Life Onboard Serenity #44: Who We Were (NEW CHARACTERS WELCOME!!!)

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JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 7:07 PM

DRPAIN

Thursday, January 14, 2010 6:16 AM

OOC: John? The link to this thread in the previous one doesn't work. It might be due to the "[/i" at the end of it.

Infirmary

Quote:
From last thread:
"I have a friend who deals with women who have been abused sexually," she offered. "I could call her. Maybe she can help us help Ivy.

"Would you like me to do that?"

"Yes. Please? Thank you, Inara. For everythin'." replied Pain as he looked up at the other woman.

Inara gave Pain a smile and a hug before leaving the infirmary to go back to her shuttle and wave her friend. As she did so, Pain got up and went over to the comm on the wall and punched in Grayson's frequency.

There was a slight lag as Pain waited for Grayson's mug to show up on the screen. When the screen told Pain that Grayson wasn't available at the moment, Pain then left him a message.

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Message from Pain:
I know what happened to her durin' her time as a slave. Everythin' is fine for now. No need to worry. Just thought you should know that I know what happened to her.

END WAVE...

Pain turned the comm off and then went back to Ivy and sat back down next to her. He brushed her hair from her face and placed a kiss on her hand, before he watched her breathe as she slept in a drug induced slumber. He wondered just what was going through her head now and if Tommy knew about it.

ENGLISHIVY

Monday, January 18, 2010 6:27 AM

In Ivy's mind...

The armored area where all of Ivy's pain and secrets and forgotten memories had grown bigger. Plates of armor fell off just as fast or faster that they were being replaced.

Fire raged in one section, pouring out of every crevasse. Sounds of a single gunshot replayed over and over and over reverberated at a painful volume throughout her head.

In between the sounds were wails of anguish and a man's maniacal laughter.

At the base of it all, sat Ivy. She was screaming as the inside of the armored mound was trying to suck her in. It already had one of her arms up to the elbow and she was trying to wrench it free, but all she had to push off of it was the armored plates, which were shifting and unstable.

"NO! NO! I DON'T WANT TO REMEMBER!" she was screaming. "TOMMY HELP ME!!!"

Ivy's alter ego, Tommy, lay motionless a few feet away. Her hands burnt from trying to put the plates back on. She couldn't help now. Ivy got sucked in further, now up to her shoulder. Desperate sobs filled the air, as the sounds got even louder.

She looked behind her and sensed someone there.

"HELP ME!" she screamed. "PAIN! HELP ME! I DON'T WANT TO KNOW!"

She focused a little more.

"JOOOOOHHHHHHNNNNNNNN!"

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JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 5:54 AM

The chaos of Ivy's mind was not something John was used to. Despite his limited ability, he could see clearly. When she called to him, he was unsure of what to do, but then, he came up with something.

"Ivy," he called, "I'm here, but I'm not just going to let you hide again. This is your chance. I think I can help you get through this, let's learn together, I can help you carry it." He hoped that she would finally let herself deal with her past. He was unsure how the whole mental realm worked, but he was sure that he could guide her through without it driving her mad. Of course, this was literally just a figment of their imaginations.

johnttf

ENGLISHIVY

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 8:18 AM

John had offered her help, but no to end her torment, but to open it up completely.

"NO! NO! I DON'T WANT TO REMEMBER!" she screamed at him. The area she was struggling in, pulled her closer inside. She screamed in terror as she tried to extricate herself. "PAIN! PAIN! PLEASE HELP ME!"

In the infirmary, Ivy started to talk softly and was obviously agitated.

"Pain..." she whispered, nearly unintelligbly. "Help me Pain..."

But inside, she was screaming.

"JOHN PLEASE! PLEASE HELP ME! PULL ME OUT BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!"

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GRAYSONCORNWELL

Thursday, January 21, 2010 3:51 AM

Grayson came back to his ship and saw the 'missed wave' indicator blinking. He sat down and retrieved it. It was a message from Pain. He was immediately concerned that something had happened to Ivy.

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Originally posted by DRPAIN:
Quote:
Message from Pain:
I know what happened to her durin' her time as a slave. Everythin' is fine for now. No need to worry. Just thought you should know that I know what happened to her.

END WAVE...

He sat there dumbfounded. Pain knew what happened. Had she told him? At the same time, he was elated because maybe he could get her a specialized program tailored to help her get better. Immediately, he waved Pain back.

"Pain? It's Grayson. Tell me what you know."

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DRPAIN

Friday, January 22, 2010 6:19 AM

In the Infirmary

Pain had somehow fallen asleep watching Ivy and waiting for a response from Grayson. His head rested near her side while he still held her hand in his. He was still in a period of light sleep when he felt Ivy stir a bit. Pain opened his eyes and lifted his head up just in time to see her lips move to mutter something.

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Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
In the infirmary, Ivy started to talk softly and was obviously agitated.

"Pain..." she whispered, nearly unintelligibly. "Help me Pain..."

"Baobei?" he asked, nearly jumping to his feet. "Baobei? I'm right here for you. If'n you need help, I'm right here okay? You got to fight this baby. Whatever it is that you're goin' through in your mind, you got to fight it. You need to be strong, not only for me, but for yourself and Tommy. I'm here for you, baobei. I'll be your strength and your rock."

There was a beep coming from the screen telling Pain that he had received a message. He swore under his breath. He really didn't want to leave Ivy's side. Not while she was muttering for his help. He looked for something to gently throw at the screen so he could see what the message was. He looked on the ground and found some medical instruments laying around near his feet. Not letting go of Ivy's hand, Pain bent down and picked up a few of the instruments. The first one he threw at the monitor missed completely. Pain swore and threw another at the monitor. It hit it, but bounced off the 'Play Message' button with no effect. The third time was the charm as Pain chucked the small metal whatchamacallit at the screen and hit the button. Fortunately the message was displayed in text. Pain would've been somewhat embarrassed if he had gotten that message in video.

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Originally posted by GraysonCornwell:
"Pain? It's Grayson. Tell me what you know."

Deciding to answer Grayson's message later and hoping the other man would understand, Pain leaned over and whispered into Ivy's ear, "Baby? Be strong for me. I know you can be strong. I want you to fight whatever it is that you're dealin' with inside your head. If'n you need help, you know that there are those here that'd provide it. You have one of them here already. Come on, baobei, stand up and fight. I got your back."

BIGWOLF18

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 7:17 PM

Wolf sat in the Cargo bay legs dangling from the catwalks highest point, an old revolver, red with rust, being fingered lightly in his one organic hand. As the memories came flooding back, so did the anger, the regret, the crushing sense of loss. But that was behind him now, he had tried to make a new start with the resurgent Browncoat faction.
They had tasked him with bringing in Malcolm Reynolds, by any means necessary were the actual instructions, but Wolf had gone down that road before, already betrayed the man once, and he didn't think he could do it a second time.

The *clomp* of boots awoke him from his daydreaming, Jayne was coming to sit next to him.

"Now theres the look of a man with a set of trouble" rumbled the bulky merc, "you ain't thinkin' of doin' anythin' stupid now are ya?"
"What ever gave you that idea?" replied Wolf.
"Well, as I remember it, last time your past came back to haunt us, there was an attempted mutiny that ended with me getting to beat you round the head with you're own arm." He grinned at the memory.

Wolf was taken aback, he had never assumed that the grizzled gun-nut was that astute, he had apparently been mistaken.

"Fair play I suppose, but this isn't a scuffle with augmented pirates, we are on the sword-edge of 'verse politics, my employers really want Mal, and I'm not sure what my options would be if he refused to come peacefully." the british pilot looked worried, " I really don't want to stir up any bad feeling, but at the same time, I have a job to do, a job that I agree with."
"If it were me, I'd just take that fancy ship o' yers an' boot, keep flyin' in what direction takes a fancy in that sick little head of yours," the merc stood up, spat on the floor and turned to leave, "we don't need no-more trouble than we can bring down our own selves."

Then he was gone.

Wolf realized that he had been expecting a heart-to-heart, maybe some advice, from Jayne?
He was clearly letting the ship get to him, but if he could just let Mal see one of the Browncoats military bases, even a smaller one, he might be convinced that they have a chance, it was worth a shot at any rate, for all hat was at stake, anything was worth a shot.

He holstered the inoperable firearm and got to his feet, tried to shake some courage into his head and went off to find the captain.

-------------------------------------------------
"of course i've gone mad with power, ya ever tried going mad without power? its no fun, nobody listens to you!" The Simpsons Movie

JOHNTHETHEATREFREAK

Friday, January 29, 2010 12:15 AM

John was a little disappointed, but at the same time, he understood. She just wasn't strong enough. Unsure of how this worked, he reached out for her and grabbed her. Instantly he felt what she was, she was being yanked away with a force unlike any John had faced in reality.

He pulled, hard. He was unsure of how this would go, but the harder he pulled, to less and less avail, the more he felt Ivy being pulled away. He was afraid that soon, whatever was chasing Ivy would suck them both up.

"Ivy, one of these days you have to face this. Why not do it on your own time? Don't make it pull you in, go willingly. I'll come with you. And if not, I think we both may be going in anyway.

johnttf

ENGLISHIVY

Friday, January 29, 2010 5:16 AM

Ivy screamed again as the sound of a gunshot reverberated over and over in her mind. Her eyes pleaded with John to help her and finally, he grabbed her hand and pulled. It wasn't helping, but he still tried to get her to face what was waiting on the other side of the unstable armor. To where her blocked memories lived. To where she didn't want to revisit.

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Originally posted by johnthetheatrefreak:
"Ivy, one of these days you have to face this. Why not do it on your own time? Don't make it pull you in, go willingly. I'll come with you. And if not, I think we both may be going in anyway."

She stopped screaming, knowing her was probably right, but tears of terror still streamed down her face. Then she heard a soothing voice, someone she really wanted right now. Someone who had pledged to stay by her side. Pain.

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Originally posted by DrPain:
"Baby? Be strong for me. I know you can be strong. I want you to fight whatever it is that you're dealin' with inside your head. If'n you need help, you know that there are those here that'd provide it. You have one of them here already. Come on, baobei, stand up and fight. I got your back."

Ivy nodded so so slightly and then there was movement behind John. It was Tommy, she had found her way to her feet and came over to John. She had a piece of the armor in her hands and as he barely registered that she was there, she clocked him with the armor, effectively knocking him out.

"She ain't ready to face it yet, nimrod," she said as she looked down at his prone body. "I can't have you forcing her when she ain't ready."

Tommy reached over and grabbed Ivy's hand and effortlessly pulled her out of the danger she was in. Once Ivy was free, the armor clicked back into place and chaos was put at bay again.

"It's OK, Ivy," Tommy said. "Everything will be OK. Now, go back to Pain. He'll protect you."

Outside the infirmary, John collapsed to the floor as Ivy regained consciousness. She swallowed as she opened her eyes.

"Pain?" she asked. "What am I doing here?"

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DRPAIN

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 3:58 AM

Infirmary

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"Pain?" she asked. "What am I doing here?"

Pain was elated that Ivy was fully awake, yet disappointed that she didn't know why she was in the infirmary. He chocked her forgetfulness to her meltdown playing merry hob with her memory. He remembered it happened once before when they were leaving the infirmary to her plant room to get Simon something. He wondered how many of these meltdowns she'd be having and if they'd get any worse than the one she just had. Pain certainly hoped they wouldn't, but he was unsure about that. He hoped Inara's friend would be able to shed some more light on what Ivy was going through. He certainly needed all the help he could get.

Pain wasn't sure if he should tell her the complete story or just give her the bare minimum. He certainly didn't want to lie to her. He kissed Ivy's forehead and stroked her hair, before looking into her eyes and saying, "You um.. had another meltdown, baobei. It happened in our room this time while I was away. The doc wound up havin' to sedate you and I had to carry you here when I got back."

He held her hand and gave it a squeeze. He certainly was worried about her and it probably showed.

Meanwhile

The captain sat on the bridge staring out into the Black as Serenity traveled closer to its destination. He was contemplating on the events that had happened today, both on and off the ship. His contemplating was interrupted when he heard footsteps echoing off the stairs that led up to the bridge.

Mal turned in his seat and saw Wolf standing in the doorway. The captain eyed the man's demeanor and then asked, "What can I do you for, Wolf? You got the look of man who's somethin' on his mind. Care to get that somethin' off your chest?"

GRAYSONCORNWELL

Friday, February 5, 2010 4:24 AM

Grayson paced back and forth by his Cortex Terminal. Pain had yet to answer his wave.

What happened?

He was almost excited to hear what Pain had to say. It was the first breakthrough they had regarding what happened while Ivy was enslaved. Another part of him was dreading to hear what kind of horrific event had transpired.

It has to help, right?

He sat down at the pilot's seat and was tempted to set an intercept course for Serenity, but Pain had said that he didn't need to be there. Plus Captain Reynolds was a little twitchy whenever he was around.

Why hasn't he waved back? You can't drop a bomb like that and then not wave back.

Unable to wait, Grayson waved Pain again.

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DRJACEYGARNER

Friday, February 5, 2010 5:17 AM

Jacey heard the chime indicating an incoming wave. She answered it and was delighted to see the face of Inara Serra greeting her.

"Inara!" she exclaimed. "I haven't seen you in so long!"

"Too long," Inara agreed.

Jacey took a look at Inara. She looked somber. Inara's eyes were an open book to her soul.

"This isn't a social call, is it?"

Inara shook her head.

"No."

Jacey got a sick feeling in the pit of her stomach.

"You?" she asked, bracing for an answer. She hoped to God that Inara hadn't been... hurt.

"Thankfully, no," Inara said. "I have a friend though. She's been through serious trauma. I was wondering if you had time for a visit..."

Inara spent the next few minutes piecing together whatever bits of information she had learned about Ivy. Jacey listened intently, then nodded emphatically.

"I'll be there," she informed Inara. "I'll just need to pack."

"Thank you, Jacey," Inara said. "I'll see you soon."

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ENGLISHIVY

Friday, February 5, 2010 6:01 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
Infirmary
"You um.. had another meltdown, baobei. It happened in our room this time while I was away. The doc wound up havin' to sedate you and I had to carry you here when I got back."

"I don't remember," Ivy said as she tried to think back to what may have happened. A sound of a gunshot rang out in her head. She shook her head like she was trying to clear the cobwebs. "Was it bad?"

By the way Pain was looking at her, she knew it had to be. She got a pained look on her face.

"What did I do?" she asked. She set her jaw and looked intently at Pain. "I want to know what I did. Exactly what I did. Tell me."

She pushed herself up to a sitting position.

"And let's get out of here. I hate these kinds of places."

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DRPAIN

Monday, February 15, 2010 12:44 AM

Infirmary

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"What did I do?" she asked. She set her jaw and looked intently at Pain. "I want to know what I did. Exactly what I did. Tell me."

She pushed herself up to a sitting position.

"And let's get out of here. I hate these kinds of places."

