First Fanfic EVER

Rated M for violence, language, and gore in later chapters.

I OWN NOTHING

Jayne looked at the empty bottle of whiskey that laid on the floor of the cargo bay. His face tightened into a glare as he kicked it off into a corner. He never really drank on board Serenity, but after Miranda he did it often. In fact, it had become routine to do so every time they hit planet side. So when he found his bottle of whiskey missing, then completely empty in the cargo bay, it was safe to say he was more then a little mad.

He looked up and stared out the cargo bay. Rain beat down heavily onto the small backwater moon of Troy. For a rim planet, it was just as beautiful as any core planet minus the cities. They had docked in the woods about two milesoutside the small town Zoe and Mal had gone to do business.

Simon and Kaylee had gone with them to go shopping. Jayne smiled at the memory of Kaylee dragging the Doc's sorry ass onto the Mule. He was happy to see them finally get together, even if he thought the Doc wasn't good enough for the girl he had come to love as his mei mei.

They would be gone until tomorrow so they left him in charge of the ship, River, and Inara. River had been in the cockpit last time he checked and Inara was resting. The sky outside grew a bit darker, it would be night soon.

Jayne stepped further out of the bay and walked onto the ramp. The lush forests that covered Troy were famous for their part during the war. The Alliance had tried on several occasions to take the moon but every time was a failure. The independents who lived on Troy knew their woods better then anyone else. So it was quit easy to ambush every alliance patrol.

He got the sudden feeling of being watched. He slowly backed up into the bay so he could reach Vera. The feeling grew as he watched dark shapes prance about the tree's in the distance. Jayne quickly grabbed Vera off his weight bench and looked through the scope.

"You're paranoid." A small voice spoke from above causing him to let out a less then manly scream. He looked up to see crazy girl sitting on the catwalk eating a piece of cake.

"DAMN IT MOON BRAIN!" Jayne shouted as he placed a hand over his chest. "Don't you know it ain't wise to sneak up on a man with a big gun?"

Rivers lips curled into a smile as she held out the cake in her hand. "Does the boy with a girls name wish for a treat?" She asked.

"No, I don't want any of yer tre-" He paused as he inspected the pastry. Wait a gorram minute, he thought. There was something mighty familiar about that piece of cake.

Then it hit him. "Hey crazy girl! That's my cake!" He shouted as she turned her head slightly to the side.

"But you said to the whole crew that we could help ourselves to the cake your mother made you for your birthday." She asked as she stood up and began to walk down to him.

"Yea well that's the last piece, and I always get the last piece." Jayne said as he turned his attention back to the shapes in the distance. "And I never said it was for my birthday."

River smiled at him as she walked over to his weight bench and took a seat. "It was completely obvious, you know that right?" Jayne turned and gave her a glare.

"Was not!"

"Was to!"

"Not!"

"To!"

"Moon brain!"

"Ape!"

Jayne deepened his glare and turned back again to the woods. "Well how was it so damn obvious then?" He asked keeping his eyes open for more movement. River bit a small piece off the side and swallowed.

"Well, I suppose it had something to do with the words "Happy Birthday Jayne!" written in frosting on the cake." Jayne sighed and slapped himself on the side of the head for being so stupid.

"It's okay Jayne." River said hiding a laugh. "You were quit intoxicated the evening you arrived back to the premises with the frosted covered desert." Jayne turned around and raised an eyebrow. River rolled her eyes and took another bite.

"You were really drunk." Jayne looked at her for a moment before asking.

"How drunk?"

"You woke up in my room." River said smiling again at him. The blood left Jaynes face at what she said.

"Um…" Jayne said as he lowered Vera to his side. "We, uh, didn't do anything…did we?" River laughed this time and finished the last of the cake.

"No, but she did enjoy your company. Even if you do smell." Jayne gave her an insulted look. He mumbled something and went to go sit on a crate.

"Don't smell that bad." Jayne said. River smiled and walked over to him. She placed her small hand on his large forearm and rubbed it gently.

"Its okay Jayne, but next time you do, get the cheap whore smell off you first." Jayne stuck his tongue out at her and eyed her hand on his arm. When her finger began to trace the scar that went from his elbow to his wrist he grew uncomfortable.

"Uh, moony, the hell are you doin?" Jayne asked. River didn't respond right away as she continued to feel the old scar.

"This was a tremendous wound when it happened." She said in an astonished tone. She looked up at him, "How did it happen?" Jayne could only smile as he pushed her hand away and stood up.

"It's quit the story, full of monsters and thrilling heroics." He said as he set Vera down. Rivers mind immediately filled with curiosity as she followed the large merc.

"Can she hear?" River asked hopefully. They had become good friends since Miranda. Everyone aboard the crew besides Kaylee and Inara had questioned Jaynes intentions in the relationship. Jayne though had not ever laid a hand on her or done anything to make her feel uncomfortable.

In fact, it was River who was always touching him. They trusted each other more now days. She knew more about Jayne then anyone else on the crew. She was questioning lately however, how she truly felt about him.

"Well I s'pose I can tell the story." Jayne said as he walked across the cargo bay. He took one more look out to the woods and closed the ramp shut. "But later River girl, meet me in the mess in about an hour." He smiled as she squealed with excitement.

"She will meet you there!" River said as she started to run out of room.

"Wait a minute." Jayne shouted causing her to stop. "Bring your blanket and wear warmer clothes cause its going to get cold since I couldnt fix the gorram heater" She nodded and ran to her room.

Jayne chuckled as he began to walk up the catwalk to check on Inara. His eyes fell onto the empty bottle of whiskey in the corner. I wonder who drank it, Jayne thought. He put it aside for now as he reached the Ex companions door and knocked.

