197 Demons Chapter 1, a scorpion fanfic

A/N: So this is a Paige and Walter One-Shot that I may turn into a chapter story but only if I get some reviews encouraging me to do so. I really hope you guys like it and drop me a review. This story is inspired by the Imagine Dragons Song "Demons" which I DO NOT own. And about fighting our inner demons. The song used in this fanfic belongs to Imagine Dragons, and the characters belong to CBS. Please let me know what you think, and I am not perfect so I know there may be a few errors in this story so please do not patronize me about them. Enojy!

197 Demons:

Paige pulled into the parking lot in front of the Scorpion garage and parked her car. It was Saturday around five in the evening. Cabe had given the team the weekend off for all of their hard work over the past few weeks, but Paige had left her coat at the garage on Friday and she had to wait until today to come pick it up because she was busy getting Ralph ready to spend the week with Drew in Portland. After Drew had picked up Ralph earlier that day Paige ran some errands and picked up some take out to bring to Walter when she dropped by the garage.

Paige gathered her phone, keys, and the Chinese food and made her way to the door. She unlocked the door and was greeted with the sound of a guitar playing and someone singing. Paige paused and quietly closed the door behind her. She placed her things and the food down on the table in the kitchen and quietly made her way up the stairs to the loft where the music was coming from. She paused at the top of the stairs and say Walter sitting on a stool with a guitar in his lap playing a song. His back was turned to her so he didn't see her standing there and listening to him. Paige stopped and listened to the song that he was playing.

Don't wanna let you down

But I am hell bound

Though this is all for you

Don't wanna hide the truth

No matter what we breed

We still are made of greed

This is my kingdom come

When you feel my heat

Look into my eyes

It's where my demons hide

Don't get too close

It's dark inside

It's where my demons hide

They say it's what you make

I say it's up to fate

It's woven in my soul

I need to let you go

Your eyes, they shine so bright

I wanna save that light

I can't escape this now

Unless you show me how

When you feel my heat

Look into my eyes

It's where my demons hide

Don't get too close

It's dark inside

It's where my demons hide

When Walter finished the last verse of the song Paige began to clap and walk towards him. Walter turned around startled by his visitor. "P..PPaige… wha… what are you doing here? And how long have you been standing their listening to me?" Walter said jumping up from his stool. "I came back to get a coat I had left here yesterday, and when I walked in I heard you playing and singing so I came up here. I guess I am not the only one who has a nice voice because that was amazing Walter!" Paige exclaimed. "How long have you been playing the guitar and singing?" Paige asked him. "For a while. I pick it up every now and then to help distract my brain. The music soothes me." Walter replied to her sticking his hands in the pockets of his jeans.

"Why did you choose to play that song Walter?" Paige asked him. "I don't know, I really like it. It is probably my favorite song. I find some meaning to the lyrics in it." Walter said while packing up his guitar. He and Paige moved over to sit on the couch that was up in his room of the loft. "What do you mean you find 'meaning in the lyrics'?" Paige pressed him further. "I mean, that there are so many things that I can't communicate because of how I am. I get angry and break things and I push people away when they get to close to me because I do have these hidden demons. My IQ is both a blessing and a curse because I can't process and feel or do anything like that. And I don't want to push people away, I want to let them in, I just don't know how to. Do you understand what I am saying Paige? I don't want to shut people out, I want to let someone in, but I… I just don't know how to escape from the trap that is my mind." Walter looked at Paige after he had finished his speech. "Why do you want to let someone in?" Paige asked him. "Because I want to let someone in so that way I can have a relationship with something other than a white board, I don't want to be alone, but alone is the only thing that I know." Walter replied to her.

"So you want to love someone, and you want someone to love you back. But I thought you didn't believe in love?" Paige said to him.

"I thought that love was just junk science, but there is someone, she has changed my view on love, and a lot of other things. She is really special to me, and I want to let her in, but I don't know if I can because I am afraid that I will push her away or mess things up because I can't process my feelings.

"Well I am sure that if you are in love with her she has to be someone very special." Paige said to him looking hurt.

"Oh, she is. She is amazing and beautiful and kind and she has the best laugh and smile, and I feel like I don't have to be a genius around her. She calms me." Walter said back to her.

"Well…" Paige said standing up from the couch. "Why don't we try another little social experiment where you practice saying all of those things to her? If you really care about her, you should let her know that you want her to be in your life." Paige said to him.

