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The Way to Man's Heart is Through his Stomach	By : Clarissa_Eden Category: S through Z > Star Trek (2009) > Star Trek (2009) Views: 3301 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 2
Disclaimer: I do not own Star Trek, or any of the characters belonging to the franchise. I do not make money from writing this, it's just for fun.

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After about 20 minutes of being in a semi-conscious state, Elizabeth became aware that she wasn't alone in the room any more. Rising her head, and squinting her eyes against the bright light, she found the figure she was looking for, and couldn't prevent the gasp of surprise that left her lips.
Elizabeth couldn't believe what she was seeing. In her time on the Enterprise, Elizabeth had come to know many members of the crew intimately. And whilst it was true that she mainly had the most amount of contact with the Officers on board, she did know almost all other crew members by sight, if not on some personal level. So Elizabeth was surprised to be able to see a woman she had never actually laid eyes on in front of her.
'But how could this be possible?' Elizabeth wondered, as the figure of Amanda Grayson smiled knowingly at her.
"Because I'm technically not really here, my dear Elizabeth." Amanda spoke softly, her smile lighting her eyes in a motherly way.
Elizabeth gasped once more and sat up straighter in her seat as her eyes widened. "You can hear my thoughts?" She asked aloud.
"In a sense, but let's not get bogged down with the technicalities shall we." Amanda commented as she waved her hands dismissively. "I'm so very glad that I'm able to have this conversation with you. I wanted to tell the girl who's stolen my son's heart that I'm thankful that he met you. I know how important gaining the approval of a man's mother is, and you my dear, most certainly have it."
"How can I gain your approval if you're not really here?" Elizabeth queried out loud. "Oh God, I'm losing my mind!"
Amanda just laughed. "I can see why my son loves you so much. But rest assured, you are not loosing you mind."
Elizabeth didn't look convinced.
"I see that I'm going to have to prove myself further, very well." Amanda sighed, but not in a negative way. "I'm sure that you are aware of the circumstances of my death."
Elizabeth nodded.
"Well, whilst I cannot be returned to a corporeal form, I'm not technically dead." Amanda explained. "I was in the process of being transported when the cliff I was standing on gave way. And whilst the majority of my atoms were lost when Vulcan fell, my mind and spirit remained intact, so part of me made it to the Enterprise."
Elizabeth pondered what she had just been told for a few moments, before she conceded to it. Whilst she was inventive in the kitchen, when it came to making up stories Elizabeth was useless, and there was no way that she could have come up with anything 'Amanda' had just told her.
"I'm glad you believe me." Amanda beamed.
"How is it that I can see you?" Elizabeth asked, before quickly adding, "Not that I'm not glad that I can, I'm just curious."
"You've managed to put yourself in a deep meditative state that borders on sleep. I managed to slip in, and here we are." Amanda explained once more. "Anyway, we don't really have time for this; Spock is on his way to see you now in another attempt at reconciliation."
"What?"
"Come now Elizabeth. He's just as miserable as you are at the moment, if not more so at the knowledge that he caused you pain."
"How long do we have?" Elizabeth asked, becoming nervous at the thought of having another confrontation with Spock.
"We have long enough." Amanda dismissed with another wave of her hand. "I'm here to tell you that you both have to sort this out."
"I know."
"Well that was easier than I thought it was going to be." Amanda murmured to herself, causing Elizabeth to smile slightly. "I understand that my son can be infuriating sometimes, believe me I raised him. I know he has troubles accepting the fact that he is half human, especially now that there are so few Vulcans left, but when he is with you he is the most human he had ever been since he was a baby."
Elizabeth couldn't help but laugh at the thought of Spock as a baby, acting the ways that Caleb used to act. The idea was adorable and completely alien at the same time.
"He was adorable. He used to giggle whenever Sarek held him. It broke my heart when he started to become more Vulcan when he was about 14 months old, but we didn't really have a choice in the matter." Amanda's eyes looked vaguely foggy as she remembered. "Growing up was hard enough for Spock on Vulcan, if he had been even remotely like your wonderful little one, I dread to think what it would have been like for him.
"He truly does love you, you know that don't you Elizabeth? It makes a mother's heart soar when her son finds the right woman for him, and mine has found his. I know that you are in pain and are hurting at the moment, and I know that I have no real right to ask this of you, but please forgive him." Amanda begged, looking slightly shameful because of what she was doing. "He is new to all of this. Spock saw a potential threat to you, and his mind sought out the most effective way of eliminating that threat, it was an emotional response before it was logical. Vulcans, despite their persistent insistence that they are a purely logical race, are far from it. You should have seen Sarek when we were first introduced, it didn't take long for him to become very protective over me. My sister went as far as to call him scarily possessive. He once used the neck pinch on a guy who accidentally bumped into me when we were on a date."
Elizabeth allowed herself to laugh along with Amanda at the thought of that, and between bouts of laughter admitted, "I find it hard to believe that the Sarek I know would ever be that emotional."
"Oh he is. It's probably why I was drawn to him." Amanda giggled. "That and the fact that under all of those formal robes, he's more than just toned, if you know what I mean."
The pair of them descended into giggles once more, but soon stopped.
"I don't have much more time, Spock is almost here." Amanda urged. "I have another reason for coming to you now, well two really. The first is a warning in a sense."
Elizabeth stiffened, her eyes growing wide with concern.
"Oh don't worry; it's not a warning to fret over. It's just that Spock is approaching the age when I think he's going to reach full maturity. As with everything with Vulcans, their methods are skewed compared to humans, but with Spock being half human, he's a little off from the norm for other Vulcans his age." Amanda explained, but not really getting to the point. "Trust me, you're going to want to research Pon Farr, and that's all I will say on the matter, that and make sure you're ready for it."
Elizabeth still looked nervously concerned, but nodded. "Okay, what's the other thing?"
"Please don't let Spock name my little grandchild anything Vulcan." Amanda begged. "If he tries shoot him down. I want my grandchild, and any that may follow, to be something more like your son Caleb, with the ability to laugh and cry openly, to be able to express their emotions. Having a Human name might help with that, at least to an extent."
Elizabeth burst out laughing at that request. "There's no need for concern there. I love Spock's name, but there's no way our child is having a name that I might struggle to say, or even spell."
Amanda smiled, in what seemed like relief. "I'm glad. Just remember, don't be too hard on him, he's still learning. But he has a disturbingly steep learning curve."
Amanda's voice seemed to be fading, and then she was gone.
For the second time that evening, Elizabeth was opening her eyes, squinting against the light. Only this time, her eyes focused on a completely different form sat across from her. The form of a stoic looking Spock.
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