FIC: Don't Go Wasting Your Emotions (Contd.)
Story Title: Don't Go Wasting Your Emotions (3/?)
Fandom: AOS/AU
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Kirk/McCoy, Galia, Cupcake, Chris Pike, Spock, Nyota, Gary Mitchell, and Uncle Frank
Word Count: 1,809
Warnings: Swearing and sexual references
Summary: Jim is in high school - on a different planet. He's a delinquent, inconsiderate of the other's feelings, and breaks the law on a semi- daily basis. The planet he lives on is almost identical to Earth but is not uninhabited. The humanoid aliens that live there are not hostile, at the time the story takes place, but the humans and aliens are segregated because of past confusion and war.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters. All the events that occur are purely fictional.
Leonard’s POV
I’m not really a party person. I usually just go to the main parties of the year to keep up social pretenses and avoid the ones that weren’t talked about as much. But generally, I wouldn’t bother putting myself through the stupidity. So I considered not going to the “Classic Party” or at least that’s what Scotty called it. Unfortunately, my plans on cancelling weren’t even an option when I answered an incredibly annoying knocking to the front door to reveal Jim, Gary, and some Asian guy I didn’t know.
“Leonard! You’re not even dressed yet!” But I couldn’t answer because I was trying to keep my laughter in check. It didn’t work and I ended snorting in their faces as I took in their clothing.
“What?” The Asian looked particularly irked as Jim asked that question.
“Jim, we’re going to be late.” The Asian guy remarked checking his phone for the time.
“Quit bitchin’, Sulu, ” Jim replied sharply, “ Come on Leonard, I’ll help you pick something out. “
“Uh… sure.” I replied sincerely doubtful. The three guys in front of me looked like they were dressed for a Halloween party. Gary was wearing what looked like a collection of different colored pieces of cloth stitched together into a full body suit except that it ended as shorts. The third guy with them looked like something out of the Matrix. And Jim was wearing a light blue and white checkered shirt buttoned to the top with a dark blue bow and dark blue shorts.
I kicked the door to the side and stretched out a hand indicating to the curious looking three musketeers to enter the house.
“So… um… is it a costume party?”
“No.” This time Gary replied giving me a confused look. Sulu just looked bored and Jim was… where was he?
“I hope you don’t mind me sneaking something to drink, Leo.” Leo?
“Well no, as long as you don’t…” I started as Jim walked back into the living room and opened one of my Dad’s drinks. “ Ah well.” I could always tell him a patient managed to snag one.
He took a big swig then gave the rest to Sulu who didn’t hesitate to finish it off then crush it in his hand. I just stood there blinking.
“Well come on, Len, where’s your bedroom at?” Jim asked already at the foot of the stairs, “ You guys hang around here till we come back. “
“Make a right and then another right.” I replied following him up the stairs. I thought his clothing choice was funny but it did make his butt look good.
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“Ugh… you have nothing good to wear,” Jim said tossing another shirt of mine onto the pile on my bed, “ The hell is Holllister anyway?”
“It’s a clothing line.”
“Mm…” He started throwing the pants on the floor now.
“Dammit, Jim,” I picked up the pants he threw, “ You’re turning my room into a pigsty.”
“It’s all for a good cause, Lenny.”
“And stop changing my name! It’s Leonard.”
“Leonard.” Then his eyes lit up, “ Aha! You’ve been holding back on me!”
I looked at the thing he was holding and felt my face turn incredibly red. They were my black glow in the dark skeleton pajamas. I’ve had those for a while and considered throwing them out on Earth when we were packing but I didn’t have the nerve.
“These are PERFECT!”
“No.”
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I ended up wearing the pajamas to the party. My red face didn’t revert back to its normal color until we arrived and I saw that everyone else was dressed in as crazy clothing. Maybe this was the birth place of the old popstar Lady Gaga but everyone was dressed… to turn heads.
“HOLA AMIGOS!” Scotty yelled from the couch he was standing on once he spotted us walking into the living room.
I nodded at him and decided to go exploring the house on my own.
His parents must be well off. The house was big and they had a fairly large pool in the back.
“Leonard!”
I looked up to see Uhura and Christine with incredibly large hair and short puffy dresses waving from across the pool.
I waved back but then instead of greeting them I went back in the house to see if maybe I could sneak out early. If they dressed this weird for a simple party I couldn’t imagine what normal party ethics would constitute on this planet. Besides, I was thinking someone might start talking about the supposed “after party” which I was definitely worried about. I didn’t think I’d be susceptible to peer pressure but what if someone spikes my drink and I come out looking more purple than that dinosaur cartoon from the 21st century. Then I’d be forced to follow whatever crazy plan they would follow through to be at this “after party” because I definitely do not know how to walk back home and hide something like that from the street cameras.
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Jim’ POV
I love parties. The dark and crazy lights. The sweaty bodies jumping and dancing at random but at the same time in tandem. Most of all, I liked how stupid everyone became.
