Title: Sneaking
Series: Slayers in Space
Author: Sevangel
Disclaimer: Not mine
Rating: PG-13
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"Ya sure we ain't gonna get caught?" Jayne growls as he slips his hands under the front of River's tank top.
"Yes." River moans when Jayne's calloused hands cup her breasts. "Everyone else is sleeping."
River rotates her body so that she's straddling Jayne's lap more fully. She can feel his hard cock pressing against her and she rocks her hips, trying to deepen the contact.
"Ta me duh." Jayne groans. "Ya tryin to kill me, baby doll?"
"No, don't want you dead." River replies as she bends down to kiss him. Biting down on his bottom lip, she makes him groan before sucking his lip between hers. Using the tip of her tongue, she plays with his bitten lip before sliding her tongue into his mouth to find his.
Jayne groans when River bites his lip and then sucks on it. When her tongue slides into his mouth, he growls before rubbing it with his own. He pulls her tank up until her breasts are bare. Leaving her mouth, he drops his mouth down to drag a nipple between his lips.
"Ohhh…" River moans as she arches more fully into his mouth. She rocks her hips against his harder, until her body is slamming down onto his.
Jayne moves his hands to her hips and he helps her put more force behind each thrust. He can feel her wetness seeping through her shorts and onto his pants. Biting her nipple harshly, he bucks up at the same time than she slams down. She moans his name loudly and he can feel her walls clenching through their clothes as she cums. He thrusts up one more time and then groans her name as he empties himself into his pants. Jayne's head falls backwards to rest against the couch as River falls forward onto his chest.
"Where'd ya learn to do that?" Jayne questions a few minutes later.
"Do what?" River replies.
"Kiss." Jayne growls.
"You." River answers.
"Huh?"
River leans back to look him in the eyes. "At first I just pressed my mouth to yours, the way I've seen Wash and Zoe do. Once you kissed me back, I just followed what you did, learned from you."
"Oh." Jayne mutters.
"Why?" River questions as she watches the relief flood his eyes.
"Mal got to wonderin where ya learned to kiss and it make me wonder, if'n they did those kinda things to ya at the academy."
"They weren't interested in us that way, besides wanting to know how fighting affects our arousal." River explains. "I've never….you're the first person I've ever kissed or done things with."
"Good." Jayne growls as he kisses her again.
River moans and kisses him back, her hands digging through his hair. After a few minutes, she pulls away quickly, her gaze darting around the room.
"What?" Jayne questions.
"Captain's coming." River whispers. She kisses him briefly before jumping off his lap and running out of the room. Within a few seconds of her departure, Mal comes walking into the mess.
"Jayne?" Mal grunts. "What ya doin?"
"Couldn't sleep." Jayne lies. "Was just bout to get a glass and have a smoke, care to join me?"
"Sounds great." Mal says.
Mal walks across the room to grab a bottle and a couple of glasses before dropping down next to Jayne. Pouring them both a glass, he takes the cigar that Jayne hands him. "What the hell'd ya do, sit on it?" Mal questions as he tries to smooth out the cigar.
"Guess so." Jayne answers as he smoothes out the cigar that River must of smooched with her knee. Pulling out some matches, he lights his before holding the flame over to Mal.
Mal moves his cigar over the flame Jayne is holding up and breathes deeply, letting the rich smoke fill his lungs. "Damn good cigar." Mal comments.
"Yeah." Jayne agrees as he takes a drag. "Book gave em to fore we left Haven."
"Huh." Mal mutters. "What's bothering you?"
"What?" Jayne chokes out. "Who says somethin's botherin me?"
"Jayne, I've known ya for close to 3 years." Mal responds. "Ya never have problems sleepin."
"True." Jayne agrees. "I was just thinkin and then I couldn't sleep."
"What were ya thinkin bout?" Mal questions curiously. Jayne wasn't one to do much thinking, so whatever it was, has to be pretty gorram interesting or disturbing. Knowing Jayne, it'll be a little of both.
