Fic: In His Arms (Kaylee/Simon, Jayne/Kaylee)

[xfirefly9x]

Title: In His Arms
Fandom: Firefly
Characters: Kaylee/Simon and Jayne/Kaylee
Prompt: #023 Lovers
Word Count: 290
Rating: PG
Summary: He stands next to Kaylee, his jaw set, and stares down Simon.
Notes: Written for fanfic100.

If I had to, I would put myself right beside you
So let me ask, would you like that? Would you like that?
~ “Diary Of Jane” by Breaking Benjamin

He stands next to Kaylee, his jaw set, and stares down Simon. His hands are fisted by his sides. His eyes gleam with anger he doesn’t even try to conceal. He is dead silent.

“I…I’m sorry,” Simon says, eyes on Kaylee. “I didn’t mean to leave you alone out there. It’s just that River…” He fidgets with the hem of his crisp white shirt and offers a grim half smile. “Well, you know how she can be.”

Kaylee frowns and shakes her head. “Doesn’t make it right for you to run out on me like that. We was on a date, Simon. Our first date, and you left!”

Simon takes a step forward and apologizes some more. “Really, Kaylee. I’m sorry. If I could just – “

Kaylee moves backaways and tells him, “go.” She says nothing when Jayne puts himself between her and Simon, but her eyes shimmer with unshed tears.

“You heard the girl,” Jayne growls. “Get out o’ here. She don’t want you around no more.”

“Just go,” Kaylee repeats when Simon looks to her for confirmation. His expression goes from uncertain to guilty at once. She almost breaks and changes her mind.

“Get!” Jayne orders.

Simon gives Kaylee a last apologetic glance, forlorn and desperate, and then leaves.

Kaylee remains silent and stares after him.

“You alright?” Jayne asks. He places a hand on her shoulder.

She smiles sadly up at him and shakes her head. “No, but I will be.” A tear runs down her face and suddenly she’s in Jayne’s arms, sobbing. “I’m glad you’re here,” she manages.

Jayne pulls her closer and nods his agreement. He could only dream that the situation that had brought her into his arms had been a different one.

Comments

[sourpony.livejournal.com]

oh my gosh, more is needed!

[xfirefly9x.livejournal.com]

Wow, thanks! :)
Wish I could figure where to go with it.. I'd write more if I could think of something.

[xfirefly9x.livejournal.com]

Hehe! *smirks a bit*
*cough*
erm.

:) Glad you liked it!

[hoshi-reed.livejournal.com]

nice. I LOVE angst. and Jayne/Kaylee is of course my kink. After he was huddled on the platform like a child when she was shot I've fallen HARD for it.

[xfirefly9x.livejournal.com]

Thanks! XD Yeah, I have a definite love for angst. Angst is amazing - as was that scene with Jayne.. *huggles him*

[weird-fin.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I get frustrated that you write mostly short one-shots. This is one of those times, could so see this being a longer type of fic.

Lovely nonetheless.

[xfirefly9x.livejournal.com]

Oh I do too. Been writing shorter stories a long while now and I seem to have fallen into that sort of pattern. Hard to break from it. I'll try to expand my word counts on the next things I write.

Thanks.

[anna-sg1.livejournal.com]

Oh, Jayne! I KNEW you were a softy. ♥

[xfirefly9x.livejournal.com]

Hee, he really is sometimes... when he's not being crude or the like. :)

[mercsgoodgirl.livejournal.com]

Nicely done. No doubt that a situation like this would bring out the big guy's protective side, especially given his rather transparent feelings for Kaylee.

[xfirefly9x.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :) Yeah, for sure.

[banana7pancakes.livejournal.com]

I had never considered Kaylee/Jayne before... Nice job.

[xfirefly9x.livejournal.com]

I didn't reallly consider them either til awhile back when someone requested fic about them from me. Long while ago now! Ah, memories lol.

Thanks.

[meridian_rose]

Very nice and believable.

[xfirefly9x.livejournal.com]

Thanks.