Dual story announcement

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Hi all. I'm new to this comm and am happy to be here. :-)

I've just posted two new Firefly stories to my site.

Title: I Fall
Author: kassrachel
Summary: River knows what she wants.
Rating: adult (R)
Characters: Mal, River, others
Pairing: Mal/River (het)
Spoilers/Timeline: spoilers for Serenity
Disclaimer: Words are mine; characters aren't.
Author's Note: Many thanks to musesfool for beta.

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Hard to imagine what kind of entertainment Simon had found, aboard ship, that he wouldn't let River in on. Hell, it was hard to imagine what kind of entertainment he'd found, period. No one had the heart for ballgames without the Shepherd and Wash; wasn't a whole lot to do, out here in the black, 'cept each other.

Each other. "Gao yang jong duh goo yang!"

"Not fair. They should share."

Mal had a momentary flash of image -- River, Kaylee, Simon, in the altogether, hands moving -- and squelched it as fast as he humanly could. "That ain't right. You don't do that with a sibling."

River rolled her eyes. "I know that. I'm not after Simon."

Kaylee? Was River -- he'd always thought she was -- well, he hadn't thought about it, exactly --

"I'm not sly, either." River turned to him, her face patient, like she was explaining something to a child. "I just don't see why they get to have all the fun and I don't get to have any."

Mal looked out at the empty vastness of space, and for an instant wished he were out there in it instead of in here trying to have a talk about the birds and the bees with his crazy copilot.

"Have you ever even seen a bee?" River sounded disgusted.

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Read it here; leave comments here.



Title: Water
Author: kassrachel
Summary: Mal meets a married Companion; hijinks ensue.
Rating: adult (R)
Characters: Mal, Inara, others
Pairing: Mal/Inara (het)
Spoilers/Timeline: small spoilers for Serenity
Disclaimer: Words are mine; characters aren't.
Author's Note: Many thanks to nestra for beta.

***

When Mal pushed his way into her shuttle, Inara was talking to a woman whose onscreen image, though small and staticky, was stunning. Waves of hair he guessed were red, full lips, and a smile warm enough to melt even the frostiest exterior. Like, say, Inara's.

"Mal! I'm busy," she said, sounding perturbed.

"Oops. Didn't mean to intrude." He stuck his thumbs in his suspenders and waited.

Inara huffed out a breath of exasperation and turned back to the monitor. "Titia, I'm sorry, let me call you back."

"Don't worry about it, baobei! We'll look forward to seeing you tomorrow. Are you sure there's no one you want to bring to dinner?"

Without stopping to think, Mal stepped forward, into view of the screen. "I'd be honored to join you."

"Mal, you can't--" Inara began.

"Our pleasure, Captain Reynolds," Titia said smoothly.

"I don't want to impose--" Inara protested.

"It's no trouble. Really. We've been wanting to meet that Captain of yours."

Mal preferred not to analyze how those words made him feel. Hot and cold all over, but beyond that the mix was too complex and emotional for his comfort.

"Fine," Inara sighed. "I'll call you when we're planetside."

"Tzaijien,," Titia said, and the screen went blank.

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Read it here; leave comments here.

Enjoy!