Title: The Lost and Forgotten

Authors: Shadow's Echo (also known as Cindy from CindyandSandy)

Rating: PG-13 (some swearing!)

Disclaimer: I don't own Mulder, Scully, or any of that happy crap...but I do own Amelia and other such characters. The school was based on a real school I saw in New York, but this school is in the boon-docks while that one was an inner-city school.

Chapter 1 - Amelia

As she glanced at the sign to "Miss Bergan's Schoolhouse for Children", the school seemed cheery enough. The sign was brightly colored with pictures of apples and smiling stick-people on it. But one look at the school itself portrayed quite a different story. The two-story building with white walls and barred windows gave Amelia no amount of cheer whatsoever.

As her parents, who were really her foster parents, drove her through the wire gate she wondered why they were bringing her there. Sure, they didn't have much money and they wanted to give her a good education at a private school, but this didn't look like a private school. This was more like a prison. She saw no children running about. She saw no bright, colorful buildings or playground equipment. Not until she saw a small face peeking out of a window did she even believe there were other children.

Her parents parked the car and walked her to a building. Inside was a dreary office and a smiling woman standing behind a large desk.

"May I help you?" She asked, still grinning.

"Yes," Amelia's father, Ray, said. "This is Amelia. I believe you were expecting her?"

The woman lost her smile and looked down at some papers scattered across the desk. It appeared to Amelia that, despite the many papers, they didn't have many new enrollments.

"Amelia, Amelia...Aha! Here we are!" She resumed her smile and pointed to a sheet of paper. "You will be staying in room number 214. It appears your roommate has already arrived."

The woman handed Ray some keys. Then she turned to Amelia.

"Be sure you do not lose those. If you do, you will be punished."

At the threat of punishment Amelia jumped a little. Her father looked down at her and grasped her hand. He led her out of the building and to, what appeared to be, the dormitories. Amelia, being only eleven, was frightened by the extreme quiet of the place. No place filled to the brim with children should ever, ever be that quiet.

A/N: The first few chapters are shorties, but I am just setting the mood. Trust me, things will work out. I REALLY want reviews good or bad. PLEASE REVIEW!