Chapter 5:
*T'Aimnu's POV*
"Hello there T'Aimnu, you're looking beautiful today!" James comments one day, sitting next to me.
"Greetings James," I said while sitting on a small wall.
"Why are you here all alone on this wall?"
"Leonard and I have to study for this term's finals."
"I don't need to to study," he laughs cokily, placing his hands behind his head.
"You actually need to James," I said, not surprised about his behavior, "your father was a captain of a ship, am I correct?"
"Yea so? It's in my blood!"
"Life is not all about the opposite gender and extreme activities."
"Dammit Jim, listen to T'Aimnu."
Leonard stands over us on the ground. He has return from his afternoon class.
"Greetings Leonard," I greeted with a soft smile.
"Hey T'Aimnu, ready to go?" he smiles small to me.
"Yes I am and I believe a certain Kirk should come along as well," I said slowly, noticing our best friend 'secretly' walking away.
"Dammit Jim!" Leonard exclaims, grabbing him.
After another long studying session, Leonard offers to walk me back to the girl dormitory. Which I happily accept it.
"I am so sorry about Jim," he says when we arrived to the door.
"There's no need to apologize," I said to him, "his personality is like that and unfortunately we must accept it."
"Indeed," he sighs, "I just hope he gets a reality check."
"With his grades, there will be a reality check ready for him."
"God, I hope so."
"Well, let's get some rest and study again in the morning hours," I smiled to him.
"Alright," he half smiles back.
We pull ourselves into a side hug before separating.
As soon as I return to my dorm, the computer screen begins to make the calling sound. Cousin Spock appears when I answered it.
*Vulcan Language*
"Greetings Cousin Spock," I show him my hand symbol, "how are you?"
"Greetings Cousin T'Aimnu," he mirrors my action, "I am doing fine. And yourself?"
"I am doing fine as well, but James seems to be testing my negative emotions."
"How so?"
"His personality contains of highly illogical cockiness and very human child like. He doesn't wish to study for the End of the Term Finals because he believes he can pass without such stud or work."
"Very illogical indeed."
"It still confuses me of why I am friends with him."
"Do you wish for me to tutor him?"
"I offered that proposal to Leonard, but his strong emotions towards you tells me that he refuses to accept."
"Understood."
"Well we both need rest for more studying."
"Agreed. Farewell Cousin," he shows me his hand symbol.
"Farewell Cousin," I mirrored his action.
*Leonard's POV*
One whole year has past. My life became one hell of a rollercoaster. A divorce was made having her take the whole damn planet. My daughter, Joanna, is now three years old and still only see her through communication. Nowhere else to go, I came here to become a doctor for Starfleet.
Out of all the insanity of my life, T'Aimnu is actually the only sane person who keeps me grounded. I hope she realized that I have strong feelings for her, but I am scared to love again. Then again, she's not human so she views things differently. Maybe because it's her being a Vulcan/Creature hybrid. I already know what a Vulcan is from her damn cousin, but what is a Creature?
T'Aimnu wraps the old fashion blood pressure cuff around my left arm. We are in class, partnered as usual, practicing vital signs. Everyone else are doing vitals signs on the monitors. It makes our eyes roll because we both prefer the old fashioned approaches even though we do use the monitors.
She examines my blood pressure through her stethoscope and after a few minutes, a rather strange look appears on her face.
"Umm Leonard?" my partner speaks, taking the cuff off of my arm, "have you been stressed lately?" she sounded concerned, taking the stethoscope out of her pointy ears.
A blush appears on my face when I see the concern in his beautiful blue eyes. "Yes I am stressed out," I finally admitted.
"Why are you stressed out?"
No word appear out of my mouth. Should I tell her everything or not?
"Am I causing you stress?"
"What?" I was surprised of her question.
"I am causing you stress, my apologies Leonard," she lowers her head in sadness.
"You're not causing me stress," I said softly to her, placing my hand on her shoulder, "it's only Jim and school that is causing me stress. Nothing about you. In fact, you're the only one that is making it not making it go out of control."
A shade of green appears on her face. At first, I thought that she was going to be ill, but then she smiles sweetly to me with a sparkle in her eyes.
'Wow…' i thought to myself, smiling back.