(chapters 10-14)
Part 10
"Tell me he is still alive." Scully said when she saw Skinner. "Yes," Skinner said, as he stood up to his full height. "But he was hurt pretty bad." "That's what Agent Kingman said." Scully said trying to keep her composure. "Why did you want me down here?" "Because I want you and your colleagues to perform the surgery on him. "What?" Scully said in a high-pitched voice. Skinner could do nothing but smile. "He was hit by a car, a 1973 Buick we think. Paramedics say that he has a few broken ribs along with a broken arm. He was shot in the head with a forty-five caliber, and beaten badly." "Oh my god." Scully gasped seeing the paramedics close the doors on the ambulance. "Wait!" "Wait for what lady, this guy needs to get to the hospital." A paramedic said with impatience in his voice. "Well I'm his partner, so I am going with him." Scully said as she walked toward the ambulance and jumped in, sitting on the seat closest to his hand. "Its all right Mulder," She soothed as she took hold of his bloodied hand. "Everything is going to be just fine."
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"I'm his partner." Heather grumbled under her breath as she followed Skinner around the crime scene like a puppy dog. "Were you with him when this happened?" Skinner asked as he looked around for more evidence. "We had separated." Heather said as she brushed a piece of blonde out of her face. "We were only apart like ten minutes when I heard him cry out in pain. He cried out for that Scully woman; don't know why." Skinner shook his head. "Thank you Agent Kingman, you are excused. I will meet you at the hospital a little later.
Scully moved quickly. She urged the paramedics to drive faster. She had called Jason and told him to meet her at the hospital with a gurney and medical team in the operating room. She wanted to get him there as fast as possible, because he was fading fast.
Once they were at the hospital, people were surrounding them, transferring Mulder from the ambulance and getting him to the operating room as quickly as they could. Jason had called Rainey, and told Scully that she would be there in 10 minutes. Scully quickly walked with Mulder, never letting go of his hand. When they walked past the locker room, she reluctantly left him and went to her locker to change into scrubs. Within 5 minutes she was in the operating room giving commands to other doctors. As if on cue, Rainy walked in the door a couple minutes later.
"I'm here." Rainy said. "Lets get this thing started."
Scully said a silent prayer before the anesthesiologist put the mask on Mulder to knock him out. "Please be okay, Mulder." She prayed. "Don't leave me." Then, as if she set her emotions aside, the surgery had begun. ~End part 10~
Part11
Memorial Hospital 3:00 AM
An hour had passed since Mulder's surgery was finished. Scully was as nervous as she was when she was at her prom. She called Skinner immediately after they had finished the surgery.
"He made it." She said when she called. "He is now in intensive care, and has not awoken yet." "I'm on my way." Skinner said.
To her unpleasant surprise Heather accompanied Skinner when he arrived at the hospital. She had given them the latest update of his condition, and then went to the woman's locker room to get away from the chaos. When she was in her locker room, she made sure that she was alone, and cried.
Memorial Hospital 2:00pm 3 days later
Since Mulder had gotten out of surgery, he had not awoken. Scully and Jason had told Skinner that he had gone into a coma like state. Skinner had asked when there could be a chance that he would wake up. Scully had replied that he could wake up at any moment, but it was his choice when.
"His wounds are healing nicely." Scully said somberly as she stood beside the bed, fighting the urge to brush the piece of hair that had fallen across his forehead. "If only he would wake up." "I know." Skinner said, taking her hand and giving it a squeeze. "He will Scully. You and I both know that this won't keep him from kicking some ass." Scully smiled, because she knew he was right. "Can I get you to sign some papers, sir?" Scully asked. "I am no longer on his medical list so I can't." "Sure thing Scully." Skinner said. "Lead me to them." "Just ask Lulu at the nurses station for them." Scully said. "She will know who you will be talking about." "Will do." Skinner said as he made his way out of Mulder's room.
Jason eyed Scully as Skinner left the room, noticing her bloodshot eyes, and that her usual smile was gone.
"Just how close were you and those men, Dana?" Jason asked, trying not to be pushy. "Why the hell do you want to know?" Scully asked, arching a brow. "It's not your business." "But I want it to be." Jason added, avoiding her eyes. "There is no way that you could ever understand what happened in my past with Mulder and Me." Scully said, walking past him and to the chair beside the window. "There is so much that happened through our work, so many things left unsaid and unexplained." "Let me in Dana." Jason said. " No." Scully said as she looked at Mulder once before leaving the room. "Trust me, you don't want to know."
