TITLE: The Rings That Bind Us (2/3)
AUTHOR: Mel X Lady
RATING: R
CATEGORY: Krycek and Scully
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT: Feel free to post this anywhere as
long as my name stays with the fanfic.
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SPOILERS: Terma (AKA Tunguska pt II), Duane Barry, pretty much any of the Krycek episodes.
SUMMARY: Scully and Krycek are forced to wed, and this is the aftermath. (Please read part 1 first)
DISCLAIMER: CC, I will give you $10 for Krycek! (You're not using him!) and rights to borrow Mulder, Scully, Skinner, the CSM and the LGM whenever I want and I won't bug you. Deal?
Oh yeah, I Don't own the Honeymooners either.
Time Line: Before Requiem
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Scully woke up and realized it was only 4 am. She turned her head and looked to see if Alex was asleep, but he wasn't in the bed next to her. She sat up and double checked that she was alone before she stood up and began to walk. She had been having trouble sleeping for the past few weeks and it was starting to take a toll on her. She silently opened the bedroom door and heard the faint voices of two men talking. She quickly walked toward the living room but realized she had forgotten her gun. Scully peaked over the door and sighed in her relief. She found Alex asleep on the couch and the TV still on showing a rerun of The Honeymooners.
She sat down in a chair and looked at the Television. It was a classic episode. Ralph was learning to play golf, well trying at that. He had on the stupidest looking plaid pants that she just knew Mulder had a tie of the same material somewhere. She covered her mouth as classic lines poured from the warm box,
"Okay, address the ball."
"Hello Ball!" and balm, Ralph hit Ed Norton with his hat. She couldn't help it as she burst out laughing.
"It is a good one isn't it?"
She looked over to Alex who was now looking back at her.
"Sorry," she said quietly as he looked toward the TV and back to her.
"It's okay, I really like this one." he said as he sat up.
"Did I wake you?" he asked as he motioned for her to sit down next to him. She sat down and leaned against the couch as they watched and laughed.
After the ending credits rolled, Alex looked toward her.
"What time is it?"
"About 4:30."
"Wow, I came in here at 11:00."
"You where asleep when I came in." she said as she slid down the couch a bit so she could rest her head on back of the couch.
He nodded and yawned, it was still late and he really was still tired. He hadn't slept very easily in the past year, simply because of everything that had happened to him.
Krycek looked over and began to say something else, but he noticed Scully was fast asleep. He smiled as he took the blanket and placed it over her gently. He decided to sleep on the couch with her as he turned off the TV and closed his eyes.
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Mulder crept around the corner of the wall and looked to the window. It was covered with plants so he couldn't see in. She probably had planted them there when Duane Barry took her, the first time she had been in a life/death situation since she met Mulder. Krycek was there too, he had killed the suspect. He allowed all the pain and anger of his past to flush over him at once until he stopped and looked at himself.
"What the hell am I doing?" he whispered to himself.
"I'm about to spy on Scully, I can't." he quickly shocked himself into reality when a car passed by and he dove into the bushes. Mulder looked up and growled slightly as he saw two cat like eyes looking at him. He stood up and looked into the cat's eyes longer before either of them said a word.
"You want answers, Mr. Mulder?"
"Can you supply them?"
"Perhaps, if an agreement can be reached."
"Let's talk somewhere else."
He nodded and followed Mulder as they walked to the car.
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Krycek opened his eyes with a start and looked around the room. It was still dark outside and he had only fallen asleep for a few minuets. He looked over and saw Scully was still asleep and he smiled. He closed his eyes again and heard the same noise that he had heard so many times when he tried to sleep.
"Oh no." he whispered as he stood up and walked to the front door. He unlocked the door and gently slipped out as he walked toward the sound that had haunted him for years.
He reached for his hip and unlocked the holster. Alex didn't care how much he trusted anyone, he always carried his gun with him. He pulled it out and held it with his good arm. He walked toward a car and prepared to pull the trigger.
Alexander Krycek was not going to let it get away this time.
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"So you're saying there's a reason for this arrangement?" Mulder asked. He used the term arrangement loosely. He had been sitting in the car with the windows rolled up for almost half an hour now, and the smoke was starting to get to him. He held his breath a little as he listened to his new 'friend' go on about how Scully and Krycek's being together was a good thing.
"Yes, with them together, it will free you're mind enough so you can finally find what you're looking for."
"I found what I was looking for, and you've either taken it away, killed it, or destroyed it. There's no point!"
"Well, She's happy at least."