"Alright, baobei. I'll tell you everythin' once we're out." replied Pain as he came to Ivy's side to help her off the exam chair. "I don't think the doc will like you not bein' here when he returns, but if'n you need to get out, then I'll get you out. How about the cargo bay? Is the cargo bay good for you? I can tell you what happened in there."

Pain figured he might as well tell her what exactly happened. Tell her about the clothes of his that she stuffed in their bunk's vent and set on fire, what she did to Jayne, and what she was about to do with him. She did ask him and she'd probably get mad if he lied. He wasn't feeling too comfortable about telling her, but she wanted to know and she had the right to ask. Pain also made a mental note to contact Grayson again and apologize for not getting back sooner.

"The cargo bay is fine. As long as it's not the infirmary it'll be fine." replied Ivy as she let Pain help her to her feet.

She pulled herself close to him and wrapped her arms around his stomach, resting her head on his chest. His heartbeat was soothing and she welcomed the warmth from his body, as well as his arm around her waist. As they made their way out of the infirmary they stopped as they saw John laying face down on the floor of the common area just outside of the infirmary.

"Oh God! Is he okay?" asked Ivy as she saw John on the ground, clinging tighter to Pain now than she was before.

"I don't know." replied Pain as he looked at the fallen man named John. "But I'll check it out. Just stay calm and don't you worry none, baobei."

Pain lead Ivy to the couch outside and sat her down as he knelt next to John and checked to see what happened. He was breathing which was good. Pain turned John over and looked at his complexion. His complexion was slightly clammy, but otherwise good. Pain didn't know how long John had been laying there on the floor, but he sure as Hades didn't hear the man fall.

"John? You alright?" Pain asked, snapping his fingers in front of the man's face. When that didn't get the man's attention, Pain slapped John a few times and asked again, "John? Johnny Boy? You there? The floor ain't such a good place to be takin' a nap unless you like havin' your face look like a waffle."

Meanwhile

Mal talked to Wolf on the bridge while Pain waited for a response from John. A confused and worried Ivy sat nearby on the couch, wondering what she did to end up in the infirmary and if John was okay. Somewhere in the 'Verse a lawman was waiting anxiously for Pain to contact him.

ENGLISHIVY

Monday, March 1, 2010 9:41 PM

Almost if on cue, Simon emerged from the passenger dorms as Inara arrived from the catwalk.

"What happened?" Simon asked as he knelt down next to John.

"John!" Inara exclaimed as she gracefully flew down the stairs and to his other side.

"We found him like that," Pain told them. "Been in the infirmary the whole time, but didn't see nor hear him fall. We just found him that way."

Simon glanced up and saw Ivy sitting there.

"She shouldn't be up," he merely stated as he went back to working on John. he looked up at Pain. "Help me get him inside."

Once they did, they ran an entire diagnostic scan on him, but didn't find anything wrong. Simon was perplexed.

"Guess we'll just have to monitor him and wait," he told them all.

"That's what he gets for interfering," Tommy whispered under her breath. She had slid forward, ready to defend Ivy at any time. Ivy slid back in charge. "Pain? Can you take me back to our bunk? We have a lot to talk about."

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DRPAIN

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 4:12 AM

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Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"That's what he gets for interfering," Tommy whispered under her breath. She had slid forward, ready to defend Ivy at any time. Ivy slid back in charge. "Pain? Can you take me back to our bunk? We have a lot to talk about."

"I suppose we do, baobei." replied Pain as he stood by her side. "I'll carry you there like the knight in shinin' armor I am. Well less the armor."

Pain then picked Ivy up and carried her up the stairs near the infirmary in his muscular arms. As they traversed the stairs, Ivy held her head close to Pain's chest, listening to his heart thump in his chest. It was a most soothing sound to her ears. Once they reached the galley, they saw the eyes of those that were in there gaze upon them. Pain made sure that the shirt of his that Ivy was wearing covered up what needed to be covered, but that didn't stop Jayne from boring his sights on Ivy. It wasn't a lust and jealousy filled gaze that Jayne fired at Ivy like usual, but one of anger and hate. Pain caught the man's look and reprimanded him with a look of his own.

Once they made it through the galley and stood at the hatch to their bunk, Pain repositioned Ivy so that she clung tightly to his back with her head resting on his shoulder. Once Pain kicked open the hatch, the couple descended into their private sanctuary. The hatch closed shortly after their heads disappeared into their private sanctuary. When Pain's feet hit the floor, he knelt down and let Ivy off. He held her hand as they made their way to their bed and sat down next to her on it. He wrapped an arm around her and pulled Ivy close to him, giving her head a kiss before looking into her eyes.

"Where should we start and who wants to go first?" he asked her. "I believe there's the matter of someone owin' me some new clothes, but we can get to that later. There's more important things to discuss than clothin' I wager."

ENGLISHIVY

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 4:25 AM

Ivy was well aware of the looks she got from some of the crew who were in the galley. Most of all, she saw the look that Jayne gave her. Her heart started pounding.

What did I do?

She let Pain carry her down to their bunk as her mind searched for a thread of memory of what had happened. But she got nothing. It was all tucked away.

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Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"Where should we start and who wants to go first?" he asked her. "I believe there's the matter of someone owin' me some new clothes, but we can get to that later. There's more important things to discuss than clothin' I wager."

She looked at him blankly.

"New clothes?" she echoed.

She caught on to what Pain was doing. He was holding her, trying to make her feel good. Something bad happened. She wrenched herself free from him and stood up, turning to look at him. Her arms tightened around her middle, tears welled in her eyes and she trembled a bit.

"What did I do, Pain?" she asked. "Don't hold back. Tell me what I did. I don't remember what happened. None of it and by the way you're acting, what I did was bad."

She looked at him desperately.

"Just tell me, Pain. If you love me, you'll just tell me."

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DRPAIN

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 4:48 AM

Pain and Ivy's Bunk

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
She looked at him desperately.

"Just tell me, Pain. If you love me, you'll just tell me."

"I do love you, baobei. Very much so and I will tell you." replied Pain as he looked up at Ivy from his seat at the edge of the bed. "So here it is."

He stood up and cleared his throat as he began to recount what Ivy did that she didn't remember doing. He then looked into her green, tear filled eyes and said, "I wasn't here when it happened, but from what I was told you started a fire in the vent usin' some of my clothes. Kaylee and Jayne entered once they heard the alarm go off and once Kaylee left the bunk, you attacked Jayne, took his gun, and managed to cuff his hands behind his back at gunpoint. Then you hollered for someone named Serena before threatenin' Jayne who you thought wasn't Jayne, but someone who was holdin' you prisoner."

Pain sighed, took a breath, and continued, "Then for some reason you then thought he was me and proceeded to try and sex him up while he was still cuffed. By that time you were naked and straddlin' his lap. Not wantin' to get shot, Jayne played along up until me, Mal, and the others returned. Kaylee told me what happened and when I found you in Jayne's lap, I didn't know what was goin' on. When I tried to get you off of him, you reverted back and thought I was of the same ilk tryin' to keep you from escapin'. You held me at gunpoint as well up to the point where the doc was able to tranq you from behind. From there you went to the infirmary and while you were there, I got into a fight with Jayne, Mal told me what happened to you after the fight, Inara offered to contact a friend of hers' for help, and I waved Grayson, who I really need to get back to."

Pain stood closer to Ivy now as he looked down into her eyes and said, "That's pretty much what happened. Tommy wasn't very helpful in tellin' me what went on. The only thing I know is that if I had stayed with you instead of goin' with the others', this whole incident probably wouldn't have happened."

ENGLISHIVY

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 5:00 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"Then you hollered for someone named Serena before threatenin' Jayne who you thought wasn't Jayne, but someone who was holdin' you prisoner."

Serena... What did that seem so familiar?

A sound of a gun shot rang out loud inside her head. She flinched.

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"Then for some reason you then thought he was me and proceeded to try and sex him up while he was still cuffed. By that time you were naked and straddlin' his lap..."

She knew Pain had continued to talk but she couldn't get past that revelation. Her hand flew up to her mouth and she gasped. She shrunk back away from Pain and his touch.

"I didn't... I don't remem... I would never..." she tried to verbalize. "You have to believe me, Pain. Not ever and definitely not with Jayne."

Then her eyes got wider.

"I didn't have sex with him did I?" she asked, her heart pounding so hard she thought it would fly out of her chest. "Please tell me I didn't have sex with him."

Quote:
Originally posted by DrPain:"I got into a fight with Jayne, Mal told me what happened to you after the fight, Inara offered to contact a friend of hers' for help, and I waved Grayson, who I really need to get back to."

"What do you mean 'Mal told me what happened to me? And what does this have to do with some friend of Inara's?"

Her eyes searched his, darting back and forth, obviously panicked.

"What happened to me?" she yelled, almost losing control. "Tell me!"

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DRPAIN

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 12:10 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"What happened to me?" she yelled, almost losing control. "Tell me!"

"I think you know, but you don't want to remember." Pain said to her, trying his best to calm her down. "Bein' alone in our bunk must've triggered a meltdown and caused you to think you were somewhere back in your past. Judgin' by what's happened, I think you were tryin' to escape from wherever you were bein' held. When you punched Jayne in the jewels once you realized he wasn't me, you mentioned that's what he got for stickin' his tool where it didn't belong, although you two definitely did not have sex. You then pointed the gun that you had at me and said not to get any ideas and to drop our guns. That was right before you got tranquilized from behind."

Pain let out a sigh, obviously pained that he had to recount to Ivy what she did and fearing that it might cause her to have another breakdown. Nonetheless he continued to tell her what happened. She did ask him to do so.

"In the infirmary once the tranq wore off and Mal had stopped me and Jayne from fightin', you woke up still not knowin' where you were. The doc asked you to stay in the bed, but you told him that you weren't gettin' back in his bed ever again. I had to hold you back while the doctor drugged you again." replied Pain. He looked into her eyes and continued, "Baobei? What Mal told me is that you were a slave and that you probably were raped by your master and I'm guessin' whatever goons they might've had. I saw the numbers on your wrist. The ones covered up by your tattoo on your wrist. My chat with Grayson was to tell him that I knew. And Inara's friend who's comin' to help? She specializes in sexual abuse cases. Ivy? I love you with all my heart and I'm willin' to do whatever to help you get through this. Even if it means havin' to call in others for assistance."

ENGLISHIVY

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 4:03 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"Baobei? What Mal told me is that you were a slave and that you probably were raped by your master and I'm guessin' whatever goons they might've had."

"Raped?" she echoed softly as she sat down on the floor. She was searching her mind, looking for a shred of evidence. It took a few minutes. "Raped."

She paused for a second.

"It started with my Master. He apparently liked me," she said, her lip trembling. "I kicked him in the jewels the first two times he tried, but then he whipped..."

She got a far away look in her eyes.

"And the others... the others..." Ivy started, but Tommy slid forward, standing up and casting a fiery gaze at Pain. "What in the Hell are you doing? She don't need to know this! She don't need to know how many times a day they..."

Tommy set her jaw.

"She just doesn't need to know. Dong ma?"

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010 5:33 AM

Pain and Ivy's Bunk

Pain listened as Ivy spoke. Her words confirmed that the scars on her back where from a whip and not some fall from a tree. He was sad and heartbroken that she had to go through such an ordeal like being sold into slavery and sexually abused by her master. However he was angry that someone would do something so heinous to woman like Ivy. She didn't deserve any of what happened to her. Not one bit. He learned that there were others too and it made his blood boil, but before he could voice an opinion, Ivy stood up and glared at him. Pain knew it was Tommy doing the glaring, he didn't need the following tongue lashing to tell him that she had slid forward.

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"What in the Hell are you doing? She don't need to know this! She don't need to know how many times a day they..."

Tommy set her jaw.

"She just doesn't need to know. Dong ma?"

"I apologize, Tommy." Pain said to her as he looked into her blazing green eyes. "Ivy wanted to know what happened to her today and demanded that I tell her. I figured I wouldn't beat around the bush and gave her the truth. Again I'm sorry, but she needed to know and I didn't feel like lyin' to her."

ENGLISHIVY

Saturday, March 6, 2010 4:27 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
Pain and Ivy's Bunk"I apologize, Tommy." Pain said to her as he looked into her blazing green eyes. "Ivy wanted to know what happened to her today and demanded that I tell her. I figured I wouldn't beat around the bush and gave her the truth. Again I'm sorry, but she needed to know and I didn't feel like lyin' to her."

"But did you have to tell her that she'd been raped? Couldn't you have just left it at the fact she thought Jayne was you? You've just opened a gaping hole where she could just walk through at any time!" She said as she started to pace and talk to herself. "This is going to take a while to close... To hide... To bury... So she won't know."

It was a strange side of Tommy. One that actually almost made her look unhinged and Tommy was usually the calmer one of the two.

"Can't talk about it. She needs to forget or everything else will come up too," Tommy muttered to herself as she paced manically. "Can't have anyone poking around in her head, especially no one like that hun dan John. The things he could've done... He had to be stopped..."

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Monday, March 8, 2010 4:20 AM

Pain and Ivy's Bunk

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"Can't talk about it. She needs to forget or everything else will come up too," Tommy muttered to herself as she paced manically. "Can't have anyone poking around in her head, especially no one like that hun dan John. The things he could've done... He had to be stopped..."

"That may or may not be true, baobei." replied Pain as he watched Tommy pace around in circles, muttering incessantly. "But the way Ivy was acting when I returned, scared the go-se out of me. I only did what I thought was right. I'm sorry, babe. Really I am. Is there anythin' I can do to make you stop wearin' a circular hole through the floor gratin'?"

He was really worried about Tommy and sorry that he had told Ivy what he did, even though she did ask him to. He was willing to do whatever it took to calm Tommy down and get her back to a more rational state of being.

He followed her around as she paced about and pleaded, "Please, baobei. Is there anythin' I can do to say or show that I'm sorry for tellin' Ivy what I told her? Anythin' at all?"

ENGLISHIVY

Monday, March 8, 2010 7:57 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
Pain and Ivy's Bunk"Please, baobei. Is there anythin' I can do to say or show that I'm sorry for tellin' Ivy what I told her? Anythin' at all?"

"Not mad at you, Pain," Tommy whispered as she paced. "Just have to keep everything together. I need to keep her safe. Safe. Safe. Yes, I need to make sure she's safe."

Tommy went back to mumbling as she began to pick at the hem of the shirt she was wearing. Her pacing continued.

"Keep her safe. She can't find out. Finding out will kill her. Can't. No can't."

Tommy suddenly froze and turned around to look at Pain.

"You can do something..." she finally said. "Make love to us. Remind her what sex is supposed to be like before she falls into the depths where only abuse lives. Don't let her backslide and forget that one key concept."

She stepped closer to Pain and tilted her face up until her lips neared his.

"Don't let us forget..."

OOC: Joooooohhhhnnnnn! Where are you?

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Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:16 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
She stepped closer to Pain and tilted her face up until her lips neared his.

"Don't let us forget..."

