Dumnezeu permite razbunare (17/30) by Bonkersfm E-MAIL: bonkersfm@yahoo.com CLASSIFICATION: MSR casefile SUMMARY: When Mulder starts profiling again, Scully mysteriously disappears. When she is discovered it's a race against time to unravel the events that have taken place, to save the lives of others and salvage a relationship in the balance. RATING: NC-17 SPOILERS: IWTB ARCHIVE: Yes just e-mail me please DISCLAIMERS: Not mine and making no money Chapter 17 She would never admit it, but she had lain awake for most of the night, terrified. When she closed her eyes, the darkness threatened to swallow her. When he moved closer to her, the proximity of his body made her nauseous. Inch by inch she had moved away, until the only other option was to fall off the bed entirely. Quietly she untangled herself from his embrace, put on a T-shirt and walked downstairs. "Scully?" Mulder had reached out for her warm body, only to be greeted by the coolness of the duvet. He swung his legs over the bed and pulled on a T-shirt and boxers. "Scully?" He called out again, wandering into the bathroom. He made his way downstairs, calling a little louder now, fully expecting to find her in the kitchen. No, not there either. He glanced out of the window to see their car, plus another which looked distinctly like her mothers. He opened the door, and walked out onto the porch. There was nowhere in walking distance worth going to he knew that for sure. "Oh my God!" He heard a woman shrieking. "Oh my God! Oh my God!" He ran down the steps and followed the cries, sprinting into the woods. There at the lake, he found Maggie waist high in water. "Oh God Fox she walked right past me! She walked right past me and she just jumped in! She jumped in!" It took him seconds to catch up with Maggie in the water, but longer to get any further, as the water made any progress agonisingly slow. Once the ground fell away beneath him, he began to swim, and then dive. The murky water stung his eyes, but he kept them open, desperate for any sight of her. Before long he caught sight of a flash of white, stark against red waves. He reached out, relieved to feel that there was weight behind the white. Weight that he could pull to the surface. As they broke through into fresh air, water exploded from her lungs, causing her body to convulse. He carried her out onto the shore, laying her on her side as she continued to expel the dirty water. Slowly she began to push herself up onto her hands and knees, taking in long ragged breaths. "It's okay Scully, your mom called an ambulance. Just try to relax, you're gonna be fine." He rubbed her back soothingly as she tried to push herself up to sit on her heals. "Mulder?" Her voice croaked. "Mulder what's wrong? Why did you bring me outside?" "Why did I...?" He began, before cutting himself short. She looked at his eyes, seeing the concern they displayed. "Mulder what is it?" "Nothing. Let's just get you in the house huh?" She nodded, allowing him to pick her up and carry her towards the house. Later that Morning, Mulder had spent time in his office, leaving Scully in bed and her mother watching her. He stared at the five files in front of him, six including Scully's. There had to be a link somewhere. No one murdered in a completely random fashion, it just didn't happen. Soon his concentration was interrupted by a clunking noise. He got up and wandered over to the kitchen, finding Scully cleaning an already spotless kitchen . "Scully? What are you doing?" He asked quietly, walking up behind her and putting his arms around her waist. "I just thought I'd clean up from this morning." "You're supposed to be resting." He pulled the dish cloth out of her hands and turned her to face him. "You wanna talk about what happened this morning?" He held her in place, so that she couldn't get away. "I don't know what happened, Mulder I told you before. That's why I'm going to Werber." "I thought you were going to Werber because of the case?" She hesitated now, realising that he did not think the two interlinked. Or if he did, he didn't show it, which was more likely the case. "Mulder, I've been thinking about last night..." "Oh yeah?" He waggled his eyebrows playfully. "Yeah...I don't think that should happen again for a while..." She hated the pained look that flashed across his face. "I know those first tests came back negative, but I need to be tested again in six weeks." "Scully I told you, it's not his MO..." "And I told you I didn't want to put you at risk." She said, pushing his arms away. "It's not just that is it Scully." He put it as a statement rather than a question. "You need to tell me what's going on in your head..." "I'm fine Mulder." She began to walk away, until he caught her arm. "Don't! Don't even say that! You think walking into a lake to drown yourself is fine? You think I don't see you escaping into the bathroom and the red in your eyes when you come out? You're scared Scully. I'm Scared too. But I don't know what else to do." They stared at each other for a moment, before a knock at the door gave her an excuse to slip away. "What happened?" Skinner paced the kitchen, keeping his voice low so as not to alert Scully or her mother, who now sat in the front room. "I don't know. I woke up this morning to find her missing, next thing I know she's in the lake, sinking. " "She can't swim?" "She's a navy brat, of course she can swim. This wasn't drowning; I think she was still asleep." "Well, we're getting desperate now. Another girl went missing, a hitch hiker. It could be him. That's why I'm here." "You want to pursue Scully's memories more aggressively? No way." "We need something here Mulder. If it was anyone else you'd be pushing for the same thing." He continued as Mulder shook his head. "Look I know how you feel, I care about Scully so don't go thinking I don't give a damn. But she's..." He hushed as Scully walked in. "She's what?" She asked, opening the refrigerator and pulling out a soda. Despite the warning look from Mulder, Skinner continued. "We need to talk to you again." He said, his tone much softer than it had been a moment ago. "We need more from you, anything to get us started. Mulder I thought maybe you could go with Pheeny and look over the evidence again." Mulder knew why they wanted him involved. In keeping him involved they would have greater chance of securing Scully's compliance. Scully nodded. I'll ring Dr Werber and see if he can fit me in. "I'll come with you." Mulder started, before she cut him off. "It's okay Mulder, I don't mind seeing Webber on my own. Would you mind calling him for me though?" He reluctantly nodded, eyeing Skinner carefully before disappearing into the living room. "Thank you." Skinner said, making his relief obvious. "I'll do this on one condition." She said, her manner turning a little more severe. When he nodded she continued. "Whatever comes out at this session, whatever goes on that tape, we keep between us. No one else hears it. Not your agents and not Mulder." "Why not Mulder?" He said, confused. "Because I think, what's going to be on that tape, will hurt him too much for him to recover." She looked away quickly, praying that Skinner wouldn't ask anymore. He didn't.