Title: When In Love Author: Falcon Horus Pairing: Kaylee/Inara Rating: Teens Spoilers: none Disclaimer: Don’t own a gorram thing….though the storyline is mine and mine alone AN: This idea came to me during one of my more bizarre conversations with fellow Browncoats in an online convo. And also thx to the moving backgrounds of messenger 7.5, more so the Japanese Garden. And since it’s been a while I did some writing my muse (a.k.a. Kate) thought it would be nice to write it down as a short, sweet fluffy ficlet.I hope you like it. Feedback is always nice…Kate loves it! Enjoy & don’t forget…Keep Flyin’!!

******Serenity******

Night had fallen swiftly, leaving a quick sunset in its wake. Warmth of the day lingered in the Japanese Garden, not wanting to let go of the day just yet. A soft breeze blew its way through the many trees, making their leafs sing a soft, soothing song. Bugs were zooming softly just above the grass, while birds were singing their last song of the day getting ready to enter a peaceful night awaiting a new day. The dark blue sky above was filled with millions of bright stars, and once in a while a shooting star crossed its vastness. A bright full moon shown down on the land, making the garden glow in the dark. While everything seemed filled with rest, soft laughter suddenly broke that rest, causing birds to fly up from the branches they were occupying, interrupted in their singing.

“Look, another one!” A finger shot upwards, pointing at another star crossing the atmosphere of the planet. “Make a wish!” The girl to whom the finger belonged rolled on her side and looked up at her companion, who was propped up against a tree, smiling at the girl’s enthusiasm.

“What would I wish for, mei-mei? I already have everything I could wish for.” And to add more power to her statement she tucked a stray strand of hair behind the girl’s ear and kissed the top of her head. The girl rewarded her action with a 1000 mega-watt smile, and crawled closer resting her head in the other woman’s lap. In doing so she got briefly lost in the woman’s warm brown eyes.

“Night Nara.”, said the girl sleepily, entwining her hand with the one that was currently stroking her hair.

“Night Kaylee.”

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He looked at them from a good distance away. He had intended to just find the two and inform them they were leaving, but when he had seen them from behind his tree, a pang of jealousy had swept through his heart. His mechanic had accomplished what he hadn’t been able to ... make her happy. The smile on her face said it all, as did the way her mood had improved so much lately. The way the two shared secret smiles and winks, the gentle touches, the messages ... as long as his mechanic made sure Serenity kept flying the way she did, he was more or less okay with the way this relationship was going.