Author's note:
I've rearranged the storyline a bit. This story takes place right after 'Millennium' but the episodes up to 'Je Souhaite' have already happened. I've basically just taken 'Requiem' out of season 7 and placed 'Millennium' as the last episode.
It's not important for this story, but I think a lot happened in season 7 that's important for the MSR to grow and how they left things in 'Millennium' would be a perfect way to begin this story.

Chapter 1 – The big sleep over

He still had his arm around her as they walked out of the hospital. Scully's mind was determined not to think about anything else but Mulder. She tried. She tried hard. But she couldn't stop thinking about that kiss. That wonderful kiss. She wondered if it had meant the same for him as it had for her. Usually Mulder would open the door for Scully but tonight she did it for him, due to the injuries he had acquired. The doors in the car were unlocked. They had been in such a hurry they had forgotten. Thankfully there weren't a lot of people around.

"So… my place or yours?" Mulder asked flirtatious.

"Excuse me?" Scully answered.

"Well, you need to take care of me. I can't do anything with this arm, Scully! It is your duty as my personal doctor!" he pointed out.

"It is, huh? I guess you can sleep on my couch for the time being", she told him.

"Couldn't I sleep in the bed next to you?" he asked in his hurt puppy way.

"Don't push your luck, Mulder!" she said and pulled up by her building.

Scully opened the door to the backseat to retreat Mulder's jacket and that's when she saw him. He was lying on the backseat sleeping. He didn't look like a homeless boy. He was wearing blue jeans and a grey sweatshirt. He had brown hair, a bit darker than Mulder's and he had an gold earring in his left ear.

"Mulder!" Scully exclaimed. "Come take a look at this!"

"What is it, Scully?" Mulder asked as he walked towards the car again. "What the hell? Where does he come from?" Mulder asked shocked.

"He must have snuck while we were in the hospital. What should we do?" she asked worried for the boy's parents. She thought he was probably running away from home.

"Let's wake him, Scully", Mulder decided and looked at Scully.

Scully ran her hand through the little boy's hair and said: "Hello there?"

The boy sat up in shock at the two persons standing before him. He noticed he wasn't by the hospital anymore. This calmed him down a bit. He was glad to have escaped.

"Hi", he simply said. "Where are we?" he asked bewildered and looked directly at Scully with his beautiful dark hazel eyes.

"This is where I live. We didn't notice you were in the car until now. What's your name?" she asked him and squatted so she was at the same level as the boy.

"Elias", he told them without hesitation.

"Hi Elias. I'm Dana and this is Fox", she told him and pointed to Mulder who waved at the boy. Elias laughed a bit at Mulder's first name.

"That's not a name!" he said and laughed. This made Mulder and Scully smile wide.

"Why were you in the car, Elias?" Scully asked still smiling.

"I don't want to live at the orphanage", Elias said close to crying.

This took Scully aback a little. What was she going to say to that? That it probably was a nice place? That it wasn't that bad? Fortunately Mulder stepped in.

"How old are you, Elias?" he asked.

"Five", the boy sniffled.

"And why do think you're going to an orphanage?" Mulder questioned.

"My mom and dad are dead" he said and now looked at Mulder with his big eyes. "And they told me I was going to an orphanage, because they couldn't find a foster family for me. And I don't any grandparents!"

"Would you like to sleep here tonight? Then we can talk to someone about it tomorrow", Scully offered.

"Alright", Elias said a bit relieved.

He jumped out of the car and took Scully's hand. Her heart melted for the little boy. She knew how hard it had been to lose her dad, and she had been a grown-up. They walked into her apartment and she turned the lights on. Everything looked clean and in place.

"Are you hungry, Elias?" she asked him.

He shook his head and she saw how tired he looked.

"You want to go to sleep?" she asked him.

He nodded and gave her a weak smile.

"You can sit in that chair while I make the couch for you", she told him and pointed on one of the chairs in the room.

Elias walked over to the chair and climbed onto it. Mulder sat on a chair next to him. The little boy looked curious up at Mulder.

"What happened to your arm?" he asked him.

Mulder didn't think the truth was the best idea this time. Zombies probably wasn't what he was going to explain it with. He thought for a little while.

"I… ehh… can't really talk about. It's confidential", he tried to explain but the boy just looked weird at him.

"I'm an FBI agent!" Mulder said and showed Elias his batch.

Now Elias eyes went wide open. "Wauw!" he exclaimed. "That's so cool!"

Scully returned from her bedroom and began make the couch. Mulder looked at her with a dreamy look. He thought about how beautiful she was. And he thought about their wonderful kiss. He could still taste her lips.

"Is she your girlfriend?" Elias asked in a whisper not audible to Scully.

"What?" Mulder whispered back. "No! But she's my best friend."

"You can't be friends with girls!" the little boy told him.

"She's a cool girl", he tried to clarify.

Elias just made a grimace and shrugged. Then he looked at Mulder's arm again. He wondered what could have happened.

"You ready to sleep, Elias?" Scully asked as she was done making the couch ready.

The boy nodded and walked over to the couch. Scully sat down next to him. He took her hand and looked at her with plead.

"Promise you'll stay till I fall asleep?" he said to her.

"Okay", she said. "I promise."

Elias shut his eyes but his little hand held on to Scully's. After a few minutes when his breathing had become more like a small snoring and his hold on her hand loosened she was sure he was asleep. She walked over to lock the door as Mulder walked up to her.

"So… does I get to spend a night with the lovely Dana Scully?" he asked going back to his flirtatious voice from earlier.

"I guess you do, Mulder", she answered him not seeing any other possibility. "But no funny business!" she warned him.

"I wouldn't dream of it", he said not sounding very convincing.

A few moments later Mulder and Scully was lying next to each other in Scully's bed. They were both lying on their backs facing the ceiling.