Scully Residence 6:00pm
Scully quickly unlocked her door and stepped inside her house and locked the door. It has been a trying day for her and she was wiped. All that was on her mind was to take off her shoes and relax. "I probably have blisters." She murmured to herself as she preformed this task. A sigh of relief escaped her body as she took off her second shoe. She then proceeded to rub her temples to hopefully release the tension from her head. She was worried about Mulder, like she always was when he was in danger. Scully made her way toward her kitchen, where she would put water on the stove for tea. As she was doing this, something startled her from behind. Out of habit, she reached for her holster, but then realized that she didn't own one anymore. She yearned to go to her dresser, where Mulder's gun was hidden. "Nothing to be afraid of my dear." Klines said, walking towards her. "Its just me." "And that's exactly why I should be afraid." Scully said, slightly out of breath. "What the hell are you doing here?" "Just checking in." Klines said. "I sense worry in your thoughts now." "Then you probably know why." Scully said, tending to the whistling teapot, turning off the stove. "Yes I do." "Did you cause him to get hurt?" "No I did not." Klines said, a sinister smile peaking at the corner of his mouth. "But you don't believe me." Scully shook her head. "Why should I?" "Because you only trust him." Klines said. Scully sighed, knowing that was exactly what she was thinking. "Yeah, so?" Scully said. "We have been through so much together, why wouldn't I trust him?" Hearing more of Scully's thoughts, Klines nodded. "I think I understand now." Scully looked at Klines, blinked, and then he was gone. Without a second thought, she called Skinner and told him what just happened.
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Memorial Hospital 7:00am Mulder's Room, 2 days later
Scully was doing her morning rounds, making Mulder be her last stop of the morning. She tended to patients, wrote out prescriptions, and now was headed to Mulder room. "God, let there be a change." She prayed as she walked into Mulder's room to find him sleeping. She was grateful that he was breathing on his own, and that his wounds had almost healed. "Come on, Mulder." She pleaded. "Wake up now." She then adjusted her stethoscope around her neck and proceeded to take his temperature and blood pressure. When she was almost done, something knocked her off her feet and to the wall. "What the hell." She said as she shook her head and regained her focus. It was then when she saw a man dressed in black, with a knife in his hand and pointing it at Mulder. "Get the hell away from him!" Scully yelled as she stood up and ran towards him, but stopping once he pointed the knife at her. "What do you want?" She then demanded. It was then, that Jason came running into the room, Scully not noticing his presence. He had called security before seeing what the matter was, and was cursing them for not being there.
"He needs to die." He said. "He knows too much." "Bullshit." Scully yelled. "Who are you?" "No one you need to know." The man said. "But I know who you are. You need to die too." With that, he moved closer to her, the knife pointed at her. "You know too much Agent Scully." He said as he went after her. "I'm not with the Bureau." Scully said as she ducked from his attempted stab. "Haven't been for two years. Now why would you want to kill me?" "You know as much as he does." He said, following Scully as she proceeded to step back. "Well what about his partner?" Scully asked, lifting a brow. "She's to green to understand." He began to move closer to Scully, more stabs with the knife attempted. Scully had begun to kick him, to hopefully knock him on the ground and take the knife in her possession. "Understand what?" Scully said, kicking him and aiming for his crotch. "Bitch!" he yelled as he fell on the ground, putting his hands to his genitals, thus releasing the knife causing it to fly across the room. "Well that's what you get when you piss me off." Scully said, walking to the knife and picking it up off the ground. "You're lucky I am not armed." "Now, you and I need to have a little talk. " She walked towards him, knife in hand and proceeded to aim the knife at his throat. "Tell me who you are. Trust me, you don't want to make me angrier than I all ready am." "I-I'm Orion." "And?" "I'm gonna kill you." Orion said, as a knife magically appeared in his hand and stabbed Scully, causing her to collapse on the floor in a pool of blood. It seemed like Orion disappeared into thin air. End, part 11 XXX
Part12
"NOOOOO!" Mulder yelped as he jolted awake and noticed Scully on the floor. "Scully!" "Oh god. Jason said rushing to her side and checked her vitals. He had taken off his shirt, and searched for her would. Discovering that her wound was at her waist, he put his shirt there to put pressure on it. "You idiot, didn't you do anything to stop this?" Mulder growled. "I called security." "Well that didn't help much now did it?" "Glad to see you are awake, Mulder." Jason grumbled. Seeing that she was still alive, he tried to rouse her. "Lulu get in here!" Jason yelled. A short woman rushed in a few minutes later. "Oh god, what happened?" "I'll tell you once I take care of her." Jason said. "Right now I need bandages and antiseptic." She left hurriedly and came back a few minutes later with security. Jason shooed them away, being that Orion had disappeared
"Dana?" Jason asked, as he tried to rouse her after putting antiseptic and a bandage on her wound. "Try shaking her a little." Mulder said, worriedly. "That's what I do." Not even attempting to ask what he meant, he did as Mulder suggested. "Come on Dana." he pleaded as he shook her a little. Within minutes, Scully was awake. "Ah, hell." Scully said as she tried to move. "Mulder couldn't help but laugh. "Bring back memories Scully?" "Mulder?" Scully asked, with a questioning gaze. "Yes, I am awake." Mulder said meeting her gaze. "Other than a little sore I feel fine." "But how." "I just snapped out of it Scully." Scully nodded. She stood up then, with the help of Jason, and a few groans. "I'm going to put you on an antibiotic, because we don't want that to get infected" Jason said, pushing strands of red behind her ear. Scully nodded as she turned towards Mulder, still confused at how exactly he woke up.
