Duplicity
Pairing Jayne/other
Rating pg
feedback: Yes please deementedb@aol.com
Archive: fine with me.
Disclaimers: Characters are not mine, just moving them around to my liking
Spoilers: little reference to Ariel
Summary: A betrayal from the past finally catches up. Chapter 5: summary. Jayne's job brings back the past for Zoe
Chapter 5
Jayne returned to Serenity two hours later with a distraught Izzy, Mal and Zoe still were not back from their meeting. He took her to the mess where he made quick introductions. Inara set out to make her tea, she brought it back to her while Jayne was telling what he knew of the kidnapping to the crew gathered, only River was absent. Izzy added to Jayne's description.
Book asked " Are you sure it was one of the other players?"
"Yes it's very competitive, starts with a large field of players, then narrows down. This isn't a spectator event; only players that have already lost and the ones still playing are in the room. There are few women playing, fewer who make it to the final round, it was my first time going that far, some, quite a few men still believe a woman shouldn't be allowed to play. But one in particular Lasskiee felt I had somehow cheated him out of the grand prize"
"Would that be Jimmy Lasskiee?" Inara asked.
"You know him?" Bell said.
"Of him, he was barred from using the Companions guild a year or so ago, he has a bad reputation." Inara regretted saying that as it set Bella back to sobbing, "I believe I may know some people who know him"
She looked at Jayne to silently ask if this was okay," I could discreetly inquire about him, if he has any usual hangouts? People who run with him, that sort of thing."
"That's a good idea, Nara, see if anyone's seen him." Jayne agreed
"Is there a picture? It may help, the people seeing it are very discreet, he would never know."
Izzy started for her bag. "The last one I have is a year old, he's so much taller now."
Jayne stopped her "Got one, took one at the fair we went to bout six weeks ago" Jayne produced the picture of the ten year old Rey, he had a big smile plastered on his face, below his neck a 3-d hologram of a bear of some kind. He handed it to Inara who looked hard at the picture, then at Izzy.
"He seems so familiar, could I possibly know his father?"
"Must just have that kinda face, Jayne said the same thing when they first met, cept I doubt a lady like you would ever meet up with the likes of him, he was always tight with his credits, even if by some miracle he could afford to see a companion"
"Hmm, it's so strange, something's different but I could swear I've seen this face before." Inara went to her shuttle to begin the inquiries staring at the picture racking her brain the whole way.
After getting all the information they could from Izzy, Book suggested she lie down and rest. No one knew when the Captain would be returning. Izzy said there was no way she could sleep and Simon suggested a smoother, she protested but Jayne convinced her. Simon administered it and Jayne took her to his bunk to rest.
Two hours later Mal and Zoe came back jobless, the meeting had been a bust and nearly came to blows, the Captain and his Second were both in a foul mood. Jayne started talking as soon as he saw them; his voice was rushed and had an urgency to it.
"What the hell you talking bout Jayne? You got a job for us?"
Jayne quickly explained the situation to Mal, right down to Inara's inquiries and Simon's smoother. He handed the year old picture Izzy had finally found of Rey to Zoe. Some instinct in Zoe made the small hairs on her neck stand up and her mouth go dry when she looked at the picture, she believed in her intuitions and this was screaming big trouble. If it weren't for the smile and coloring she swore the picture was of Mal as a boy.
"Let's see him." Mal held his hand out for the picture.
"This isn't our area of expertise, not our kind of job, Sir. Should really get some law on this. This is about a boy's life after all." She held on to the picture.
Jayne was outraged "What! Not our kind of job? Since when do we have a kind? Look here Mal, I ain't makin no threats but with or without ya I'm getting that boy back." He snatched the picture from Zoe "If that means you leave me behind, so be it."
Mal's eyebrows shot up, since when did Zoe turn down helping children and when did Jayne get so noble. He took the picture from Jayne. "Hmph, now how can I say no? Jayne, boy minds me of my youngest brother when he was a boy, got the cow lick and everything."
Jayne smiled gratefully "Let me fill ya in on the details, we need a plan."
As he led Mal to the mess.
"Zoe, go check to see how Inara's makin out with them contacts." Mal yelled over his shoulder.
Zoe stood there trying to figure out what was getting her all shaken. It was there she just couldn't quite grasp it, like her mind knew but refused to let her accept it to protect herself.
Wash found her leaning against the corridor wall "Zoe, baby what happened?" She just looked at him "Guess Jayne told you bout that boy been took?"
Zoe found her voice but somehow it sounded odd to her. "Did you meet her? The mother?"
"Yeah, sure, poor thing, eye's all red, like to match her hair. Don't know how a person could deal with such a thing."
"She's a redhead? What she look like?"
Wash was confused by the question.
"Don't run across that many redheads, thought I might have seen her before." Zoe explained weakly.
"Well, her name is Izzy Romer, she's bout 5'7, red hair, blue eyes, I think.. guess they could be brown, pale, slight but strong looking. Think her and Jayne make a fine couple."
"Uh-huh", got to go check with Inara" She left her husband feeling she wasn't really there. Instead of going to Inara's shuttle she went to Jayne's bunk, she pushed the hatch open and dropped down, there was no doubt in her mind now, all the pieces came together- asleep in Jayne's bunk was Bella.
