Chapter 3
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The next morning Mulder and Scully arrived at the Disney gate again. Instead of going for another day in Magic Kingdom, they decided to try MGM Studios. They took the monorail and made it past the baggage check, unstopped.
"Could you immagine if I had my ankle holster on me?" Mulder kidded.
Scully gave him a look of horror and shock. "You wouldn't! At Disney World?!"
Mulder just laughed. "I said if. I don't really have it on!!!"
Scully relaxed, and they entered the park. The first ride they caught sight of was the Drew Carey ride. When they came out it was a matter of seconds before Mulder spotted the giant Imperial Walker.
"Scully!" He shouted as he grabbed his camera and took a picture of it. He turned and grabbed her wrist. "C'mon, Scully! Its Star Tours!" She laughed as she was dragged along.
While in line Mulder got the thrill of his life seeing C3PO and R2D2. He took pictures of both. The ride itself was pretty good, and Scully enjoyed it as well as Mulder. The latter looked like a kid in a candy store or better, adding to her enjoyment. She enjoyed the laid-back feel that she and Mulder had on this trip. She also like her ring, a lot, and was wearing it at the time.
After Star Tours they were lucky enough to be on time for the Indiana Jones show. As hard as he tried, Mulder was not picked to be an extra.
As a giant pillar of flames went off and the crowd cheered, Scully wondered aloud, "What is it about fire and destruction that appeals so much to mankind?"
Mulder smiled. "Fire is just, well, its fire. Its hot, powerful, it brings light." He clapped for the actors' last stunt. "I wish I had been an extra..."
"If you had, I would have taken way more pictures," Scully giggled.
After Indiana Jones the pair saw the Honey I Shrunk the Kids Movie Adventure and caught lunch at Pizza Planet.
"So, what shall we try after this?" Queried Scully inbetween bites. Mulder was looking at his map.
"Damnit. We should have eaten at the sci-fi cafe," he muttered.
Scully looked at him sympathetically. "The line was too long Mulder. We would have spent more time waiting for that than we did for Star Tours." Looking at her watch she added, "Its already three-thirty."
Mulder grumbled. "Yeah yeah...still, it would have been neat to see the movies."
Scully smiled wryly. "Don't you have all of the great science fiction movies anyway?"
"VHS and DVD." He shot back. "And as for what next...the Backlot Tour."
He didn't bother to mention to Scully that she'd get wet during the water show. Overall the ride was very entertaining. They saw divers and rode through a canyon with an errupting volcano, and of course, there was more fire.
More time was wasted wandering through the stores when Mulder remembered. "Tower of Terror!" He almost shouted when he realized it.
Scully eyed him. "Since when are you a fan of heights?"
"I'm not particularly, but its the biggest attraction here. We HAVE to..."
She amiled. "Alright, I suppose I'm game if you are."
The line was huge, but they waited, slowly making their way into the building. It was getting dark and it began drizzling here and there. Scully's feet were aching, and she hoped that they'd call it a day after this ride.
Mulder got more and more excited the closer they got to the gate. "You aren't afraid, are you, Scully?" He asked, more unsure of himself than of her.
"You're the squeamish one," she replied. He just smiled, remembering her iron stomach.
They finally got onto the ride. Mulder was to her left, and some kid who looked about ten-years-old to her right. Mulder's excitement had calmed, and he looked like he was going to be sick.
"You okay?" She asked him, as the attendants re-checked the straps.
"Dandy." He replied. "I really want to do this, but my stomach led the dissenting vote."
Suddenly, they shot up the 13 stories. The doors opened when they reached the top, and they could see all of MGM, lit up below them. It was a very high tower...
Scully expected them to be dropped right away, but they just held there for what seemed like an eternity. She turned her head towards Mulder, as far as the seat would allow, and said "You'll be alright." She took his hand, lacing his fingers through hers and giving him a squeeze. She pretended to be reassuring him, though suddenly she felt nervous too. Why weren't they dropping?
As Scully wondered this, the ride suddenly dumped them in a total free-fall. Scully could not help the shriek that escaped her. It was so sudden, and in the pitch black, she couldn't tell where the bottom was or when they would stop.
Mulder drew in a sharp breath when their descent began. His chest and stomach felt funny, and as they bounded back up after the initial fall, he felt weightless. Mulder heard Scully scream along with the rest of the passengers. He knew her voice; could hear it almost above the others. He felt her hand, and the ring on her finger, as she gripped his hand harder.
When the ride ended, their hands came apart. They walked shakily away from the ride, laughing.
"You were scared." Mulder said.
"So were you!" Scully said. "I felt your hand. I know!"
"Yeah, but I was cared when we started, you were playing it cool...until you screamed!"
She laughed, "Okay, so we were both a little unprepared for that one."
Mulder looked up at the darkened sky. "What do we do now?"
"I don't know," Scully answered truthfully, as she plopped down on a bench. "I'm exhausted. How about you?"