"I won't let either you of forget, darlin'." Pain replied back as he wrapped his arms around Tommy's waist.

He gave her a passionate embrace that seemed to stop time and melt away worries as their tongues slowly danced about inside each others mouth. While they were still engaged in stealing their partner's breath, Pain picked Tommy up and carried her to their bed. They kept on kissing as they got in, laying our their sides face to face.

When their lips finally departed, Pain brushed a few errant strands of Tommy's blond locks from her forehead and said as he looked into her eyes, "But you're still healin' from the injuries you received from our last job. Perhaps we should hold off on the sex until you're fully healed, baby. I know we had sex earlier, but I don't want to strain you. We can still make out and feel each other up though." He gave her another kiss and added, "I promise to give you really, really awesome sex when you're one hundred percent recovered. I'm talkin' the 'not leavin' the bunk for a whole week' kind of lovin'. Does that sound like a fair deal?"

ENGLISHIVY

Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:55 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"But you're still healin' from the injuries you received from our last job. Perhaps we should hold off on the sex until you're fully healed, baby. I know we had sex earlier, but I don't want to strain you. We can still make out and feel each other up though. I promise to give you really, really awesome sex when you're one hundred percent recovered. I'm talkin' the 'not leavin' the bunk for a whole week' kind of lovin'. Does that sound like a fair deal?"

Tommy's whole body tensed. She pushed away from Pain and sat up.

"You can't do it can you?" Tommy asked. "You can't make love to her now that you know."

She looked at him like she was studying a specimen under a microscope.

"Or is it about the fact she almost sexed up Jayne?"

She very carefully got up off the bed.

"I was there, Pain. I couldn't do anything to stop what was happening here, but she wasn't the only guilty party. Jayne kissed her back and he was more than mildly stimulated, if you know what I mean."

She walked over to the ladder leading out.

"Think about this, you knew she was broken when you got into this relationship. Don't crush her even more. I don't think we could take it."

Tommy turned to try to leave, but winced visibly when trying to climb up the ladder.

"Perhaps you should leave for a while. We can't."

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GRAYSONCORNWELL

Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:00 AM

Grayson couldn't take it any longer. He needed to know what Pain had found out. He had set course for Serenity, but decided to wave Pain first. If he didn't get satisfactory answers, he'd head out to make an intercept course.

So he placed the wave and waiting for Pain to answer.

"Come on, come on, come on, Pain," he whispered as he waited. "Answer the gorram wave."

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Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:38 AM

Pain and Ivy's Bunk

Pain let out a frustrated sigh as Tommy left. He shook his head and was about to go follow to set her straight when he heard the little chime that he had a new wave. He swore under his breath and went over to the Cortex screen in his room. He called up the wave and saw that it was from Grayson. Pain felt guilty for not getting back to the lawman sooner and decided to answer the man's wave.

"Hey, Grayson." he said to the screen. "Sorry for not gettin' back to you sooner, but Ivy had a little episode in the infirmary that had to be taken care of. In fact our Companion onboard has even agreed to call up a friend who can help Ivy." He pulled up the chair from his desk and sat in it as he continued, "I know she was raped by her Master, Grayson. Tommy mentioned it and Mal figured it out from the incident that happened today. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got to go get Tommy. She stormed off when I more or less refused to have sex with her. I'll go get my CorPad so you can talk to me from there. Pain out."

Pain turned off the Cortex screen and rummaged through his desk, finding his CorPad. He slipped it into his pants pocket and went to go find Tommy to apologize and set things right. Hopefully he'd be able to find her before she had another incident.

GRAYSONCORNWELL

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 3:23 PM

So Ivy was having some episodes. Grayson's brow knitted together in concern. But he kept quiet. He wanted to hear what Pain had to say, no matter how much it would sadden or anger him. He just wanted Ivy to be safe and get better.

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"I know she was raped by her Master, Grayson. Tommy mentioned it and Mal figured it out from the incident that happened today."

Raped? Ivy was raped? Grayson closed his eyes and wanted to cry. His little Ivy, brutalized and raped. He set his lips in a tight line. He should have known though. It was a common practice for a lot of slave owners, but he denied it all earlier, hoping he was wrong.

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"Now if you'll excuse me, I've got to go get Tommy. She stormed off when I more or less refused to have sex with her. I'll go get my CorPad so you can talk to me from there. Pain out."

Grayson grimaced a bit. Pain provided a little too much information.

So what had happened today? It must have been a large episode. Grayson wanted more details. He wanted a lot more details. But he had to wait. Ivy needed Pain more than he needed to know right now.

But his anger was growing. More and more as he let his mind imagine the atrocities Ivy might have been subjected to.

He got up and punched the wall. As everyone who ever did that knew, it really didn't help, it just made your hand hurt. He sank back into his chair.

Please let it only be once. Only once she was raped, he thought.

He was quite certain that it was more than just once, but he hoped anyways.

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ENGLISHIVY

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 5:40 PM

Tommy was surprised that she managed to get up the ladder and out of the bunk. It hurt a bunch though, but she didn't feel any weaves pull beyond their limits.

She didn't know where to go though. So she just walked. She did it as though she had purpose, even though she didn't beyond wanting to put space in between her and Pain.

Her jaw set as she thought back to their conversation. He had turned her down. He told her that Ivy had been raped, then turned her down for sex. And under the auspices that she was still healing.

But that didn't stop him the times they been with each other since the accident. It was an excuse. He had lied to her. He didn't want her anymore. Now that he knew she was... that she'd been...

I was raped Tommy, she heard Ivy say to her.

"You're not ready to deal with that."

Are you sure?

"We open that door and more will come," she said.

Pain pities me, doesn't he?

"Looks like."

Do you think he still loves me?

Tommy's gait faltered.

"Does it matter?"

Yes.

"I don't know what his feelings are."

Maybe if I just deal with this one part. I can deal with the rapes. John said I should confront my fears.

"John doesn't know you like I do and he shouldn't try to interfere."

Perhaps, but maybe if I could just try to remember...

"No!" Tommy exclaimed as she felt Ivy trying to pull back the layers Tommy worked so hard to cover up the truth. "No!"

But Ivy pushed Tommy aside, like Tommy had done to John earlier, pulled off a piece that covered her inner secret and peered in...

Her eyes widened at what she saw and she started to scream, but Tommy managed to come back, pull her away and seal up the hole.

"You get too close and it will suck you in, Ivy," Tommy said as Ivy cowered in the back of her own mind. "Don't forget that."

Tommy stood up straight as she rounded the corner and ran straight into Jayne.

"Where you goin' little girl?" he growled at her. "Trying to leave?"

"W-What?" Tommy stammered, the startle causing her to begin loosing grip on the reality she was struggling to maintain.

In an instant, Jayne's form was replaced by one of the guards that were in charge of her cell. One of the ones that... Fear crept up, but Tommy managed to keep control and Jayne returned.

"You!" she glared at him. "You might have told Pain that everything you did was for self preservation, but I was there!"

Her hands formed tight fists as she held them at her sides.

"You kissed her back a little more passionately than you needed. You had certain... reactions. I could feel it!"

She narrowed her eyes at him, then her gaze softened.

Leave him alone, Tommy. He isn't like them. He meant no harm.

Tommy clenched her jaw, glared at Jayne, then purposely strode past him and deeper into the ship.

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Tuesday, March 16, 2010 10:45 PM

Serenity wasn't a big ship, but she did have some places about her where someone could hide. Pain scoured the those places looking for Tommy and coming up empty. He had a look of frustration on his face as he stepped out of the small, closet sized storage room that was near where the starboard shuttle was docked. The mercenary then made his way from the catwalk to the stairs leading to the front hall. As he rounded the corner to the stairs, he saw Jayne enter the galley a smirky sneer on his face.

Pain walked over to him and asked, "Have you seen Ivy by any chance?"

"Have I?" he snorted. "Hell, she just bumped into me not that long ago. Talkin' 'bout herself in the third person like a loon." That got Jayne a look from Pain shot at him, but the mercenary shrugged it off and continued, "Went down the stairs in a huff."

Pain moved past Jayne as he headed towards the stairs in the aft hall, bumping his shoulder into Jayne's as he left the galley. Jayne watched Pain disappear down the stairs and then shrugged before going to the pantry to get something to eat.

"Don't rightly know what that man sees in them crazy chicks." he muttered to himself. His eyes widened as he spotted something to nosh on and exclaimed, "OOH! Fruity Oaty Bars!"

Pain took the stairs two at a time, hoping to catch up with Tommy. He felt sorry for blowing her off and wanted to apologize. He didn't mean to deny her sex, but she was healing from her gunshot wounds and he didn't want the weave keeping her wounds sealed to break. That was the only reason why he didn't want to have sex with her. Because he was afraid he'd cause her some harm.

Pain caught a glimpse of blond hair heading towards the passenger dorms and rushed down the remaining stairs after her. He saw Tommy enter Ivy's plant room and managed to get an arm in just as she shut the door on it, causing Pain to muffle a pained moan.

When the door opened, Pain pulled his arm out and clutched it with his other hand. He stood in the doorway rubbing his arm as he looked down at Tommy and said, "Look I'm sorry for turnin' you down for sex. I was just worried that you'd pull your stitches and we'd have to pay a visit to the doc and I'd get a lecture from him while he patched you up. I didn't mean to do that. Not to you or to Ivy, but seein' as you've made it out of our bunk without tearin' anythin', I can see that the stitches are holdin'."

He got down on his knees and looked up into Tommy's scorned eyes and pleaded, "I love you and Ivy no matter what. I'm a moron for turnin' down an offer to show that love and I'm deeply sorry for that. Will you and Ivy look deep into your heart and please forgive this love struck fool for bein' foolish and/or whatever else choice word or words you'd call him? I am willin' to do whatever it takes to make it up to you both."

ENGLISHIVY

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 11:27 PM

She knew it was an obvious place for Pain to look for her, but Tommy went there anyway: Ivy's plant room.

"I still don't trust him, Ivy," Tommy said as she walked down the hallway. "He has that... look."

Inside her mind Ivy sat in the corner rocking back and forth as she looked at the place where she peeked in. She was afraid and she was shaking. She could barely hear Tommy talking.

"...he reminds me of the big one..."

She only saw part of what was inside and it terrified her. She also knew it was just the tip of the iceberg.

"...we'll just have to watch him..."

Tommy? I can't deal with all this...

"...I told you..."

The way they touched me... And now Pain doesn't...

"...I know. Just calm down..." Tommy said as she shut the door to the Plant room.

I gotta go.

"Wait... Ivy?" Tommy said, now getting quite alarmed. "Where are you going?"

Tommy watched in horror as Ivy faded into the shadows.

"Ivy?"

Tommy jumped as Pain spoke to her.

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"Look I'm sorry for turnin' you down for sex. I was just worried that you'd pull your stitches and we'd have to pay a visit to the doc and I'd get a lecture from him while he patched you up. I didn't mean to do that. Not to you or to Ivy, but seein' as you've made it out of our bunk without tearin' anythin', I can see that the stitches are holdin'."

He got down on his knees and looked up into Tommy's scorned eyes and pleaded, "I love you and Ivy no matter what. I'm a moron for turnin' down an offer to show that love and I'm deeply sorry for that. Will you and Ivy look deep into your heart and please forgive this love struck fool for bein' foolish and/or whatever else choice word or words you'd call him? I am willin' to do whatever it takes to make it up to you both."

"Ivy?" Tommy said aloud as she looked around. She couldn't see her. She turned and looked down at Pain. "Pain! She's gone! Ivy's gone! I can't find her anywhere!"

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Saturday, March 20, 2010 11:29 PM

Ivy's Old Room (aka Ivy's Plant Room)

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"Ivy?" Tommy said aloud as she looked around. She couldn't see her. She turned and looked down at Pain. "Pain! She's gone! Ivy's gone! I can't find her anywhere!"

"What do you mean you can't find her?" asked Pain in a worried and concerned tone that matched the look on his face. "You both share the same brain and body. Not like she can go far."

Pain was met with a glare from Tommy and he immediately apologized to her.

"Sorry, baobei." he said to her, wiping away a tear from Tommy's face that had left a trail down her cheek. He looked into her emerald green eyes and continued, "I'm sure if'n we look hard enough we can find her, or perhaps she'll find her own way back. Either way I'll do my best to help and pray that she comes back soon."

Meanwhile...

As Pain held and comforted Tommy in Ivy's old room, John was making a recovery from his psychic attack, Wolf and Mal's chat had a positive effect on the former, and Knives and the rest of Serenity's crew and miscreants got themselves ready for the job that was most certainly anything but run of the mill.

OOC: Wolf? John? Bueller? Are you out there????

ENGLISHIVY

Sunday, March 21, 2010 10:51 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
Ivy's Old Room (aka Ivy's Plant Room)
Quote:
"Sorry, baobei. I'm sure if'n we look hard enough we can find her, or perhaps she'll find her own way back. Either way I'll do my best to help and pray that she comes back soon."

"But Pain... I've never been here and her not be," Tommy said looking up into Pain's eyes. "I'm not the main personality. I;m here to help her. I'm not here to be in charge. If she is gone, I don't know what to do!"

Tommy buried her face into Pain's chest.

"She looked... She looked Pain. I told her not to and she looked anyway," Tommy told him. She looked back up at him. "She saw it all. All of it. And she couldn't deal and now she's gone."

She started to tremble.

"What am I going to do?" Tommy asked him. She shuddered. "I don't feel good...I want to lie down."

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Friday, March 26, 2010 3:55 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"What am I going to do?" Tommy asked him. She shuddered. "I don't feel good...I want to lie down."

"Alright." replied Pain as he stroked Tommy's back while she kept her face buried in his chest. "I'll carry you back to our bunk so you can lie down in the bed. I'll stay with you til you feel better and then stay with you some more."

Pain kissed the top of Tommy's head and added, "The others can go on the job. I'll stay aboard here with you."

And with that Pain scooped Tommy up into his arms and carried her out of Ivy's old bunk. He closed the door behind him and then proceeded to carry her up the stairs near the infirmary and towards his and Ivy's bunk. He didn't want to leave her alone again after the day's events.

ENGLISHIVY

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 1:51 PM

Tommy laid her head on Pain's shoulder, melting into him. She closed her eyes and looked deep for Ivy.

IVY! IVY! COME BACK! she yelled inside her head. IVY!

A resounding silence was all that greeted her.

IVY! Please come back! she called out. I don't know what to do! I'm not supposed to be here all alone!

She listened again. Nothing.

IVY-

Only Ivy's voice was heard.

He'll hate me. He won't want me. Broken beyond repair. What I did. It's too much.

NO! He loves you!

Take care of him Tommy. I can't bear to have him know. Be strong Tommy.

"Ivy!" she whispered. She opened her eyes and found that they were already down in their bunk. "She was there for a moment. Her voice. She knows everything and can't deal. Thinks she's too broken..."

Tommy looked at Pain in the eyes.

"We have to make sure she doesn't disappear. And we have to do it fast! She needs to know you love her. She needs to believe she is worth saving."

