No food fight, unfortunately, but a brief glimpse at our number one enemy!
What do you think I should have Mitchell and Spock's history as?
Something simple? Something darker? Something that Bones saved Spock from and that's why they're so close?
Rachel :)
Chapter 19
"Hey man!"
Jim turned and grinned as he saw a familiar Asian walking towards him.
"S'up Sulu?"
He frowned when he reached the blonde, taking in the stitches, "Woah. What the hell happened to you?"
"Spock" He admitted, and the man whistled, "What did you do to him?"
"We were just sparring" Jim replied, "He... was kinda having a bad day".
"Tell me about it" Sulu said, examining the bruises littering the boys jaw, "You two alright now?"
"Yea, we're alright".
"Good" He nodded, "Cause, you know, if you weren't, I'd have to beat him up to defend your honour... and your virtue... or what's left of it anyway".
The boy whacked his shoulder, "Hey! Take that back!"
"Make me".
Jim grinned suggestively, "Oh believe me, I have my ways".
"I'd like to see you try".
"You know you love me".
"Well I should hope not".
They both turned at the voice, and Jim frowned as he saw another man step up behind Sulu and wrap his arms around him.
The Asian smiled, "Ben, meet Jim Kirk. Jim, this Ben Jung, my boyfriend".
"Boyfriend?" He exclaimed, staring at them, "... And here I thought I was your only love".
Sulu smiled at his partner, "Jim here is a bit of a flirt".
"And by 'a bit of a flirt', he means 'a huge flirt'" the Blonde replied, winking at him, "Hey, how you doing?"
Ben laughed, his head resting on Sulu's shoulder, "I can tell".
The boy's grin widened, "So, you know, if you two ever break up... Call me".
"Which one of us?" Sulu asked.
"You, him, either and/or both. I don't mind".
"I'm sure you don't" He smirked, "You coming to class today?"
Jim shook his head, "Nah, can't, doctor's orders".
"Doctor McCoy?"
It took a second for the name to click.
"Bones, yea".
"Bones?"
"It's my nickname for him".
"Why...?"
"It's a long story" Jim replied, and Sulu nodded, "Alright then. But, speaking of the devil..."
"Hey, kid, you ready?"
Jim couldn't help but grin as he spun around to find the doctor in question walking towards him, in all his stubbled jawline and rockstar clothing glory.
"Almost, I'm just chatting up some handsome young men, Bones"
McCoy frowned, raising an eyebrow at him, "Chatting up some handsome young dating men?"
"Well, when you put it like that, I sound like a homewrecker".
"You probably are" Sulu commented, and Jim glared at him, "Hey! Alright, that's it, you're no longer invited!"
"Invited?" Bones echoed, beyond confused, and the boy sighed, "When they break up".
"Don't you mean 'if'?"
"Well I don't know what's going to happen! All I'm saying is that cause of that remark, Sulu and I are no longer going to hook up. It's just me and Ben now".
The doctor stared at him in disbelief, "... I don't even know where to begin. You have your food".
He nodded.
McCoy glanced down at his tray, "... Really?"
Jim scowled at him, "What's wrong with my food?"
"It's unhealthy. That much bacon?"
"I'm young. Sue me".
"Your body will with that high a cholesterol".
"Well what do you want me to eat? Porridge?!"
"Yes".
"Are you serious?!"
"... Yes".
In front of them, Sulu grinned, "Well, we'll just leave you two to bicker then. See you tomorrow, yea?"
Jim nodded and turned his full attention to McCoy.
Staring him straight in those icy blue eyes, he picked up a piece of bacon, and placed it in his mouth.
Bones rolled his eyes at the boy's actions, "Come on, Spock got us a table".
The blonde grinned in response.
Following the doctor towards the corner of the room, he slid into the booth opposite the pair and happily dug into his all-out fry.
Across from him, McCoy frowned in disapproval and Spock's mouth twitched.
Jim smiled at them with a full mouth.
They both looked away in disgust.
Laughing he picked up another piece of bacon, his attention veering to the other side of the room as there was a bark of laughter.
In the centre of the room, sat a half dozen people, all facing towards a single man in the middle with bright eyes and a captivating smile.
Jim frowned as he spoke and they all laughed again.
McCoy followed his gaze and scowled, "Gary Mitchell".
The blonde blinked and turned back to him, "What?"
"Sunshine over there. Gary Mitchell" He replied, nodding in the crowds direction, "He's bad news".
"Seems alright to me".
"Believe me. He's not".
"What'd he do?"
McCoy slowly stopped chewing, avoiding his gaze, and Jim glanced over at Spock whose face was strangely blank.
Not emotionless, not impassive, but... blank.
And Jim couldn't get a clear reading from the air around him either.
"... It's a long story" Bones finally replied, "Point is, he's poison. I'd avoid him if I were you".
"And if I don't?"
"Then he'll drag you down with him" He said, "So don't go near him".
Jim hummed noncommittedly, and found his gaze drawn back to the brunette in the centre of the room. He was grinning, telling jokes, and had the most powerful charismatic air around him that the blonde had ever seen, even if it was twinged with arrogance, narcissism, and something altogether a lot darker.
He had to admit.
He was intrigued by this 'Gary Mitchell'.
And the obvious hatred, wariness, and even loathing that both Bones and Spock seemed to hold for the man?
That only intrigued him even more.