BLUE SUN ROOM FAN FICTION - HUMOR

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Treated to a Trick
Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Mal is accompanying Inara to the Training House’s costume ball at Sheydra’s invitation…


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Treated to a Trick by 2x2 Word Count: approx. 418 Rating: PG Pairing/Characters: Mal/Inara Spoilers: allusion to a deleted scene from the BDM Author’s Notes: Just a little drabble, written for the delightful GillianRose on her birthday, for the prompt ‘costume’. Thanks go to both CharlieBZ and anjulie for reading it over for me :o) Happy Birthday, GR!



“You’re not wearing that,” Inara said as Mal came toward her, apprehension and the hint of a plea in her voice. He couldn’t. Buddha help her, if he showed up at Sheydra’s costume ball in that

“Why?” Mal said, holding his hands out at his sides as he looked himself over. “What’s wrong with it?”

Inara searched for a reason frantically; she couldn’t tell him the real reason of course, she’d never hear the end of it. “It’s just so… clichéd,” she protested weakly. “I mean, really Mal, you couldn’t come up with something,” anything she wished silently, “a little more original?”

“Clichéd?” he said, outraged. “I’ll have you know there is a fine tradition of dressing like—and besides which, it is original! I even got a sash!”

“Is that my scarf?”

“No,” he said hurriedly, obviously lying.

Inara shook her head and sighed. “That hat looks ridiculous,” she tried again.

“Ridiculous,” he repeated, looking indignant. “It’s a manly hat! Cunning, you might even say!”

“Who might?”

“…People!”

“Couldn’t you go as a… a… ”

“What?” he asked, beginning to sound hurt.

“Something scary?!”

“This ain’t scary?”

Terrifying, she thought with a sigh. “Not… really?”

Mal huffed, folding his arms. “You got no imagination,” he groused.

Oh, she had plenty of imagination, she thought. She could already see the look that would be on Sheydra’s face the moment she saw him… “I just… don’t like pirates!” she said, exasperated.

Mal paused, a slow grin making its way over his features. “An’ why’s that, exactly?”

“What do you mean?” she asked, suddenly wary.

“Could it be ‘cause you find us so ruggedly handsome?” he started, leaning in close.

Inara scoffed, backing away slightly.

“’Cause I look all ‘manly and impulsive’?” he pressed, following.

“That hat must be on too tight, you’re delusional.”

He stepped even closer, invading her personal space, his voice dropping. “Or maybe,” he said, his hand brushing her hair from her shoulder as he bent close to her ear. “Maybe you’re afraid we might find ourselves somehow trapped,” he went on, biting back a grin, his breath tickling her skin as he paused for dramatic effect, ‘in a… burning temple?”

Inara blinked. What?

She stared. “What?!”

Mal stepped back, grinning widely as she gaped at him. He winked. “See you inside,” he said, chuckling as he left her standing flabbergasted on the steps.

Ohhh, Inara thought. Oh, she was going to kill Sheydra…

COMMENTS

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:03 AM

BYTEMITE


Oh no!

XD

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:27 AM

KHAMBILO


HA! Very nice!

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:47 AM

GILLIANROSE


AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! There will be no prying this grin off my face tonight. I love it, thank you so much. Every little detail is absolutely charming - I especially like that he's stolen her scarf and is so bad at lying about it. And the end makes the whole thing even more delightful - rascally Sheydra! Thanks so much, what a great birthday present :)

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 11:02 AM

ALIASSE


A great idea! I love the way it echoes the costume scene in Castle just shown. And the way Mal is madly channelling Han Solo ('you like me because I'm a pirate, I mean, scoundrel). He would look, mmmmmm, terrifying because he's SO irresistable, right?:) My favourite line? - "That hat must be on too tight, you're delusional." That's Inara.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 4:40 PM

NCBROWNCOAT


Loved it. Mal is just so.....Mal.

Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:23 AM

AMDOBELL


That was so funny. All Inara's attempts to persuade Mal to wear anything but 'that' just seemed to encourage her rogue pirate more. Ali D :~)
"You can't take the sky from me!"

Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:51 AM

DIVINEMISSM


Aw that was so cute, i loved it. Just the right amount of Mal?Inara banter...

Really gorgeous....

Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:28 AM

AGENTROUKA


Ah, a classic. It reminded me very pleasantly of "Our Mrs. Reynolds" which makes me REALLY want to shake you and beg until you write a sequel where Inara turns tables on him. *G*

Love that he stole her scarf, for some reason. And lies about it. Badly.

Sheydra, Sheydra, why do I think you are in for a mean prank...? *G*

Thanks for making me giggle!!!

Thursday, October 29, 2009 2:52 PM

KATESFRIEND


What a fun way to look at Halloween - thanks for sharing.

Friday, October 30, 2009 1:54 AM

2X2


Thank you so much everyone!

GR: I'm so glad you liked it :o) The idea literally popped right into my head the moment you threw in 'costume' as an option for your prompt, and I knew there'd be no writing anything else, so it's good that you enjoyed it ;o)

Aliasse: Yeah, I was actually worried about that at first, I didn't want it to be *too* much like the Castle bit - that's why I didn't have Mal sayin' "I like it!", though I was sorely tempted :oD I wasn't actually thinking Han when I was writing it, but it does kinda work, doesn't it? Even the 'delusional' line has echoes of Jedi's 'delusions of grandeur' *G*

AR: I've been working on GR to do that sequel ;o)

Thanks again all! Glad you enjoyed :o)

Saturday, November 14, 2009 7:15 PM

SYDNEYDEBS


Just the thought of Mal in pirate regalia is enough to make a girl swoon! ohhh Yes please write the next part.


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