J wanted a sequel to 2019’s Twelve Days of Christmas. A bit silly but here it is.

Jim held his head in his hands and groaned. Underneath his ass he had a cushion. He shifted on it. It didn’t help much.
“Hangover?”
Jim eyed his so-called best friend through slits in his fingers. “Listen, Partridge, I’m in no mood for your smirkiness.”
Bones chuckled. “I can see that. And that partridge thing better not become a new nickname. I was coerced into wearing that outfit.”
“Mm.” Jim released hold of his head long enough to stick a straw in his coffee.
“You look worse for wear. Can’t even swallow normal?”
“I did plenty of swallowing last night.”
“I definitely didn’t need to hear that.”
Jim couldn’t even bring up a smile. “Spock and I did a lot of celebrating our newly engaged status.”
Bones looked down at Jim’s cushion, shook his head. “Do I need to have you off duty for the day?”
“Could you? Not sure I’m going to make it otherwise.”
“Okay, but then your betrothed has to be the captain.”
“He’s fine. Doesn’t drink and is weirdly healthy and strong this morning.” Jim grimaced. “Vaguely annoying, really.”
“Informed the brass yet you’re getting hitched?”
“Spock filed the report for us last night in between—”
“Yeah, I get it,” his friend said quickly.
“He took me quite seriously about that pipers piping crack.” Jim groaned. “If you’re really going to have me off, I’m going to sleep for about a hundred hours.”
“You want a shot for your, uh, derriere pain?”
“Nah, it’ll go away on its own. Feels better already. All I can say is it’s a good thing the holidays are once a year.”
“You could have had a little less to drink. How about a shot for your head?”
“Don’t you have like a tablet?”
Bones shrugged. “Sure, but it will take longer to work.”
“Better that than you jabbing me in the neck.”
“I suppose you’ve had enough of being jabbed for a while,” Bones said with a smirk.
Jim rolled his eyes. “Here comes Spock. Behave.”
“I’m an angel,” Bones insisted.
“Good Morning, Captain. Doctor.”
Spock sat next to Jim, his gaze straying to the cushion underneath Jim’s ass. He glanced up at Jim.
“Er, Bones said I could be off duty for the next shift. You okay with that?”
“Of course, Captain. I can see quite clearly you need to recuperate.”
“When’s the big day anyway?” Bones asked.
“Don’t know.”
“The sooner the better,” Spock said at the same time.
Jim mustered a small smile. “Yeah? Good. As soon as I feel normal again.”
“You’ve never been normal, Jim.”
“Shut up, Bones.” Jim struggled up from his chair in the mess and just barely refrained from rubbing a sore cheek.
“Do you require assistance to your quarters?” Spock asked.
“I’ll help him. Have to get him a hangover tablet anyway.” Bones stood up and took Jim’s arm. “Congratulations you two. I really mean it.”
Jim let himself be led from the mess room with a jaunty wave at Spock. Or at least an attempt at one. He really did feel like crap. But Spock said yes and soon they’d be married.
And since Spock’s last name was unproduceable, that meant Spock would just have to suffer with Captain and Commander Kirk.
“What are you giggling at?” Bones demanded as he pushed him into the turbolift.
“Just happy.” Jim winced. “Uh. But I’m not entirely sure I’m finished throwing up.”
Bones gave a long suffering sigh and then to Jim’s amazed horror, he stuck a hypospray into Jim’s neck.
“Ouch.”
“It’s good to always be prepared where you’re concerned. Merry Day After Christmas.”
Jim rubbed his neck. “Uh, yeah. Thanks.”
July 9, 2021 at 4:14 am
Aw man. He’s so cute. Poor Jim. Hungover and hurting but bc of a good reason. I love Jim and Bones when they banter like this.
Nicely done!
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July 9, 2021 at 6:48 am
thanks
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July 9, 2021 at 5:32 am
😦 hungover, cushion sitting Jim
But yay! Engaged 😀
Bones is the best. I loved their back and forth and of course, Bones had a hypo ready lol
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July 9, 2021 at 6:48 am
thank you
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July 9, 2021 at 8:38 am
That’s absolutely the nastiest non-P thing you’ve ever written, I think! 😆
Well, at least Jim very quickly learned what a huge thing he’s gotten himself into…or vice versa….ur….you know what I mean!
Behind every silver lining there’s a tiny….or otherwise…cloud. But just for a little while. But yeah, I think he’d HAVE to drink a lot just to survive that 1st night! So worth it though! Except the part where the entire bridge crew knows why their captain has taken a day off.
Cause….they KNOW!
Great sequel!
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July 9, 2021 at 8:49 am
Oh, and what’s utterly stupid, idiotic, crazy, silly is I went back and read the original again.
And CRIED!!!!!!!!!!!
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July 9, 2021 at 8:53 am
That doesn’t surprise me, the first one was pretty romantic and smooshy 🙂
Which is why I wasn’t sure this was the right tone for the sequel but I went for it.
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July 9, 2021 at 8:58 am
Oh, I think this one is JUST what the doctor ordered! 😉
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July 9, 2021 at 8:52 am
ha ha yes I suspect you are right that it is, indeed, there were plenty of “hints” as to what Jim went through ;D
And he may be complaining a bit now but he loved it for sure. A “huge thing” indeed HA HA HA
of course the bridge knows and Spock might just might mind you look a little smug ha ha
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July 9, 2021 at 11:30 am
I know I know I know I know I know I know I know I know I know.
But is there any chance you’ll post these on ao3?
I have an email folder with them all so I won’t lose them (actually I do that with all December and CIJ fics so I have them together). But it’d be even easier to find on ao3 and everybody gets to enjoy!
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July 9, 2021 at 12:28 pm
You’re killing me! I’ll think about it though
It takes away most incentive to follow here though 🙂 But I will consider it! ❤
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July 9, 2021 at 12:37 pm
Well, let’s look at that.
Our incentive is we see it early. You wouldn’t post CIJ on ao3 until August when it was over.
And I keep hoping new people come in here because they see how fun these are on ao3 and they want more and sooner. Maybe?
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July 9, 2021 at 1:29 pm
You do make some logical points
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July 9, 2021 at 1:33 pm
How dare you! I’ve been accused of a LOT of things over my long life, but NEVER of making logical points. My mother will be haunting you for days for giving me a compliment like that.
(Don’t say I didn’t warn you!) 😅😅😅😇😇😇
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July 9, 2021 at 2:42 pm
LOL too funny! if you’ve ever seen Fiddler on the Roof I now have an image of being haunted by her Fruma-Sarah style from Tevye’s dream sequence
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July 9, 2021 at 3:58 pm
Not only seen it, but acted in it, in college as a sophomore. Just a chorus singer/dancer. SIMPLE group dances. But wow was it fun. And hours and hours of rehearsals in Neil Hess’s dance studio.
Wish I’d seen Nimoy as Tevye in Boston! What a privilege that must have been.
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