"I can't Paige." Walter said standing up.

"Why not?" Paige asked him.

"Because it isn't that simple. Not everything is as simple as you little social experiments." Walter said raising his voice slightly.

"I am aware of that Walter, but I can help you practice talking to some girl." She replied to him.

"She isn't just some girl! She is someone that I have made an emotional connection with unlike any other that I have had before!" Walter shouted.

"Well then, why don't you just tell her dammit?! If she isn't just 'some girl' if she is really as special as you say she is, then grow a pair, man up and say something to her or you could lose her!" Paige yelled back right in his face to him.

With that shout, something snapped inside the 197 genius. Walter didn't know what possessed him to do it, and he may never know why, but after Paige had shouted and him, Walter cupped her face in his hands and kissed her hard on the mouth. Paige was drawn back and shocked at first but then she melted into the kiss.

She wrapped her arms around Walter neck and curled her fingers into his hair. Walter snaked his arms around her waist and pushed her closer to him. They broke away from each other because oxygen became necessary for them.

"Walter," Paige breathed out. "Did you really mean that, and what you said earlier?" Paige asked him.

"Every word of it." Walter told her looking deep into her eyes.

Paige pulled him down into a searing kiss. She pushed him down to the couch and straddled his waist.

Walter let out a barely audible moan when Paige started pressing down on him. She trailed kisses up his jaw line and down to his neck. She began to unbutton his blue shirt. "Paige, we don't have to do anything like this if you don't want to." Walter said trying to bring himself back to reality.

"Oh, but I want too Walter." Paige breathed into his ear.

"I want to make sweet, slow, long, hard love to you Walter O'Brian. I want to scream out your name for all of Los Angeles to hear. I don't want to leave this bed unless we are making love in some wild and adventurous place. I want you to make me beg for more. I want everything you can give me Walter. I…" Paige didn't get a chance to finish her sentence because Walter cut her off with a hard and hungry kiss.

The things she had said to him had made him go rigid and he didn't want to waste any more time.

He cupped her bottom and carried her over to his bed and placed her down on the mattress. She slid his shirt off of his shoulder and soon her shirt was gone to.

Between kisses the rest of their clothes followed and were tossed somewhere in Walter's bedroom to be worried about at another time.

Paige clung tight to Walter as they made slow, sweet, hard love between the sheets of Walter's bed.

That night things were said, feelings were professed, secrets were disclosed to one another, and love was made.

That night Walter turned off his brain and was able to fully love the woman who was crying out his name and who was professing her love for him. He professed his love for her several times and showed her more times than he could count. That night they were inseparable and they really didn't care.

Sometime between all of the sex and love making and the confession of feelings, Paige and Walter feel asleep. Paige was tucked up next to Walter with her head on his chest and Walter had his arms protectively wrapped around her as if she was going to leave, but he knew Paige would never leave him.

And for the first time in a very long time, Walter went to sleep with his mind at ease, and for the first time in a long time, Walter O'Brian was happy.

The next morning Walter woke up smiling until he noticed that his bed was empty. She searched the room for Paige, but she was nowhere to be found. Walter smelled food being cooked, so he wrapped himself in his blue robe and walked downstairs.

Standing in the kitchen wearing his dress shirt from the night before was Paige making breakfast for them. Walter came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her and kissed her neck.

"I thought we weren't leaving my bed?" He whispered in her ear.

"Well, if we are going to keep our activities up, we need to eat." She said turning around from the eggs to kiss him.

"Fair enough." Walter said to her.

Walter helped Paige set out some breakfast dishes while she finished making some eggs and toast for them to eat. After they had eaten their breakfast they both cleaned up the kitchen. When the last dish was up Walter pulled Paige to him and sat her up on the counter and started kissing her feverishly.

Paige broke away from him. "I need to go take a shower." She mumbled against his mouth. Walter let out a groan and helped Paige down from the counter.

"I will leave the door open in case you care to join me." Paige said as she sauntered away from him. When she reached the bottom of the staircase she slipped off Walter shirt and flung it across the garage.

Paige ascended the steps and Walter heard his shower start to run.

"This woman is going to be the death of me." Walter mumbled as he climbed the stairs.

Paige had left the bathroom door open just as she had promised. Walter placed his robe on his bed and slid the door to the shower open.

Paige had a devilish grin on her face when Walter stepped into the shower. He pulled her into a kiss and the steam consumed them.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed this and left me know if I should continue this story!