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The Watchersby Sheryl Martin
"There he is again."
"Yep."
They watched Fox Mulder move around the living room restlessly, moving back and forth with stacks of books in his hands. The first one let out a deep sigh.
"Getting restless?"
"Yah."
The older one nodded. "The trick here is to not let him know you're watching him. Seem disinterested; casual... they should have taught you that back at the Shop."
"Well, they did... I just didn't think it was going to be so..."
"Boring?"
"Yah."
The FBI agent reached down for an old pizza box, flipping the lid open to reveal a green, oozing mess. Wrinkling his nose, he dumped it into the large garbage bag he held.
"Happens every time he goes away."
"Every time?"
"Yep."
"What a slob... I heard he has a partner... good looking?"
"I think so... got a really close look at her once and liked what I saw."
Stretching backwards with a long yawn, Mulder loosened his tie and tossed the bag into a corner of the room. Reaching for a video tape, the tall lanky man flopped back on the couch and punched the power button on his tape player.
"Oh, great... movie time." He turned to his partner. "You'll love this..."
"How do they do that?"
"Don't ask me."
The pair watched quietly as the tape eventually dissolved into static; the sharp noise waking the dozing man. With a soft sigh Mulder got to his feet and headed towards the kitchen.
"Jeez... here he comes!"
"Here... behind the plants...."
"He's gonna..." A note of fright crept into his voice. "He's..." The words trailed off as Mulder stopped still and frowned.
Leaning down, he tapped the thick glass of the fish tank. "Hey... wake up." Reaching for the small container of food; he sprinkled a thimbleful across the surface of the water. "Just don't eat each other like the last two did, okay? Scully already thinks I like sushi too much."
As he turned away the older of the two fish grabbed at the first flake as it fell by his mouth. "Bloody amateur, I say... nothing but a bloody amateur." His partner nodded; watching him warily.
"Yep."
****************The End...