"Cold." The soft ad elegant voice of the boats companion quietly whispered out. She sat in the dining room of Serenity, wrapped tightly in a thick burgendy afghan blanket. Her raven black hair fell against her face as her curls smoothly nudged her cheeks. She took another sip of her coffee, that she was drinking in a deep soup cup that had paintings of flowers on it with the name -Kaylee- written in three different colors. Inara could hear the sound of a rain shower beating against the top of the boat. She looked up for a second; the sky, she could see, was a solid grey. Even in the night the sky was visible here on Jiangyin. "Rain rain....go..away........pleeaassee...." Inara's whispered words trailed off as she placed down the mug and put her head into her hands and began to sob.

***Earlier that same Day***

-!!BOOM!!- An explosion against the starboard engine knocks Serenity, and her crew, for a complete loop.. "What the living HELL was that?!? RIVER!!" Mal shouted as he scrambeled from the dinning room towards the bridge.. "Everything isn't shiny Mal." River claimed as he attempted to re-adjust and gain control of the boat.. "Ok.........then tell me river..." Mal's voiced became calm for a second. "What's GOIN' ON!? My boat is on FIRE! And I'd kinda like to know what that is.." "An explosion on the staboard engine." River turned her head to the left to face Mal. "Did you give Taber all the money you owed him for messin' up the job?" River asked. She couldn't help a slight sarcastic know-it-all grin adorning her face. "Ye...yeah... sure....I reckon I did...... Oh for the love mai buien xiajongu!" Mal hurringly darted out of the bridge.. He was making his way to the engine room when he saw Jayne. "Jayne! Get everyone and start lookin' fer any other bombs, explosives, or fire friggin' knick-knacks that may be on this boat." Jayne looked at Mal for a second. "Does that mean the new Pillar Grenades I just got. 'Cause I ain't leavin'