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More Than Friends	By : Tigerrr Category: 1 through F > Firefly Views: 3631 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Firefly, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

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Warning:
This fic is extremely AU � set after BDM but
Wash and Book
are still alive and kicking.� Also please
be advised that this is a Jaylee fic
so concrit is always welcomed but if this pairing is not for you, then please
don�t read it and waste your time trolling.

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Landing on Persephone always proved to be an occasion for
excitement among the crew since, as soon as the work was done, they were able
to stay and play until it was time to be off planet once more.� Kaylee had been looking forward this for
weeks after Mal�d told them about it; finally she�d get to go with Simon and
they�d get to be a normal couple.� Or so
she had thought.� Best laid plans, girl�best laid plans.� He�d begun pulling away from her lately,
sayin� he still needed to work with River even though his sister was now more a
part�a the crew than he was.� Ain�t no work needed to be done with her
after the mess they�d faced on Miranda and Mr. Universe�s moon�everything were
just shiny� with River.

She was startin� to think that now Simon had sampled her, he
didn�t care no more.� And every day that
he made more�n more excuses, she believed that a little bit more.� Part of the problem � well, most of it, to be
truthsome � was that he was just so gorram
straight backed�never wanted to joke around or nothin� and wouldn�t know how
anyway, not even if someone gave him a mother-lovin� book about it.� Simon�d been
talkin� �bout some of his contacts here on Persephone, and said she couldn�t
come along � as if she were some troublesome child.� She just couldn�t believe he had pulled this
sorta thing again, when she had a
brand new skirt just beggin� to be worn planetside!

Kaylee slouched her way down to the cargo hold, scuffing her
boots against the metal of the deck and peered over the railing � Mal, Z�e, and
Wash were
loadin� the mule with barterin� goods and River was talkin� to Inara.� �You comin� or stayin�?� a deep voice growled
directly in her ear.� She shrieked in
surprise and spun to glare up at Jayne as he grinned back at her, hitchin� up
his weapons belt.� �Ain�t gonna stay
here, are ya? Heard you was havin� a spat with Fancy Pants.�

She pushed at his chest.�
�Don�t be scarin� me like that!�
Cap�n wants me to get some passengers.�

Jayne sniffed and turned to jog down the stairs.� �Just make sure they can pay and ain�t
smugglin� no kin aboard this time.��
Kaylee closed her mouth on a retort and sighed, wishin� she was one of
the ones leavin� the ship.� Setting up
her chair at the bottom of the ramp and opening her umbrella, she sat and
waited.� Pretending not to notice when
Simon left without even lookin� over at her or sayin� something.�

She managed to get only 2 passengers by the time the others
came back with the mule, and put her chair way to help Jayne unload � Wash and
Z�e went off arm in arm, Inara left in the shuttle she�d started renting again,
and Mal went up to the bridge to start teaching River the consoles.� �So, whatcha gonna do while we�re here?�
Jayne walked past her with the biggest crate.�
�Go look for some trim?� she teased.

�What if I do? Ain�t got nothin� on tap like the rest of
y�all,� he grumbled.� �You gonna be
helpin� or just yakkin� that pretty little head�a yours off?�

Did he just tell her he was pretty?� �Did you just-�

�Nope.� C�mon, girl �
I wanna be offa this boat sometime today.�

�This all of it? Don�t look like it,� she said, looking into
one of the crates.

Jayne came up behind her and reached around to close
it.� �Ain�t s�posed to be lookin�, you�re
s�posed to be movin�,� he chided.� �That ain�t all of it though� Mal�s gonna
wait for a better price.�� They worked in
companionable silence and quickly had the cargo stowed.� �That�s it � you wanna
get outta here?�

She was startled.�
�What, you mean�together?�

�Why not?� he stretched and dropped onto a nearby crate,
waiting for her reply.

Kaylee thought about it � Jayne had never offered to hang
with no one else on the ship before.� He
was actually nice to talk to when he wasn�t tryin� to
be manly and such in front of the others.�
She smiled at him, her mind made up.�
�Okay.� Lemme
just change clothes an� I�ll meet ya here in
five.�� See? You don�t hafta be with Simon just for walkin� about.�
She was smiling as she brushed her hair out quickly and changed into
clothes that had a few less grease stains � maybe Simon�d
see her with Jayne and get so jealous, he�d start mendin� his ways.�
She was planning on havin� a shiny time no
matter what happened, �cause whatever anyone might say �bout him, the big merc was an awful lot of fun, and she liked him.� Sure, most times he acted like an annoyin� ge ge and many times the ship�d run a lot smoother without him, but he weren�t
bad.� If only he�d start thinkin� afore he started talkin��.

