THE X-FILES - BRUCE'S GAME

An X-Files Fanfic - set in Season 7 (before Closure) - Rated R

Disclaimer - As much as I would love to, I don't own The X-Files or any of the characters, Chris Carter and FOX do..

CHAPTER ONE

Unknown Location – 3.01am

Mulder groaned in frustration as he awake once more to the horror story which was now becoming his everyday life. For a second, he tried to imagine he was at home, or in Scully's bed in her apartment, and they were happy, they were warm and safe… but no. As soon as he opened his eyes fully and felt the scratchiness of the covers beneath him, he was slammed back into reality.

He reached over to her, to make sure she was ok, that she was still beside him. It was still dark, the middle of the night, but they weren't alone.

They were never alone anymore.

"Scully?" He whispered, nuzzling his nose just behind her ear as he wrapped his arm around her waist and spooned up behind her in the dirty, uncomfortable bed. The springs were worn and dug into their backs and sides, but at least it was better than the floor… well, marginally.

It was freezing, the whole place stank of damp, a musty horrible smell. Though, he had gotten used to it now, as they had been here for nearly two days; as far as he could tell, as the days had been a mixture of drugged induced sleeping and they were both starving and malnourished, they needed fresh water and food. The last thing that he had eaten was a piece of dry toast which Bruce had fed them the first night they had arrived, and he had given most of it to Scully…

"What?" She whispered urgently.

He held her tighter and closed his eyes, relieved that she was awake, keeping her warm and enjoying the feeling of her in his arms, as they only had each other.

That was all they had and he was convinced that it was all they needed to get through this…

"It's ok…" He soothed, noticing that may be he had startled her awake, as they were both on edge. "I just wanted to see if you were awake."

"Where is he?" She whispered urgently again, and he could sense her fear.

Mulder hardly ever saw Scully this scared, but under the circumstances and what this asshole was making them do, making them act like, he was scared for her too, as he didn't want anything to happen to her… in that way…

He would never let it happen. He would die for her first.

"He's in the next room. I just woke up, I can't sleep straight through. I kind of wish he would give me some of those drugs again…" He half joked, but neither of them laughed.

"Mulder… I'm so damn cold." She shuddered against him, and he pulled her even closer, if it was even possible. He rested his lips in the back of neck and closed his eyes, taking in the scent of her skin and the shape of her small body against his.

"I know. Me too." He said softly. "But at least we have each other. And we need to keep it that way." He placed a soft kiss on her pale skin, then buried his face in her hair.

Scully was silent as she felt exhausted tears swimming in her eyes as Mulder kissed her neck, as the thought of being separated was too much to bear.

He had threatened it earlier today, when they had misbehaved.

Or that was how he put it.

Misbehaved…

Scully shuddered at the memory, which made Mulder caressed her belly and hips gently in response. She breathed against him, grateful for his touch.

All she had done was ask for more food, they were both starving and they needed nutrients. Mulder especially, as the case had taken its toll on him before they even got taken. He had become engrossed in it as he always did, putting all of his energies into it to find the girl.

But now they had walked straight into his trap, and there was no way out…

"We can't be separated. But we need to eat." She said, frowning with worry and shaking slightly in his arms. She pulled his arms closer around her and squeezed them with her hands, trying to clutch him desperately close. "Mulder… do you think…" She started, but Mulder read her mind and stopped her immediately.

"We are not going to die." Mulder said firmly, yet quietly into her ear, and kissed her cheek tenderly.

"I'm sorry-"

"-It's ok."

"I'm…. I'm scared." She whimpered, "You know I don't like to admit that. Where the hell are we Mulder?" She asked desperately, still keeping her voice low, as they really didn't want him to know that they weren't asleep right now.

"I'm guessing somewhere in the middle of fucking nowhere, but I'm hoping not far from Washington." Mulder said in a low voice, feeling the rage burning inside of him. He wanted to kill that asshole so badly, but every time he tried anything, even if he spoke up, he would threaten to hurt Scully. "How's your cut?" He asked then with concern and also seething anger still in his voice, as he thought of her injury that Bruce had inflicted on her just yesterday.

"It's fine." She said in a small voice.

Mulder sighed and frowned with concern, knowing full well that she was not fine.

"Let me take a look at it." He said softly, moving down in the bed a little beside her, towards her thigh. Scully flinched as he gently tugged at the clothes Bruce had given her to wear and the cold air washed over her as Mulder pulled the thin, moth bitten blanket off of her. He gently pulled the pants away by the elastic around her waist and down her leg, careful not to hurt her. Scully gritted her teeth as the movement caused it to sting like crazy. He leant up against his free arm and looked down at the cut closely, trying to see if it had healed some. He gently touched the area surrounding it, it was near her inner thigh, just above the knee. "I think it's healing a little, but I'm not the Doc." He said softly, then placed a gentle kiss just next to the wound. Scully gasped and closed her eyes as she tried to ignore the pain, Mulder's kiss giving her a small amount of relief.

She was good with pain, but the fact that it was dangerously deep, done by a blunt knife, and not forgetting she was malnourished and weak, made it ten times worse. She knew that she needed it cleaning and dressing, but what was she supposed to do?

She had nothing, nothing clean anyway.

If she used a piece of rag or a piece of clothing with some water, which she wasn't even sure was clean either from the faucet, as her and Mulder had been suffering severe stomach cramps, it was sure to get infected anyway.

She sighed and squeezed her eyes shut in a mixture of frustration and pain, she had no choice, may be she should just try and dress it somehow…

Tomorrow. She told herself.

She needed to rest now..

"Thank you." She muttered weakly as Mulder gently pulled the clothes back up and then he moved up the bed towards her again to hold her close, and she turned her head to look back at him briefly. Mulder felt a rush of love as he looked into her wide, haunting blue eyes, so fragile right now that they broke his heart. He leant down slowly and brushed a soft kiss across her lips.

"It's going to be ok." Mulder reassured her. Scully nodded as firmly as she could, but she really wasn't sure. She was wavering, her strong demeanor was failing her with every day that went by. She was usually the strong one, and at the beginning she had been, but not now. She was losing hope, especially as she felt that Bruce might try to rape her, which was so much worse than anything she could ever fear. "I'm not going to let him hurt you." He reassured her again, seemingly reading her mind once more.

She closed her eyes as Mulder spoke softly against her lips, then kissed her again gently. She took a deep breath and felt her heart fluttering as he kissed her softly, feeling an overwhelming sense of emotion and adoration for this man.

They had only just started their romantic relationship not long ago, when all this happened. Everything was still new and exciting, they couldn't get enough of each other. What had started off as just a mutual agreement between very close friends, that Mulder was going to be her sperm donor, had turned into a romantic relationship, where they had decided one night that doing it the natural way wouldn't be so bad.

In fact, it had been waiting to happen. For seven long years…

They had both wanted it, totally and utterly.

But now, a few months into their new relationship, they were in mortal danger.

Scully didn't even know how they could have been so stupid…

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