Bella's room

[danieltam]

"Well, my mother is...like...naturally gifted with machines. I think i might have inhereted some of that from her. But other than that, I'm more like my father with the whole..." Daniel gestured to the suit he was wearing, "...fancy stuff like this."

When Bella stood next to him, Daniel desperately tried to keep his composure. Bella seemed impressed by his stature and he didn't want to spoil that. "I-I like talkin to you too. I just get n-nervous when talkin to pretty girls like yourself." It wasn't until after he finished talking that he realised what he said. He just hoped that Bella would take the compliment as well as he now hoped it would.

"I enjoy being a mechanic, but...my mother...sometimes i think she's working me a bit too hard." Daniel paused for a moment and gave a slight smile back to her. "What about you? Would you be a cook by any chance." Daniel assumed she was a cook what with aunt River wanting to show her the kitchen.

[Arabella Hart]

Bella chuckled about his mother being talented and his inkling for fancy things. “It’s just ironic seeing a mechanic in a suit.” Bella felt bad after saying that, so her defenses went up. “Not saying that you look bad, you look quite good in it, it’s just-ironic.” Bella felt her face flusha bit as her normal tremors stopped.

Bella’s father had been talented with many things, including mechanics. What memories she had, she enjoyed to think over at times. At least your mom loves you enough to spend time with you. After her brother’s death, their mother never left her bed anymore. That memory stung her at times.

Bella blushed at the comment about her being pretty and shyly muttered, “Thanks.” A wide smile spread across her face though at the mention of her skills. “I am a cook actually. My grandmother’s cook-Betty-taught me everything I know.” Her hand went to the charm bracelet upon her arm. Her fingers grasped the one shaped like a star as Betty had the matching crescent moon. “Said I had a rare gift.” Bella shrugged and slid her hands behind her back, to let some space rest between her back and the wall.

99OOC: I think my out of the hosue has left my head clearer))

[danieltam]

Daniel chuckled with her. "Yeah, i know its an odd mixture, but, it works for me." Daniel appreciated the complement, "Thank you, this is one of my favourites actually. I'm glad you like it." Daniel was starting to feel a lot more confidant in himself. He wasn't as nervous as he was when he started. 'I guess Haven was right.' He noticed the bracelet Bella went to when she spoke about Betty. "You...um...must miss her a lot. Betty I mean."

[Arabella Hart]

It was easy to smile when Bella was with Daniel. Nodding as she fiddled with her bracelet, she looked at the charm. "Yeah I do. She's the only one from there I miss." Chuckling Bella ran her fingers through her hair. "Betty was more of family to me then my own grandmother."

Bella had a problem with families. Her own parents sent her away because her mother was no longer stable enough to take care of anyone. And her granmother tried to drill the ways of the Alliance in her, which Bella didn't enjoy. Betty was the closest thing to family that she had. And now Bella couldn't even talk to her much or she'd lsoe her job.

"What's that captain like? Mal?" Bella was curious. SHe hadn't seen him yet, so she was unsure still of who this mystery man was.

[danieltam]

"The captain is...complicated." Daniel remembered a story Inara told him where she stated that she'll never truely know the captain. Daniel has known him his whole life and he still doesn't understand him. "The important thing to know is that he's a good man and he's devoted to everyone on this ship. And everyone is devoted to him."

"He's also a Browncoat, fought in the war and everythin'. As is practically everyone else on ship." Daniel figured Bella would be alright with knowing this. Not many Alliance supporters came out this far on the rim.

[Arabella Hart]

"I've never met a captain who wasn't complicated." Complications always followed Bella. Devotion was something she could never find, but always gave, so this would be something new. Even with her heart she had troubles finding someone good enough and never had a family to call her own.

Bella looked to the picture of her father and smiled. "My father was browncoat. Fought in the war." SHe smiled and turned back to Daneil. "That's why my grandmother was against their marriage. She's Alliance." Shrugging, Bellla sighed. "I don't like the Alliance, though, I'm stuck between family." Bella wasn't sure what she was anymore. She hated the Alliance with all her being, but she didn't go around enough with the browncoats to be considered one. "So I have no clue where that leaves me."

