A Star to Steer Her By

by KCS

Drabbles, ficlets, and miscellaneous meme fills, both missing scenes and original fic, that aren't long or polished enough to be stand-alones. Gen. Various characters, mainly Kirk-Spock-McCoy. New: Even sick as a dog, Jim Kirk is a very lucky man.

31. Absence

Title: Absence
Characters: Spock, Kirk, McCoy
Rating: so very K
Warnings/Summary: No spoilers. 100 words but it doesn't fit into my LJ drabble set so no real point other than randomness.

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"Spock!" The captain's eyes glowed with welcome as the Vulcan stepped off the Transporter Pad. "Four weeks is too long for you to be away guest-lecturing, mister," he stated with mock severity, though he was grinning shamelessly at his returning First.

Dark eyes glinted for a moment. "Indeed, Captain. I found after ten days, that I have become…unusually accustomed to your presence, and determined the absence to be somewhat disconcerting."

"Why, Mr. Spock," drawled McCoy from behind them. "Did you just say you actually missed us?"

"Certainly not, Doctor. I believe what I said, was that I missed the Captain."