"Come in." A voice spoke just loud enough for him to hear. He slid the door open and stepped in "Hey Nara," Jayne said with a smile. "I'm gunna have dinner ready in bout' an hour." Inara smiled brightly at him from her position on the couch.

She and Jayne had also gotten close after the events of Miranda. She had gone to Jayne when everyone else was in the Alliance hospital. Whenever she felt like crying, Jayne made it easier for her. Never in her life would she think he could be so good in the field of emotional comfort. Inara had taken notice to how quickly River and Jayne were becoming friends.

Jealousy immediately took over whenever River would hug him so openly in front of the others. She liked it better when Jayne belonged to her. She knew though that she couldn't openly show affection to him. She thought about that for a moment, she never showed affection to him at all.

Jayne shifted nervously from where he was by the door. She just keeps starin and smiling, wonder what's wrong with her. Jayne cleared his throat, breaking her from her thoughts.

"Oh I'm sorry Jayne, I was miles away. Yes, ill be there in an hour." Jayne gave her a nod and disappeared from the shuttle. She frowned, of course River was going to be there. She sighed and decided clean herself up a bit before dinner.

When River entered the mess, Jayne had already cooked the food. Whenever it rained when they were planet side, Jayne cooked spaghetti. He always saved the best stuff for rainy days. He looked up from his spot at the table and smiled. He was wearing the hat his mother made him.

"Foods ready girl, dig in." He said. River returned the smile and walked over to him. She removed the hat and placed it on her head. He raised an eyebrow at her.

"You told�her to wear warm clothes, it is�what�she lacks most." She said, gesturing to the dress and sweater she currently wore. Jayne looked her over for a minute before standing up.

"Be right back." He said as he left for his bunk. A few minutes later he returned with a big black coat and a pair of gray pajama pants.

"Put these on moony, don't worry they're clean." He said as he handed them to her. She thanked him and put the pants on under her dress and threw on the big coat that went down to her ankles. She could smell him all over her and strangely she liked it.

"How do I look?" River asked.

"You've gone an reached a new level of cunning." He said hiding a smile.

He looked down at her and lightly tugged the hat down. "Also, how you look right now, people wont have to hear you talk to think that you're crazy." She lightly punched him in the stomach which caused him to laugh.

When Inara entered the room, jealousy and anger immediately took over. She saw her wearing his clothes as they laughed. She felt it grow even more as she reached up and fed him a piece of garlic bread. A shiver ran down her spine as she realized how cold it was.

Jayne saw Inara from the door way and waved her in. "Come on in Nara, foods ready." He said not noticing rivers frown. He paused however as he looked over her silk dress. "That's not warm enough for you." He looked down at River and then to Inara.

"Be right back." He said again as he left for his bunk a second time. He reappeared after a few seconds with a giant knitted blanket and another pair of pj pants.

"Put em on, their clean so I don't wanna hear no complaints." She smiled at him and did as he asked.

During dinner he noticed somethin mighty suspicious between his two friends. They would look at each other from across the table from time to time and glare at each other. Hmm, Jayne thought, They must be communicatin' on some kind of psychic womanly level… of some sort. Pleased with his theory he continued his meal.

River was starting to get very angry with Inara. The whole night she had been giving her dirty looks. Jayne had taught her that if someone gives you a dirty look, you give an even dirtier one right back. She was so caught up in the challenge she almost forgot about the story.

"Jayne?" She said in a small voice. Jayne looked up at her with a worried expression.

"What's wrong? Something bad with the food?" She smiled at him and shook her head.

"No the food is wonderful, she could not ask for a better dinner." A wave of relief crossed his face. "But what about the story?" Inara raised an eyebrow at that. Jayne smiled and took his plate to the sink.

"Finish yer meal and ill te-" He stopped midway as River inhaled the rest of her food. She turned to him and mumbled what sounded like the word finished. Jayne let out a laugh and patted her on the back.

"Swallow that slowly or you'll choke." Jayne said as he took her and Inaras plates.

Oh please don't listen to him and swallow faster, Inara thought. River glared at her and finished swallowing her food

"Alright." Jayne said as he sat down at the head of the table and rolled up the sleeve of his jacket. "The story behind this scar is actually quit interesting." He said as both River and Inara listened with a great deal of interest.

"Now there's going ta be some moments though when what im tellin you may seem made up. But bear with me until I finish it." He said getting a nod from the two women in the room.

He pulled Vera onto the table and got comfortable in his seat. He looked of into the distance for a moment before turning back to them.

"It all started on a small back water moon some nineteen years ago, back when I was partners with a merc who was always had a gorramsmile on his face." Jaynes faced lit up at the memory. "Yep, it all started on the moon Athena."

"What was his name?" River asked.

Jayne paused for a long moment before answering.

"Jeremiah Thomas Frye, lil' Kaylee's older brother."

Authors Note:

Next Chapter coming soon.

Once again this is my first fanfic so I'm not so good at the writing the dramatic cliffhanger or whatever to the end of a chapter. So yea yo, tell me what you think of it so far. And do not worry, this story may sound lame now but I promise you I will do my best to make it spanking the monkey freakin awesome. They may seem out of character i know, but i just always thought Inara acted like a bitch at most times in the show.

I don't know if I'm going to do anything with the topic of pairings in case any of you are wondering. I just find situations with rayne and Jayne/inara stuff to brighten the mood of things.

Its going to get pretty violent in the later chapters. So if youif you dont like that kind ofstuffyou best turn tail now. Hope you don't though, you know since you took the time to read my fanfic.

So yea more comin soon yo!