A tear slid down her face.

"We have to do something right now."

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Friday, April 2, 2010 2:36 AM

Pain and Ivy's Bunk

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
A tear slid down her face.

"We have to do something right now."

Pain wiped away the tear that ran down Tommy's cheek. He felt bad for what Ivy had been through in her past. The traumatic horrors she saw and experienced. What happened to her was something Pain wouldn't have wished on his worst enemy. And now he was faced with a possibility that his love would be gone forever just because she thought he didn't love her, due to the fact that he didn't take her in their room moments before.

Well he was going to do something about that now. Something to show both Tommy and Ivy that he loved them both. Pain looked into Tommy's eyes, saw the worried and lost look in them, and brought his lips to hers'. He kissed her longingly, slowly, and passionately. Things would only progress from there as the kissing became more heated and Pain moved towards the bed.

ENGLISHIVY

Sunday, April 4, 2010 8:30 AM

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Tommy kissed Pain back with a hunger and desperation never felt before. Tongues tangled and clothes were shed in an almost violent way. She needed him. Needed him like the air she breathed. But most of all, she needed him to help her find a piece of herself. The piece otherwise known as Ivy. The one who is stronger than she gave herself credit for and the one whose absence would mean catastrophic change.

Tommy needed Ivy. She needed her more than Ivy needed Tommy. For Tommy was support for Ivy and without her? What would Tommy do? Could she exist just on her own?

"I love you, Pain," Tommy murmured to him. She always called him Pain. Ivy called him by his given name, but that wasn't her right. "Oh God! I love you."

She pulled Pain down onto the bed until they lay side by side. As they continued to kiss, their hands began to roam each others' bodies. She touched his chest and stomach, trying to memorize every ripple of muscle. She felt his arms around her, stroking her back, making her feel safe.

Pain was a good man.

She hooked a leg over his hip as he ran his hands over her soft skin, taking in every curve and swell of her body as she moaned in response.

"You feel so good..." Pain whispered in her ear before moving to nibble on her earlobe and neck then back to her lips.

She gently rolled onto her back, Pain following her, ending up above her, his eyes searching hers for any glint of Ivy or of any kind of fear that may have been fallout from earlier revelations about her abuse at the hands of her captors.

She opened herself to him and urged him to continue, partly wanting to selfishly experience him for herself, but overwhelmingly wanting Ivy to see that he loved her.

"Please..." she begged, noting his pause, knowing exactly what he was worried about. "I'm not afraid..."

Pain nodded just barely as he kept his eyes locked on hers as he slid himself in. She really did feel good and he almost didn't even hear the groan that emitted from his own mouth.

They laid there for a moment, just coupled and looking into each other's eyes.

"Please..." she asked again as her lips met his and their tongues began their dance together again. "Slow... Just like she likes it..."

Pain set the pace, a languid, almost excruciatingly slow, tempo. He used long deep strokes as he moved in combination with showering her with kisses and following the slopes of her body with his hands.

They went on like that for what seemed like an eternity - a beautiful, sensual, soul melding eternity - not realizing or caring about a goal in mind.

Things had progressed to only wanting to enjoy each other while they poured out their love to one another. And if it took all night, then all night it would be.

After a while, she began to mirror his movements, her hands running through his short hair, over his strong shoulders and down his muscular back. They were both yearning for each other as they fell deeper into the throes of passion.

She whimpered as each new sensation brought her closer to him and hopefully closer to Ivy as well.

Ivy, please come back, she thought. How could you not know this man loves you.

She urged Pain to quicken his pace, gasps coming quicker now as she let herself be enveloped by this man. This man called Pain. Moans and groans of his own mixed with hers in a symphony of souls, bodies and minds becoming one.

Pain placed his forehead on hers and looked into her eyes as the two experienced rapture beyond all description. And while they watched each other, Tommy's expression softened and her characteristics seemed to change.

As their cries of passion waned, they slowed until they came to a stop, both struggling for air but not willing to let go of each other. She clung to him for an extended hug, then whispered into his ear, telling him that she loved him.

And she called him by his given name. The name only she used when they were alone together. And then she laid her head back down in t

DRPAIN

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 5:38 AM

Pain and Ivy's Bunk

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"Ivy..." Tommy gasped. "She was here."

"GAH!" replied Pain as he nearly jumped out of the bed, naked as the day he was born.

He had drifted off to sleep after making love to Tommy and cuddling her. He was startled when she gasped, but managed to get himself under control. Pain took a few breaths as he calmed his nerves and then turned to Tommy who was next to him.

"Sorry about that, darlin'. You nearly made me jump out of the bed. The love makin' made me sleepy." replied Pain. He gave Tommy a smile and then kissed her. As their lips departed, the smile was gone from Pain's face as he asked, "Did she say anythin' to you? I could've sworn I saw her a few times while we were makin' love."

He propped himself up on an elbow and traced the curves of Tommy's body as he asked, "Should I continue to show her how much I love her in hopes of gettin' her to reveal herself? Cause I do love her with all my heart and I am willin' to do whatever it takes to show her that."

OOC: Where is everybody? Is it just me and EnglishIvy here?

ENGLISHIVY

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 11:15 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"Did she say anythin' to you? I could've sworn I saw her a few times while we were makin' love."

"Yes," Tommy said quietly. "She did show up a few times, especially near the end."

Tommy pressed herself as close to Pain as she could and buried her face in his chest.

"She wants you, Pain," Tommy told him. "She is just unsure of what to do. I can tell she's started to compartimentalize what she saw, pushing it away from her memory, but she knows that something is wrong and is afraid."

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"Should I continue to show her how much I love her in hopes of gettin' her to reveal herself? Cause I do love her with all my heart and I am willin' to do whatever it takes to show her that."

Tommy smiled weakly.

"You'd like that, wouldn't you?" she teased half-heartedly. She raised her head up towards his face. She slid herself up his body until her lips could reach his. She gave him a passionate kiss. "It's the only thing I can think of to do right now. It worked for a bit earlier. I think we should try again."

Pain and Tommy didn't waste any time either.

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Thursday, April 8, 2010 1:50 PM

OoC: Sorry about that, RL was crazy. Post will be sporadic, but I'm hoping I'm back. We'll be moving this forward soon.

John's eyes fluttered awake. He was laying on the infirmary bed, and had the biggest gorram headache he'd had in a long while. He slowly attempted to push himself up, but was stopped by a "whoa now" from across the room. In a moment the blur he could identify as Simon was by his side. "Easy now, John, you've been out for a while." John allowed himself to be cared for.

"Do you have any idea what happened to you? You show no sign of any physical..."

John cut the doctor off "Tommy. I was finally getting in to help Ivy, when... I'm done with her, Simon. I'm done trying to help that girl. Next time, I'm leaving her to deal with her own go se. I have more important things to deal with and I'm more than ready to put her down when her problems become ours." He let the doctor do his routine checks knowing he wouldn't find anything. He wanted to get out of here and go find his brother.

johnttf

DRPAIN

Saturday, April 10, 2010 5:16 AM

OOC: We were just about to send out the rescue team for you, John.

Pain and Ivy's Bunk

Pain and Tommy laid under the sheets in a tangled mass of bodies, arms, and legs after their second round of trying to get Ivy out of the shadows. It worked a little better than the first time, but Ivy was still not out of the woods completely. Pain wrapped an arm around Tommy's waist and held her close to his body. She smiled and wriggled in response, eliciting a low growl from Pain as he nuzzled her neck.

"I think we're gettin' close to her." he said to Tommy while kissing her neck. He left trails of kisses up Tommy's neck and nibbled on her earlobe as he continued, "I could definitely tell that Ivy was out and about a little longer this time. Do you want to wait before goin' again?"

ENGLISHIVY

Tuesday, April 13, 2010 1:30 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"I think we're gettin' close to her. I could definitely tell that Ivy was out and about a little longer this time. Do you want to wait before goin' again?"

Tommy's entire body tensed up, then relaxed, then tensed up, then relaxed. It was going back and forth, almost like a seizure.

Pain turned her around to face him, concern etched on his face. What he saw scared him and also brought him relief. He could see the two women that he loved rotating in and out of control.

When Tommy was in control, she had the look of determination in her eyes as she was obviously shoving Ivy to the forefront.

"Talk to him!" she growled at her other self.

When Ivy was in front, you could tell she didn't want to be there. She looked terrified.

"No!" Ivy would murmur.

"Talk. To. Him!" Tommy ground out.

"No!"

"He loves you!"

"He wouldn't... wouldn't... No!"

Tommy looked up at Pain, her eyes pleading.

"Help me!"

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DRJACEYGARNER

Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:33 PM

A ship came by and docked with Serenity. A friend of Inara's boarded the ship with her bags in tow. The other ship undocked and went on its way.

"Jacey!" Inara cried, happy to see her friend. "You look wonderful!"

They embraced.

"You do too!" Jacey said as she parted. "I just wish this reunion was on better terms."

Inara's face sobered.

"Yes, I wish that as well."

"So how is the patient?"

"Unstable," Inara told her. "She had some excitement today. Took a couple folks hostage here on the ship. Everything is fine now though. Well, as fine as things could be."

"Things are bad then? Worse than when you called me?"

"Seems like."

"Can you show me to my room and I'll get settled. Then maybe you can show me around."

Inara nodded and took Jacey to one of the open passenger dorms.

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Wednesday, April 14, 2010 3:21 AM

Pain and Ivy's Bunk

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"Help me!"

Pain looked into Tommy's eyes with a piercing gaze as he took her in his arms and said, "Ivy? I love you with all of my heart. You know that, Tommy knows that, and I know that. Ain't any other woman on this boat that I'd rather be with than you."

Tommy's eyes glazed over and Ivy surfaced, the look that she didn't want to be there still in her eyes. She averted them from Pain's as she murmured, "No you don't. I'm too broken. You don't want someone like me."

"Fei hua and I'll prove it." replied a defiant Pain.

To show that he did indeed love her with all of his heart and had no intentions of ever leaving her, Pain brought Ivy closer to him and embraced her with a fiercely intense and passionate kiss before she could fade into the background once more.

<< Fei hua: Nonsense. >>

ENGLISHIVY

Friday, April 16, 2010 3:25 AM

Ivy put her palms against Pain's chest and attempted to push him away, but he held her close, kissing her with fierce passion.

"I love you," Pain murmured between kisses. "I want you."

Ivy relaxed a little as Pain continued to tell her how much he loved her as he covered her in kisses.

He was about to believe that she wasn't believing him when her arms snaked around his neck and his kisses returned with a fiery passion.

She whispered his name as their embrace tightened, each trying to merge themselves into one entity.

Their tongues tangled together as the kisses became slower and deeper, each one needed by both of them like the air they needed to live.

"I love you, Ivy... I want you so badly right now and I don't care if you're whole or broken or whatever. I just know I love you," Pain whispered to her. She looked at him, searching his eyes for anything contrary to what he was telling her, but found only sincerity. "Just let me show you how much I love you."

She paused and then nodded as she hungrily attacked his lips, kissing him with wild abandon.

"Yes... Yes... I love you too," she whispered as she and Pain went about showing each other just how deep their relationship had become.

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Monday, April 19, 2010 5:59 PM

Jacey was settling into her room in the passenger dorm. Inara sat on the bed, briefing her on Ivy's condition.

"We know she was a slave and she escaped somehow. We also know from a newsfeed that she was the only one found. The plantation she was at had been totally vacated by the time she was found. One building was found completely burned to the ground. A couple of bodies were found inside, but they weren't able to be identified."

"She also had been raped, hadn't she?" asked Jacey. "It's very common."

"Yes," Inara said somberly.

"Know how much?"

"No."

"What else?"

"She's developed an extra personality. Her name is Tommy. Very protective."

"Probably a coping mechanism."

"She had an episode earlier," Inara told her. "It was like she was reliving the escape or something. Haven't heard much about the details."

"Who was there to witness the event?"

"Jayne was there the longest. She had tied him up and held a gun on him the entire time. Then Pain was down there. Simon and Kaylee also had brief interactions with her during that time."

"Pain is her boyfriend?"

"Yes."

"I want to talk to him."

Inara smiled a bit.

"I must warn you... Jayne is a bit... crude."

Lovely, jacey thought.

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Saturday, April 24, 2010 5:09 AM

Pain and Ivy's Bunk: 1 Hour Later

Ivy rested on top of Pain, a finger tracing lazy circles across his chest, he damp hair hanging to the sides and hiding Pain's face. He smiled at her and she returned it. Then Pain ran a hand through her hair and brought her lips to his, attacking them with a passionate embrace.

It seemed like an eternity before their lips departed and Pain murmured to Ivy, "I love you, baobei. Forever and ever." He kissed her again and continued as his hands caressed her sides and rested on the small of her back, "God, that was fantastic, baby. You were fantastic. If it were possible, I'd never ever leave this bunk."

Pain then gave Ivy a smile and went back to kissing and caressing her, like a man who cared and loved her dearly and was willing to do whatever it took to protect her.

ENGLISHIVY

Friday, April 30, 2010 3:28 AM

Pain and Ivy slept after they mode love all afternoon. Ivy did not sleep well though. She tossed and turned, mumbling in her sleep. In turn, Pain got even less sleep. He was listening to her, trying to get a better glimpse into what had happened to her. That didn't pan out, but he was there to hold her tight and whisper to her that she was safe and that he loved her.

Finally, she drifted off into a deep sleep and Pain followed quickly.

The next thing he knew was that she was poking him in the side.

"Get up you sleepy head!" she said extra cheerfully as she pulled on her pants. "Gonna sleep all day?"

Pain looked at her in a slightly confused way. Was this the woman who had withdrawn almost completely away in the past 24 hours? One that had held a crew member at gunpoint? Had started a fire in their bunk? Who needed to be sedated?

"C'mon, Pain!" she said pouting a little as she slipped on a shirt as well. "Aren't we landing on that planet soon? Mal will be needing you to go to the meeting he has set up, won't he?"

She kneeled down and kissed him softly.

"Do you have any nerves that need soothing?" she said seductively, running her fingers down his chest.

Pain looked at her completely confused. Didn't she know they were in the black and not due to make planetfall anywhere for a while?

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Monday, May 10, 2010 2:10 AM

Pain and Ivy's Bunk

Pain gently took Ivy's hand in his, preventing her from trailing her fingers lower, and looked her in the eyes with a concerned look. Her smile lingered before it faltered and was replaced with a look that matched the one Pain was giving her.

"Baobei?" replied Pain as he continued to look into Ivy's eyes. He stretched out an arm and ran it through her blond hair, before stroking her cheek and continuing, "We're in the Black. We're nowhere near landfall yet. The meetin' you're askin' about already happened a day ago."

Pain sat up in the bed, swinging his feet over the side, before sliding out of it and kneeling down next to Ivy. He wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tight, stroking her back with his hands as she took in what he told her.

