How Did He Get Like That? Pt1
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Title: How Did He Get Like That? Pt1
Author: sagelondon
Email: sage_of_london@yahoo.com
Summary: How Jayne Cobb Became Who He is and Why?
Rating: (G)
Characters: Jayne Cobb, Serenity Crew, Mattie Cobb, EJ Cobb
Pairing: none
Warning: If you don't like Jayne Cobb you won't like this story!
Spoilers/Timeline: After the 1st Season of Firefly but before the movie Serenity
Sequel To: None
Series: How Did He Get Like That?
Disclaimer: I don't own this. Joss and crew do. I don't get a penny for it. I am writing this because I can.
Author's Note: Have you ever wondered how Jayne Cobb got like he was?
You know, mean, enjoyed fighting, didn't mind killing, loved his women and his whiskey. But no one is born that way.
Joss never answered that question for me. So I decided to answer it my own way.
( ' ' means thought)
NOW
5 years. It had been 5 years since Jayne Cobb had walked on his own home world. He had only just gotten the wave from Mattie. Their mother had died. Mal & Wash had been listening to his conversation. By the time he got to the bridge to talk to Mal the Serenity was already on its way. Neither man knew what to say to Jayne. His face was pure stone, so they left him alone. He had the look of a man with the weight of a world on his shoulders. A world he hadn't seen in 5 long years.
20 YRS AGO
Jayne Cobb walked into a tiny house on a small dusty plain. He'd tried to shake the dust off himself before entering but he hadn't managed it and tracked some in with him.
A blonde haired young woman turned around from the stove. She looked at the dirt surrounding him with disgust. “You finally come back and you mess up my clean floor?” The tone was harsh but she was smiling at him. He walked over and picked her up, hugging her tightly. “Sorry Lizzy but I got stuck. Work gets like that sometimes. 2 Year married and I still gotta explain that to you?” He set her down gently and kissed her.
“Work? You? I can smell the whiskey you know.” She wasn't really angry. She just liked to give him a hard time as payback for all the times he teased her about 'acting like a wife'.He often had a drink or 2 with a friend after work. And he deserved it. Not only working to support them but his mother and siblings too. He was a better man than anyone realized. “Wash up for supper you.” she smiled and turned back to the stove.
Her father had forbidden her to marry Jayne, but Eliza was strong willed with a mind of her own. She'd grown up in a wealthy family, but she chose to defy her father anyway. All of 18 yrs old she knew deep down that she would never love another man this much, or be as happy as she would with Jayne. So they ran off and married.
Life together meant a small house in the middle of nowhere, and harder work than she ever imagined. Not to mention they also had to help his family out too.
Jayne was the oldest of a large brood who took his responsibility to his family seriously. But Eliza understood and had grown to love them as her own.
Jayne sat down while Eliza put supper on the table. But before she could sit she fainted. He knelt down quickly and helped her up.
“Lizzy what's wrong with you? That's twice now it's happened. You sick? Cause I'll go to town and get the Doc. Don't you worry, I'll find the coin to pay. I just wanna know you're okay.” He was really worried.
Eliza looked at him and smiled. “Not sick Jayne. I'm okay really.” He looked at her in disbelief. “Okay people don't faint Lizzy.” Again she smiled.
“It's just that....well....we're gonna have a baby. You're gonna be a father.”
His eyes went wide as saucers. A father? Him? Then he began smiling and held her closely. He pulled back to look at her and mouthed the word baby over and over. A family of his own. And he would be a better Pa than his ever was. He was sure of that. Somehow he'd find a way to give his kid everything. And Lizzy too.
“I love you” was all he could say.
To be continued......
Author: sagelondon
Email: sage_of_london@yahoo.com
Summary: How Jayne Cobb Became Who He is and Why?
Rating: (G)
Characters: Jayne Cobb, Serenity Crew, Mattie Cobb, EJ Cobb
Pairing: none
Warning: If you don't like Jayne Cobb you won't like this story!
Spoilers/Timeline: After the 1st Season of Firefly but before the movie Serenity
Sequel To: None
Series: How Did He Get Like That?
Disclaimer: I don't own this. Joss and crew do. I don't get a penny for it. I am writing this because I can.
Author's Note: Have you ever wondered how Jayne Cobb got like he was?
You know, mean, enjoyed fighting, didn't mind killing, loved his women and his whiskey. But no one is born that way.
Joss never answered that question for me. So I decided to answer it my own way.
( ' ' means thought)
NOW
5 years. It had been 5 years since Jayne Cobb had walked on his own home world. He had only just gotten the wave from Mattie. Their mother had died. Mal & Wash had been listening to his conversation. By the time he got to the bridge to talk to Mal the Serenity was already on its way. Neither man knew what to say to Jayne. His face was pure stone, so they left him alone. He had the look of a man with the weight of a world on his shoulders. A world he hadn't seen in 5 long years.
20 YRS AGO
Jayne Cobb walked into a tiny house on a small dusty plain. He'd tried to shake the dust off himself before entering but he hadn't managed it and tracked some in with him.
A blonde haired young woman turned around from the stove. She looked at the dirt surrounding him with disgust. “You finally come back and you mess up my clean floor?” The tone was harsh but she was smiling at him. He walked over and picked her up, hugging her tightly. “Sorry Lizzy but I got stuck. Work gets like that sometimes. 2 Year married and I still gotta explain that to you?” He set her down gently and kissed her.
“Work? You? I can smell the whiskey you know.” She wasn't really angry. She just liked to give him a hard time as payback for all the times he teased her about 'acting like a wife'.He often had a drink or 2 with a friend after work. And he deserved it. Not only working to support them but his mother and siblings too. He was a better man than anyone realized. “Wash up for supper you.” she smiled and turned back to the stove.
Her father had forbidden her to marry Jayne, but Eliza was strong willed with a mind of her own. She'd grown up in a wealthy family, but she chose to defy her father anyway. All of 18 yrs old she knew deep down that she would never love another man this much, or be as happy as she would with Jayne. So they ran off and married.
Life together meant a small house in the middle of nowhere, and harder work than she ever imagined. Not to mention they also had to help his family out too.
Jayne was the oldest of a large brood who took his responsibility to his family seriously. But Eliza understood and had grown to love them as her own.
Jayne sat down while Eliza put supper on the table. But before she could sit she fainted. He knelt down quickly and helped her up.
“Lizzy what's wrong with you? That's twice now it's happened. You sick? Cause I'll go to town and get the Doc. Don't you worry, I'll find the coin to pay. I just wanna know you're okay.” He was really worried.
Eliza looked at him and smiled. “Not sick Jayne. I'm okay really.” He looked at her in disbelief. “Okay people don't faint Lizzy.” Again she smiled.
“It's just that....well....we're gonna have a baby. You're gonna be a father.”
His eyes went wide as saucers. A father? Him? Then he began smiling and held her closely. He pulled back to look at her and mouthed the word baby over and over. A family of his own. And he would be a better Pa than his ever was. He was sure of that. Somehow he'd find a way to give his kid everything. And Lizzy too.
“I love you” was all he could say.
To be continued......