and tried again to get the handcuffs from the wood. A moment of relief ran through her when the wood cracked. She groaned and pulled harder. She was rewarded the sound of cracking wood and her arms coming free. She gulped when she turned to find herself face to face with Kyleth. The chains of the handcuffs made a clinking sound as her hands brushed his face.

"Thank you." She smiled at him.

"I need you to go out the window, Hazina." He moved to the window quickly before glancing at the men groaning on the floor. He threw a chair through the glass and took her hand.

"Are you coming with me?" She turned to him after she had one leg over the ledge.

"Yes." He stiffened when he heard the front door open. "No. Please, go."

"I don't want to leave you." She gripped the ledge when she felt herself getting dizzy. She ignored the footsteps coming up the stairs.

Kyleth gave her a quick kiss and all but shoved her out the window. She landed heavily on her knees and grimaced from the pain. She touched her emblem to page to the ship. Her legs felt stiff as she ran down the street towards the port where they were stationed. She ignored all the noise around her and relaxed slightly when she heard Lieutenant Yeong's voice. Her voice cracked as she began to speak.

"Inform Commander Scotty that I need to be beamed up as soon as possible. Contact the captain and tell him…" She leaned forward and clutched her sides as she was overwhelmed with fatigued. She stopped and leaned against the railing in front of the building they had beamed to.

She collapsed on the platform as soon as she arrived. She remembered Aziza calling her name then reprimanding herself because she remembered that her friend was deaf. When she woke up, she was in sick bay on a bed with an IV in her arm. Her eyes swept the room quickly until the landed on the dark brown woman sitting in the chair beside her bed. She inhaled and groaned as she tried to relieve the pain in her back. Her mother blinked awake and gave her a large smile.

"Hazina, how do you feel?" Nyota touched her hair and smiled.

"Where is Kyleth?" Hazina sat up and stared at her mother with round eyes.

"How do you feel?"

Hazina's head fell to the pillow and her eyes welled with water. What had happened? Was he dead? Why wasn't her mother answering her? She turned to the wall. "Tell me where Kyleth is."

Nyota touched her arm. "Baby, I…"

Her daughter turned to her with tears on her cheeks. "You what? It is a simple question. Where is he?"

"We don't know." She frowned when Hazina looked at the ceiling. "People are looking."

"They won't find him. Yes, I can hear again, mother. I just needed to be banged on the head one more time." She smiled at her mother through her tears. "I am not returning to Earth without him, mother."

Nyota smiled and sat on the bed beside Hazina. "I did not expect you to."

"What happened to Lieutenant Yoon?" Hazina rubbed the bandage on her forehead.

"She's dead. They used her for some kind of ritual. Yes, we found that house, but no one was there other than three bodies. We did find some green blood." Nyota sat back in the chair with her arms crossed over her chest. "Leonard wants to talk to you."

Dr. McCoy appeared behind the curtain just as his name was mentioned. "You're awake! Well, Sweetie, I've got some news for you."

"Am I ill?" She looked at him with round eyes. The sound in the room muffled slightly before becoming clear again.

"You are having a baby. Also, your hearing is back. It seems the bump on your head caused the fluid in your ear to balance out again. Your baby is healthy. You're healthy. You just need to rest." He smiled at her and touched the tip of her nose.

"Thank you." She blushed and looked at her knees. Her head lifted so that she looked at him.

"Don't worry. You're six weeks pregnant. There's no way it can be Kanshero's." He winked at her before he disappeared.

Hazina crossed her arms over her chest and stared at her knees. She pressed her lips together and turned to her mother with a look of pure determination. "For the sake of my unborn child, we will find him."

A/N: All errors are mine. I love a good adventure. Don't you? I wanted to post this yesterday, btu fanfiction's site was acting weird.