"We just spent the afternoon makin' love, babe." Pain told her. He pulled back and looked into her eyes as he asked, "Don't you remember?"

ENGLISHIVY

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 5:19 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"We just spent the afternoon makin' love, babe. Don't you remember?"

Ivy just stared at him for a moment, her eyes blank. She couldn't comprehend what he was talking about. So she lied.

"Oh... Where was my head?" she said as she plastered a smile on her face. "Must have been all out of kilter with the mind blowing sex we've been having."

Then she faltered.

"It has been mind blowing for you... hasn't it?"

She furrowed her brow again.

"Maybe I should go get us some snacks, I'm famished."

She backed away from him and slid on one of his huge T-shirts and started towards the ladder.

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DRJACEYGARNER

Friday, May 14, 2010 2:33 PM

Dr. Jacey Garner and Inara found Jayne in the galley cleaning one of his guns.

He glanced up at them.

"Hello I-nara," he greeted them. "Who's your friend? She a companion like yerself?"

Jacey snorted a little.

"No, I am a psychologist. I am here to talk about Ivy. Would you mind telling me exactly what happened with her in the bunk?"

"A psycho-ologist?" Jayne said mispronouncing her title. "Good thing yer here 'cause plant girl is definitely psycho."

"Plant girl?"

"Yes, she's some kinda bot.. botan.. Hell, she's some kind of plant expert," he said. "Got a whole gorram greenhouse going on in the passenger dorms."

"Show me," Jacey asked. "You can tell me about her on the way."

Jayne shrugged as he slammed the magazine into place.

"If'n you want," he said as he slipped the gun into his holster. He stood up and looked Jacey up one side and down the other. He sighed. "Too bad yer not a companion."

Yep, Jacey thought. Definitely crude.

Then they exited the galley headed for Ivy's old bunk.

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DRPAIN

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 2:41 AM

Pain and Ivy's Bunk (Yet again..)

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
Ivy just stared at him for a moment, her eyes blank. She couldn't comprehend what he was talking about. So she lied.

"Oh... Where was my head?" she said as she plastered a smile on her face. "Must have been all out of kilter with the mind blowing sex we've been having."

Then she faltered.

"It has been mind blowing for you... hasn't it?"

She furrowed her brow again.

"Maybe I should go get us some snacks, I'm famished."

She backed away from him and slid on one of his huge T-shirts and started towards the ladder.

"Yes, it was mind blowin' for me too, baobei. It always is with you." replied Pain, giving Ivy a smile as he rose from their bed. While he got dressed, he continued, "And speakin' of bein' famished, I could use somethin' to eat too. I'll join you in your quest for food."

He was worried about her very much Pain was. He hoped she'd be able to get a hold of herself before going into another meltdown or worse. He'd of course do everything he could to help her. Pain loved Ivy very much and didn't want her spiraling down into craziness. He wanted her to be happy and whole. He wanted her to have a life that was taken away from her by the hun dan or hun dans who had made her their slave and raped her. She deserved a second chance at life and Pain wanted to be the one to give it to her, even if he did need help in doing so.

After he had donned on a pair of pants and a shirt, Pain followed Ivy up the ladder from their bunk and into the hallway. He closed the hatch behind him and wrapped an arm around Ivy's waist, giving her a loving squeeze and placing a kiss on the top of her head as they made their way to galley.

"I love you, baobei. Very very much." he said to her as he looked down at her and smiled. "Now what do you have a hankerin' for or will we be doin' a general raid on the pantry?"

DRPAIN

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 2:41 AM

Double post.

DRPAIN

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 2:43 AM

Triple post.

DRPAIN

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 2:45 AM

Quadruple post.

DRJACEYGARNER

Tuesday, June 1, 2010 9:27 PM

Jayne walked behind Jacey all the way down to Ivy's "greenhouse." He didn't say much other than to grunt which way to turn.

She knew from his demeanor that he was actually checking out her backside the whole way down. Inara was right when she described Jayne as crude.

Once they arrived at her greenhouse, Jacey opened the door and felt the humidity inside. She was surprised at the tightness of which she had arranged her terrariums. Very few people could have maneuvered their way to the back recesses of the room, it was so tight. Matter of fact, very few men could do it.

"Interesting," Jacey commented as she moved into the room and inspected the plants themselves. They were impeccable. She had to have the greenest thumb of anyone that Jacey could have encountered. She turned to Jayne who was indeed checking out her rear and glared at him. Luckily he changed his focus, however it moved to other parts of her anatomy. Jacey ignored him. "Does she come down here if she gets upset?"

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ENGLISHIVY

Tuesday, June 1, 2010 9:36 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"I love you, baobei. Very very much." he said to her as he looked down at her and smiled. "Now what do you have a hankerin' for or will we be doin' a general raid on the pantry?"

Ivy was still troubled about the fact she was missing time. She almost didn't hear Pain's question. She had only mentioned going for food because she needed to think, but he came with her.

And to tell the truth, Ivy wasn't hungry. She was more like nauseous.

"I... I think I will go check on my plants," she said absentmindedly. "Why don't you get us something. I'll be back in a bit."

With that, she raced through the galley and down towards the Greenhouse.

(btw, Ivy is only wearing a shirt of Pain's.)

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Monday, June 14, 2010 2:28 AM

Galley

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"I... I think I will go check on my plants," she said absentmindedly. "Why don't you get us something. I'll be back in a bit."

"Will do, baobei." replied Pain, giving Ivy a smile. He watched as she ran off and added, "I love you!"

Pain was still concerned about her as he walked into the pantry to fix them something to eat. As he looked over, pondered, and gathered this and that, he began to wonder if she would ever be whole again. Bringing out what he had gathered from the pantry, Pain wondered what a life with a whole Ivy would be like as he began to prepare both of them some snacks.

Meanwhile...

Ivy's Greenhouse

Quote:
Originally posted by DrJaceyGarner:
"Does she come down here if she gets upset?"

"How should I know?" replied Jayne, as he shrugged his shoulders and then wiped his brow due to the humidity. "All I know is that she's crazy and likes to sex up her boyfriend." Jayne heard footsteps coming down from the stairs by the infirmary. Poking his head out the door, he grinned and then said to the cute doctor lady, "Well speak of the Devil. Here she comes right now."

ENGLISHIVY

Monday, June 14, 2010 3:04 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
Ivy's Greenhouse
"Well speak of the Devil. Here she comes right now."

Ivy's eyes widened and a look of fear came over her face.

"Who..." she started to ask, but didn't get the full question out.

Suddenly, her eyes narrowed and she looked at Jayne and the woman with vehemence.

"Who the rutt are you?" Tommy directed at Jacey in particular, then directed the next one to both of them. "And what are you doing in Ivy's greenhouse?"

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Monday, June 14, 2010 3:23 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"Who the rutt are you?" Tommy directed at Jacey in particular, then directed the next one to both of them. "And what are you doing in Ivy's greenhouse?"

Jacey watched as she saw the shift from who she assumed was Ivy, to the one called Tommy. She put her hands up in a neutral position.

"Are you Tommy?" Jacey asked.

"I asked you a question first saobi," Tommy said angrily.

"I am so out of here," Jayne said as he started to walk away. He stopped as he passed Tommy. "Well, Miss Fancy Pants Doctor, here's your patient."

And then he left to go get something to eat. He'd already been interupted once.

"Doctor?" Tommy asked. "Someone send you here to help Ivy?"

She crossed her arms over her chest.

"They've tried to help her before and it didn't work," Tommy informed Jacey. "All you arrogant doctors do is drug her up and make her remember things she don't need to remember. She doesn't need your help. She has ME!"

"And how did that work for you yesterday when Ivy set the ship on fire, held Jayne captive while she almost sexed him up and then didn't even recognize her own boyfriend?" Jacey shot back. "She could have hurt someone badly."

"Well... She didn't," Tommy shot back. "So go on home. You all start messing with her head and that's when things go really wrong. Just leave her alone and the stress will go away and she'll be fine.

"We don't need you."

"I beg to differ," Jacey said firmly and evenly as Tommy started to turn away. "She could have killed someone yesterday. She could have shot the only she truly loves. What would that have done to her?"

The sound of a bullet rang out in Ivy/Tommy's head. Then again. And again.

Tommy rubbed her head like she was in pain.

"Don't look Ivy," she murmured. "Don't look. Things go bad when you look."

Meanwhile...

Jayne walked into the galley and looked at Pain.

"Your girlfriend just met the doctor that came on board," he said as he sat down and acted like he was expecting Pain to serve him. "Or shall I say, girlfriends. That Tommy is a real spitfire, ain't she? I think she might just take off the head of that fancy head doctor. I normally would've stayed to watch, but I was hungry. What'cha making us?"

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DRPAIN

Wednesday, June 30, 2010 10:04 PM

Galley

Quote:
Originally posted by DrJaceyGarner:
"Your girlfriend just met the doctor that came on board," he said as he sat down and acted like he was expecting Pain to serve him. "Or shall I say, girlfriends. That Tommy is a real spitfire, ain't she? I think she might just take off the head of that fancy head doctor. I normally would've stayed to watch, but I was hungry. What'cha making us?"

Pain growled and glared at Jayne as he said, "I ain't makin' you anythin'." Motioning to the food, he continued, "This is for me and Ivy. If'n you're hungry, you go ruttin' fix somethin' for your own gorramn self. You're a big boy, I'm sure you can handle such an easy task."

Pain then took the food that he had prepared for himself and Ivy and put it onto a wood serving tray, along with two cups of Ng-Ka-Pei. Without saying another word to Jayne, much less looking at the man, Pain left the galley and headed down the stairs that lead down to the infirmary and the passenger dorms.

Ivy, Tommy, and Dr. Jacey

Pain made it down the stairs just in time to see and hear Tommy murmuring to Ivy. He placed the serving tray with food and drinks on the near counter in the infirmary and Rushed over to Tommy.

Pain wrapped his arms around Tommy's waist and pulled her close He gave her a kiss on the top of the head and said as he began to rub her back, "I'm here, baobei. Everythin' is goin' to be alright."

Turning his attention to the other woman present, Pain gave her a smile and stuck out a hand as he said, "You must be the doctor friend of Inara's the thick headed Sasquatch known as Jayne was talkin' about. My name's Pain and I'm Ivy's boyfriend."

ENGLISHIVY

Sunday, July 4, 2010 4:51 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"You must be the doctor friend of Inara's the thick headed Sasquatch known as Jayne was talkin' about. My name's Pain and I'm Ivy's boyfriend."

Tommy stiffened in Pain's arms, then in an unlikely move, forcefully extracted herself from Pain's grip.

"You knew she was coming?" Tommy said obviously hurt. "And you didn't tell us?"

Then Ivy slid forward as tears filled her eyes.

"How could you?" she asked in disbelief, tears running down her face. "We... I trusted you!"

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Sunday, July 4, 2010 5:03 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"How could you?" she asked in disbelief, tears running down her face. "We... I trusted you!"

"Now Tommy..." Jacey said looking closely at her new patient. "No... Ivy... Inara told him about me, but he didn't know I was coming. But I would like to talk to you... Perhaps see what we can do for each other?"

Tommy slid back forward.

"What do you want from me?" she asked while giving Jacey the dirtiest look she could muster.

"I just want to talk," Jacey said her. "I've never met anyone like you. I am quite excited. Call it the researcher in me."

Jacey smiled friendly at her.

"Can we just talk from time to time?"

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Tuesday, July 13, 2010 4:39 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DrJaceyGarner:
"Can we just talk from time to time?"

Pain was glad that Jacey explained to both Ivy and Tommy that he didn't know about her visit. It was true, he didn't know. He also didn't blame either Ivy or Tommy for being mad at him, but he did tell them about Inara's friend.

He watched as Tommy gave Jacey a rather nasty stare-down, hoping that she didn't rip the doctor a new one or shoot her. He made his way cautiously over to Tommy and said, "Give the doc a chance, baobei. You can yell at me all you want, but just give the doctor a chance to talk with you and/or Ivy. Please, baby? I'll seriously make it up to you in any way, shape, or form, darlin'. Just give the nice doctor a chance."

ENGLISHIVY

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 4:55 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"Give the doc a chance, baobei. You can yell at me all you want, but just give the doctor a chance to talk with you and/or Ivy. Please, baby? I'll seriously make it up to you in any way, shape, or form, darlin'. Just give the nice doctor a chance."

Tommy turned and stared Pain down too.

"So you didn't know she was coming, but since she's here, you think Ivy and I want to become her... guinea pig?" she asked him. "Give her a chance... It's only for research... Do you think I am stupid?"

Tommy set her jaw as she thought out the next part.

"You think she's unhinged now? You should have seen what the last bout of 'therapy' did to her," Tommy was upset, but Ivy slid forward again. "You said you loved me no matter how broken I was. Now you want me to see a shrink? Why do you want to change me?"

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Tuesday, July 13, 2010 2:03 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"You think she's unhinged now? You should have seen what the last bout of 'therapy' did to her," Tommy was upset, but Ivy slid forward again. "You said you loved me no matter how broken I was. Now you want me to see a shrink? Why do you want to change me?"

Dr. Garner jumped into the conversation.

"Ivy? Ivy?" she asked as she gently turned her to face her. "Tell me... what happened during your last therapy sessions?"

Tommy slid forward.

"None of your gorram business," she growled before turning and leaving the area.

Jacey then turned to Pain.

"We need to talk," she said as she directed Pain to the passenger lounge. "Care to sit?"

Pain did, although he really wanted to follow Tommy.

"So we know she was raped while she was captive, probably repeatedly, maybe even several times a day. You realize that right?" Jacey said to him blunty. "How is your sex life? Do you have one? Is it healthy?"

Before he could answer, she continued.

"I know it seems like a very personal question to ask, but I need to know," she explained. "Plus I believe that there was something else that happened while she was there. Something that was... worse."

She gave him an apologetic look.

"Do you get that same feeling? Has she mentioned anything?"

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Thursday, July 22, 2010 2:33 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DrJaceyGarner:
"Do you get that same feeling? Has she mentioned anything?"

"If she mentioned anythin' to me then there wouldn't have been a need to have you here, doctor." replied Pain, sighing heavily. "But yes I do get the same feelin'."

He had screwed up something major and betrayed Ivy's trust in him. Pain was certain she wasn't going to want to talk with him ever again, much less sleep or have sex with him. He was pretty sure that it was going to take all manner of begging, pleading, pigu kissing, and apologizing on his part just to get her to look at him again. He wished he had the ability to turn back time or had just stayed behind with her instead of going with Mal and the others to meet with Knives. If he had done that, then none of this go-se would've happened.

He took a breath and then turned to Dr. Garner and said, "We're both very sexual and physical creatures. We usually have sex between two and six times a day. Our sex life is phenomenal or used to be before that little confrontation back there. I'll probably be sleepin' alone on the couch after this. Anythin' else?"

DRJACEYGARNER

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 3:18 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"But yes I do get the same feelin'."

Good, she thought. The boyfriend is the detailed kind.

