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toxic_cornSeries: Where in the 'Verse is River Tam?
Title: The Training House (4/6)
Author: Toxic Corn
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: All the characters are belong to Joss.
Summary: "You scared of a little thunder, genius girl?"
Author's Note: Sequel series to She's A Sticky-Fingered Filcher. Earlier parts of this series can be found here. Thaks to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
katsqueaks as always.
Where in the ‘Verse is River Tam?
The Training House
She couldn’t see a thing, the darkness was so thick. But she knew they were there. Watching her. A sudden flash of light revealed the Blue Hands in front of a window. One of them grinned malevolently at her before the darkness enveloped them once more.
Yelping, River fell from her bed and was surprised to land on lush carpeting. When did the captain re-carpet the passenger dorms?
FLASH.
She leapt to her feet and ran to the door where she tried in vain to slide it open before her frantic hands found the knob.
Not on Serenity. Jayne. Have to find Jayne.
Out in the hall she ran noiselessly from the room, the carpeting absorbing all sound. Her destination was the fourth door on the left. Though her lizard brain was damaged, her instincts were working perfectly and telling her feet where to go while her River brain chanted JayneJayneJayne.
She sobbed in relief when the door opened without difficulty. Her Jayne must have misplaced his paranoia, leaving his door unlocked like this.
“Baby girl?” His voice was rough and dreamy as he was startled from his sleep. Its familiar sound relaxed her and she was able to think straight again.
They were at Inara’s training house; there had been rumblings from the local people and the captain had agreed to come and assess the situation.
“My Jayne? May I sleep in here?”
Jayne groaned and pushed himself up onto his elbows. “Time is it?”
“Two forty-five and thirty-eight seconds… thirty-nine… forty…”
“Ugh. Have a bad dream?” He rolled over onto his back and propped himself against the headboard, rubbing his eyes.
“Yes, that is the most logical conclusion,” River mused. “They were never actually in my room but I incorporated the storm into my dream and my subconscious associated it with-“
FLASH.
River dove at the bed and burrowed under the covers. She could feel Jayne chuckling as she climbed over his legs to occupy the empty space beside him.
“Scared of a little thunder, genius girl?”
She popped her head out from under the covers to glare at him. “Thunder is merely the product of sudden thermal expansion of the-“
FLASH.
She twined herself around Jayne, pressing her face into his neck.
His hand came up to stroke the back of her head. “So ya don’t like the lightnin’?” he guessed.
“Yes. Thunder doesn’t even factor into this girl’s fear.”
“Huh. Mattie’s the opposite. Likes the lights but he sure as hell can’t stomach the rumblin’. He used to hop inta bed with me, too.”
River pulled back to give him an incredulous look. “I remind you of your brother?”
Jayne grinned and gave a lock of her hair a playful tug. “Well, yer a damn sight prettier, that’s fer sure.”
FLASH.
With a whimper, River hid her face again.
“Aw, babydoll, lightnin’s nothin’ to get in a twist over. Unless if maybe you’re dumb enough to be out in it, then ya should be worried. Dontcha know some sci-en-tific explanation for the lights to make ya feel better?”
“Can’t. Logic’s broken. Flashing lights are bad.”
The hand stroking her hair stilled. “Does that got somethin’ to do with that gorram Academy?”
She couldn’t bring herself to respond and sniffled a little, rubbing at her forehead where phantom needles sometimes still pierced her brain. When his arms closed around her, a few tears fell onto his skin.
“Shhh. Y’ ain’t goin’ back there. They’ll have to go through me ‘n Simon ‘n Mal first and they’re not gonna want all that ruckus.”
River couldn’t help but point out, “Don’t you always say Simon ain’t worth piss in a fight?”
“It’d be different if it was you at stake,” Jayne said sincerely. “He’s the one that busted ya outta that hell hole in the first place.” He was quiet a long moment and she knew he was brooding over her stay at the “hell hole.” “Surprised ya didn’t go to him instead.”
“Go to whom instead? Simon?”
“Well, yeah.” He sounded like he wished he hadn’t brought it up. But she couldn’t very well let her Jayne go on thinking that he wasn’t as important to her as her brother was.
“No,” she said softly. “I needed Jayne.” She patted his shoulder. “Besides, it’s his fault that his girl got so scared in the first place.”
“What?! How the hell ya figure that? I didn’t fart out that ‘lectric storm, baby girl!”
She smacked his arm for that crudity. “She wouldn’t have been frightened if he had let her sleep with him to begin with!”
He snorted. “Oh, no. We’re not goin’ over this again.”
“Yes we are.”
“No, we- Look, you just ain’t ready yet, okay?!”
River pulled away and narrowed her eyes at him. “Are you River Tam?”
