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Chapter 2: Simon
A/N: I figured I'd put a Simon one, it's not connected to the first one, but it's just a thought on home from him, again for the Firefly Friday challenge.
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, the almighty Joss does.
Simon often wondered what went on in his sister's chaotic brain. She was the purest form of mystery, his little sister, but also his greatest joy. There were times when she would be almost sane, almost the River he knew when they were children, a smile, a word, a look, and he was back home. But that home had always been home because River was there, because his sweet, silly sister was there. There was no other reason. It had been remarkably easy to give up his career, his friends, the rest of their family, to protect River from those people. She was, after all, his little sister, there was no way he couldn't at least try to protect her. Wherever River was, Simon would make his home. River just happened to feel at home on Serenity, the crew becoming almost a family for them. They had their problems, but everybody was there for each other, a created family so far out in the black, protection. That saying "home is where the heart is" couldn't be more true for Simon Tam, because home would always be his little sister.