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Title: ATC The Return of the Archons Special Edition
Author:
Ster Julie
Series: TOS
Rating: PG
Codes: Spock/McCoy
Part 1/1
NEW AND IMPROVED! For Janet--I hope this
is better!
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"Oh. Excuse me, Spock. I didn't see you there."
Spock placed his hands on Leonard's
shoulders.
"Are you unwell, Leonard?"
Leonard shrugged.
"I . . . I'm just preoccupied."
Spock
rubbed his hands across Leonard's shoulders in warm,
comforting circles.
"Understandable."
Leonard stepped
into the circle of Spock's arms.
"Oh?"
Spock lengthened the strokes of his caresses and felt his Leonard
start
to relax.
"Your experience of being overtaken by the Landru computer must have
been quite traumatic."
Leonard
grew very still and Spock felt the tension return.
"The damnedest thing is, every time I close my eyes, It's not
Landru's
voice I hear. It's yours."
It was Spock's turn to grow warily still.
"Mine?"
Leonard pulled away from
Spock, anger on the rise.
"Yeah . . . Were your messing in my head, Spock?"
Spock actually gulped. He felt like
trapped lematya prey.
" . . . Jim asked me to try to break Landru's influence on you."
Leonard crossed his arms
tightly as Spock dropped his now-empty arms.
"So. What all did you see when you were in there?"
Spock was puzzled.
"Leonard,
I was not aware that you had such an aversion to mind
melds."
Leonard exploded.
"I don't LIKE handing control
of my thoughts over to anyone else!
MY thoughts are my OWN, thank you very much. Besides, a doctor has
to keep patient
confidentiality. How can I do that when someone
crawls through my head willy-nilly?"
Spock held his hands out to
his wounded Leonard.
"Leonard, first of all, I do not know what 'willy-nilly' means.
Secondly, I was ordered by
the captain to try and help you.
Thirdly, I would never, -ever- do anything to harm you. I give you
my word. I would
never violate your professional ethics. I respect
your personal boundaries. And I assure you, I did nothing to you
today
beyond searching for a way to release you from Landru."
Leonard grew visibly calmer, touched as he was by Spock's words.
"Promise?"
The
two men drew nearer once more.
"Scout's honor."
Leonard snorted at Spock's sincerity.
"Vulcan has Scouting?"
Spock
shook his head as he once again placed his hands on Leonard's
shoulders.
"No, but my mother was a Girl Scout."
Leonard
slipped his hands around Spock's waist.
"I'll be damned."
Spock looked into his Leonard's eyes.
"Will
you be all right now?"
Leonard smiled.
"I think so. Thanks, Spock."
Spock caressed Leonard's cheek.
"For
what?"
Leonard ducked his head in shame.
"For trying to help me today. Sorry I snapped at you."
Spock
lifted Leonard's chin.
"Understandable."
Leonard began to rub Spock's back.
"So, did you only try to
release me from Landru because of Jim's
order?"
Spock dipped his head to the side in a Vulcan shrug.
"It
was only logical to help you."
Leonard was puzzled.
"Why?"
Spock traced two fingers across Leonard's
lips.
"With whom else could I argue so much . . . "
Leonard blinked in surprise then kissed the tip of Spock's
nose.
"Aw, that's sweet!"
Spock's eyes began to twinkle slyly.
" . . . and win?"
Leonard exploded
again with a roar.
"SPOCK! Ooh, you green-blooded sonova . . ."
Spock silenced Leonard with a kiss.
-FIN-
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