You were young, the youngest of the crew, only brought in because of an intership... early academy admission There were one hundred openings exactly, and the amount of people that applied was a bare minimum of a thousand per region, from all planets that stood for the united federation

You took one of those hundred openings, now aboard the uss enterprise ncc-1701 for an engineering internship

And it was fun, most of the time You were more liked in here than you were on your usual earthly life But sometimes you missed it, you can't blame someone for homesickness –specially when you're in it for five years, with pit stops

Today marked a special date, no matter the fact you had no one to share it with and cried yourself quietly on your quarters so as not to be a bother Happy birthday to you, and have a sweet sixteen! Hopefully sweeter than those salty tears

That was until someone did walk in It caught you off-guard, especially since there had been no warning

But it was just Spock Probably one of those you'd fraternized the most with, which to most was unexpected it seems

He carried with both hands a small cupcake, plain, just for the occasion An emergency candle on top He looked at you, and then at the corner of your bed "May I?" He asked totake a seat