Title: Simon Says
Author: Angelus21
Pairing: Mal/Simon
Crossover: No
Rating: PG
Genre: Slash/ Romance
Status: incomplete
Summary: Simon sacrifices himself for Mal… without thinking…
Feedback: Yes please
Archive: well I like it if you ask first
Disclaimers: Characters not mine, dont belong to me.
Spoilers and timeframe: takes place after Season 1 Epidsode 14 "Objects in Space"
Author note: Hi everyone, please be kind. This is my first-ever slash and first-ever fan-fiction summit for anyone beside myself… Please forgive grammar if i get it wrong.. english isnt my mother language
Simon Says
Looks like what Early said was true, you never could understand how a patient shot to borderline death felt like until you experienced it yourself. True Early did shoot him in the leg, but the pain he felt then was no match for the pain he felt this instance.
He once vowed to protect River at all cost, until he can reverse the pain done to her by the academy. River was his priority. He knows it. She knows it. Everyone else onboard Serenity knows it. He has to keep himself alive. He always felt that River was the sharp sword, and he was the sheath to make her safe. She was the one that needed protecting.
Yet now he finds himself barely conscious, supported in Captain Reynolds' arms. Slowly bleeding to death after getting shot by sniper bullets meant for Mal.
It was pure luck when he saw the moon reflecting the lens of the sniper rifle taking aim at Mal, but it was too late to stop himself from running.
River screamed.
"So this is what death feels like," Simon thought as the bullets pushed him back. "Sorry mei mei."
"Tar ma de! What the fuck did you do that for!" Mal screamed at him, in an unusual more desperate - anger voice. "You knew that we were wearing armor!"
"Zoe! Jayne! Book! Cover us!" he commanded as he and River quickly but steady carried Simon back into the safe arms of Serenity.
Being in heavy fire, all the rest of the crew could do nothing but hold position.
"River, go get his med kit, we need to give him a shot of adrenaline now!" Mal yelled.
"But… but… but…"
"Go! Now!"
As River ran to get the kit, Mal slowly pulled Simon into his arms, cradling his head, "Hey, what the fuck did you do that for Simon?" he as gently. With his eyes closed, all Simon could do was prevent the screams of pains he felt. After administering the shot, Simon slowly open his eyes to look at Mal,
"Its something that had to be done, captain," Simon said with a smile. "Please captain... River… please look after River for me…" Turning his head to face his little sister, "Sorry mei mei…. promise me…. you'll listen to captain okay..."
"No…no… no… don't leave me Simon.. No…" River cried.
"Hush mei mei, its okay.. Captain will look after you.. so will Kaylee and Inara and everyone else… Hush little River… hush…"
Slowly turning his head back to face Mal, what Simon saw shocked him a little. Never has he seen captain so pale, eyes watery filled with pain, lips trembling.
"Don't you worry Simon, I'll look after River while you get better. Just get better okay? Promise me…. I need…. We need you, you hear that, we need you here…. promise me…. PROMISE ME!" Mal yelled.
Captain all dressed up to be Kaylee's escort…
Captain finding out he was married to that girl…
Captain and Inara's companion friend in bed…
Every time he thought about it, he always felt jealousy washing over him. He always thought he was jealous of Mal, but now maybe he was just jealous of the girls.
Slowly closing his eyes, setting into the comfort warmth of Mal arms, Simon drifted slowly into eternal darkness. As a single tear slowly trickled down his pale cheek, he whispered just enough for Mal to hear, "Its something I wanted to do, Mal… its what I wanted to do… "
"Simon says don't cry…. Simon says he is alright … Simon says Captain, stay with him… Simon says I love you…"
Before Mal could react to what River was saying, River grab hold a pair of ancient oriental daggers from Serenity's new cargo shipment and rushed out the ramp into the mist of battle, leaving Mal alone to look after her dying brother.
To be continued…