Chapter 2

2 hours later. Mulder is sitting on a chair outside Scully's room with his head in his hands. His hair is a mess and his eyes are swollen. Skinner sits down beside him and sighs.

"Agent Mulder, I think you should go home. Take a shower and you'll feel better. Scully is going to sleep for at least another 2-3 hours."

"No, sir. I'll be waiting right here. I just- Damn, this shouldn't have happened to her. It's my fault." Mulder swollows.

"Mulder, this is not your fault. We'll just have to wait to find out what happened to her." Skinner says to him.

"Yes, it is. It's because of the X-Files. I think some of the cases just affected her too much." He tells Skinner.

"But she would have told you if it affects her."

"No! No, she wouldn't and that's the problem. I don't know why but she doesn't want to talk to me about such things...Donnie Pfaster..."

"What?" Skinner asks, confused.

"The Donnie Pfaster case affected her. I noticed it back then." Mulder tells him.

"Did you talk to her about it?" Skinner asks.

"I tried...maybe she just doesn't trust me enough..." Mulder says, softly.

"Are you serious? Mulder, Agent Scully trusts you with her life. She would give everything for you."

"How can you be so sure?"

"I just know it. It's obvious, Mulder." Mulder smiles at his words.

"It's hard for her to let somebody in." Mulder says and Skinner nods in agreement.

"Even you..." Skinner adds. They sit in silence for a long while.

"How about we both get us something to eat?" Skinner suddenly asks, breaking the silence.

"I'm not hungry..." Mulder mutters.

"Come on, Agent Mulder. You have to eat something. We'll just grab a sandwich and in fifteen minutes we're back up here again. Don't beat yourself up for this. We'll just have to wait..."

"Okay. Let's go."

Two and a half hours later a nurse enters Scully's room. After a few minutes she returns.

"Is she awake?" Mulder asks full of hope. The nurse smiles slightly and nods.

"Yes. You can go see her now but she is very confused and afraid. She doesn't let anybody near her."

"Okay, I understand. Thank you." Mulder says and enters the room. Scully is looking out of the window.

"Who are you? Leave me alone!" She says, loudly. Mulder swallows.

"Scully..." He says, softly.

"Mulder?" She says, now looking at him. Mulder gives her a small smile and walks towards the bed.

"Yeah...it's me. How are you feeling?" He asks as he sits down on the chair.

"I-I'm feeling-oh god..." She stutters, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Scully, what's wrong?" Mulder asks, concerned.

"How can you ask me that? After all that has happened..." She sobs.

"What happened?" He asks her, softly.

"Are you kidding me?"

"No. I just...Scully, what happened to you?" He asks again, reaching for her hand.

"Don't touch me!" She says, loudly and pulls away from his touch. Mulder swallows hard.

"I'm sorry..." He just says, quietly.

"I don't like being touched after what he did to me." She tells him. Mulder looks at her, shocked.

"Who did what to you, Scully?" He asks her, gently.

"What?"

"Listen...I need you to tell me what happened to you. Please tell me."

"I-I got kidnapped by two men. They hurt me, Mulder. They hurt me so badly. I screamed and screamed but nobody came to help me...not even you. They touched me and-" Her voice breaks and tears are streaming down her face. Mulder just stares at her and doesn't know what to say. He shakes his head.

"No. No, Scully. It can't be true..." He says, shakily.

"What are you talking about? It is true...!"

"No, it can't be true." He just says.

"Why are you doing this to me, Mulder?" She asks, quietly as more tears stream down her face.

"Please just go...I want to be alone. No, I don't want to be alone but I don't want to be with you." She tells him, seriously.

"What? No, Scully. Please...just listen to me. I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. Your neighbour found you lying outside your apartment early this morning. Yesterday we were at work. You went home at 5 PM and I called you once...I think it was 8 PM and you-" He explains but Scully interrups him.

"No! Mulder, what are you talking about? I wasn't at work yesterday! Didn't you listen to me? Those two men kidnapped me I think a week ago...I can't believe you're doing this to me. I want you to leave right now!"

"Scully-"

"Leave! Now!"

"Please Scully. I-" Scully raises her hand and slaps him in the face. Mulder suddenly takes hold of both of her wrists and pushes her back against the mattress, trying to be as gentle as possible.

"Let me go." Scully pleaded.

"Scully, I need to tell you something."

"No, please let me go."

"You've got no wounds."

"No...please." She cries.

"There are no wounds on your body, Scully. Physically you're completely healthy."

"No...no. I felt it...all of it. It hurt so badly, Mulder." Mulder lets go of her wrists and wraps his arms around her instead. Scully clings to him, sobbing. Mulder climbs into bed beside her and holds her close. "Shh, Scully it's going to be all right."

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A/N: So...what do you think? Please review! :)