Happy Birthday
By Betty, for Iris on her Birthday.

Rating: NC-17
Category: Slash
Pairing: Starbuck/Apollo
Disclaimer: I don't own them.
Distribution: Please let me know where.
Feedback: er.br@sympatico.ca

Summary: A birthday snippet for Iris.


Apollo waited  quietly while Colonel Tigh read over the last sectons 
reports, answered all of the older man`s boring questions, and discussed 
the next sectons duty shifts. He wanted this meeting to come to an end, but 
it seemed like the Colonel was purposely making it drag on by asking silly 
questions and cracking jokes, that neither funny nor amusing, just to keep 
him in this room. 
Today was the Captain`s birthday and he was looking forwards to 
celebrating it with Starbuck, alone in their quarters. He already had a 
bottle of Ambrosia chilling in the small fridge in their cooking area, and 
Starbuck had promised him a big surprise. Two and half centars later he 
finally entered the quarters he and Starbuck now shared since they had 
become lovers over two yahrens ago, but there was no sign of Starbuck 
and it was getting near dinner time. With a heavy sigh he decided to go 
looking for him.

Going out into the corridor he ran right into his sister.

"Hey Apollo how is the birthday boy today?" she smiled sweetly at him.

"I`m fine thank you, have you seen Starbuck?"

"Um, well yes, I saw him earlier today getting on a shuttle, I bet he went 
to get you something special for your birthday."

"Yeah that`s probably it, he did promise me a surprise."

"He`ll be back soon I`m sure, but while your waiting for him will you go 
to the OC with me, so I can you buy you a birthday drink?"

"Sure why not, that would be nice."

As soon as they entered the OC Apollo was greeted with many cheers and 
happy birthday wishes from his friends and fellow warriors, it seemed 
everyone was there, everyone but Starbuck that is. When the two sat down 
at the table he suddenly found that everyone wanted to buy him a drink to 
help celebrate and no one was willing to take no for an answer. It didn`t 
take long for the alcohol to affect him and soon he was feeling very happy, 
but still missing his lover. With a chuckle Boomer stood up and offered a 
toast.

"To Apollo, the best damn Captain the Galactica has ever had, I would 
like to present to you a very special birthday surprise, barman may we 
have a drum roll please."

The barman, waiting for his cue, turned on the recorded drum roll as 
Greenbean, Jolly and Giles wheeled in the biggest cake Apollo had ever 
seen. It had to be three feet across at the bottom, and he swore it had about 
five layers on it, because it was about three or four feet high. Boomer then 
grabbed Apollo and pulled him out of his seat and made him stand in front 
of the cake.

"Okay Apollo make a wish and blow out the candles," Athena called to 
him.

"I wish Starbuck was here," Apollo said as he blew out the candles.

"*Happy Birthday lover*" he heard Starbuck yell as the top came flying 
off the cake and Starbuck popped up out of it, wearing nothing but a silky 
blue thong and nipple clamps with a gold chain hanging between them.

Apollo tossed his drink aside as he reached over the cake and grabbed 
Starbuck around the waist and lifted him out of the cake. He then cradled 
the lieutenant in his arms as he carried him out
of the OC.

The last thing the crowd heard before the door closed behind the two was 
Apollo yelling, "*Now this is what I call a birthday present*!"