Feb 12, 2007

The Nanny is a copyright of Sony Pictures, High School Sweethearts, Sternin & Fraser's Ink, Inc. No infringement on the rights of anyone involved in its production is intended.

These characters don't belong to me. I just borrowed them for a while.

Authors notes: I dreamed that CC and Niles got into an argument. CC later tried to kill herself and ended up killing Niles instead with the knife. This dream came to me more then once in different ways. So each time I wrote it down and it ended up in this story.

Also dream CC was a mother at one time. Then there was the wreck that shook up Max. I combined all the dreams into one and got this. Who knew that all the dreams kept writing down would come to this.

Secrets from the past

By NilesCClover

"One at a time. One at a time." Max shouted from his desk. CC, Niles and Fran all started at once again. "Hold it. Hold it." Max got up from his chair and slammed his hands down on the desk. They all froze. "What's this about this weekend? Why does everyone need off? A couple of parties, is it? I can't let all of you off at once."

Niles and Fran kept on talking at once to Max about why they really needed this time off.

"Ms. Fine you go first, why?"

"Wha? Oh right," Niles decided to speak up cause Fran was taking to long.

"I have a butler's award ceremony sir, I told you about this a month ago. You said to ask you later and…"

"Val's invited us well…mainly me to a dance party." Fran finished up. "And her." she pointed to CC who was sitting on the loveseat.

"You mean him." Niles corrected. Fran tried not to laugh at that. Max shook his head at the both of them. Niles' mind: oy, that can't be good but he knows that I can't stand to get a joke in about her. yes her. I might have blown my chance to get this time off but he knows that I always need it. This is the only day that I really ask for. I should get something for working all the time.

"You know I always ask for that particular day off." CC commented. "This time it just happens to be when everything else is going on. You know I like to take off that particular day each year."

"Does medusa want her birthday off so she can go visit her gravestone and spend the day with her zombie friends." Niles joked with a smile her direction. CC had a hurtful look on her face when she stormed out. She was in tears before the door to the office even closed. Niles watched her leave.

"Niles," he glared at Max and shrugs his shoulders.

"What? What did I say that was so wrong? She must be in one of her moods."

"You really hurt her feelings this time." Fran leaned in and whispered, "Good one."

"Go apologize to her now." Max ordered Niles angrily.

"What?" Niles sounded shocked; he never had to apologize to her before. Why was this time any different. "You want me to what?"

"Now!" Max yelled at his butler as he got up from his chair. "Or you're fired."

Niles finds CC in the kitchen holding a knife cutting her wrist. Niles' mind: Oh my god she can't be. She's trying to kill herself.

"Give me that knife." Niles shouts as he runs up to her. "That's my good sharp one."

"Will you let me do this?" CC argued and tried to push him back from her. He was not budging from his spot. Niles mind: This is for real then. I can't let her do this not here.

"Give it to me, witch." Niles struggles for it.

"Never butler boy."

"Why are you being so bitchy today? You are going to make a mess that I'm going to have to clean up. Now give it here." He tries to grab the knife but a little to late, she swings it at him. Niles' mind: This is going to get messy. I have to stop her. I can't let her do this to herself not over me. He put his left hand up to grab it from her and when doing so, the knife jams him in the soft tissue of his palm. He squeezes his eyes shut holding in the pain that shot through him.

"Look what you did!" He lifts his hand to show her. The knife just hangs from his hand. Niles' mind: that's going to hurt tomorrow but…at least she didn't cut any of my fingers off... did she. He tried to move his fingers. Niles' mind: ow…why did I try that? but I feel they moved. A sigh of relief came from him. a few inches and I would have no fingers. I'm…He grits his teeth. The pain was getting too unbearable. He wanted to scream out but that would cause Max to come. This was something that he wanted to keep between the two of them. Max would send her away. He couldn't let that happen. He wouldn't know what to do without her. He couldn't let her see the look in his eyes so he lowered his head. Niles mind: I can't take the pain I.. I have to do this. He swallows. He closed his eyes, Niles' mind: I can't watch this. He grabs the knife with his other hand and rips it from its poison. He throws the bloody knife into the sink.

"I didn't…"she squeaked seeing his bloody hand. He quickly grabs a towel and places it around his left hand to keep the blood from squirting out more then it already had.

"Just go, you've done enough." CC steps away from him and moves to the other side of the island. She wants to tell him that she is sorry. Even though he tried to hide the tears in his eyes, she saw it. She saw the pain. The anger. The sadness.

