A/N: So it took me a long while to write this idea and post it up. I have had this running in my brain for a looong time but have held up in posting it because of its nature. After a long time thinking I decided to post.

Dedication: To kait (lsgrimm) for letting me use her name in this :), to 'my Mulder' and Egiptian Princess for pushing me into publishing it :). And to you for taking your time to read.

Summary: A series of childhood abuse cases are reported from a Catholic Boarding School complex. As Mulder and Scully investigate they find some sinister cause, but is it more linked to them than they really think? [not sure if this is a good summary at all :S! To much to explain...read an see XD!]

Disclaimer: So, I don't own Mulder and Scully yet, but they are the ones responsible for my writting.

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Unforgivable Sins

Scully stood perplexed in the midst of the multitude. For her, everything was in slow motion, as every young girl walked out of the complex each accompanied by a federal agent; some of the girls were just quiet, other's with tear glassed faces, maybe because of the panic and fear, or maybe because of their utter gratitude of being freed from the confines of their Catholic boarding school complex.

She gazed petrified at the somewhat familiar walls, their dark eerie colors giving out the feeling of being in purgatory other than a place of God. Her spine shivered and her breathing became shallow. And she saw him. Agents had him cuffed and he went with out a battle. Father John LeBlanc walked the halls of the boarding complex, his head raising to meet with Scully's gaze. Their eyes locked, as Scully's breath stopped instantly, as if the air that was now in the room carried a horrible pathogen that should never be spread. Her gaze turned to that of disgust, loathing the man that had had so little decency to do what he did to those poor innocent girls.

Father LeBlancstared at the red headed agent; she had something to be admired, something he had felt before but couldn't remember when. He was pushed out the front door and into one of the cars, the door locked behind him, and even though Scully could not see him through the tainted glass, she could still feel his stare burning her skin.

Her trance was broken once a familiar hand cradled the small of her back. "Scully?…You alright?"

Her head twitched his way as she came back down to earth. "I'm fine…I just…"

She didn't have to explain. He knew Scully's faith was very well Catholic, and it was completely appalling for her to witness something like this, especially when she herself had attended this type of boarding school in her young life.

This was their case. They had been off the X-Files for quite a while now, and these were the types of cases their were undermined to; background checks and other low profile investigations.

Mulder watched as his partner's gaze never left that of the police cab where the atrocious minister was left into.

"C'mon, we need to finish here. We have some questioning to do later." He replied, waiting for her to follow him.

She nodded briefly, continuing with his foot steps, back into the complex.

As they entered, Scully looked upon a small girl, one of the same girls that had walked out, her face lined with dry salty trails, her eyes wide and deep with fright. She sat across the room, away from the other girls, quiet but her stare screaming in fear.

She walked to her, as the small child sat on the floor in bewilderment. She must have been around the age of 5. Mulder only watched from afar as Scully bent to reach her level.

" Hey." Scully smiled softly, as the girl was caught by her attention. "Whatcha doing over here all by yourself?"

She ran her hand over her brown hair, pushing it around her ear. The girl, only looked to her, but silence oppressed her.

"What's you name, sweetheart?"

The girl looked on, her head slightly slumping downward.

"I'm sorry, I should have introduced myself first…I'm Dana Scully."

Scully slightly lifted the girl's chin, making eye contact. The softest smile spread across Dana's features. Suddenly, she spoke up." Kait…but everyone calls me Katie."

Scully's smile opened almost automatically as she now repositioned herself sitting on the floor. Katie looked up to her, her wide hazel eyes meeting her deep turquoise.

"That's a very nice name. Would you like something to drink? Are you hungry?"

Katie softly nodded while Dana still toyed with her long hair.

"You wanna go with me and get something. I'll let you pick whatever you want from the machine."

The small girl smiled tenderly gasping Scully's hand as she lead her across the room to the vending machines.

Mulder sighed. He pretty well knew where this was going, but he was powerless to stop it. He watched as Scully made her way back with the girl, who now carried a small juice box, to an open spot in a sofa.

Scully watched her, as she gleefully sipped her cranberry juice. " So Katie, where are your parents?"

"They live far aways…they come every Christmas and summer to pick me up."

" Oh…" She replied solemnly. 'Such a tender age, and already being left alone'. She continued. "You have anyone close you can stay with?"

Katie shook her head, the carton box now emitting slurping sounds. Scully grinned.

" Well, it's okay. You and your friends are going to stay at nice house, where they are going to take good care of you."

