Disclaimer: As per previous chapters.

The blonde passenger currently sitting in a corner of the cargo bay writing in a very fancy blue notebook didn't look like their usual passengers who usually were dangerous or criminals; although most checked both demographs.

She was simply a small blonde girl with large brown eyes who had brought her own food on board and spent most her time writing in the blue notebook that she was currenly staring at, and writing slowly. Her eyebrows always knitted in concentration as if the notebook was extremelly important.

The girl was strange though, she went by Rose Tyler, though you couldn't be sure that was her real name. But she was liked well enough by four members of the crew at least.

Inara had stared at her pretty blonde hair and they had discussed hours of history about earth that was; the girl had known more about earth that was then anyone they had ever met, promising to show them proper English chips soon.

Kaylee also seemed to like her, they had spent hours down in the engine room, Rose suggesting things to inprove their speed, and had saved them a fortune with her advice, making her wonder who she really was.

A young girl shouldn't know everything, and that's exactly was she was, a person who knew everything.

The most strange person who really liked the girl was Jayne, not sure why, and perhaps the word liked was a little strong, they both carried a sort of mutual respect for each other. Rose laughed at his love of grenades and gave him a a page torn from her note book, that had a list of chemicals needed for 'super grenades' callled Nitro-something, Janye as suspicious of why she was handing that information out, when she could have made a large fortune in selling, and respected her keen, sharp eye.

The doc seemed to like her, even though she'd only said hi once, and gave him a small bag of medical supplies and said she wouldn't be needing anymore, but that was suspicious on it own, who actually gives out free stuff?

Then there was River.

River had a dislike to Rose, going out of her way to avoid her, and even insulting Rose right out. What was wrong with the girl this time?

"Gorram it, Simon!" Malcom Reynolds snapped at the doctor, who was already speaking to River in a hushed voice; the girl had almost stabbed Rose with a knife, though the blonde didn't look particually worried.

"Stop your shiong-mung duh kwong-run, sister…"

Rose smiled and shook her head interupting his rant.

"I really don't mind, she's young, she's smart, she's probably wondering why she can enter my mind. She doesn't expect it. I'm right aren't I?"

River nodded numbly and cocked her head, her expression never changing, Sitting when Rose smiled and patted beside her.

"So, why are you visiting me in my humble cargo bay?"

She looked up at Simon who was still standing, and eying River in suspicion, Malcom suddentely felt those little hairs on the back on his neck stand on end.

"A wolf." River nodded, "A wolf with teeth. A Bad Wolf goin' around and not knowin' whats good for her, pulling at the Time like a stack of sticks and hopin' they won't fall. But you shouldn't, isn't normal, isn't wise. All actin' like a god."

The blonde woman laughed and closed the notebook open in her lap, putting it under her leg, as if to protect it.

"And what does that make you?"

The brunnette giggled, like a joke had been told.

"Makes me River." She stared at Rose Tyler and frowned, then spoke more slowly then usual "Can't replace a Rose with a River, even if the River is a Song. What does that make you?"

Rose smiled one of her wide white toothy smiles, and looked possitivelly cheerful, as if she had been waiting for that question to be asked.

"That makes me a Rose. That makes me a Wolf."

River frowned and then nodded, giving the stranger one of those small smiles that she usuallly reserved for occasions when most people would have a smile the size of the universe.

"I think the Bad Wolf is lookin', lookin' for her god, I won't keep you."

River nodded with acknowledgement and nodded, then she smiled at her her captain.

"She's okay."

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