That stung Mulder right in the heart as he tried to recover quickly.
"Prove it."
"Alright." he said as he revealed a tape and handed it to Mulder.
"You've been watching them?"
"Heaven's no. Only the first day, then we stopped."
"but you did watch them."
"Briefly, to make sure they'd play by the rules."
Mulder absently nodded and took the tape.
"Get out." he said quietly as the smoking man opened the door and stepped out.
"Let me know if you do like the tape, I hear it's a little different then you're regular viewing preference" he said with a smile as he shut the door and walked away.
"Bastard." Mulder murmured as he decided to take the tape to the Lone Gunmen first and let them decide if it was real or not.
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Krycek held his gun out as he prepared to shoot anything that moved. He was near the edge and was ready to jump off anytime he needed too. All assassins were.
He felt a gentle touch to his left shoulder as he turned around and fired. A slight groan came out of the now fallen shadow as he grabbed his shirt and turned him over so he could see his face, however, he was a she and that red hair sent shivers down his spine as he realized he had done this before, only he wasn't brave enough to pull the trigger then, so he handed the task off to Luis Cardinal.
"Oh God." he whispered as he looked at the blood that spilt from her chest as he realized something.
He had shot Dana Scully.
"Help!" he yelled to the dark sky as the wind blew and carried his cries for help with it into the dark oblivion.
"FBI! What's the problem?!"
Krycek heard the voice and recognized it almost as quickly as the incident had happened, Mulder.
"She's been shot! Call for an ambulance!" Krycek called out, disguising his voice slightly so Mulder would call for help before he beat the hell out of Krycek.
Mulder pulled out his cell phone and dialed 911 quickly and requested the ambulance. Krycek sighed as he took off his jacket and put pressure on the wound. He had learned a thing or two about injuries and how to take care of them in his time. The black leather was now covered with Scully's red blood, almost as red as her hair. He kissed her cheek gently and started to whisper a prayer in Russian.
"The ambulance will be here in a minuet." Mulder said to the dark figure that hunched over Scully's body, trying to apply as much pressure that he could with his good arm.
"I hope so." he said quietly as he stroked the hair out of her face and felt her disappearing breath against his fingers as he accidentally spread a little bit of her blood on her face.
"What happened, sir?" Mulder asked as he looked at her body as Krycek tried to cover her face from Mulder's eyes.
"I heard a noise, I thought it was a prowler, I came out. She came out without my knowing it, she touched my shoulder and I turned around and shot her. It was an accident, I swear!"
"I believe you." Mulder said as the ambulance pulled up. Kryeck stood up and waved his arms in the air, only his right moved much more then his left.
The EMSA workers jumped out and began to work on Scully. Krycek turned his head away as he picked up his bloody jacket and stepped back.
"What's her name?" one of the men asked and Krycek inhaled deeply as he managed to say,
"Dana Scully. She's an FBI agent and she's been shot in the chest."
Mulder looked up at Krycek and was either prepared to cry or jump him.
The paramedics worked on her for a few minuets and Krycek didn't blink once the whole time. He remembered seeing this scene hundreds of times before, only this time, he didn't mean for it to happen.
"Okay, who's going in the ambulance with us? We can only have one man." the paramedic said as they rolled her to the ambulance.
"You go, Mulder."
"No, Krycek, you go, she's your wife."
Krycek nodded and jumped in the ambulance as the doors shut behind him. Krycek looked through the windows and saw Mulder standing there for a moment. The ambulance pulled away and Mulder ran off toward his car.
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Mulder opened his eyes and looked around the room. He had hoped it was all a bad dream, but it wasn't, none of it. He looked over and glared at Krycek. He was still asleep as the doctor walked in and woke Krycek.
"Mr. Krycek?"
He woke up and quickly looked at the doctor and over toward Mulder.
"How is she?" he asked, trying to hide the fear in his voice.
"The surgery was successful and she made it through the night."
"Thank God." he said as he released breath that he had been holding since 4:40 that morning.
Mulder smiled slightly and stood up.
"Can we see her?" he asked, loosely using the word 'we'.
"Yes, only one at a time though."
"Mulder, you go first, I'll wait for Scully's Mom."
"Did you call her?"
"Yeah, a few hours ago."
Mulder nodded and followed the doctor to Scully's room while Krycek waited for his mother-in-law to show up.
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Scully fluttered her eyes weakly and looked around the room.
"Scully?" Mulder asked as he shut the door behind himself and walked over to her.
"Hey Mulder." She said with a weak smile. The last time she had seen him was when they had fought.
