Disclaimer: Unfortunately I don't own Mulder or Scully or any other characters from the X-Files. That was all Chris Carter's doing.
Spoiler: None really. This story takes place around season 6 or 7 I would say. Please R/R!
"The stars look so beautiful tonight." Young Sabrina Adams cooed to the young man sitting next to her in the driver's seat. He wasn't paying much attention to the sky.
"Not nearly as beautiful as you." Jimmy replied as he moved in slowly to kiss her.
"Jimmy I told you I didn't want to come up here to fool around." Jimmy thrashed his body back in the driver's seat in defeat. He let out a deep sigh.
"Alright, I'll be right back." Jimmy exited the car and headed in to the woods. When he was sure that he was out of Sabrina's view he unzipped his pants and began to relieve himself. As he finished, he thought he heard something coming up behind him.
"Sabrina?" He called in to the darkness.
"Did you have a change of heart babe?" He smiled confidently, convinced that his charm had worked on her. He became a bit confused when he got no response. There was a shuffle in the distance and suddenly Jimmy was pushed to the ground.
Sabrina was in the car checking her make-up when she heard Jimmy's screams coming from the woods. She stepped out of the car slowly and cautiously and tried to look into the deep dark woods.
"Jimmy, please don't play around!" There was still no response. Slowly she began walking in to the woods. She could see the yellow of Jimmy's varsity jacket in the distance. As she got closer to the jacket she realized that only the jacket was hanging from a tree. Jimmy was nowhere in sight. Sabrina panicked and ran back to the car in search of her cell phone.
1 a.m. Richmond Virginia
Sabrina sat quietly in the back of a squat car. Tears and mascara ran in streaks down her face. Her eyes watched absently out the window as a couple agents approached the car. The male agent opened the door and leaned down to speak to her.
"Hi Sabrina, I'm Agent Fox Mulder and this is my partner Agent Dana Scully. We want to talk to you about what happened here tonight." Sabrina shook her head yes in response and stepped out of the car slowly. She leaned her body against the vehicle, avoiding almost all eye contact.
"We were just sitting here and Jimmy went in to the woods to pee I guess. After a few minutes I heard him scream, and when I went to find him all I found was his jacket hanging from a branch." Her voice was quiet and shaky as she explained.
"Was there anyone else around when this happened?" Scully asked the girl.
"No, not that I saw. There really isn't anyplace else for cars to park." As Sabrina answered the question, her worried parents arrived.
"Can we please just take her home now?" Her worried mother asked frantically as she reached her daughter. She held her tightly in her arms.
"It's been a long night for everyone. Go home and get some rest Sabrina, we'll be in contact. If you remember anything please don't hesitate to call." Scully said to the girl as she handed her a card. Mulder dismissed Sabrina and her family and turned his attention back to his partner.
"C'mon, lay it on me." A tired and slightly irritated Scully said to her partner with her lips perched together.
"Wouldn't you like to know?" He replied, and then paused for a moment.
"Agents, we've got a body." One of the local police officers yelled and waved them over to the woods.
About 100 feet away from where they found Jimmy's jacket they found his dead body. His arms and legs had been bound behind him. As she looked at his body, Scully came to the conclusion that the victim had died as a result of a slit throat. Mulder kept his distance from the body while Scully carefully examined the corpse. Something about Jimmy's mouth caught her attention. She carefully pried open his mouth and pulled out the item, a single white feather.
"Does that seem to make any sense to you? Mulder asked his partner the next morning. They had both reported to the office a bit early.
"Well the body was found in a typical wooded Virginia area. I'm sure there were birds around." She replied confidently.
"The body was only there for a few hours Scully. I doubt any birds of prey were able to find him that soon." He said sarcastically.
"Well then, let's hear your big idea."
"I though you would never ask." He said with one of his characteristically charming smiles.
"These two teens were sitting on top of a hill on lovers lane doing God knows what. You remember those kinds of places don't you Scully?" In response she just looked at him blankly, trying to hide any shade of red that may be trying to show on her cheeks.
"Either way, nothing good happens in places like that. I just found it ironic that there was a white feather sticking out of the victim's mouth. White being a color of innocence and cleanliness and all." Her face had now shifted to a more confused expression.
"I'm performing the autopsy on the body today. We should know more soon. To be honest Mulder, I think this is an open shut murder case." Mulder let out a deep sigh and through his head back.
"If I had a nickel for every time you…" Not letting him finish the statement Scully reached in to her pocket and grabbed some change.
"Happy?" She asked him with a smile on her face.
"C'mon Scully, don't make a mess." He replied sarcastically. In response she rolled her eyes as she often did and headed for the door.
"I'm going to the morgue Mulder."