Title: Life's
Constants
Author: M & S Shipper
Rating: R
OTHER INFO SEE CHAPTER 1
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Chapter 4
They were so intimately pressed together she could feel everything her partner
wasn't saying. Against her breast she felt the fast flutter of his heart
beating, his breathing had become shallow, his body warm to her touch. Another
shocking realisation that struck her was the growing bulge she felt against her
thigh. Maybe more shocking though, was her own body and it's reaction to him,
as she was immediately flooded with desire.
Even in the darkened ventilation shaft, her blush was evident. She lowered her eyes, refusing to meet his gaze. He instantly took this as embarrassment over feeling his desire for her. He couldn't believe he was letting her affect him like this. After all these years of keeping his emotions in check, why did his body have to betray him like this now?
"I'm so sorry Scully, I don't know what's the matter with me, " he stammered "I guess I just haven't been this close to a woman in a while."
"It's ok
really." She said looking up from her blush, looking quite flustered, he
thought.
"No it's not you shouldn't have to put up with it." he said,
obviously beating himself up over it.
"No, I said it's. . .". But he didn't let her finish.
"In fact, maybe you should put in a sexual harassment charge when you get
back, the bureau would never condone this."
"For goodness sake Mulder stop!" She said almost yelling. Realising
that they were still technically in hiding, she peered through the grate of the
vent to make sure no-one had heard her. It was still deserted.
"Now, lets get something straight here," she said lowering her voice,
"firstly we're on leave at the moment, so I hardly think that sexual
harassment charges will stick. And secondly, it's not harassment, it's actually
kinda nice that I can do that to you, I never actually thought I affected you
in that way."
"Scully, you
have to be kidding, you're beautiful!" He said, too shocked to find the
words.
"No, you don't have to say that, I realise I'm short, plain and fairly
dull. And apart from that I know people call me 'ice queen' behind my
back."
"Scully, people only say that because they can't have you, but they do
want you, as I do. You are gorgeous, and sexy, far from dull and I don't think
a day has gone by when I haven't wanted you, the way I do now."
"Well, you have to say that don't you, I mean. . " but she was cut
off as he lifted his head upwards to kiss her, ignoring the protests of his
mind and ribs. For once he was throwing caution to the wind and doing what he'd
wanted to do for so many years now. Her lips were warm and after the initial
shock became soft and pliant below his own. If he still wasn't convinced he was
doing the right thing, the soft whimper in her throat would have convinced him.
The kiss was slow and tender, each eager to learn the others every curve and
hollow intimately, without rushing anything. She tasted sweet, just like he
imagined, her cheek soft against his own stubble. She was more timid than he
imagined but that began to melt away as he deepened the kiss.
He couldn't help touching her, this wasn't enough it could never be. As though
testing the boundaries he began to stroke the side of her breast as his mouth
continued to lazily play with her tongue.
At first she was too shocked to respond at all, there was the split second when
she was sure he'd come up with a usual quip and laugh off this first moment of
intimacy, but as he deepened the kiss she couldn't deny his passion. If it's
possible to feel dizzy while lying down, she was feeling it. Her body hummed at
the sensations he was inspiring from her lips to the tips of her toes.
Everything felt so right, it was just a new form of intimacy to what they'd
previously shared. They fit together perfectly. Those were her last coherent
thoughts as she let him roll her onto his body.
Even though she was being extremely careful, his ribs screamed in agony as she
came down on them. He tried to hold back the whimper in his throat but he
couldn't, and he immediately felt her body tense and slide back to it's
original position.
Trying to regain her breath she said, "We should really stop, you're in no
condition to. . . "
"No Scully, I
can handle it, I've never wanted someone so much in my life." he said his
lips covering hers, already trying to pull her back toward him. He cursed
himself as another whimper escaped, forcing him to break the kiss.
"That still doesn't change the fact that you're hurt and as your doctor, I
have to insist on you resting," his face dropped at her order, "and preferably
not resting in an air vent."
At that, she began shimmying back towards the opening. He didn't budge though, to afraid he'd wake up from this delicious dream, and it was obviously a dream, this sort of thing never happened to Fox Mulder in real life. He only hoped it wouldn't finish up just yet.
The soft thump of Scully's feet hitting the floor brought him out of his day dream.
"Ok, this is going to hurt, but you have to come out sometime, so it may as well be now." She said, already looping her hands under his armpits and pulling back gently. He sucked in a breath as the pain became more intense, he was all the way to the opening now, all that was left was a final jump. Still she held him.
"Scully, just move back ok, I don't want to hurt you."
"It's ok, I've got you and I'm not letting go."
He couldn't help but laugh at her ridiculous statement, she was several inches shorter than him and weighed a good 40 pounds less. How on earth did she think she was going to catch him? Not wanting to injure her pride though he let her continue to help. All he had to do now was give one final shove and let gravity do the rest.
"Come on then." She called out impatiently.
"Ok, brace yourself"
He gave a final push and began plummeting to the ground. The pain was overwhelming and the last thing he remembered before passing out was the soft cushion of Scully that he fell onto.
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"For goodness sake Mulder wake up. Please!!" She said, in the most hysterical tone he'd ever heard coming from Scully's lips. He was initially disoriented, his eyes half open, head spinning slightly. Then it all came flooding back, the caves, his ribs and finally Scully.
This brought him fully awake as he gazed at her full red lips.
