M*A*S*H 4077

When B.J's sister Charlie comes to visit the 4077, her and Hawkeye immediately click and Hawkeye is forced to wonder if his feelings for her are appropriate. But his contemplations are cut suddenly short when friendly fire takes out Rosies bar cutting him, Charlie and a wounded Hunnicutt off from the rest of the camp.

1

The door to The Swamp flung open with a crash and Hawkeye flew in the door.

"It's official!" he declared a smile spread wide across his face. Winchester moaned and rolled his eyes as he set the letter he was attempting to read down on his writing desk.

"Please, must you constantly be so obnoxiously loud? I am attempting to enjoy a letter from home." He drawled pinching the bridge of his nose.

"Oh Charles, let the boy have his fun. What's official Hawk?" B.J said, stirring a martini and leaning against the still.

"I. Am in love!" Hawkeye said with a flourish falling backwards onto his cot.

"And, what's her name?" B.J said sitting down on the chair beside Hawkeye's bed.

"I have no idea" Hawkeye said his silly grin spreading even wider "new girl, just came into the compound. Saw her talking to Potter, Beej you should have seen this girl! Beautiful long red hair, wearing yellow! Yellow! Do you know when the last time I saw yellow that was some jaundiced patient was?" he flopped down onto his back.

"Hold on" B.J said "red hair you said?"

"Uh huh"

"Small, pretty face, brown eyes, wearing a ribbon in her hair?" Hawkeye sat back up

"You've seen her?" he said. B.J's smile had become just as bright and excited as Hawkeye's and his eyes were glued to the door.

"I see her now" he said, Hawkeye could hear the laughter barely constrained in his voice as another, sweet and slightly British voice spoke from the door.

"hi B.J." Hawkeye looked over his shoulder to see the beautiful red haired girl leaning on the doorframe with a pretty smile on her pretty face. B.J stared for what seemed like eternity before he spoke slowly, as if savoring the words.

"Hi kid" he said and with no warning at all the girl at the door dove across the room in what seemed like a single motion and leapt into B.J's open arms. B.J laughed loudly and swung the girl in a circle encasing her in a bear hug that almost completely obstructed her from view. Finally he set her on her feet and held her at arm's length to look at her. He sighed

"You look beautiful" he said with an adoring smile. The girl smiled up at him for a moment,

"And you look ridiculous when did you get the horrible thing?" she said tugging on the corner of B.J's moustache.

"Hey" he said pushing her hand away "I happen to like it."

"Peg won't" the girl said.

"Sure she will! And if she really kicks up a fuss then and only then will I shave it off, not when you tell me too." A loud clearing of the throat from Hawkeye's corner of the tent snapped B.J out of his excited haze. "Sorry!" he said "Charlie, these are my bunkies Charles Winchester and Hawkeye Pierce. Gentlemen, this is my little sister Charlotte." Hawkeye caught B.J's eyes for a moment at the emphasis on the words "little sister" before he stood and shook the girl's hand.

"Charlie" she corrected "everyone calls me Charlie."

"Charmed" Winchester said grasping her hand in both of his "now if you'll excuse me, I have just witnessed Pierce make a fool of himself once again and now feel that I am emotionally prepared to choke down the afternoon gruel. Gentlemen, Miz Hunnicutt." He chuckled and received and evil glare from Hawkeye as he left.

"So, Charlie" Hawkeye said quickly, choosing to ignore B.J's smirk "how long are you staying with us in our little slice of hell?"

"Just a few days" Charlie replied sitting down on the chair "four at most, B.J won't let me stay any longer" she added looking at him over her shoulder "he didn't even want me to come. Hasn't seen his sister in forever and he didn't even want me to come." She shook her head.

"Charlie it's dangerous over here for you…" B.J started, Hawkeye could hear the "big brother" tone in the words, it was the same voice he used when he spoke to the orphans or particularly young patients, occasionally it even crept out when he was talking to Radar.

"It's dangerous for you too, Beej, contrary to what you might believe and besides, I'm here now so deal with it." There was a moment of awkward silence before suddenly Charlie's face brightened again "oh! I have gifts from home! I'll be right back." And she sprung from the chair and was gone. Hawkeye waited until she disappeared around the corner of the tent before he rounded on B.J.

"That's your sister! The sister you've been talking about all week? That's her!" B.J laughed and nodded Hawkeye stood up and looked down at B.J

"That's my kid sister" B.J said proudly and with humor in his voice.

"Kid? When you were saying kid before I was expecting someone who still had acne!" Hawkeye pointed out the window of the tent "she… she is no kid."B.J rose to his full height, and though Hawkeye was a tall man, B.J was quite a bit taller. Still with his devilish smile on his face B.J spoke pleasantly but with enough finality to stop the war.

"I suppose, but she is still a kid to me." Hawkeye blinked for a moment then smiled innocently.

"Of course" he said and just then the door swung back open and Charlie arrived with armloads of boxes and piles of envelopes.

"Hey hey! Look at this!" B.J said sitting down on the edge of the bed, the moment of tension completely forgotten.

Hawkeye shook his head and blinked then poured himself a martini and sat on the edge of his cot and watched as his friend tore gleefully into the various gifts sent from home.