"River, Faith and Kaylee." Jayne answers.
"What?" Mal yells.
"Not that way, okay now that way but only cause ya made me." Jayne answers. "I was just thinking, Faith said she was 23, right?"
"Yeah." Mal agrees.
"Ain't Kaylee bout that age?" Jayne questions.
"She'll be 24 in a couple months." Mal replies. "Why?"
"Just weird how different they are." Jayne answers. "Faith and River both act older than Kaylee."
"Yeah." Mal agrees. "Guess they both have to, things they've experienced, things they've done. Makes a person grow up."
"Ain't right." Jayne mutters. "Whoever decided a bunch of girls should be fightin and dyin to protect the verse should be rottin in Shepard's special hell."
"I can't agree more." Mal replies a few moments later, surprised at the anger Jayne is expressing. "But that don't matter no more; I don't care bout what the verse says, they're on our crew and we'll keep them safe, end of story."
Jayne tips his glass at Mal in agreement.
"Which one of us is gonna tell em that?" Jayne questions a few minutes later. "Don't think they'll appreciate it as much as Kaylee does."
"I think you're right." Mal agrees. "River's used to bein looked after but I don't think Faith will take it well. Guess we don't tell em then."
"Works for me." Jayne replies as he bends down to snuff his cigar out on the ground. "I'm gonna hit the sack, seein how's we got a job comin up."
"Yeah." Mal agrees as he too puts out his cigar. "See ya later."
"Later." Jayne grunts as he walks out of the mess towards his bunk, his body feelin completely relaxed. The drink and the cigar added in with the mind-blowing orgasm makes him feel sleepy and calm. They were cutting it close though. Since sharing that first kiss, they've managed to mess around, a lot. She's a horny little thing, always grabbin him and pullin him into closets and empty rooms. They somehow managed to not get caught, though he don't know how. He knows he ain't gonna be able to hold out for much longer; he wants to be inside her, and she ain't helping his control by beggin him to do it, by rubbin herself against him whenever they're alone, hell sometimes when they ain't. How nobody ain't noticed how she's always pressin against him and touchin him, he don't know.
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"Little Kaylee, whadda ya doin with those blocks?" Mal questions the mechanic when she walks into the mess holding two blocks of wood.
"Faith wants em." Kaylee answers. "Her and River in here?"
"Nope." Wash answers. "Training."
"Oh." Kaylee replies. "Guess I'm goin to the bay."
"Hold on a sec." Mal orders. He drops his bowl in the sink before moving towards the door. "I'll join ya. Have to say I'm curious bout what they're gonna do with em."
"Me too." Jayne agrees as he stands up.
"Wait for us." Wash says as he grabs Zoe's hand and pulls her with him.
Kaylee starts towards the bay and sees Simon walking towards them.
"Where are you guys going?" Simon questions when he sees the entire crew behind her.
"Bay." Kaylee replies. "Gonna see why River and Faith need these." She holds the blocks up to show Simon.
"I think I'll join you." Simon says as he takes one of the blocks out of Kaylee's hand.
"What the gorram hell are they doin now?" Mal questions when they walk into the bay.
They watch as River runs across the bay and jumps up to land on the catwalks before doing a back flip off of it to land on her feet.
"Jumping." River answers. "It's fun."
"It looks like fun." Kaylee says wistfully.
"Wanna try Kay?" Faith questions.
"I can't jump that high." Kaylee answers.
"No, but R could throw you and then I could catch you." Faith offers.
"Jien tah duh guay!" Mal yells. "We don't throw people and catch em, dong ma?"
"I was just joking." Faith replies. "I wouldn't do that."
"You did it to Dawnie." River argues.
"That's just cause she was about to be eaten by some huge demon." Faith defends. "I was just getting her out of the way. Sides, Angel caught her."
