(OOC: This actually occurs after his escape from sickbay but before the party. Yay timeline fuckery!)
Somehow, he had made it back to their rooms. What had happened in the hallway... Kirk shuddered, full body, and staggered towards the bathroom. It required sitting on the toilet and both hands to be able to get off his boots, whole body shaking
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The feeling of being refreshed, of having reached a deep and restful sleep and waking up on your own, no hand shaking you, no comm device going off in your pocket... Bones enjoyed that feeling for just a moment before he remembered that he hadn't fallen asleep alone. Fucking Jim...He stood and took a deep breath, mentally berating himself. Of course Kirk was going to make a run for it, he knew that. Fucking stupid Bones ( ... )
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Bones! Fuck, he's hurt, he's hurt, his shoulder... Kirk reached out blindly until he grasped Bones' arm, feeling hot liquid running over his fingers. Dying, he was dying!
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Reaching up to turn the water off, Bones grabbed a towel and laid it gently over Kirk. Fuck, the hot water was opening some of the scabs, cracking them, exposing the new pink skin too soon.
"Don't..." but he didn't know what to do. It was the most heartbreaking thing he'd ever seen, Kirk more scared that Bones had even seen. He wanted to grab him, hold him, shake him even- anything to bring him back to the present.
"You're safe now," he whispered into the ear of the shaking man, touching his head carefully. "You and your dad, both safe, promise you."
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Not safe. He's still out there... why haven't we destroyed him... WHY!? We did it once! Kirk shifted his weight and tried to stand up, to pull Bones with him, just like he had done on the Narada. Memory mixed with truth, confusing and potent.
Will protect you. Have to protect you.
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