Once You Lose Your Heart
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Follow up to Once You Know and Once You Fall. Kaylee wants to interfere with Inara's love life, but Inara is one step ahead. S/K, M/I
CATEGORY: FICTION TIMES READ: 3817 RATING: 9.0 (PG13) SERIES: FIREFLY
A/N: So, a lot of people wanted a M/I follow up to Once You Know and Once You Fall, and by a lot of people, I mean all five of you who read my stuff ;) For those who did review and ask for this, I love you guys ... and for what you are about to read, I apologise. I TRIED. I really did. But it turns out, I just can't write Mal and Inara. Simon and Kaylee just flow out, but with M/I, I'm hitting brick walls. The thing is, even by the end of the BDM, Mal and Inara just aren't in the place to begin a relationship. They have a LONG way to go, they can't just fall into it like S/K. I guess what I'm trying to say is, it would take more than a one shot to get them together. So, look at this as the HOPE for a relationship, rather than the begining of one. And, yeah, I copped out. Sorry.
Oh, and... the title of this fic comes from a song I had to sing for my Grade 3 singing exam. I love it, but I'm into musicals and all, so, don;t judge me. Anyway, it's off Me And My Girl. For anyone who doesn't know, the girl is singing about her boyfriend who has just come into a large inheritance and has been welcomed into a rich upper class world a cockney girl like her does not fit into. Or something. Anyway, just a little bit of background for ya. Enjoy. Or at least, pretend to.
Once You Lose Your Heart.
Simon opened the door to Kaylee’s bunk, smiling fondly at the bright lights and colourful sign. Climbing down the ladder as quietly as he could, so as not to wake her, he slipped off his shoes and quickly undressed. Glancing down at her sleeping form, and brushing a wisp of stray hair off her face, he crawled into bed beside her. Relaxing against the pillows, he felt Kaylee shift a little towards him, curling one arm over his chest. He pressed a soft kiss to her temple, and then regretted it when she began to stir.
“Bao bei?” he whispered, wondering if she would wake.
She let out a contented moan and her eyes flickered open.
Simon winced. “Sorry bao bei, I didn’t mean to wake you…”
“S’okay,” she mut
<i>Once you lose you heart,
Once somebody takes it
From the place it rested in before
Once you lose your heart,
Once somebody wakes it
Then it isn’t your heart anymore
It’s gone before you knew it could ever go that way
And now you must pursue it forever and a day
Once you lose your heart
Once somebody takes it
There’s one thing certain from the start
You’ll find forever
You’ve got to follow your heart.</i>
And yes. I had to sing that. In front of a balding examiner. He was actually very nice. He gave me 19. Out of 20. Doesn't stop me cringing though.
While normally I would scream "COP OUT!" at the top of my lungs at this...I think you have a completely valid point here, Chazzer. Even with things like Mal's attempted rescue of Inara from the Training House and the discovery of what happened on Miranda altering Inara's POV...it would still take something serious or lots of baby steps for these two to get together;)
So...I give you a 9/10 and request that you keep on with this storyline as Mal and Inara take those little steps together:D
BEB
I toruted myself over this enough - I don't think I'll be writing anything else focussing on Mal and Inara. Maybe if I let them share the spot light with Simon and Kaylee for a while I'll get the hang of it though.
*hits se;f over head with heavy book*
Normally I'm a huge S/K fan, but I'd love to read M/I developing slowly (as a background for S/K fics :) )
Glad to see a new S/K author out there.
You can't take the sky from me
And I loved Inara catching Simon and Kaylee eavesdropping - just a great little moment. Please continue ...
They're not together, but it's sweeet, fluffy progress! And that's shiny with me.
>Simon sighed. “Of course you are.”
Bwahahaha! Ok, now that was SUCH a great little section of lines. I can see those words coming out of the characters mouths.
I think the M/I was very believable. I, too, don't think they are in any place to begin a relationship at the end of the film.
Keep writing that S/K, though. Youv'e got them down very well! :)
Love the sweet, fluffy, goodness of this little series. Sigh...
You really make Kaylee fun and mischevious. I'd like to see more of Simon's reaction to Kaylee's plan for River and Jayne... guess I have to go back to BSR and if there's more!
-v
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