Kaylee grabs the block out of Simon's hand and then hands them both to Faith. "Here, found these." Kaylee says. "Will they work?"
"Yep." Faith answers as she tosses one to River. "If you guys are gonna watch, you gotta be quiet. Any loud noise could break our concentration."
"Okay." Mal replies, confused by what she's talking about. "What are you plannin on doin?"
"You'll see." Faith says with a smirk. "You might want to move away too."
Mal steps back a few paces, the rest of the crew backing up behind him. "That enough."
"Should be fine." Faith replies. "Ready, R?"
"Ready." River concurs.
Both girls bend over to place the blocks of wood on the floor, each block being about 4 inches around on each side and about a foot long. They place the blocks on their bottoms and then place their palms flat on the tops. Pushing with their hands, they kick their legs up until they're doing handstands, supported by the blocks of wood. They move their legs into a straddle position, leaving them that way for a few moments before returning their legs to a vertical position with their bodies.
"Holy hell." Jayne mutters.
"I have to agree." Mal whispers.
"Alright, R, ya ready to make this difficult?" Faith questions.
"Okay." River replies.
"Right arm first." Faith questions.
"What are they doin now?" Kaylee asks. A few seconds later, both River and Faith's right arms move off the block of wood. They extend their arms until they're level with their shoulders, being supported by only their left arms.
"Ta ma duh." Mal mutters as he watches the slayers hold themselves up with only one arm.
"That can't be safe." Wash whispers.
Jayne nods his head in agreement; he can see the small muscles in River's arm flexing with the stress.
"Other arm now." Faith orders. Both girls slowly return their right arms to the blocks and then move their left one's off. They both look steady, until with a squeal, River's block wobbles and the small girl goes tumbling to the floor, her body hitting Faith's and knocking the other girl over.
"Gao yang jong duh goo yang." Mal yells.
Simon runs over to his sister, expecting to find her neck broken from where she hit the ground. Instead, both River and Faith are laughing.
"Mei-mei?" Simon questions.
"That was bracing." River replies as she stands up.
"I have to agree." Faith agrees. She stands up and cracks her neck side to side. "I'm starting to think it wasn't the brightest move to do this in a moving ship."
"Yeah." River agrees. She grabs Faith's hand and places it on her right shoulder. "Push." River orders.
"Oh, popped it out of place?" Faith questions as she pushes on River's shoulder. The quiet bay is filled with the pop of River's shoulder being put back into place.
"Wuh duh ma huh ta duh fung-kwong duh wai-shung doh!" Wash yells. "Faith just popped River's shoulder back into place."
"We saw that." Jayne growls.
Simon moves over to his sister and gently grabs her arm. "Are you okay?" Simon questions. "Do you need something for the pain?"
"I'm fine Simon." River answers, rotating her shoulder. "Just landed wrong."
"I believe I mentioned this 'training' being stopped if one of you got hurt." Mal says angrily.
"I'm fine, captain." River replies as she walks over to him. She extends her right arm towards the captain. "Here, give it a tug."
Jayne starts towards Mal but stops when the captain jumps back a few steps. "I ain't tuggin on your arm." Mal yells. "Have ya gone crazy again?"
"No, not crazy." River replies. "Just wanted to prove I'm fine. You could twirl me around by my arm and it wouldn't hurt."
"Let's not." Mal mutters. "I'm headin to the bridge; ya two are gonna drive me nuts."
"We try." Faith and River reply sweetly.
Mal turns around and stomps out of the bay. Zoe grabs her husband and drags him after the irate captain.
"I gotta go make some repairs so that we don't crash when we try to land." Kaylee tells the rest of the group.
"See ya later." Faith calls out to the leaving mechanic.
"Bye Kaylee." River adds. Kaylee waves to both of them before leaving the bay.
"Faith." Simon says. "May I speak to you, alone?"
Faith stares at him for a second before replying. "Sure. Where to?"
