A sharp intake
Chapter 5
McCoy took his breakfast to eat with Spock, that morning despite not knowing whether or not Spock really understood what he said, he had explained to Spock that he was suffering and injury. McCoy sat on the end of his bed eating his own breakfast, Spock sat on the floor picking at his last vegetable.
“I’ll tell you what though, this whole silent thing, is freaking me out. Is it because you got shrunk or are you just stubborn? Can you physically not? Are you shy?” McCoy says, carrying on one of his many rambles. Spock tilts his head.
“That is exactly what I’m talking about” McCoy said picking up his plate, and Spock’s empty bowl “anyway. I’ll see you for lunch I’ll send nurse Chapel in soon.”
McCoy took the bowls over to the door only to become horribly aware that he was being followed. It wasn’t the noise he made, and he didn’t stand too close. It was just, an awareness.
He turned to the boy who stayed silent “and where do you think you’re going?” Spock touched the door with a hand. McCoy sighed he lent down on one knee.
“It’s too dangerous out there for you, the atmosphere, and gravity could hurt you. It’s not that I want to keep you in here. Do you understand?” He asked.
Spock nodded.
“Good” McCoy said, as Spock took a step to the side. McCoy opened the door to let himself out, and Spock ran.
“Spock!”
It wasn’t purely that his vulcan speed would force the adults to run, but the timing of his escape had gone perfectly with the closing of the elevator doors out in the hall. By the time McCoy had put down the bowl and plate, he could see no sign of where Spock had gone. Had he gone in the elevator, or had he run down the hall? For Spock on the other hand it was a different story, he had got himself stuck in an elevator with a very surprised young man. A man with curly hair, and a yellow jumper.
“Hello Mister Spock” Chekov said. Spock looked up at the man, but stayed mostly still.
“Where are you going?” Chekov asked curiously.
Spock did not reply.
“Do you remember me?”
Spock shook his head.
“My name is Chekov. I am going to Sulu’s lab, it has lots of plants like a green house. Would you like to come with me?”
Spock thought for a moment still eyeing Chekov wearily. But he nodded his head, as the lift came to a stop.
“Come on then Mizster Spock.” Chekov said leading him down the hallway.
Sulu’s lab, known to everyone else as the gardening room, or even the plant specimen lab, was a long room, warm and humid, sections were built up high to grow plants. Bush’s and plants full of berries decorated the path as they walked through.
“Sulu? Are you in here?” Chekov called as they got deeper into the room. The view completely blocked by the greenery for tiny Spock.
“Yes? I just had to water my-” Sulu stopped watering a greenish plant with a pink flower. Instead of petals it had five differently sized phalanges and they followed Sulu as he moved, even giving him a friendly nip.
“Hello Spock” Sulu said putting the watering can down, Spock greeted him with the vulcan salute, which Sulu mimicked back.
“Chekov” Sulu said with wide eyes, and then gestured up with his hands “why is Mister Spock with you?”
“I found him.”
“McCoy’s going to be angry” Sulu said pursing his lips to hide a grin.
“Then the Doctor should have kept a better eye on him.”
Sulu shrugged “well this is a you problem, so I’m going to leave that one to you.”
“In Russia we share each others problems.”
“Get in trouble by yourself, thank you.” Sulu said watching as Spock slowly approached staring at deeply at the pink flower.
“I found him in the elevator” Chekov said “if anything I am hero.”
“Thats one way of phrasing it, kidnapper, could be another.” Sulu said as Spock pointed questionably to the flower.
“Who this? This is Mr Benjamin.” Sulu introduced Spock. Spock reached out his hand, but looked to Sulu before moving to close.
“Yes! Yes you can touch him, he’s very nice.” Sulu said excitedly and stroked the head of the flower. Spock stroked the flower. The flower moved and played with Spock, just as it had been doing with Sulu.
“He is very cute” Chekov said.
“I know, you know I’ve him since he was just a sapling.”
“…I meant Spock. Nothing like when I was a child.” Chekov said.
“Oh.” Sulu said and looked to Chekov “I don’t think I believe that, I’m sure you were just as adorable as you are now.”
“You do not understand” Chekov said “father vould straighten hair and give bowl cut for school photography. I look awful.”
Sulu snorted “no. No. I’m not believing that. A bowl cut?”
“Father vould say bowl cut good, bowl cut inwented in Russia.”
“What do you think Spock? Bowl cut invented in Russia?” Sulu asked.
Spock shook his head, his attention still on the flower.
“Maybe bowl cut was invented on vulcan, right?” Sulu laughed.
“You not know true horrors of bowl cut” Chekov said pointing to Spock “that is short hair and tiny fringe bowl cut leave true trauma.”
At this Sulu had doubled up with laughter, Spock stopped stroking the flower as he paid careful attention to the two humans.
“This not funny Sulu, very scarring for me, I not able to show cute childhood photos and win peoples hearts.”
“What on earth going on here” Nurse Chapel her shoes loudly hitting the floor as she marched in, she didn’t shout but her sudden appearance had been enough to make the three of them jump.
“And why haven’t you returned Spock to the medical bay?” She asked walking past Chekov and over to Spock.
“I not know he lost” Chekov said.
“He’s not supposed to be in here it’s too humid. Come on Spock” Nurse Chapel said holding out a hand for him. Spock tugged at Sulu’s trousers hiding behind him.
“Aw I’m sorry Spock, maybe you should go with her.” Sulu said, in return Spock gave him a death glare.
“Oh my god, I’m so sorry, you got to.”
Slowly Spock walked out from his hiding place and stood next to Nurse Chapel, her hand still held out.
“You’re holding my hand. You’ve already run away once, and I know it is perfectly acceptable to hold a vulcan child’s hand so come on.”
Slowly he took her hand and walked out of the room, hearing a small call behind them of
“Goodbye commander!”
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