Title: Keep
Author: Jaynedancing aka 9_Things
Characters: River/Jayne
Prompt: Keep (as in castle in this case)
Word Count: 200
Rating: U
Disclaimer: Not mine, no money, please don't sue.
Note: Done in a heck of a rush as I was running out of time and un-beta'd.
Keep
Jayne came down the Cargo bay stairs and found that the cargo he'd stowed not two hours earlier with care and much grumbling had been moved.
A head popped up from inside the wall of crates, a broom was brandished like a weapon.
"Who dares to approach my castle?"
"Gorramn it crazy!" Jayne approached the barricade and laid hands on a crate. He was poked firmly with the broom handle.
"Back villain!"
"Crazy." Jayne's voice was dangerous, "Poke me one more time 'an yer gonna be sweepin' up as ya help me put all this back by virtue of havin' it shoved up yer pi gu."
Her head disappeared; from the mumbling that floated over the crate wall he caught, "... no fun… mother… hamster…fart…elderberries."
"Crazy!"
She reappeared, looking preposterously sad. Jayne's shoulders slumped. "Whatcha want me to do?"
"Rescue the princess?" River said hopefully.
"Thought you was the defending army?"
River bounced a little, "Now I am a Princess."
Jayne mumbled something complicated, Chinese and uncomplimentary under his breath. "How'd I do that then?"
River smiled sunily; she gathered up her hair and flopped it over the crate wall. "Climb up my hair." She said, hopefully.
"Doc!" yelled Jayne.