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Memorial Hospital 12:00, noon
"Jason, I am fine." Scully said for the umpteenth time that morning. She had canceled her appointments for that day, but refused to leave the hospital because of Mulder and the danger that surrounded him. She had called Skinner and told him about Klines, and the incident that had happened that morning. He had rushed down there to talk to them both. "Are you sure?" Jason asked. "Yes," Scully said with an exasperated sigh. "I have been hurt worse."
She then walked away from him, slowly making her way to Mulder's room where he and Skinner were talking. "Hi." She said to announce her presence. "How are you feeling Scully?" Skinner asked as he stood by Mulder's bed. "I hurt like hell, but other than that I am fine." Mulder looked at Scully, wondering if what she really said was the truth. Avoiding his gaze she said. "I just talked to Jason. Mulder is going to be released in a day or so." "But he is still weak." Skinner said. "That's why Jason wants someone to stay with him. He had asked me about any family nearby, but I told him that his only family is his mother, and she lives in Virginia." "So.." Mulder asked "He reluctantly said that you should stay with me, being that we know each other, and I am a licensed doctor." "Just like old times, eh Scully?" "Yep, just like old times." Somehow Scully wasn't so sure. End, part 12
Part 13 Memorial Hospital 1 day later 10:00 A.M.
"Mulder, you ready to go?" Scully asked as she walked slowly into the room. "Yeah Scully." Mulder said as he slowly pulled a blue knicks shirt over his head. "How are you feeling?" "I'm fine, Mulder lets get you out of here." "Those for me?" Mulder asked referring to the kretches that were leaning against the wall. "Yup." Scully said, walking towards the wall to retrieve them. "A gift from Jason. You are not supposed to put weight on your left leg, Mulder." "Yeah I know." Mulder grumbled as he took the kretches from Scully as she walked to him and handed the kretches to him. "I'll get you your release papers." Scully said as she walked away from him and to the Nurses' Station. Before she could return back to Mulder's room, Jason stopped her. "How is he doing?" Jason asked. "Fine." Scully said. "He's being released, Jason. And he is staying with me even though you don't like it." "I don't trust him." Jason said, taking the papers from her and signing them. "Well I do." Scully said slightly angered. "You don't know him."'
** Scully residence 10:30
"Here we are Mulder." Scully said as she drove up on her driveway. "You live here Scully?" Mulder asked, slightly surprised. "What do you think, I'd bring you to some stranger's house?" Scully said, a smile peaking at the corner of her mouth. "Come on, Mulder." She took her keys out of her 2000 Cherry Red Saturn, and helped Mulder out of the car even though he claimed that he did not need any help. Though, when he tried to get out by himself Scully could do nothing but laugh and come to his aide. "You're gonna hate me." Scully said as she unlocked the door and opened it. "I have stairs." Mulder groaned playfully and followed her inside the house. "So how long are you stuck with me?" he asked. "Till your ass doesn't get yourself in trouble." "Oh, so that's never Scully?" "Couple weeks." Scully said as she saw him plop himself on the sofa. "Lucky you, stuck with the likes of me." Mulder smirked. "Nothing I have never experienced before."
Another awkward silence came between them then, both wanting to say how they really felt about things, and biting their tongues, afraid.
"I-" Mulder said a few minutes later, trying to break the silence. But the phone had rang; cutting off what Mulder was going to say. "Damn it." He thought to himself. Scully apologized with her eyes and walked to the phone to answer it.
