Chapter 6:
*Leonard's POV*
Another term finally came to end. Also a year and a half past. Making it nearly two and a half years since I have been here. Now it's a week break. Usually I would communicate with my daughter back at her home with her mother, but her mother has her on a trip to somewhere. Looks like I am staying here like the others, being bored.
"See yea Bones!" Jim waved goodbye with a huge smile, leaving the dorm.
I rolled my eyes at that. He always do this every break. Reading textbooks is what I did until I hear the computer making the communication sound.
I answered it and T'Aimnu appears on the screen. A small blush colors my face at her beautiful sight.
"Greetings Leonard," she smiles softly to me, showing her Vulcan hand symbol.
"Hello T'Aimnu," I smiled back, trying not to feel shy.
"Aren't you suppose to leave for home?"
"Nah, everyone's on vacation."
"I see. Do you have plans for tomorrow?" she asked, sounding a little...nervous.
"No I don't have any plans," I answered, then I ask confused, "why do you ask?"
"There's a location here in the city I would like to go to, but I am a little…..frightened to go there alone."
'Wait, is she asking me out?' I thought to myself surprised. "Why wouldn't your cousin take you there?"
"He doesn't wish to be part of human activities."
"Okay well, where do you like to go?"
"The Exhibit of Butterflies." My eyes grew in surprised. "My apologies, my human Aunt Amanda loves these butterflies and I always want to know what they are and what their nature is like. If you don't want to the human act-"
"No!" I exclaimed suddenly, scaring her a little. "I mean," I cleared my throat and smiled to her, "I would love to take to the Butterfly Exhibit tomorrow."
"Thank you Leonard," she smiles.
"You're welcome T'Aimnu," I smiled more, "maybe afterwards we can have an early dinner."
"Sounds wonderful."
"I'll pick you up around noon."
"Very well farewell," she gives me her Vulcan hand symbol again before ending the call.
My body stood there stunned. T'Aimnu and I are going on a date tomorrow? I can feel my heart racing and my cheek warming up.
*The Next Day*
*No One's POV*
Leonard McCoy awakens that day with an unusual smile curling big and wide. T'Aimnu has been on his mind since last night and now today he's going on a date with her.
After sending a message to her through the messenger, he begins his morning routine. A long sleeved blue collared dress shirt with black slacks and black shoes to make it more causal. He put some cologne on hoping it will get her attention. The young medical student uses at least ten minutes, making sure he looks presentable for his Vulcan/Creature hybrid crush.
He arrives to the location where the female dormitory building is. T'Aimnu sends a message to him saying she's coming down. McCoy takes a deep breath, trying to calm his nerves.
The sound of the door opening catches his attention. Looking up he was stunned of what he sees. T'Aimnu stands before him wearing a blue sleeveless dress that shows the left side of her upper body. A black shirt shows the bottom of her waist and fishnets V neck straps. No jewelry and no shoes while her hair is down and falls gently to her waist. Also some weird black markings are on her arms.
"Greetings Leonard," she greets with a smile, "you look handsome."
"H-Hello T'Aimnu," he stutters a little, blushing, "you look beautiful."
"Thank you, it's Vulcan fabric designed into my mother's species clothing."
"That's cool. Ready to go?" Leonard manages to smile.
"Yes I am."
Shyly, he takes her rather soft and small hand. A hint of green dusts her pale cheeks at the touch.
The two walks off the campus and towards the Butterfly Exhibit nearby. It is an indoor location filled with plants that is rare to see nowadays. T'Aimnu's blue eyes gleams at the sight of millions of the small winged insects flying around. She has never see so many beautiful Earth colors. Leonard was interested in the butterflies but not as much as his date.
Walking still hand in hand. Her bare feet touches the stoned trail at each step. A few times, a butterfly or more will gently land on her presence. She smiles to Leonard, loving the feeling of the butterflies and masking the slight painful feeling. He smiles back softly, loving the sight he sees.
Many messages of a certain butterfly fascinates the young hybrid. Now she knows why her Aunt Amanda loves these many little beings. One caught her one though. The Blue Monarch Butterfly. Each detail reminds her of the Creature culture. Blue from the eyes of each member, black from the cancerous marks, and the white symbolizes the purity they are from personality and spirit. Also overall, it reminds her of the Blue Star.
"It's beautiful," T'Aimnu softly speaks with a smile, staring at the butterfly on her pale finger.
"Yes it is," Leonard agrees, then stares at her, 'but not as beautiful as you T'Aimnu,' he secretly thought.
"The Blue Monarch Butterfly is like the Creature culture and the Blue Star-" he didn't hear her explain about it because a flashback appears to him.
It's the one that he saw a blue star when he was seventeen years old and when he heard that voice. Putting two and two together, Leonard McCoy stares at T'Aimnu with such love in his eyes as he smiles softly.
'She's the one for me,' he thought to himself once again.
After catching a few more butterflies, they decided to seek nutrition for themselves. Once again, holding hands, Leonard takes her to the local small restaurants. T'Aimnu orders from a seafood restaurant while he orders from a Southern cuisine restaurant.
"You're not into meat?" he asked her as they find a table outside.
"No, us Vulcans don't eat meat, but us Creatures loves seafood and fish. So it's a balance."
"Awe I see."
First T'Aimnu places her dish of seafood down then slowly, but surely sit down in the chair. Leonard notices the familiar pain in her eyes like she always has every time he sees her do such things, but then again she doesn't have the pain around him.
"Are you alright T'Aimnu?" he asks, worried for her.
"I'm alright," she answers, taking deep breaths as she sits down on the chair.
"Your behavior is just like from the classes and from when we hang out."
Blue eyes stare down at the ground, figure out what to say. "My mother's species, the Creatures, are in constant pain everyday. The markings on my arms and legs show the cancerous cells of my body and runs through my veins."
"Cancerous cells?"
"Yes."
"Wouldn't treatment help out?"
"To a certain disent."
He was about to ask about her behavior around him, but his mouth kept shut.
She places on some of her personal medical gloves and begin picking out the meats of the shell and calms. Once done, the gloves are removed and she began eating the meal with utensils.
"Vulcan don't eat with their hands," she explains to her clueless crush.
Soon the sky grows gently dark. Leonard walks T'Aimnu back to the female dormitory while they talk and laugh at some things.
"Thank you so much Leonard," she smiles to him, "I had a lot of fun."
"You're so welcome T'Aimnu," he smiles back, "would you like to do some more human activities during the break."
"I would love to."
Instead of a side hug, they pull themselves into a frontal hug.
"Goodnight T'Aimnu," he says to her softly.
"Pleasent dreams Leonard," she says to him softly.
They separated and she walks to the door when Leonard speaks up, "Umm T'Aimnu, if you are in constant pain, why do you feel fine around me?"
A giggle appears out of her lips as she looks at him with a big smile, "Classified Information."
Leonard looks lovestruck when she enters into the building.