"Chekov!" An exasperated James Kirk snapped. "Will you please sit still?"

Jim had been on the bridge for about an hour, he was going through the check list that would be needed for the Enterprise to pass the inspection they would be receiving when they reached the next Starbase, which they were due to arrive at within the next few hours. This was the first time the Enterprise would be given a full work up since she officially was christened seven months ago.

So naturally Jim was stressed, and having Chekov sitting there bouncing around like a newborn elf was not helping anything. Over the short time that he had been the Captain of the Enterprise, all seven and a half months, Jim had been amazed by the Russian boy genius. At times Chekov came out with these really complex scenarios, with the accurate math to go with it, and it became really easy for Jim to forget that he was just a kid.

"I am sorry Captain. I will attempt to control myself." A very sheepish, and suddenly very childlike, Chekov responded.

The look in Chekov's eyes made Jim's heart melt; he looked like a kicked puppy. Jim felt his eye twitch as he let out an exasperated sigh. "It's fine. What's wrong with you? Do I need to send you to see Bones? He might have a cream or something to help you out a bit."

A frown crossed Chekov's face, and moments later Jim realised his mistake, when Chekov asked, "There is a cream to release the feelings of excitement and anticipation Captain?"

"Oh, erm, no. Never mind, just carry on." Jim stumbled on his word. This was one of Jim's biggest problems; his mind had a permanent home in the gutter. It frequently got him into trouble, the last time Jim had seen anyone behave like Chekov had been, it was because of crabs. Now thinking about it, Jim wouldn't be surprised if Chekov was a virgin. So the chances of him having anything STI related were almost non-existent.

"Spock, you have the bridge. I'm going down to speak to Bones to make sure he's not on the verge of committing murder down in medical, and then I'm going to make a final inspection of the ship." Jim announced getting to his feet. He needed to walk for a bit, calm himself down before the inspection.

"Do you require a 'cream' yourself of some kind Captain?" Spock asked from the science station, quirking an eyebrow in Jim's direction.

Jim flushed at the question, his eye twitching again. "No." He barked out as he left the bridge, most of the crew sniggering at his retreating form.

At times Jim had to admit how much progress Spock had made of the past few months. He was a lot more 'human' than he had been before. It made interacting with him a lot easier, although Jim doubted if Spock realised he had just told a joke at Jim's expense.

As he stalked down the corridor, Jim passed Sulu who was on his way to begin his shift at helm. A thought flashed through Jim's brain, and before he could stop himself he called out, "Sulu?"

"Yes Captain?" he asked turning to face Jim.

"You're friends with Chekov right?"

"Pavel? Sure, he's like the annoying little brother I never had, or wanted really for that matter. Why?" Hikaru asked cautiously. Whenever Jim Kirk asked personal questions it was never good.

"That's great, what the hell is he so worked up about? He's practically vibrating as his station in there." Jim was keeping a serious face, which only made Hikaru laugh.

"Oh, he's been like that for over a week. Sounds like it's finally getting to him." Hikaru was still laughing, and Jim was on the edge of his seat waiting for a proper answer. "When we get to the Starbase, we're due to take on new crew members right?"

Jim nodded mutedly, wondering where this was going.

"Well Chekov's best friend from the academy is joining the crew."

Jim's face contorted into a frown. "That's it? God, that kid is weird." And with that Jim stalked off leaving a smirking Hikaru Sulu behind him.

So I'm in the process of re-working this :)

And now I've finished with my work for Uni this year, I have the time to focus more on this (22/05/2013).