day three — alternate universe

disclaimer — KNB © Tadatoshi Fujimaki
summary — star trek AU; after some arguing and fact checking, he confirms that Momoi Satsuki is indeed his First Officer.
note — whoa. i need to get on track. not the greatest of AUs, it took me like two tried to get this right...

Daiki had been given command of a starship at a relatively young age. No one thought he could handle it. In the academy and under three captain commanders, Daiki had been nothing but trouble. He hadn't always listened to orders and put himself in harm's way. Even if it had been for good reason, the majority of Starfleet Command had still been hesitant to give Daiki command of his own starship.

In the end, they relented but only because they were going to choose Daiki's First Officer.

A babysitter. That's what it had felt like. They're giving Daiki a babysitter and Daiki is no baby. He doesn't need to be taken care of. But if this is the only way that Daiki will get his commandment then it's fine. He just wants to be out there already.

There's nothing quite like space. Daiki remembers his first voyage on the USS Teikō. It had been terrible towards the end and Daiki had learned hard lessons that he rather wouldn't have but out there, going further from Earth and closer to some unknown, had been the best thing Daiki had experienced in his life. It made him feel alive. It made him feel useful. He loved it out there but very few Captain's wanted to deal with Daiki after what happened with the crew of the USS Teikō.

This is not the time to reminisce and be nostalgic about past starships and crews though, Daiki has more important things to think about.

Like, who the hell had Starfleet chosen as his first officer?

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Daiki is the first to arrive on the bridge.

He'd woken up early to be first, wanting to walk around the ship and meet some of the crew before arriving at the bridge for launch-off.

As Starfleet hadn't told him the name of his First Officer, Daiki wouldn't know who it is until they introduced themselves. Or maybe they had told him and Daiki hadn't really been paying attention. Oh, well it's not like it'd be a big deal right? Right.

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Daiki sits impatiently in the Captain's chair. It's still early for take off but Daiki would like for all of his crew to have reported in by now and they all have except for his First Officer.

He calls over the communications officer and tells him to locate their first officer.

And then it's back to waiting.

/

An ensign comes in and stands at Daiki's side.

"Ensign," Daiki says without looking up, "Please, go see where our First Officer is."

The ensign laughs. Daiki's eyes twitches in annoyance.

"Why are you laughing, ensign? I didn't say anything funny."

Daiki is looking up now. The ensign looks young and her pink hair, pretty face, and the way her red regulation shirt is just the tiniest bit tight around her chest area, are enough of a distraction for Daiki to be taken aback. He does not let it show though. This is a professional setting.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Captain Aomine," She says, biting down on her lip to quell a smile (Daiki does not let this distract him), "It's just that I'm your First Officer."

Daiki is to say the least very dumbfounded, "What?"

"Oops, I apologize again, Captain!" She stands up straight and salutes him, "First Officer Momoi Satsuki, reporting for duty."

What the hell.

/

After some arguing and fact checking, Daiki confirms that Momoi Satsuki is indeed his First Officer.

"Why the hell are you wearing a red shirt, Ms. First Officer," he asks, sneering the last part.

"If you must know, I was helping out our Chief Medical Officer carry some supplies. A container broke and spilled on my shirt and so I was forced to grab the nearest shirt available."

"Don't you have extras? This is extremely unprofessional."

"I didn't want to delay taking off just because I had a wardrobe crisis."

Daiki puts his hands over his eyes and groans. He can feel a headache coming on.

And he's sure that this is one of many headaches he'd be suffering because of Momoi Satsuki.

/

He feels someone pull away his hands before placing their own hand on his forehead.

"You should take better care of yourself. You're running a fever."

Daiki looks into Satsuki's eyes. She does not look away, she meets his gaze. Daiki is the one who loses the staring contest.

"Uh, yeah, thanks. I'll go and see CMO Sakurai once we take off."

Daiki glances up at her. She smiles at him and nods.

/

Maybe his First Officer isn't so bad after all.