A/N: I don't own any of the characters, they all belong to the people who cancelled the show. Also this is complete and utter fluff, like super fluff. May you giggle and squee, and reviews are welcomed whole heartedly and post if you want me to continue it.
Zoe, Mal and Jayne left the ship early one afternoon to complete their latest legitimate business enterprise. Kaylee was checking her inter-engine fermentation system and managed to drag out two large four gallon bottles from the engine room to the dining room where Simon and River were playing a game of chess.
"Oh Kaylee you should have let me help you!" Simon said standing up in an attempt to be chivalrous. Kaylee smiled at him.
"Simon just wants an excuse to end the game. He's losing again." River said staring closely at the little wooden chess pieces. Book had given them to her as a gift when he left for Haven. She carefully picked up her bishop and slid it across the board. Her eyes filled with concentration. "Checkmate." She added quickly. Simon sighed. She had beaten him every time they played, and she insisted they play often.
"It's alright Simon; I figure we all could use a break and a good strong drink while everyone else is out workin'." She grinned, trying to hide her amusement over his sisters' victory. She brushed her hair out of her eyes as Wash came down from the bridge.
"Oohh Kaylee is that a fresh batch?" Wash asked stepping down into the dining room. He took a seat at the table across from Simon.
"Sure is; A fresh batch ready for drinkin'." She replied wiping the sweat from her forehead. River smiled eagerly at Simon, her eyes twinkling with mischief.
"I'm 18." She said seriously. Simon shook his head.
"No Meimei. It may cause problems with your medication and..."
"Oh go on Simon, one drink ain't gonna hurt her none." Kaylee said nudging him on the arm. He sighed, he had been defeated again.
"Okay, one drink." He said exasperatedly. "A small one." Inara came down from her shuttle and walked into the kitchen to make tea.
"Come on 'Nara, we're breakin' open a fresh batch." Kaylee said. Inara smiled and looked over at them standing around the large bottles.
"Sure Meimei, but not too much, I don't want to wake with a headache." Inara said. Kaylee grabbed the glasses and lifted the jug and poured them all a glass, except River only got half a glass.
"To Serenity!" River cried out and downed her glass. She coughed and spluttered as the moonshine burned her throat. They all laughed and raised their glasses, drinking to the ship.
About an hour later they were far less than sober. River was hiccupping, giggling and swaying on her seat, having convinced Simon to let her have four more glasses. They had started playing a game of Truth or Dare. Wash had already skipped through the kitchen in his underwear as per Rivers request. Simon had told them all how he had lost his virginity (they were all mildly shocked when he told them he wasn't a virgin), and Inara had sung the Alliance anthem backwards.
"Okay, Truth!" Kaylee said. Inara grinned and took a sip from her glass.
"When did you have your first kiss?" Inara asked. Kaylee giggled and her cheeks went red.
"I was twelve. It was a friends Slumber Party, they dared me to kiss my friends older brother." She said. They all laughed. River's laugh faded and she looked up from the table.
"I've never had a Slumber Party." She said sadly. Simon, though twice as drunk as River, realised the Alcohol had a small effect on her condition. She was still tipsy, but her speech was coherent and normal. She sounded like his little sister again, although a slightly drunk little sister.
Kaylee looked astonished.
"You ain't never had a Sleep Over, with all your friends?" Kaylee said turning to glare at Simon.
"Hey, it's not my fault!" Simon said raising his hands in defence. "There was just no time for it, with all her studying, River never had time for making friends."
"That's tragic." Wash said lifting his head from the table and looking at River bleary eyed. The rest of them jumped when he spoke, they had thought he had passed out. "I mean, a little girl without a sleep over, is like... like... Jayne without a gun." Kaylee giggled and then looked at Inara.
"We could have one now." Kaylee said clapping her hands together. Inara nodded.
"We can have it in my shuttle!" Inara said. "It's separate from the rest of the ship, and there is plenty of space."
"And all your things are there!" River exclaimed jovially leaping to her feet.
"We can do each others hair, and make up and talk about boys." Kaylee said her face lighting up with drunken excitement. Wash laughed at the expression on Kaylees face. River too was grinning. Inara, Kaylee and River all stood up.
"I guess the men will stay here." Wash said a little sadly. He looked at Simon and felt slightly put out that he'd only have the doctor for company. Even drunk, Simon seemed to be boring.
"Don't be silly Wash, you can come too!" Kaylee said pulling on his arm. Simon stood up too. "Not you!" Kaylee said to Simon. "No Boys allowed!"
"But Wash..." Simon said looking confused and slightly hurt.
"Wash is married, so it don't count." Kaylee said matter-of-factly. "Come on Wash, we'll give you a make over." Wash shrugged at Simon. Kaylee grabbed him by the arm and started pulling him away from the table.
"Hey I don't make the rules!" Wash grinned and he grabbed the half empty jug of Moonshine.
Inara led them all to her shuttle and closed the door, locking it behind them, leaving Simon alone in the kitchen with the remaining jug of moonshine.
