Title: Delinquent

Rating: PG, maybe a little more. Underage drinking and whatnot

Characters: The crew, the PCs.

Pairings: Nothing heavy. M/I, Z/W, S/K by nature of the 'verse.

Summary: A PC one-shot silliness. 19ish years post-BDM, 3 months post Hell-Raising.

Disclaimer: Most of the characters (sans the PCs) aren't mine, but the situation is.

For newbies: New Leaf, Brother, Shadow, Mei-Mei, Mischief, Forty, Pirate Children, Mistletoe, Hell-Raising, Delinquent, Barriers, Tough, Echo

Author's Note: Sorry it's been so ridiculously long. I swear there will be another one shot later this week. This is just a little bit of silliness, dedicated to Kaynara. I've owed her this for a very long time. Idea is half hers, anyway. :)

Kacey Washburn, 18

Lolly Tam, 17

Abe Reynolds, 15.5

Serra Reynolds, 10.5

***

“Alright, ‘Nara and Ally’re takin’ Mei-Mei into town, seein’ some show or another, and y’all three are welcome to go with…”

Kacey makes a face.

“Or not,” Mal goes on with a sigh. “But if you’re not going with the ladies, you’re confined to the ship, all three of ya.”

“Aw, c’mon, Uncle Mal,” Kacey groans, “Lolly and I didn’t go and get ourselves pinched, how come we have to be stuck here?”

Abe flinches, just a little.

It’s been three months since Abe and Serra were kidnapped by Niska, since Abram slit the old crime boss’s throat. The parents have been a little… overprotective, ever since. Kacey, recently eighteen, is starting chafe under the parameters recently set forth.

“’Cause I said so, an’ I’m the captain.”

Lolly rolls her eyes at the oft-repeated statement, giving Kacey a sidelong gaze.

“Look, Wash, Simon, an’ Kaylee’ll be here, too, so don’t go trying anything, dong ma?”

“Yes, sir,” Abe says, full of faux-obedience.

“Abe, I mean it,” Mal reiterates, looking over the gathered teenagers.

“We know,” Abe replies, fixing his face into total seriousness. “We’ll stay put.”

Mal studies them for a few moments longer, searching for any mischief.

“Get in