The BLTS Archive- Sunrise
 by Sean Clark-McCarthy (welcome2voyager@comcast.net)

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Setting: Any time after 'Revulsion'

Author's note: This is a REALLY short story. I was inspired to write
it this morning after I myself went out to watch the sunrise. I
recommend it; it truly is amazing.

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    B'Elanna woke from her sleep to find that she was late. She jumped
out of bed and hurriedly put some clothes on. No uniforms for her
today: she had taken the day off. Not that you really could when you
were the chief engineer of a starship, but she had put Carey in
charge, and she knew nothing would go wrong. It had better not, or
there would be one mad Klingon on his hands. She rushed out the door
and made her way to the holodeck.

She stepped into the holodeck to a dim glow from the sky. It had been
so long since she had seen a *real* sunrise, but this would have to
do. She walked across the gravel yard to a bench which a man was
sitting on. There were two piers off to the right. Each one had long
rows of rocks which stretched four feet past the end of each pier. She
walked up to the back of the bench and looked over the water. She put
her hand on Tom's shoulder.

"It's beautiful," she said softly.

"Isn't it?" Tom replied.

B'Elanna moved around the bench to sit next to him. She curled up in a
ball on the bench to protect herself from the cold mist of the
morning.

"Cold?" he asked her.

"A little," she said.

He put his arm around her to ward away the coldness that plagued her.
Birds started chirping as they awoke from their slumber, welcoming the
new day. The murky water lapped against the rough gray rocks. A bird
fought against the stiffening breeze as it trekked out over the foggy
river. The sun poked its head over the horizon ahead, leaving a fiery
trail across the sky. Orange, blue, purple and pink joined the sun as
it slowly took its position in the sky. A magnificent orb of glowing
colors left its first light upon their faces. They sat and stared at
the awesome sight. The sun was soon high above the horizon, and no
longer cast differing colors across the sky.

"So did you like it?" Tom asked her.

"I loved it," she said. "Can we watch it again?"

"Computer, restart program," he called into the air.

The scene soon faded as was replaced by the pitch blackness of night.

"What a wonderful way to start a day," she said to him.

"I couldn't agree more," he said, as he leaned his head over and
kissed the top of her head. "I couldn't agree more."

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Moral of the story: Enjoy every moment of life 'cause you can't replay
it after it's gone.

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The End