"Scully, the doctor said you'd be fine."
"That's good."
Mulder looked toward her and watched her turn her head away from him.
"I'm sorry, okay? I am so sorry, I never should have doubted you-"
"I know, Mulder, I'd like to see Krycek, please."
Mulder nodded and walked toward the door. He wiped away a tear that was beginning to fall from his eye as he realized that it would never be the same again. He also realized he wouldn't need the Lone Gun Men to look at the tape for authentication, he already knew she was in love with Krycek, and it hurt.
Badly.
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"Hi, I was wondering what room Dana Scully was in?" a woman asked as Krycek lifted his head from the magazine and looked at her. She didn't have fiery red hair, but he knew that was definitely Mrs. Scully.
"Mrs. Scully?" Krycek asked as he stood behind her and coughed slightly.
"Yes?"
"My name is Alex Krycek, Dana's--boyfriend."
"Oh, nice to meet you. I didn't know Dana had a boyfriend."
She shook his outstretched hand, his right one, and he started again,
"She's going to be fine." he said with a smile as Maggie Scully sighed in relief.
"May I see my daughter?"
"Yes, I'll show you to the room."
They walked down the hall and Krycek felt her eyes begin to burn into him in question. He figured he had done a good thing by saying boyfriend, instead of husband of 4 days.
Krycek opened the door and allowed her to enter as he followed in behind her and shut the door behind himself.
"Mom!" Scully cried out in surprise,
"What are you doing here?"
"Alex called and told me you where in the hospital, are you okay?"
"I think I'll be alright." she said as she glanced back toward Krycek and his eyes said a whole world of things.
"That's good, are you thirsty? I'll go get you some water." she said as she quickly walked out the door to find her a cup of water.
Scully laughed slightly as she looked at Krycek, but neither of them knew what to say.
"Scully...I'm so sorry."
"Krycek, I forgive you, but what were you doing outside at 4:40 in the morning?"
"I heard a noise."
"And you investigated with my gun?"
"It was my gun, Scully, I keep one with me at all times now."
"Well, I didn't see you're gun, that's why I touched you're shoulder, you're left one by accident."
"Dana, I was so racked up on the edge, I swore I saw things I couldn't have possibly seen. I heard noises that I haven't heard for almost a full year, and I wish I never could hear again." he said as he looked at his arm and felt a twinge of pain.
"I do forgive you, Alex, I do." she said quietly as he walked over and slipped his hand into her's.
He bent over and kissed her cheek gently, but she moved his face gently away and he stood back up.
"I'm sorry, I-"
"Kiss me on my lips, Alex." she said quietly as he nodded and kissed her lips. He had only ment for it to be for a second, but seconds slowly ticked away into moments and moments into minuets. They finally parted as both gasped for air.
"I love you." Krycek said quietly after he had caught his breath.
"I love you." Scully whispered back, and she ment it.
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"Come on Dana, just a few more steps and then we'll be in." Alex said as he helped her walk into the apartment. They walked in and he shut the door behind them.
"Bed or couch?"
"Bed." she said quietly as they slowly walked toward the bedroom.
It had been almost two weeks since she'd been home and since they had first truly kissed. The other times it had just been for shows and survival. Krycek felt his heart pound as they walked toward the bed room and he remembered what had happened in the past two weeks. He had talked to Maggie and she was now convinced that Alex and Dana were just a serious couple and that he was to talk to her before proposing to Dana. He had laughed at that, not because it was hard to believe, but that he wish he had met her a few weeks earlier.
He and Mulder had talked too. They still hated eachother, but at least Mulder wasn't ready to jump Krycek at any moment and visa versa.
"Here we are." he said with a smile as he helped Scully onto the bed and she motioned for him to lie down with her. He walked toward the other side of the bed and plopped down. Krycek scooted closer so he could be near her, but not hurt her.
"Thank you." she said as she held his hand.
"The least I could do."
"So, I never did see, how did you and my mother make out?"
"Pretty well, we talked about you're childhood and your family. I never knew you had such an interesting past."
"How about me? Do I ever get to meet you're parents?"
"No, my dad died back when I was in the academy and my mom has cut me out of her life and I didn't have any other brother's or sisters."
"Oh, I'm sorry."
He nodded and kissed her hand.
"It's okay, I've gotten over it." he said while he held back his sadness. He had no reason to cry, he had already made so many other people cry, he didn't deserve to cry, to have feelings, but, someone had delt him a better hand this time. He had a beautiful girl who loved him and his life wasn't in major danger at the moment. He smiled to himself as she stroked his face gently with her hand. He flashed back into reality and looked at her questionably.