"Scully." Scully said as she spoke into the phone. "Hi Steve"
Mulder sat there for a few minutes, wondering who the hell this Steve was, and how she came to know so many men. There was Jason, Kyle and now this Steve and Mulder disliked them all. He hated that they had more contact with her than himself.
"Thanks." He then heard Scully say into the phone before hanging up. Scully walked to the end of the couch where Mulder was sitting. "That was Steve from the hospital." She said sitting down on the arm of the couch. "He said that your partner came to visit you today, not realizing that you were released, and that she is on her way here." Mulder groaned. "Steve told her that Jason had sent you here with me. When she went to talk to Jason about it, all he said was that I was doing a favor for Skinner." "Two points to Jason." Mulder muttered. Scully laughed. "I've heard some stories about her. She's-" "Green." Mulder said. "Very green." ~End, part 13
Part 14
Heather arrived at Scully's home a few minutes later, acting like not finding Mulder at the hospital scared her to death.
"Well if you would of called Skinner or something, then you would have known." Mulder said in his "don't screw with me" tone, followed by a sigh. He wasn't in the mood for juvenile tactics to get his attention-he knew that's exactly what she wanted, and he did not want any part of it.
He wanted Scully, plain and simple.
"So what information do you have?" Mulder asked impatiently.
Before she could answer him, the ground began to shake-hard.
"Oh Jesus, its an earthquake." Scully yelled over the noise. " We must get somewhere safe." "Where?" Mulder asked. "My bathroom." Scully said, ignoring Mulder's devilish look. That's the only place where there are not any windows. As if the devil himself were after them, Scully and Heather pulled Mulder off the couch and headed to the downstairs bathroom, being ever so careful not to get hit with debris. Scully swore as they entered the bathroom, for a piece of glass cut her leg. "What happened?" A concerned Mulder asked as Heather shut the door and searched for the light switch. "My leg is cut, damn it." Scully said as she limped to the cabinet under the sink and searched for medicine, being very careful because the ground was shaking. Mulder fought the urge to come to her aide, but he knew that she would fight him off with her usual phrase "I'm fine". He also didn't want any more stupid jealousy remarks from Heather
When the shaking stopped, everyone was relieved. "Everyone okay?" Mulder asked, looking at Scully. "I'm fine, Mulder." Scully said as she finished bandaging her leg." "I'm good too." Heather added. "Lets get out of the bathroom then." Mulder said, seeing that Scully was done bandaging her leg. Mulder then held out his hand to Scully to help her up. In doing so he could swear that sparks were flying between him, for she was slightly wary of his touch, and he was trembling slightly, just like a schoolboy.
Once they had moved to the living room, they took in the damage. "Jesus." Mulder muttered under his breath, as Scully looked around, the expression on her face grim. "Why." She muttered under her breath. " Maybe we should check on your neighbors Dana." Heather said, hoping that would stop Mulder from looking at Scully the way that she wanted him to look at her. "We should." Scully said. "Mulder stay here." "Hell no, I am going with you." Mulder said, his tone urgent. "Mulder, you are on kretches." Scully argued. "So." Mulder said. Seeing that she was getting nowhere with him, she as usual, gave into his request. The three of them went over to Tracey Burrows to ask if she was all right. When Tracey said that there was no earthquake and that she was fine, the three of them were confused
Very confused
"Its gotta be-" Scully started. "Klines." Mulder finished for her. "Mulder, how long have you and Heather been after him?" Scully asked as they made their way back to Scully's house. "4 months Scully." Mulder said. "He's always left us at a dead end." "It's his game." Scully added as she opened the front door and walked inside, Mulder and Heather following. "Yes it is." A voice in the distance said. "It's a very good one too." "Klines." Mulder growled. "Why hello Mulder." Klines said, moving closer to them. "Heather, Dana." His head nodded at them, his eyes focusing on Scully. Seeing this Mulder said, "Keep your eyes on me, Klines." "Still protective, I see." "What are you doing here, Klines?" "To take what has most value to you." Mulder growled. "The hell you will." "Oh I will." Klines said. "And I am."
With that, Klines held out his hand, moved his four fingers in a "come here" motion. As if Scully had no say in her actions, her feet started walking toward him. "No.." she said. "Oh yes." Klines said. Mulder had tried hitting him with his kretch, but he missed, thus loosing his balance and falling on the ground. "Aren't we clumsy." Klines said laughing. "Say goodbye sweetheart." Klines said to Scully. "Who knows? This may be the last time you see him."
