Title: Mischief

Rating: PG. For mischief and a little cursin'. Shh, don't repeat that in front of Mei-Mei.

Characters: the whole crew, plus the Pirate Children and Alistair Caramia (the latter are mine, the rest are Joss's)

Pairings: Canon pairings. I generally lean towards M/I, but this one is not as shippery as Shadow or any of the others. This is more about the kids.

Summary: Yet another Pirate Children story. Set thirteen years post-BDM, AU. A look into daily life for the children aboard Serenity. How do four children pass the time in the Black?

Author's Note: I had two new PC stories started and was debating which to devote the most attention to. Since Miss Reynolds was feeling especially neglected, I've decided upon this one. I must say it is refreshing to write the Mei-Mei again. I'd missed her. It's low on the plot, more of a slice of life kind of thing. Many people have wondered about daily life aboard Serenity with the "Pirate Children", and this is it.

Lost? Read Brother, Shadow, Pirate Children, and Hell Raising. This slots in between Shadow and Pirate Children.

Also here are the new characters for those unfamiliar with the 'verse:

Killian Cobb "Kacey" Washburn, 13

Leila Lee "Lolly" Tam, 12

Abram Derrial "Bubba" Reynolds, 10.5

Serra Alleyne "Mei-Mei" Reynolds, 5.5

Alistair Caramia, their tutor, 25

Part 1

Though Zoe is now used to Mal as “daddy”, there are still certain moments that give her pause, that make her shake her head and wonder how the hell this happened. Now is one of those.

Serenity’s crew is parked on Persephone and wandering the marketplace in Eavesdown. The three older children are with their tutor, heading off to pick up books for their next level of study. She can hear her son’s voice through the crowd, joking with Leila Lee Tam and Abram Derrial Reynolds. Wash and Kaylee are off settling Serenity’s affairs, refueling and picking up spare parts. That’s their routine. This time they’ve brought Jayne to do heavy lifting. The doc and his sister are