His Angel
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Lots of Mal/Inara moments in the continuing saga begun with <a href="http://www.fireflyfans.net/bluesun.aspx?bid=16066"Namesake</a>. Post-BDM, snapshots of life. Mal narration. Canon pairings. Two parts angst, one part fluff.
CATEGORY: FICTION TIMES READ: 4019 RATING: 9.0 (PG) SERIES: FIREFLY
A.N.: Comments always welcome and adored. Read , , and first or risk confusion.
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PART 10: HE RECOVERED
Red blood.
Waves of black nothingness.
An all-consuming ocean, a rip current sucking him further and further from consciousness. Crushing waves of pounding blood, their roar drowned out by sharp shrieks of pain coming from somewhere below his belly. His body screamed, fighting to die, even as his crew fought to save him. Through the deafening cries within, his ears picked up a faint melody from the world outside.
“ Twinkle, twinkle, great big star. Hydrogen is what you are. ”
Coughing up consciousness like bad food, Mal’s eyes blinked opened only to be blinded by a painful, white light. Had he been wrong about God? Was he dead? Was that sweet music really an angel’s song? He didn’t deserve such from death.
“ Mama ‘Nara, he’s wakin’ up ,” Little Zoë’s voice floated through the fog of his afterlife. The light burning the back of his eyelids dimmed and he opened his eyes again, this time able to make out the vague silhouette of his family. Little Zoë lay on the bed next to him, putting a nauseating bit pressure on his injured shoulder. Inara hovered like an angel, baby Cole in her arms, back-dropped by the far too familiar Infirmary ceiling.
“Ease up, Zo,” Mal choked, swallowing the bile rising in his throat. She slid off the bed, finding a chair to stand on instead so she could still see him. The pressure gone, Mal took a deep breath and tried to remember what had happened.
“Jayne? River?”
“They’re fine,” Inara assured, touching his cheek. He sighed easily, the pain in his body momentarily forgotten on feeling his angel’s skin on his face. Her tenderness was like a cool, refreshing breeze through his entire body, the sound of her voice like ho
but i still LOVE this series!
I just hope Inara's baby is okay - despite carrying to term, there's still a chance ...
You can't take the sky from me
And damn it! I thought you were gonna go and cause Inara to have a miscarriage with that explosion! What the hell happened, and is Kaylee A-OK?
BEB
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