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Mulder slowly opened his eyes, with his vision still blurry.He felt a warm body against his own, someone he was holding onto... and remembering last night he knew that it could not be Scully. He automatically thought the worst.hehad been so damn drunk last night-that meant thatanything could have happened. Buthe would have never thought it from Melissa,who was always straight and to the point, and who probably thought of Mulder as a pessimstic pathetic loner. Maybe not that bad,since she had agreed to help him but still...
With a rather big shock, he opened his eyes completely and looked down at the figure that he was hugging... that was eyeing him back with big yellow eyes and pretty pissed off face.
''EEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!''
Great, just great. Mulder thought. Two girly screams in a row and in less than twenty-four hours. Yay me, go figure what Mel will think.
The cat was looking at him even more pissed than before, and Mulder was sure that it would get its claws out and scream ''BANZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAI!!!'' as it practiced Cat-Foo all over his face. But just as the cat looked about to jump onto him and turn him onto a hamburguer, Melissa stepped into the room.
''Monster! Don't!'' The cat automatically slipped out of Mulder's grasp and his under a wardrobe, staring at them both from underneath with those glowing yellow eyes that gave Mulder the creeps. Maybe the cat was thealien he had ever had closer to himself. Hey, if cockroaches could be little green men, why not that Cat Freak?
''You named that Monster?''
''And it was something wise to do , judging for the way you scream.'' Melissa replied. She held out a glass with a pinkish sbstance inside to him. He titled his head to the side, as if asking what the hell that was, and Melissa was about to answer 'Cat goo' to freak him out... but felt benevolent that day. ''It's straberrymilk-shake. It will help you get rid of the hangover. I came to deliver you some tea last night but you were asleep. Well, you looked dead, actually- you didn't even move.''
''How did you know I wasn't , then?''
''Your hands were on my rear end while you slept.''
''You mean you slept here?In the same bed?''
''The bed is mine, darling, and if someone shouldhave been sleeping on the couch, it wasYOU.So you do the maths. And I had Monster to protect me.''
''Hairy bodyguard.''
''And dangerous.'' Melissa smiled ''That's why I love him. Now, drink that and we'll head to your appartment so you can shower and get some clothing. Come on, move!''
''Wait, wait, calm down... why?''
''It's almost lunch time!'' Mulder noticed that Melissa was wearing a medieval-ish looking ,soft green, wide sleeved,musketeer-style shirt, and embroidered jeans. Her hair was up and she had made herself pretty, that was clear. She was ready to go out of the house- but he doubted it was all of that to head to his house-or more like cockroach lair.
''Are we going somewhere?'' Mulder asked, as Melissa started to pull him off the bed by grabbing one of his foot and pulling him by it with all her strength. He fell to the floor with a 'thud'.
''Dana called a bir earlier. She wanted me to come along with her and a date- this guy you are freaked out by, I guess- and we will be late if you don't move.''She explained, and pulled his arm to make him stand. ''Gah, you men are like babies, you know.''
''Wait... Harris? She is going out with Harris and she asks you to join them?'' Mulder could not believe it... this was waaaaaaaaay off place for him.
''Not me, us. Since we were teens Dana and I have met the other's guy and aproved him- or ditched him. It was something like a sister pact: if one of us is making a mistake, the other one will tell her.'' He was still dazed. ''Did you not hear me? I said MOVE!''
Mulder rushed to the door... because that scream had made the building shake. And he still thought that Melissa had powers. That was why he didn't want to find out himself to what point she could get angry.
- - - -
''She is late.'' Scully said, shifting nervously in her seat. Melissa was not usually late unless she was into some sort of trouble. What she did not know was that the trouble was that she decided to re-arrange Mulder's house and that she had been planning on how to make the appartment look less... like a cocroach lair, had been her exact words.
''Is she that one?'' Nigel asked her, pointing to Melissa that entered the restaurant with a wide, glorious grin. Scully smiled at him and nodded.
''Melissa!'' She called, and hugged her. ''What happened to you? I thought you had eloped.''
''Oh, never.'' Melissa started to think that she should have gotten a photo camera with her to the restaurant... because the look on Dana's face was going to be just SO good. ''I had some problems with getting here. My date didn't know where this place was and he wouldn't let me drive, so...''
''Hello. Melissa, right?'' Nigel asked her with a charming smile. Melissa started to think that once Mulder was set up she would jump on him herself...but, hey, she had work to do first.
''And you must be Nigel.'' She answered with a wide grin. You don't know what's comming at you, dude. She thought as they shaked hands. ''My date must be somewhere, now... there he is!'' She turned around right at the moment when Mulder entered the place.
Scully almost fainted. Oh, no, this was so bad. Melissa almost laughed. Mwahahaha, gotcha! Mulder headed to them, charming as ever- or even more, and greeted them all.
''Agent Mulder.'' Nigel genuinely smiled, as the two men shook hands. ''So glad to see you again.''
''Ditto, Harris.'' Mulder answered with a smile. ''Shall we sit down? Oh... hello Scully.'' He said eyeing her as if nothing had happened.
''Hello, Mulder.'' She said, acting as if she hadn't had a shock that almost left her epileptic. ''Yes, the table is set.''
The plan is working!!! Hehehehe.... Melissa thought as Mulder lead her to the table. Scully could look indifferent at first sight, but Melissa knew better. She was thinking that it could have been her. And that was what Melissa wanted her to relize. She smiled, more to herself than to the others, as they sat down.
Oh, yes. I am SO good. She mused.