Recurrent Verse : part ten : Homecoming
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bookaddict43Series title: Recurrent Verse
Title: Homecoming
Author: Bookaddict
Characters: Jayne/Kaylee, Crew, OCs
Rating: PG
Word count: 1225
Lyric prompt provided by the little guy. So say you’ll watch over me, when I’m in too deep. Tell me you’ll always be there to pull me free. ‘Watch over me’ by Bernard Fanning
Previous chapters here.
Jayne lips tightened in a straight line as he watched Kaylee struggle up the stairs, Mal and the doc followin’ her. Managin’ with a wrench not to start yellin’ after her, he turned and joined Zoë in bendin’ over Vic and Monty.
The other merc looked up at him eyes wide. “Ya best be followin’ her, the girl’s gonna need ya.”
Jayne frowned not understandin’ what Vic was sayin’. Kaylee sure as hell didn’t act like she needed him. Here he’d been worryin’ himself sick ‘bout her and she’d hardly looked at him.
“We can deal here.” Zoë nodded at the other crew members from Serenity arriving. “Maybe you should see if the Captain wants help.”
He shrugged and followed them to the engine room comin’ up behind Kaylee as she stopped dead for a moment in the doorway.
The three men stood for a moment and stared at the wreckage of the engine room. The engine had slid partway off its mount, wiring was ripped from its moorings, stanchions were snapped and tools were scattered everywhere.
“Were you in here when it crashed?” Mal asked knowing full well that Kaylee would never have been anyway else.
“Yes.” Kaylee answered; her eyes on Dan as Simon went over to him. “Dan got hurt just before we crashed. Is he gonna be alright?” she asked anxiously.
“I don’t know Kaylee. We need to get him back to the ship and examine him properly.”
“Vic’s legs are broken and Monty ain’t seein’ too good and everyone else is dead.”
Kaylee’s voice trembled and unconsciously she leant back against Jayne’s solid body, cravin’ his warmth, him.
Simon exchanged glances with the Captain. She was not sounding like their Kaylee at all. She was probably shocked, definitely tired and perhaps injured.
“Jayne,” the Captain ordered. “Take Kaylee and River back to the ship and ask River to stay with her. Then come back and help here. It’s going to take a bit of juggling to get Dan out of here.”
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“Kaylee never gave up.” Vic said to the two men carryin’ her back to Serenity. The doctor had given her a smoother and she were feelin’ no pain.
’Course Kaylee hadn’t give up. The girl didn’t know the meanin’ of the word. She were as stubborn as all get out in her bouncy little way.
“Kept sayin’ ya were comin’, fixed the beacon, looked after us so good. I’m kinda worried ‘bout her though. I think she got more hurt than she let on and she wore herself out tendin’ to us. She didn’t eat much either, gave us the most food.”
Her eyes were real tired and her hands had been shakin’. She’d leant on his arm all the way back to Serenity. She’d forgotten all about the not touching thing and that worried him.
“I’ll have the doc check on her.” The Captain was anxious; he didn’t like thinking of Kaylee in that kind of situation.
Vic kept talkin’. Once the Doctor put her under she might be out for awhile and she wanted to make sure that her friend was looked after. Though, judgin’ from Jayne’s expression she didn’t really think that would be an issue. Still she needed to make both men understand what the little mechanic had been through, how it mighta affected her.
“’Twas her who found the other crew ya know. Kaylee never said how they ended up – but I’m guessin’ it weren’t pretty.”
There’d been blood everywhere, and Kaylee weren’t comfortable with blood. And she knew the crew too, liked them of course. She’d be hurtin’ somethin’ awful.
“No.” Mal was grim. They’d searched through the ship just in case and found the other crew. Burial detail was next on the agenda for them. The Shepherd was already tending to the bodies because Mal knew Monty would want his crew done right by.
“Could ya hold off on the buryin’ till me or Monty can be there?” Vic guessed pretty accurately at Mal’s thoughts.
“Kaylee would want to go too.” Jayne butted in; seein’ Mal was gonna refuse and knowin’ how the Captain’s brain worked.
Kaylee wasn’t gonna do anything till the Doc checked her over and she had slept some. Mal was worried about her. More so now that Vic had told them what she’d been going through. He knew though that Jayne was right. She’d want to go to the burying, be set on it.
“We can hold off for a couple of days. We’ll take them with us though; I want us off this rock for now. We’ll come back for the Falcon later.”
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Kaylee stood in a corner of the infirmary; arms wrapped round her stomach and watched Simon examine Dan. They’d been here for a long time now and she wanted to know if he was alright? Had she done the right things? She bit her lip, worried and wished Simon would tell her something.
Jayne glanced at her as he and the Captain came in with Vic; and soon as they put the mercenary down, came over stood beside her and took her hand. Relieved and needin’ him, Kaylee leant her head against his shoulder and asked Simon again. “Is Dan gonna be alright?”
The Doctor smiled at her abstractedly. “Yes. It will be a long and slow recovery however.”
“Good.” Kaylee’s voice was tremblin’ again. “Did I look after him ok?”
