DISCLAIMER: i don't own the characters...that's a shame.
Mal was looking around for Inara. She wasn't in her shuttle, which was rather unusual. He looked around his whole ship. He looked in the last place where he suspected she was: the dorms. When he got there, he noticed River's door was slightly open. He could tell Inara was with River. They were talking very fast in a language that he'd never learned. He knocked on the door and slid it open. The two looked up from a card that River quickly hid.
"Now what are you two ladies doing this time?" Mal asked with a sweet smile. He moved more inside to see what was written on the card that showed a corner from River's hand. "Now why are you hiding that small card there?"
River stood up, walked out, and turned towards the two in her room. "You might as well tell him. Simon has already approved." She left without another word.
"Tell him what?" Mall asked, directing his attention to Inara.
"Simon and I thought it would be nice if River were presented to society." Inara told him.
"Presented like a dog?"
"Mal, that's horrible to say. She's eighteen. We thought it would nice to give River the opportunity to meet other people than the ones on this ship."
There was silence between the two of them. Finally Mal spoke, "Has River agreed to it?"
"Yes she has. She told me you were searching for me. Why?" Inara asked slowly.
"We're landing in Londinum in a week's time. When is River's presentation?" Mal asked.
Inara got up and started to head out of the room, "In a week and a half on Londinum." She left Mal alone in the room.
"This is going to be fun."