She skipped back down the steps
to hear raised voices.� �I had to meet them, Jayne,� she heard Simon
protest.� �Not as if a Neanderthal such
as yourself would understand the necessity, but-�

�That�s another thing; you always gotta
be showin� off yer fancy learnin� like any of us gives a monkey�s tit,� Jayne
growled back.� �Fact is, your head�s so gorramned high in
the atmo that you forgot you can�t pull that hwai on little
Kaylee like you been doin�.�

Kaylee felt a lump forming in her throat at the thought of
Jayne defendin� her and walked to the railing to peer
down on the two � Jayne was towering over the smaller man, who looked mighty
uncomfortable about it.� �I don�t know
what you�re talking about and, I suspect, neither do you,� Simon said coolly, trying to edge away. �Jayne stopped his retreat by touching one of
the larger knives on his belt, and Kaylee decided she�d best step in.

�I�m ready, Jayne,� she said brightly, walking down to them
while keepin� an eye on Simon.

�You�re not leaving with this�this�.him.� And that�s final,� the
doctor said importantly.

Jayne made a sound in his throat, but Kaylee stopped him by
placing a hand on his broad chest.� �So
now I�m alive to ya? When I ain�t
waitin� for you and hopin�
you�ll notice me?� Simon�I ain�t wantin� to play games no more.�� She turned away from his astonished
face.� �I�ll see you later. Jayne?�

The big man smirked down at Simon.� �We�ll both
see you later, chun zi,� he said
as he held out his arm for Kaylee to take.�
�Where we goin�, girl?�

Kaylee looked up at him.�
�Someplace with rotgut aplenty.�

�Shiny.�

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After the first five shots, Kaylee had told him all �bout
the source of her troubles with Simon and had started cryin�
at least twice.� ��an� I always thought
it�d be dif�rent,� she hiccupped.� ��Specially the sex.�

Jayne tossed back his shot and wiped the back of his hand
across his mouth.� �He
that bad?�

She hiccupped again and scooted closer to him since he had
the bottle.� �He�s passin�
fair, but I keep waitin� for somethin�
� I dunno � special
and it ain�t never happened yet�hey, gimme soma that.� She swiped at the bottle of moonshine,
but Jayne slid it out of reach.

�Uh-uh�you done had enough, Kaylee-girl.�

�No, I ain�t � gimme,� she protested, reachin� for it again and fallin�
face down in his lap when she lost her balance.�
He quickly picked her up, but before she had felt somethin�
very interesting.� �What was that?�

He signaled for water and made her drink an entire cup.� �My knife � whatcha
think it was,
lamebrain? Drink yer water.�� The fog surrounding her mind cleared some and
she sat beside him in silence as he sipped his drink, glancin�
over at her occasionally.�

�What ya lookin�
at?� she finally demanded.

Jayne shook his head, finished his drink, and tossed some
credits on the table before answering.� �Mei mei,
why you gotta stick with him? He don�t treat you like
you deserve, and you know it.� Why him?�

Kaylee gaped at him.�
�Well, I��

Jayne reached out for her hand suddenly, closing his fingers
over hers lightly.� �It ain�t right, the way he makes you feel like you ain�t special enough for his attention. I�d treat you
proper, Kaylee � you know I would.�

�Whu�?�

�Never mind.� You ready to head back? Mal won�t want no drunkie tinkerin�
with them engines.�� He stood to leave
and laughed at her when she tripped over her stool, almost falling again.� �Yeah, you�ve had plenty to be sure.�� Kaylee wobbled uncertainly on her feet, and
he kept a large hand on her shoulders to steer her.� �Serenity�s
this way, mei mei��

With his help, she made it back to the landin�
field but was sober enough to walk on her own.�
�I shouldn�a drunk so much sake,� she groaned,
holding her stomach.� �I think I�m gonna-� She lurched away and fell to her feet, bringin� up all she had eaten earlier.� Jayne knelt beside her and held her hair back
from her face as she heaved again�in spite of her misery, she felt grateful
that it wasn�t Simon here with her.� Not
that she�d ever get drunk with him, but he sure wouldn�t hold her hair and rub
her back as she spewed on the side of the street.� When she was finally done purging her
stomach, she felt so weak that she didn�t know if she�d be able to walk.

�How ya feelin�?�
the big merc asked her.� �We�re almost back at the ship, you be okay til we get there?�

Kaylee tried to stand on shaky legs, and he caught her when
she almost fell again.� �Aw, hell.� I�m
terrible sorry at the company I�m bein�,� she
apologized to him.

He looked down at her and grinned. �You ain�t
a problem.� Here, I�ll tote ya back.�� Before she
could protest, he had lifted her in his strong arms and started walkin� back to Serenity.� �Don�t be tossin�
on my shirt, though, girl � it�s new,� he warned.� Kaylee relaxed against him, soothed by his
warmth, and fell asleep cradled to his chest.

tbc�
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