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Chapter 12: Don't Mess With The Vulcan

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Cochrane tensed. Then he approached the bathroom. Spock stepped out to greet him. The Vulcan was wearing his black mediation robe. Cochrane was immediately intimidated by the alien's presence. He figured Spock had planned it that way.

"Mr. Cochrane," Spock nodded politely at him.

"Mr. Spock," Cochrane echoed.

"I wished to have a chat with you," said the Vulcan.

Uh oh, thought Cochrane. He decided to pretend like everything was fine, that he was the person in charge of this meeting, even though he knew it was not true. "Please," said Cochrane, who took a seat behind Kirk's desk.

Spock raised an eyebrow at that action, but calmly slid into the chair across from the desk.

Cochrane's stomach began to sink. He was definitely in trouble! Who knew what the Vulcan would do to him since Kirk wasn't there?

"Mr. Cochrane," Spock began, "it has come to my attention that you are making unwanted advances toward the women of my crew."

Cochrane gulped. The Vulcan had gone out with Uhura until very recently. Perhaps he was upset with Cochrane for targeting his ex.

"I will no longer make any advances toward Lt. Uhura," Cochrane insisted.

"That is well," said Spock. "However, I would prefer that you did not proposition any other females of my crew for the rest of the voyage."

"But- but," Cochrane stammered, "Jim said…"

"I know what Captain Kirk said," said Spock.

Cochrane noticed the Vulcan's nostrils flaring just a bit. Fear stabbed the human as Spock went on with his request.

"I am telling you differently. If you ever use your superior strength to take advantage of one of the physically weaker sex, I will have no choice but to place you in the brig. Then, when we reached the Starbase, you would be transferred to a rehabilitation center where your mind would be wiped."

"Alright! I see your point," Cochrane said quickly. "But how did you know about my strength? I've gone to great lengths to keep it a secret. Did you check the gym security footage?"

"Jim told me," Spock said simply. "And before you blame him for 'snitching', as humans say, remember that it is his sworn duty to keep me, his First, informed about anything that might impair the smooth functioning of our crew. Consider yourself warned." Spock not-glared at Cochrane, then left via the bathroom.

Cochrane let out the breath he didn't even know he was holding. Shit. That Vulcan meant business! He'd have to stay away from the ladies for a while. He'd also like to speak with Jim about all this. Why would Jim send his pet Vulcan to cock block him? Unless Jim didn't know about Spock's little visit...

That must be it, Cochrane realized. It would do no good to confide in the captain about this matter. But Cochrane was not going to ignore the ladies forever. He was a man. He had needs! Apparently the Vulcan didn't understand that. He probably could just will away his sexual desires. Well, Cochrane couldn't, even if he wanted to.

The captain of the Botany Bay decided to give it a few days. Then he would try his charm and telepathy on a young, innocent girl. Most any girl would do. However, he gave up on the idea of seducing the young ensign from McGivers' department because he figured McGivers had warned all of her subordinates about him. Oh well. He'd look for potential bed partners tomorrow. Right now all he wanted to do was take a nap. His encounter with Spock had really tired him out. Thankfully the Vulcan hadn't tried anything physical. In fact, the only time he'd noticed the Vulcan had seemed somewhat upset was when Cochrane called the captain by his first name. Cochrane didn't understand that emotional reaction and didn't really care to. He was so tired…

Cochrane fell asleep in the middle of Captain Kirk's bed, amidst the tangled Starfleet issued sheets and comforters. Before he drifted off, he vowed to stay out of Spock's way if at all possible.

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End Chapter 12

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A/N: Sorry it took so long for an update! I had to write some backstory first. Questions, comments, concerns? I will do my best to finish this story sometime in May