Title: Nyota's Tale
Author: Istannor 
Series : TOS
Part: 1/1
Rating NC I7 
Code: K/S implied,lang.
Synopsis: Nyota and Jim have a tale to tell.

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, when they promise to treat them
with respect.

				Nyota's Tale




"Nyota, I love you, why in the world would you want to go to
space? We can stay here, be together, and raise a family. I
don't want you to leave." Nuradeen pleaded with her again as
he had so many times in the past. "It is not seemly for a
woman to be in space, unmarried and working beside men who
lust after her. I forbid it, you will stay with me here on
Earth."

Nyota had heard this many times before but this was the
first time he had actually said something as stupid as, "I
forbid it." Briefly, she wondered what she had seen in him
in the first place, as he continued to rant in front of her.
She did not answer. She saw no reason to. There was no way
she was going to miss the opportunity to be the
Communications Officer on the flagship of the fleet. It was
an opportunity she would have almost killed for and it was
hers.

Nuradeen continued to walk around the room with his arms
making wide circles to emphasize his points. He was tall and
beautifully black-skinned with a body that reminded Uhura of
her first reason for noticing him. He was probably the most
gorgeous specimen of a man that she had ever seen, with
beautiful brown eyes, dark full lashes and a sensuous mouth
that was now opened in anger. To be fair, she thought, he
was also extremely intelligent, except for his blind area
regarding women. Yes, she did remember what had attracted
her to him in the first place, lust.

She had forgotten to take into account however that he was a
citizen of New Akkaba and as such, very backwards about his
concept of a woman's role. He actually believed he had a
right to tell her what to do. He thought that he could
coerce her into marriage because that was what he wanted.
How strange. At first his differences were entertaining and
even arousing, but it had worn thin lately. 

Last week she had told him that the relationship was over
and she thought then that he would explode. Since that day
he had been at her apartment every day alternately arguing
and cajoling her to marry him. It was obvious that he did
not understand how much his behavior solidified Nyota's
decision. She simply watched. In her world men did not do
this or if they did they were taken away to be re-socialized
by the griots, the holders of knowledge. She assumed that it
would blow over like a sudden torrential rainstorm over the
savanna in spring, so she simply waited and said nothing and
watched curiously. It was a total surprise when he came over
to her and slapped her, once, twice, then again. No one had
ever hit her in anger. She struck him with a blow to his
temple that pushed him back and she moved away in shock.

"How dare you. No one hits me. Get out of my home. I never
want to see you again; you are insane," she screamed.  On
New Akkaba men did hit women however, and men did not get
told to leave. He was a big man and now he truly attacked
her, enraged beyond reason at the effrontery of a woman
hitting him and attempting to command him, Nuradeen Singh.
He beat her until she lay unconscious at his feet and then
he left. He would be back and next  time she wold treat him
with the proper respect due a man.

Uhura awoke to pain and the taste of blood in her mouth. She
got up slowly and painfully and managed to get over to the
Com link and call an emergency transport. She spent two days
in the hospital and refused to answer any questions from the
police. She would not have it go on her Starfleet record
that she had been involved n an episode of domestic abuse.
She did not want to miss her chance to be on the Enterprise
and if it took her silence to assure it then so be it. She
hoped and prayed that Nuradeen would be too embarrassed to
come around after this. In her mind she still could not
conceive of the idea that he thought that beating her was
his right.



He showed up at her apartment the next day, but she refused
to let him in. He was waiting outside Starfleet when she
left her job the following day, but she stayed with her
friends and he trailed behind her. Everyday, at work or at
home he was there. She began to jump at shadows and ordered
her food in never leaving once she got home at night. She
took a cab to work every day so that she would never be on
the street unescorted. The messages on her machine became
more and more threatening. It dawned on her finally that she
might have to have him jailed, but she resisted that because
she feared that would ruin her chances at her silver ring.

Her friends finally coaxed her out of her house one night to
go with them to a nightclub. One of her favorite groups
Earth Wind and Fire Revisited, was going to be playing and
they had bought her a ticket as a surprise. She did not have
the heart to say no, so she went and looked over her
shoulder the whole time.

The concert hall was a stand-up venue with a giant bar
stretching around it on three sides. They found a place near
the center of the back bar and ordered drinks. When the
concert started she forgot for a moment that she was being
stalked and she relaxed into the music and found her body
swaying as she sang along to some of her favorites. "You
have a beautiful voice." A male voice whispered into her ear
and brought her out of her reverie. She opened her eyes to
look into the smiling face of  a blondish-brown haired young
man with the most beautiful hazel eyes she could ever
remember seeing and a smile that made her respond
pleasantly. "You should be up there with them not down her
with the peons."

She chuckled in spite of herself. "If I could make the kind
of music they do, I would be up there with them."

"I bet you could make anything you put your mind to." She
looked at him again and she could feel his desire for her
and she liked it, it made her feel beautiful. "You are
beautiful you know." He said quietly, almost reverentially,
then he smiled embarrassed, "I'm sorry, what a line. I bet
men tell you that all the time." He turned to her again and
suddenly he looked very serious. "I mean it though, really
mean it."

Nyota found herself completely entranced. "My name is Nyota
Uhura and you are..?

"Sorry, what a goof I am. Kirk, Jim Kirk. It's a pleasure to
meet you Nyota. Would you care to dance?" An especially
great slow song started, and she could feel her body begin
to sway to it already.

