Smoldering Thoughts: Sifting through the memories 3/?
Murdock's Crazylady, Now Susie and Red also, with imput by Lacy, Flight
PG-13, I think fits the series now
Disclaimer: I don't own the team. I do own CrazyKid and Melly, they are my true child side, and Melly is a friend of mine. I sorta own Sky, but Susie owns half too, since it's loosely based on her as a kid.
©2001 Murdock's CrazyLady (MCL)
Beta reader!!: (Yes, I have one now!!) Thanks to Red for being my Beta reader and for the help with this sometimes confusing AU fic! LOL
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This is the sequel to Melly and CrazyKid: The 2 youngest patients/Terrors



Oblivious to the world



7am found CK, Sky and Worf on a plane back to LA. CK had been informed of Mel's death that morning, and she was so shocked, she hadn't cried or even talked since. Sky was busy sleeping, plus she hadn't known Mel like CK had. The whole 4 hour flight, CK was quiet and hardly blinked. Sky even slept through the landing, and then Worf woke her up to leave the plane. Worf took both of them from the plane, out of the terminal, to a car in the airport parking lot. During the drive, CK and Sky, now wide awake, were quiet. The final stop in the VA parkinglot made Sky gasp. she was holding in tears as Worf helped her and CK out of the car. Sky was ready to grab his leg, but she took his hand instead. CK merely stood by the car, then followed when they started off towards the doors.



Inside, everyone was waiting for them in Hannibal's office. Worf had been asked to meet there when they arrived. With a nearly crying Sky, and a blank faced CK, he went into the office. Worf felt Sky squeezing his hand, and looked down. She was staring right at Hannibal, whom was behind his desk, looking at them. "What, no. What in the hell did you think? Did you honestly think you could bring him back here? What in the world..I can't even talk..What do you have to say that might, might, save your hides?" Hannibal asked, while everyone else was quiet, including Murdock, whom was looking at his sister. "Well? CK?" Hannibal asked. CK continued to stare at the floor, with an unblinking stare.



"Sky?" Hannibal asked. Sky hid behind Worf and said something about fast cars being purple and green, and Hannibal knew she was way over due for her meds. "I were tryin ta hewp CK! not wanna be in twouble!" Sky said from behind Worf. Hannibal looked at Worf as Sky began to mumble about christmas lights again. "Take her back to the CW. She's way overdue for her meds. I'll deal with what to do with her later." Hannibal said,and Worf nodded. Sky gave the still blank CK one last look before the door was closed behind her. Hannibal was the quiet one now, he knew he needn't say anymore because he'd had an earlier talk with Murdock. Murdock stood, took his sister's hand and left the office with her. CK just followed him, and didn't say one word. She was in her own little world, and she didn't have a clue about what was going on around her.



Not even when a few minutes later, she was back in her own room, and Murdock was yelling at her to explain her actions. "CK, you better talk to me!" Murdock said for the third time. CK was oblivious to the world, and couldn't hear him. Murdock swallowed and bent CK over his knee. He couldn't believe he was doing this. He'd always vowed he'd never do this, but what else could he do? He was hoping she would yell at him, or even threaten him, but she didn't. He raised his hand, and befre he would bring it down, he said, "It's your last chance, speak up!" CK didn't move, didn't protest, or nothing. Thinking she was stubbornly ignoring him, and went ahead. After a minute of complete silence, Murdock stopped. He hadn't even heard her sniff. He knew that normally one hit from Hannibal would have her yelling like he'd killed her.



He just sat there, trying to decide what to do, thinking CK would get up or at least try to, since he'd stopped. But again, she remained where he'd put her, laying there like a lifeless blob. Murdock got scared, and picked her up, looking into her blank, yet watering eyes. "CK!" Murdock yelled, shaking her a little. To CK, his voice sounded like waves crashing against the beach at high tide. Suddenly, she could hear part of his voice saying, "...Better talk to me right now, I mean it!..." Then her ability to hear him cut out, and then back in just in time for her to catch, "...Or I'll put you right back and.." Her ability to hear went again. She was right back to where she'd been earlier, when her hearing and feelings came back. Murdock had gone back to spanking her, when he heard a small, low voice say, "Gone." Hearing it, Murdock looked at the back of CK's head, his hand in mid-air.



"CK?" He asked, so glad to hear her voice, even if it was just one word. "Gone." CK repeated, in the same quiet tone. He stood her back up and looked at her. "CK?" He asked again. Not looking at him, but right through him, CK repeated the word. Murdock was scared, and he didn't understand what she meant. Squeezing her shoulders, Murdock looked back into her disturbingly wide eyes. "CK, please don't make me spank whatever's wrong out of you. Please tell me!" Murdock begged. A sudden movement of her eyes going back into focus, and CK snapped out of it, crying at the top of her lungs. Scaring him, Murdock grabbed her and hugged her, CK continued to cry on his shoulder.



CK knew her big brother had spanked her. She knew Melly, her bestfriend, was dead. She knew she'd run away and taken Sky with her. She'd always known, but she had been so shocked and afraid when she heard the news of his death, that it fizzled her out, and sent her to her own world. "CK, please, tell me." Murdock asked, and CK began to talk again, but in more of a panic than anything. "Gone..gone..." CK replied, crying. Murdock rubbed her back, trying to comfort her. "Who? what? gone?" Murdock asked. "Mel...Melly, HE'S GONE!!" CK yelled, crying louder. Murdock still didn't understand, and no one had told him.



"Gone CK?" Murdock asked. "He maked fire..he died! HE'S GONE!" CK yelled as her voice began to go. Suddenly her legs went out from under her, and if Murdock wouldn't have been holding her, she would have hit the floor. Murdock pulled her into his lap and held her a second before he put her beside him on his bed. As he kissed her forehead and listened to her short breaths, he wished someone would have told him, told him before he went and broke his most sacred vow he'd ever made to himself. Murdock stood up and went to his door, where he was met up with Face, who seeemingly knew what was going to happen all along.



"Why didn't anyone tell me about it? I just hit a little kid that's heart broken because her friend dies, and all because nobody tells me? I had to practically beat it out of her, Face!" Murdock said, angry enough to make a fist at his side, but have tears in his eyes. Face put his hand on Murdock's shoulder.



"Hannibal said not to tell you. He knew it would take drastic measures to get CK to even say it. He knew, well, what you did, would at bring her back to at least her normal reality. You didn't do anyting a normal person would do, Murdock. I know you, and you wouldn't hurt anyone, especially your little sister. Besides, you know her, and she probably didn't even feel it." Face said, trying to make Murdock feel better. "If it helps any, I'm sorry you had to find out that way." Face said, realizing Murdock was crying himself. Face gave him a hug, and slowly, Murdock calmed down.



Murdock asked Face to keep an eyes on CK while he took a walk to calm down, and Face gave him his word. Murdock walked away, and Face quietly walked over to the sleeping CK. He took her shoes off and covered her up. As he stood back up from tucking her in, he noticed a slow moving tear away from her cheek. He sat on his bed and softy said,



"Welcome back, CK."



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