"The infirmary is a good of place as any." Simon replies.
Faith starts out of the bay with Simon right behind her.
"Your brother just left ya alone with me." Jayne comments as he moves over to River.
"Yep." River replies as she hops onto a crate, leaving her waist-level with him. Jayne moves between her spread thighs, his hands moving to grasp her waist.
"We got time for this?" Jayne questions as he leans down to kiss her.
"A little." River replies as she opens her mouth to allow his tongue entrance. They kiss deeply, hands moving over every inch of skin that can be reached, trying to get in as much touching in as they can.
-
"What's up doc?" Faith questions and then laughs at her own joke.
"What's so funny?" Simon asks.
"Pop culture reference." Faith answers as she sits down on the sickbed. She extends her arm out and when he doesn't move over to her, she looks at him questioningly. "Well?"
"Well what?" Simon questions as he stares at her outstretched arm.
"Ain't you gonna drawl some blood or something?" Faith questions. "I thought that's why you wanted to see me."
"No, I wanted to talk to you." Simon replies. "You were going to let me take blood?"
"Sure." Faith says. "Got loads to spare. Figured you wanted to run some tests, compare them to R's. I know you want to, go ahead."
Simon slips on a pair of gloves and grabs a needle, excited by the prospect of comparing Faith's blood with River's. She doesn't flinch as he drawls the blood; in fact she looks rather bored. "Do you want a band-aide?"
Faith just snorts. "I'll be fine, doc."
He labels the vial of blood and then stores it for later use. Disposing of the needle, he turns to face Faith again.
"So, what did you want to talk to me about?" Faith questions. "If it's about laying off the training, sorry, no can do."
"No, it's not about the training." Simon replies. "I just wanted a favor."
"Depends on what it is." Faith says a few moments later, rather shocked that he wanted something from her.
"I want you to talk to River." Simon explains. "I don't…she would never tell me if the academy did anything sexual to her and I just think she might tell you."
"What made you think about this?" Faith questions.
"The kiss she gave Jayne." Simon replies. "She just seemed to have too much experience."
"Huh." Faith mutters. She knows why River seemed experienced; she's been making out with Jayne lately. "I can talk to her but I don't think she's been violated that way."
"What would make you think that?" Simon questions.
Faith jus shrugs. "Just don't think she has."
Simon studies her for a few minutes before replying, "Are you speaking from personal experience?"
"That's a part of my life I don't discuss." Faith says coldly. "Ever." Without another word, she leaves the infirmary. She plans on making a quick escape, getting somewhere that she can be alone when she hears someone walking down the hall.
"Faith, can I talk to you?" Zoe questions when she runs into the slayer leaving the infirmary.
"Sure." Faith replies with a sigh. "Why not?" Zoe moves to stand beside Faith and the two warriors walk in silence for a few moments. "You gonna start talking?"
"I just wanted to thank you." Zoe says quietly.
"I didn't do much." Faith replies. "Just pointed him in the right direction. He would have got there eventually."
"I know." Zoe agrees. "But I would like to have children before I'm 40."
Faith laughs and stops to smile up at Zoe. "I'm guessing Wash is just as slow as every other guy."
"He's not as slow as Mal, Simon, or Jayne." Zoe replies. "But it's a close call. But still, I want to thank you. It means a lot, to both of us."
"No sweat." Faith replies. "I think he just needed to hear it from someone who wouldn't soften the blow. I'm guessing you were beating around the bush, didn't just flat out tell him he would die, that you would die."
"You'd be right." Zoe agrees. "I hinted at it but never came out and said it that way."
"Glad to do what I can." Faith says. "You guys will have cute kids."
"Thanks." Zoe replies.
"Ain't really been around kids." Faith comments.
"Me either." Zoe agrees. "We're gonna need help."
"I'll play with the kid, watch the kid, hell I'll even keep it safe from demons who wanna use it's bones to make their soup." Faith replies. "But I will not change diapers."
