Title: Peekaboo

Rating: PG-13

Synopsis: Mal and Jayne get an eyefull.

Timeline: Takes place 1 month after Miranda.

Notes: Next part of a series beginning with : And So It Begins, Kiss Me, Coming Together, Tell Me, What’s Proper?, Tears, Peekaboo,

Disclaimer: This story is not meant to infringe on the copyright of any person or company related to the trademarked characters and situations depicted in the Serenity movie or Firefly series. I make no money from this. OnIy done for fun – and a desperate craving to have more stories told about this wonderful ‘verse Joss Whedon created.

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“Soundproofing.” Mal growled as he stalked down the hallway to the infirmary. It didn’t matter where they were, he could still hear them. “I’m gonna make ‘em use every credit they have to buy some.” He scowled at his sore fist, where he had slammed it into the wall to make the sound go away. Foolish though it may have been to take out his annoyance with his innocent ship, he thought it would shut them up. It did. Too bad, he was only hearing them in his mind this time!

He scowled at the thought of having to admit to the doctor how he had bruised his hand, since there hadn’t been many injuries in the ship in weeks. He briefly considered purposely looking for work that would cause injuries, just to keep his medic off of his mechanic for a few hours a day.

Even Serenity herself had conspired against his peaceful sleep cycle. After Miranda, she’d been in pretty bad shape. Had taken a lot of work to get her in the air again. New parts and one hell of a talented mechanic later, she was runnin’ smooth as a baby’s bottom. Which meant Kaylee had a lot of free time to spend with Simon.

Of course, he’d never seen Kaylee so happy. He’d just have preferred not to hear how happy she was; repeatedly, daily, multiple times per night.

It didn’t matter that Jayne had rudely told the new couple that they were being too loud. They just found different times of the day, and different lo