"I'm…" she starts. He balls his hand into a fist. That scared CC for the moment, she thought that he might come after her. She watches with intense eyes never leaving the sight of his hands. The door to the kitchen opens, Max along with Fran walk in. Niles puts his hurt hand face down on the counter top pretending to be wiping the counter with it.

"What the hell's going on in here?" Max looking at both of the archenemies.

"Just cleaning the counter top sir, um…." Niles quickly glances at CC she swallows. CC's mind: Is he going to tell Max what I did? or worse tell them that I tried to kill him. I…look what I really did. He… "why? Is there a problem?" Max looks over at CC then back to Niles. Niles sighs, tiring to hold back the tears and pain that was throbbing in his hand. He swallowed. "Ms Babcock," CC's mind: here it comes the truth will be told and I will…please don't do it, Niles I'm sorry. I don't want… spilled her coffee and I was cleaning it up." he lied. "I scared her when I told her that I was sorry about the comment I said earlier." He smiles at her. Her heart just sank. CC's mind: So he does care somewhat and look what I did to him? I tried to kill……what have I done…I do deserve to die…

"I'm sorry too Niles. I was out of line." She looked up at him. She could still see the pain in his eyes. The pain of hurt the pain of sadness.

"Now that wasn't so hard for the two of you, now was it? Come on CC we have work to do." Max leads CC out of the kitchen. When Max left the room Niles let out a sigh of relief. Fran watched his facial expression. She could tell that he was in pain. Fran knew that something else happened in here, but what? She walked over to the intercom and turned it off. She wanted some answers. She walked up behind him and stopped when she saw a bloody knife in the sink. Fran's mind: What really happened in here just now? Where they trying to kill each other? Did she try to stab him or was he going after her?

"Talk to me Niles, what is with the bloody knife in the sink?" he squeezes his hand again. He went to the oven and took the towel that was hanging from the handle. Wrapped it around his hand.

"Wha?" She looked down at his hand. "Why do you have a towel around you hand?" He tried to move it from her but she grabbed him by the arm. "Let me see it." He felt a little dizzy so he walked over to the table and sat down.

"It's nothing. Really?" he swallowed. Niles' mind: She's not going to leave it that. He sighed so I'll have to lie which I hate to do. I can't let her find out that CC tried to kill herself. No one needs to know that but me. Would she try to do it again though?

"I'll be the judge of that. Now let me see it." He sighed as he held out his left hand for her to unwrap it. "Oh, alright. But be careful." She slowly turned it face up and unwrapped the towel. She stood in terror at the blood soaked rag in his hand. She uncurled his fingers one by one from the balled up towel.

"That's it." She swallowed. She wasn't good with the sight of blood. She was about to scream. Either that or pass out Niles couldn't tell.

"Don't say a word." The cut that went all the way across his hand finally stop bleeding.

"Ni….Ni….Niles….you need to get a hospital. That looks really bad." She got up and got a clean towel to wrap around it. "Now mista. I'm not joking." He sighed. Niles' mind: Maybe she's right. Maybe I do need to get it look at by a professional. I just hate to go to the hospital.

She took him to see Mista Sheffield at once. She knocked on the door to the office and quickly walked in. CC had her head in a newspaper while Max was reading the some papers on his desk. Max was shocked to see them again so soon.

"Ms. Fine what is it this time?" He looked up then back down.

"We have a problem…"

"We?" CC question. Fran looked around Niles didn't enter the office.

"Niles…" She yelled. "Get you butt in here." Niles walked in with his head down and holding his hand. CC scampers past Niles and Fran without being seen. She didn't want to be in there when Max found out the truth. "Niles and I are going to the hospital. He cut himself making dinner and is in really bad shape." Max doesn't even look up at him.

"You guys will do anything to get out of doing work wont you." Max responded.

"He's….."

"I don't want to hear it Ms. Fine.." Max looks up at the two of them but Niles is

nowhere in site. Fran looks down and notices that Niles is on the floor.

"Niles, Niles," she screamed. She bent down to his level. She held his head in

her hands. "Niles, Niles wake up." she looked up at Max, "Now do you believe us?" Max was still unsure. "Call an ambulance now." That's when it hit Max that this was for real.

"Hurry," Max, yelled in the phone. "They are on their way." He said as he threw

the phone on the desk and attended to Niles. "Why didn't you tell me that this was really serious?"

"I did," she sniffed. Max's mind: She's right she tried to and I ignored her. He

looked down at his friend. Look what happened to him.

"Niles wake up my friend. Please wake up. " Fran cried.

"Don't die on us. You can't." Fran saw tears run down from in Max's eyes. Fran's mind: So he does care about Niles. He doesn't ever show it. "Niles, come to buddy."