Nice Little Chat...

[river]

River looked up at the name Miranda. She had solved that problem. She was still waiting for Vincent lost in her own head at the moment.

[james]

James laughed, "A fluke... it was a nice fluke." after he said that he got slightly embarrassed that he actually said it. James watched her rest her head in her hand, and couldn't help but stare. When she told him they they got the signal out, it all clicked. "It was them?" James was filled with a mix of emotion, of envy, because he wished he could hit the alliance like they did, and anger because it was because of the Miranda signal that his dad retired, and started to focus on training James. James never wanted to become a solider, or have any part of the Alliance, but it was because of that, that got James so far, and allowed to meet such interesting people. "Wow... it was all he could say." He again leaned back, "Didn't think 'giant families' still existed out in the black, my last crew I couldn't really consider a family..." James leaned forward and smiled again at Haven, hoping she would say something else.

[vincentmccloud]

Vincent made his way over to River and hugged her. "Sorry if I made you worry. Not as young as I used to be you know." He grinned to himself because nothing was further from the truth. His age had nothing to do with why he dosed off. He looked over to James and Haven. He whispered to River so that they couldn't hear, "What's goin' on with them two then?"

[river]

River was brought out of her thoughts by Vincent. She grinned at what Vincent said knowing he wasn't serious.

"Nothing yet" whispered River "They're just talking for now"

River liked being close to Vincent so that was all that mattered to her.

[Haven Tam]

Haven blushed slightly, pushing her hair back. A very nice fluke indeed. "Yeah it was them." She watched River and Vincent, happy for them. "My family got it out for our River. For love." Turning, she leaned in some. "Families aren't just decided on the spot. It takes love. Love keeps a boat in the air when she ought to fall. Mal says that. Love keeps us all going no matter where we feel like dropping. You've just got to find that love."

[james]

James smiled, normally he hated to talk about love, and things of the such, but he felt compelled to keep talking to Haven. "Thats a nice saying..." James couldn't help but repeat it, "'Love keeps a boat in the air when she ought to fall', I like it... Hope the captain don't mind if I ever use it.." James smiled again, and continued to watch Haven. "Well findin love out here in the vasty nothinness is a bit hard for me..." James smiled, he knew if he looked hard enough he could find it anywhere. "So..." James smiled, he had completely run out of words, all he had was his ability to stay calm, even in the harshest times, not that this was harsh, it was just a time where keeping his cool was normally hard from him, he normally didn't talk to girls like this, about personal things, usually it was business, or it was official, never personal.

[vincentmccloud]

Vincent smiled when he heard Haven mention love. It certainly summed up what he was feeling for River right now. He kissed her before taking a seat as far away from James and Haven as possible. He wanted to spend more time with River before going to bed, but he also wanted to keep an eye on James and Haven. He waited for River to sit down next to him before asking her a question he's wanted to ask for a while now, "So, what is you like most about me?"

[river]

River went and pretty much sat down on Vincent's lap. River looked at Vincent with her big brown eyes and smiled at his question.

"Everything" said River simply.

She didn't have a real answer for him because there was so much. She just loved him, had from when the first met. River laid her head on Vincent's shoulder. She liked being close to him. The times that he was on and off of Serenity, while he was on River always sat as close to him as she could manage and after he got off she wandered the ship like a ghost for a few days.

"I used to try and be close to you when you got onto Serenity, when you got off I was a ghost on here wandering silently through the ship until I felt like talking again" said River "What is it that you like about me"

She had to know now, she wasn't attractive like she was before the Academy. She wasn't the happiest person since then either. She drifted between two worlds the reality that actually was and the reality created by her mind. River felt the need to finish what Haven was saying to James.

"Love. Can know all the math in the 'verse, you take a boat in the air and you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turn of the worlds. Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down. Tells you she's hurting before she keels. Makes her home." said River to James and Haven.

Haven knew the phrase from Mal, James didn't. It was one that had held true no matter what. Everyone got on Serenity for different reasons some left later on, but those who fell in love with it stayed on for a long time. Bella would learn to love Serenity, Simon had learned, Kaylee well loved everything, Wash loved the boat but loved Zoe more. Zoe was on because of love and loyalty.

[Haven Tam]

Haven blinked, listening to River recite the whole quote. Haven could never remember the whole thing for the life of her. She just kind of smiled slightly, remembering the days running around when she was young. "I remember this one time we played hide and seek in the cargo bay. Daniel was losing as he was making noise and Jay was squished somewhere. You River came up and scared the daylights out of them, revealing where they were so I could catch them. Then Mal said something about little feet and combat boots being back on the ship being a pleasant sight." Even if Mal doesn't always said he loved them, they knew it. They all did. He was a protective man. Turning back to James, she smiled. "Maybe you can find love here like Bella did." She blushed though, realizing what she said. "I mean, something like a family. Even for a little bit."

[james]

James just sat and listened to River, but still watching Haven, he couldn't stop smiling. When she told him the story about the hide and seek, he just watched and smiled. "Yeah, if I'm lucky I might." James smiled, embarrassed that he was talking like this. He noticed Haven blush, and he looked down, but he still kept his eyes glued to Haven. "Yeah, I knew what you meant." James smiled again, and slightly laughed, "Family, for even a little bit, is still nice..." James smiled, he didn't know what to say next. He knew that Vincent was watchin them, and he knew why, James was an outsider, and they couldn't really trust him. James didn't blame them, but right now all he wanted was to sit there with Haven, even tho he was completely speechless.

[vincentmccloud]

Vincent couldn't remember a time when he smiled more. River said she loved everything about him. Although he was a little saddened at the knowledge of how he made her feel whenever he left. "Don't worry. You'll never have to be....ghost-like again." He took a moment the think about what he liked best about her, "For starters, I always liked it when you walked around barefoot. I think its cute." He brought her feet up close and began to massage them. "Plus I think you are the most brilliant, most beautiful and most graceful woman I've ever had the fortune to meet."

[river]

River smiled at him when he made the comment about her being barefoot. She walked around barefoot more than anyone else on the ship and someone was always yelling at her about it. River let Vincent massage her feet it felt good to her. River looked at him when he said she was the most brilliant, graceful, and beautiful person he'd ever met. She looked over to Haven and James for a second but then her full attention was back on Vincent. River leaned closer to him not moving her feet at all.

"Some of my grace doesn't come by choice" said River "Some of it is natural talent, you can even ask Simon that"

[Haven Tam]

Haven was a little tired, but tried not to let it show. She wanted to talk more. All through the night. Curling up more, she laid her head on the back of the couch. This ship was her home and no one dared mess with it or they get the whole family to mess with. That’s just how it went down here. Just like today. “So you’ve been traveling for how many years? How many ship shave you been on?” Haven had only known Serenity. Would only know Serenity.

[james]

James watched Haven, he could tell she was starting to get tired, and he smiled. Not many people have ever tried to hide being tired from him before, it was weird. "Oh, for about five or six years..." James stopped and started counting in his head, "Oh, about two ships, one I bought, the other was just an alli.." James paused, he was obviously getting tired, he almost slipped up and said something he didn't want to, "All over boring transport ship, nothing like this..." James looked around and took a deep breath, hopefully she wouldn't notice his slip up. "So, you gettin tired?" trying to change the subject.

[Haven Tam]

Haven was really tired because she thought he had almost said Alliance. But she must just be about to drift it off so she shook it off. "So you'll fit in doing transport here. Maybe you can get your own ship again." Wrinkling her nose, she nodded. "Somewhat, but I can stay up however long. Plus," she looked around. "I think my parents went into the shuttle alone. Give em some time. I may sleep out here."