Title: Far Away
Author: Istannor 
Series: TOS
Part: 1/1
Rating: R
Codes: Implied m/m
Summary:  Spock's mind travels far away. T'Lara is the wife
introduced to him by James Kirk, after Kirk's death. [yes,
after]

Disclaimer: These are the characters of Paramount and
Viacom, they own them I only check 'em out from the library.
I promise to bring 'em back.



Far Away

The night was unusually cool for Vulcan.  A gentle breeze
moved from the direction of Amanda's gardens and brought
with it the smell of her roses,  lilacs, and desert hybrids.
Spock sat silently, allowing the starlight to soak into his face.
He heard and at the same time felt T'Lara's presence as she
approached from behind.  She wordlessly offered him her
thoughts.

< Spock, where are you, dear one?>

<Far away, T'Lara.>

She rested her hands on his shoulders and her chin on his
head.  He reached up automatically to hold her hands.

<He is with you tonight?>

<Yes, more so than usual.>

<Let me feel him, Spock.>

He relaxed all his barriers and opened his mind widely to her.
Suddenly, she was flooded with another awareness. Warmth,
deep, bone deep love vibrated through her mind, and
brightness, so brilliant she closed her mind's eyes
involuntarily.

<Spock?>

<I am here, T'Lara.>

<Help me.> She felt a pull and instantly she was on a beach.
Water as blue as Sapphire, stood against the red sand of
Vulcan.  Vulcan heat met cool water and a gentle mist formed
at the edge of the shore.  She saw a form taking shape right
before her.  It was not long before Spock became clearly
visible to her, younger than she saw him with her body's eye,
hair flowing down to his shoulders, whipped by an invisible
wind.  <Ah, dear one.  I see you.  Where is he?>

<Here.> A new voice spoke from behind her.  She turned to
see James Kirk standing behind her.  He pulsated with
energy, encircled by a light that clothed his naked body in a
glowing nimbus.  Dark bronze skin contrasted with azure
green eyes.  Light brown hair streaked with gray and blonde,
whipped in an invisible wind teasing at his shoulders. His
age was indeterminate, even for a human. He was
handsome in a way that transcended race, because it was an
inner beauty. Sparks flew from his skin and danced around
him in powerful eddies.  <Welcome, T'Lara, wife of my
Bondmate.>

< I greet thee, James Kirk, Bondmate to my husband. Your
absence is felt> She felt a joyful laughter from behind her and
turned to see Spock standing at her side.  He looked down to
her and gave her a gentle smile that spoke of their love and
friendship.  Then, he crossed and stood in front of Kirk.
Gracefully, Spock raised his hand and brushed his fingers
against the lock of hair that fell down Kirk's forehead.

The human leaned forward and slowly enwrapped his taller
Bondmate in his arms, resting his head on the Vulcan's
shoulder.  <I ache for thee, T'hy'la. > They stood silently
holding onto each other, trembling with need and shared
emotion. The mental landscape throbbed to the power of
their longing and held her enraptured at the sight. Their bond
transcended space, time, and gender, it was and would be,
forever. Knowing this, she felt enriched, by the gift they had
given her, to allow her to share this precious time with them.

T'Lara stood and watched, apart yet not.  Finally, she saw
Kirk and Spock turn towards her.  They held their arms out
towards her and beckoned her forward.  Hesitantly, she
crossed the mental landscape and was gathered into their
arms to stand between them, and be encircled by them.

<T'Lara, love him well.>

<With all I have to give, James.> She could feel Kirk's fierce
adoration radiating towards them both. It washed over them
in towering waves of joy mixed with longing, yet left space for
what she and Spock had built together.  Spock leaned
forward and kissed her, touching her love for him with his
gentleness.  Then, he turned to face his T'hy'la.

<I have need of thee.  Return for me, T'hy'la.  I will await thee.
No matter how long, I will be here for thy return.> Spock
leaned forward and gently whispered his lips across Kirk's
once, then returning, kissed him with a need and urgency that
left them all beyond breath.  As T'Lara watched, Kirk lost
solidity and gradually faded.  <No, T'hy'la.  It is too short a
time. Return to me, concentrate.> Spock's mind voice
pleaded even as his hands reached out in supplication.

<I must, Spock.> His voice was full of regret too profound for
utterance.<Nexus travels beyond again. I will be back. No
matter how long it takes, I will come back for you.> He turned
and gave T'Lara a look of such tendernes; she felt it reach
into her innermost being. <T'Lara, wife of my Bondmate, you
honor us with your presence and your love. We want you to
come with us, if it is your wish.>

<I will, James.  I await thee at the appointed time.>

Kirk's voice faded as he did, <Now and forever, never and
always, touched.  I will come for thee, at the appointed time>
His smile gifted them, as he slowly faded from sight. The
meld dissolved with him and left behind the sound of a low
moan.

T'Lara held her husband in her arms and gently rocked him,
until they both regained their composure.  Together, they
made their way back to the house and made love. At  last,
exhaustion claimed them both, and sleep came to comfort
them. T'Lara awoke once, and felt her husband stir in his
sleep. She turned to see a single tear flow down his cheek,
onto the pillow where he lay. She kissed the trail it left behind
and pulled him closer to her, to hold him as he dreamt of a
Starship Captain's unbounded love. She sent a silent word of
love to her Bondmate, Staren, dead these many years, and
told him that she had found a second home, until she came to
rejoin him, in the place beyond.

                                                                                THE END?