“You did very well Kaylee.” Simon took in Kaylee’s trembling voice; River’s begging eyes and Jayne’s glare. “Without your help Dan would have died not long after the initial injury. You did everything correctly.”
“I’m glad.” Thick slow tears dripped down Kaylee’s cheeks and she turned her face into Jayne’s arm for comfort.
“She’s in shock.” Simon said to everyone’s concerned questions. “I want to check her out, but…” The Doctor rubbed his nose and looked at Vic and Monty still to be attended to.
“I can wait.” Kaylee raised her head for a moment; wantin’ to make sure her other friends were alright too. “’S long as I can stay with Jayne.”
“We’ll sit out here.” Jayne spoke quickly, to forestall anyone’s objections and led Kaylee to the couch just outside. He weren’t about to go anywhere else yet. Not when she needed tendin’ by the Doc.
Sitting down, he settled her on the couch beside him and put his arm round her. He didn’t know whether that were more for his comfort than for hers.
“Ya gonna watch over me?” Kaylee sniffed and buried her face in his arm again. “I sorta need it right now.”
“Didn’t have to ask ya know. I woulda anyhow.” Before he could stop himself Jayne kissed her on the top of the head. “Maybe ya should have some sleep?”
Maybe she should, she was so tired. With everyone on Serenity here now, she could let go her worries and with Jayne nearby maybe the nightmare would stay away too. Even if it hit her again he’d look after her, he’d pull her free.
Jayne was more than startled when Kaylee climbed into his lap and snuggled into his chest. “Safer here.” She said lookin’ up and catchin’ his surprised stare.
Not knowin’ what to do, he cradled her close and gently started workin’ the snarls outta her hair with his fingers.
Title: Homecoming
Author: Bookaddict
Characters: Jayne/Kaylee, Crew, OCs
Rating: PG
Word count: 1225
Lyric prompt provided by the little guy. So say you’ll watch over me, when I’m in too deep. Tell me you’ll always be there to pull me free. ‘Watch over me’ by Bernard Fanning
Previous chapters here.
Jayne lips tightened in a straight line as he watched Kaylee struggle up the stairs, Mal and the doc followin’ her. Managin’ with a wrench not to start yellin’ after her, he turned and joined Zoë in bendin’ over Vic and Monty.
The other merc looked up at him eyes wide. “Ya best be followin’ her, the girl’s gonna need ya.”
Jayne frowned not understandin’ what Vic was sayin’. Kaylee sure as hell didn’t act like she needed him. Here he’d been worryin’ himself sick ‘bout her and she’d hardly looked at him.
“We can deal here.” Zoë nodded at the other crew members from Serenity arriving. “Maybe you should see if the Captain wants help.”
He shrugged and followed them to the engine room comin’ up behind Kaylee as she stopped dead for a moment in the doorway.
The three men stood for a moment and stared at the wreckage of the engine room. The engine had slid partway off its mount, wiring was ripped from its moorings, stanchions were snapped and tools were scattered everywhere.
“Were you in here when it crashed?” Mal asked knowing full well that Kaylee would never have been anyway else.
“Yes.” Kaylee answered; her eyes on Dan as Simon went over to him. “Dan got hurt just before we crashed. Is he gonna be alright?” she asked anxiously.
“I don’t know Kaylee. We need to get him back to the ship and examine him properly.”
“Vic’s legs are broken and Monty ain’t seein’ too good and everyone else is dead.”
Kaylee’s voice trembled and unconsciously she leant back against Jayne’s solid body, cravin’ his warmth, him.
Simon exchanged glances with the Captain. She was not sounding like their Kaylee at all. She was probably shocked, definitely tired and perhaps injured.
“Jayne,” the Captain ordered. “Take Kaylee and River back to the ship and ask River to stay with her. Then come back and help here. It’s going to take a bit of juggling to get Dan out of here.”
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“Kaylee never gave up.” Vic said to the two men carryin’ her back to Serenity. The doctor had given her a smoother and she were feelin’ no pain.
’Course Kaylee hadn’t give up. The girl didn’t know the meanin’ of the word. She were as stubborn as all get out in her bouncy little way.
“Kept sayin’ ya were comin’, fixed the beacon, looked after us so good. I’m kinda worried ‘bout her though. I think she got more hurt than she let on and she wore herself out tendin’ to us. She didn’t eat much either, gave us the most food.”
Her eyes were real tired and her hands had been shakin’. She’d leant on his arm all the way back to Serenity. She’d forgotten all about the not touching thing and that worried him.
“I’ll have the doc check on her.” The Captain was anxious; he didn’t like thinking of Kaylee in that kind of situation.
Vic kept talkin’. Once the Doctor put her under she might be out for awhile and she wanted to make sure that her friend was looked after. Though, judgin’ from Jayne’s expression she didn’t really think that would be an issue. Still she needed to make both men understand what the little mechanic had been through, how it mighta affected her.
“’Twas her who found the other crew ya know. Kaylee never said how they ended up – but I’m guessin’ it weren’t pretty.”