[danieltam]

"Well, no one can force you to decided upon anythin'. Only you can do that." Daniel awkwardly went to gently pat her on the shoulder to re-assure her. "You should just...do what feels right." Daniel hope he didn't just over step his bounds in doing that.

[Arabella Hart]

Bella smiled up at Daniel. She didn't know what it was, but she barely flinched when he touched her. "I think you're the first one to ever tell me that." Bella then did something she never did before. She reached up and touched Daniel's hand softly. In doing so, something happened. It was like electricity.

"Whoa. That was...." Bella didn't know how to describe it, so she left it at that. She let her hand fall down shyly and shifted her eyes as she blushed slightly.

[danieltam]

When Bella gently touched Daniel's hand, he felt something he had never felt before. He felt as though nothing else in the verse mattered. He took his hand off her shoulder and he glanced down at it. He could still feel her hand touching his. It was a strange sensation for him. Smiling and now bright red, be began to speak softly, "Yeah, I know. It felt...well...good." He slightly raised his hand towards her, offering her to take hold of it. His hand shook ever so slightly. He no longer had any idea as to what to do or say. As he told Bella just moments ago, he just did what felt right.

[Arabella Hart]

Bella looked at his hand and slowly raised hers to his and grabbed it ever so slightly. She was shaking from her past fears and the new feelings rising. Her heart was racing as she connected her eyes with his. This was something beyond amazing that she was feeling. “Um, yeah it did.” She felt nervous all over, but didn’t want to move away from him.

A shy and coy smile spread across her face as she blushed and looked away, biting her lip a bit. She didn’t know what to do next. It had been so long since she felt this way about anyone. But what Bella felt was also different from what she felt about anyone. It was different in the sense of she didn’t want the rest of the world to interfere.

[danieltam]

What Daniel felt when Bella took his hand was amazing. What he felt when they made eye contact was nothing short of special. He felt as though he could just gaze into her eyes from now till the end of time. Right then and there, all he could think about was Bella, himself and the room they were in. After they broke eye contact, he nervously glanced around the room hoping to think of something to say. But, he couldn't help but focus his attention back to Bella. She was the most beautiful girls he had ever met and, from what he could remember at the moment, the only one to take a liking to him. He looked to the bed, "Um...do you wanna site down?"

[Arabella Hart]

Bella led Daniel to sit down with her on the bed. She knew it wouldn’t go very far, but just to be sitting beside him made everything worthwhile. Just being near him made everything in the world seem to just fall into place. Like everything was meant to be special and happy, that nothing bad could touch them. She could tell he was intelligent and had a subtle sense of humor. But when he looked at her with those deep, brown eyes, well, she felt like nothing else could ever matter again. Becoming nervous, she was insure of what to say, because it felt like they could say nothing and it would be ok. So Bela just let it stay silent until one of them had something to talk about.

[danieltam]

Daniel took Bella's lead and sat down next to her. He felt nervous when doing so but it was a good kind of nervous, he couldn't explain it. He went and put his arm around her to hold her close to him. He hadn't known her for very long and already he wasn't willing to let her go. The silence they now share was perfect. Although no words were exchanged, the silence spoke volumes that words would be unable to explain. And he was sure she felt the same.

[Arabella Hart]

Bella felt nervous at first as she went into his arms, but everything seemed to fall in place at that moment. Even though they had just met, she felt that she had known him forever. This moment was perfect to her. Pulling her legs up on the bed, she leaned into Daniel some more.

A thought crossed Bella and she smiled. “So, if I’m supposed to feel like family here, then isn’t even this a little illegeal?” Looking up at him, she waited to see his reaction. This was breaking everything her grandmother had taught her and what Bella once believed. But she didn’t care.

This all felt right to her.

This is what she had been searching for these long months.

A place that she could call home.

Serenity was the place to find that home, and it foretold in Daniel’s eyes.

[danieltam]

Daniel looked down at Bella. He smiled at the comment she made, "Well, you've only just got here. Its a bit early to feel like family don't you think? Besides..." he slowly moved his hand up and down, gently stroking her arm, "...you might find somethin'...more." Daniel believed she would be on the ship for some time and he hoped that she would spend the time with him.