Then they were gone. ~End 14~
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Part 10
"Tell me he is still alive." Scully said when she saw Skinner. "Yes," Skinner said, as he stood up to his full height. "But he was hurt pretty bad." "That's what Agent Kingman said." Scully said trying to keep her composure. "Why did you want me down here?" "Because I want you and your colleagues to perform the surgery on him. "What?" Scully said in a high-pitched voice. Skinner could do nothing but smile. "He was hit by a car, a 1973 Buick we think. Paramedics say that he has a few broken ribs along with a broken arm. He was shot in the head with a forty-five caliber, and beaten badly." "Oh my god." Scully gasped seeing the paramedics close the doors on the ambulance. "Wait!" "Wait for what lady, this guy needs to get to the hospital." A paramedic said with impatience in his voice. "Well I'm his partner, so I am going with him." Scully said as she walked toward the ambulance and jumped in, sitting on the seat closest to his hand. "Its all right Mulder," She soothed as she took hold of his bloodied hand. "Everything is going to be just fine."
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"I'm his partner." Heather grumbled under her breath as she followed Skinner around the crime scene like a puppy dog. "Were you with him when this happened?" Skinner asked as he looked around for more evidence. "We had separated." Heather said as she brushed a piece of blonde out of her face. "We were only apart like ten minutes when I heard him cry out in pain. He cried out for that Scully woman; don't know why." Skinner shook his head. "Thank you Agent Kingman, you are excused. I will meet you at the hospital a little later.
Scully moved quickly. She urged the paramedics to drive faster. She had called Jason and told him to meet her at the hospital with a gurney and medical team in the operating room. She wanted to get him there as fast as possible, because he was fading fast.
Once they were at the hospital, people were surrounding them, transferring Mulder from the ambulance and getting him to the operating room as quickly as they could. Jason had called Rainey, and told Scully that she would be there in 10 minutes. Scully quickly walked with Mulder, never letting go of his hand. When they walked past the locker room, she reluctantly left him and went to her locker to change into scrubs. Within 5 minutes she was in the operating room giving commands to other doctors. As if on cue, Rainy walked in the door a couple minutes later.
"I'm here." Rainy said. "Lets get this thing started."
Scully said a silent prayer before the anesthesiologist put the mask on Mulder to knock him out. "Please be okay, Mulder." She prayed. "Don't leave me." Then, as if she set her emotions aside, the surgery had begun. ~End part 10~
Part11
Memorial Hospital 3:00 AM
An hour had passed since Mulder's surgery was finished. Scully was as nervous as she was when she was at her prom. She called Skinner immediately after they had finished the surgery.
"He made it." She said when she called. "He is now in intensive care, and has not awoken yet." "I'm on my way." Skinner said.
To her unpleasant surprise Heather accompanied Skinner when he arrived at the hospital. She had given them the latest update of his condition, and then went to the woman's locker room to get away from the chaos. When she was in her locker room, she made sure that she was alone, and cried.
Memorial Hospital 2:00pm 3 days later
Since Mulder had gotten out of surgery, he had not awoken. Scully and Jason had told Skinner that he had gone into a coma like state. Skinner had asked when there could be a chance that he would wake up. Scully had replied that he could wake up at any moment, but it was his choice when.
"His wounds are healing nicely." Scully said somberly as she stood beside the bed, fighting the urge to brush the piece of hair that had fallen across his forehead. "If only he would wake up." "I know." Skinner said, taking her hand and giving it a squeeze. "He will Scully. You and I both know that this won't keep him from kicking some ass." Scully smiled, because she knew he was right. "Can I get you to sign some papers, sir?" Scully asked. "I am no longer on his medical list so I can't." "Sure thing Scully." Skinner said. "Lead me to them." "Just ask Lulu at the nurses station for them." Scully said. "She will know who you will be talking about." "Will do." Skinner said as he made his way out of Mulder's room.
Jason eyed Scully as Skinner left the room, noticing her bloodshot eyes, and that her usual smile was gone.
"Just how close were you and those men, Dana?" Jason asked, trying not to be pushy. "Why the hell do you want to know?" Scully asked, arching a brow. "It's not your business." "But I want it to be." Jason added, avoiding her eyes. "There is no way that you could ever understand what happened in my past with Mulder and Me." Scully said, walking past him and to the chair beside the window. "There is so much that happened through our work, so many things left unsaid and unexplained." "Let me in Dana." Jason said. " No." Scully said as she looked at Mulder once before leaving the room. "Trust me, you don't want to know."
