CHAPTER 2

Jayne sat outside Serenity enjoying the nice cool breeze and an after dinner cigar. This is the first time in years he felt happy to be back home.

Jayne got up from the cold steel of the platform where he was sitting and started to walk up. He heard the footsteps of a galloping horse and turned to greet the passer by.

“Well if it ain’t the amazing Jayne Cobb, the Prodical Son has returned.” Jayne smiled when he noticed it was his childhood friend. Then he noticed she had a gun pointed right at him and quickly went to draw his out.

“That won’t be necessary, put the gun down.” The tall woman stepped off the horse and came towards Jayne as he lowered his gun to his side.

“Will….” Before the words escaped from his lips he was down on the cold metal with a loud thud, blood dripped from the corner of his lips.

“Is there a reason why my strongman is on the ground and your still alive?” Mal appeared on top of the catwalk with a shotgun aimed at the red head.

“Its okay Mal, I got this, I can take care of myself.” Jayne slowly got up to dust himself off and wipe the blood from his mouth. “Willow Skylor, You still alive?” The tall red head just looked straight through the rim of her hat and aimed her gun again at Jayne.

“What are you doing here? You think I’m just going to forgive you for disappearing for twelve years?” Willow tried to wipe the falling tears away from her green eyes but they seemed to be falling faster than she can wipe. Jaynes heart felt heavy, he started to walk slowly to the crying woman. Jayne grabbed the gun and threw it on the ground, Willow fell into his arms and let out the biggest sob she held onto for quite some time.

“So, everything’s shinny?” the captain put his gun down and walk off the catwalk to give the two sometime for themselves.

“So, Jayne got his ass kicked by a girl, again, why do I keep missing these things?” Wash joked as the crew assembled in the ship’s dinningroom.

“Everyone, This is Willow Skylor, the woman who made me the man I am to