“Well, no, but-“
“Then how do you know I’m not ready for sexual intercourse?”
Jayne’s nostril’s flared for a moment, his frustration permeating the air. But then he gently rolled her onto her back and hovered over her, linking their hands together.
“You ready t’ get good ‘n sexed, girl?” he rumbled in her ear, making her toes curl.
FLASH.
“No!” she yelped. Then scowled. Trickery.
“Toldja.” Jayne flopped back onto his side and pulled her into his arms, helping her shield her eyes from the lightning once more.
“Of course I’m not ready at this very instant! I’m recovering from a terrible shock and all you can do is tease me!” She knew it was petulant, but she stuck out her lower lip anyway. He was being grossly unfair.
“C’mon, Riv, don’t pout. I won’t tease ya no more.”
“Promise?”
“On a stack ‘o bibles.”
“Which are lies but they hold significance for you. Your pledge is honorable.”
He snorted. “Thanks.”
They were silent a long moment and Jayne started to drift off to sleep again.
“My Jayne?”
“Mm, ‘m awake.”
“If… if I come to you again tomorrow night, when I’m not afraid, will you turn me away?”
He didn’t respond right away and River started to repeat herself. “If-“
“Mal ‘n your brother won’t like it.”
“I did not ask if they would like it.”
“… No.”
River grinned and wriggled in excitement. “You won’t turn me away? We can have the sex?!”
“Yeah, you done wore me down; I’m too- Girl, watch it, ya nearly kneed me in the jewels! ‘M gonna need those if I’m s’posed to sex you up!”
“Sorry!” She stilled her quivering limbs and cuddled closer to Jayne, allowing one last giggle to slip. “Sleep now. The sooner we fall asleep, the sooner tomorrow will arrive.”
Jayne chuckled. “’Night, crazy girl.”
“Goodnight, my Jayne. Dream of me?”
“Was plannin’ on it.”
END
Previous < The Abbey : Next > The Museum OR The NC-17 rated Interlude
Title: The Training House (4/6)
Author: Toxic Corn
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: All the characters are belong to Joss.
Summary: "You scared of a little thunder, genius girl?"
Author's Note: Sequel series to She's A Sticky-Fingered Filcher. Earlier parts of this series can be found here. Thaks to
katsqueaks as always.Where in the ‘Verse is River Tam?
The Training House
She couldn’t see a thing, the darkness was so thick. But she knew they were there. Watching her. A sudden flash of light revealed the Blue Hands in front of a window. One of them grinned malevolently at her before the darkness enveloped them once more.
Yelping, River fell from her bed and was surprised to land on lush carpeting. When did the captain re-carpet the passenger dorms?
FLASH.
She leapt to her feet and ran to the door where she tried in vain to slide it open before her frantic hands found the knob.
Not on Serenity. Jayne. Have to find Jayne.
Out in the hall she ran noiselessly from the room, the carpeting absorbing all sound. Her destination was the fourth door on the left. Though her lizard brain was damaged, her instincts were working perfectly and telling her feet where to go while her River brain chanted JayneJayneJayne.
She sobbed in relief when the door opened without difficulty. Her Jayne must have misplaced his paranoia, leaving his door unlocked like this.
“Baby girl?” His voice was rough and dreamy as he was startled from his sleep. Its familiar sound relaxed her and she was able to think straight again.
They were at Inara’s training house; there had been rumblings from the local people and the captain had agreed to come and assess the situation.
“My Jayne? May I sleep in here?”
Jayne groaned and pushed himself up onto his elbows. “Time is it?”
“Two forty-five and thirty-eight seconds… thirty-nine… forty…”
“Ugh. Have a bad dream?” He rolled over onto his back and propped himself against the headboard, rubbing his eyes.
“Yes, that is the most logical conclusion,” River mused. “They were never actually in my room but I incorporated the storm into my dream and my subconscious associated it with-“
FLASH.
River dove at the bed and burrowed under the covers. She could feel Jayne chuckling as she climbed over his legs to occupy the empty space beside him.
“Scared of a little thunder, genius girl?”
She popped her head out from under the covers to glare at him. “Thunder is merely the product of sudden thermal expansion of the-“
FLASH.
She twined herself around Jayne, pressing her face into his neck.
His hand came up to stroke the back of her head. “So ya don’t like the lightnin’?” he guessed.
“Yes. Thunder doesn’t even factor into this girl’s fear.”
“Huh. Mattie’s the opposite. Likes the lights but he sure as hell can’t stomach the rumblin’. He used to hop inta bed with me, too.”
River pulled back to give him an incredulous look. “I remind you of your brother?”
Jayne grinned and gave a lock of her hair a playful tug. “Well, yer a damn sight prettier, that’s fer sure.”
FLASH.
