Smoldering Thoughts: Sifting through the memories 4/?
Murdock's Crazylady, Now Red and Susie 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
PLEASE send comments.
This is the sequel to Melly and CrazyKid: The 2 youngest patients/Terrors
Butterflies can be healers too
The next morning came, and CK hadn't moved from Murdock's bed. She had her eyes open, but only stared at the ceiling. Everyone, including BA and Face, tried to talk to her. Nothing worked, and she just lay there. Around noon, Hannibal came to see her. He walked in and sat beside her on the bed. He saw CK's unblinking, shocking stare at the ceiling and looked away.
"CK, I know you have been up since you have been back, otherwise your bed would be soaked. I know you can hear me. Don't think that just because you lay there and play dead that you're off the hook. Because you're not, no, not by a long shot. Running away, stealing, breaking out of this VA, and breaking into the New York VA, dragging another child into all of this." Hannibal said sternly, hoping to get a response.
Face had told him about Murdock, and he figured it wouldn't work, but he decided to try it anyways. CK's eyes didn't move, she was in a place where no one yelled, died or hurt. The same world she'd been in earlier, with Murdock. She again only heard him in bits and pieces, his voice again like the waves. Seconds of voice meant up with her brain, and then nothing. CK caught ahold of the "dead" statement, and her eyes moved, watering from not blinking so long. She suddenly was awake to the world again, and she sat up. Looking at Hannibal, she felt hatred for the second time in her short life.
"I not playin dead. But Melly is...he's dead an it all you fauwt! ME HATE YOU!" Ck said, shockingly slapping him as she got down from the bed and ran out crying. Hannibal just sat there a second before he got up and stood at the doorway as CK ran to the end of the hall and disappeared around the corner.
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As she barrled down the halls, CK nearly toppled into the same lady as before. However, the lady heard CK coming this time, and stepped out of her way. CK ran by, crying as she watched, curious, as CK ran into the Children's Wing. Sighing in boredom, she followed, wondering what in the world was wrong.
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"What's wrong, Colonel?" Face asked as he turned his head and saw his stunned CO at the doorway.
"Where's CK?" Face asked, peering into the room and seeing she was gone.
"Ran off." Hannibal replied, and Face nodded.
He knew there was more to it than that, but he wasn't about to press for more details. Hannibal turned to Face, and
got a smile, sort of.
"Where's Murdock?" Hannibal asked. Face said he was off walking to clear his head again, and Hannibal nodded.
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The winged lady followed CK to room W-96, where she stayed in the hall. A minute later, she peeked around the doorway, and watched as the child she'd followed sat in the middle of the floor and rocked back and forth. She didn't know why, but she felt the strong need to go and comfort the kid in the middle of the room. She walked in and very slowly sat down on the floor beside her. CK didn't notice at first, and just rocked herself. "Hi." The lady said softly. CK heard and looked at her. CK stopped rocking and stared at her.
"Wa..Wings?" CK asked, reaching up towards them. "Yeah. Just got em'." She replied. CK put her hand down and sniffed. Seeing that she had lost the kid's attention, the lady decided to try and talk to her. She felt the confused emotions running wild inside the child, and she felt how scared they were making the child feel. "What's your name?" She asked, and CK didn't even look up. "C-Tay. CwazyKid Muwdock." CK replied, she felt like crying again, but she held it in.
"My name's Red. You can call me that if you want. Do you, um, come here alot?" Red asked and CK shook her head no as she looked around the empty room. "No. us used ta meet in us pot nummer 5113. But us not nomore...Us were gweat, but not now..he..he.." CK replied, about to burst. Red couldn't understand, her emotions were so scrambled she couldn't read CK's mind and find out either. "He?" Red asked, CK nodded yes. "Uh huh. Melly. Him were mine bestest fwiend. Gwampa sended him away an he...he maked fire an locked him door...an him died! him died..." CK replied, as she started to rock again.
Hearing the word 'Fire' brought back memories she rather not think about and quick shook them. Now was not the time to relapse, she told herself. Red watched as CK rocked back and forth again, something telling her to take a chance. Finally, Red did, holding CK as she slowly calmed down and seemed to feel comfortable in her arms.
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Murdock walked and walked. His thoughts were wild like CK's, and he was feeling a bazillion different emotions at one time. As he headed back to his room, he saw someone in his doorway. Wondering what was going on now, he go back and gave Face a 'what's up?' nod. "CK ran off." Face said, and Murdock quick looked up. "What?!" Murdock exclaimed, but before anyone could answer, Red came down the hall, carrying a sleeping CK in her arms. "CK!" Murdock said, as he turned and saw her with a butterfly-winged lady.
"Shhh..she's asleep." Red whispered to Murdock. Murdock said okay quietly and motioned for her to follow him. She saw Face and gave him a smile as she went past him following after Murdock. He pinted to CK's bed and Red gently bent down to put CK down. CK felt it and grabbed her neck. Red was surprised, but whispered, "It's okay CK. I'm staying right here." CK must have heard, because she relaxed her grip and Red was able to lay her down. Red smiled as Murdock covered CK and waved her back into the hall. Red gave CK a last look and followed.
"Thanks for bringing my little sister back. She's havin' a bad time right now." Murdock said, and Red replied, "I noticed. I found her in W-96, she told me her bestfriend died in a fire. Poor thing, no wonder she was so upset." Red looked into the room again as Mudock thought to himself, *yeah, but it's a lot more than just that*. Murdock didn't know what to say. "I don't feel good. I'm sorry if I sounded rude at all, are you staying with CK, um?" Murdock asked, wondering her name. "Yeah. Oh, I'm Red. I found her and promised her I would be here when she woke up. I don't break promises. That is, if it's okay with you." Red replied, half looking at Murdock, and half looking past him at Face.
Murdock sighed. His stomach had just did a 360, and he felt worse. "Yeah, I can get some sleep without havin to worry then. Thanks Red." Murdock said, as he kissed her on the cheek, yawned, and went back into the room. He lay down on his bed, and climbed into his covers jacket, hat, shoes and all. Red couldn't believe he'd kissed her, but then she remembered what she'd felt from CK about him, and knew it was just Murdock being Murdock. She watched as Murdock rolled over and was almost immeadiately asleep. Then she realized too late that she was staring at Face again, and when face felt her eyes burning into him, he stared right back into her eyes. Noticing he was looking back at her, Red blushing, quick looked away.
"I'm going to sit with CK. Don't even get any ideas loverboy, I'm here for a great reason too, and believe me, you don't want to find out why. Just a small word of warning." Red said, making like the staring contest had never taken place. Face grinned as he watched her go back into the room and sit beside CK's bed. Hannibal gave Face one of those Oh-no-not-again-LT looks, and Face shrugged. Hey, could he help it if all women thought he was the goddess's gift to just them??
Red stayed by CK's side while she slept, feeling all the emotions twirling themselves around eachother, tightening themselves into a huge ball inside of CK. CK tossed and turned a little, and then was still. Red never moved from her spot.
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Worf flew back to New York for the funeral, and then returned to LA the day after. He seemed unusually agitated, so everyone tried to stay out of his way, not even attempting to ask what was wrong. Only he knew what it was. It was the favor, the one Mel had asked of him only hours before his death.
"Please say goodbye to CK for me." Worf still heard it ringing in his ears.
How could he tell CK now?
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