Moon-girl
Title: Moon-girl
Author: Romanceguru
Disclaimer: Joss is the boss of me.
Rating: PG
Characters: River, Simon, Jayne
Prompt: “Lost” for
firefly100
Summary: Jayne has another chance to rid himself of the two people he hates most. Will he take it?
Notes: 400 words, unbetaed. Set between the series and the BDM.
“The snow stuck for a little while. It clung to things just as cool, fighting to stay frozen. Then the rain came and washed it all away like it was never there. But if you look closely, there’s still some clinging to the underside. Where they can’t reach.”
“Mei, mei, what are you talking about? It must be a hundred degrees out here.” Simon managed weakly next to his sister, the large boulder he was leaning against still jabbed into his back.
River looked up and shielded her eyes, noticing the bright orange ball in the sky for the first time in hours. “Out here with the sun.” River mumbled, the words trailing off as realization replaced their necessity.
Simon closed his eyes and leaned his head back, he could feel the beads of sweat slide down his face and pool around his collar.
“Inside it’s different, always different.” River continued and then looked next to her, posing a question to her brother’s impassive expression. “When will I feel what you feel, the way you feel it?”
Simon knew what she meant, but he didn‘t have an answer. Rolling his head to the side, he watched her profile as she talked, her voice muffled by the heat.
“The memories are mixed. I can never separate…everything’s wrong. Walking backwards up the downslide again. You‘re not supposed to do it that way. It‘s bad manners.”
She was looking at her hands again, seeing them as foreign, dangerous things. Dropping them into her lap, River turned and rested her cheek against the rock, letting its painfully hot surface brand her. “Do you think he’s coming back for us?”
“He’s the reason were out here, River. I don’t think so.” Blunt honesty was all Simon could muster now. She’d know if he was lying anyways.
“There’s still some clinging to the underside.” River reiterated. “He’ll change his mind. He always does.”
***
The moon was out when he returned, shinning down upon the sleeping pair.
Jayne roughly kicked the soles of the Simon’s shoes, startling him awake. “Get yer sister. We’re headin’ out,” he instructed, tossing the freshly filled canteen into the doctor’s lap.
“Are we still lost? Simon asked after a long drink, relieved to see the merc shadowed in moonlight.
River sat up sleepily, smiling at Jayne. “Couldn’t leave us. We echo.”
Jayne grunted and turned, hating that the moon-girl was right.
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Author: Romanceguru
Disclaimer: Joss is the boss of me.
Rating: PG
Characters: River, Simon, Jayne
Prompt: “Lost” for
firefly100
Summary: Jayne has another chance to rid himself of the two people he hates most. Will he take it?
Notes: 400 words, unbetaed. Set between the series and the BDM.
“The snow stuck for a little while. It clung to things just as cool, fighting to stay frozen. Then the rain came and washed it all away like it was never there. But if you look closely, there’s still some clinging to the underside. Where they can’t reach.”
“Mei, mei, what are you talking about? It must be a hundred degrees out here.” Simon managed weakly next to his sister, the large boulder he was leaning against still jabbed into his back.
River looked up and shielded her eyes, noticing the bright orange ball in the sky for the first time in hours. “Out here with the sun.” River mumbled, the words trailing off as realization replaced their necessity.
Simon closed his eyes and leaned his head back, he could feel the beads of sweat slide down his face and pool around his collar.
“Inside it’s different, always different.” River continued and then looked next to her, posing a question to her brother’s impassive expression. “When will I feel what you feel, the way you feel it?”
Simon knew what she meant, but he didn‘t have an answer. Rolling his head to the side, he watched her profile as she talked, her voice muffled by the heat.
“The memories are mixed. I can never separate…everything’s wrong. Walking backwards up the downslide again. You‘re not supposed to do it that way. It‘s bad manners.”
She was looking at her hands again, seeing them as foreign, dangerous things. Dropping them into her lap, River turned and rested her cheek against the rock, letting its painfully hot surface brand her. “Do you think he’s coming back for us?”
“He’s the reason were out here, River. I don’t think so.” Blunt honesty was all Simon could muster now. She’d know if he was lying anyways.
“There’s still some clinging to the underside.” River reiterated. “He’ll change his mind. He always does.”
***
The moon was out when he returned, shinning down upon the sleeping pair.
Jayne roughly kicked the soles of the Simon’s shoes, startling him awake. “Get yer sister. We’re headin’ out,” he instructed, tossing the freshly filled canteen into the doctor’s lap.
“Are we still lost? Simon asked after a long drink, relieved to see the merc shadowed in moonlight.
River sat up sleepily, smiling at Jayne. “Couldn’t leave us. We echo.”
Jayne grunted and turned, hating that the moon-girl was right.
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