"Soup?" Zoe questions.
"Yeah, some race of demon whose delicacy was a soup made from the bones of human infants." Faith answers. "There wasn't that many so they might be extinct now."
"Oh." Zoe mutters.
"Don't look so worried." Faith says. "We'll keep your kid safe."
"Thanks." Zoe says gratefully. "I want to think we can do it ourselves but it'll ease the worry if we know everyone else is watching out too."
"No problem." Faith says. "Where you headed?"
"To the bay." Zoe answers. "Told Mal I'd get Jayne; he needs to debrief us for the job ahead."
"Cool, I was going to get R." Faith replies. They walk in silence to the bay, both of them stopping once they get a few feet inside.
"For a man who doesn't kiss on the mouth," Zoe comments, startling Jayne and River, "you seem to be doing a bit of it lately, Jayne."
Jayne pulls River's shirt down and backs away from her, running a hand through his hair. "She fell." Jayne lies unconvincingly.
"And what, you caught her with your lips and carried her to the crate?" Faith questions with a laugh.
"Jayne, fix your shirt and pants and follow me." Zoe orders with a smile. "We gotta job coming up in a bit and need to get prepped."
Jayne stares at her, his mouth hanging open. "Ya ain't gonna rip my balls off or shoot me?" Jayne manages to question.
"Nope." Zoe answers with a smirk. "If you were doing something River didn't want you to, I'm thinking she could rip your balls off herself."
"Damn straight." Faith agrees.
River hops down and walks over to Jayne. Reaching up, she presses a kiss on his lips before walking over to grab Faith's hand and drag her out of the bay.
Jayne watches River leave and then quickly adjusts his clothes before following Zoe out of the bay.
"You're not gonna kill me?" Jayne questions again, still shocked how she's taking it.
"Nope." Zoe answers. "But you might wanna tell Mal; he finds out you're sneaking around, he's gonna be more pissed than if you just tell him. He don't like people keeping things from him on his ship."
-
"R, what are you doing?" Faith questions.
"Finding the perfect outfit." River replies as she digs through all her clothes, tossing garments in every direction.
"What for?" Faith asks, slightly confused.
"Going out." River answers.
"Mal is letting us leave?" Faith questions, her eyebrow raised.
"Not us." River replies. "I'm leaving with Jayne."
"Mal know this?"
"Not yet." River says with a smirk. "But he will soon. Jayne can't hold out anymore. And neither can I."
Faith chuckles and starts helping River search through her clothes. After a few moments, Faith holds up a dress. "How bout this?"
River stares at it for a second before nodding eagerly.
"Now we just gotta figure out what to do with your hair." Faith says as she grabs a bag holding some of the things she bought before. Pulling out some makeup, she starts going through it until she finds the perfect shades for River. "Go take a shower; I'm gonna see if Kay's gotta curling iron."
River grabs a pair of her new underwear, a small, white pair of thongs and a couple of towels before running to the shower.
Shaking her head at River's eagerness, Faith walks across the ship to the engine room. Knocking her hand on the door a couple of times, not wanting to scare Kay, she waits for the mechanic to invite her in.
"Yeah?" Kaylee calls, her voice sounding flustered.
"Can I come in?" Faith questions.
"Sure." Kaylee replies. "I'm over here."
Faith follows Kaylee's voice and finds the mechanic trying to lift something.
"Want me to hold that up for you?" Faith questions.
"That would be great." Kaylee says. "I've been tryin for the past 10 minutes but I couldn't get it to budge. I'd usually get Jayne but he was a bit preoccupied with River."
"You caught them too?" Faith asks as she places one hand under the part and pulls it up.
"Yeah." Kaylee replies. "Can ya hold it up long nuf for me to crawl under there?"
"Take all the time you need." Faith answers.
Kaylee crawls under the part, a wrench held tightly in her hand. "How long have ya know bout em?" Kaylee questions.
