Smoldering Thoughts: Sifting through the memories 9/?
Author: 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)
R (For Slicing of throat and talk of dark secret)
(Nikie makes her first appearance here)
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
*anything in between these are thoughts*
Back in the attic
"Killing a clone..with an arrow! Now shooting FACE? PLUS getting drunk? this day has been never ending! CK! Where are you?!" Red yelled, and CK heard, merely stifling a giggle from the air vent. Since her attempt to rescue Mel with the vents, CK knew her way around the place. "Dat fer me ta know an not you!" CK whispered as she crawled on.
Red sensed a giggle and turned around, looking at the wall. She turned and went back the way she came, now tracking CK with her powers. "I'll out-smart you everytime, CK." Red said as she walked into a room and hid behind the door. She heard noises as CK unscrewed the grate screws, and small tapping noises as the screws hit the floor below. The screws from the one side off, CK slid it down and it swung back and forth.
Once it stopped, CK backed out and jumped down, falling on her behind. The floor was padded, so it didn't hurt. She giggled and got up, and was about to walk out when Red came out and grabbed her shoulder. CK froze, not knowing what to think. Red turned CK around and saw CK had her eyes closed tight. "CK, look at me when I'm gonna yell at you!" Red said, and CK opened her eyes, relieved to see Red and not her nightly visitor. Then she remembered about all the trouble she was in and swallowed. "You are in trouble beyond the word trouble, young lady!" Red said sternly as she took CK with her back to the attic.
"If you even look like you're trying to leave, I'll put you in a forcefield." Red said as she closed the attic door. CK hadn't said one word yet. CK crossed the attic, climbed into her toybox and closed the lid. Seeing that, Red walked over, opened the lid and picked CK up. "Putted me backed!" CK yelled in protest as Red sat her at the kitchen table. "Don't move. I'm still deciding what to do with you." Red said and CK snarled at her. Red turned her back to finish her tea and when she turned her head to check on CK, she was gone. "CK! Come out of there, right now!" Red yelled towards the wooden toybox. CK ignored her inside, somewhat buried under toys. "Lemme awone! You ain't mine boss..no-ones am!" CK yelled. Red walked back over, opened the lid and took CK out. CK was yelling at her, then bit her, making Red drop her.
"OW! CK!" Red yelled, holding her hand. CK ran to the door and was about to open it when Red latched onto her ear with her good hand, pulling her back into the middle of the room. "Don't you ever bite anyone again! That's not nice, CK." Red said and CK scowled, one eye closed against the pain in her ear. "C-Tay ain't nice! AN you TILL not mine boss an me will bitted anyones me wanna!" CK yelled back. "An me weavin here wight now!" CK yelled, aiming to kick Red's ahin. Red moved and created a see-through bubble around CK, without her even knowing it.
Red walked out of it and watched as CK tried to walk out of the other side. Electric like energy zapped her a little, scaring her. "What the hell??" CK yelled, as she touched the field and was lightly shocked. Red stood on the other end, laughing at her. CK turned and glared as she sat down in the center of the ball, CK stared. "You till not C-Tay boss." CK replied in her rudest voice. She was mad at Red and Red already knew that.
"Oh yes I am CK, and the sooner you believe that, the better off you'll be. You can stay in there until I decide what to do with you." Red said and CK continued to glare. "Let's see.." Red said, thinking. "Getting drunk, killing a clone..a Face clone at that! AND shooting the real Face..that's some big stuff! What do you have to say for yourself?" Red asked, reading off the charges against CK. CK looked at Red with a hatred she never saw from CK, it was one that gave her chills.
"Me hate you..an when me get outta here? YOU be jus yike dat cyone!" CK yelled, her anger coming from the secret she held, and quite a few other reasons, like hating Dr. Ricter, and refusing to talk to him. Red's eyes grew as she sensed CK's hatred at a boiling point. Red grinned. "You can say whatever you want. You're not getting out, and I'm not even close to done punishing you yet." Red replied. CK seemed to shiver, although she never lost her mean look. Red walked back for the tea she'd wanted, and thought carefully to herself, *Why is CK so angry? Why was she shivering? I haven't done anything to her, so someone else must have.* Red was pouring her tea when CK laughed, and Red looked at her.
