AN: Kaylee/Inara femmeslash. There, i said it twice, you've been warned! =) This is my first attempt at writing femmeslash and I had fun writing it. There is possibly a part two in this works. Enjoy. ^^

Kaylee could see the annoyance in Mal before she'd even gotten near him, just from the way he was standing. He was leaning against a support beam rising from the catwalk on which he stood, his arms crossed in front of him, and once she got close enough to see, a grimace on his face.

Loud metallic clanks echoed around them, and Kaylee winced from the volume of them as she came up beside Mal. He glanced down at her, giving her a small, forced smile, then looked back at the shuttle door, staring at it as though he could see right through it.

"What's she gettin' done in there, Cap'n?!" Kaylee shouted, as it was the only way for her to be heard over the loud bangs and clangs echoing from inside the shuttle. Mal didn't answer at first, though she saw annoyance and his usual stubbornness flickering in his eyes.

"She won't tell me." he said bitterly. Kaylee tried not to smile. Aside from Inara, he'd never let anyone install something somewhere in the ship without his exclusive permission. "Says it'll help business." he said, his tone disbelieving. Kaylee smiled, but didn't say anything. She knew what he was thinking, about Inara's career choice and what it entailed; he was clearly trying to imagine what could possibly aid in what she did. Kaylee was wondering too, but unlike Mal, she was curious and excited to see the new addition to her shuttle.

Kaylee smiled a characteristic Kaylee smile and took Mal's hand. "C'mon Cap, let's go get somethin' ta eat." she suggested, pulling him along. After a moment of resistance, he came along on his own, and Kaylee lead him into the dining area, the bangs getting fainter as they walked away.

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Later that day, an hour or two after supper, Kaylee was lounging in her hammock in the engine room, dozing lightly, the hum of