Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of Star Trek or Harry Potter. They belong to J.J Abrams, Gene Roddenberry and J.K Rowling.
Warnings: Slash (male/male pairings), threesome, AU, violence, language, angst, character deaths, psychological/anxiety disorders, sexual situations, etc.
Pairings: Spock/Harry/Kirk, hints of Sulu/Chekov and Scotty/Uhura
68. Park
"Yahoo!" Teddy squealed as he rushed ahead his arms held out at his sides like he was flying. Behind him Harry, Spock and Jim trailed a few feet conveying various levels of amusement realizing that they had made a good decision. When they had been discussing what to do for the day, one of the hotel workers had made the suggestion of taking Teddy to the local park a few blocks away; he explained that there was plenty to do and see. And that's why they found themselves strolling along after the exuberant nine year old.
"Teddy! Be careful!" Harry called to his son keeping an eye on the head of blond locks. Jim held his smaller lover loosely around his waist smiling at Teddy's excitement and innocence. When he acted mature, sometimes they forgot that the boy was still a young child unless he did childish things such as now.
"Can't blame him, he doesn't get to do much on the Enterprise besides study and pester either the Bridge crew or Sick Bay," Jim snickered.
"Indeed, it is expected that a child of Teddy's age group would find enjoyment in outdoor activities where he may be provided freedoms that he would not gain on a star ship," Spock commented his hand tenderly cradling Harry's. The wizard sighed knowing it was often difficult for his son to live on the Enterprise. There were no other children on board for him to play with and the adults he enjoyed spending time with were often busy with their duties. Having grown up himself without any friends when he was young, Harry could understand his son's loneliness which was why he tried to spend whatever time he could with him.
"Look we got a monkey for a kid," Jim remarked chuckling as he watched Teddy climb the monkey bars at a nearby play ground along with several other kids.
"He's always liked to climb. It was the next thing he learned after he started to crawl," Harry mentioned as they found a bench nearby to sit at. Around them other parents were doing the same thing, talking among themselves or interacting with other parents. But even as they spoke with those around them, it didn't take long for them to notice rather familiar faces of the Enterprise's captain and commander. After all, it wasn't every day you saw a celebrity in the flesh.
Jim groaned as he stretched out a bit, still holding Harry as he moved his arm from his waist to his shoulders, his fingers brushing at Spock's neck. The Vulcan copied his captain's position (although with less slouching) observing as Teddy pushed himself down a slide followed by a red haired little girl with pigtails and a brown haired boy. They giggled as they chased each other before another girl joined them, shyly requesting to participate in their game while sneaking glances at Teddy's Vulcanized ears, obviously curious.
"Uh oh, Harry our little Teddy is already a ladies' man," Jim joked noticing the girl's reaction toward their son.
"It's the ears, no one can resist them right Spock?" Harry smiled. Spock raised an eyebrow, the corner of his lip curling slightly to express his amusement, "Perhaps. Humans seem to have an unhealthy and illogical fascination with Vulcan ears."
"They're sexy," Jim commented. Spock did not comment.
They remained at the playground for nearly two hours dividing their time between watching Teddy and talking with each other. There was even the rare conversation with some parents that were brave enough to approach them. But as it drew closer to lunch, the louder Jim and Harry's stomachs growled and they joked that they could hear Teddy's stomach from across the playground as well. Spock had pointed out that it was impossible to hear another person's stomach noise over a great distance of space. Harry explained that it was a joke while Jim got up to fetch Teddy.
They had lunch in a nice little restaurant just outside the park, listening to Teddy chatter about his new friends and what they did. Although he mentioned that Molly, the girl who had been staring at his ears, acted weird and kept blushing around him and he didn't know why. Jim just ruffled his hair and explained that he would understand when he was older which made him pout exclaiming that he was a big boy.
Harry chuckled finding his son cute in his innocence, but he wasn't looking forward to the day when Teddy would begin to notice girls in a new light and bring up the conversation of where babies came from and what sex was. Just thinking about it made him cringe and he wondered if he should force Spock to explain when it happened. He didn't care that it might make the Vulcan uncomfortable, no way was Harry allowing Jim to give Teddy the talk and really it was every man for himself.
When lunch was over they headed back to the park although they made their way down a different path than the one they took this morning. They found a pond with an island in the middle that was obviously a bird sanctuary considering the amount of ducks, swans and other fowl that lingered around it. There were even a few vending machines that provided food to feed the ducks for a certain amount of credits. Teddy had practically clung to his parents' legs and begged to feed them.
A palm full of duck food later and Teddy was having the time of his life while they watched although Jim was eyeing the swans cautiously. Spock pointed this out questioning as to why the captain would be wary of them. Jim snorted, "Don't let their pretty looks fool you! They're evil!"
"In what way are they "evil"?" Spock inquired.
"They just are! They give you this evil stare, gazing you unnervingly with their beady dark eyes not to mention they chase after you! You could be walking along just enjoying a stroll and a swan comes out of nowhere trying to attack you! They're mean bastards!" Jim exclaimed.
"You are illogical Jim."
Harry shook his head as Jim continued to argue with Spock while he kept an eye on Teddy making sure he wasn't overrun by ducks. A part of him couldn't help but feel nostalgic while watching the birds, remembering Hedwig and missing her dearly. She had been his very first friend and gift, someone he relied and depended on. She may have been an owl, but she was still a good companion and he had cherished her because she had always been there for him. Even when it felt like the world was against him, he always had Hedwig.
"I wonder how she would have reacted to Jim and Spock," he wondered, "Although I'm sure she wouldn't have been happy with me being in space and always far away."
"That was fun!" Teddy chirped as he walked back over, a bounce in his step. Harry smiled as he ruffled his son's hair, "Glad you thought so. Shall we keep walking?"
"Can we get ice cream?" Teddy questioned in a hopeful tone, wide green eyes begging.
"We'll see." Taking his hand, Harry began to make his way down the path they had been on before their detour, sensing Spock and Jim falling into step with him. It was welcoming how easily Harry and Teddy seemed to adapt to having the captain and commander in their lives. When they were together they felt like a family, like a part that had been missing was finally slipped into place. And it was a wonderful feeling, one that they hoped would last.
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~Seth
