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CotE Chp16

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There were many things Brainy liked about Superman. There were, of course, the aesthetic qualities Superman possessed, such as his mesmerizing eyes and his warming smile. He could, of course, bring up the physical attributes that sometimes made it difficult to hide his desire and forced his steamed-up mind to focus on something else before that desire made itself known physically, but those weren't the qualities currently being presented.

No, at the moment Superman was showing his concern for people's wellbeing and his protective nature. Several times in the past Brainy had been the focus of those engrained traits and, acknowledged only to himself, quite enjoyed the attention. It almost made nearly dying – twice – and the other sorts of dangers they'd faced together worth it to briefly be in his arms, to touch and be touched with the past's hero's attentiveness focused solely on him.

There was also his farm boy charm; at least that's what Phantom Girl and Lightning Lad sometimes called it. With Lighting Lad it was often in mockery about how little he understood about the future with the 'charm' left out, and Phantom Girl usually used it to tease the caped boy about his shyness and good manners. In any case, Brainy found it quite endearing and took joy in putting him in situations where he would be surrounded by things he would be fascinated by, such as the huge machine that made muffins back in Metropolis. His wonder was no less amplified by everything that Starfleet had to offer, and he had been nothing but charming with the Starfleet officers they'd encountered. Though there seemed to be an edge to his politeness when it came to Spock for some reason, he understood all too well why it presented itself with Kirk.

Still, there were moments where Superman's naivety or, perhaps for lack of a better word or phrase, 'tendency to sometimes speak without thinking' made him an easy target for teasing.

Just like now, when Superman looked around at the others, then turned back to Brainy and asked, quite seriously, "Are they picking on you?"

Lightning Lad instantly burst out laughing, "Picking on him? What are we; in elementary school?"

A few of the surrounding ensigns chuckled, making Superman's face go slightly red and Brainy start planning revenge on their former leader.

"There is no need to cause yourself concern, Superman," Spock interjected. "No one has attempted to pick upon Querl, as rolling up his sleeves would prove."

The ensigns instantly stopped laughing, looking at their Commander in disbelief as Kirk joined Lightning Lad in laughing.

"Superman meant teasing Brainy, Mr. Spock, not pinching or plucking him," Jim suddenly smirked. "Though I wouldn't mind plucking him, if you know what I mean?"

Despite Brainy's horrified face, Gaila giggled, "Oh Jimmy, you're so naughty. But perhaps he should be plucked by someone more experienced?"

Brainy instantly looked away when the Orion girl started to flutter her eyelashes at him.

"No one has more experience than me!" Jim protested.

"More gentle," Gaila quipped.

"More adventurous," Jim wiggled his eyebrows.

"More-"

"That's enough," shouted Lightning Lad. "No one is plucking Brainy!"

"That's rather sad," Gaila pouted.

"This is a very disturbing conversation," Brainy muttered. "If I didn't fear it repeating I'd erase it from my memory banks."

Superman leaned in towards him and whispered, "What are they talking about?"

Unable to stop himself, Brainy smiled at him, "Nothing you need to concern yourself with at this point of time."

"When will it concern me?" Superman asked.

"I wish I could be the one to tell you but I somehow very highly doubt it," said Brainy, forcing his smile to stay up for Superman's sake.

Before Superman could question it Kirk turned to them and shouted, "Hey you two! Stop whispering sweet nothings into each other's ears!"

Both Brainy and Superman had red faces then, pointedly not looking at each other as they took a step apart.

"Good god man," Bones shouted as he walked up, looking at the captain. "What happened to your face?"

"Nearly forgot about that," Kirk said absently before dramatically whining, "Brainy punched me!"

"You probably deserved it," Bones muttered, getting out a hypo.

It took a while for Kirk to get treated, mostly due to his own whining and demands for a lollipop, but afterwards they headed to breakfast where the rest of the Legionnaires were waiting.

"I was starting to think you got lost," Triplicate Girl admitted.

"Or you were waiting for Lightning Lad to stop primping in the mirror," Phantom Girl smirked at said boy.

"Wouldn't that be a more accurate description of you, your highness?" Lightning Lad mocked back.

