The BLTS Archive - Jumpy
Third in the Cherry Blossom Suite
by Artemis (ArtemisOK@aol.com)

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Jim Kirk leaned back in his command chair and tried not to
laugh.   Sulu had been nervous before lunch, after he came
back he jumped every time his console beeped. And every time
Sulu jumped Chekov would look at him quizzically. Sulu would
shake his head and go back to pretending to study his
readouts.

Finally about forty-five minutes later, the comm light lit
on Hikaru's panel.  He stared at it. Now that the moment had
come, he was paralyzed. Pavel reached over and tapped the
button.

"Yes?" Sulu whispered.

"Yes!" Riley shouted, Sulu (and Kirk) could hear cheering in
the background.

"Yes, are you sure?" Poor Hik was not prepared for good
news.

"Yeah, I'm sure. I could read you her reply. Everybody in
the chow hall would sure like to hear it," Kevin teased.

"No, that's alright. I believe you." He looked over at
Chekov who was grinning from ear to ear. "Say, Kev, could
you guard the table until I can  get there?" he asked.

"Mr. Sulu, are you asking me to let you loiter around the
chow hall in dereliction of my duties to guard your little
love note?

"I, uh, oh, damn Riley" Sulu felt a hand on his shoulder. He
jumped. It was the Captain.

Kirk leaned down and addressed Riley; "Lt. Riley, report
back to auxiliary control. Mr. Sulu will be there
presently."

"Aye, aye, sir!" Riley cut the line.

Kirk straightened up and addressed Sulu. "Well, what are you
waiting for? Go."

He stepped back as the bride-groom-elect leapt from his
seat. Jim laughed as Sulu actually vaulted the rail
separating the pit from the turbo-lift. The bridge crew
cheered. Sulu called his thanks as the doors closed.

"Alright people, this ship doesn't fly herself, back to
work." Captain Kirk gently remonstrated his crew, but he was
smiling just as broadly as the rest.

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The End