Intro: Okay so I am super excited about this fic, I love it so much and am quite proud of it.
The idea for it came from @star-trekkin-across-theuniverse‘s fic, Imagine Fainting in the Medbay (go read it it is absolutely amazing). So all the credit goes to them for writing the original story, but as I read it one part really inspired me:
“You’d been sent on away mission, and come under fire, and when you finally beamed aboard, all in one piece except for some bruising, Bones had grabbed you roughly by the upper arms and admonished you never to terrify him like that again. And then he’d kissed you. You’d been inseparable ever since”
A story started forming in my head as soon as I read it so I asked if I could use that snippet and make it into a full fic.
Pairing: Bones x Reader
Word Count: 2169
Triggers: being shot at, description of a wound (that’s about it)
Summary: see above snippet from the original story. Because I just took that idea and made it longer and with more detail.
-Enjoy!-
The sound of phaser shots rang out around you and you ducked as one landed near your head, making the stone crumble above you. Adrenaline coursed through you and you felt your heart racing as you attempted to make your way over to the unconscious ensign with a large gash in his chest. He was about 50 feet away when your com beeped. Your eyes continued to survey the scene and you put one foot in front of the other as you flipped open your com, clutching your your med kit to your chest as if it would protect you from the aliens.
"Y/N!" You heard someone shout from the other side of the com.
"I'm here!" You said back, yelping as another shot hit the ground a few feet in front of you.
"Are you alright?" The voice said, and you now recognized it as Leonard.
Leonard, aka Dr. Leonard McCoy, Chief Medical Officer, was your boss and one of the best doctors you ever worked with. As a nurse you were usually under-looked and underappreciated but since the day you first met Leonard, he always respected you and treated you like an equal. Well almost always. And when he didn't you made sure you set him straight.
"Yeah, I'm okay."
"Thank the stars." Leonard's voice sounded strained.
You'd become relatively protective over each other, working side by side day in and day out, and the two of you had been through a lot. It felt like he was the only one who understood you, and though you teased each other most of the time, when you were up against a challenge together, nothing could stop you.
"I'm going to beam you up now." You heard Leonard's voice say as you continued forward, now only 10 feet or so from the un-moving ensign.
"NO! Don't!" You yelled into the com, "I am close to Ensign Harley, and he seems really hurt."
"Y/N, damnit, you're gonna get yourself shot!" Leonard yelled, sounding frustrated, "You're in the middle of a war zone for christ's sake!"
"No, Bones, I need to check to see if he is alive." You stated firmly when suddenly you were thrown forward in response to something exploding near you.
You skidded to a stop in the dirt, only about a foot away from the injured ensign. You lifted your head and tested your limbs. No injuries save for a scratch down your forearm and a few bumps and bruises.
You heard loud shouts from the com that sounded like your name and a lot of swear words.
"Bones," You gasped and crawled over to the ensign, "Bones, I'm okay, just got knocked down."
"We need to beam you up now!" Leonard yelled.
"NO!" You shouted when suddenly the com was knocked out of your hand by a phaser beam.
You screamed and scrambled over to the un-moving ensign, quickly pressing your fingers to his pulse. There was none. You moved to begin CPR when you saw the aliens approaching. 3 of them, all dark and shadowy, their phasers pointed right at you.
You froze, unable to move, your hands now soaked in the blood from the young ensign's chest wound. You gulped as one of the aliens stepped into the light, with what could be considered an evil grin on his face. His phaser pointed to your head and you heard it charge up. You squeezed your eyes shut.
Suddenly the ground beneath your knees was not the soft mossy floor of the planet's forest, but instead unforgiving steel, and you were thrown off balance by the absence of the ensign's body beneath your hands. You landed on your side, the room much brighter than the planet had been, and it was all shiny metal and light. You groaned and squinted your eyes against the brightness and were about to attempt to sit up when strong arms wrapped around you and lifted you so you were standing. Your eyes finally adjusted and you saw that you were in the transporter room of the Enterprise, and you were being held up by none other than Leonard's strong arms.
You let out a gasp of relief and spun around, wrapping your arms around Leonard in a hug, and he responded by wrapping his arms around you as well. You soaked in the warmth and protectiveness of him and let a few tears of relief fall down your cheeks and soak into his shirt.
Releasing him you stepped back, feeling a little achy but other than that pretty good. Suddenly you remembered the young ensign you left on the planet.
"Bones! We left Ensign Harley on the planet, I think he was dead but we still can't just leave him there!" You said loudly.
"We already got him out, a few seconds before you came aboard, see?" Leonard explained and motioned towards the door.
You now saw the transporter techs pushing the hover bed out the door, the prone ensign lying on the bed, his chest wound no longer bleeding.
"Damn." You whispered. "How many people did we lose down there?"
"He makes 14, and about 30 came back with serious injuries." Leonard explained, "you were the last one to be beamed up."
"Well then we better get to work." You said and walked in the direction of the door.
"Y/N! You just got beamed off a planet at war!" Leonard yelled and you spun around to face him, "the least you should do is sit down for a while."
"Bones, you said it yourself, there are people with injuries that need treatment, I'm a nurse, you're a doctor, let's go!" You demanded, and looked at him incredulously.
"What are you waiting for?" You questioned, motioning to the door,"I don't even know why you were in here when there are so many wounded out there."
Leonard suddenly looked hurt.
