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This is like T'Key'la's 26 (with her blessing), because she is really inspiring, only this is 26 about Chekov and Sulu.

Once again Ramoth, my fickle muse, shoved this idea at me, I had no choice but to type it out.

Hikaru's POV about Chulu

A – Andreievich is Pavel's middle name and Hikaru loves it when he uses it to introduce himself, like he is trying to distinguish himself from all the other "Pavel Chekovs" floating around in the Alpha Quadrant.

B – Breath-takingly beautiful is the only way to describe Pavel every morning Hikaru wakes up beside him.

C – Chekov-Sulu is the name Pavel decided after the wedding, because he was the only child of his Papa and it wouldn't be right for him to abandon the name completely, but Hikaru really didn't mind either way, just as long as Pavel was his.

D – Dealing with their separate cultures was easier than expected, because unknown to one another, they had been studying each other's customs since the Academy in anticipation of any chance they might get to impress their crush.

E – Emerald eyes reflect back with love at Hikaru every time he glances over at his hot husband, the Chief Navigator.

F – Fitful sleep was all Pavel could muster after the Nero attack until Hikaru offered to allow his best friend to sleep in bed with him and that night would be the first night of the rest of their lives.

G – Gambling on how long it would take Jim and Spock to hook up was a great morale booster, but Hikaru had learned that gambling on he and Pavel was off-limits because no one allowed the 'baby of the Enterprise' Pavel to be embarrassed.

H – Hikaru is the one word that the pilot never tires hearing from Pavel's lips.

I – Ignorant is what Jim claimed to be when questioned about the relationship between Pavel and Hikaru not two days before their wedding that he officiated, but once the vows exchanged Command was forced to turn a blind eye, Spock happily quoting the appropriate regulation to several dumbfounded Admirals.

J – Jealousy rears its green eyes every time a drunken guy/girl/alien hits on his Pavel when they are trying to have a night out, but Pavel quickly fixes that with a smoldering kiss.

K – 'Keeper' is what Hikaru's grandmother had deemed Pavel when they meet at the celebration for the newly appointed Enterprise crew, and he couldn't have agreed more.

L – Lost was what Hikaru had been all the years without Pavel by his side.

M – Mama Chekov contacts them weekly to make sure her 'boys' are not starving on that ship with their 'recycled' food and always drops hints about how grandchildren would make her so happy in her old age; Pavel just rolls his eyes and Hikaru just blushes.

N – No one is allowed to sit next to Pavel but Hikaru, so it's a good thing those nurses from Med Bay are fast learners because Hikaru is only forgiving once.

O – Only one person was meant for Hikaru and that was Pavel, and he tells him that every chance he gets.

P – Perfect is a week-long shore leave with no communicators and Pavel all to himself, preferably naked.

Q – Queer is what they get called on some of the less excepting planets, but they hold their heads high never letting those barbarians bother them.

R – Russia is always their first stop when they are home for shore leave on Earth; Pavel gets so excited on the transport home that Hikaru has to 'keep him occupied' until they arrive.

S – Scarlet Fever was the diagnosis after five days of Hikaru hovering over his too pale and tired husband, much to the alarm of the disgruntled Dr. McCoy, who informed both parties that if either one ever had a sore throat again they were to be in the Med Bay immediately that this could have been easily avoided, it was the Twenty-Third century after all.

T – Teasing on the bridge while on duty is strictly forbidden, but Jim doesn't seem to notice if every once in a while Pavel licks his lips a little too often making Hikaru antsy.

U – Unique is what Pavel prefers to be called instead of genius, but Hikaru just tells him he's perfection in the flesh.

V – V is the one letter Pavel has the hardest time pronouncing, and even after all this time Hikaru finds it adorable.

W – Winter was not his favorite season until he saw how hot Pavel looked wrapped in his tight sweaters their first semester at the Academy.

X – X-rated movies with a list of pointers are sent to Hikaru's PADD on rare occasions, and until he took their advice he had been mad, but whoever sent them had known what they were talking about, so he now gladly accepts the anonymous messages with a smirk.

Y – Yellow is Pavel's favorite color, so when he got them both a set of matching yellow pajamas, Hikaru just put them on and smiled, because a happy Pavel was worth looking like an idiot for one night.

Z - Zebra-striped bikini underwear make Pavel look good enough to eat, so Hikaru bought a pair for every day during their last stop-over at a Star Base.

A/N: Thanks for reading

I chose to continue the Zebra-ness.

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