”You can’t see past them.” River looked wistful, then over to Kaylee’s eyes. ”It’s better here in the light.” She explained as if what she said made all the sense in the worlds.

Kaylee opened her mouth, a question forming on her lips only to die away. ”I guess it is at that, isn’it?”

”You worry about Serenity.” River said in question. ”It’s your heart’s family.”

Kaylee looked over at her questioningly. ”Of course I worry for’m. You worry’n about your brother?” She turned the question back to it’s owner.

”Worry is illogical.” She told her. River seemed to contemplate this though. ”He’s worried about me now.” She said. ”And you.”

”You really think so?” Kaylee questioned, her voice still a little tired sounding.

”He thinks so.” River replied. ”You don’t want to know what I think sometimes.” She informed in an off hand sort of way. Very enigmatic like.

Kaylee just looked at her. ”You bother me sometimes, know that?” She said with a little of a smile.

”Sometimes on purpose.” She told her back with a straight face but eyes that smiled.

”Wha-” Kaylee ended up laughing, though she knew she should be put out by it if it was true. ”Crazy girl.” She said it more as a term of endearment..

River looked at her, seemingly concentrating on her face. ”Wa!” Kaylee started as River reached out and seemed to snatch something right from in front of her face before she could tell what’s what. ”What in all the stars was that about?”

River just smiled. ”Stole your nose.” She said.

Ridiculously, Kaylee found herself checking her face with her hand to make sure it was still there. River started laughing uproariously at this. Kaylee just looked at her a moment then started laughing too.

”Where’d you learn that from?” Kaylee asked.

”Mal. It’s all smoke and mirrors.” River explained. ”It’s actually my thumb.” She pointed to her thumb and opened the hand attached to that thumb and there was a pink flower without a stem there. Looked almost like a lily, except a little smaller. ”It’s for you.” She said, holding it out to Kaylee. ”A present.”

Kaylee looked down at the flower, so completely unexpected. ”Take it.” River instructed.

Kaylee smiled up at her and took the flower delectably in her hands. ”You’re just full of surprises, aren’t you?”