She who hesitates, well, misses out.
Title: She who hesitates, well, misses out.
Author: gwenfrewi72
Rating: G
Fandom: Firefly
Spoilers: Mal/River with suggestion of Mal/Inara
Summary: Kaylee sets up so Inara and Mal with the aid of mistletoe, unfortunately (unless your a Mal/River shipper) someone else is faster on the draw.
Length: 376 according to Word.
Disclaimer: The great, almighty and powerful Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, etc. own the universe and characters. I'm just playing with them.
Author's Note: For obsidianagirl's birthday and Christmas. Hope she likes it. For information regarding the mistletoe legend and River's obscure comment, please go here http://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/history/mistletoe.htm
Special thanks to my husband who agreed to beta this even though he is an ARDENT Mal/Inara shipper, but he did it because obsidianagirl made him creme brulee. He's such a whore for a good meal.
Feedback: is shiny and always encouraged, both the good and the bad.
Copyright (c) January 2010 Patricia Flynn
*****
Mal stomped his way down the stairs to the common room, the lure of specific voices drawing him there.
"Kaylee," he growled, "you done making a fuss of my ship for Christmas yet? There's work to be done."
Kaylee smiled as the captain came to a stop in front of the coffee table. Throwing a mischievous look over at Simon and Inara who sat on the couch with her, she answered, "Yup. It's all shiny Captain."
"Well?"
Kaylee's grin got even bigger, if that was even possible. "Look." she said as she pointed toward the ceiling.
Mal's head swung upward to see some foofaraw dangling overhead. "So?"
"It's mistletoe captain." Kaylee explained slyly "Who ever stands under it has to get kissed." With that Kaylee stared pointedly at Inara.
Inara smiled graciously, Kaylee's ruse apparent to her now and why Kaylee had asked her to come have a talk with her in the common room, began to rise from her seat, when her attention was drawn toward River who had just entered from the cargo bay.
River moved swiftly to stand before the captain. Rising up on her toes, River's hands slid sensuously up Mal's chest to wrap her fingers in his hair and pull his mouth down to hers.
Mal was, at first, frozen in surprise, but soon the feel of her lips caressing his mouth as if she sought to memorize the shape of him had his hands moving to grasp her hips.
No sooner had his hands made contact with her, River was pulling back.
Licking her lips as she savored the taste of him, River's eyes bore into his. Mal swallowed nervously.
"Baldur is reborn. Now he is safe from harm," and with that cryptic remark River left as quickly as she had come.
Mal looked at the three occupants of the couch, their faces showing their bewilderment.
"Get back to work." He growled half-heartedly as he moved hastily toward the cargo bay in hopes of avoiding answering the million and one questions and the arguments that River's kiss would invoke.
Hell or more like Special Hell, he didn't want to even think about what just happened, even as he licked his own lips enjoying the lingering flavor of River on them.
Author: gwenfrewi72
Rating: G
Fandom: Firefly
Spoilers: Mal/River with suggestion of Mal/Inara
Summary: Kaylee sets up so Inara and Mal with the aid of mistletoe, unfortunately (unless your a Mal/River shipper) someone else is faster on the draw.
Length: 376 according to Word.
Disclaimer: The great, almighty and powerful Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, etc. own the universe and characters. I'm just playing with them.
Author's Note: For obsidianagirl's birthday and Christmas. Hope she likes it. For information regarding the mistletoe legend and River's obscure comment, please go here http://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/history/mistletoe.htm
Special thanks to my husband who agreed to beta this even though he is an ARDENT Mal/Inara shipper, but he did it because obsidianagirl made him creme brulee. He's such a whore for a good meal.
Feedback: is shiny and always encouraged, both the good and the bad.
Copyright (c) January 2010 Patricia Flynn
*****
Mal stomped his way down the stairs to the common room, the lure of specific voices drawing him there.
"Kaylee," he growled, "you done making a fuss of my ship for Christmas yet? There's work to be done."
Kaylee smiled as the captain came to a stop in front of the coffee table. Throwing a mischievous look over at Simon and Inara who sat on the couch with her, she answered, "Yup. It's all shiny Captain."
"Well?"
Kaylee's grin got even bigger, if that was even possible. "Look." she said as she pointed toward the ceiling.
Mal's head swung upward to see some foofaraw dangling overhead. "So?"
"It's mistletoe captain." Kaylee explained slyly "Who ever stands under it has to get kissed." With that Kaylee stared pointedly at Inara.
Inara smiled graciously, Kaylee's ruse apparent to her now and why Kaylee had asked her to come have a talk with her in the common room, began to rise from her seat, when her attention was drawn toward River who had just entered from the cargo bay.
River moved swiftly to stand before the captain. Rising up on her toes, River's hands slid sensuously up Mal's chest to wrap her fingers in his hair and pull his mouth down to hers.
Mal was, at first, frozen in surprise, but soon the feel of her lips caressing his mouth as if she sought to memorize the shape of him had his hands moving to grasp her hips.
No sooner had his hands made contact with her, River was pulling back.
Licking her lips as she savored the taste of him, River's eyes bore into his. Mal swallowed nervously.
"Baldur is reborn. Now he is safe from harm," and with that cryptic remark River left as quickly as she had come.
Mal looked at the three occupants of the couch, their faces showing their bewilderment.
"Get back to work." He growled half-heartedly as he moved hastily toward the cargo bay in hopes of avoiding answering the million and one questions and the arguments that River's kiss would invoke.
Hell or more like Special Hell, he didn't want to even think about what just happened, even as he licked his own lips enjoying the lingering flavor of River on them.