Starstruck (Star Trek/Khan FanFic) - Under Editing

The Countdown Begins

~When the 5 years are over~

Marie had gone back to work, as usual, and adjusted to being a normal person. She had gotten her own apartment so that she didn't have to keep taking up space at Chekov's place, however, she spent a lot of time at Kirk's apartment. They had dated on and off for a while before deciding it was better to just be friends, for the time being. Marie had a little trouble going back to spending time alone, because before she had always had Chekov as her bodyguard, or at least someone to watch over her. One morning, Marie woke up and prepared for work. She took a shower, donned her uniform and made herself breakfast. As she was eating, she checked her calendar. She had been crossing off every single day she endured without Khan for almost 5 years. In a week, she would he able to unfreeze him and they could run away together. She had been gathering data, such as the codes to all the doors she would need to get through to reach him, and the shift rotations of the guards on watch. Marie knew how much time she had to get in and get out, and she was ready. It was a chilly winter day, so Marie put her coat on and grabbed a scarf to wind around her face as she walked to work. She lived about 10 minutes from Starfleet Medical, and she lived just upstairs of Chekov. He usually waited for her at the entrance to their building. Chekov still thought of Marie as a frail and fragile little girl. As usual, she met him at the bottom of the stairs and he produced a blanket to wrap around the both of them.

"Chekov, this isn't necessary"

"Nonsense, we are sharing body heat. I don't want you to get cold"

"I'm not weak! I'm perfectly healthy!"

"Doesn't mean you don't need someone to care for you"

"Chekov, I swea-"

"Hey, guys"

Kirk joined the group as he normally did, walking close to Marie's side.

"Kirk, tell Chekov that I don't need to be coddled"

"Can't do that"

"Ughh!"

Chekov and Kirk laughed at Marie's frustration as they walked into the medical branch of Starfleet HQ. Kirk and Chekov waved goodbye to Marie as they turned to go to the command building. Marie entered the sick bay and worked for a few hours until her break. Then, she headed to the security building. She watched the rotations one last time and made sure she had all of her facts correct before heading back to medical. This was her last work day this week, Chekov and Kirk were making her take vacation with them, and she wanted to be sure she could get Khan out when she came back. At the end of the day, she clocked out and waited for her friends so that they could all walk home together.

"Now remember Marie, Kirk will be here at 6 tomorrow morning to pick us up. Make sure you're ready"

"I will be!"

The three of them were going to the beach for a few days, they had chipped in together to rent a house on the water and they were going to have some fun in the sun. Marie unlocked her apartment and went inside. She finished packing her things for the trip and made herself dinner. She always made enough for two, because Chekov was unable to cook decently for himself, so whenever his pathetic dinners failed, he usually went upstairs to visit his neighbor. Marie was alone that night, however, and ate her spaghetti in silence. She couldn't wait until the end of the week, she was going to be with the love of her life once more.