A Charming Match

By The Raven Twins (StarlitRaven/SummerRaven)

 

This is only our second fan fiction we took the reviews into consideration.  Please be gentle

 

We do not own the star trek world we just like to pull the strings every now and then

 

Chapter One: Movie Night

 

 

‘Okay I’ve got my popcorn, I hope I’m not late.’ She thinks as she runs into the movie room.

 

“Oh thank God, it hasn’t started yet.” The seats in the theater were nearly packed.  She began searching for an open seat near the isle so that she wouldn’t disturb too many people.  She soon finds an empty seat second row from the back. She runs over and takes the seat without looking at who she was sitting next to.

 

“An expedient yet stunning entrance, Hoshi” Quirked a very familiar and wonderfully sexy British accent.

 

Hoshi looked over at Malcolm Reed, the sweet, charming and dreamily cute tactical officer- though she would never let on that she thought that,- offering him a meek smile she replied, “ I got caught on the bridge a few minutes over, cause my counterpart on the beta crew was late.” She explains, then as the lights dimmed she elbowed him playfully saying, “shh, its starting.”

 

The movie was a twentieth century film, based on a book from a series by Alexandra Dumas, called The Three Musketeers, this version stared an actor named Chris O’Donnell. 

 

Around the part where D’Artagnan met Constance, Malcolm reached over and took Hoshi’s hand in his.  She was enjoying the movie so much she almost didn’t notice…Almost but not quite, she loved the feel of her hand in his.

 

She nearly trembled with excitement when she felt his warm breath on her ear, just before saying, ”This movie is no where near the quality of the book.”  He tried to make it sound casual but Hoshi’s highly trained ear picked up the annoyance in his voice and she knew he wasn’t liking it. 

 

He began to move like he could be leaving and Hoshi panicked, “Are you leaving.”  She didn’t want him to, ‘please please stay,’ she thought.

 

He was tempted to go, he really was. But not enough to leave when he had been wanting to spend time close to Hoshi for a while now.  “No.  I’m not leaving just yet.” he replied, “just recommending you read the book, it’s infinitely better.”

 

Malcolm then realized he had reached out and was holding her hand.  Hoping she hadn’t noticed he slowly pulled his hand out of hers and pretended to mess with his boot. ‘What the bloody hell were you thinking Malcolm, she probably thinks you’re a imbecile now.’ he thought with more than a little embarrassment.

 

“Okay, I’ll try it.” She said it but she was thinking more about how she missed the feel of his hand in hers.

 

They lapsed into an awkward silence, until the scene where the prince is celebrating his birthday.  When the assassin fired at the prince she jumped and buried her face in Malcolm’s shoulder.  She immediately felt stupid because they weren’t there together, and she was acting like a child.  She straightened rather quickly and in the process hit his chin with her head hard enough to make her teeth rattle. 

 

“I am so sorry, are you okay.” He was rubbing his chin but was smiling, ‘he’s laughing at me’ feeling more stupid by the moment she attempted to make a graceful exit while she still had some of her dignity left.  Luck was not with her in this instance while she was walking away she slipped and landed hard on her butt.  Abandoning dignity she ran out of the room, she stopped just out side to calm down before returning to her quarters.

 

Malcolm having seen her fall because he had been watching her go, followed her out.  When he was just behind her he asked “Hoshi are you okay.”  She whirled at the sound of his voice and came into contact with his chest, “I saw you fall.”  He managed.

 

All thought left her head when his eyes locked on hers.  “I-I’m fine,” she Stammered, “just figured I’d save face and leave before something else happens or I hurt you again.”

 

With out thinking he had wrapped his arms around her, ”you didn’t hurt me, just surprised me a little.” it was more than a little distracting to have her this close but he couldn’t bring himself to let her go. “Come on, lets go back in and see the rest of the film.”

 

“But you don’t even like it”

 

“What makes you think that”

 

“You said the book was better and when you did you sounded like you hated the movie.”

 

“I don’t hate it I just prefer the book.”  He really didn’t like it and he found it strange that he was so quick to go back in there just so that he could spend a few more minutes close to Hoshi.

 

She could tell he really didn’t want to go back in so she asked him “Do you want to go to the mess hall and get something to eat instead.  We can discuss books since you like them so much.”

 

He stopped to think for a second, then began to mentally kick himself, ‘You idiot she just asked you to dinner, now is your chance to get to know her.’  “That would be wonderful…”

 

End chapter 1