"Since I got on this ship." Faith answers. "I noticed the glances Jayne kept sending her and the looks she sent back."
"Ya noticed them too?" Kaylee questions as she tightens a bolt.
"Yep." Faith replies. "Back when we stopped on Hasbro, River was afraid he was gonna get a whore so she made her first move. Since then, they've been making out at every opportunity."
"That's so shiny." Kaylee says as she slides out from under the part. "Ya can put that down now."
Faith sets the part down and holds her hand out to Kaylee.
"Thanks." Kaylee says when Faith pulls her to her feet. "Have they done it yet?"
"Nope." Faith replies with a smirk. "But they're gonna and pretty damn soon."
"Huh." Kaylee mutters. "When?"
"Tonight, I guess." Faith answers. "River said Mal's gonna let them off the boat and she's preparing herself for seduction, which is why I'm here. Do you got a curling iron?"
"Yeah." Kaylee answers. "In my bunk."
"You done here?"
"Yeah." Kaylee replies. "Everything's shiny."
"Cool." Faith says. "Bring it down to our room. And if you got a hairdryer, bring that too."
"Okay." Kaylee agrees. "We gonna help her get all prettified?"
"Nope." Faith replies. "We're gonna help her get all sexified."
Kaylee squeals happily and hugs Faith tightly. Faith freezes at the gesture and then hugs Kaylee back.
"I'm so excited." Kaylee says when she pulls back. "But kinda worried. Simon ain't gonna take this well."
"No, he's not." Faith agrees.
-
"Sir, you okay?" Zoe questions as she stands up, brushing the dust off her pants.
"Fine." Mal growls. "How come I'm the one always gettin shot?"
"Just works out that way." Jayne replies as he shoots the last bandit. "We got paid, right?"
"Yeah." Mal answers. "Don't help my arm though."
"Ya'll heal." Jayne says as he looks at Mal's arm.
"I know." Mal agrees. "It's just a scratch. Let's get this cargo loaded and head back home."
"We got it sir." Zoe replies when Mal tries to pick up one of the crates. "Why don't you just go sit in the mule and direct?"
"Alright." Mal agrees, his arm starting to throb slightly from the wound. Sitting in the front seat of the mule, he watches as Jayne and Zoe load the cargo.
"Mal." Jayne says quietly. "I got somethin to say that I'm not sure ya're gonna like."
"You're doing this now?" Zoe questions.
"He's been shot." Jayne points out. "His reactions ain't gonna be on."
"True." Zoe agrees. She sets the crate down to move next to Jayne, knowing Mal won't shoot the merc with her standing so close.
"Alright, what's goin on?" Mal asks, slightly amused. He's gotta feelin bout what's goin on but it's gonna be funny to see Jayne explain it.
"We ain't takin off straight away, right?" Jayne questions.
"No." Mal answers. "Kaylee needs some parts and we need to pick up some supplies. Jayne, if you're bout to ask permission to go get some trim, there's no need. Ya know the rules, as long as your back before we're leaving, I don't care what ya do."
"I know that, Mal." Jayne grunts. "I wasn't askin permission for me to leave, just askin if River can come with me."
Zoe and Jayne both tense, waiting for Mal's violent response. Needless to say, they're both shocked when the captain starts laughing loudly.
"Sir?" Zoe questions.
"I weren't jokin, Mal." Jayne growls.
"I know." Mal replies, still chuckling. "Why ya askin me for? Shouldn't ya be askin her brother?"
"Like he'd ever say yes." Jayne mutters. "Sides, she don't need his okay; she's an adult. But since she's on your crew, I figured ya should know before hand."
"Then why didn't ya say somethin a few weeks ago?" Mal questions. "Ya know, right after ya two started up."
Jayne's jaw drops as he stares at the captain in shock. "Ya knew? How?" Jayne gasps. "Ya mean we've been sneakin round for 3 weeks for no ruttin reason?"
