DISCLAIMER: I don't own anything to do with the x files
A/N: sorry this took so long, I've been really busy. Its not as long as I would like it to be either, but I will post the next chapter as soon as I can and I hope you like it!
"How is she?" Asked 'Agent Doggett' I saw them both glance in my direction and glared. They were stood in the corridor outside my room, and I could see them and hear the whole conversation.
"She's improving. Acknowledging people at least. The treatment is going well too, they might release her in a couple of days and continue her treatment from home"
"Home?"
"I've applied to be her legal guardian, she agreed to it"
"Agent Scully, in your line of work..."
"I will make sacrifices if I have to"
"I'll have you know I don't agree with this"
"I never asked you to"
"How's Mulder?" He changed the subjuct abruptly.
"Out chasing aliens" She smiled, raising an eyebrow. "He's trying to get back on the x files. I really ought to go check he's ok"
She looked back at me, before striding down the hall, heels clicking and her long black jacket brushing against her legs.
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Three days later, Mulder came to the hospital. I'd met him before, but I was still wary of him. I watched him carefully, only talking if I had to. He gathered things from around the small room that had become like a home to me, picking up photos and clothes. When he reached the bedside table, he carefully picked up a photo and looked at it for a while. It was Dad and I, after he came home one time. It was outside our old house, with the flowers in the background and me holding my teddy.
"You ready?" Came a voice from the corridor.
Mulder placed the photo carefully in a bag, zipping it up and slipping it onto his shoulder. I had changed into jeans and a top before they came, but I still wore my medical bracelet.
"As I'll ever be" I replied.
She took my hand, and we walked down the corridor and out the doors. The sun was brighter than I thought it would be, and it was warm. I looked up at Dana questioningly, then ahead again. I had no idea where we were going.
She opened the door of a silver car, waiting for me to get in. There were no seats in the car like I used to have, but I figured I was probably old enough now to not have one. She saw my concern and looked back at me, clipping in the seatbelt I was struggling with.
We drove for about half an hour, me leaning my head against the cool window. When we stopped I was surprised to see a block of apartments, rather than a house. It was quite big, we were obviously in the middle of the city now. She opened her door, as did Mulder, and I knew they expected me to do the same. The sun was starting to set, so it must have been later than I thought. I was tired, stepping out of the car slowly and before I knew it someone had picked me up. We went up flights of stairs; how many I wasn't sure, finally stopping in front of a simple white door. Mulder placed me on a bed in a spare room, and I took in the plain white walls, blue curtains and a desk before I fell asleep.
"Krycek really left a mess, didn't he?" Mulder stated, sounding exhausted. "I wouldn't have expected anything else" Scully joked. "What're we gonna do, Scully? We have no idea how to raise a 7 year old, let alone one as troubled as she is. We know almost nothing about her, not even her birthday" "She's mine, Mulder. What else could I have done? I couldn't just leave her. I will help her, but I can't do it alone" "You will never be alone"