"What do you think will happen to him?" Scully asked Mulder.

"I don't know", he answered honest. "But he seems like a nice boy. I hope they'll find a good family to him."

"Imagine losing your parents when you're only five years old. I can't even remember being five. Maybe he'll never remember his parents", Scully said in a sad mood.

"Of course he will remember them, Scully. Or maybe he will have so many good experiences with a new family that he won't remember any of the bad things that has happened to him. Then he will just live with the fact that once he had other parents but then he got some new ones. He can still have a good life", Mulder tried to calm her.

"Yeah… I hope he will."

It was evident that Scully already had feelings for the boy. He was very special to her. Truth was that Mulder felt the same way. It was like he was destined to find them. Mulder promised himself he wouldn't stop before he found the best family for Elias. It was his new mission. Mulder thought about the kiss again. It was the best kiss he had ever had. And there hadn't even been any tongue involved. Tonight he had learned how truly amazing Dana Scully was. And he knew for sure they were going somewhere. Someday soon they were going to be together. He knew Scully would need some time to really fathom this. But he intended on pushing her a bit in the right direction. To leave a few hints. Make even more moves on her than he already did.

"What are you doing, Mulder?" Scully asked a bit of fear mixed with surprise in her voice.

"Just moving a bit closer to you, Scully", he said as he had moved so close to her that their sides were touching.

"Stop it!" she told him but made attempt of pushing him away.

"Cuddle with me, Scully!" he whispered as he ran his nose along her cheek.

"Your nose is cold, Mulder!" she said and gave him a little push but it was hardly enough to move him anywhere.

"Then warm me, Scully! Come on, let me spoon you", he begged.

"What?" Scully exclaimed and moved her head to see if this was really her Mulder.

"It's not like I'm asking to fork you", he stated with a wide smile on his face. "Come on! My arm hurts and I need some comfort to make it better. I need you, Scully!"

Scully wanted nothing more than to grant him permission to do whatever he wanted. But she knew how wrong it would be. He was her partner. Her friend. She wasn't willing to risk their relationship over a short affair. But like Mulder said, it wasn't a fork! She already regretted doing this, nonetheless she couldn't help it.

"Alright, Mulder. But no groping!" she strictly told him and turned her back to him.

He immediately spooned up behind her. He hadn't thought she would have permitted him to do this but he was more than happy she had.

"I can't with this arm anyways, Scully", he said as he nuzzled into the crook of her neck tickling her with his nose.

"Mulder!" she laughed. "That tickles!"

"Mmh…" was all he could manage to say.

He had his arm around her waist. It wasn't really hurting that much anymore and he had thrown the sling away. They both felt unbelievable safe and fell asleep within minutes.

What the hell was that? Scully usually awakened slowly but today she had been awakened rather fast. Something hard was pressing against her but. And Mulder's right hand was cupping her left breast. She knew he would wake up if she moved his arm away, because he would be able to feel the jolts of pain his injury would give him. Maybe pain wasn't so bad, she thought for a second. But she couldn't have him realize what he was doing. It would be too embarrassing. She didn't have time to figure out a solution, because now Mulder's was beginning to wake up. She just pretended she was still asleep.

"Woops…" she could hear him mumble as he removed his hand back to her waist.

When he realized just how good his dreams had been he rolled onto his back. He knew how embarrassed Scully would be if she found out. After a couple of minutes trying not to think of Scully he had finally calmed down. He saw that Scully was awake too now.

"Good morning, sunshine", he greeted her.

"'morning", she mumbled. "You hungry?"

"Absolutely famished", he stated.

Scully went out to the kitchen to prepare something for the three of them to eat. She read the time on the microwave. It was 9.23. As she took the supplies for pancakes out of the fridge Elias walked over to her.

"Good morning, Elias!" she said. "Did you sleep well?"

"Yep", he answered and stretched. "What are you making?"

"Pancakes. Do you like pancakes?" she asked him knowing almost every child did.

"Yeah", he said exited. "Can I help you make them?"

"Sure. Just go get dressed and then you can help me."

Elias ran to the couch and pulled his jeans and sweatshirt over his boxers and t-shirt. Within 30 seconds he was back in the kitchen, ready to help her cook.

Mulder came into the kitchen ten minutes later. He was wearing his pants and his undershirt from the day before. He couldn't help smile at the sight that met him. Scully showing Elias how to turn a pancake in the air. The little boy thought she was awesome.

"Hi, Eli. Did you sleep okay?" he asked him.

"Mhm", the boy answered.

"Elias? Could you help Mulder set the table while I make the rest?"

The little boy nodded and carried the plates and glasses, which Mulder took from the pantry, to the table. They all ate in silence until Elias spoke.

"If I should be friends with a girl it would be someone like Ms. Dana too", he said directed to Mulder.

"I told you she was cool!" Mulder said and winked at Scully.

"Do you also work for the FBI?" he asked Scully.

"Yeah I do", she told Elias. "Mulder and I are partners."

"Why do you call him Mulder when his name is Fox", he asked not really getting it.

"Mulder is my last name. I like it better when Scully calls me that. That's why I call her by her last name too", Mulder answered.

"Fox is a silly name", the little boy once again laughed at Mulder's hilarious name.

Mulder and Scully smiled at each other. In this moment Mulder dreaded that the boy had to leave. He wished he could stay with Scully. He knew she would miss him. She liked children so much, but because of him she would never have any.

"I am going home to take a shower and change clothes", Mulder stated as they had finished the breakfast. "I'll be back in an hour or so."

"I thought you lived here!" Elias said surprised.

"No, Mulder has his own apartment!" Scully told him.

"So you just had a sleep over?" Elias asked.

"Yeah", Mulder laughed. "We had a sleep over!"

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