"You okay?"
"Yeah."
She nodded again and they just sat for a few more minuets. They seemed to be sitting and thinking together alot more then they use to.
"Dana, I'll be right back. You rest here, I'll only be a little while." he said as he kissed her hand again and climbed out of the bed. She followed him with her eyes as he went through the door and she heard the front door snap shut.
She sighed as she turned slightly and tried to sleep.
It would be another restless night.
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"I don't know, Mulder, I can't find anything that could be inauthentic about it." Byers said as he examined the tape of Scully and Krycek laughing for the tenth time.
"Are you sure he didn't slip something into her coffee?"
"Mulder..."
"Anything!" He was starting to become scared. He had seen how her eyes lit up when Krycek walked into the hospital room, but he hadn't thought it had always been like that.
Langly stopped the tape and stood behind Mulder. He touched Mulder's back lightly and looked over to Byers. Frohike was there earlier, but had left after he saw the tape was of Scully with someone else. Byers looked back and nodded slightly.
"It's not right. Something is wrong with this." Mulder said weakly as Byers handed him the tape and Mulder took it with trembling hands.
"Mulder, You look horrible. Scully's going to be fine, you go home and sleep, or infact, sleep here, we don't mind." Byers said as walked over to a computer and began to type up a story for the news letter's next edition.
Mulder looked back at him and down to the ground.
"No, it's okay, I'll go home."
"Are you sure you'll be okay? I could take you home." Langly said as he moved toward the door.
"I'll be okay. Goodnight and thanks anyway." he said as he walked out of the door in a slight daze. He passed through the dark alley as he noticed the rain would begin to fall soon. Mulder closed his eyes and smelt the air. It smelt fresh, a feeling Mulder hadn't had in a few months. He felt old, he felt empty. He needed Scully. He cursed silently toward Krycek for getting Scully without her choice. He was so sure that it was against her will, but the film, the authentic film, showed a very happy Scully with a very un-violent Krycek. Mulder tired to fit the pieces together, but they wouldn't fit.
Mulder walked through the ally but stopped when he heard a sound. He stopped and reached for his gun. He drew it and turned around and found himself in a face off with Alex Krycek.
"Of course." Mulder murmured to himself as he looked toward Krycek and shook his head. He brought his gun down and put it back in his holster.
Krycek looked at him confusingly as he finally thought of the words to say,
"Mulder, what that hell are you doing out?"
"I can be out, what about you? You have a home, go to it." Mulder said as he commanded more then answered.
"I'm out for business. I'm supposed to meet a contact here. Since you're not my contact, go home."
Mulder said nothing and began to walk off and Krycek put his gun away.
"Mulder! What the hell is wrong with you?"
"What?!"
"You've been in a daze or something for a few months now, What the hell is going on? You're starting to worry Scully, and others."
"Oh, and what the hell do I care about 'others'?"
"What about Scully?"
"What?"
"You care what she thinks, so what? Do you love her, or fantasize about her or pretend she's one of you're pretty porn girls?"
Mulder grabbed Krycek and slammed him into the wall.
"You son-of-a-bitch. Have you touched Scully? Have you TOUCHED Scully?"
"Sure, but if you mean sex, no."
"What about lust?"
"What?"
"Lust!"
"No, I can wait. We'll go by her body and her schedule. If she never wants to make love with me-"
"NO, she will *not* make love with you because she cannot possibly love you."
"Why would it be so hard, Mulder? Because I had a slip in my life, where I automatically became the bad guy forever? I know I've done some things wrong in my past, but they have nothing to do with what I'm doing right now."
"Waiting for a contact so you can get information and leave Scully."
"I'm not going to leave Scully. I care for her now, I would never do anything to hurt her."
"You shot her."
"Accidentally, I thought she was you." he said as he slipped his foot to Mulder's ankles and pulled sharply so Mulder landed on the ground with a thud.
Krycek walked away from the wall and looked down at Mulder.
"Mulder, we're not playing a game. We're playing in life. I beat you this round, but there are many rounds, and I know I'm not going to win all of them. Trust me."
"Never." Mulder said as he jumped up and looked into Krycek's eyes. Mulder's blazing brown eyes burnt into Krycek for a moment until Mulder turned away and began to walk off.
"Oh, and Krycek, if you do something to ever hurt Scully again, I'll personally find you, kick your ass, and then kill you."
"Nice to know." he said as Mulder walked off.
