A/N sooooooooooo…. I know I said I would be going on a two month hiatus because of my grades. Well for good behaviour (It sounds like I am in prison) I have been allowed use of the laptop. *bows before the mighty apple mac*. So here I am writing another chapter for all you guys because I love you and you keep me happy forever. (also Sherlock is over, so my mental state is slightly more stable). This is going to be the chapter where all your hearts may or may not be ripped out painfully (just some warning) because this is the tenth chapter(ish) and so one of them will be leaving . But I promised the next chapter will be really fluffy and sweet and whoever leaves will definitely come back because I'm sad like that. P.S hit me up on tumblr: captain-cas-of-uss-tardis By the way, I started this before the last chapter. A/N : so I started this chapter like a month ago but got kinda stuck with it, so I stopped. Then I started watching Almost Human (excellent show) and teen wolf (sounds awful but it isn't ) Hope you all have fun with stuff. Nanigirl15 – Trust me, the UK is horrible and cold and wet right now so if you do some come over and visit out little island COME IN SUMMER. But we do get sherlcok and doctor who here repeated on TV all the time. And we have tea, lots of tea. ZenaraTheDragon – I'M SORRY but Pavel is the one who is leaving but he will come back occasionally because I value the sanity of my readers CuckooWolfie188188 – OMG SHERLOCK SHERLOCK, I guess it's time for another two year hiatus. FUN (not) Minecraft Guardiansaiyan – I think your poem made me cry okay… It was so sad but really good. Beawolf's Pen – Thank you, but I am afraid that school does not get any better. The next few chapter will have JT causing some trouble (possibly with red bull involved) which should be fun! Jasmin Kenobi – my feels, oh my poor feels *hugs and crys muttering the word 'kidneys' Anyway so here is the chapter
Departures: The morning light cast a soft glow through the curtains of the mostly bare room. Al that was left was the sheets on the bed, the bed itself and the generic furniture that came with every room in the house. All the photos that had once sat upon the dresser along with PADDs and various bits of engines had all been packed away in boxes that were currently being shipped to their new home. The light reached the face on the boy wrapped up in the bed, it framed his messy curls and angelic face with a heavenly glow. The boy's eyes opened, clouded with sleep and confusion before he remembered why all his stuff wasn't where is should be and how he would soo be joining it.
Pushing the large amount of blankets off the bed and onto the floor, as he did every morning. It meant his feet wouldn't get cold on the wooden floor. That wouldn't be a problem as his new room had a fluffy carpet instead. He looked around briefly at the familiar room: That scratch on the window from when he threw that bouncy ball too hard; The marks on top of the dressers from dirty engine parts; that one spider that never seemed to die, no matter how many times someone had tried to kill it. All this made the room personal to him, he knew that whoever took the room after him would make his own memories from it. Shaking his head, to dislodge the feeling of longing to keep his room, he pulled on the jumper the Mrs, Chekov had knitted him and the fluffy slippers that Uhura had given to him.
Opening the door softly, he was greeted by the smell of waffles and the sound of laughter coming from downstairs. Following the enticing smell he padded down into the bright hallway and across into the kitchen. The sight that greeted him would be described as mayhem. He could spot Sulu throwing waffles across the room to JT who was holding the plates. McCoy was trying to get them to stop but still handing out the plates to the children lined up in front of him. Uhura and Galia were both taking photos and videos on their PADDs and giggling about how it was going to get so many likes on Spacebook while munching on said waffles. It was Scotty that finally noticed him standing on the threshold and waved him over. After weaving his way through the typical morning rush and dodging flying waffles, he made it to their usual table, where Scotty was devouring a plateful of waffles. After sitting and watching the action for a while, a plate was placed in front of him with a glass of juice; looking up Pavel saw McCoy standing over him smiling. Moving around the side of the table, placed his own plate down and began to mutter about 'stupid reckless idiots' and 'health hazards'. Once McCoy had finally finished his coffee, he became slightly more approachable and less scary.
"So kid, today's your last day here. Lucky you! I guess those two idiots over there are making it memorable at least" McCoy drawled, as he ducked a flying waffle.
"Yes, I zink zat I vill miss it though, it has been wery fun here" Pavel replied, muching on his waffles. "Well you'll just have to come back and see us all, that is if you're not having so much fun in Russia, I saw the Christmas photos" McCoy was handed another cup of coffee by Scotty, who had returned bringing more waffles with him.