"What's got you laughing?" Red asked. "Why am she so angwy? why am her shiberin, i not did nofin ta her an somones elses did." CK replied, shocking Red. "You read my thoughts..how?" Red asked, putting her tea down. "It easy now. Dat how." CK replied, in a less hate-filled tone than before. Red noted that almost immeadiately. She watched as CK lay down on her side, knees to her chest. Her shivering continued, and only stopped as CK fell asleep. Red sat on the floor next to the bubble, and closed her eyes, concentrating on CK's mind. She tried to see what was bothering CK so much, but everytime she saw too far, a brick wall formed, blocking her. Red opened her eyes and looked at CK.
"Darn you. What could be so bad you won't even tell me?" Red asked aloud. CK twitched in sleep, and Red smiled. CK looked like a baby when she slept, which is really what she still was, in almost everyway. CK started to mumble something, but Red couldn't make out but a few words. Worn out herself, Red decided to nap while she could. She flew up to the cocoon and pulled out her purple comforter and pillow, laying it back beside the bubble. She lay down beside it facing CK, and closed her eyes.
*********************Susie came in afterwards, and smiled at her sister. Seeing the blanket half kicked off, Susie carefully pulled it out from under Red's foot and covered her again. Sitting herself down, Susie was glad to see tea was made, grabbed a cup and opened her notebook. She was behind on her story she was writing and was thankful for the peace so she could write more. Nikie, Red's 7-year-old, came quietly in 20 minutes later. She went around the bubble, used to seeing forcefields and knew it was one of her mom's. She saw mom was asleep and quietly squatted down to her. "Mommy's a sleepy head." Nikie said in a whisper as she brushed Red's hair behind her ear. She gave mom a kiss on the cheek and quietly tip-toed over to Susie.
"Hi auntie..makin' more story?" Nikie asked quietly as she watched Susie write. Susie looked up and smiled. "Yep. Want me to give you some paper to draw on?" Susie asked and Nikie nodded. "Mommy put my crayons up so C-Tay wouldn't put them up her nose." Nikie replied and Susie held in a laugh. "I know. Red told me where they are. I'll get em." Susie said getting up. She opened the cabinet where Red kept the tea and took out Nikie's crayons. "Here you go. Want a drink while I'm up?" Susie asked, giving Nikie her crayons and some notebook paper. "Yes please." NIkie said, being her polite self. Susie gave her a cup of kool-aid and sat down again. Nikie got a drink, and started to draw. She had begun to color in the wings of a purple butterfly when CK suddenly sat up and screamed, "NO! GET WAY!! NOT WANNA PWAY WIT YOU!! GET WAY!!" As she backed right into the field, she kept screaming something about playing games. Nikie jumped and broke her crayon.
"WHAT?!" Red sat up, startled, and yelled. She heard CK's screams and looked at her, all huddled up in a corner, getting zapped by the field but not seeming to feel it or care. "CK, What's wrong?" Red yelled, over CK's yelling. She crawled into the field and reached towards CK. CK cringed away from her. "No..don't.." She mumbled, hiding her face in her arms. Red pulled away, letting up the field so it wouldn't zap CK aymore. NIkie looked afraid, and Susie swallowed. She took Nikie's hand and walked towards the door. "Can you do me a favor, Nikie?" Susie asked, not wanting Nikie to hear what she thought CK was going to say. "Sure. Is C-Tay okay?" Nikie asked, glimpsing at them. "Yeah. CK just had a bad dream, mom'll make her feel better. Now, I wanted to you to and play with Flight awhile, okay?" Susie asked. "Okay. C-Ya later, auntie." NIkie said as she went out the door, down the stairs and off to find Flight.
Red sat next to CK while Susie stayed, sitting down by the door. CK breathed deep and fast, her crying continued as her dream of her secret haunted her yet again. Red came closer and CK sat up, covering her eyes. "CK? You can tell me..I won't be mad at you. Tell me, please?" Red whispered. CK's thoughts were fresh in her mind, and Red felt some trust in her. "Me..me..cain't..ta..tell..you.." CK replied between crying. "Yes you can honey, you can tell me anything. You know that." Red replied, wanting to hold CK close. "No..No..me cain't!" CK said crying as she got up and stared at Red. "Alright. What if I guess it?" Red replied and CK didn't argue. Susie watched, quietly, bracing herself. "Did someone..hit you?" Red asked. CK shook her head yes. Red went on. "A girl or a boy?" Red asked and CK tensed up. She held up 2 fingers.
