Spoiler warning: This story takes place a few months after Serenity, the film. As such, it discusses some fairly major spoilers.

This is the fourth story in the Tales series. The rest can be found here:

River, Wash, Mal, Zoë, Simon, Inara, Jayne, Book

Rated PG for some mild language and sexuality.

Thanks go out to my much appreciated beta-ers. Thanks ladies.

Sheh Sheh=Thanks

Mei Wen Ti=No problem

Saw Gwa=Fool

Fah Shiang Jin=Going nuts

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Kaywinnit Lee Frye was in a right foul temper.

Didn’t help her much that there were carnival barkers everywhere. It was near eight o’clock local time, and the carnivals were starting to move into full speed. She hadn’t been on Paquin for a pace, and she’d forgotten just how many folks out here were keen on selling her something. They’d probably keep trying to sell her on their wares until a good spot after midnight. She hadn’t gave much thought to where she’d go when she’d stormed off Serenity. All she wanted was to put some distance between her and him.

Right now, magic shows didn’t much appeal to her. Normally she’d be in the front row, watching close. Some people tried to figure just what the fella on stage was up to. Simon always did, and sometimes he was right. Kaylee never wanted to know. Magic was magic, as far as she was concerned. What was the point of living if you couldn’t enjoy a little magic? She knew it was a trick. Didn’t mean that somebody had to come up and ruin it for everybody by explaining it. There was fun to be had by just sitting back and having a piece of it at a show.

There was a vendor to her left selling ice planets. Didn’t matter how bad a body’s mood was, an ice planet always made it better. She fished through her p