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AUTHOR: Mel X Lady
RATING: R
CATEGORY: Krycek and Scully
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT: Feel free to post this anywhere as
long as my name stays with the fanfic.
FEEDBACK: MLKChessQueen@Juno.com
http://www.expage.com/page/DailyJokePage
SPOILERS: Terma (AKA Tunguska pt II), Duane Barry, pretty much any of the Krycek episodes.
SUMMARY: Scully and Krycek are forced to wed, and this is the aftermath. (Please read part 1 first)
DISCLAIMER: CC, I will give you $10 for Krycek! (You're not using him!) and rights to borrow Mulder, Scully, Skinner, the CSM and the LGM whenever I want and I won't bug you. Deal?
Oh yeah, I Don't own the Honeymooners either.
Time Line: Before Requiem
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Scully woke up and realized it was only 4 am. She turned her head and looked to see if Alex was asleep, but he wasn't in the bed next to her. She sat up and double checked that she was alone before she stood up and began to walk. She had been having trouble sleeping for the past few weeks and it was starting to take a toll on her. She silently opened the bedroom door and heard the faint voices of two men talking. She quickly walked toward the living room but realized she had forgotten her gun. Scully peaked over the door and sighed in her relief. She found Alex asleep on the couch and the TV still on showing a rerun of The Honeymooners.
She sat down in a chair and looked at the Television. It was a classic episode. Ralph was learning to play golf, well trying at that. He had on the stupidest looking plaid pants that she just knew Mulder had a tie of the same material somewhere. She covered her mouth as classic lines poured from the warm box,
"Okay, address the ball."
"Hello Ball!" and balm, Ralph hit Ed Norton with his hat. She couldn't help it as she burst out laughing.
"It is a good one isn't it?"
She looked over to Alex who was now looking back at her.
"Sorry," she said quietly as he looked toward the TV and back to her.
"It's okay, I really like this one." he said as he sat up.
"Did I wake you?" he asked as he motioned for her to sit down next to him. She sat down and leaned against the couch as they watched and laughed.
After the ending credits rolled, Alex looked toward her.
"What time is it?"
"About 4:30."
"Wow, I came in here at 11:00."
"You where asleep when I came in." she said as she slid down the couch a bit so she could rest her head on back of the couch.
He nodded and yawned, it was still late and he really was still tired. He hadn't slept very easily in the past year, simply because of everything that had happened to him.
Krycek looked over and began to say something else, but he noticed Scully was fast asleep. He smiled as he took the blanket and placed it over her gently. He decided to sleep on the couch with her as he turned off the TV and closed his eyes.
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Mulder crept around the corner of the wall and looked to the window. It was covered with plants so he couldn't see in. She probably had planted them there when Duane Barry took her, the first time she had been in a life/death situation since she met Mulder. Krycek was there too, he had killed the suspect. He allowed all the pain and anger of his past to flush over him at once until he stopped and looked at himself.
"What the hell am I doing?" he whispered to himself.
"I'm about to spy on Scully, I can't." he quickly shocked himself into reality when a car passed by and he dove into the bushes. Mulder looked up and growled slightly as he saw two cat like eyes looking at him. He stood up and looked into the cat's eyes longer before either of them said a word.
"You want answers, Mr. Mulder?"
"Can you supply them?"
"Perhaps, if an agreement can be reached."
"Let's talk somewhere else."
He nodded and followed Mulder as they walked to the car.
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Krycek opened his eyes with a start and looked around the room. It was still dark outside and he had only fallen asleep for a few minuets. He looked over and saw Scully was still asleep and he smiled. He closed his eyes again and heard the same noise that he had heard so many times when he tried to sleep.
"Oh no." he whispered as he stood up and walked to the front door. He unlocked the door and gently slipped out as he walked toward the sound that had haunted him for years.
He reached for his hip and unlocked the holster. Alex didn't care how much he trusted anyone, he always carried his gun with him. He pulled it out and held it with his good arm. He walked toward a car and prepared to pull the trigger.
Alexander Krycek was not going to let it get away this time.
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"So you're saying there's a reason for this arrangement?" Mulder asked. He used the term arrangement loosely. He had been sitting in the car with the windows rolled up for almost half an hour now, and the smoke was starting to get to him. He held his breath a little as he listened to his new 'friend' go on about how Scully and Krycek's being together was a good thing.
"Yes, with them together, it will free you're mind enough so you can finally find what you're looking for."
"I found what I was looking for, and you've either taken it away, killed it, or destroyed it. There's no point!"
"Well, She's happy at least."