"A boy?" Red asked and CK nodded yes, slowly. Red took a deep breath and looked into CK's tear filled, terrified brown eyes. "Did this boy..touch you in your secret place?" Red asked, and CK's eyes grew wide, tears falling. She nodded yes. CK started to cry, and Red held her. Behind CK, Susie cried too. CK held onto red tight, crying her heart out. Red let tears fall too, letting the shock of it show. "Him..him..sayed him..kill me an you..iffin me tell.." CK said on Red's shoulder. Red shook her head no. "No one will hurt you ever again, me either. I promise." Red said, rubbing CK's back as her whole body trembled. "Who did it, honey...What's his name? Did it happen here?" Red asked, dying to know. CK sniffed and tried to calm down a little. She kept her head on Red's shoulder. "No happenin here cos him sayed you know bout it den..happen where Tishy an C-Tay were asleepin.." CK answered, shivering.
"Cwis..him..a big kid..him big as Fwight an Fancy..he sayed it were game an us jus playin..but it huwted an me sayed me gonna tell, an him say not ta cos him makin me watch him kill you, den him kill C-Tay..me a'scared.." CK said squeezing Red tight. Red squeezed CK back, pulling her into her lap, trying to calm her own tears along with CK's. Susie heard who the kid was and left the attic. Red knew where she'd gone, and hoped Susie's husband, Jett, had taught her well.
"It's going to be okay, honey. I know how you feel, you know." Red said, and CK looked up at her. "You? Someones huwted you yike C-Tay?" CK asked, shocked. Red nodded. "But no one knows except for you, you can keep it a secret, right?" Red asked, hoping CK might feel better knowing she wasn't the only one it'd happened to. CK hugged her. "Me not tellin nobodies. C-Tay pomise." Red hugged her back and kissd her forehead. CK sniffed as she let go. "Wed? Me not hates you..me not ebber do nofin yike me sayed ba-fore.." CK said, recalling the earlier threats. Red smiled. "I know you don't, honey. You just have alot of feelings inside you that you don't know how to control yet. You'll learn, and it'll get easier not to say things you don't mean. I love you no matter what you say to me." Red said and CK smiled, gratefully.
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Susie hunted Chris down, found him asleep and pulled out a long, sharp bladed knife. Pulling back his sleeping head, she whispered, "This is for my neice, CK." He opened his eyes just in time for her to cover his mouth and with one clean swipe, slice his throat. Afterwards, Susie used her powers to get rid of all evidance, and went onto the hall. Jett smiled and got rid of the body as his wife went back to the attic. She entered, a proud smile planted on her face. She walked over to Red and nodded. Red grinned as she held CK close. "Are you okay, CK?" Susie asked, looking at CK's tearful face. CK shook her head no. "He can't hurt you anymore, CK. He's ben moved out permenantly." Susie said, not going to tell a terrified child she'd just slit his throat without a care. CK looked up at Red and sniffed. Red looked at CK and thought she knew what CK was asking.
"Yes CK, you're still in trouble for what you did. I didn't forget about it." Red replied and CK looked back down, sighing. Susie stifled a giggle and got a look of youre-not-helping! from Red. Susie nodded with a smile and was quiet. Susie noticed CK was shaking and nodded to Red. Red looked down at CK's hands and saw. "CK?" Red asked, and CK looked up. "Why are you shaking?" Susie asked. CK looked at her, then back at Red. "Yer gonna hit C-Tay, aintcha?" CK asked Red. "No, CK. If I could have found you earlier, yes. But not now." Red replied and CK hugged her, her shaking slowly going away. Red hugged her back, and smiled to Susie. CK let go and watched Red again. "I think she wants to know what ehr punishment is, sis." Susie said and CK sat quietly.
Red thought about it, and got an idea. "First, CK go and get me that archery bow of yours. I want it." Red said and CK nodded. She got up from Red's lap and went over to her toybox. She put her arm behind it and pulled out a bow and some arrows, and walked with them back over to Red. Red took them and nodded, while CK stood there and waited for her reply. Susie watched too. After looking at the arrows, Red looked at CK. "You're grounded to the attic CK. If you try to leave. I'll put up a forcefield around you like before. Understand?" Red said and CK nodded. "And, if you shoot anyone else with these, I will test your butt. Get me?" Red said and CK nodded again.
CK swallowed as she walked by and climbed into her toybox. Red and Susie looked at each other, and then at the toybox where CK now silently cried herself to sleep. They both felt the fear and anger CK was feeling, and they both had a feeling things would only get worse.
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