There’d been blood everywhere, and Kaylee weren’t comfortable with blood. And she knew the crew too, liked them of course. She’d be hurtin’ somethin’ awful.
“No.” Mal was grim. They’d searched through the ship just in case and found the other crew. Burial detail was next on the agenda for them. The Shepherd was already tending to the bodies because Mal knew Monty would want his crew done right by.
“Could ya hold off on the buryin’ till me or Monty can be there?” Vic guessed pretty accurately at Mal’s thoughts.
“Kaylee would want to go too.” Jayne butted in; seein’ Mal was gonna refuse and knowin’ how the Captain’s brain worked.
Kaylee wasn’t gonna do anything till the Doc checked her over and she had slept some. Mal was worried about her. More so now that Vic had told them what she’d been going through. He knew though that Jayne was right. She’d want to go to the burying, be set on it.
“We can hold off for a couple of days. We’ll take them with us though; I want us off this rock for now. We’ll come back for the Falcon later.”
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Kaylee stood in a corner of the infirmary; arms wrapped round her stomach and watched Simon examine Dan. They’d been here for a long time now and she wanted to know if he was alright? Had she done the right things? She bit her lip, worried and wished Simon would tell her something.
Jayne glanced at her as he and the Captain came in with Vic; and soon as they put the mercenary down, came over stood beside her and took her hand. Relieved and needin’ him, Kaylee leant her head against his shoulder and asked Simon again. “Is Dan gonna be alright?”
The Doctor smiled at her abstractedly. “Yes. It will be a long and slow recovery however.”
“Good.” Kaylee’s voice was tremblin’ again. “Did I look after him ok?”
“You did very well Kaylee.” Simon took in Kaylee’s trembling voice; River’s begging eyes and Jayne’s glare. “Without your help Dan would have died not long after the initial injury. You did everything correctly.”
“I’m glad.” Thick slow tears dripped down Kaylee’s cheeks and she turned her face into Jayne’s arm for comfort.
“She’s in shock.” Simon said to everyone’s concerned questions. “I want to check her out, but…” The Doctor rubbed his nose and looked at Vic and Monty still to be attended to.
“I can wait.” Kaylee raised her head for a moment; wantin’ to make sure her other friends were alright too. “’S long as I can stay with Jayne.”
“We’ll sit out here.” Jayne spoke quickly, to forestall anyone’s objections and led Kaylee to the couch just outside. He weren’t about to go anywhere else yet. Not when she needed tendin’ by the Doc.
Sitting down, he settled her on the couch beside him and put his arm round her. He didn’t know whether that were more for his comfort than for hers.
“Ya gonna watch over me?” Kaylee sniffed and buried her face in his arm again. “I sorta need it right now.”
“Didn’t have to ask ya know. I woulda anyhow.” Before he could stop himself Jayne kissed her on the top of the head. “Maybe ya should have some sleep?”
Maybe she should, she was so tired. With everyone on Serenity here now, she could let go her worries and with Jayne nearby maybe the nightmare would stay away too. Even if it hit her again he’d look after her, he’d pull her free.
Jayne was more than startled when Kaylee climbed into his lap and snuggled into his chest. “Safer here.” She said lookin’ up and catchin’ his surprised stare.
Not knowin’ what to do, he cradled her close and gently started workin’ the snarls outta her hair with his fingers.
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Date: 2006-09-04 03:35 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2006-09-04 04:35 pm (UTC)Just awwwwwww! Comforting Jayne is just...... lovely! I want one of my very own ;D
Kaylee's lucky girl to have a man like that to lean on, & to go to sleep in his lap. *sigh*
Lovely writing as usual. Nice work from your 'little man's' prompt.
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Date: 2006-09-04 05:44 pm (UTC)I agree with everyone else, this was lovely! Nice that Vic got a few things out so that everyone would look after Kaylee. And I like how she's not even worried about anything, but just wants/needs to be close to Jayne. And I too want a Comforting!Jayne of my very own!
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Date: 2006-09-05 11:29 am (UTC)I like Vic's character and thought she would probably say something. After her hard time who better to want/need that Jayne?
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Date: 2006-09-04 09:58 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-09-05 11:31 am (UTC)I have no extra Jaynes around unfortunately and I have a feeling the one we have is going to fully occupied with Kaylee for awhile.
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Date: 2006-09-04 10:39 pm (UTC)This was a nice read, even if it is so sad. Hopefully things will start to turn around soon.
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Date: 2006-09-06 02:25 am (UTC)Jayne's reaction at seeing her just get up when the Captain arrived was true to character and it was good to have Vic be the voice of reason. I hope that Monty comes out alright.
So the next chapter is coming...when? :)
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Date: 2006-09-06 03:25 am (UTC)I'm also glad you think I kept Jayne in character....though I think he does that himself mostly!
I'm hoping to finish the next chapter tonight - providing I survive my soccer game. lol
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Date: 2006-09-06 02:07 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-09-06 03:19 pm (UTC)*off to read next installment*