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Chapter 12

A few days later, Mulder was frustrated because he was going no where in his crusade to get answers. Creaux was as smug as ever. Renee was becoming severely withdrawn and had missed several school days. Not even Monica had heard from her. Krycek was acting fairly normal, save for a nervous glance at Creaux during class every now and then. The only thing keeping Mulder sane was his date with Scully that evening, and the fact that it was finally the weekend.

On the other hand, Doggett had finally talked to Reyes; the two were happily dating now. Spender was going on a date with the girl Renee set him up with at the dance, Claire. Frohike was feeling a bit upset because "no one loved him", though he was really upset because his new crush, Samantha McCoy, didn't know he existed. Byers was busy encouraging Langly to make a move on Renee. However, Byers was soon distracted from his task as a pretty new girl walked confidently into their LMS class. Their teacher smiled. "Hello, Susanne. Finally got that schedule changed? Good. Everyone this is Susanne Modeski, in case you didn't know already. She's in eleventh grade. Take a seat by Dana please, Susanne." Susanne went over and sat at Scully's table. The teacher continued with her lecture, something about AIDS, but no one was really listening.

During lunch, Doggett and Reyes were being so adorable that Frohike yelled at them to stop because they were giving him cavities. "What crawled up his ass and died?" muttered Langly to Byers. Byers shrugged as he cheerfully waved Susanne over to sit with them.

Renee came outside to join them ten minutes later. She looked pale and exhausted, and was wearing a jacket even though it was quite warm outside; this was the first anyone had seen of her in days. Upon being asked where she'd been, she simply replied, "Flu. Went to the doctor today."

School passed by quickly and uneventfully, and that night Mulder focused on nothing but his date with Scully. He was driving to her house when he noted that the baseball field was empty. 'Perfect,' he thought. Mulder walked to the door, and to his surprise, Scully opened it, being ready on time. "Expecting someone else?" she said.

"Yes, I was expecting your brother to open the door and threaten me again, but this is a much better reception."

Scully laughed and walked outside closing the door. She was looking very pretty in jeans and a dark green peasant top. "So what are we doing?"

"You like baseball, Dana?"

"I've never played, actually."

"Really?"

Renee, noting Frohike's extreme irritable demeanor that day, decided to take matters into her own hands. She invited over Byers, Langly, Reyes, Doggett, Spender, and Susanne and Samantha McCoy. Renee knew Sam from a detention they both had to serve thanks to Creaux. Then she invited Frohike over and introduced the two. She would have invited Mulder and Scully, but she didn't want to interrupt their big date. Spender also brought Claire. Renee and Langly began to feel a bit uncomfortable since they were the only non-couple there. They eventually went outside, sitting on Renee's porch swing, talking.

Meanwhile, Mulder was having a ball (pun intended becauseI feel like being corny) teaching Scully about baseball and teaching her how to swing the bat and whatnot. After about an hour it was time for their dinner reservations. Scully was still laughing slightly as Mulder opened her door for her. "That was fun, Mulder."

Mulder grinned, "See? I can be normal."

"Never said you couldn't."

Mulder smiled, and then leaned over and kissed her softly on the lips. "I'm glad you're having fun.

Eventually, weeks passed by. It was almost time for winter vacation. Mulder had become increasingly convinced that Creaux was behind everything that had happened this year. Skinner had become suddenly unhelpful, saying that for their lives and his job, they needed to stay out of it. This only fueled Mulder's desire to find the truth about the murder, the files, and the school's other crazy incidents. Our group of protagonists noted his interest in school work had plummeted to almost nothing, and how single minded he was becoming. Renee finally decided to end it. She called Mulder and had him meet her in a park near her house.

When Mulder arrived and sat next to her, Renee bit her lip. She was considering not telling him for a moment, but she couldn't not do it. "Fox, I know you thought that everything somehow involves me, and you're right, it does." Seeing Mulder's shocked expression, she continued. "Langly told me about it, and don't worry. Were I you, I'd think the same. The person who murdered the girl at school, he's a scientist. He's trying to stop the government creation of," Renee paused and took a breath, looking carefully at Mulder, "an alien human hybrid. His method is to kill off young girls who could be used for the project, judging by their age and fertility."

Mulder looked at Renee incredulously. "You... how could that involve you?"

Renee looked away. "Creaux is working for the government, looking for the man, and anyone who has information on the project. I think that's why someone, probably Creaux, took the files we found from you. My uncle came here to protect me. The scientist is my father, and I'm next on his list."

Ah, kind of short and a semi-cliff hanger. You still love me right?

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