Scully Residence 6:00pm
Scully quickly unlocked her door and stepped inside her house and locked the door. It has been a trying day for her and she was wiped. All that was on her mind was to take off her shoes and relax. "I probably have blisters." She murmured to herself as she preformed this task. A sigh of relief escaped her body as she took off her second shoe. She then proceeded to rub her temples to hopefully release the tension from her head. She was worried about Mulder, like she always was when he was in danger. Scully made her way toward her kitchen, where she would put water on the stove for tea. As she was doing this, something startled her from behind. Out of habit, she reached for her holster, but then realized that she didn't own one anymore. She yearned to go to her dresser, where Mulder's gun was hidden. "Nothing to be afraid of my dear." Klines said, walking towards her. "Its just me." "And that's exactly why I should be afraid." Scully said, slightly out of breath. "What the hell are you doing here?" "Just checking in." Klines said. "I sense worry in your thoughts now." "Then you probably know why." Scully said, tending to the whistling teapot, turning off the stove. "Yes I do." "Did you cause him to get hurt?" "No I did not." Klines said, a sinister smile peaking at the corner of his mouth. "But you don't believe me." Scully shook her head. "Why should I?" "Because you only trust him." Klines said. Scully sighed, knowing that was exactly what she was thinking. "Yeah, so?" Scully said. "We have been through so much together, why wouldn't I trust him?" Hearing more of Scully's thoughts, Klines nodded. "I think I understand now." Scully looked at Klines, blinked, and then he was gone. Without a second thought, she called Skinner and told him what just happened.
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Memorial Hospital 7:00am Mulder's Room, 2 days later
Scully was doing her morning rounds, making Mulder be her last stop of the morning. She tended to patients, wrote out prescriptions, and now was headed to Mulder room. "God, let there be a change." She prayed as she walked into Mulder's room to find him sleeping. She was grateful that he was breathing on his own, and that his wounds had almost healed. "Come on, Mulder." She pleaded. "Wake up now." She then adjusted her stethoscope around her neck and proceeded to take his temperature and blood pressure. When she was almost done, something knocked her off her feet and to the wall. "What the hell." She said as she shook her head and regained her focus. It was then when she saw a man dressed in black, with a knife in his hand and pointing it at Mulder. "Get the hell away from him!" Scully yelled as she stood up and ran towards him, but stopping once he pointed the knife at her. "What do you want?" She then demanded. It was then, that Jason came running into the room, Scully not noticing his presence. He had called security before seeing what the matter was, and was cursing them for not being there.
"He needs to die." He said. "He knows too much." "Bullshit." Scully yelled. "Who are you?" "No one you need to know." The man said. "But I know who you are. You need to die too." With that, he moved closer to her, the knife pointed at her. "You know too much Agent Scully." He said as he went after her. "I'm not with the Bureau." Scully said as she ducked from his attempted stab. "Haven't been for two years. Now why would you want to kill me?" "You know as much as he does." He said, following Scully as she proceeded to step back. "Well what about his partner?" Scully asked, lifting a brow. "She's to green to understand." He began to move closer to Scully, more stabs with the knife attempted. Scully had begun to kick him, to hopefully knock him on the ground and take the knife in her possession. "Understand what?" Scully said, kicking him and aiming for his crotch. "Bitch!" he yelled as he fell on the ground, putting his hands to his genitals, thus releasing the knife causing it to fly across the room. "Well that's what you get when you piss me off." Scully said, walking to the knife and picking it up off the ground. "You're lucky I am not armed." "Now, you and I need to have a little talk. " She walked towards him, knife in hand and proceeded to aim the knife at his throat. "Tell me who you are. Trust me, you don't want to make me angrier than I all ready am." "I-I'm Orion." "And?" "I'm gonna kill you." Orion said, as a knife magically appeared in his hand and stabbed Scully, causing her to collapse on the floor in a pool of blood. It seemed like Orion disappeared into thin air. End, part 11 XXX
Part12
"NOOOOO!" Mulder yelped as he jolted awake and noticed Scully on the floor. "Scully!" "Oh god. Jason said rushing to her side and checked her vitals. He had taken off his shirt, and searched for her would. Discovering that her wound was at her waist, he put his shirt there to put pressure on it. "You idiot, didn't you do anything to stop this?" Mulder growled. "I called security." "Well that didn't help much now did it?" "Glad to see you are awake, Mulder." Jason grumbled. Seeing that she was still alive, he tried to rouse her. "Lulu get in here!" Jason yelled. A short woman rushed in a few minutes later. "Oh god, what happened?" "I'll tell you once I take care of her." Jason said. "Right now I need bandages and antiseptic." She left hurriedly and came back a few minutes later with security. Jason shooed them away, being that Orion had disappeared
"Dana?" Jason asked, as he tried to rouse her after putting antiseptic and a bandage on her wound. "Try shaking her a little." Mulder said, worriedly. "That's what I do." Not even attempting to ask what he meant, he did as Mulder suggested. "Come on Dana." he pleaded as he shook her a little. Within minutes, Scully was awake. "Ah, hell." Scully said as she tried to move. "Mulder couldn't help but laugh. "Bring back memories Scully?" "Mulder?" Scully asked, with a questioning gaze. "Yes, I am awake." Mulder said meeting her gaze. "Other than a little sore I feel fine." "But how." "I just snapped out of it Scully." Scully nodded. She stood up then, with the help of Jason, and a few groans. "I'm going to put you on an antibiotic, because we don't want that to get infected" Jason said, pushing strands of red behind her ear. Scully nodded as she turned towards Mulder, still confused at how exactly he woke up.