"Aye lad, we're all gonna miss you, ya know" Scotty added, looking up from his waffles in time to see Pavel give him a bright smile. Conversation quickly diminished as they all sat eating away. Eventually someone took control of the waffle situation and Sulu and JT wisely retreated to the table. Sulu sat next to Pavel and JT next to McCoy. Everyone was chatting about the fun times they'd had with Pavel and how they were totally gonna invite themselves over to Russia to visit.
With breakfast over, except for some considerable mess of waffles and chocolate sauce, the gang went their separate ways to get dressed and ready. Pavel went about his normal routine: he showered and brushed his teeth, made sure that his bed was made, dressed and opened the curtains, turned the thermostat in his room lower (he was from Russia, he liked it cold) and packed the last few items into his rucksack. He only had about an hour before he would be leaving and Pavel had no idea what to do with himself with that time. As he put his rucksack with the rest of his luggage outside his door, he was ambushed by JT and Hikaru, who were both wearing matching yellow headbands and wrist warmers. They looked like two of those scary runners you get in marathons, thought Pavel as he was whisked along by the two older boys, who appeared to be singing about 'champions of the world'. As they all approached the bottom of the stairs (amazingly in one piece) He was dragged into the lounge. The entire gang was waiting for him and he was quickly covered in a mix of confetti in heart shapes and some strange gloop that must have been some accident of Scotty's. Emerging from the see of swirling bits of paper and green gloop, he saw that it wasn't just Hikaru and JT, who were dressed in the kit, everyone was! They had even managed to get Spock to dress up. After the inital shock wore off (seeing Spock in yellow did that to a person) Uhura stepped foward and handed him his own kit. "JT originally wanted 'Little Cherub" printed onto the shirt, but Hikaru wouldn't let him, we settled for 'Russian Whiz-kid' in the end" She spoke kindly as he pulled on the embarassig kit (JT must have been the one to order them).
When he was dressed and looked around properly, it struck him how funny they looked. JT had 'the awesome one' printed on his, Hikaru had 'Japanese sissor hands', Leo had 'Grumpy McGrumperson', Spock had 'Oh logical one', Uhura was 'Fabulous and lethal', Scotty had 'Trust me, I may one day be an engineer' and Gaila had 'the hot one'. After laughing at what was obviously JT's ideas, he noticed that all hell had broken loose on the group. JT and Hikaru were in the process of trying to get Spock to put his wristbands back on and Spock was just ignoring them. Leo was standing by laughing, while Spock gave him the Vulcan equivalent of a death glare. Uhura and Scotty were taking pictures of them all and trying to get them in some sort of order for a group shot. Gaila had grabbed Pavel and was pulling him into a tight hug.
When it had all settled down to a point where Spock did have his wristbands on (they were hanging off his ears now), JT and Hikaru had both high-fived and were standing there breathless and laughing. "Right, guys time for a group shot! Pavel, you go in the middle, Spock go on the outiside with Leo on the other, JT, Hikaru, Scotty and Galia fir yourselves in somewhere. Ok! the timers set, smile everyone!" Uhura called before dashing to take her place. The camera took five photos, which were automatically sent to the printer in the corner. The best one was the one where JT had Hikaru in a headlock and Uhura was trying to pull them apart with Leo on the other side. Many more copied were made and sent to everyone before they all calmed down enough to make their way over to their sofa in the corner.
Sprawling themselves across them and the floor, JT spoke up. "Right My little 'Russian whiz-kid' time for presents!" JT said cheerfully as he leaped off the sofa to pick up a box next to the screen. The first was a tastefully wrapped small box from Gaila, she had gotten him a cute little snowglobe made, of the house. He could see all the little figures of the gang standing on the steps. Pavel was amazed at the detail and knew he's treasure it forever. He gave her another hug as she held back tears.
Scotty was the next person to hand him a simple gift bag. Inside of it was a small tool set with everything that a person could want for basic engineering feats. Attached to it was a note that said 'you never know when you may be stuck in the middle of nowhere with a broken down hovercar and only four sandwiches to fix it with. Pavel really wanted to know the story behind that quote.
Uhura gave him a beautiful African blanket for the cold winter nights in Russia. It was the colour or red wine with swirls of yellow and orange which reminded him of the fiery girl who had given it to him.