She ran her fingers through her hair, and for some unspoken reason, all she wanted to do was take her home with her. She felt for the child, having at some point felt as lonely as she must have been feeling.

Mulder now walked slowly to them, passing the other agents and social workers.

Scully's gaze was met with his as he paced towards them.

" Katie, this is my friend Fox Mulder." She introduced him.

Mulder's features softened as both hazel eyes met.

"Hey."

" Hi." Katie answered shyly.

"How ya' doing Katie?"

She remained quiet, her eyes now aiming at the floor.

"Not much of a talker are you? Neither am I…Agent Scully does most of the talking for me anyways."

He joked, receiving a playful eye roll from Scully, and a grin Katie. He looked at the child's delicate features; her porcelain skin, her inquisitive hazel eyes, her quiet way…and he had to admit that there was something about this girl, that was probably the same reason his partner had been so enthralled with her.

Suddenly, one of the social workers walked up to the group, breaking the small gathering. "Agents, I'll be taking the girls now. It's time for dinner and they have already missed lunch…"

" It's alright…" Scully jumped in. "We were just having a little chat, well bye Katie."

Scully smiled helping Katie off the sofa. The Social Worker then took the girl's hand to lead her back into the group. She watched as Katie was towed to the other side of the room, and yet, the strange sensation at the pit of her stomach still remained.

And just as Scully gave her back to leave, she felt the small pull of Katie's hand in hers, her eyes pleading, for what?, she would never know.

" I'm I gonna see you again?" Katie inquired, her soft eyes penetrating her.

Scully looked down at the seemingly frail creature as she looked up to her.

"…Yes…We'll see each other."

" You promise?"

Scully couldn't explain why, but for the first time, in a long time, her chest constricted impeding her from speaking." I…"

At that moment, the Social Worker, made her way back to the pair. "Katie! You come back here."

She walked up to the girl grabbing a hold of her arm, pulling her gently to their way. And before she let go of Dana's hand, she softly uttered…" Don't let him come back…! Please, don't…."

"Him who?" Scully asked in vain.

Katie was drawn away, into the crowd of the other school girls, leaving Scully in a haze of bewilderment.

Mulder then took a hold of his partner's arm, sending her crashing back down to earth.

"Scully?"

" Yes?"

" You sure you're alright?"

" I'm fine…"

Her famous words. It wasn't the fact she said them, or how she said them, it was the consistency. Mulder had lost count as to the times she would deliberately utter the multifaceted phrase; and the worse part was, that no matter how many years they had spent together, he could never quite distinguish which one was genuinely just a response, and which one was a cry for help.

He continued…"Well, we have to head downtown. We have an interrogation with Father LeBlanc, see if we can get something out of him or if he himself would like to confess."

Scully nodded, feeling her stomach do a flip. "Alright…"

He sensed her muscles tightening. Something perturbed her, and the fact they had had such a long partnership, only made him believe he was more than right. She turned to him, their eyes locking, when she noticed he didn't walk with her.

"Mulder, aren't you coming?"

"You don't have to go, Scully…I can take it from here."

Her face only expressed the sudden feeling of being appalled. As it if weren't enough that his continuous urge to protect her bothered her, he also had the knack to want to keep her away from things…like if the slightest touch would break her. And she hated being treated like a frail creature, like some sort of damsel in distress that needed to be saved continuously. She was fine, and she felt she needed him to know that every second of her life, she would not give in to being vulnerable, not even around him.

"Mulder, I'm fine. Let's go."

"I know you must feel uncomfortable…I just want-"

She cut his words quickly, she didn't need a psychological evaluation from him…especially him.

"To cover me from the world?…You can't expect to protect me from everything. Of course this bothers me, I'll be honest with you in that. But it bothers every agent here, that's for sure. We have a job to do…let's just lock that bastard up for life, and get this over with."

He inhaled sharply. He knew Scully to be strong willed, determined and stubborn. He admired that in her. She never wanted saving, but the truth was, sometimes she needed it.

They walked to down the corridor, amongst the rest of the agents, to their car. Mulder took the wheel as Scully got in, her face as still as a rock, trying hard not to let any emotion slip.

She should have known better; that silence was no impediment for him to understand her, that is was second nature to both of them, and as for that, their other language. But she didn't want to face him. Not now…she had to face her own demons.

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A/N: So that's the first chapter :). Im going to try to update as soon as it is possible for me, seeing as though I'm at college and I already have a Organic Chem exam peering close ahead o.0. I hope you liked it. Please review, it would help me a great deal if you did so.