Disclaimer: No infringement was intended. FOX and Joss own all. Pairing: Rayne

Jayne followed River begrudgingly down the streets of Beaumonde. He watched as she eagerly looked from window to window, shopping feverishly. Stopping finally, she chose a store to walk into, with much concentration in the process.

“Girl, you’re drivin’ me crazy with all this indecisiveness.” Jayne grumbled.

“You like it.” River replied cutley.

Jayne couldn’t retaliate against that, so he just kept quiet, muttering his complaints under his breath. Truth was, he did like it. Anytime he could spend with Moonbrain was gold to him. She was so gorram beautiful! Her silky white skin, her soft brown locks, he would just love to-

“Jayne?” River said, breaking him out of his dreaming. “I would like you to try this on.”

She was holding up an orange vest which reminded Jayne of a highlighter. It couldn’t have been big enough for a school boy let along his bulky self.

“No, I don’t wanna.” He voiced. “Not like I’ll ever wear it anyway…” a little lower said.

“I heard that. Jayne, I want to get you a present. If you keep being difficult like this, I’ll get no where.” She explained.

What would he want? Definitely not some pansy ass highlighter vest. He knew what he wanted. He wanted River, that was simple to recognize.

“Whatever, girl. Take your pick, I’ll have it.” He said trying to be nice.

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Back on the ship, everyone was a their tasks while River tracked Jayne still trying to give him something memorable as a gift.

“No.” Jayne said plainly.

“Why no?” she pleaded.

Stuck on his words, all he could say was “…Because.”

“You are so infuriating! You wouldn’t agree to anything I tried to buy you, so I’ll find something else!” River was about to give up, but not just yet.

Retreating back to her room, she snatched a pair of scissors from Simon’s med kit and decided a lock of hair would be his present. Whether he liked it or not. Now, she just had to find him.

“Jayne?”

“What?”

“I have something for you, a token of our friendship.”

Jayne sat up his bed, looking at her. He didn’t see anything, until she brought her hand from behind her back.

“Here.” She said as she handed a lock of hair to him. “I hope you’ll accept this.”

He took the lock, and stared at it. A physical piece of her to look at, fantasize about, smell-

“Uh…Thanks Crazy.”

“You’re welcome.” She replied, as she smiled at his “appreciation”.

He waited until she left, so he could fully treasure it. Finally a piece of River all his, Jayne was ecstatic. It was like getting money but better. The places he could go were endless.