Spike/River - set 2, prompt 11. Jealousy
Title: Ain’t Worth It
author: jmaria
Rating: PG
pairing: Spike, River, Jayne
joss100 Set, Prompt: 2, #011. Jealousy
Words: 322
Disclaimer: Joss owns them, I do not *pout*
Summary: Like to do a thousand things, but would it even be worth it?
A/N: Set after Objects in Space, and in the same ‘verse as I Find You Irksome (a Simon, Illyria centric fic)
Set (because we all know the insanity that is me): Little Girl with a Big Gun - 2/6.
Ain’t Worth It
The girl was downright evil, no matter what any of the crew had to say. Jayne was sick a seein’ her draped all over that big city dandy who’d shown up with his little freak show. Gorram moon-brain was playin’ on him all the time, and Jayne was gettin’ sick of it. Before them three showed up, girl’d been given him odd little looks and teasin’ him. Now that she had that little hundan, she didn’t even talk to him.
Not that he were jealous or nothin’. Just weren’t right, and it stuck some in his craw that the girltook as damn easy to the new passengers than she did the damn crew. ‘Course, she’d took right quick to ‘Nara, Kaylee, and Wash. Jayne pulled out his knife and went back to cleaning it, tried his damnedest to ignore her happy giggles as she’d play with the blonde boob. Ain’t even worth irritatin’ hisself over who moon-brain was spendin’ her time with, nor how they was spendin’ it. She weren’t nothing but crew. Still, he so much as looked at her funny, and he’d be meetin’ the business end a Vera.
River’s head jerked up, a rosy blush forming on her cheeks. Spike paused in his game, hearing her heart beat faster and the blush didn’t go unnoticed. Spike growled a bit, wonderin‘ what had got the little bird all worked into a tizzy. River’s head snapped around and she glared at him pointedly.
“Jealousy doesn’t suit either of you,” she scolded, turning lightly on her heel and heading for the mess.
Spike saw Jayne’s head lift a bit as she stalked out of the cargo bay. Despite his concern, he felt a smirk form on his lips. So the big man was thinkin’ dirty thoughts bout his little bird, was he? Have to set a bloke straight. Too bad he missed the combat boot as it thwacked powerfully into his face.