"I'd have to be blind and dumb not to notice the way she's always touchin ya or rubbin up on ya. And the way you're always lookin at her." Mal smirks. "Ya shoulda said somethin to me earlier."
"Yeah, but I was worried bout the whole 'bein throwin out of the airlock' thing." Jayne explains. "So, ya sayin ya don't care?"
"I'm sayin if River wants to be with ya, I ain't gonna do nothin bout it." Mal replies. "If she doesn't, I'm thinkin ya wouldn't be sittin here in one piece."
"No, I wouldn't." Jayne agrees with a smirk. "She'd break me in half if I tried to make her do somethin she don't wanna do."
"Ai ya! Hwai leh." Mal mutters. "Ya like that she can beat the ever lovin hell outa ya, don't ya?"
"Hell yeah." Jayne replies. "Just the thought of it riles me up."
"You're one strange man." Zoe comments. "But we should finish loading the cargo before Mal bleeds to death."
"Good plan." Mal agrees. "Real good plan."
-
"Holy hell, Jayne's gonna have a heart attack." Kaylee whispers as she takes in River.
"Doc too." Faith agrees.
"I look okay?" River questions timidly.
"R, you look good enough to eat." Faith assures her. "Something Jayne's probably gonna do."
"If he don't have a heart attack." Kaylee adds with a grin.
River looks at herself in the mirror and can't believe it's her. Faith and Kaylee had curled her hair and then piled it on top of her head in a loose, 'just got laid', according to Faith, style. Small ringlets fall around her face, softening to look. Faith used eyeliner and mascara to make her eyes look huge and sexy. Some red lipstick added to her lips, making them look lush and full, and some eye shadow to complete the look. But the kicker is the dress. The color is white, something that should be virginal and innocent but isn't because of the cut. It's a halter-top dress, small strings tying around her neck. The small strings move down her chest to barely cup her breasts, the same style as a bikini top. Her chest is exposed from her throat to the valley between her breasts and down to above her belly button. The skirt of the dress reaches her feet, the skirt flowing as she moves. There is no back to the dress; every inch of skin is exposed from the small of her back up to the knot tied around her neck.
"Here." Faith says as she hands River a coat. "You better put this on until you're about to leave cause when your brother and Mal see that dress, they're gonna freak."
"Yeah." Kaylee agrees. "Simon's gonna freak."
"Oh, god." River whispers.
"What?" Kaylee questions worriedly. "One of em get hurt."
"No." River answers. "Captain got shot, but it's just a scratch."
"Mal got shot?" Faith asks quickly.
"Yeah." River replies. "Don't worry, he does that a lot."
"Yeah, he does." Kaylee agrees. "Why'd ya freak out for?"
"They're back." River whispers. "What if Jayne doesn't like it?"
"That's not gonna happen." Kaylee assures her.
"Hell, he's barely gonna make it out of here without taking you." Faith says with a smirk. "Let's go."
River slips on the coat and buttons it up to her throat. Faith and Kaylee both grab a hand and drag her out of the room.
"What are you 3 up to?" Wash asks when he runs into them on the way to the bay.
"Seducing Jayne." Faith and Kaylee reply.
"What?" Wash squeals. "You're just joking, right?"
"Yeah." Kaylee answers. "River's seducing Jayne; we just got her ready."
"What?" Wash squeals again. They don't respond; just continue walking towards the bay. Wash closes his mouth and follows them.
"Are you okay Wash?" Simon questions when he runs into the pilot on his way to the bay.
"Yeah, just confused." Wash answers. "They said….Never mind. Wasn't important."
Simon stares at the pilot for a second and then follows him to the bay.
"Doc, you're gonna have a patient." Zoe says as she climbs out of the mule.
"One of you got hurt?" Simon questions as he walks up to the mule.
"I did." Mal answers. "Just a scratch though. Don't ya look spiffy, River?"
