Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Firefly characters or am in any way connected to the show.

Characters: Kaylee/Simon, but all the characters do make an appearance.

Summary: Kaylee is still hurting and Simon can't figure out why. The pain killers should be dulling her pain, not making it worse. Will Simon ever figure out the source of Kaylee's true pain?

Medicine for the Heart

By KaySky

Chapter One: The Headache

One year. It has been exactly one year since Simon Tam stepped aboard Serenity. Yep, one year exactly today and he still hasn’t even kissed me. Heck he’s barely even made any physical contact. Sure, if I am bleeding or something than his hands are all over me. But that’s only in a doctor/patient relationship. Ya think he would it least “accidentally” brush his hand against me in the “wrong” places or something…but nope…totally professional and proper. Kaylee thought to herself as she worked underneath the engine.

She was so consumed with the frustration in her thoughts that she didn’t even hear anyone enter into the room. “Working on the engine?”

Startled, Kaylee jumped up, forgetting she was underneath the engine. “Lashi!” On her way up, the corner of the engine sliced into her head.

Simon quickly came running to her side. He kneeled down, lifted her chin up with his hand and began examining the injury. “I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to startle you. I was just coming to see if you wanted…..” The wound was bleeding and Simon could tell the metal had poked into her too far. She could have a possible concussion and would definitely need a tetanus shot and stitches. “Let’s get you to the infirmary.”

It’s just a bump on the head. You can kiss it and make it all better. Before she had time to speak her mind, Simon had whisked her up onto her feet. He wrapped his arm around her side, being her crutch as he started walking her towards the infirmary.

Her head hurt…a lot. But she didn’t notice the pain. She was too busy enjoying the feeling of his arm around her. Especially t