The stars glittered at him as She took them further into the black. The hum of Her heart lulling those who called her home. He himself was having trouble keeping awake. He became aware he wasn't alone her dress rustled shifting as she stepped next to him.
"Whatcha' doing up darlin'?" He smiled at the small doll like girl he had grown to love like a daughter.
"Dreams where bad for her tonight they kept following her. So she thought she'd walk the cool halls and hear Serenity breathing. Serenity told her to help Captain Daddy stay awake." she replied dreamily head tipped to the side. He turned that round his head a bit trying to understand her odd way of talking. She had bad dreams again unable to sleep she had wandered about her home and came upon him nodding off and decided to tease him a bit.
"What where them dreams bout? Miranda?"He asked worried her state had become extraordinarily better once the whole crew had known the truth. They all helped her cope with the memories of things that she should not have. He never liked talken' bout the war but she loved to hear stories bout it, she could never get enough of them so he'd sit in his chair in the mess, cleaning his guns with her head restin' on his thigh. She soaked them stories up like there twernt nothing better. When he'd finish his cleanin' He'd not say another word bout' it. She would get up wrap her thin around his neck and give him a small kiss on his cheek, a framiliarity he'd only llow' to his girls, Nara and Kaylee now River to. She as his Jing tsai bao the daughter of his heart.
"No Ba' the dreams where about the academy poking cutting inside her." Her voice trembled . Wang bao dahn... if he ever saw a one of the doctors that done did anything to he he'd kill em dead with his bare hands.
"Shia suo Captain Daddy." She smiled reading his thoughts. She knew as well as he, he'd just riddle them with holes and be done with them.
"Go on now Darlin' we are but a few hours out from Persephone, we got us a new job waiten. Get yerself some rest crawl on inta bed with Nara She'll help yer bad dreams stay away." he gave her the mild order she smiled sweetly kissed his cheek goodnight and scrambled out less graceful then she had appeared. He watched her enter his bunk with a small smile and a happy verse was whole and well, he had coin in his pocket, a mess full of food,his family healing but whole, a job to keep the cashy money coming in, his home in good repair still flying despite the hurt she suffered. He glanced back to his glittering black sky...
Translation
Jing tsai - Brilliant
Bao- Treasure
Ba'- Daddy
Wang bao dahn - Dirty bastard sons of
Shia suo- Talk none sense