Leo handed him a simply wrapped gift box. Inside was a book on hypothermia and some emergency supplies if one was to get caught in a snowstorm. Leo just shrugged and mumbled about being 'influenced by idiots' and giving looks to JT and Hikaru.
Hikaru ignored all the looks and handed him a long box that was quite obvious what was inside. As suspected there was a simple sword inside, it had his name engraved on the side and was truly a work of art. He thanked him profusely and placed it carefully back into the box.
JT and Spock were the final gift-givers. Spock was doing his normal impression of a statue while JT was bounding up and down as he opened the large box. Inside was what he thought was the most amazing thing ever. A remote controlled car, in red, with stripes and everything. He was amazed at the detail that had gone into the car and could not wait to try it out. JT was already off telling him about all the features it had. There was a hydrogen fuel cell and a remote that reached up to five kilometres away. It had a camera attached to the front and a set of mini people to put in the seats. He wished he could try it out now but he was aware of how little time he had left and wanted to spend it with his friends.
They all helped him pack up all his gifts into the box and place it by the door. Glancing around at all the odd looks they were getting from other people, they decided that a quick change into some normal clothes would be appropriate. They didn't ant to scare the Chekov's off before they got Pavel. Ten minutes later, there all back down in the all and eagerly awaiting the arrival of Pavel's new family. Uhura was on the verge of crying and Gaila was holding her tight. Hikaru looked in much the same state. Leo and Scotty had both taken it upon themselves to help move all the heavy stuff down into the hall and were chatting quietly as they did. JT seemed to be standing on the edge of the group looking a bit lost as to what to do.
He was distracted from his musings as the doorbell rang, echoing loudly throughout the house. Plenty of people had come to see him off, as was tradition. Kelly, one of the staff, had arrived and was opening the door to the sight of a tall skinny man and a slightly plump but friendly woman. They were both dressed in light jeans and T-shirts even though it was only 10 degrees Celsius out there. They were quickly welcomed in and directed to the office to sign some final paperwork.
Pavel was almost swamped by people wanting to say goodbye. As everyone hugged him and wished him well, the gang waited patiently for their turn. As people drifted off and left, it was time for the more personal goodbyes. Gaila was also crying by this point as he squeezed him tightly he sweet perfume making him feel relaxed and safe. She stood back and dried her eyes on her scarf. Uhura was next, she was speaking to him in Russian about how she was going to come and visit and how he must ver forget to stay safe, not that JT wasn't aorund to help them out. She went over to Gaila and held her. scotty gave him a manly pat on the back and handed him a bag which contained a sandwich. He said "you never know when you might get peckish". He alo promised to keep him updated on the car and comm if he needed any help. Leo gave him him a good strong southern hug, his accent thick and calming, making sure that he wasn't going to do any stupid stunts and get himself killed. Only Leo would be like that. JT wrapped his arms around him and picked him up, swinging him around, making Pvael squeal in delight. He was going on about random nonsense, a sure sign that he was nervous or sad. After a final squeeze he let go and stood back with the others. Hikaru was last, he seemed in a worse state than the girls. He squatted down to Pavels level before hugging him. He could feel tears soaking through his shirt and had never felt more cherished in his life. He was going to miss Hikaru the most and was sad to be leaving him behind.
They parted ways and smiled at each other. The moment was broken by The office door opening and Mr and Mrs Chekov walking out. Pavel automatically ran over to them, and Mrs Chekov swept him up to her arms. The gang were pleased with the choice of family and were happy to see Pavel so trusting of them already. There was a few minutes of introductions and chatting before the inevitable could not be delayed any longer. Everyone helped with carrying the boxes to the spacious hovercar outside and once loaded there was nothing left for them to do. A quick round of hugs later and Pavel was strapped safely into the back. The gang stood on the steps as the adults climbed into the front of the car and started it up. As the car lurched forward a sense of sadness and hope washed over them.
And as the car crunched along the gravel, the gang were waving long after the car had left their sight.
REuploaded with paragraphs this time (silly ipad)
AN I'm so sorry this took so long. It was a really hard chapter to write. Anyway I really need some chapter ideas. I was thinking maybe JT gets arrested and Pike gets to bail him out? Plot bunnies in action. Anyway hope you all had a nice st paddy day. will update hopefully by the end of the month becuase my holidays are at the start of April and I have work experience that week. I live off reviews, they make me work faster. Have fun xxx