Simon and Jayne both turn around to see River being dragged over to them by Faith and Kaylee. Her hair is done and she's wearing makeup, and a long coat, which is weird seeing how's it about 75 degrees outside.
"Mei-mei, you're wearing makeup." Simon gasps as he takes in his little sister.
"I know, Simon." River replies, rolling her eyes.
"Why?" Simon questions.
"Going out." River answers.
Simon turns to look at Mal. "You're letting her and Faith leave again?" Simon questions angrily. "After what happened last time."
"Not Faith." River replies as she moves away from the girls to walk over to Jayne. "With Jayne."
The bay goes silent as they wait for Simon to respond. His jaw drops, his eyes go wide, and his face turns bright red. "WHAT?" Simon yells.
"Going out with Jayne." River replies as she unbuttons the coat and tosses it to Faith.
"Lao tyen yeh." Jayne mutters after River takes off the coat. His jaw drops as he takes in the front of River's dress, seeing all that bare skin, milky and smooth.
"What the hell is that?" Mal yells.
"A dress." Faith and Kaylee answer together.
"Where the gorram hell is the rest of it?" Mal growls.
"That's it." Faith says. "If you're shocked by the front you should see that back." River dutifully turns around, showing the crew the back, or lack thereof, of the dress.
"Now that's a slinky dress." Wash comments.
Jayne looks up from his appraisal of River's back to send the pilot a death glare.
"Hey, didn't mean nothing by it." Wash replies, holding his hands up in the air. "Just commenting on the dress; everybody knows I only have eyes for my lamby toes. No need for the 'I'm gonna rip your head off' look."
"Don't look at her." Jayne growls as he wraps his arm around River, his arm covering her back, his hand coming to rest on the bare skin of her stomach.
"It's so cute." Kaylee gushes. "Jayne's all growly and possessive."
"Can we go now?" River asks, looking up at Jayne.
"I need to change." Jayne replies.
"Nope." River says. "Like you just the way you are." She leans into his side and wraps her arm around his waist. Waving at the crew, she turns around, pulling Jayne with her.
"Baby doll, I'll get your dress all dirty." Jayne growls, leering down the top of her dress. From his position, he can almost see her nipples as her body moves. He runs his hand up and down the bare skin of her belly. She purrs slightly and closes her eyes, loving his hands on her.
"You like my dress?" River questions as they walk towards town.
"If'n I liked it anymore, I'd had a heart attack." Jayne growls. "Not sure if I like ya wearin it outside of the boat; anybody looks at ya the wrong way and I'm gonna have to kill em."
"People are going to look." River says. "But nobody's going to try anything; you're too scary."
"Damn straight." Jayne replies. They walk in silence, the only sound being the little noises River makes as he caresses her bare skin. He tries to figure out what they're gonna do; he ain't ever done this kinda thing before. All his dealings with women usually involved money bein exchanged. He thinks back to what he's heard Wash say him and Zoe do when they go out; he supposes they can go get something to eat and walk around town. He wonders where the doc would take Kaylee; if there's somewhere fancy enough on this little moon.
"Jayne." River says as she comes to a stop, pulling Jayne with her.
"Yeah?" Jayne questions as he looks down at her, his body already roarin to go.
"I don't want to date my brother." River replies.
"Huh?" Jayne grunts, completely confused.
"I don't want to date Simon." River restates. "Or anybody like him. I don't want that. I want you. I want to be with Jayne Cobb, the Jayne Cobb with his arm around me, turning me to mush. I don't want you to change; I like you the way you are."
"Huh." Jayne mutters. "Whadda ya sayin?"
"I don't want to do what Kaylee and Simon did; dancing around each other for months, denying what they feel." River says. "I want to feel; I want to be with you. Can't we just skip over all the rules on proper behavior and courting and just be together?"
Jayne lets out a low groan and starts walking quickly towards the town's lone hotel, practically dragging River with him.
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