A/N: Before we proceed with this chapter, I've got to thank Rage and Smegginitlarge (this is becoming a regular occurrence, huh?) because they have given me loads and loads of help with this chapter, even to the point where they were giving me the material to write! They are stars the both of them, terrific writers, fun people and they somehow manage to put up with me on MSN…a skill few possess! Also, big thanks to all reviewers! I love you all! blows kisses

On with the chapter!
Enjoy

Sunny

At precisely 6 am, Toni sat bolt upright in bed, leapt out from beneath her covers and went to grab her uniform off the nearby chair.

She started at the lack of chair. Looking down she realised she was already dressed. It took a few seconds for her to remember where she was.

She was no longer on her G.E.L.F ship; she was on Red Dwarf with Lister.

Toni fidgeted nervously in the centre of the room as she contemplated what to do. In the end, she opted to go and find Lister.

Her room was right next door to his and Rimmer's, so she crept into the corridor, scared she'd wake someone, and gently tapped on their door.

Lister, needless to say, slept right through it. Rimmer however was jerked awake by Toni's knocking. He was a light sleeper, something which he blamed on his brothers. John, Frank and Howard favoured playing pranks on Rimmer whilst he slept. This had led to him waking at any noise, no matter how small, thinking it was his brothers coming to give him a leg wax with extra strong duct tape.

He lay and waited to see if the knocking would stop.

It didn't.

In fact it got slightly louder, but still Lister's sleep went undisturbed. Rimmer grumbled quietly to himself as he stumbled sleepily to the door, which opened as he approached.

Toni jumped back slightly upon seeing a rather pissed off Rimmer. She opened her mouth to garble her apologies but he simply shouted "Lister…your horny, sadistic, murderous G.E.L.F tart is here!"

From the top bunk Lister groaned and rolled over, muttering "I don't wanna go school today…" as he buried his head under the pillow.

Rimmer gave Toni a pitying look "You'll have to wake him up…I did try"

Toni nodded and walked over to Lister's bunk; in one swift movement she yanked the bedcovers out of his arms, leaving him defenceless against the cold. This immediately jerked him from his slumber; as to be woken up by someone else is always interesting and slightly disturbing, especially if it's all very sudden.

He blinked til his eyes had come into focus; he saw Toni stood at the side of the bunk, a wicked grin on her face as she held the covers in her hands.

"What d'you do that for?" he mumbled groggily, rubbing his tired eyes.

"I needed to wake you up…" said Toni very matter-of-factly.

"Yeah but you shouldn't have just whipped the covers off…I might not have had pants on!" said Lister, still half asleep.

There came a voice form the bunk below "Please don't give me graphic images this early in the morning!" moaned Rimmer, settling down to go back to sleep.

Lister waved the two-fingered salute vaguely in the holograms direction before turning to Toni. "What's the matter?" he asked "why you up so early?"

"Early" frowned Toni "I always get up at this time!"

Lister's jaw dropped "You get up at 6 every day!"

Toni nodded, Lister sighed before yawning, it was probably a G.E.L.F thing. "We'll talk about this in the morning" he said, flopping back on his bunk "Night"

Despite the fact he was unbelievably tired, he couldn't sleep. He got the feeling he was being watched. He turned over and saw Toni staring back at him, drumming her fingers on the bunk in an irritated way.

"Oh alright…" he groaned, realising she wouldn't let him sleep, "what is it?"

She smiled "Know anywhere I can get some clothes?"

Lister was nursing a strong black coffee as he and Toni walked down the habitation deck corridors.

"Here it is," he said, nodding the door in front of them.

Kristine Kochanski's quarters.

Lister had no reservations about striding in, but Toni hung back at the doorway.

"Come in" said Lister, opening up the wardrobe.

"But its someone else's room" said Toni, trying to hide the nervousness in her voice "Won't they mind?"

"Nah" dismissed Lister, rifling through the line of clothes, he paused thoughtfully "You and Kris look about the same size…" he turned round and allowed his eyes to travel up and down Toni's body, taking in her curves "so you should find something here"

Toni gave a shy smile and began to look through the wardrobe, whilst Lister wandered about the room, picking up pieces of jewellery and other discarded items, turning them over in his hands before placing them back down carefully.

He'd lost count of the number of times he'd come in here to mope about in self-pity. It was stupid really, Kochanski was dead and she wasn't in love with him, so why did he even bother dreaming of what could never possibly be.

He heard Toni cough behind him, he turned round and his heart skipped a beat.

She was wearing a blood red strapless dress. It glided smoothly across her curves and made her look like sex on legs.

But that dress!

Kochanski had worn it on her and Lister's first date.

In front of Lister's eyes Toni morphed into Kochanski, smiling that pinball smile. He hastily turned away.

"D'you like it?" Toni asked, looking at herself in the mirror. The reflection shocked her…she looked so feminine…sexy even. Clothes had never made her look that way before.

"yeah" replied Lister quickly. His voice sounded weird, not sincere at all. It sounded as if he was lying when in actual fact he was just very very shocked, and the shock had somehow affected his voice box.

Toni looked towards Lister, he stood with his back to her. "So…you really do like it?" she asked, nervously twisting the hem of the dress.

"Yeah" said Lister; again his voice sounding so false "You look very…erm…nice!"

"Then why can't you look me in the eye?"

Lister sighed, he turned to see Toni on the verge of tears "I'll level with you here…that dress…it was worn by my ex-girlfriend on our first date, and I'm still kinda hung up about it. And it came as a bit of a shock…to see you standing in her dress…looking so gorgeous!"

Toni's lips twitched into a small smile, "I'll take the dress off," she said, reaching behind her back to undo the zip.

"No, You don't have to do that," said Lister, but Toni had already slid it off her breasts and was tugging it downwards.

"Well…if you insist," said Lister, not wanting to offend. He smiled at Toni and took her into his arms.

"Did you love her?" asked Toni suddenly,

Lister bit his lip as he thought of what to say "I did…problem was she didn't love me back" he sighed "but none of that matters now!"

"Why?" asked Toni, leaning her head on his shoulder

"Because I love you..."