Set six months after the BDM, with standard pairings: Simon and Kaylee, Mal and Inara angst.

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Of course - Its Joss’s world and his characters, but I sure am enjoying playing with them.

Thanks to Mal4prez for the wonderful beta type advice.

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Chapter 10

Jayne watched the hover transport glide away from him, continuing on down its route around the Cottonwoods resort delivering guests to their various ships. As soon as it turned the bend, he climbed the bank of snow behind the transport kiosk and clicked on his skis. The forest surrounding the kiosk was denser than the forest at the top of the mountain, but it was still not the densest wood he’d ever skied through. The bases of these tall pine trees were bare; snow covered boughs reached out from the trees only above the first ten or so feet, giving him plenty of room to maneuver.

With a hard push from his poles, he took off, winding his way through the wide tree trunks, easily picking up speed on the steep slope. Jayne regretted that his skis were leaving distinctive tracks in the snow behind him, but that couldn’t be helped. By the time someone thought to follow them, he would hopefully be long gone.

He had not gone far before the trees gave way to a wide open mound of snow surrounded wholly by sky. Jayne slowed to a stop near the jagged snow covered edge, planning his route down the cliff. Below him, he could see all the ships parked on the Aspen Loop. Serenity’s side engines were emitting a slight bluish glow as if she were preparing for take off, lucky for him her hatch was still wide open, waiting. He took a deep breath and absorbed one last look at the valley; even from this distance he recognized the security vehicles he’d seen at the lodge making their way towards his ship.

Jayne jumped the cliff, landing ten feet down on a wide tuft of snow with just enough room to turn to the right an