That stung Mulder right in the heart as he tried to recover quickly.
"Prove it."
"Alright." he said as he revealed a tape and handed it to Mulder.
"You've been watching them?"
"Heaven's no. Only the first day, then we stopped."
"but you did watch them."
"Briefly, to make sure they'd play by the rules."
Mulder absently nodded and took the tape.
"Get out." he said quietly as the smoking man opened the door and stepped out.
"Let me know if you do like the tape, I hear it's a little different then you're regular viewing preference" he said with a smile as he shut the door and walked away.
"Bastard." Mulder murmured as he decided to take the tape to the Lone Gunmen first and let them decide if it was real or not.
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Krycek held his gun out as he prepared to shoot anything that moved. He was near the edge and was ready to jump off anytime he needed too. All assassins were.
He felt a gentle touch to his left shoulder as he turned around and fired. A slight groan came out of the now fallen shadow as he grabbed his shirt and turned him over so he could see his face, however, he was a she and that red hair sent shivers down his spine as he realized he had done this before, only he wasn't brave enough to pull the trigger then, so he handed the task off to Luis Cardinal.
"Oh God." he whispered as he looked at the blood that spilt from her chest as he realized something.
He had shot Dana Scully.
"Help!" he yelled to the dark sky as the wind blew and carried his cries for help with it into the dark oblivion.
"FBI! What's the problem?!"
Krycek heard the voice and recognized it almost as quickly as the incident had happened, Mulder.
"She's been shot! Call for an ambulance!" Krycek called out, disguising his voice slightly so Mulder would call for help before he beat the hell out of Krycek.
Mulder pulled out his cell phone and dialed 911 quickly and requested the ambulance. Krycek sighed as he took off his jacket and put pressure on the wound. He had learned a thing or two about injuries and how to take care of them in his time. The black leather was now covered with Scully's red blood, almost as red as her hair. He kissed her cheek gently and started to whisper a prayer in Russian.
"The ambulance will be here in a minuet." Mulder said to the dark figure that hunched over Scully's body, trying to apply as much pressure that he could with his good arm.
"I hope so." he said quietly as he stroked the hair out of her face and felt her disappearing breath against his fingers as he accidentally spread a little bit of her blood on her face.
"What happened, sir?" Mulder asked as he looked at her body as Krycek tried to cover her face from Mulder's eyes.
"I heard a noise, I thought it was a prowler, I came out. She came out without my knowing it, she touched my shoulder and I turned around and shot her. It was an accident, I swear!"
"I believe you." Mulder said as the ambulance pulled up. Kryeck stood up and waved his arms in the air, only his right moved much more then his left.
The EMSA workers jumped out and began to work on Scully. Krycek turned his head away as he picked up his bloody jacket and stepped back.
"What's her name?" one of the men asked and Krycek inhaled deeply as he managed to say,
"Dana Scully. She's an FBI agent and she's been shot in the chest."
Mulder looked up at Krycek and was either prepared to cry or jump him.
The paramedics worked on her for a few minuets and Krycek didn't blink once the whole time. He remembered seeing this scene hundreds of times before, only this time, he didn't mean for it to happen.
"Okay, who's going in the ambulance with us? We can only have one man." the paramedic said as they rolled her to the ambulance.
"You go, Mulder."
"No, Krycek, you go, she's your wife."
Krycek nodded and jumped in the ambulance as the doors shut behind him. Krycek looked through the windows and saw Mulder standing there for a moment. The ambulance pulled away and Mulder ran off toward his car.
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Mulder opened his eyes and looked around the room. He had hoped it was all a bad dream, but it wasn't, none of it. He looked over and glared at Krycek. He was still asleep as the doctor walked in and woke Krycek.
"Mr. Krycek?"
He woke up and quickly looked at the doctor and over toward Mulder.
"How is she?" he asked, trying to hide the fear in his voice.
"The surgery was successful and she made it through the night."
"Thank God." he said as he released breath that he had been holding since 4:40 that morning.
Mulder smiled slightly and stood up.
"Can we see her?" he asked, loosely using the word 'we'.
"Yes, only one at a time though."
"Mulder, you go first, I'll wait for Scully's Mom."
"Did you call her?"
"Yeah, a few hours ago."
Mulder nodded and followed the doctor to Scully's room while Krycek waited for his mother-in-law to show up.
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Scully fluttered her eyes weakly and looked around the room.
"Scully?" Mulder asked as he shut the door behind himself and walked over to her.
"Hey Mulder." She said with a weak smile. The last time she had seen him was when they had fought.