Pairing Jayne/other
Rating pg
feedback: Yes please deementedb@aol.com
Archive: fine with me.
Disclaimers: Characters are not mine, just moving them around to my liking
Spoilers: little reference to Ariel
Summary: A betrayal from the past finally catches up. Chapter 5: summary. Jayne's job brings back the past for Zoe
Chapter 5
Jayne returned to Serenity two hours later with a distraught Izzy, Mal and Zoe still were not back from their meeting. He took her to the mess where he made quick introductions. Inara set out to make her tea, she brought it back to her while Jayne was telling what he knew of the kidnapping to the crew gathered, only River was absent. Izzy added to Jayne's description.
Book asked " Are you sure it was one of the other players?"
"Yes it's very competitive, starts with a large field of players, then narrows down. This isn't a spectator event; only players that have already lost and the ones still playing are in the room. There are few women playing, fewer who make it to the final round, it was my first time going that far, some, quite a few men still believe a woman shouldn't be allowed to play. But one in particular Lasskiee felt I had somehow cheated him out of the grand prize"
"Would that be Jimmy Lasskiee?" Inara asked.
"You know him?" Bell said.
"Of him, he was barred from using the Companions guild a year or so ago, he has a bad reputation." Inara regretted saying that as it set Bella back to sobbing, "I believe I may know some people who know him"
She looked at Jayne to silently ask if this was okay," I could discreetly inquire about him, if he has any usual hangouts? People who run with him, that sort of thing."
"That's a good idea, Nara, see if anyone's seen him." Jayne agreed
"Is there a picture? It may help, the people seeing it are very discreet, he would never know."
Izzy started for her bag. "The last one I have is a year old, he's so much taller now."
Jayne stopped her "Got one, took one at the fair we went to bout six weeks ago" Jayne produced the picture of the ten year old Rey, he had a big smile plastered on his face, below his neck a 3-d hologram of a bear of some kind. He handed it to Inara who looked hard at the picture, then at Izzy.
"He seems so familiar, could I possibly know his father?"
"Must just have that kinda face, Jayne said the same thing when they first met, cept I doubt a lady like you would ever meet up with the likes of him, he was always tight with his credits, even if by some miracle he could afford to see a companion"
"Hmm, it's so strange, something's different but I could swear I've seen this face before." Inara went to her shuttle to begin the inquiries staring at the picture racking her brain the whole way.
After getting all the information they could from Izzy, Book suggested she lie down and rest. No one knew when the Captain would be returning. Izzy said there was no way she could sleep and Simon suggested a smoother, she protested but Jayne convinced her. Simon administered it and Jayne took her to his bunk to rest.
Two hours later Mal and Zoe came back jobless, the meeting had been a bust and nearly came to blows, the Captain and his Second were both in a foul mood. Jayne started talking as soon as he saw them; his voice was rushed and had an urgency to it.
"What the hell you talking bout Jayne? You got a job for us?"
Jayne quickly explained the situation to Mal, right down to Inara's inquiries and Simon's smoother. He handed the year old picture Izzy had finally found of Rey to Zoe. Some instinct in Zoe made the small hairs on her neck stand up and her mouth go dry when she looked at the picture, she believed in her intuitions and this was screaming big trouble. If it weren't for the smile and coloring she swore the picture was of Mal as a boy.
"Let's see him." Mal held his hand out for the picture.
"This isn't our area of expertise, not our kind of job, Sir. Should really get some law on this. This is about a boy's life after all." She held on to the picture.
Jayne was outraged "What! Not our kind of job? Since when do we have a kind? Look here Mal, I ain't makin no threats but with or without ya I'm getting that boy back." He snatched the picture from Zoe "If that means you leave me behind, so be it."
Mal's eyebrows shot up, since when did Zoe turn down helping children and when did Jayne get so noble. He took the picture from Jayne. "Hmph, now how can I say no? Jayne, boy minds me of my youngest brother when he was a boy, got the cow lick and everything."
Jayne smiled gratefully "Let me fill ya in on the details, we need a plan."
As he led Mal to the mess.
"Zoe, go check to see how Inara's makin out with them contacts." Mal yelled over his shoulder.
Zoe stood there trying to figure out what was getting her all shaken. It was there she just couldn't quite grasp it, like her mind knew but refused to let her accept it to protect herself.
Wash found her leaning against the corridor wall "Zoe, baby what happened?" She just looked at him "Guess Jayne told you bout that boy been took?"
Zoe found her voice but somehow it sounded odd to her. "Did you meet her? The mother?"
"Yeah, sure, poor thing, eye's all red, like to match her hair. Don't know how a person could deal with such a thing."
"She's a redhead? What she look like?"
Wash was confused by the question.
"Don't run across that many redheads, thought I might have seen her before." Zoe explained weakly.
"Well, her name is Izzy Romer, she's bout 5'7, red hair, blue eyes, I think.. guess they could be brown, pale, slight but strong looking. Think her and Jayne make a fine couple."
"Uh-huh", got to go check with Inara" She left her husband feeling she wasn't really there. Instead of going to Inara's shuttle she went to Jayne's bunk, she pushed the hatch open and dropped down, there was no doubt in her mind now, all the pieces came together- asleep in Jayne's bunk was Bella.