Disclaimer- All the characters and such below belong to Joss Whedon, except for my own character Noah Star.

"My new what?!" exclaimed the Captain. Noah rolled her eyes and sighed, she hated explaining things, being a Reader you got used to communicating images and such mind to mind. She was opening her mouth to explain when she heard Kaylee from above them.

"She’s a new passenger Cap’n." She said, "Booked her myself. Captain Mal meet Noah Star." Everyone gathered turned to look back at her. Noah waved a hand.

"Hi."

The Captain grunted, obviously not satisfied with Kaylee’s answer.

"Well then mei-mei, would you care to explain why this girl just took down two men without breakin’ a sweat?!" His voice rose as he talked and Noah winced. Her sensitive ears did not enjoy loud noises very much

In the middle of everything the muscled man standing beside Mal and looking just as confused spoke up.

"In’t Noah a boys name?" he asked, looking confused. Then he smirked, Noah glared at him. She sighed and lowered her hood.

"I can assure you that I’m female." She said, regaining her trademark poise as the two men and women goggled.

Noah had always been called a creature of perfection, with creamy white skin, jade green eyes, long brown hair, and a slim figure to top it all off. She found it usually tended to incline people to think of her as a harmless female, too delicate for anything resembling physical labor. It was convenient for Noah, because it caused them to let down their guard and let her get close for the kill.

A jumble of words came out of the unnamed man’s mouth as he stared at her, which was beginning to annoy Noah. Above she heard Kaylee laugh.

"Noah meet Jayne." She said, Noah curved her full pouty lips upwards into a smile. She started walking forward briskly and as she passed Jayne she said,

"Isn’t Jayne a girl’s name?" Jayne’s face went beet red and he turned around with a coarse retort, but Noah had disappeared into th