Umbrella [11, Jayne/River, Firefly, G]
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walkwithheroesTheme: 11. Your pretty blue eyes are just stained glass
Character/s or Pairing: Jayne Cobb/River Tam
Series: Firefly
Rating: G
Notes: I don’t own them. River speaks a lyric from ‘High of 75’ by Relient K. No spoilers.
Umbrella
“The clouds are fighting for control of the sky.” River Tam told Jayne Cobb in a very serious manner. The two of them were sitting on a bench outside of a jewelry store on Newhall. Kaylee had drug Simon inside to ‘look at the shiny things’ an hour before. That left Jayne and River to sit outside and stare up at the dark and cloudily sky; yup, it was going to rain soon.
“Looks like.” He stretched his arms up and, taking a chance, put one arm over the back of the bench, right where River sat.
River stood up and stared straight up at the sky. “The sky will fight it, but the clouds are more powerful.”
“Guess so.” Jayne replied, though he was only half-listening to her. “Now sit yer pretty little ass down.”
She gave him a look. “You think my back side is pretty?”
Jayne was caught and he knew it. “Jus’ sit!” He reached out, grabbed her arm, and pulled her down beside him.
River sat beside him and moved over to make sure their hips were touching. Jayne did not try to fight her or move away; in fact it was kind of okay to have her sitting so close. In his mind, Jayne made their plans for that evening: he’d lift some weights and she and Kaylee would play jacks. After, they’d eat dinner with the others and after that, he’d write home while she and Kaylee listened to Book and Simon read from one of Book’s old books. Everything allowed them to be by each other without actually being with one another.
“We’re always together.” River reminded him.
“Stop readin’ my mind.” Jayne nearly growled, though there was pleasantness to his tone.
The girl just shrugged and stared back up at the clouds. They were dark and seemed to be trying to cover the sky. River wondered if the sky knew the clouds were going to take over and pour down on them. She wondered if Jayne would cover her in the same way that Simon would cover Kaylee.
“Be my umbrella?”
Jayne looked down at her, his forehead knitted in confused. “Huh?”
River sighed. “Umbrella. Simon is Kaylee’s. Would you be mine when the storm comes?”
“Guess so.” Jayne looked into her eyes. “Jus’ ‘cause ya’ll need it.”
She stared deeply into his eyes. “The eyes are the window to the soul. Your eyes are just stained glass windows.” She moved her body up and leaned in close to his face. “They’re very shiny, Jayne.”
Jayne’s lips curled into a small smile. “Thanks.” He put his big hands on her tiny shoulders and gently pushed her down into a sitting position. “Now sit.”
River did as she was told, but she made sure their hips were touching; Jayne put his right arm over her shoulder. They sat outside the jewelry store for another hour. When Simon and Kaylee came walking out, Simon looked as if he wanted to say something about the mercenary and his sister, but Kaylee stopped him with a small smile.
The group of four walked back to Serenity as it started to rain. Simon took his jacket off and held it over Kaylee’s head. Jayne did the same for River; he even gave her his beloved orange hat to wear.
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Date: 2005-11-05 01:35 am (UTC)TOO DAMN CUTE! You're making me like fluff.
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Date: 2005-11-05 07:48 am (UTC)LOL - that was great. Loved the "casual" way Jayne got his arm around River. & the fact that River "had" to have their hips touching. That speaks volumes.
The hat part was perfection !
Great job.
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Date: 2005-11-05 02:53 pm (UTC)It's all about the hate to me. :)
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