Star Trek

Within easy reach under the low-sweeping portholes.He had a panic attack almost immediately, but then he realized he couldn't: this was a huge shuttle full of 133 passengers, and he'd been preparing for this meeting for a long, long time, and he certainly couldn't run away now.He just trembled a little, a little... that's all.

Someone leaned over without making a sound, wrapping his trembling right hand into his palm with warm palms. Kirk leaned back into his partner's arms, letting himself relax again.

he will be fine.Just a little test.

He's going to get through it like all the time, he always wins, doesn't he?

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Back in college, Kirk overheard McCoy talking to his ex-wife's mother.The relationship is a bit complicated, and the point is that when McCoy wanted to chat with his daughter, he found her at his grandmother's house.At that time, Jo was still young, so naturally she wouldn't steal the communicator as skillfully as she does now—this is all for later.At that time, Kirk was lying on his bed, glancing at McCoy while browsing the PADD. The latter was like a schoolboy who made a mistake and was scolded, whispering softly with a communicator, using the respect and patience accumulated in the previous half of his life.

At that time, the young Kirk, who was so flirtatious and completely unsettled, thought, huh, from now on, he must absolutely prevent creatures like mother-in-law from appearing in his life.

Now the creature is looking at itself.Looking at him with her brown, soft eyes, exactly like Spock's, a smile spread across her beautiful face.

She stood at the door of the mansion, waiting for Kirk and Spock to get off the flying car exclusive to the embassy, ​​and then - very un-Vulcan - trotted towards them.She hugs her son first, and the sight of Spock bending down to kiss her cheek makes Kirk feel a strange feeling in his stomach, and he's never seen Spock show affection to anyone other than himself before.

Well, it's true, he's meeting Spock's mother.

Amanda Grayson is more beautiful than most of the earth women he has ever seen. This beauty has Vulcan-style elegance and dignity, but it is not too tight, and it is just right, even if it is wrapped in black gauze.It is now evening on Vulcan, and the entire sky is a mysterious orange.

Kirk stands by, awkwardly, waiting for Spock to finish greeting his mother.He raised his hand to run through his hair, and before he could put his arms down, Amanda was already wrapping his arms around him—oh, well, this one was a bit unexpected.He pulled his arm out unnaturally, and gently put his arms around the woman's back: "Uh, hello, ma'am."

At least part of him is relieved; it doesn't look like Spock's mom will eat him like in the dream, or sweep him out, or anything like that.

"Call me Amanda, boy." Amanda let go of him, stepped back a little, her smile still not fading, "Finally seeing you, Jim, I've heard Spock say so much about you—you're better than he described It's ten times better."

Spock watched the two humans chat with interest, the base of one of the ears turning red at a visible rate.Jim probably blamed this on Vulcan's red sunset, he thought.

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"Where's father? I've informed him that I'll be returning to Shi'Kahr with Jim today." Spock asked suddenly.

The three of them were sitting on the couch in the living room, Spock alone and Amanda choosing Kirk's side.She gave the young human some space to keep him from getting too anxious, but her tone was very intimate.She kept asking him about all kinds of things, ranging from work pressure and future expectations to the color of fruit he likes, and the only Vulcan had nothing to say about it.

Kirk was taken aback, if Spock hadn't asked this question, he would have almost forgotten that besides this mother-in-law who was clearly more enthusiastic than expected, he also had a father-in-law... Even though he and the ambassador had met But that doesn't mean Sarek can't be a little trickier.

Apparently Amanda forgot about this too.She had a look of sudden realization: "Oh, by the way, I almost forgot about your dad. Elder T'Pou came back from the Beta Quadrant yesterday, so..." She looked at Spock, throwing the answer to the topic, and this The angle Kirk couldn't see her eyes.

Spock's expression softened, though: "So Father went to see T'Pring."

Amanda nodded. "Yes. They'll be back at dinner."

Spock glanced at Kirk, raised his eyebrows, "Will T'Pring come back with his father?"

Amanda replied: "I'm afraid so."

Then two pairs of identical brown eyes looked at him together. Kirk sat on pins and needles. That subtle look on Spock's face set him off alarm bells, and usually when a Vulcan makes that look it means...

God, who is this T'Pring—?

70. [Spirk] Vulcan (small) bride

Kirk felt he should restrain himself a bit.Being a guest at someone's house, or his partner's parents' house, it seems that he shouldn't eat like this for the first meal... without any scruples.But he can't be blamed for this, after all, who can resist the delicious home-cooked food after eating the food from the replica machine and the starship restaurant?Not to mention that Amanda's craftsmanship is amazing - God, if he had to choose a way to die, he would die here.

It's been a long time since someone cooked for him last time.Earth meal, to be exact. The "last time" was probably at the McCoys', and it was almost a disaster: a Southern gentleman might be a good doctor and father, but he just wasn't cut out to be a cook.McCoy finally gave up trying to cook under the tearful pleading of his youngest daughter, and then they went to the nearest small restaurant to eat their fill.

And Amanda——Amanda's meals are just as good as McCoy's, probably at the level of a master.That's why his entire face is almost buried in the plate now.The sauce is rich and savory and delicious, and he's almost starting to envy Spock for having such a wonderful mother.Oh, and his dad.

"Jim..."

"Jim!"

Kirk looked up from the bowl, the sauce was still on his lips: "Uh, sorry, what did you say?"

"Eat slowly, there's a lot more." Amanda herself barely ate, just sat across from him and looked at him with a smile, "I'm glad you like it so much. It's been a long time since no one ate what I made."

Kirk's eyes widened in disbelief. "Spock and the ambassador…"

"Oh, they are all Vulcans, and they are not used to the taste of earth vegetables. Over time, I didn't bother to take care of them, and was assimilated into a Vulcan without aesthetics."

Kirk shook his head at Spock. "You pathetic, food-agnostic bastards."

Spock raised his eyebrows: "Vulcan cuisine is light enough to suit our physiological needs."

"Then do you hear the wailing of the human half in your body? It's crying because you abused it."

"I promise you, Jim, I never abused my body."

"You only tortured me, didn't you..."

"Oh lads, this is not the place to discuss this at the dinner table." Amanda raised her hand in a stop gesture, and it was only then that Kirk suddenly realized what he had just blurted out: "…Sorry. "

"It's okay." The woman still smiled, "I'm very happy to see that you two have such a good relationship."

It's only been a few hours on Vulcan, but Kirk feels that he and Amanda almost hit it off, and it's not just a sympathy between the same race.He loves Amanda, which is much more beautiful than the image of his mother in his memory, and it's not just the feeling of a mother, she is also like a friend; she is so beautiful, becoming the first earthling to combine with Vulcan, And she's raised Spock - there's nothing greater than that.

The clouds of worries and doubts dissipated quietly amidst the pleasant conversation at the dinner table. Kirk wasn't entirely sure he'd be accepted, but at least he wasn't disliked.

So then, only Spock's father was left.

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According to Amanda, Sarek was supposed to come back around dinner time, but the door was still silent until Kirk was too slumped in his chair and couldn't walk. Amanda was clearing the table while Spock took Kirk to a room on the second floor to store their luggage.

This is the first time he's been back to the place where Spock lived as a child, and although the rooms are no different from the cabins on the starship, they are all simple and powerful retro Vulcan style.But Kirk still smelled something unusual in it, and he fell back on Spock's bed, imagining how little Spock would have slept in this bed staring at the ceiling all those years ago.

Maybe he'll be lonely, maybe his head will be too full of studies to think about anything else, maybe he'll be bullied and wronged at school... Either way, every step of the way back then made Spock