With a whimper, River hid her face again.
“Aw, babydoll, lightnin’s nothin’ to get in a twist over. Unless if maybe you’re dumb enough to be out in it, then ya should be worried. Dontcha know some sci-en-tific explanation for the lights to make ya feel better?”
“Can’t. Logic’s broken. Flashing lights are bad.”
The hand stroking her hair stilled. “Does that got somethin’ to do with that gorram Academy?”
She couldn’t bring herself to respond and sniffled a little, rubbing at her forehead where phantom needles sometimes still pierced her brain. When his arms closed around her, a few tears fell onto his skin.
“Shhh. Y’ ain’t goin’ back there. They’ll have to go through me ‘n Simon ‘n Mal first and they’re not gonna want all that ruckus.”
River couldn’t help but point out, “Don’t you always say Simon ain’t worth piss in a fight?”
“It’d be different if it was you at stake,” Jayne said sincerely. “He’s the one that busted ya outta that hell hole in the first place.” He was quiet a long moment and she knew he was brooding over her stay at the “hell hole.” “Surprised ya didn’t go to him instead.”
“Go to whom instead? Simon?”
“Well, yeah.” He sounded like he wished he hadn’t brought it up. But she couldn’t very well let her Jayne go on thinking that he wasn’t as important to her as her brother was.
“No,” she said softly. “I needed Jayne.” She patted his shoulder. “Besides, it’s his fault that his girl got so scared in the first place.”
“What?! How the hell ya figure that? I didn’t fart out that ‘lectric storm, baby girl!”
She smacked his arm for that crudity. “She wouldn’t have been frightened if he had let her sleep with him to begin with!”
He snorted. “Oh, no. We’re not goin’ over this again.”
“Yes we are.”
“No, we- Look, you just ain’t ready yet, okay?!”
River pulled away and narrowed her eyes at him. “Are you River Tam?”
“Well, no, but-“
“Then how do you know I’m not ready for sexual intercourse?”
Jayne’s nostril’s flared for a moment, his frustration permeating the air. But then he gently rolled her onto her back and hovered over her, linking their hands together.
“You ready t’ get good ‘n sexed, girl?” he rumbled in her ear, making her toes curl.
FLASH.
“No!” she yelped. Then scowled. Trickery.
“Toldja.” Jayne flopped back onto his side and pulled her into his arms, helping her shield her eyes from the lightning once more.
“Of course I’m not ready at this very instant! I’m recovering from a terrible shock and all you can do is tease me!” She knew it was petulant, but she stuck out her lower lip anyway. He was being grossly unfair.
“C’mon, Riv, don’t pout. I won’t tease ya no more.”
“Promise?”
“On a stack ‘o bibles.”
“Which are lies but they hold significance for you. Your pledge is honorable.”
He snorted. “Thanks.”
They were silent a long moment and Jayne started to drift off to sleep again.
“My Jayne?”
“Mm, ‘m awake.”
“If… if I come to you again tomorrow night, when I’m not afraid, will you turn me away?”
He didn’t respond right away and River started to repeat herself. “If-“
“Mal ‘n your brother won’t like it.”
“I did not ask if they would like it.”
“… No.”
River grinned and wriggled in excitement. “You won’t turn me away? We can have the sex?!”
“Yeah, you done wore me down; I’m too- Girl, watch it, ya nearly kneed me in the jewels! ‘M gonna need those if I’m s’posed to sex you up!”
“Sorry!” She stilled her quivering limbs and cuddled closer to Jayne, allowing one last giggle to slip. “Sleep now. The sooner we fall asleep, the sooner tomorrow will arrive.”
Jayne chuckled. “’Night, crazy girl.”
“Goodnight, my Jayne. Dream of me?”
“Was plannin’ on it.”
END
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Date: 2006-06-27 12:15 am (UTC)Oh god that's classic! Undoubtedly I will think that line next time I see thunder and lightening!
So yeah... he was REALLY hard to persuade, wasn't he? When are we gonna get the NEXT chapter (soon hopefully!)
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Date: 2006-06-27 12:19 am (UTC)The next chapter will be awhile yet. Some crazy people wanted me to alternate between this and Songs From a Firefly and the next Song is going to be a doozy so... it's going to be awhile. I'll try to write faster, though! :D
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Date: 2006-06-27 01:16 am (UTC)I'm with karanina, that was too funny! Laughed out loud, then had to shoo husbandman away..:)
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Date: 2006-06-27 01:29 am (UTC)It just seemed Jayne-ish so I had to go with it.
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Date: 2006-06-27 04:00 am (UTC)she'll take for a ride on a slow boat to China....
she puts the mis in misdemeanor......
oh my goodness
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Date: 2006-06-27 07:32 am (UTC)Loved it.
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