"I'd love to." He took her hand and wrapped her in his arms
and began to dance with her holding her like a treasure. She
felt him meld his body to hers and they swayed and moved in
easy union lost in the music and the moment. He was graceful
on his feet and he felt the rhythm of the music with her and
they moved as one. She found herself wondering how he would
be in bed. She had always found that the best dancers made
fantastic lovers. 

Men who danced, who had their body in control, were able to
find the rhythm in the music of their passion also, and this
Jim Kirk was full of power and control. He heard the music
and danced to her rhythm. She felt his muscles bunch and
flex under her hands, lion, she thought, or panther. He was
power and control, and she loved it. They spent the rest of
the evening in each others company and she had already
decided that she would ask him home with her when they left. 


They exited the club with her friends who all gave her a
knowing smile before giving them their good-byes. Then she
and her new friend, Jim, began to walk down the street
languidly together. They talked about space, ships, and
sounds, and enjoyed each others company while they basked in
the sensuality of the night. 

She was startled when she heard the familiar voice behind
her, "So this is why you don't wish to get married. You just
want to go to clubs and pick up strange men. I should have
known that you were like this. But, I will break you of it,
my dear."

Nyota turned to look at Nuradeen and found to her surprise
that Jim had already positioned himself  between her and
him. She could almost see  a corona of danger radiating
surround him, definitely a lion she decided.

He allowed her to take the lead. "Go away, Nuradeen. I have
told you that it's over. I have no intention of ever being
with you again. You are revolting, just leave and stop
hounding me."

"No, my little love, I have no intention of leaving." He
turned to Kirk who he towered over. "You can go now. I will
escort the lady home, little man."

Kirk laughed, startling both Nyota and Nuradeen. "Little
man, how quaint. Did you get that off an old movie or
something.  Look, I would rather end this discussion
amicably. The lady does not wish to go with you and I have
no intention of leaving, so I suggest you go along and find
yourself some other form of entertainment for the evening.
She has a right to pick whomever she desires and it is
painfully obvious that she does not desire you."

Suddenly Nuradeen reached to strike Kirk and before he could
touch him, Kirk grabbed his hand, pushing his thumb and
wrist back; and he twisted...hard. Nuradeen was forced to
his knees in front of the smaller man, in obvious pain.

"Fascinating, in this position you aren't so tall anymore,
are you?" He leaned forward with a look full of death and
destruction. "I do not like people that force their
attentions on another being, therefore I do not like you.
People I do not like have a nasty habit of becoming damaged.
Leave now, and don't look back before I have to spank you,
big man."

Nuradeen looked up at him with a look of hate, at which Kirk
bent his wrist and thumb further, the man yelped. He let
Nuradeen up slowly and let the hand go warily as he watched
him. With a look at Nyota that spoke of future pain, he
stalked off into the night.

Kirk turned to her and sighed slightly. "That sure ruined
the mood," he said lightly. "Come on, I'll take you home and
I want you to tell me what's going on. I want to help, if
you'll let me." She could only nod.



They talked into the night and fell asleep holding each
other tightly. Nyota felt safe and slept soundly and deeply
for the first time in months. She was awakened in the
morning by her COM link with a call from Starfleet. She got
up and answered it and verified it wasn't urgent. She still
had a few hours to enjoy herself. She looked around for Jim
and smelled the aroma of biscuits and coffee. Minutes later,
he came out of the kitchen with a tray full of biscuits,
jam, and fresh coffee.

"I thought I'd let you sleep. You were exhausted. Here, get
something to eat before you go."

Nyota looked at him for the first time in the daylight and
he was magnificent. Not without blemishes, but even those
seemed to work. He had a beautiful smile that made a warm
wave wash over her. Suddenly she knew that biscuits were not
what she had in mind. She reached out for him and pulled him
down to her hungrily and felt him lean down to find her lips
and brush them lightly teasingly with his lips. Again and
again he laid feather kisses over her lips and her face,
missing nothing. Finally, he turned back to her and looked
at her with a longing that made her shudder. They kissed
again this time deeply, passionately, and they began to flow
into each other matching their rhythms, hearing the song. 

He was all that she had imagined and more. 

Later, they laid together, sated and laughing while he fed
her a biscuit with his  mouth. Only the insistent chime of
the COM reminded her that she had somewhere to be. They got
dressed quickly and headed out together. He gave her a long
deep kiss before they parted and her lips burned for the
rest of the day.

She did not hear from Nuradeen that day or the next. There
were no more calls and no more visits at work. She and Jim
met every night and reveled in each other as each day
brought them to new heights of passion. It was only a short
two weeks later when she got her traveling orders from
Starfleet. She was to report to the Enterprise in two days. 

Kirk had been assigned to the Farragut. They knew that it
would be unlikely that they would see each other soon, so
they said their good-byes in the only way they could until
they were spent. He came to see her off at Space dock and
she left to join her new ship. There were no regrets. He at
least knew that she had to go to space as did he and he did
not ever ask her to change.

Months later curiosity got the better of her and she began
to wonder what ever became of  Nuradeen. She finally found
out. He had been dragged out of a garbage can in a back
alley near his home a day after she had seen him last.
Someone had beaten him to within an inch of his life. When
he finally recuperated, he had taken the first shuttle back
for New Akkaba. Thoughtfully, Uhura sent a message to Kirk,
now a lieutenant on the Farragut. She told him what she had
discovered about Nuradeen, then she asked him one question.

"Is there any chance that you had nothing to do with that?"
She asked. 

He responded, "There is always a chance."


                                           

                                           		 THE END