“Hey, Galia.” I puffed out, jumping up and down to meet her high powered dance style.
“Jim.” She puffed back tossing her now red hair back.
“Wanna make out?” I smirked and jumped closer.
“Not now. I’m in the zone.” She raised her arms up like she was stretching to get something.
“Zone?” I narrowed my eyes then smiled wider, “ Gimmie some.”
“I don’t have any more.” She started waving her hands.
“Oh come on,” I pouted.
“Fiiine.” She reached into a hidden pocket on her dress and pushed two pills into my hand then winked and went back to her high powered dancing.
I almost had the pills in my mouth before someone went to pull them out of my hands.
“What the fuck?” I turned to face some brute’s ugly face.
“I see you have something nice there, Kirk.” He started, “ Why don’t you give them to me?”
“The fuck I’ll give it to you.” I scrunched up my face and held back the urge to spit on his.” Go find someone else to play with, Cupcake.”
I knew better than to turn away then but I was feeling a lot cockier than I usually am, being in a party and all. He yelled something then pulled me by the neck and punched my face. I didn’t even bother waiting for the stars to clear before aiming to take a swing at his ugly mushroom of a face. I missed and instead spat on him. I didn’t miss this time and started laughing. Son of a bitch.
But he came for more and I was too busy laughing. The last thing I heard was Galia screaming and the sound of glass crashing before I blacked out.
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I woke up to bones hovering on top of me. The fuck? I tried to get up but ended up hitting the bones and so I rested my head back as it throbbed strongly.
“You’re awake!” Leonard’s head suddenly appeared and I realized that I was stupidly mistaking his clothes for free floating bones. Wait a minute. I smiled even though I tasted a little blood.
“Bones.”
Bones looked back confused and worried at the same time.
“Are your bones okay? Do you feel like you broke something?” Then he turned to someone behind him and went, “Dammit I told you we should have taken him to my Dad.”
“Mm fine, Bones.” I replied reaching for my head to massage the headache.
“Why does he keep saying bones?” I heard Galia ask at the same time I saw her face appear by Bones’.
“Maybe he has a concussion. “ Christine offered from somewhere a little further away.
I heard Gary reply with a “Maybe…”
Bones leaned in closer and peeled one of my eyelids higher.
“Mm… doesn’t look like his pupils are dilated.”
I pushed his hand away and started sitting up.
“I’m fine! You’re Bones.”
Bones looked extremely concerned now and replied slowly with,” No… you’re Jim and I’m Leonard.”
I almost slapped him.
Instead, I replied in an even slower tone, “I’m Jim and I’m also fine and you’re new name is Bones! Like your clothes! It’s perfect.”
“Ohhhh.”
Galia started laughing and soon the little crowd I’d drawn joined in. I just shook my head and put a finger to my lower lip to see it was as swollen as it felt.
“You’re an idiot.” Bones said sitting cross-legged by me.
“You must be new here.”
That earned me a small smile before he reverted back to a scowl. I wondered if that was his default.
“I got your pills. I wouldn’t recommend taking them now though.”
I couldn’t hide my shocked look in time but he just reached into his jacket pocket to pull them out then offered them to me palm open.
The pills looked so small in his hand.
I hesitated before replying with a “No thanks.”
He nodded once then returned them to his pocket.
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“Jim. I’m telling you. You should have been conscious!” Galia repeated picking up one of the French fries and waving it around.
I shook my head and drowned my hamburger in ketchup.
“Okay. So imagine this scenario. Poor Jim has fallen over. Galia, the pretty red head, screams in terror and out from the darkness Leonard walks into the room just in time to see Cupcake trying to kick you while you’re down. There’s no hope in world. “ She looks at the sky dramatically.
I snorted and kicked her under the table.
“Ow! Let me finish. So he yells in this very loud all compassing, probably amazing in bed, voice.”
I roll my eyes at this while Galia laughs at her own description. Then she furrows her eyebrows and frowns in a mock imitation of Bones. I laugh loudly at this.
“’Get off of him you brute!’ Then he crosses the room in all his self-righteousness and you could almost hear angels sing as he plunks him a strong one. Cupcake goes down in slow motion - because he tripped on a wire after being punched in the face. Still an epic punch though. The poor woodland creatures in the south probably woke up from their nap after hearing something as big as Cupcake hit the ground. Everyone had to grab his or her glasses to avoid any spillage. Okay, that one’s an exaggeration. You get what I mean though.” She smiles and picks up another fry.
I nodded and covered my smile by taking a big bite out of my burger. Maybe the party came to an abrupt end when Bones decided that I should probably see a doctor anyway, aided by an all too enthusiastic Christine, but it didn't end too badly... I guess.
I shook my head again and swallowed another bite. What the hell was I thinking? Bones may be nice, but he was still from Earth. There's always one thing you can trust from Earth and that's not to trust anyone from there. They're bred to disappoint.
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