"Definitely."
"Well, let's go back to the hotel and have ice cream for dinner," was her suggestion.
Mulder laughed at her. "That sounds like something you'd do, but it also sounds like a good idea. I don't really feel like eating dinner food. We can find a good movie on tv."
The thought of ice cream and bed appealed to Scully a lot, so they headed out of the park.
Back at the motel was a small store that stocked candy, chips, ice cream, and other snack food. There was the Pizza Hut, but they'd had pizza for lunch already. As they walked past the pool on their way there, Scully stopped.
"You know, we could go for a swim," she began, "The pool is warm, and it'd be pretty relaxing."
"Do you want to go in?" Mulder asked her.
"Mmm, after ice cream."
"Ah ah! Didn't your mother teach you to wait an hour before you swim?" Mulder teased.
She glared at him. "We do it my way, or else I'll push you in right now."
"Yeah, but Scully, if we swim after ice cream it won't be around for the movie." He pointed out.
She looked beaten, and finally said, "Alright. Let's go get our bathing suits."
The pool was nice and warm, but neither one of them went under, just floated for awhile.
"This feels soo good," Scully breathed.
Mulder splashed her.
Scully looked at him with surprise. "How DARE you!" She laughed, as she splashed him back.
"This means WAR!" Mulder shouted, lunging backward to created a huge wave. They continued to assault each other with water and were soon soaked head to toe.
"Ready to call an armistice and go get some ice cream?" Mulder asked.
"Yes." She replied.
They dried themselves off and finally made it to the store. Scully picked out a pint of triple chocolate, and Mulder got chocolate chip cookie dough.
Outside, the air was much colder than the pool, and Scully's teeth chattered.
"Maybe its too cold for ice cream." She shivered, walking past the pool on their way back.
Mulder feigned shock. "Do my ears deceive me?! Dana Scully, turning away from ICE CREAM? Its practically sacrilege!"
"You're right," she said, going up the steps. "What was I thinking? Ice cream is always good!"
Mulder let her change first, since she was so cold. He was too, but he could deal with it so that she could be warm.
Scully came out of the bathroom in her pajamas, her hair still soaking wet. Mulder went to change, putting on his boxers but no shirt. He was planning on getting into bed soon.
When he came out of the bathroom, Scully was sitting on his bed, remote in hand. She looked up at him.
"Interview with a Vampire?" She asked.
Mulder grabbed the two pints of ice cream and sat down beside her, handing the triple chocolate over. "Sounds good to me."
Scully opened the ice cream and scooted back on the bed, leaning against the head-board. She stretched out her legs and announced, with a mouth full of ice cream, "Mah bed is doo far 'way."
Mulder laughed at her slurred ice cream speech and reclined next to her.
Halfway through the container and the movie, they started getting sleepy. Mulder began to get up and pull back the covers, but noticed that Scully wasn't budging.
"I think I'm going to go to bed now." He said, hoping that she'd take the hint and go back to her own bed.
"Mm, ok." She said, unmoving.
Mulder was confused. He didn't know what to do, so he just asked "Aren't you going back to your bed?"
"No..." Came her drowsy reply. "I don't want to."
Mulder tried humor. "You want me to carry you?"
"No." She said. "I want to stay here."
"Alright. I'll take your bed tonight then." He reasoned.
"No," she said softly, "Stay here with me." She shifted and allowed Mulder to pull back the rest of the covers.
He was shocked. Scully had just asked him to sleep with her. Ok, so not in that sense, but still... He pulled the comforter down and then pulled it back up and around her, then he got into bed.
Scully turned over onto her right, so that she was facing Mulder. She opened her eyes to look at him, as he slid into bed next to her.
"Lights out?" He asked her, unsure.
"Mmhm," Scully said. Her eyes had closed and she seemed pretty settled in.
Mulder turned out the light, not really knowing what had caused this odd little turn of events. He was in bed with Scully...
Though she was sure that Mulder was wondering about her intentions, Scully honestly didn't have any. Sudden impulse had willed her to stay in his bed, though she knew he expected her to return to her own. Something told her, urged her to stay with him, but nothing more than that. She just wanted to be close to him.
As Mulder settled back down on his back, Scully's left hand found its way onto his bare chest, and she snuggled closer to him, her head resting lightly against his shoulder.
"Good night," she whispered, contently.
Mulder was no longer worried about Scully making a move on him, and he wasn't worried that she didn't have any interest in him. This was something perfect and comfortable, somewhere inbetween the two. They'd been drawing closer to one another since their vacation began, and especially since he'd given her the ring.
His right hand rose automatically to meet her left, and he engulfed her small fingers with his own. He let his fingers stroke her hand once, felt the ring on her finger, and then settled his hand on hers.
Holding each other, they fell asleep.
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And that's about all I have to say about that. Look for Chapter 4, coming soon! I'll write it in Trig class...hehe. Not like we do anything else in there anyway. God help me if my teacher is a closet phile...
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