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Memorial Hospital 12:00, noon
"Jason, I am fine." Scully said for the umpteenth time that morning. She had canceled her appointments for that day, but refused to leave the hospital because of Mulder and the danger that surrounded him. She had called Skinner and told him about Klines, and the incident that had happened that morning. He had rushed down there to talk to them both. "Are you sure?" Jason asked. "Yes," Scully said with an exasperated sigh. "I have been hurt worse."
She then walked away from him, slowly making her way to Mulder's room where he and Skinner were talking. "Hi." She said to announce her presence. "How are you feeling Scully?" Skinner asked as he stood by Mulder's bed. "I hurt like hell, but other than that I am fine." Mulder looked at Scully, wondering if what she really said was the truth. Avoiding his gaze she said. "I just talked to Jason. Mulder is going to be released in a day or so." "But he is still weak." Skinner said. "That's why Jason wants someone to stay with him. He had asked me about any family nearby, but I told him that his only family is his mother, and she lives in Virginia." "So.." Mulder asked "He reluctantly said that you should stay with me, being that we know each other, and I am a licensed doctor." "Just like old times, eh Scully?" "Yep, just like old times." Somehow Scully wasn't so sure. End, part 12
Part 13 Memorial Hospital 1 day later 10:00 A.M.
"Mulder, you ready to go?" Scully asked as she walked slowly into the room. "Yeah Scully." Mulder said as he slowly pulled a blue knicks shirt over his head. "How are you feeling?" "I'm fine, Mulder lets get you out of here." "Those for me?" Mulder asked referring to the kretches that were leaning against the wall. "Yup." Scully said, walking towards the wall to retrieve them. "A gift from Jason. You are not supposed to put weight on your left leg, Mulder." "Yeah I know." Mulder grumbled as he took the kretches from Scully as she walked to him and handed the kretches to him. "I'll get you your release papers." Scully said as she walked away from him and to the Nurses' Station. Before she could return back to Mulder's room, Jason stopped her. "How is he doing?" Jason asked. "Fine." Scully said. "He's being released, Jason. And he is staying with me even though you don't like it." "I don't trust him." Jason said, taking the papers from her and signing them. "Well I do." Scully said slightly angered. "You don't know him."'
** Scully residence 10:30
"Here we are Mulder." Scully said as she drove up on her driveway. "You live here Scully?" Mulder asked, slightly surprised. "What do you think, I'd bring you to some stranger's house?" Scully said, a smile peaking at the corner of her mouth. "Come on, Mulder." She took her keys out of her 2000 Cherry Red Saturn, and helped Mulder out of the car even though he claimed that he did not need any help. Though, when he tried to get out by himself Scully could do nothing but laugh and come to his aide. "You're gonna hate me." Scully said as she unlocked the door and opened it. "I have stairs." Mulder groaned playfully and followed her inside the house. "So how long are you stuck with me?" he asked. "Till your ass doesn't get yourself in trouble." "Oh, so that's never Scully?" "Couple weeks." Scully said as she saw him plop himself on the sofa. "Lucky you, stuck with the likes of me." Mulder smirked. "Nothing I have never experienced before."
Another awkward silence came between them then, both wanting to say how they really felt about things, and biting their tongues, afraid.
"I-" Mulder said a few minutes later, trying to break the silence. But the phone had rang; cutting off what Mulder was going to say. "Damn it." He thought to himself. Scully apologized with her eyes and walked to the phone to answer it.
