Angels - A Star Trek Fan Fiction

Ch 8 - U.S.S. Enterprise

.Pavel Chekov is dead.
Pavel Chekov is dead.
Pavel Chekov is dead.

Pavel Chekov opened his eyes and looked around the room. "I... How did...?" He took in all that was around him and tears rolled down his face. "Hikaru?"
"He'll be here. I need a thorough examination of you. Eight years... Scotty is still going over possible explanations of how this could've happened. I'm gonna need someone to fix up your hair, too. Eight years without proper grooming really changed how you look."
"I found ways to cut my hair. I sharpened rocks... I'm... Dreaming. I must be dreaming..."
"You're not. You're safe. And you took pretty good care of yourself. You're suffering from mild dehydration, and you're malnourished. However, you... Broke a few bones down there?"
"Yes. There are many slippery rocks..."
"Your foot, your leg, and your left wrist have been badly set. Cuboid bone and Cuneiform bone need to be set again. Tibia was completely snapped. What happened?"
"I was above the waterfall that the stream flowed into, and there was moss... I did not see it. I fell forwards and my leg split on the edge of the rock."
"Ouch."
"Yes. I missed your medical expertise immensely."
Hikaru stepped through the door. "Is it really him?"
"Yeah. It's him. And he's going to be fine as soon as we take care of this parasite." McCoy ran the scanner over Pavel's body.
"I have a parasite?"
"Yep. Probably from drinking that water. It's pretty clean water unless you got it from the more shallow parts. Not a real bad bug, just take these for five days and he'll be out of your system."
Hikaru stood next to Pavel's bed. "You're back..."
"Thanks to you." Pavel looked up. "I had to stay alive. I wouldn't let myself die. I knew I had to hold on for my Hikaru so that when he came back for me-Oof!" Hikaru grabbed onto him and kissed his cheek. "I don't know how or why... But you're here now, and I'm never letting you go."
" I love you too, Hikaru, but... I have some broken bones you're not helping with right now..."
Hikaru let go of him, but didn't take his hands off his shoulders. "I just wanna hold you. I want you to sleep next to me again, I miss it."
Pavel kissed Hikaru's forehead and ruffled his hair. "My gosh, look at all this gray hair!"
"I know. I look terrible."
"How long was I down there?"
"Seven and a half years..."
"My god... Andrei... Is he still alive?"
"Of course," Hikaru said. "He's in the middle of a surgery right now. Just wait until I get to earth in a week with you... Wait until you see Demora, she's grown into such a beautiful young woman, Pavel. And she remembers you. She tells Andrei stories about you. I'm gonna show you a picture..."
"No, I want to see them for the first time in person. How many days?"
"Five."
"First I have to call my parents and tell them I'm okay."
"Okay. Yeah, okay."
McCoy healed the bone in his wrist. "I think I'm gonna have to give you a sedative for this next part, Pavel."
"Why?"
"Well, I know this won't be the best 'welcome back' gift, but to properly set the bone in your leg, I'm gonna have to... Kind of re-break it."
"Oh my..."
"Can I stay?"
McCoy rolled his eyes. "No, of course not! You know you're too squeamish!"
"No I'm not!"
"Hikaru, Jim got a bloody nose one time and you almost threw up on him. In this case I'll be knocking out your boyfriend, cutting his leg open, breaking his leg, and setting it back into place, then healing the bone and healing the skin back together. You'll be able to sit through that?"
"Sorry, Len. I just... I don't wanna leave him, I just got him back."
"I survived a lot these past seven years, I can make it through a surgery." Pavel said. He hugged Hikaru and kissed his cheek. "Love you. See you in a few hours."
"I love you too. I'll be in the waiting room until you get out. Or maybe I'll... Go get my gray hair colored back to black..."
Pavel smiled. "Go talk to Jim. I'm sure he's waiting outside for you."
Hikaru nodded and walked back out into the waiting room where, sure enough. Jim and Spock were waiting. "Oh my god, he's back," Jim said. "What does he look like?!"
"He's older, thinner, needs a haircut, and I can't wait until I can hold him again, Jim. I can't wait until he sees our kids, until he talks to his brother, until he finds out my sister and his brother got married! And... And are having a baby!"
"Okay, calm down..." Jim said. "So, neither of you has had sex in almost eight years, what are the plans?"
"Oh god, Jim, I don't know. It's been so long, I'm practically a virgin again."
"You should do it before you get to earth. I mean, because you won't have to worry about the kids walking in on you. Since you're alone here."
"During the five-year mission, you walked in on us twice!"
"I know. You guys were a hot couple. Are a hot couple... Well, you'll be hot when you dye your hair back..."
"I know I've got gray hairs..."
"Might wanna shave too. And shower. You know what, you're just a wreck..."
"You know what, I'll do it. I'm gonna make myself look good for him. He deserves it. He deserves better than this."