Favor
Rated: PG.
Category: Double Drabble, Mal/Inara Friendship Plus, Mal/Zoë Friendship.
Spoilers: Heart of Gold.
Summary: Unspoken Words Can Ask A Lot, But They Can Tell More…
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Never thought I'd see the day when someone other than Zoë could ask me to kill a man just by lookin at me, and I'd not only understand the request, but be more than happy to oblige, no questions asked.
Granted, this one ain't hard to figure, given the circumstances, and I don't need much persuadin, but still… never thought anyone outside Serenity Valley would have that much sway over me.
Guess I was wrong.
Oh so very.
I know Inara can handle herself, and I'm not much inclined to do favors for her, but she can't do this. Ain't no doubt she'd like to, but it's just too much.
She can't use askin words any more than I could, but that ain't needed.
Our eyes meet over Nandi, and that's all it takes.
Message delivered.
Two, in fact. One I was expectin, and one that shocks the hell outta me.
The steel in Inara's eyes can't be argued. I'll do this favor, then sleep smilin, knowin that if a few things had been different, Inara might've been in that valley with Zoë and me.
And I've got a feelin she'd have been one of the few who walked out.