still_grrr | Prompt 073 Ficlet: Bad Boys: Rayne

Title: Silent Lucidity: Why Good Birls Love Bad Boys
Author: Alsunwunderland
Characters/Pairings: Rayne
Prompt: 073: Ficlet: Bad Boys
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 300
Author's Note: Concrit & feedback appreciated

River moaned softly and collapsed bonelessly on top of him. He could feel hot tears dripping off her cheeks onto his chest.

"Bao bei, did I hurt ya?" Jayne asked as he smoothed his hands over her silky, sweaty hair and down her back.

"Just enough. Exactly enough." River murmured and buried her hands in his hair and her damp face in his neck. She sighed with complete contentment.

River was quiet once she was satisfied. She didn't prattle on like some women he'd known. She was close to dozing off. Ai ya, after five go rounds so was he.

There was a time when he couldn't have imagined the ninety-eight-pound girl-weapon in his bunk, never mind in his bed. In his head. In his heart. Nowadays, he didn't want to think on life without her.

"One hundred pounds now. All muscle." She smiled as she slowly slid off him and curled into his side, hands under her cheek, her head on his chest.

He wrapped an arm around her and pulled her closer, wondering if the Night Mares would plague her tonight.

"Not tonight, ai ren. My endorphin are surging" She reached for his free hand and intertwined their fingers.

"That your fancy way 'a saying yer sex-drunk?"

"Mmm-hmm". She sighed quietly and pressed a kiss on his shoulder.

"That's all right then." Jayne kissed the top of her head and dropped off into a deep, dreamless slumber.

I-will be watching over you,
I-am gonna help you see it through,
I-will protect you in the night,
I-am smiling next to you, in Silent Lucidity

Translations:
ai ren~my love
ai ya~damnit
bao bei~sweetheart