In the middle of the night, Storm woke up suddenly. She checked the time on her phone and sat up in bed. It was a bit after midnight.
The teenager listened for her parents and when she didn't hear then, she quietly got out of bed, and slipped some clean jeans, and a heavier sweatshirt on. The teen put some socks on and went off to the bathroom.
After Storm used the bathroom, she snuck back to her room, quickly climbed into her bed and covered herself with a blanket. A few moments later, Scully opened the door and checked on her daughter. Storm slowed her breathing down and pretended to be asleep.
The older woman smiled and entered the room. She kissed her daughter and tucked her blanket in around her. Storm groaned and snuggled into her pillow. Scully brushed her daughter's hair and then left the room.
Thirty minutes later, Storm snuck out of her bed, grabbed her backpack, and went downstairs. The teenager quietly slipped on her hiking boots, and went outside.
Once the teenager felt like she wasn't noticed, she started to walk down her driveway to the end of the road. Storm then walked around a mile or two to her destination.
Soon Storm came across what appeared to be a considerably large home, that was obviously abandoned. The teenager walked around the house, examining the light dusting of snow on the ground. When she was satisfied she was alone, Storm made her way inside the home.
The teenager stood still for a moment, letting her eyes adjust to the darkness. She then knelt down, removed her backpack, and took out a camera and light. Storm stood up, put her backpack back on and explored the house.
After about three hours later, Storm put her camera away in her backpack, and snuck out of the abandoned house. After the teenager stood up, she took a few steps and tripped. Storm fell into a puddle of extremely cold water.
Disgusted, Storm quickly stood up and brushed herself off. She then sighed when she realized she had a thirty minute walk home with a soaking wet coat and pants. The teenager groaned and started the miserable walk home.
When Storm arrived home, at around five in the morning, she was shaking and shivering. The teenager examined her house for any lights on, and when she didn't see any, she snuck into the house.
Storm quietly removed her shoes, and put her coat away, then tiptoed up the stairs into her room. As soon as she got into her room, she shut the door behind her, and quickly changed into dry pajamas. When Storm was climbing into her bed, she heard a knock on her door.
"Stormy are you okay sweetheart?" Scully asked happily. Storm laid down and covered herself with a blanket as her mother entered the room. Scully smiled and approached her daughter. The teenager was still shivering.
"What's wrong Storm?" Scully spoke softly. Storm yawned and rubbed her eyes.
"I'm cold Mom," Storm mumbled. Scully smiled and felt her daughter's forehead. Storm looked upset.
"Stormy, can you scoot over please?" Scully spoke softly. Storm nodded and scooted over towards the wall. The older woman climbed into bed with her daughter and pulled her close.
"Aww Stormy, you are shivering. Are you feeling okay?" Scully asked as she loved on the teenager. Storm nodded and tried to get closer to her mother. Scully smiled and covered her and her daughter with a blanket.
"I love you Storm," Scully spoke softly as her daughter laid against her. Storm nodded and yawned. Scully smiled and snuggled on her daughter. The teen yawned again, and soon fell asleep.
Storm awoke around four hours later. Scully was awake playing with her daughter's hair and smiling. Storm yawned and grabbed onto her mother's shirt. The older woman smiled and brushed her daughter's hair out of her eyes.
"Morning baby," Scully spoke softly. Storm rubbed her eyes and yawned.
"Hi Mom," Storm mumbled. Scully smiled and kissed on her daughter. Storm whined and tried to push her mother away.
"Are you feeling better Stormy?" Scully asked. Storm shrugged. Scully snuggled on her daughter again.
"Mom stop," the teenager whined. Scully looked at her daughter. Suddenly Mulder walked into the bedroom.
"Scully, breakfast is ready," Mulder spoke as he looked at his wife. Scully smiled over at her husband.
"Thanks hun. We'll be downstairs in a moment," Scully explained. Mulder nodded, gave his wife a quick kiss, and went downstairs.
"Come on Storm. Let's go eat," Scully instructed as she got out of bed. Storm yawned and followed her mother.
After breakfast, Scully was collecting her daughter's dirty clothes to run some laundry, when she picked up the clothes Storm fell in the night before. The woman made a face when she realized the clothes were damp. Scully sighed and threw them into the basket and walked downstairs.
"Stormy?" Scully spoke as she poked her head into the living room. Storm looked up from the Washington Redskins game she was watching with her father.
"What is it Mom?" Storm asked as she looked over at her mother. Scully smiled at her daughter.
"I picked up a couple of clothes in your room, and they were pretty damp. Any reason why?" Scully asked. Storm shrugged.
"Um, I split some of my water by accident last night and I guess it landed on my clothes," Storm mumbled as she lied. Scully gave her daughter a look.
"Okay Storm. Just be more careful next time with your water," Scully instructed. Storm nodded and went back to watching the game. Mulder grinned at his child.
Scully smiled at her family, before she walked over to the small laundry room. The woman was loading up the washer when she took another look at her daughter's damp clothes.
Scully held out the sweatshirt and noticed there was mud where it was damp. She then picked up the pants out of curiosity and noticed they were also muddy where they were damp. Scully sighed and put the rest of the clothes into the washer and started it.
The older woman then quietly snuck out to the entryway and looked through her daughter's shoes. When Scully noticed the mud on her daughter's hiking boots, she picked them up and looked them over.
Suddenly Mulder yelled at the TV startling Scully. The woman put the boots down and returned to her family. Storm was paying attention to the game while she played on her phone. Mulder was really into the game.
Scully smiled at her husband and sat on the couch next to him. Mulder looked over at his wife and grinned. Scully smiled.
"Hey did I ever tell you, you're the most beautiful woman I have ever seen?" Mulder grinned at his wife. Scully smiled and blushed slightly.
"You tell me that all the time," Scully replied happily. Mulder grinned happily. Storm groaned and tried to focus on her phone. Mulder looked over at his daughter and ruffled her hair.
"Dad stop," Storm whined. Mulder gave his daughter a look. Scully laid on her husband. The older man looked at his wife.
"Hey hun, after the game would it be possible if I could have some time alone with you?" Scully smiled. Mulder nodded happily. The older woman kissed on her husband, and laid on him happily.