"Thank god! We have to move, now." She said already up and helping him to his feet. Only when he was fully upright did he discover the reason for her distress. The sound of footsteps approaching was growing louder and louder, there must have been 40 or so people on their way.
They moved backwards in behind a few barrels lined up against the wall. From their position only one of them could see what was going through a slit between the barrels. While Mulder sat back Scully kept him informed of what was going on.
"Ok there's about 50 men out there now, all dressed in some kind of uniform. They're armed with weapons, but not anything I've ever seen before." She drew breath to continue but was cut off when a man stepped forward in front of the troop to speak.
"For those of you who don't know me, I'm Lieutenant Malcom.We have been called together today to deal with a Code 3 situation. Yesterday a woman was found just above this facility, in the wastelands of Ohio, with no thermo nuclear protective clothing. As you are well aware there are no above ground settlements for many hundreds of miles and it would be impossible for a person to have been in that location without having some kind of protective equipment with them. We believe that she may have some form of immunity to the elements and needs to be studied further for the good of all mankind." He paused for effect, which allowed a rumble of talking to erupt between the men lined up. There was a buzz of excitement amongst it all.
"Quieten down everyone. Now if this wasn't extraordinary enough we also came across a man in a similar location, also possessing no protective equipment, seemingly also immune."
He paused again, and the excited chattering resumed. In turn each began to notice the angry glare of the Lieutenant and quieted down.
"The pair have escaped from their cell and are now, we believe, topside. In a few moments the sun will be out of range again and we can hunt them down. You'll be grouped into teams of two to cover maximum ground. Get you're weapons ready, set them to power level 1, I don't want them harmed, we'll be moving out in just a few more minutes."
"Oh god Mulder, how the hell are we going to get out of here!" Scully said, looking around her for some kind of sign. As if by some divine intervention her eyes fell onto a pile of uniforms just like those of the men just a few feet away.
As quietly as she could she reached out and pulled them between the barrels.
"I don't know about this Scully." Mulder said, rubbing his ribs, but Scully had already pulled the top half of the uniform over his head and was donning her own.
"It's the only choice we have, all we have to do is get topside. Then make a run for it."
"To the cave. We're not even sure where the cave is going to take us?"
"No I've been thinking about it. I think it has to do with body weight maybe. Originally we came through together, the only way to get back is together. But first we need to get back to 1931, so this time only one of us can go through the cave at a time.
"What if one of us doesn't make it?"
"We'll make it. You go through first and I'll be right behind you."
"No Scully, I won't let you. . . . "
"You'll be going through first!" She stated adamantly. "You're in no position to defend yourself if you have to."
"And you are? You're unarmed!" He said.
"And you have broken ribs, this time I win Mulder, it's your turn the next alternate reality we go into."
He had no come back to this, but it didn't make him feel any better. The group were mobilising, it was time to move out. Just as she was about to stand up, he caught hold of her hand and pulled her towards him. Scully opened her mouth to protest but it was immediately covered by his, cutting off anything she was going to say. It was a fast passionate kiss of desperation and love. It spoke more than any conversation could. They were in love and together they would do anything to see that they got the chance to live happily together. They each feared for the safety of the other, above their own, but they were going to be fine, it would all be over soon.
Even though the kiss had ended, Scully sat for a moment staring into his eyes. "Mulder before we go out there I just want you to know. . ."
"I know Scully, and so do I." He said, knowing exactly what she was about to say.
Just as the last of the troops began to make their way outside Scully and Mulder fell into line behind them. When they reached the surface , the heat was incredible, even though the sun was no longer visible. All of the men split up and headed in all directions, two directly towards the cave.
"Mulder, we have to stop them." She was really starting to panic now, they were already in the entrance. No-one else could find this portal it was far to dangerous for all concerned. They had to do something.
Mulder spoke up before she had a chance to stop him. "You two!" he yelled, "The Lieutenant wants to see you, he's ordered us to look at the cave in your place."
They turned around eyeing the agents off sceptically. There was a tense moment when Scully thought they weren't buying the story, but they turned and began to walk past the pair. Mulder walked on ahead into the cave leaving Scully waiting outside.
"Ok this is it, I'll see you in a few minutes, or maybe a few hours depending on the time difference." Scully said.
He gave her a passionate kiss that made her knees week then moved slowly into the cave.
"Hey!"
Scully spun around at the noise.
"That's the woman!" One of the two troops yelled out before running back. They had obviously witnessed the exchange between the agents and realised something was going on.
Mulder heard the commotion and turned to come back.
"Just go, I'm right behind you!" She yelled from about fifty metres back. He was still rooted on the spot, his face filled with indecision. She had one final chance.
"If you love me you'll do it!" Their eyes held for a moment before he turned and continued into the cave. Scully breathed out as a bright light momentarily blinded her.
The two troops had drawn their weapons and were already taking aim. Scully gritted her teeth and began running as she heard the first shot ring out. It sounded like electricity, a pure bolt of energy which could be directed anywhere. The first shot missed, bringing down a few rocks on the side of the tunnel. The second shot hit the roof, sending an almighty tremor through the caves. She was thrown of balance by this but quickly righted herself and began to run again. Looking above her head she noticed large fractures begin to appear above her.
Just as the roof began to crumble as a third shot was fired taking her directly in the thigh, throwing her to the floor. The wave of electricity flowed through her veins and nervous system, making each nerveending scream out in pain. The force of the blow sent her flying forward a good many feet and as she hit the ground she saw the cave collapsing behind her.
Her last conscious thought was the sight of a blinding light swallowing her up.
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