Quote:
Originally posted by DRPAIN:
"We're both very sexual and physical creatures. We usually have sex between two and six times a day. Our sex life is phenomenal or used to be before that little confrontation back there. I'll probably be sleepin' alone on the couch after this. Anythin' else?"

As to her question about their sex life, she was flabbergasted that he answered so frankly. That was good too. He wasn't shy about answering her questions. And that question was part of a test. That info, while being useful to gauge her behavior lately, really had nothing to do with any diagnoses.

"This isn't going to be easy... er... Pain?" Jacey started. What an odd name. "Is that actually your name?"

She shook her head and went back to the subject at hand.

"This isn't going to be easy, so I want to know if you are in for the long haul. I don't want to deal with someone who turns tail and runs when things get really bad. And believe me... things will probably get worse."

She looked at him closely.

"So which one are you?"

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ENGLISHIVY

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 4:05 AM

On the Bridge

Ivy and Tommy were arguing. It was something quite odd to watch. Or feel. River felt "them" coming and it was painful.

She didn't know if John was feeling any of it or if he was wrapped up with the fact his brother was on board.

"Captain..." River said softly into the shipwide comm. "Galley."

Saying anything else was just too difficult. She put her hand on her temple, drew her feet up against her body and rocked back and forth in the pilot's chair. She hoped that the fighting would stop soon.

In the Galley

Mal recognized the tone of River's voice and high tailed it to the galley. There stood Ivy in the middle of the room, arguing with herself.

"He betrayed you, Ivy!"

"Maybe he just wants me to get better."

"He said he loved you for who you were."

"I know Tommy... I don't understand why..."

"It's because he LIED to you."

"He just..." Ivy couldn't think of a come back.

"He lied, Ivy."

"Maybe I should try the doctor..."

"Do I need to remind you of what happened before? Do you want to go through that again?"

"No... but..."

"It nearly killed you!"

"Why? What was so bad? What did he do to me?"

"I'm not so concerned about what your master did; I am more concerned about what you did!"

"What did I do, Tommy?"

"It's nothing, Ivy," Tommy snapped. Tommy accidentally said too much.

"Now you are lying to me too?" Ivy asked with a small voice.

Tommy knew that she wasn't helping. She thought about what had happened to Ivy. She had to appease her with something. Get her thinking about something else. Even if that something was painful.

So Tommy went over to one of the "tiles" that covered the secrets in Ivy's mind and lifted it.

Ivy's eyes went wide and her legs buckled. Mal caught her before she hit the floor. Ivy looked into Mal's eyes.

"He... he..." Ivy said, trembling.

"He what, Ivy?" Mal said softly, trying not to spook her.

"He... and some of his guards..." Ivy started again.

Mal's heart sank.

"I know, Ivy," he said as he scooped her up. "I know what they did to you."

He carried her towards the infirmary. When he got to the top of the stairs in the cargo bay, he yelled out.

"Pain! Ivy needs you!"

Then he added.

"And bring that fancy doctor of Inara's too."

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DRPAIN

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 5:10 AM

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She looked at him closely.

"So which one are you?"

"I'm in this relationship with Ivy for the long haul." replied Pain, giving the doctor a smile. "I'm almost thirty nine for Buddha's sake. I'm too old to be datin' girls left and right. I'm ready to settle down. I know I've got my work cut out with Ivy, but I love her very much. And for the record, Pain is a nickname, not my real one."

He was about to tell her what it was short for and its orgins, when he heard Mal's yell at the top of the stairs leading down to the infirmary.

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"Pain! Ivy needs you!" "And bring that fancy doctor of Inara's too."

Pain felt a lump form in his throat and his stomach turn to lead as he got up. Taking the good doctor by one of her hands, he said, "Come on." Looking up the stairway, Pain shouted, "I'm already down here with Inara's friend! Go ahead and bring Ivy on down, Captain!"

Pain wondered what had happened and the worry shone on his face like a bright neon sign. He cared and loved Ivy a lot, even though she didn't think he did right at this moment. It always pained him whenever she had a meltdown or wasn't acting right. He hoped that she'd give Inara's friend a chance to help get better and become a little more closer to being whole.

ENGLISHIVY

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:42 PM

About halfway down the cargo bay stairs, Ivy looked up at Mal.

"I'm OK," she said softly. "I think I can walk on my own."

She smiled slightly.

"That is if you don't mind me holding your arm."

Mal looked at her for a few more steps and then gently put her down. She hooked her arm around his and he stayed on the ready to catch her if she was to fall again.

"I don't mind at all darlin'," Mal said with a smile of his own. This was different. She wasn't incapacitated as before. "Pain is just right downstairs. He's waiting for you."

"I know," she said casting her eyes away, therefore stumbling a bit. Mal steadied her and the kept going downstairs. "He kinda blindsided us with the doctor thing."

"There is no us, Ivy," Mal told her. "There is just you. You're strong. Stronger than you think.

"He meant no harm. He just wants to see you well. You set my ship on fire the other day and almost killed a couple of folk."

"I'm sorry."

"I know you are, but don't that kinda warrant some concern and maybe some medical intervention? He's scared. As scared as I ever saw."

"I know."

"So no holding grudges."

"But Tommy-"

"What did I say?" Mal reminded her. "There is no Tommy and you. There is just you and you're strong."

"I'm strong," she echoed.

When Ivy got to the bottom of the stairs, she ran to Pain and hugged him fiercely. His arms wrapped around her quickly as some of the tension fell away.

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DRJACEYGARNER

Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:22 AM

Jacey stood off to the side as she watched the exchange between Pain and Ivy. After a moment they parted and Ivy turned to the doctor.

"Would like your help," she told her, straightening her back and trying to act strong even though she was a mess underneath. "I would like to be whole. To function as a normal person."

Ivy turned to Pain.

"I don't need to go to the infirmary," she told him. "I just got caught off guard."

Jacey motioned them over to the couches nearby. They all sat down.

"What caught you off guard?" Jacey asked sympathetically. "Can you tell us?"

"I remember... I was raped while I was a slave. At first it was just the master. The guards were told not to touch me, but they did anyway. He did this to several of the girls for a while, then there was just two of us. Me and Serena. We were kept in the master's bedroom nearly all day, just waiting..." she choked back a sob. "Just waiting for when he had a hankering. Sometimes it was just once. Sometimes it was more."

She looked down at her hands.

"I remember talking to my other doctor about it. I know it wasn't my fault. There was nothing like love involved. It was about power and his own satisfaction. Truth is, he was just a twisted, sadistic man."

"How does that make you feel? And now that you remember these events, how are you feeling overall?"

"I put this behind me quite some time ago. I have the love of a good man, who shows me what healthy relations are like. I don't know why I repressed this memory."

She got a far away look as the name 'Serena' echoed over and over and over in her head.

"Serena..." Ivy whispered.

Then she flinched as she heard a gunshot reverberate through her mind.

"That's enough for today," Tommy said gruffly as she slid forward. "Pain... Take us back to our bunk."

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DRPAIN

Sunday, August 1, 2010 4:27 AM

Pain hugged Ivy back tight, resting his head on the top of hers' as their bodies pressed against one another in a warm embrace. As they continued to hug each other, Pain gently stroked Ivy's back until the two of them finally departed.

Pain stood close to Ivy as she talked to the doctor about wanting her help. It brought a smile to his face that she did indeed want the doctor's help. He was very proud of her for taking that step. He wondered if the Captain had given Ivy a pep talk before they entered the cargo bay. He was sure that the man did.

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"I don't need to go to the infirmary," she told him. "I just got caught off guard."

"That's good." replied Pain, giving Ivy a small smile. "I was worried that you had somehow gotten hurt."

As directed by Inara's friend, both Pain and Ivy sat down on the couch with her. Pain sat on Ivy's right while Dr. Garner sat on Ivy's left. Pain sat close to Ivy, putting an hand on her lower back and giving her small back rubs.

He listened intently as Ivy answered Dr. Garner's question. It made him angry and mad as he learned what happened to her, but it made him happy that she was able to tell it. He wanted to do very bad things to those who had both put her into slavery and raped her. He had no sympathy for slavers or rapists. If he ever met up with Ivy's former master and his goons, he'd make them regret what they did to her something fierce.

Pain then smiled as Ivy mentioned what a good man he was. It gave him a warm tingly sensation inside of his body. He loved Ivy very much and cherished their relationship equally. Then he watched as she began to get that far away look in her eyes and knew that something was about to happen. He hoped it wasn't something major to offset the breakthrough in clarity that Ivy had.

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"That's enough for today," Tommy said gruffly as she slid forward. "Pain... Take us back to our bunk."

"As you wish, baobei." replied Pain as he got up off the couch. He smiled at Dr. Garner and shook her hand as he said, "Thanks for your time, Doctor. I'm sure we'll chat some more at a later time."

ENGLISHIVY

Friday, August 6, 2010 5:11 AM

Ivy slid back forward as her and Pain walked back to their bunk. He held her by the shoulders, making sure she stayed upright. She seemed tired from the talk with the doctor, but Ivy thought she felt a lot better. Less fragmented.

It was nice.

But something in the back of her mind still evaded her. Something big.

"Just so you know," she started. "I'm OK. Actually I feel pretty good. Talking about it really helped."

She looked down at the bed briefly.

"I am a bit tired, though," she told him.

As she stood there in from of Pain, she disrobed completely, folded her clothes into a neat pile and slid beneath the sheets. She looked at him.

"Hold me?"

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DRJACEYGARNER

Friday, August 6, 2010 6:49 AM

Jacey was very encouraged by the progress they made today with Ivy. She had remembered part of her past. A really difficult piece of her past and stayed pretty much intact.

She was pretty sure that this Serena person Ivy mentioned was somehow linked to the most difficult memory of all. She'd have to breach that subject very, very carefully.

She went back to her bunk and wrote down some notes. She needed to talk to some of the other crew. Gather more information.

So she set out into the ship to see who she could come across.

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DRPAIN

Sunday, August 8, 2010 10:45 PM

Pain and Ivy's Bunk

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"Hold me?"

"Of course." replied Pain, giving Ivy a smile.

Pain disrobed just as Ivy had done not too long ago, leaving his clothes in a pile next to hers'. He then lifted up the sheets and got in next to Ivy. He wrapped an arm around her stomach and pulled her close to him. He placed a kiss on top of her head, the smell of her shampoo and conditioner wafting into his nostrils, making him smile.

Pain rested his head on Ivy's shoulder and whispered, "I love you, baobei."

Elsewhere on the ship...

Kaylee ran into Inara's friend after just coming out of the engine room a few moments later. She had a bit of engine grease smeared on her chin and a few stains on her jumpsuit. Her hair was tied back into a ponytail, but some of it had escaped and hung loosely around her forehead.

"Hi!" she exclaimed in her cheerful as usual tone as she extended a hand out to greet the woman. "You must be Inara's friend. My name's Kaylee. I'm Serenity's mechanic."

DRJACEYGARNER

Tuesday, August 10, 2010 2:23 PM

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"Hi! You must be Inara's friend. My name's Kaylee. I'm Serenity's mechanic."

Jacey shook the perky girl's hand.

"Yes, my name is Dr. Jacey Garner. You can just call me Jacey though. I'm not the formal type."

She looked at Kaylee.

"Are you busy?" she asked. "I'd like to ask you some questions... about Ivy."

"A little, I have part of the engine disassembled and need to get it back together in case the Captain needs to go to full burn," Kaylee explained. "But let's get a drink and we can talk while I work."

"Fair enough," Jacey responded.

They got a drink and headed back to the Engine Room. Kaylee seemed so at home there. Even had a makeshift hammock. She wondered how much time she might spend there, even when something didn't need fixing.

"Were you here when Ivy had her episode?"

"Yeah, I was," Kaylee answered, her face getting serious as she slid under the engine. "She set a fire in the vent in her and Pain's bunk. It was scary. She didn't seem to know where she was. Was instead doing this thing like she was acting, but she weren't acting. Do you know what I mean?"

"Yes, I do. She was acting out a repressed memory and from what I understand, she also transferred some attributes of this traumatic experience to the people around her."

"Something horrible happened to her, didn't it?"

"I believe so," Jacey answered solemnly. "So can you tell me everything you can remember about the incident?"

Kaylee talked for quite a while. About the fire, the thinking that there were too many guards around, her asking for someone named "Serena," how she took Jayne captive and calling the Captain for help.

"One of the weirdest things she did was to freak about about there being more guards than were supposed to be there and she kept calling out for someone named Serena."

"Hmmm..." Jacey said. Then she had an idea pop up.

It was like Ivy had a plan of some sorts. She knew how many guards there were supposed to be. She created a sort of distraction. She called out for someone named Serena. Could it have been an escape plan? She had mentioned someone named Serena before. Who was this Serena?

"What exactly did she say about this Serena?"

Jacey was now getting the feeling that everything had to do with whoever Serena was.

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ENGLISHIVY

Thursday, August 12, 2010 12:25 AM

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"I love you, baobei."

"Me too," she answered quietly.

She laid there close to him for a good ten minutes before she spoke.

"Do you want to talk?" she asked him, not turning at all to see the look on his face. "I know it was a lot to take in."

She waited for a moment.

"So now you know that I am broken and sullied," she said to him. "How do you feel about that?

"I don't know how I would feel if I were you," she confessed. "I fought for a while, but after the whip, I just had to let them.

"I probably should have fought more. Maybe even died to avoid it all, but I was weak. I wanted to live. I wanted to bear it all until I could see a way to escape.

"So I just let them... any of his people... I just let them have me."

Then she was done. She had talked about it enough today.

She heard a voice inside her head. Tommy's voice. One that reminded her that it wasn't her fault and she only did what she did to stay alive.

She knew that. She knew that she wasn't responsible for what they did. She just felt a sorry about the way she let them after a while.

But hers and Tommy's opinions were one thing. Pain's were a whole other story.

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Thursday, August 19, 2010 9:39 PM

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"What exactly did she say about this Serena?"

"She was callin' out to her. She called her Serena 'sweety.' She obviously cared for whoever this was," Kaylee relayed to her. "She got real upset when she didn't answer us back. Whatever it was, River was pitching a fit by that time and Simon had to drug her to calm her down."

Jacey slowly digested that last comment.

"Who's River and why was she so upset that she needed medication?" Jacey asked. Kaylee froze under the engine. "Do you think I could talk to her?"

Kaylee forgot that Jacey didn't know River's background. She just wanted to help Ivy and in the process told a total stranger about River.

"River is Simon's sister," she said evenly. "You'd have to ask him for permission."

She slid out from under the engine and quickly wiped downher hands.

"Uh... I uh... I have to go," Kaylee said before she made a hasty exit, leaving Jacey standing in the engine room alone.

"Interesting..." Jacey mused. Something was off when it came to this girl named River. Maybe she could find out more about Ivy by talking to River.

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DRPAIN

Thursday, August 19, 2010 10:34 PM

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She laid there close to him for a good ten minutes before she spoke.

Pain rested his head against Ivy's shoulder as they laid there in bed cuddling. They didn't say anything to one another for what felt like an eternity and then finally Ivy spoke.

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"Do you want to talk?" she asked him, not turning at all to see the look on his face. "I know it was a lot to take in."

"It was, darlin'." replied Pain, giving Ivy's shoulder a kiss. "But if'n it'll help make you feel better, then yes, I'd like to talk."

Pain then waited anxiously for Ivy to respond.

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"So now you know that I am broken and sullied," she said to him. "How do you feel about that?" "I don't know how I would feel if I were you," she confessed. "I fought for a while, but after the whip, I just had to let them." "I probably should have fought more. Maybe even died to avoid it all, but I was weak. I wanted to live. I wanted to bear it all until I could see a way to escape." "So I just let them... any of his people... I just let them have me."

Pain listened intently as Ivy spoke, letting each word settle into his brain. When she was done, Pain hugged her tight and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"It wasn't your fault, baobei. You did what you had to do in order to survive." he told her. "I'm very grateful that you escaped that monster and his men. Otherwise I wouldn't have you in my life. What they did to you and the others was terrible. And believe you me, if'n I ever get my hands on them, I'll make sure they'll never hurt anyone ever again. You have my word on that."

ENGLISHIVY

Friday, August 20, 2010 4:21 AM

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"It wasn't your fault, baobei. You did what you had to do in order to survive. I'm very grateful that you escaped that monster and his men. Otherwise I wouldn't have you in my life. What they did to you and the others was terrible. And believe you me, if'n I ever get my hands on them, I'll make sure they'll never hurt anyone ever again. You have my word on that."

"But do you still want me? You know... in an intimate way now that you know about what I had to do?" she asked, dreading the answer if it was not to her liking.

His statement bothered her though. She had never thought about them ever getting close to her again. Were they still looking for her? If they found her, what would happen? She never really thought about it. She shuddered a bit.

"You don't think they'd be looking for me, do you? My master and his people?" she asked him in a small wavering voice.

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Friday, August 20, 2010 6:50 AM

Pain and Ivy's Bunk

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"But do you still want me? You know... in an intimate way now that you know about what I had to do?" she asked, dreading the answer if it was not to her liking.

"Yes, of course, baby. Why wouldn't I be?" replied Pain in a genuine tone. "You are my goddess and I am you worshiper."

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"You don't think they'd be looking for me, do you? My master and his people?" she asked him in a small wavering voice.

"I wouldn't worry about them." replied Pain as he did his best to soothe Ivy's nerves. "They've probably forgotten about you already."

Pain hoped that last bit was true. He really didn't want her worrying about and going into a meltdown over it.

ENGLISHIVY

Friday, August 20, 2010 7:08 AM

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Pain and Ivy's Bunk
"Yes, of course, baby. Why wouldn't I be?" replied Pain in a genuine tone. "You are my goddess and I am you worshiper."

"I'm glad," she said turning towards him.

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"I wouldn't worry about them. They've probably forgotten about you already."

She wasn't convinced of his assessment about her Master, but she went back to the first part of their conversation.

"If you believe that I am your goddess," she started. "Then I want you to worship me... right now. Can you do that? I'd understand if you won't."

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Friday, August 20, 2010 7:44 AM

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"If you believe that I am your goddess," she started. "Then I want you to worship me... right now. Can you do that? I'd understand if you won't."

Pain didn't even answer Ivy as he leaned in and began to kiss her passionately. It didn't take long before his hands began to roam her body and then position himself over her while they kissed. As their mouths departed, Pain murmured with a smile, "I sure hope you've got the time for this, cause I ain't goin' anywhere for a long while, baobei."

He then uttered a guttural growl and went to work worshiping Ivy like the goddess she was.

ENGLISHIVY

Monday, August 23, 2010 2:47 AM

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Pain began to kiss her passionately, their tongues exploring the depths of each other's mouths. Ivy already began to breathe harder, Pain had stirred longings in her.

But when he started too nudge her legs apart, she stiffened. Pain stopped immediately and rolled to her side, continuing to kiss her jawline and neck.

"Don't be afraid. I won't do anything unless you want me to," he whispered into her ear. "I just want you so much. And Ivy?"

He lifted his head and brought his eyes to hers.

"I love you bao bei," he told her. "You know that, right?"

Ivy nodded and they touched and kissed tenderly and slowly. Pain was so patient.

"Just tell me when," he said. "It's OK if you changed your mind. I won't be mad. We are on your schedule."

Ivy nodded as his hands roamed her body, when she was ready, she rolled him onto his back and straddled him.

She nodded again and she slowly began to make love with her man.

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Friday, August 27, 2010 4:13 PM

Jacey wandered back towards the galley and was met face to face with a young girl in the doorway.

"I am the pilot here," she simply said. "Follow me. I am better, Simon needs not get involved."

"O...OK," Jacey said as she followed the girl up and into the bridge. "Are you River by chance?"

"Yes," she saimply said. "You want to know about Ivy."

She didn't address it as a question. It was simply a statement of fact.

"I know things. Simon has called it perception in the past," she admitted. "It is more. But I know you are Inara's friend and based on your past together, you would give her complete loyalty."

Past together? Jacey thought.

"And it is unfortunate what happened to you," River continued.

"Inara told you?" Jacey asked, astounded. She had sworn Inara to secrecy. She was both shocked and angered that Inara would do such a thing.

River smiled at her.

"Inara didn't tell," she reassured her. She tapped her brain. "Perceptive remember?"

Jacey smiled a bit, it was a little forced, but she still did it.

"I tried to connect with Ivy once, but she wouldn't share what happened. It was big though. Far worse than what she endured in the hands of her... Master," Rivers words dripped disdain at the mention of the man who defiled Ivy. "I did manage to... get... that it had to do with fire... and gunfire."

"Fire? There was a burned out building on the compound where she was found," Jacey mused aloud. "And gunfire? Did she say anything about someone named Serena?"

River smiled again at the notice that Jacey thought she was talking about a conversation, not that there was a possibility of her psychic powers. She got a haunted look on her face for a moment.

"Serena... she was a friend," River said. "Ivy was very protective of that fact and Tommy was angry when I found out. Tommy is very strong. And dangerous..."

She rolled her eyes.

"And it seems that Pain and Ivy have made up," she giggled. "Eewww."

Jacey turned towards the hallway. She looked down toards their bunk a bit confused.

"How did you know...?" she started. "I didn't hear anything..."

She shrugged, thinking that River found out about that earlier. Perhaps she saw them heading into their cabin?

"And what do you mean about Tommy being dangerous? Do you mean violent?"

River nodded.

"She and John had an... altercation," River revealed, but didn't allude to how or John's abilities either. "But I doubt he'll talk to you now. He's got his hands full with his brother."

River was silent then and went to check the controls.

"Ivy... horrible... horrible what happened... Confusion and horror. Memory very clear, Elephant hiding from a mouse..."

Jacey was profoundly confused now about River's comments. But River was silent after that. She could tell by her body language that she wouldn't talk more. River seemed haunted too. There was a story there as well. One she thought she could help with, but one patient at a time.

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Friday, September 3, 2010 10:42 PM

Pain and Ivy's Bunk: Much much later..

Ivy rested atop of Pain, their bodies entwined as they rested from the proclamations of their love. As Ivy listened to Pain's heartbeat through his chest, he gently stroked her back and sides.

Time was meaningless to them as they laid there in their bed, cuddling and being close to one another. They didn't care that they had reached their destination and landed on the ground. They didn't even bother to listen to the Captain's voice over the comm asking for Pain.

Pain was content on staying in his bunk with Ivy. The others could handle the job well without him. His only focus right now was the beautiful blond haired, green eyed, naked woman that he loved dearly who was resting on top of him.

"I love you, Ivy.." he murmured with a smile while continuing to caress her sides and back.

ENGLISHIVY

Thursday, September 9, 2010 4:45 PM

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Pain and Ivy's Bunk: Much much later..

"I love you, Ivy..."

"I love you too," she said, but she included his given name, which he had told so very few people in his life.

They lay there for a while, basking in post coital bliss until their hatch was rudely opened.

Pain quickly covered Ivy and was about to yell out a string of obscenities when he heard Jayne's voice.

"Gorramit Pain!" Jayne bellowed. "Stop rutting your girlfriend and get your pigu down to the cargo bay before Mal has a hissy fit. We have work to do and even though something like this is probably more fun, you probably would like to have a place to do it in. Dong ma?"

Then the hatch slammed close.

"Probably?" Pain said with a chuckle.

"At least he didn't insult me," Ivy added. She sensed Pain's apprehension about leaving though. "Go ahead and go. You do have a job. We wouldn't want to be homeless would we?"

"Ivy, I'm not leaving," Pain said.

"No. I'll be alright. I'll go find Jacey or River or anyone else on the ship. Go on or I'll kick you out of bed for a night."

Pain sighed and then turned to her.

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"It can wait for just a moment, though," he said as he rolled her onto her back and brought himself above her.

They kissed each one getting more and more passionate and their tongues waged war with each other. It didn't take much time for her to wrap her legs around his waist and for him to gently drive home.

It didn't seem rushed, but it was. However, it was quite pleasurable. The two worked themselves up to the brink of no return and passed that while looking deep into each others eyes. Their moans quiet but meaningful.

Ivy's eyes said to go and that she'd be OK while Pain's reflected his apprehension. Afterwards, they still didn't want to part from each other.

"I'll be waiting when you get back," Ivy said. "We can continue then. I have plans for you."

Pain smiled widely, then reluctantly got up, got dressed, armed himself and disappeared through the hatch.

Meanwhile...

Mal waited impatiently as Pain took a while to show. He was muttering something about deciding if he should fire the man, being oversexed and making them late.

When Pain finally arrived, he was still a bit flushed. Mal glowered at him.

"Don't keep me waiting again," he growled. "That's the second time you've been... busy when it is time to leave."

He turned to the group in general. It was a small away team: Mal, Zoe, Jayne and Pain.

"Seems John and his brother are having some troubles lining up their job, so we are going to take one in the meantime," he explained. "We need to ship a load of..." Mal paused knowing it would get a snicker. "A load of bull semen to be delivered at a breeding farm."

Jayne did indeed snicker.

"He said load..." Jayne whispered to Pain as he snickered some more.

"Guess it is a mite valuable. Good breeding stock and it needs to be carefully watched," Mal continued. "I don't see any trouble, but I want to be careful. Let's get mounted up."

As Mal walked towards the mule, Jayne snickered again.

"He said mounted," Jayne whispered again before bursting into laughter as he climbed into the mule.

"Jayne... Shut up," was all that Mal said.

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Saturday, September 18, 2010 4:05 AM

Cargo Bay

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"Don't keep me waiting again," "That's the second time you've been... busy when it is time to leave."

"Sorry, sir." replied Pain to Mal. "I'd say it wouldn't happen again, but it probably will."

He gave the man an apologetic smile before the captain turned to the others.

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"Seems John and his brother are having some troubles lining up their job, so we are going to take one in the meantime," he explained. "We need to ship a load of..." Mal paused knowing it would get a snicker. "A load of bull semen to be delivered at a breeding farm."

Jayne did indeed snicker.

"He said load..." Jayne whispered to Pain as he snickered some more.

Pain rolled his eyes and shook his head from side to side at Jayne's snickering and comment.

"What are you, seven?" Pain asked in a whisper.

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"Guess it is a mite valuable. Good breeding stock and it needs to be carefully watched," Mal continued. "I don't see any trouble, but I want to be careful. Let's get mounted up."

As Mal walked towards the mule, Jayne snickered again.

"He said mounted," Jayne whispered again before bursting into laughter as he climbed into the mule.

"Jayne... Shut up," was all that Mal said.

Pain rolled his eyes and shook his head at the other mercenary as he stepped into the hover mule and took a seat in the back. He checked his guns to make sure they were loaded before everyone on the team got aboard the hover mule, buckled up, and set off towards their destination.

During the trip

The hover mule sped across the prairie-like landscape, wind whipping through everyone's hair, berating their ears, and blasting against their protective goggles. Zoe was driving and the captain was in the passenger seat. Pain sat behind Zoe on the driver's side, while Jayne sat opposite of him.

Pain leaned over, tapped the captain on the shoulder, and asked over the wind, "SO HOW MUCH ARE WE GETTIN' PAID FOR THIS EXACTLY?"

"DON'T RIGHTLY KNOW! DIDN'T GET AN UPFRONT PRICE WHILE CHATTIN' WITH OUR CONTACT ON THE COMM!" shouted Mal in response to Pain's question. "BUT THEY DID SAY THAT THEY'D COVER OUR FUEL EXPENSE TO GET THIS STUFF TO ITS DESTINATION!"

Earlier on the ship

Before they landed on the planet, Mal had gotten a wave. He had it transferred to his bunk where he answered it.

"Howdy. To whom am I speakin' to?" Mal asked the man on the other side of the screen.

The man had slicked back black hair, wore a lab coat, and had some goggles resting on his forehead. He was a white man in his 30's and stood about five foot ten inches tall. In the background was a lab with all sorts of scientist-y gizmos and whatnot.

"My name is Dr. Kalvin O'Hare. I specialize in artificial insemination of livestock at the Institute here. One of our well known clients, Sir Warrick Harrow has informed us of you." replied the good doctor. "He has asked us to contact you once you were within range and offer you a job."

"A job you say?" asked Mal, wondering just how Harrow knew him and his were going to be on this planet. He shrugged it off and continued, "So, Dr. O'Hare. Just what kind of job are you offerin'?"

"Pick up and transport of a case of cryogenically frozen bull semen. Sir Harrow has some heifers of high pedigree that he would like to breed." replied Dr. O'Hare. "You will be paid on delivery at Sir Harrow's estate and your fuel expenses paid for, Captain Reynolds."

"So why me specifically? You must have a gaggle of other folks that you could've asked." replied Mal over the Cortex.

"Sir Warrick Harrow spoke highly of you, Mr. Reynolds." O'Hare said over the wave. "We've had a problem with bandits in the past and no one else will take the job. You on the other hand have been known to take such jobs."

Mal smiled at that and replied, "Well that is true. My crew and I have been known to live life on the edge a few times. Alright, I'll take the job."

"Splendid." replied a relieved O'Hare. "The coordinates have been sent to you.

DRPAIN

Thursday, October 7, 2010 11:16 PM

Overlooking the Pass

Through a pair of binoculars a hundred or so yards away, a pair of eyes watched as a hover mule with four people seated inside it zoomed towards the breeding facility. The owner of those eyes tracked the hover mule with those binoculars watched as the hover mule came to a stop outside the breed facility's main entrance. Green numbers on the edges of view in the eyepiece ticked off numbers such as range and direction as the wielder zoomed in on the foursome and Dr. O'Hare.

A grin formed on the mouth of the man holding the binoculars as he took them away from his eyes and looked back down the hill to his two cohorts. The leader of the trio of bandits stood about six feet tall even, had weather worn tan skin, long black hair, and more than his fair share of scars. He wore a pair of heavy duty jeans, a tank top with a black leather jacket over it, and a pair of steel-toed boots. A yellow bandanna covered his nose and mouth from the dust.

"Well hombres, looks like that gringo doctor found another group of folks to haul away more of what we're here to steal." replied the leader to his two comrades leaning against a sidecar equipped motorcycle with all-terrain tires. He placed his hand on the butt of the chromed semi-auto pistol holstered on his spiked black leather belt and continued, "Looks to be three guys and a woman. All appear to be armed. Whether or not they're dangerous remains to be seen."

The man walked over to his own vehicle, a heavily customized hover chopper with a side mounted turret wielding dual machine guns, and took out a crinkled pack of cigarettes from his jacket pocket.

While he pulled down the bandanna from his face, the man stuck a cigarette in the corner of his mouth, and said while lighting it, "We'll wait for them to leave and then make our move. You hombres know the drill. We take them at Bandit's Pass and we hit them hard and fast."

Meanwhile at the Breeding Facility.

"This place smells like a gorramn farm." replied Jayne, making a disgusted face while covering his mouth.

"It kind of is, Jayne." replied Mal as he looked over to the mercenary. "Or did you not see the pastures and livestock grazin' as we rolled up."

They entered the main building and shivered from the coldness inside. The others working inside had on the same type of white lab coat and environmental gear to deal with the cold as Dr. O'Hare had on, in addition to the sterile gloves on their hands and protective booties over their footwear.

"I apologize for the temperature inside here." replied Dr. O'Hare to the foursome beside him. "We like to keep it as cool and sterile in here as possible. Speaking of which I must ask the four of you to stay here while I fetch you your cargo."

The man turned to Mal, Zoe, Jayne, and Pain and gave them a smile as he gestured to the decontamination chamber that was set into the transparent plas-steel wall that separated where the doctor, Mal, and the gang were standing. The foursome watched as Dr. O'Hare stepped through the entrance to the decontamination chamber and get blasted by jets of compressed air. They then watched through the transparent wall as he grabbed a bulky container and made his way back to them, walking through the chamber once more.

"Here you go, Captain Reynolds." replied a cheerful Dr. O'Hare as he handed Mal a formed composite box that was a foot in length, width, and height. As the four looked at it, with Zoe smacking Jayne's hand away, the doctor continued, "Inside is one hundred and twenty vials of cryogenically frozen bull semen. The box itself has a self-contained power source so you don't need to worry about having to hook it up to anything. It'll keep the contents at a stable temperature until you arrive at your destination."

"Well then.. I.. uh suppose we should get goin' then." replied Mal as he stared at the box. His eyes finally managed to look at Dr. O'Hare as he handed the container to Pain and said, "It's been a pleasure doin' business with you, Dr. O'Hare. We'll be sure to see that Sir Harrow

DRPAIN

Friday, October 8, 2010 5:25 AM

Bandit's Pass

The foursome hadn't seen it coming and by the time they heard it, it was too late. They were being chased and shot at by two bandits on a motorcycle with a sidecar. The motorcycle bandits were weaving and dodging the shots fired at them by Pain and Jayne, while Zoe was doing her best to dodge their gunfire. They were too focused dealing with the two bandits behind them, that they didn't see the lead one blocking the road up ahead with the turret mounted dual machine guns mounted on his custom hover chopper aimed right at them.

"Sir?" shouted Zoe over the gunfire and the hover mule's engine.

"Yes, Zoe? What is it?" shouted Mal as he joined in on the firefight.

"We may have a slight problem up ahead, sir." Zoe shouted back just as the lead bandit opened fire on the approaching hover mule.

"Whoa! Hey!" spat Mal as a bullet went through the windscreen, whizzed past his ear, and missed taking out Pain my a quarter of an inch. "Evasive maneuvers, ma shong!"

Zoe didn't need to be told twice as she swerved a hard right to avoid the machine gun fire. The motorcycle with the sidecar behind them stayed on their tale as the leader on his hover chopper took off after them. The bikes were fast and were gaining on the hover mule. The two groups continued to trade gunfire with another as Zoe looked for a way to at least half the number of bandits on their tail. She spotted a boulder and tapped Mal's shoulder as a bullet cut through the air between them.

"Head for it!" shouted Mal as he tapped Pain and shouted, "Pain! We're coming up on a rather large boulder! See what you can do with it and that motorcycle!"

Pain nodded and checked his ammo before aiming his gun at the motorcycle with the sidecar. He braced himself as Zoe swerved to avoid the boulder and then fired off the remaining rounds at the motorcycle, striking its rider in the chest and throwing the man off it. The bandit in the sidecar had a wide-eyed look of horror as the motorcycle slammed head on into the boulder, flipping end over end before coming to a rest on its side. Two bandits down, one to go.

Jayne cheered at the sight of the motorcycle crash, but that excitement was short lived as he caught a bullet in the shoulder. Jayne swore as he clutched his shoulder and hunkered down in the back of the hover mule as Pain reloaded and fired at the hover chopper. The bandit leader cackled and gunned it while dodging the shots fired at him. As he did so, he fired at one of the hover mule's engine and growled in delight as the high powered machine gun rounds ripped through it. With only one engine running, the hover mule's crew could only fly at half the speed they were going.

"That hun dan's gainin', Zoe!" shouted Mal as he reloaded his pistol.

"I see that, sir, but with only one engine runnin', we won't be able to outrun him for long!" shouted Zoe over the wind, engine noise, Jayne's cussing and yelling, and gun fire.

The hover chopper closed the distance between it and the injured hover mule with ease, even with the gunfire being directed at it and its rider. With a grin behind his yellow bandanna covered mouth, the leader of the three bandits, now reduced to one, activated his hover chopper's auto-pilot as he eased up on the hover mule's left side. The man stood up and jumped into the hover, immediately kicking Jayne in his injured arm and punching Pain in the face hard enough to send the gun that he held in his hand flying out into the prairie below. Mal tried to fire his gun at the man, but the bandit connected his boot with Mal's face, knocking him out cold.

Zoe was doing her best to zig and zag, trying to dislodge the man from the hover. She received a few shots fired at her, but none hit her. The man then spotted the cryo container strapped between the two mercenaries and went for it. He fired a few more shots Zoe's way striking the console in front of her. He had just managed to undo one of the straps holding the case down, when Pain pulled out his backup gun and fired it into the man's left knee. The man screame

ENGLISHIVY

Saturday, October 9, 2010 3:08 AM

Ivy hated it. She hated it when Pain was on a job. She had personally seen and felt the way a job can go horribly wrong. She had the bullet scars to prove it.

"How did you feel when..." Jacey was saying as she met with Ivy.

But Ivy wasn't particularly listening.

"Ivy? How did that make you feel..."

Ivy was nervous. Very nervous. What if something went wrong? What would she do?

"IVY!" Jacey exclaimed firmly.

Ivy whipped around.

"What?" she asked.

"I asked you a question."

"I'm sorry. I'm just a little distracted," Ivy explained. "Things can go wrong when you are on a job. I just worry."

"I'm sure everything will be OK," Jacey tried to assure her. "Don't they do this kind of thing as their job? I mean this is a transport ship. They pick up cargo and take it from point A to point B. Doesn't sound too hard."

Ivy smiled at Jacey. She obviously didn't know much about the crew's doings.

"Well, even in the best planned out job, things here on the rim don't always follow the plan," she said as she lifted her shirt enough so Jacey could see the one bullet scar that she had. "I went on a job once. Things did not go well."

"Is that a bullet wound?" Jacey gasped. "How did you get shot?"

"I got shot three times," she said. "I almost died... Actually, I did want to die. It would have been so easy to just let go..."

Jacey looked at Ivy intently.

"So what stopped you?"

"Zoe," Ivy said. "She reminded me that you shouldn't get the chance to pick whether or not you want to live. If you have folks that love you, you can't just leave.

"You see, her husband died not to long ago and he didn't get the choice I had."

"So you came back?" Jacey asked.

"For Pain," Ivy said. "And for me, I guess. I loved him and Zoe's words just connected with me."

"Do you like Zoe?"

"I don't know her as well as some of the others, but yes. Yes, I do."

"That's good," Jacey said as she jotted some notes into her CorPad.

"So did you have any friends while you were in captivity? Anyone you connected with?"

"Sure. There was S-" Ivy started, but she didn't finish. She looked at the time and got up from her seat and began to pace a little. Not a super overt pacing, it looked more like nervous energy. Ivy shook her head a little. "Tommy was around. She wasn't as loud then as she is now."

"You were about to mention someone else. Someone who's name started with a S?"

Ivy was distracted again.

"The person who's name started with a S? Who was she?" Jacey probed again.

The sound of a gunshot rang through Ivy's mind and she stumbled a little. She put her hand up to her temple and shook it off.

"I don't want to talk about it anymore," Ivy told her.

Jacey nodded. She didn't want to push her. She wanted to gain her trust and make her feel comfortable enough that she could feel safe talking to her.

Ivy looked at the time again.

"Is there something wrong, Ivy?" she asked.

"They're late. Something must have gone wrong."

"Things just might have gotten delayed, I'm sure everything is OK."

"They're late," she repeated.

That's when she heard the not-so-right sounding and the equally not-so-right smelling mule arrive back in the cargo bay. The hair pricked up behind her neck. Then she heard Kaylee.

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"Oh my God! What happened!"

And Ivy bolted for the cargo bay, just knowing that Pain was hurt.

Her heart was pounding so hard that if she were paying attention, it probably would've been painful.

Simon was already in the infirmary. She looked off to one side and saw Mal leaning up against a crate, still looking a bit dazed. Zoe was tending to him. Kaylee was on top of the mule, swearing colorfully at the damage to the mule.

Where in Pain? she thought frantically.

Then she saw him coming out of the infirmary with his shirt thrown over his shoulder. His bloody shirt. And he had a bloody nose too.

"PAIN!" she nearly screamed as she ran to him and collided w

DRPAIN

Saturday, October 9, 2010 3:33 AM

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Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
Her scared, tear filled eyes looked up at his.

"Are you OK?" she asked. "Please tell me you're OK."

"I'm fine, baobei. Really I am." replied Pain as he held Ivy in his arms. He used a hand to wipe away a tear that fell and continued, "I'm not shot. I just got punched in the face while in a movin' vehicle. Jayne was the one who got shot. I just used my shirt to help stop the bleedin'."

Pain began to stroke Ivy's back trying his best to soothe her fears away. He leaned down and gave her a kiss before saying, "Everythin' is goin' to be fine, darlin'. We got the cargo and arrived back in more or less one piece." He looked into Ivy's beautiful green eyes, smiled and said, "I missed you, beautiful."

ENGLISHIVY

Saturday, October 9, 2010 4:13 AM

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"I missed you, beautiful."

Ivy beamed as she realized that Pain was fine. Just a little banged up, but nothing that wouldn't heal up quickly.

"Missed you too," Ivy said as she wiped some of the blood off his face. "I hope you killed the bastard that messed up that pretty mug of yours."

She smiled and hugged him again. Firmly.

"You scared me," she said. "I don't like being scared."

She willed herself not to think of what could've went wrong.

"Let's go get you cleaned up, then," she said as she pulled him by the hand away from the area. It was too crowded. "Is Jayne OK?"

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DRJACEYGARNER

Saturday, October 9, 2010 4:27 AM

Jacey followed Ivy to the cargo bay and watched from a distance. She was surprised at the state of the away team. They were battered. One was shot. Jayne. The big crude guy she met when she first came on board. Their mule actually took on a good bit of damage as well. She shook her head, amazed by it all, but one thing that bothered her was the fact that most of the folks there treated this kind of thing like it was an usual occurance.

She'd think more on that later, but in the meantime, she watched Ivy.

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Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"I hope you killed the bastard that messed up that pretty mug of yours."

Was she serious? Or was she joking? Did she actually think that? And did he? Would he?

She was a bit alarmed by the cavalierness of their conversation.

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"You scared me," she said. "I don't like being scared."

Jacey wasn't real sure Ivy would be strong enough to handle Pain getting hurt or killed. It may have to be something she might have to introduce into their conversation. She wouldn't want Ivy blindsided by something like that, especially since this may be a common occurance.

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"Let's go get you cleaned up, then."

Jacey watched puzzled as Ivy led Pain away. She hadn't asked about anyone else. Was Pain literally her whole world? Was she focusing so much on him that she was excluding most everyone else on the crew? That could be dangerous too.

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"Is Jayne OK?"

Jacey smiled in relief as she heard Ivy ask about Jayne. That was one little thing she would need to explore, but other things were more important at the moment.

She watched Ivy and Pain disappear, probably heading somewhere like their bunk. Jacey retired to her room and made notes on Ivy's file in her CorPad.

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DRPAIN

Saturday, October 9, 2010 4:41 AM

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Originally posted by EnglishIvy:
"I hope you killed the bastard that messed up that pretty mug of yours."

"Last I saw of him, he was fallin' off the hover mule and tumblin' in the dirt." replied Pain with a smile as he continued to hold onto his girl.

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"You scared me," she said. "I don't like being scared."

"I'm sorry, baobei. Scarin' you wasn't my intention." replied Pain apologetically.

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"Let's go get you cleaned up, then," she said as she pulled him by the hand away from the area. It was too crowded. "Is Jayne OK?"

Pain let Ivy take him into their bunk and closed the door behind them. He watched as she grabbed a wash cloth and ran it under some cold water in the sink. Then she instructed Pain to sit on the foot locker and began to wipe off the dirt and grime that was on Pain's arm's and face.

"Jayne's fine." replied Pain as Ivy wiped off a cheek with the damp washcloth. As she ran it under the sink again, he continued while watching her, "He just got shot in the shoulder. He should be fine and dandy in no time under Simon's care."

Pain stood up and walked over to Ivy as she wrung the washcloth out and used a hand to turn her face so that she was looking at him. Pain smiled and then brought his mouth to hers', giving her a slow yet intense kiss that seemed to last for an eternity.

When Pain's lips finally departed from Ivy's, his hands were resting on her sides as he looked into her eyes and said, "I really really missed you, Ivy."

Pain then leaned in and kissed Ivy again, his hands beginning to caress her sides while their tongues dueled with passion inside their bunk.

ENGLISHIVY

Saturday, October 9, 2010 4:55 AM

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"I really really missed you, Ivy."

Ivy melted into Pain's body as they kissed, each one getting more and more heated. She put her hands against his chest and pushed lightly. Their lips parted and she looked longingly into his eyes.

"Me too," she admitted. "But we still need to finish getting the blood off you. It's kind of a... turn off."

Pain nodded and let her finish his face. Then she wiped the washcloth over his chest and shoulders to rid him of the blood that had settled there from the shirt he had lent Jayne. After she was done, she ran her hands over his broad chest before bringing his head down to her lips. As she kissed him, she sighed contently.

"Now where were we?" she purred as their passion was turned up.

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