Smoldering Thoughts: Sifting through the memories 8/?
Murdock's Crazylady, Now Red and Susie also, with imput by Lacy, Flight, Nikie
(With Red, CK, MCL, Susie, Nikie, Lacy, Dixie, Jesse, Tish, Sky, and Others)
WARNING!! RATED R
Warning: Molestation, not graphic in any way
Disclaimer: I don't own the team. I do own CrazyKid and Melly
©2001 Murdock's CrazyLady (MCL)
Beta reader!!: (Yes, I have one now!!) Thanks to Red, my god-mom for being my Beta reader and for the help with this sometimes confusing AU fic! (and for putting up with me in my 4-year-old mode) LOL
PLEASE send comments.

This is the sequel to Melly and CrazyKid: The 2 youngest patients/Terrors



The hunter becomes the hunted



3 hours later, CK woke up and felt like she'd been hit by a truck. She barely opened her eyes, to see if anyone was around. No one was, as they had all gone to allow the girls to sleep it off. CK opened her eyes the whole way and groaned, as she looked over and saw Tish was gone, knowing Hannibal had most likely taken her with him.Sitting up, CK held her head as she climbed out of bed.



CK shuffled to the door and was about to open it when it opened from the other side and CK backed up. She gasped as the person came in, and stared at her. CK backed up and fell, dizzy in her hung over state. She was wishing she wasn't alone..not now, anytime but now. As CK stared at the dark figure coming towards her, CK closed her eyes, telling herself it would all be over soon as long as she didn't fight like last time. CK passed out, and hoped when she came to, he'd be gone.



An hour later, CK woke up, relieved to see she was alone again. Sitting up, CK felt sick. She stood up, holding her overalls up, grabbed the door and opened it. She ran out and made it to the bathroom just in time to throw up. She started to cry as she threw up, sitting next to the toilet on the floor afterwards. She wasn't sick from the wine this time. It was because of what had just happened, and what had BEEN happening. Before CK meant Mel, it happened the first time, and she'd had a black eye for awhile, which she lied away with the story of getting into a fight.



That had been true, but it wasn't a fight over a toy, it was over this, and it had been for trying to keep something she shouldn't have lost for a long long time. Then when she'd began to play with Mel, it had stopped. But now Mel was dead, and he was back again, and CK hated him. CK stood up and flushed the toilet, fixing her rumpled and half taken off clothes. She left the bathroom and went to hide, to be alone. She climbed into the attic rafters and hid there, not even moving to avoid a spider. No one could help her now, no one. She leaned against the wall and went into a trance. SHe took a trip to her world, where no one could hurt her or they'd die by her hand.

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Red went back to CK's room after letting the kids know CK was alright for the most part. She found the door open, and CK gone. "Where is she now? Hung over and hiding. Great, Hannibal warned me. Guess I should go and look for her." Red said aloud as she tried to remember some of CK's favorite hiding spots. All 10 spots she checked came up empty. Crawling out of a secret place that used to be a favorite of Mel's, Red dusted herself off. Suddenly, she slapped her forehead.



"I don't need to go through all this..I can find her my way! WHY didn't I do this before i got dust on my cloak??" Red asked herself, looking at the grey dust bunnies on her white and lavendar cloak. She closed her eyes and searched for CK's life source, finding it, she took a deep breath at the emotions CK felt. CK's emotions were even confusing to Red herself, let alone how they must feel to CK. Red opened her eyes and headed for the attic, not wanting to waste her energy on teleporting. The whole way, she wondered what had happened to the poor kid. Opening the door upstairs, Red looked up at the rafters, but didn't see CK.



Looking at the kids, she decided she wanted privacy with CK, that way if whatever was wrong came out, it would be between them. "Okay guys, you can go play now." Red said and everyone left, each one gave her a hug first. Red hugged each one of them as they left, and then she closed the door. Taking a deep breath, Red flew up into the rafters. Ck was still in her world when Red found her. "Oh my." Red said as she saw CK, sitting in a heap, as if the wall were the only thing holding her up. Red climbed up onto the beam and sat carefully beside CK, reaching over, she gently shook CK's shoulder.