"Hey, it takes a lot of work to be this beautiful," Phantom Girl jokingly did a hair flip and blew a couple of kisses to some blushing ensigns that ran away when Timber Wolf looked at them.

"Brainy, what happened to your clothes?" asked Triplicate Girl.

"Do we all get Starfleet uniforms?" asked Bouncing Boy.

"My clothes needed to be repaired, no, I will not tell you why, and if you want a set all you have to do is get someone to replicate them for you," said Brainy, going to the food line before anyone could ask him anything further.

Superman followed him, "Are you sure you're alright?"

"I'm fine, Superman," Brainy smiled at him, "Thank you for your concern."

"But why didn't you come to lunch or dinner yesterday?" asked Superman, worry still evident in his voice as they grabbed food and drinks.

Brainy could not stop himself from blushing. "It's complicated and embarrassing…"

"But you're alright?"

"Yes, thankfully nothing damaging came from it."

"Good, I'd hate to think something bad happened to you and I wasn't there to help," Superman smiled at him, unsure why Brainy started to blush more.

As they headed back to the table a young, vaguely familiar looking, red shirted ensign bumped into Superman, making him spill his drink.

"I'm so sorry," the ensign quickly apologized before offering him a glass of the same drink he had just gotten. "Here, take mine."

"Thanks but that's not necessary, I can get a new one," said Superman but took it when the ensign insisted and went to get something to clean the mess up. "I'm glad everyone seems to be on better footing with each other since that fight yesterday."

"He may have not been part of it, though he does look familiar," said Brainy as they sat down with the others.

"There's so many of them, how can you tell them apart?" asked Timber Wolf.

"You not good with faces Mr. Wolf?" asked Chekov.

"Not unless I have a name to go with it," admitted Timber Wolf. "And it's Timber Wolf, drop the 'Mister'."

"I shall try, Sir," said Chekov.

As the conversation continued, Superman was finding it harder and harder to concentrate, his head beginning to swim. He tried to drink more of his juice to clear it but it only seemed to get worse.

"Superman," Brainy's voice barely made it to him through the haze. "Are you al-"

Brainy didn't get to finish. Superman passed out into his food, spilling his drink which revealed a green ice cube.
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There were many things Brainy liked about Superman. There were, of course, the aesthetic qualities Superman possessed, such as his mesmerizing eyes and his warming smile. He could, of course, bring up the physical attributes that sometimes made it difficult to hide his desire and forced his steamed-up mind to focus on something else before that desire made itself known physically, but those weren't the qualities currently being presented.

No, at the moment Superman was showing his concern for people's wellbeing and his protective nature. Several times in the past Brainy had been the focus of those engrained traits and, acknowledged only to himself, quite enjoyed the attention. It almost made nearly dying – twice – and the other sorts of dangers they'd faced together worth it to briefly be in his arms, to touch and be touched with the past's hero's attentiveness focused solely on him.

There was also his farm boy charm; at least that's what Phantom Girl and Lightning Lad sometimes called it. With Lighting Lad it was often in mockery about how little he understood about the future with the 'charm' left out, and Phantom Girl usually used it to tease the caped boy about his shyness and good manners. In any case, Brainy found it quite endearing and took joy in putting him in situations where he would be surrounded by things he would be fascinated by, such as the huge machine that made muffins back in Metropolis. His wonder was no less amplified by everything that Starfleet had to offer, and he had been nothing but charming with the Starfleet officers they'd encountered. Though there seemed to be an edge to his politeness when it came to Spock for some reason, he understood all too well why it presented itself with Kirk.

Still, there were moments where Superman's naivety or, perhaps for lack of a better word or phrase, 'tendency to sometimes speak without thinking' made him an easy target for teasing.

Just like now, when Superman looked around at the others, then turned back to Brainy and asked, quite seriously, "Are they picking on you?"

Lightning Lad instantly burst out laughing, "Picking on him? What are we; in elementary school?"

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I LITERALLY GASPED OUT LOUD!!

A kryptonite ice cube, the dastard!!! O.o :icondragonshock: