Simon and Kaylee: Fifty Things

By: DemonClowSorceress

Number twelve brings me to an old favorite, Simon Tam and Kaylee Frye!

Disclaimer: Firefly, Serenity, and assorted bits and pieces don't belong to me, but to Joss Whedon.

#1 - Misunderstandings

Most were his fault, of course.

#2 - Core

It was hard to measure up to the prim and dignified girls he was so used to seeing. But she didn't stop trying.

#3 - Star

River could stare out at the countless lights of the 'verse forever. Simon only wanted to look at one.

#4 - Doctor

Who would've known the client she picked up would've been the one to touch her heart?

#5 - Trauma

Going back to Serenity after saving a life on Ariel was hard. She sat and talked with him until the knot of pain loosened enough for him to move on.

#6 - Death

He barely knew her. Hearing that the mechanic he'd just saved was gone - it should not have ripped out his soul that much.

#7 - Sake

"Aww, poor Simon," she giggled when she recognized the taste of his old alcoholic enemy.

#8 - Canton

He had to thank all gods he knew that mudder's milk let him say, "You're pretty...pretty," without making an ass of himself.

#9 - Advantage

She used to believe she had the upper hand. Up until he showed he could play just as dirty.

#10 - Lady

"I never knew your full name. It's - it's beautiful."

#11 - Waistcoat

It was an extra, unnecessary layer.

#12 - Proper

Being beat up by Stitch Hessian was almost worth being reamed out by Kaylee. It was certainly better than being ignored by her.

#13 - Osiris

Standing outside his old home after a year on the run was one of the hardest things Simon had ever done.

#14 - Waltz

When she mentioned how she never got to dance on Persephone, Simon immediately stood up and held out his hand to her.

#15 - Sister

Simon really had his work cut out for him, what with Mal, Jayne, and Zoe threatening to come after him if he dared screw up.

#16 - Etiquette

"Shotgun's a traditional way to greet the boy, right? Jayne, lemme borrow Vera for the night."

#17 - Pink

She was touched when he remembered the little things.

#18 - Tongue

Sometimes he tripped over the gorram thing at the most idiotic times.

#19 - Precision

She loved watching his hands as he worked.

#20 - Tracy

Being jealous of a dead man was foolish. But Simon couldn't help what he felt.

#21 - Surrounded

Kaylee knew her limitations, but she didn't know what made her scream for him instead of the Captain.

#22 - Honor

He tried to defend her whenever he could, even when he knew he'd get licked.

#23 - Cheek

"Isn't there anything about this place you're glad of?"

#24 - Healer

He was not a killer, she knew. But with a gun in his hands and eyes colder than the Black, Kaylee had a hard time seeing her doctor in this man.

#25 - Mal

He just had to come to grips with the fact that his mèi mèi loved the Core-bred boy, and that the Doc loved her just as much.

#26 - Pinched

Terror was only one of the emotions he felt when he heard the news.

#27 - Early

The thought of that hún dàn touching Kaylee was what spurned him into action.

#28 - Relocation

"Just what in the gorram hell are you doing in Kaylee's bunk?"

#29 - Cinderella

"It's a shiny story from Earth-That-Was," she murmured as she spun in the dress Mal bought her. "Ever hear of it, Simon?"

#30 - Engine

Serenity would always have her love and care, but Kaylee kept her heart for Simon.

#31 - Terminology

It worried Mal somewhat when he found out that Kaylee knew enough to translate the Doctor's fancy medical words.

#32 - Reassurance

Once he had rested up, he hobbled down to the engine room to make sure she wasn't hurt.

#33 - Bang

River wasn't the only one who screamed.

#34 - Strawberry

He knew exactly what to get her for her birthday.

#35 - Cortex

As a curiosity, she decided to look up the arrest warrants.

#36 - River

"You're being a boob. Princess needs her gorram prince, so get to kissin' her."

#37 - Return

She'd been so damn scared, thinking that they'd be too late and he'd never come back.

#38 - Serenity

They meshed well, the fixer of engines and the fixer of people.

#39 - Ghost

Sometimes, it seemed like all they did was haunt him.

#40 - Dry

Sometimes his sarcasm made her laugh something fierce.

#41 - Shiny

You know you've rubbed off on someone when he's cussing like a pirate.

#42 - Criminal

Whenever they decided to hit an Alliance hospital, Simon was always consulted.

#43 - Girls

They confounded him something fierce.

#44 - Pretty

It was something she didn't get to hear much, so she wanted to hear it as much as possible.

#45 - Bilingual

"Best just spit it out, Doc."

#46 - Only

After picking up the fallen tools, he stayed on one knee, and she felt her heart stop.

#47 - Airlock

Well, at least he hadn't been pushed out without a suit.

#48 - Boots

Another pair of feet soon joined the pitter-patter aboard Serenity.

#49 - Marks

The lines faded, but the memory continued to scare her.

#50 - Sweethearts

His whisper of "Bǎo bèi," gave them both the answer they needed.

GOD, I miss Firefly. Who agrees? Want some one-shots? Lemme know!