"Scully, the doctor said you'd be fine."
"That's good."
Mulder looked toward her and watched her turn her head away from him.
"I'm sorry, okay? I am so sorry, I never should have doubted you-"
"I know, Mulder, I'd like to see Krycek, please."
Mulder nodded and walked toward the door. He wiped away a tear that was beginning to fall from his eye as he realized that it would never be the same again. He also realized he wouldn't need the Lone Gun Men to look at the tape for authentication, he already knew she was in love with Krycek, and it hurt.
Badly.
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"Hi, I was wondering what room Dana Scully was in?" a woman asked as Krycek lifted his head from the magazine and looked at her. She didn't have fiery red hair, but he knew that was definitely Mrs. Scully.
"Mrs. Scully?" Krycek asked as he stood behind her and coughed slightly.
"Yes?"
"My name is Alex Krycek, Dana's--boyfriend."
"Oh, nice to meet you. I didn't know Dana had a boyfriend."
She shook his outstretched hand, his right one, and he started again,
"She's going to be fine." he said with a smile as Maggie Scully sighed in relief.
"May I see my daughter?"
"Yes, I'll show you to the room."
They walked down the hall and Krycek felt her eyes begin to burn into him in question. He figured he had done a good thing by saying boyfriend, instead of husband of 4 days.
Krycek opened the door and allowed her to enter as he followed in behind her and shut the door behind himself.
"Mom!" Scully cried out in surprise,
"What are you doing here?"
"Alex called and told me you where in the hospital, are you okay?"
"I think I'll be alright." she said as she glanced back toward Krycek and his eyes said a whole world of things.
"That's good, are you thirsty? I'll go get you some water." she said as she quickly walked out the door to find her a cup of water.
Scully laughed slightly as she looked at Krycek, but neither of them knew what to say.
"Scully...I'm so sorry."
"Krycek, I forgive you, but what were you doing outside at 4:40 in the morning?"
"I heard a noise."
"And you investigated with my gun?"
"It was my gun, Scully, I keep one with me at all times now."
"Well, I didn't see you're gun, that's why I touched you're shoulder, you're left one by accident."
"Dana, I was so racked up on the edge, I swore I saw things I couldn't have possibly seen. I heard noises that I haven't heard for almost a full year, and I wish I never could hear again." he said as he looked at his arm and felt a twinge of pain.
"I do forgive you, Alex, I do." she said quietly as he walked over and slipped his hand into her's.
He bent over and kissed her cheek gently, but she moved his face gently away and he stood back up.
"I'm sorry, I-"
"Kiss me on my lips, Alex." she said quietly as he nodded and kissed her lips. He had only ment for it to be for a second, but seconds slowly ticked away into moments and moments into minuets. They finally parted as both gasped for air.
"I love you." Krycek said quietly after he had caught his breath.
"I love you." Scully whispered back, and she ment it.
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"Come on Dana, just a few more steps and then we'll be in." Alex said as he helped her walk into the apartment. They walked in and he shut the door behind them.
"Bed or couch?"
"Bed." she said quietly as they slowly walked toward the bedroom.
It had been almost two weeks since she'd been home and since they had first truly kissed. The other times it had just been for shows and survival. Krycek felt his heart pound as they walked toward the bed room and he remembered what had happened in the past two weeks. He had talked to Maggie and she was now convinced that Alex and Dana were just a serious couple and that he was to talk to her before proposing to Dana. He had laughed at that, not because it was hard to believe, but that he wish he had met her a few weeks earlier.
He and Mulder had talked too. They still hated eachother, but at least Mulder wasn't ready to jump Krycek at any moment and visa versa.
"Here we are." he said with a smile as he helped Scully onto the bed and she motioned for him to lie down with her. He walked toward the other side of the bed and plopped down. Krycek scooted closer so he could be near her, but not hurt her.
"Thank you." she said as she held his hand.
"The least I could do."
"So, I never did see, how did you and my mother make out?"
"Pretty well, we talked about you're childhood and your family. I never knew you had such an interesting past."
"How about me? Do I ever get to meet you're parents?"
"No, my dad died back when I was in the academy and my mom has cut me out of her life and I didn't have any other brother's or sisters."
"Oh, I'm sorry."
He nodded and kissed her hand.
"It's okay, I've gotten over it." he said while he held back his sadness. He had no reason to cry, he had already made so many other people cry, he didn't deserve to cry, to have feelings, but, someone had delt him a better hand this time. He had a beautiful girl who loved him and his life wasn't in major danger at the moment. He smiled to himself as she stroked his face gently with her hand. He flashed back into reality and looked at her questionably.
