Okay, I don't have a lot of time so I'm posting while I can. I was able to escape the evil hippies that have held me captive for the past few weeks but I don't know how long my freedom will last. I thought it was really important to post so that maybe one of my beloved readers would come and pay the ransom… My editor seems to think I'm joking… The kidnappers want as many reviews as I can get, and the bills for my ransom have to be in hundred dollar bills, NOT FIFTIES. I may not be able to login to check my reviews, but eventually I will, so don't give up hope. I promise I will escape… Again… and reply to all of you.

Read, Review, and RANSOME ME!!

I knocked before I entered the com-center, Rob paled drastically at seeing me, but when I smiled warmly at him. He visibly relaxed. "Hi Rob," My voice came out as a half giggle.

He smiled, "Major Hesperus, I'm afraid the phone lines are still out. Radio silence is really a complete drag. If you'd like to drop a letter I'm setting up a bag for the next convoy that comes through…"

I shook my head, that's what I'd normally com for, but not today, "Actually I want to see Sou."

My panting counterpart came in at that moment, "Dalka, when did you learn to run like that?"

I smiled cruelly at him, "When you weren't looking, which was pretty damn hard." I turned back to Rob, "He's not busy is he?"

Rob blinked, he'd seen my little fight last night but I didn't now that, "Well with the phones down all he's doing is his paper work and some strategic planning, but..." Rob had a guilty look on his face but I ignored it.

"Thanks Rob, I won't be but a minute," I waved as I made my way to the door.

"Wait, Major!" Rob called after me.

Genz patted him on the shoulder, "It's alright, shes not listening to me either." He followed after me entering just after I'd realized Sou's office was empty.

I blinked looking around the office, Sou was no where to be seen, but I could tell by the way his pen was left open on the desk he wasn't far away. I smirked, forming an evil plan. Losing the smile I turned around so that I could lean against the desk, "Well Genz you were right. He's not here."

Genz seemed to relax and I heard a noise from under the desk that sounded remarkably like a sigh. I smiled shyly, inwardly giggling, "Now you and I can use his office to make 'hot, passionate love'," I batted my eyes at Genz. (Yes, I'd been reading Ami's romance novels again.) He tensed almost immediately, and there was a loud thump from under the desk. Innocently I leaned over the desk until I was looking at Sou upside-down. He was crouched in the hole of his desk, "Oh! Sou! I didn't know you were here. If I had I never would have brought my 'lover' with me." I batted my eyelashes at him again in good humor.

"Like hell you didn't know I was here. Now get the hell off my desk," Sou cursed as he pulled him self out from under the desk. He glared at me and my Statue of a guardian, who had frozen at 'hot passionate love', "You'd better be joking about that lover thing."

I batted my eyelashes again, "Why would you think I would joke about such a think." I pouted, "Genz and I are the closes set of lovers you'll ever meet."

At that Genz un-froze, "SIR, You can't think… I would never…. Not with Dalka…" I tossed a glare at him. He had turned a bright shade of red, "I mean, I'd love to, but…" I raised an eyebrow, "I mean, there's someone else I like… Dalka, she just not my type, though you are a wonderful person…" I raised the other eyebrow, "I'm just going to shut up now…"

I found my self giggling, "I never knew how much fun it was to make you swarm, Genz."

Genz's jaw dropped, "I will get you back for that…"

I smiled at him and waved a hand, as I sat in one of the chairs I'd made for him, before turning back to Sou and going serious, "I want to go back on duty."

Sou's face changed too rapidly for me to read. But his reply spoke volumes about what he thought, "No."

I leaned back in the chair, trying to keep my temper in line, "I want to go back to patrolling with the others."

Again, "No."

I stood, "Come on, Sou! I'm bored out of my skull! Let me go back to work!"

Sou looked up at me, from his paper work, I don't know why officer think that jester is so impressive. "After your conduct the past three and a half weeks…" He said raising those bushy eyebrows, "Most defiantly, NO!"

I put my hands on his desk, and sighed before I spoke again, "Things have changed, I'm not going to screw around anymore. I want to be here. I want to help. Let me."

Sou looked at me through his eyebrows, and I mean that quiet literally. We had a stare off for several minutes, Sou trying to get me to bow to him, me just trying to find the middle grown between us. Sou bowed his head, "Fine," He sighed not looking at me, "But you're on probation. One screw up, and I'll put you in the damned brig."

I smiled, "I understand." I walked around the desk and threw my arms around the old man, "Thank you so much! Thankyouthankyouthankyou!" I kissed him on the cheek before skipping out of the room.

Sou and Genz exchanged looks, "Damn," Sou said, "Maybe I should threaten her with the brig more often."

Genz raised an eyebrow, "Lecher."

Sou raised his tin mug, "I do miss my wife."

Genz shook his head, and started to leave.

"Genz!" Sou stopped him, "I want you to stay by her side. If she even looks like she's going to do something, stop her." The two men meet each other's eyes, "That's an order."

Genz went to attention, and saluted, "Sir, Yes sir" After he dropped the salute he smiled, "Respectfully, Sir, you probably couldn't have ordered me to stay away." He turned on his heel after that and left, his boot clicking on the stone floor.

I know a bunch of you hated me for the last post… a lot of you said I'd gotten too serious. So here you all are, my bad attempt at humor. Now laugh…

Oh… Oh… NO!! I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK!! READERS THE HIPPIES HAVE COME FOR ME!! POST REVIEWS!! SAVE ME!!

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