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I'll Be Right HereAuthor - Stubadingdong | Genre - Friendship | I | Main Story | Rating - PG
Fan Fiction Main Page | Stories sorted by title, author, genre, and rating THE MOVIE NIGHT SERIES By stub&Joe DATE: 01-03-03 RATING: PG SUMMARY: T’Pol watches another movie with Trip DISCLAIMER: Paramount owns them. We own our imaginations. NOTES: stub&Joe have decided that it might be fun to make this Movie Night thing into a series. Keep your eyes peeled, kids. ********
With a quick peek to his left Trip saw that the Vulcan sitting next to him was absorbed. Her head was cocked slightly, her brow furrowed. He allowed a tiny smile to grace his lips before turning his attention back to Elliott saying goodbye to the little alien. Trip tried to swallow the lump in his throat but soon gave up. He felt the tears already sliding down his cheeks. I hate this movie, he thought. To his surprise, he felt a small, warm hand grasp his. Trip stopped breathing for just a second as he felt the hand give his a gentle squeeze and let go. He didn’t dare look at T’Pol. Instead he wiped at the tears on his face before the lights came up. He knew his reputation for crying at movies, but Trip didn’t want to display it for everyone. He still had some pride left. As the end credits rolled and the lights gradually brightened, Trip turned and looked at T’Pol expectantly. He noticed no emotional effect on her. Though he wasn’t really expecting it, for some reason he still felt disappointed. He cleared his throat. “Your third movie,” Trip said. “What’d you think?” T’Pol remained seated and looking straight ahead. “I’m not certain what to think,” she admitted. Her voice sounded just a little raspy. Trip smiled as he watched everyone file out of the room. “No questions this time?” He hoped it didn’t sound condescending. She turned her head and looked at him. “The emotional attachment of the characters was illogical.” He laughed at this. Leave it to a Vulcan. “It’s not so illogical. E.T. gets left behind. Abandoned. But he finds a ‘family’ on this strange world. You know, people take care of him.” Trip paused. At her silence, he continued, “When you were a kid, didn’t your parents ever leave you with friends or relatives while they went on vacation? Didn’t you ever feel like they were never comin’ back?” T’Pol looked at him blankly. “Leave me with friends or relatives?” “Right,” Trip said nodding. “Forgot who I was talkin’ to for a minute. Well then, what about the Vulcan High Command?” Her eyes narrowed and her expression changed slightly. “What about it?” she asked coolly. “Don’t you ever…feel abandoned by them? Servin’ onboard Enterprise?” After a few moments, T’Pol responded quietly, “It was my choice to stay aboard, Commander. I view it more as an escape.” At the use of his title, Trip backed off. He sat stunned for a minute. Deciding to bring the conversation back on track, Trip tried a different tactic. He asked, “Have you ever had to say goodbye to someone you knew you’d never see again?” “No,” she said quickly. T’Pol turned her head and looked straight ahead again. There were no more crewmembers to watch. Trip cocked his head, curious. He touched her shoulder and she turned to face him. “I don’t believe you, T’Pol,” he said softly. “Why’d you grab my hand at the end?” She didn’t answer right away. Her eyes, however, never left his. After a few moments she replied, “To make sure…” Trip raised his eyebrows at her, silently encouraging her to finish her sentence. When she didn’t, he finished it for her. “To make sure I’m still here?” T’Pol cast her gaze down and nodded slightly. Trip smiled. “I’m not goin’ anywhere.” THE END ****************** Return to The Movie Night Series menu page. Have a comment to make about this story? Do so in the Trip Fan Fiction forum at the HoTBBS! Three people have made commentsI loved this! So sweet and very nicely written with believable dialogue. Nice to know Vulcans can get a little emmotional too. Thanks for a lovely story, Ali D :~) that was so cute! I was wondering if I could post your story on my site. Email me at writing_teen15@yahoo.com with your reply. My site address is www.geocities.com/writing_teen15 If your answer is yes, please also email me the following information. Title: Summary: Coupling(s): Rating: Crying because of ET? He would get laughed out of starfleet. |