"You okay?"
"Yeah."
She nodded again and they just sat for a few more minuets. They seemed to be sitting and thinking together alot more then they use to.
"Dana, I'll be right back. You rest here, I'll only be a little while." he said as he kissed her hand again and climbed out of the bed. She followed him with her eyes as he went through the door and she heard the front door snap shut.
She sighed as she turned slightly and tried to sleep.
It would be another restless night.
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"I don't know, Mulder, I can't find anything that could be inauthentic about it." Byers said as he examined the tape of Scully and Krycek laughing for the tenth time.
"Are you sure he didn't slip something into her coffee?"
"Mulder..."
"Anything!" He was starting to become scared. He had seen how her eyes lit up when Krycek walked into the hospital room, but he hadn't thought it had always been like that.
Langly stopped the tape and stood behind Mulder. He touched Mulder's back lightly and looked over to Byers. Frohike was there earlier, but had left after he saw the tape was of Scully with someone else. Byers looked back and nodded slightly.
"It's not right. Something is wrong with this." Mulder said weakly as Byers handed him the tape and Mulder took it with trembling hands.
"Mulder, You look horrible. Scully's going to be fine, you go home and sleep, or infact, sleep here, we don't mind." Byers said as walked over to a computer and began to type up a story for the news letter's next edition.
Mulder looked back at him and down to the ground.
"No, it's okay, I'll go home."
"Are you sure you'll be okay? I could take you home." Langly said as he moved toward the door.
"I'll be okay. Goodnight and thanks anyway." he said as he walked out of the door in a slight daze. He passed through the dark alley as he noticed the rain would begin to fall soon. Mulder closed his eyes and smelt the air. It smelt fresh, a feeling Mulder hadn't had in a few months. He felt old, he felt empty. He needed Scully. He cursed silently toward Krycek for getting Scully without her choice. He was so sure that it was against her will, but the film, the authentic film, showed a very happy Scully with a very un-violent Krycek. Mulder tired to fit the pieces together, but they wouldn't fit.
Mulder walked through the ally but stopped when he heard a sound. He stopped and reached for his gun. He drew it and turned around and found himself in a face off with Alex Krycek.
"Of course." Mulder murmured to himself as he looked toward Krycek and shook his head. He brought his gun down and put it back in his holster.
Krycek looked at him confusingly as he finally thought of the words to say,
"Mulder, what that hell are you doing out?"
"I can be out, what about you? You have a home, go to it." Mulder said as he commanded more then answered.
"I'm out for business. I'm supposed to meet a contact here. Since you're not my contact, go home."
Mulder said nothing and began to walk off and Krycek put his gun away.
"Mulder! What the hell is wrong with you?"
"What?!"
"You've been in a daze or something for a few months now, What the hell is going on? You're starting to worry Scully, and others."
"Oh, and what the hell do I care about 'others'?"
"What about Scully?"
"What?"
"You care what she thinks, so what? Do you love her, or fantasize about her or pretend she's one of you're pretty porn girls?"
Mulder grabbed Krycek and slammed him into the wall.
"You son-of-a-bitch. Have you touched Scully? Have you TOUCHED Scully?"
"Sure, but if you mean sex, no."
"What about lust?"
"What?"
"Lust!"
"No, I can wait. We'll go by her body and her schedule. If she never wants to make love with me-"
"NO, she will *not* make love with you because she cannot possibly love you."
"Why would it be so hard, Mulder? Because I had a slip in my life, where I automatically became the bad guy forever? I know I've done some things wrong in my past, but they have nothing to do with what I'm doing right now."
"Waiting for a contact so you can get information and leave Scully."
"I'm not going to leave Scully. I care for her now, I would never do anything to hurt her."
"You shot her."
"Accidentally, I thought she was you." he said as he slipped his foot to Mulder's ankles and pulled sharply so Mulder landed on the ground with a thud.
Krycek walked away from the wall and looked down at Mulder.
"Mulder, we're not playing a game. We're playing in life. I beat you this round, but there are many rounds, and I know I'm not going to win all of them. Trust me."
"Never." Mulder said as he jumped up and looked into Krycek's eyes. Mulder's blazing brown eyes burnt into Krycek for a moment until Mulder turned away and began to walk off.
"Oh, and Krycek, if you do something to ever hurt Scully again, I'll personally find you, kick your ass, and then kill you."
"Nice to know." he said as Mulder walked off.
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