"Scully." Scully said as she spoke into the phone. "Hi Steve"
Mulder sat there for a few minutes, wondering who the hell this Steve was, and how she came to know so many men. There was Jason, Kyle and now this Steve and Mulder disliked them all. He hated that they had more contact with her than himself.
"Thanks." He then heard Scully say into the phone before hanging up. Scully walked to the end of the couch where Mulder was sitting. "That was Steve from the hospital." She said sitting down on the arm of the couch. "He said that your partner came to visit you today, not realizing that you were released, and that she is on her way here." Mulder groaned. "Steve told her that Jason had sent you here with me. When she went to talk to Jason about it, all he said was that I was doing a favor for Skinner." "Two points to Jason." Mulder muttered. Scully laughed. "I've heard some stories about her. She's-" "Green." Mulder said. "Very green." ~End, part 13
Part 14
Heather arrived at Scully's home a few minutes later, acting like not finding Mulder at the hospital scared her to death.
"Well if you would of called Skinner or something, then you would have known." Mulder said in his "don't screw with me" tone, followed by a sigh. He wasn't in the mood for juvenile tactics to get his attention-he knew that's exactly what she wanted, and he did not want any part of it.
He wanted Scully, plain and simple.
"So what information do you have?" Mulder asked impatiently.
Before she could answer him, the ground began to shake-hard.
"Oh Jesus, its an earthquake." Scully yelled over the noise. " We must get somewhere safe." "Where?" Mulder asked. "My bathroom." Scully said, ignoring Mulder's devilish look. That's the only place where there are not any windows. As if the devil himself were after them, Scully and Heather pulled Mulder off the couch and headed to the downstairs bathroom, being ever so careful not to get hit with debris. Scully swore as they entered the bathroom, for a piece of glass cut her leg. "What happened?" A concerned Mulder asked as Heather shut the door and searched for the light switch. "My leg is cut, damn it." Scully said as she limped to the cabinet under the sink and searched for medicine, being very careful because the ground was shaking. Mulder fought the urge to come to her aide, but he knew that she would fight him off with her usual phrase "I'm fine". He also didn't want any more stupid jealousy remarks from Heather
When the shaking stopped, everyone was relieved. "Everyone okay?" Mulder asked, looking at Scully. "I'm fine, Mulder." Scully said as she finished bandaging her leg." "I'm good too." Heather added. "Lets get out of the bathroom then." Mulder said, seeing that Scully was done bandaging her leg. Mulder then held out his hand to Scully to help her up. In doing so he could swear that sparks were flying between him, for she was slightly wary of his touch, and he was trembling slightly, just like a schoolboy.
Once they had moved to the living room, they took in the damage. "Jesus." Mulder muttered under his breath, as Scully looked around, the expression on her face grim. "Why." She muttered under her breath. " Maybe we should check on your neighbors Dana." Heather said, hoping that would stop Mulder from looking at Scully the way that she wanted him to look at her. "We should." Scully said. "Mulder stay here." "Hell no, I am going with you." Mulder said, his tone urgent. "Mulder, you are on kretches." Scully argued. "So." Mulder said. Seeing that she was getting nowhere with him, she as usual, gave into his request. The three of them went over to Tracey Burrows to ask if she was all right. When Tracey said that there was no earthquake and that she was fine, the three of them were confused
Very confused
"Its gotta be-" Scully started. "Klines." Mulder finished for her. "Mulder, how long have you and Heather been after him?" Scully asked as they made their way back to Scully's house. "4 months Scully." Mulder said. "He's always left us at a dead end." "It's his game." Scully added as she opened the front door and walked inside, Mulder and Heather following. "Yes it is." A voice in the distance said. "It's a very good one too." "Klines." Mulder growled. "Why hello Mulder." Klines said, moving closer to them. "Heather, Dana." His head nodded at them, his eyes focusing on Scully. Seeing this Mulder said, "Keep your eyes on me, Klines." "Still protective, I see." "What are you doing here, Klines?" "To take what has most value to you." Mulder growled. "The hell you will." "Oh I will." Klines said. "And I am."
With that, Klines held out his hand, moved his four fingers in a "come here" motion. As if Scully had no say in her actions, her feet started walking toward him. "No.." she said. "Oh yes." Klines said. Mulder had tried hitting him with his kretch, but he missed, thus loosing his balance and falling on the ground. "Aren't we clumsy." Klines said laughing. "Say goodbye sweetheart." Klines said to Scully. "Who knows? This may be the last time you see him."
Then they were gone. ~End 14~
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