"It was amazing!" Bella told Val, as they made their way to class. "Absolutely amazing!" She smiled as she remembered the previous night.
"What was his name?" Val asked.
"Spock." Bella said happily. "He's half-human, like me." She looked down at her watch. "Oh crap!" she moaned. "We're late." They started running wildly towards the Vulcan Language classroom. Bella was much faster than Val, so she arrived just as the teacher was calling the class to order. "Sorry we're late." she panted. Then froze. Standing at the front of the class was Spock, her Spock, shock in his eyes. On the board beside him was a name, his name. Professor Spock.
Just then, Val came sprinting into the room and ploughed directly into Bella. "Why are you just standing there?" she asked. "Where are our..." she began, but then she caught sight of the name on the board and before Bella could stop her, she screamed "Oh my god, you kissed the teacher!" Bella groaned inwardly. Heat flooded her face as everyone turned to stare at her. She turned and ran out of the room, leaving Spock frozen at the front of the class.
* * * * *
Bella stopped and took a deep breath. "It's ok." she thought. "He's not going to bite you." She took another deep breath and knocked on the door.
"Come in." came the quiet reply. She walked slowly into the room. Spock was sitting behind a desk, reading a report.
"Can I talk to you?" she asked. He inclined his head, indicating that she continue. "I'm sorry about what happened today." she said. He nodded, acknowledging her apology. "I really do like you, though." she continued. "And I hope this doesn't change anything, you know with me being your student and all..." She stopped, suddenly aware that she was babbling.
He got up from behind his desk and walked across the room towards her. "Teacher-student relationships are not permitted. I cannot allow this to continue." he said matter of factly. She felt her limbs growing cold. He didn't want her; there was no possibility of them, no possibility at all...
Suddenly, she was screaming at him. "Why?" she screamed. "Why, Spock, why?" She could feel the tears coming. "Why can't it continue? Don't you want me?" she sobbed. "Am I not pretty enough? Do you not like me? Do you have someone already?" she cried, tears rolling down her face. She closed her eyes and sank to the floor. "Why don't you want me?" she whispered. She felt him wrap his arms around her, trying to stop her crying. But she couldn't stop, wouldn't stop.
"I do want you." he whispered. She opened her eyes and he was beside her on the floor, his arms still wrapped around her.
"I want you, too." she whispered. And then he was kissing her again. They only stopped when her phone rang, shrill and demanding. It was Val, wondering where she had gone. "I'll see you tomorrow." she said to Spock.
"I'll be waiting." he replied. She smiled the whole way back to her dorm room.