"What's wrong, Leonard?" You asked, this time not as harsh as your previous comments, "you are always reminding everyone else that you are a doctor, so go be one!"
"You almost died!" Leonard said, his voice full of exasperation, "you almost died and you feel nothing about it. You have nothing to say to me about it. How?"
You were taken aback by his sudden sincere question.
"Leonard, I felt everything, and I mean everything, down there. Fear, anger, regret, helplessness. But right now other people need me. Other people's lives depend on me and I need to push those feelings aside for the time being. You are usually the one telling everyone else that, are you alright?" You said, stepping towards Leonard, looking up and tried to get him to meet your eyes.
Suddenly he grabbed you roughly by the upper arms, his fingers pressing into your skin.
You looked up into his face and were surprised to see panic lining his features, his mouth open and his breath ragged. His eyes were sad, though, and he looked as if he might cry as his gaze frantically roamed your features.
"Don't you dare terrify me like that again!" He admonished, his voice breaking.
You furrowed your brow in confusion and suddenly felt hurt and concerned at his behaviour, 'why was he acting like this?', you thought to yourself.
"I'm fine, Bones." You stated, trying to console his panicked demeanor.
"Well I'm not." Bones exhaled, his breath tickling your mouth, making you realize how close his face was to yours.
Before you could respond, his lips were pressed to yours and his hands were knotted into the back of your uniform.
The kiss was gentle but urgent, and you froze for a moment, trying to collect yourself.
You loved Leonard, but never thought that anything would ever come of it, and you were happy being his friend and colleague. But his lips on yours sparked something inside of you that you could feel growing by the second. And his hands pulling you close made you realize that through all the bickering and teasing, the late nights and early mornings spent together, that you had come to trust him more than you trusted anyone else in the entire galaxy.
The heat of his mouth on yours melted your hesitation and your lips parted as you deepened the kiss and dug your fingers into his hair.
The kiss obliterated every thought you had, except for one; that you needed him. And so you kissed him like it was the last thing keeping you alive. Like he was oxygen and you needed him to breathe.
And he kissed you back, his mouth opening to yours and his fingers trailing down your ribs, sending shivers down your spine. Your mouths moved together and you slid your hands down to rest on his chest, digging your fingers into the material of his shirt.
A tear slipped down your cheek before his lips pulled away from yours breathlessly. He slid his hands up to your neck, his fingers resting just below your ears, his thumbs caressing your cheeks.
You met his handsome eyes and felt the spark that had ignited within you moments ago catch fire, as if your love for him had been just waiting for the right moment to burst into flames.
You saw love in his eyes as you gazed at him and you realized that you were looking at him with love too. It was like looking at him for the first time, as if after all you had been through you were seeing a new man.
You were so lost in your thoughts and emotions that you barely heard the sound of the transporter techs returning to the room.
Leonard didn't move away from you like you thought he would have, but instead kept his fingers rested on your neck and traced the outline of your lips with his thumb. His fingers set your skin on fire and a smile escaped you, and his features lit up to return the smile.
As the techs entered the room they paused for a moment, looking between you and Leonard with a smirk, but only for a moment before quickly getting back to work.
You looked back to Leonard, whose face held an unabashed look of longing and happiness, and you nodded in the direction of the door, indicating that the two of you should head out.
When he didn't move, you spoke.
"Leonard, we have patients." You said and tugged at his arm until he walked with you towards the door.
When you were out of sight of the transporter techs, Leonard reached over entwined your fingers with his and you walked wordlessly down the hallway, hand-in-hand.
You looked over at him with a smile and saw he was smiling back.
"I'm glad you're okay, kid." He spoke as he grinned and squeezed your hand.
"Oh don't you worry, I am going to be here to boss you around for a lot longer." You teased and squeezed his hand back.
That made him laugh and it was like music to your ears. As you approached the medbay he released your hand and you walked through the doors into the bustling wing, people running around like crazy.
"Alright, darlin'" You heard Leonard's voice as he suddenly appeared in front of you, "you go sit down in bed 9 and I will be by in a sec to check you out, just after I grab my..."
You interrupted him, realizing that even though everything had changed, he was he same old Leonard, "Like hell I am sitting down! Leonard, I'm fine!"
"You just got beamed off a planet filled with aliens that wanted to kill you, Y/N," He explained, looking very exasperated, "you need to sit down and get checked out, maybe get some fluids into you."
"Leonard. Even you can see that I am much more needed on the floor, helping people, than cooped up in a bed." You argued, and you knew that Leonard knew that you weren't going to back down.
He paused for a moment, as if hoping that you were going to change your mind and comply, before he let out a frustrated sigh and rolled his eyes.
"FINE!" He grumbled, "but if you faint because of dehydration or internal bleeding, I am not saving you."
"Sure you won’t." You said sarcastically, suddenly hearing someone yell "Doctor, we need you!", but Leonard continued to look at you, the corners of his mouth tipping upwards.
You leaned up and quickly kissed his lips as if it was the most natural thing in the world.
"Let's get to work." You smirked and looked up at him.
"Let's save some lives." Leonard responded with a grin and a wink before dashing into the chaotic crowd, already yelling orders at people.
You stayed where you were for a moment, surveying the busy medbay, and took a deep breath in and out before you smiled. It felt like home.
And you realized that though everything had changed, everything also had stayed very much the same.
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