<div class="floatright">(http://www.sugarsugar.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/asian-sugar-baby.jpg)</div><strong>Name;</strong>Serenity Sun Kwan<br/><strong>Occupation;</strong>Companion<br/><strong>Location;</strong>The Line, Companion Shuttle, currently heading to Shadow.<br/><strong>Tagged;</strong>Elfi.  Open.<br/><br/>"No, I sure as Hell wouldn't have."  Serenity had replied to Elfi's comment about wishing she'd been her mother when they had been hugging, and she honestly meant it surprising, even to the Companion herself as she blinked a few times at her own willingness to protect the young girl so.  Where in the Verse that had come from she wasn't sure, but it didn't make it any less true and she found she liked the feeling it had invoked in her heart.  All the same, what followed for Serenity was far less positive for the Companion at least as she felt the young girl's hands on her face, gently brushing the tears away before they could begin to fall.  The tenderness surprised Serenity a great deal, but she gently took hold of Efli's hands in her own and squeezed them in thanks for her own compassionate nature which hadn't left her yet despite what she'd been through so far.  "Here I thought you couldn't surprise me dear Elfi, and yet you managed it."  She whispered, glad of the hug that followed as she sighed in some contentment thanks to Elfi's good heart despite all she'd been through herself.  "Don't ever change, Elfi.  You have a good heart and you're stronger than you know, stronger than even me perhaps."  She managed to say after they broke apart once more, the tears having disappeared on their own by then.  "I won't cry anymore, only since you asked."  She managed to tease Elfi a bit as she stood and dusted herself off a little before helping Elfi to her feet in turn.  She might not be able to afford a Companion's services in this lifetime, but surely there was something she could do to show just how grateful she was for Elfi's most recent actions?  Well, perhaps it was time to ask?<br/><br/>But first, there was something she needed to get off of her chest before she went any further with that line of thought.  "Because of all that I had endured as a child, Elfi, that's why the Captain and myself will never be able to get along.  I might not have been raised a slave, but I can still remember being torn away from my parents, and that kind of thing doesn't go away no matter how much you try to deal with it in a positive way.  I was lucky when so many others on our ship that was raided were not, including my parents.  As long as I'm here however, and as long as I'm able to stay, I just want you to know that our fights will only most likely continue dear Elfi until one or both of us either part ways from each other or one of us ends up dead.  I would never keep a slave, and if I could do something about it, I'd free you and all the rest and put those that think slavery is ok in the deepest part of Hell I could find.  That's how strongly I feel about what is allowed out here in the Black."  She wanted to stress to Elfi just how much she hated the practice and what it might mean if things got out of hand between her and Braxton, but on the other hand she didn't want Elfi to be in the middle of it when said events came to pass.  "If you ever see us actually try to kill each other Elfi, promise me you'll find a safe place to hide until it's over since I doubt it'll just be me and him getting into it since most of his crew are loyal to him as well.  But don't worry, I doubt when that happens is any time soon, I just wanted you to be aware of it is all darling Elfi."  She explained, hoping she hadn't upset or scared her off despite her obvious reverence for what Serenity was.<br/><br/>"Enough of all that however, Elfi.  I have something to ask you.  You know what it is I do, truly do, right?  I know that you'd never most likely be able to afford someone like me but well....that doesn't matter to me when it comes to you darling girl.  We've both shared Hell and we've both survived the flames, and while you are still chained, you are not broken since you still have a good and pure heart to you.  I ask simply this; would you be up to sharing the pleasure of my company as my Client, Elfi, for free no less?"  She asked, curious to see how this would play out.  Braxton would probably throw the biggest fit this side of the Verse if word got out that she had serviced the slave of all people, but Serenity would just grin and stare the man down as she had done many times already since they had met each other.