Several Ways to Die Trying…

Title: Like no other Author: Bookishtype Fandom: Serenity/Firefly Rating: PG Characters: Kaylee; Serenity;

Serenity and Kaylee a relationship like no other…

It wasn’t that Kaylee didn’t love Serenity; it was as though Serenity was taking their relationship to another level… you know one where cracks were starting to show. They were at that state in their relationship where you stopped acting perfect around each other and started showing your real self… Kaylee didn’t understand what was going on… Serenity was showing sides to her that even a Ship’s Mechanic couldn’t explain. And in deep space…the corner of No and Where, there was literally nowhere to go when you saw these things except into the blackness! No matter how much sweet-talkin was said or how much consoling was done…. Even bribing her with new engine oil sent Serenity into adolescent-infused spat. It was like swimming against a current of space trash… wading through was gonna be a tough one and Kaylee wasn’t about give her baby up… even if she die tryin…

Title: Survival? Author: bookishtype Fandom: Serenity/Firefly Rating: PG I guess Characters: River

River knew that there were more than several ways to die; trying to survive was another story…. If only she knew. It was one thing to know the exact speed at which to propel one’s self when doing a flying tackle and it’s another to know the movements that won’t kill a person but seriously debilitate them. And then there were those things like angle of trajectory and distance vs. speed for all those weapons. Along with the tactics, the strategies and the physics of it all that just pops into your head without actually thinking. Knowin’ all of the mathematics, theologies, science; and theorems and equations and delusions and confusions…. Two by two, hands of blue. Two by two, hands of blue… how do you survive?

By the way…. the human body can be drained of blood in 8.6 seconds given adequate vacuuming systems…

Title: Secret Santa Author: bookishtype Fandom: Serenity/Firefly Rating: PG Characters: Mal It was coming up so fast… he didn’t know if there was a way to stop it or slow it down. Maybe there was a way to change course to waylay it or some drug that could invoke temporary amnesia… Auuuggghhh! Christmas shopping…. Enough said. Mal could’ve killed Kaylee for planning the Secret Santa this year… but there was no stopping that Kaylee. Who should he pick? Inara…. Enough said. Now that they had landed in Persephone (but not for too long…) there was only one thing to do… go shopping….what to buy, what to buy. Clothes, hmm.. maybe, didn’t know what size – knew what she liked… Jewellery, nah… had plenty… Makeup…. Puh-lease!! Not going there!!! Hmmmm… what else…. Mal knew time was running short, they would be in deep space on Christmas day and there was no plans for stopping anywhere before then. Let’s see…. Dress shop… boutique…. Jewellers…. beauticians…. hardware store…ooohh… hardware store…. NO… focus… time was running short, they all had to be back at Serenity at 1800 hours… Mal would find this gorram present even if he’d die tryin’

Title: breathing Author: bookishtype Fandom: Serenity/Firefly Rating: PG Characters: Zoe; Simon;

There it was again… The vows…. The kiss…the night… the flights…. Time together… time apart… Blood…. Death… no more…. “NOOoooooooo!!!” “Breathe…. In…. out… in…out…”. Zoe opened her eyes…. She saw the doc looking down at her… speaking…. “Breathe in...breathe out…. Breathe in…. breathe out….” She followed the instructions. Memories faded…. becoming clearer… her cabin… her bed… the lamplight flickering…. ”It was another dream, wasn’t it?”, the doc asked, concern filling his eyes. Giving a small nod, Zoe turned her face away from him, afraid that if she opened her mouth it would all come rushing out… “I know it’s hard but the thing to remember is to keep breathing.”, Simon spoke quietly to her, “There’s nothing harder than going through each day without Wash but if you just keep breathing… well you’ll know that you have made it through another day” Sleep started to overcome Zoe. She closed her eyes…

Breathe, just breathe…. Wash… oh Wash… I’ll always be your autumn flower…I’ll keep going, breathing, living for you even if I die tryin….