Spock One-Shots

For Research Purposes...

Grabbing your PADD, you step out of your quarters and head towards the mess hall for your breakfast. The hallways are more full than they usually are at 7:30 in the morning. As you walk, you pass several familiar faces including Bones, Kirk, and Uhura. They all smile and greet you, which you return with a smile and keep going towards the mess hall. All and all it is a fairly average morning.

By the time you reach the mess hall, it is almost completely full. You put in your card and get a plate of eggs with a side of bacon. Resolving that there is not enough room to sit here and eat, you grab your tray and begin to retreat to your room. However, you hear someone call your name. You crane your neck to see who it is and your eyes finally rest on  Sulu. He waves you over to him and you walk over with a smile on your face. You and Sulu work together on the Bridge and have become close friends. 

"Good morning, Sulu," you beam and tuck a strand of y/h/c hair behind your ear.

"Good morning, y/n. You look exhausted," Sulu responds, laughing slightly.

You smile sheepishly and say, "yeah, I was up until 0300 studying the matter we found on Yanwae. I still can't figure out what its made out of. At first I-"

Sulu raises his finger to your lips to silence you, "y/n, its too early in the morning to talk science."

You laugh and turn red in embarrassment.

"And besides, why not ask Spock for help? He could whip out its formula in, like, two seconds," Sulu adds raising his eyebrows at you.

You sigh and take a bite of your toast, considering what Sulu had suggested.

Finally, you answer, "well, I know he could but I am awkward and I would probably make a fool of myself in front of him." You turn even redder, just imagining trying to talk to your crush of two years.

"You know, you will have to talk to him eventually. You will never become a 'thing'" he does the quotation marks with his fingers, "unless you get up the nerve to start a conversation." 

As you finish your food, you consider this and chew your lip. "You're right, Sulu."

He looks taken aback, "I am? I mean, yeah, I am." He smiles encouragingly and you both stand to leave.

Suddenly, Sulu's eyes wander to the door of the mess hall before his smile grows and he wiggles his eyebrows at you. You follow his gaze to see Commander Spock walking in.

"Now's your chance, y/n." You suddenly feel slightly panicked.

"Sulu, I'm not sure that I-" without warning, Sulu literally pushes you into Spock and fast-walks away.

You glare daggers into his back before looking up to meet the gaze of the Commander.

His eyes glint curiously as he studies your face.

"I'm so sorry," you gush, your face red as a tomato.

"It is quite alright, Lieutenant." He moves to leave.

"Wait," you say suddenly. His gaze returns to you.

"Yes, Lieutenant y/l/n?" "I was wondering if you would meet me in the lab after breakfast to study the matter we discovered on Yanwae. I cannot figure out what it is."

He raises his eyebrows at you, smirks slightly, and asks "are you certain that is the only reason you wish to meet me?" 

Oh no, he can tell how you feel. Curse you for not taking psychology seriously!

"Y-yeah," you stammer, "for research purposes."

You can tell that he does not believe you, but he replies "of course. I shall see you then."