"CK?" Red said, CK didn't move, her eyes remained open and unblinking. Red was afraid CK would fall, and picked her up, carrying her down with her as she flew back down to the floor. CK was still in la-la land. Red took out smelling salts from her cloak and waved it under CK's nose. CK blinked and gagged at the smell, pushing it away. "CK?" Red asked, and CK looked at her. CK had a wanting-to-tell look on her face, but quick looked down, away from Red's eyes. She could never tell, he'd warned her about what would happen if she did. "CK, are you okay?" Red asked. "C-Tay o-tay. Can me go now?" CK answered. "No you cannot! Did you shoot that clone?" Red asked, and CK scowled. "CK..." Red said in a meaning-it tone.



"No!" CK lied, crossing her arms."CK! Truth!" Red said, sternly. CK grinned at the memory of it, and looked down at her now dried-blood covered footy-jammies. "Yes me did an my galad him dead!" CK said, and Red was shocked. "CK, you shouldn't say that! You didn't kill the REAL Face, just a clone. BUT you killed, CK. Why?" Red asked and CK scowled at the news. "Face yied an now him gonna die. C-Tay get him." CK said, almost in an evil psycho-pathic tone.



Red shook CK. "You stop that! You don't talk like that. You will not shoot anyone else, do you hear me?" Red said, and CK grinned. "The only thing CK's gonna get if she does is a spanking. You hear that?" Red said and CK just grinned. "You cain't do dat. Me knows dat." CK said, and Red grinned at her. "Oh yes I can. You're grandpa gave you to me, and I will be the one who says what goes with you now. That also means I will be the one you will answer to if you shoot anyone else." Red said and CK looked at her.



"Yer C-Tay boss now?" CK asked, pointing at her. "Yep. And I mean it, no more shooting anything or else." Red replied and CK stood up. She began to walk away when she stopped. She knew Red wanted to know why she was in the trance. Not looking back, CK said, "C-Tay not tellin why..her cain't!" CK opened the door and ran out. Red thought she knew, and shook her head, she didn't want to think about it.

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CK ran down the hall and into one of the secret holes. Once inside, she pulled out another archery bow, eyeing a bottle of wine. It was from 1930, and it had been Melly and her's. They had promised to drink it together when they turned 16. But now they couldn't. CK picked up the bottle and hid it in the floor, under some false boards and a throw-carpet. Standing back up, CK armed herself. It was search and destroy time.

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Red couldn't believe this. She was the gaurdian of a 4-year-old terror and on her first day, CK had killed a clone, gotten drunk, and probably tons of other things she didn't yet know about. She sensed CK was up to something and flopped back into her back. She was beginning to get worn out already.

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CK walked, armed and ready, when the real Face came around the corner and saw CK. "Uh..hi CK.." Face said, eying the arrow pointed at him. "I'm sorry you couldn't come..Hannibal's orders.." Face said holding up his hands. CK snarled as she pulled back. "Yian bad fer you healf!" CK yelled, as she aimed and let go, sending the arrow right through Face's hand. He yelled as it went right through.



CK grinned and watched as Face bled and yelled. Giggling, CK ran, leaving Face behind to suffer the way she felt he should. CK ran happily, doing her best victory war hoop, echoing her voice off of the walls. Meanwhile, a nurse was tending to Face, and Red was searching for CK She'd known CK'd shot the real Face seconds before impact.



"When I get my hands on that kid!! BOY is she in trouble!" Red loudly declared as she stomped down the halls. She'd never been mad at CK before, and for a first, this was a doozy!



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Next...NEXT CHAPTER HAS A WARNING!!

WARNING!! RATED R
Warning: Talk of Dark Secret and Slicing of a throat

Back in the attic