Chapter 3
After the first month, Spock realized that he had to get himself under control. One day, Pike arrived at the lab and saw Spock lapping the chai tea like a kitten. Pike went to the lunchroom to ask Nyota about the tea.
"Lt. Uhura, what is in the tea you are giving Spock?" Pike asked.
She pulled a tin out of the cabinet and showed it to him. He looked inside and sniffed it.
"Black tea, anise, ginger, turmeric, cloves and cinnamon." She said. "I don't use sugar or honey because Vulcans are sensitive to sucrose."
"I was going to make some for myself. Would you like a cup?" Nyota asked.
Pike held up his hands, "No thanks."
He pulled out a glass and rinsed it. Then, he poured a glass of sparkling water while he watched Nhyota make the tea. She added honey to hers and drank it.
"It is so good," she said. Pike left. Nyota grinned and put the tin back in the cabinet. It wasn't the tea that was the issue. She always washed Spock's cup and used a special towel to dry it. His cup always smelled like her scent. Nyota switched off the padd. She had spent more than a month reading about ancient Vulcan practices for the Vulcan studies class she was taking. It was not required for her degree, but she knew Spock wanted her, and she wanted no surprises if they hooked up. From what Nyota could tell, Spock had been corrupted by human influence. The normal discipline that was required on Vulcan did not exist on Earth. Spock did whatever and whomever he wanted.
After the first month working with Nyota, Spock stopped going to the Luna base for relief. Instead, he returned to Vulcan during the break and met with his grandmother, T'Pau.
"T'sai, I need thy assistance," Spock said.
"Does thou desire to take the Kholinar?" she asked.
"No, T'Sai, I have found my mate, but she will not have me," Spock said.
"Does thy Vulcan blood run thin? Take her. Not even a Vulcan female can withstand the marriage declaration of a Vulcan male." T'Pau boasted.
"I tried," Spock said sheepishly.
"What happened?"
"I kissed her, and she slapped me," Spock replied.
T'Pau feigned a cough. Spock was known for his roughness with humans as well as Deltan females. This was serious.
"A kiss does not make a marriage declaration. Thy mother has failed thee," T'Pau said.
"No, I am aware. Earth is not like Vulcan," Spock said.
"Then this is thy father's influence," T'Pau said.
Spock was rue to admit it, but it was Sarek's influence. From when Spock hit puberty, Sarek introduced him to Earth women. Spock's fourteenth birthday gift was to have a threesome with an Orion female and his father. In one week, Spock had tried every sexual act imaginable.
"Thou desires a human for they mate," she said.
Spock sighed. That was the point of the conversation. He had not traveled sixteen light years to Vulcan just to chat.
"Affirmative, she is like no other," Spock said. He pulled out his padd and showed a video that Spock had taken when Nyota was jogging. T'Pau looked at the video of Nyota in shorts and a midriff tank. She wore no bra, and her thaseks bounced uncontrollably. T'Pau watched the video several times. Then, she traced the ratio of hips to the waistline and calculated in her mind.
"Hmm… she will produce many offspring for you. It is apparent why you have selected her." She said.
"She is quite pleasing to the eyes," T'Pau murmured.
"Has This One showen any desire for thee, Spock?" T'Pau asked.
"Nyota has marked my door, and she has frequently laced my tea with her essence," Spock said.
T'Pau recalled the stories of the days of old. Both male and female Vulcans would mark their scent on those they desired.
"She is human?" T'Pau asked, looking at the photo again.
"Affirmative." He said.
"She has studied the ways of Vulcan. You must also do so to win her favor, Spock." T'Pau said.
"Thy exploits on Luna are well knowen. This must end. Thou must employ the wh'ltri to learn restraint. The one thou desires is appealing. Restraint will be required when you mate." T'Pau said.
She looked at the video again.
"The female is still chaste?" she asked, looking up at Spock.
"She is," Spock replied. "There is no evidence of a male in her scent."
"That is why she rejected you. This one will only receive the attention of a male who has earnest intentions. This one will only bestow her virtue on a suitor who will provide for her offspring."
Spock had been listening to his father for too long. Sarek knew very little about the desires of human females, only his base male passions.
Spock bowed, "Thou has my gratitude." Spock said. He turned to go.
"Kroykah, thou are in need of a pyllora. She will aid thou in thy meditation."
"I have only two weeks until I have to return to work," Spock said.
"That will be time enough. You have become undisciplined on Earth. The Earth females are easy. Thou must learn restraint." T'Pau thumped Spock's forehead. Then she rang. A servant entered.
"Summon the pyllora and guards." she commanded.
"Thou will be allowed water only until thou has demonstrated restraint."
T'Pau watched her grandson as he was led away. Spock was taken to a room where he was forced to view an enlarged video of Nyota. The only relief was meditation. When he no longer reacted, he was returned to T'Pau.
"Spock, thou must continue the wh'ltri. If thou fails, thou will lose thy desired bond mate.
Spock returned to Earth and meditated each night. He also studied the ways of ancient Vulcan.
Nyota was in the midst of taking her first term of classes. She had long since stopped avoiding Spock's gaze. Instead, when no one was around, she stared into his eyes. Spock decided to try again when the weather warmed up. One spring day he walked over to Nyota and Sulu. He carried a drink carrier. For Sulu, he had a sparkling water. For Nyota, he had an iced matcha latte. Spock had the same.
Nyota looked up at Spock and accepted the drink. He looked down at her with smoldering eyes.
"Spokh," she said softly.
Spock nodded and walked away.
"Wait, what just happened?" Sulu said.
"What?" Nyota said in her normal tone.
Spock stood across the quad and watched Nyota. He was pleased that she reacted the way she did, but it would take much more to make her his.