<USS Avalon> Avalon Log 041005--Invitations

Since becoming commander of Deep Space Nine due to  the Emissary's absence 
(for she could not bring herself to believe he was truly  gone), Kira Nerys 
often mourned the fact that she suddenly developed a lot of  'friends', friends 
who would call and ask for favors then disappear the moment  they got what they 
wanted or who would stomp away if she turned them down.   So when the call 
came on her personal comm line, she cringed.  Nobody  called her on that line 
at 
that time of day unless they wanted something.   She was therefore 
understandably surprised when she opened the line and saw  Vilya's smiling face.
    "Vilya!  What a lovely surprise!  I was  hoping the Prophets would send 
me a ray of sunshine today," she said  brightly.
    "How sweet of you, Nerys, thank you.  How are  you?" Vilya asked.
    "I always thought Benjamin had a lot more to do  than I knew about.  Now 
I know for sure," Kira replied dryly.  "But  enough about that.  Look at you!  
I see Starfleet agrees with  you."
    "It does," Vilya agreed.  "In fact, I've  finally been reassigned to a 
ship."
    "Well, I still wish you were stationed here but a  ship assignment is 
what you've always wanted.  When do you ship out?   Maybe I'll get lucky and 
you'll be scheduled to stop here," Kira said.
    "I don't know the date but there's something I want  to do before then 
and I need your help to do it." Vilya told her.
    "And what's that?" Kira asked carefully as she saw  and heard mischief in 
the young woman she'd watched grow up.
    Vilya reached backward and drew a young Human man  into viewer range.  
Not bad looking, Kira thought, nice eyes.  Nice  smile, too, she added as the 
young man offered her one by way of greeting.
    "Nerys, this is Ming.  We're getting married  and we'd like for you to be 
there," Vilya told her.
 
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    Vilya grinned at the look of surprise on  Kira's face.  She waited until 
her friend stopped choking on the tea she'd  been sipping to continue.  "We 
don't want to wait until the ship gets back  and..."
    "You're going to elope?!" Kira  asked.
    "No, ma'am, not quite.  It would be  eloping if we were running off and 
not telling anyone.  My brother is here  and he's willing to marry us but we 
thought someone Vilya cares about ought to  be there, so to speak," Ming 
replied.
    "You mean right now?  Does your  mother know about this, Vilya?" Kira 
asked,
    "No but, to be fair, Ming's parents  don't know either.  Please, Nerys," 
Vilya said softly, "don't say no.   It would mean so much to me and you look 
like you could use a happy  break."
    Kira shook her head and then  smiled.  "As if I could refuse my fellow 
redhead anything.  I just  know I'm going to cry, though."
    Vilya tapped the comm console to allow  Kira a wider view of her 
apartment.  She was then able to see that both  Vilya and Ming were dressed 
quite 
formally.  She could also see an older  Human man there, who had to be the 
brother 
Ming spoke of, who was wearing what  looked to be religious garb.
    "I wish you had warned me.  You  deserve better than this at your 
wedding.  I'm a mess," Kira stated with a  grimace as she waved to indicate her 
uniform.
    The older man flashed her a smile that  matched Ming's.  "Reverend Daniel 
Kabuki, ma'am, and if you're a mess, then  it's a lovely mess.  Besides, God 
knows the beauty inside so you just sit  right where you are and I thank you 
for joining us."

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