#002 A Red Mark

Title: A Red Mark
Prompt: #002 Bathroom
Word Count: 239
Characters: Buffy, Giles, a mention of Spike
Notes: Written for 100_situations (Behind lj-cut for suggestive Spuffy themes...)

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#002 A Red Mark

Title: A Red Mark
Prompt: #002 Bathroom
Word Count: 239
Characters: Buffy, Giles, a mention of Spike
Notes: Written for 100_situations (Behind lj-cut for suggestive Spuffy themes...)

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#002 Remains (The X Files)

Title: Remains
Fandom: The X Files
Characters: Scully and Mulder
Prompt: #002 Velvet and #057 Morose
Word Count: 219
Rating: PG
Summary: Scully and Mulder discuss the passing of a magician in their latest case.
Notes: Written for FictionNET and 100_situations

Scully absentmindedly fingered a purple square of velvet, as she and Mulder drove towards the office. Their last case hadn’t gone particularly well and much to Scully’s horror, had ended with the death of a magician named Pedro McBlanc.

The purple velvet was all that remained of him now. Everything else had been burned in a fire at his apartment, earlier that morning. With no evidence left behind, they had been forced to close the case.

As they rounded the next corner and entered the highway, Scully sighed and let the material fall to her lap. She couldn’t help but feel responsible, at least a little bit, for the magicians’ death. She had, after all, been with him when it had happened.

Mulder glanced over at her apprehensively and turned down the radio. “Hey, Scully. Are you all right?” he asked.

Scully nodded slowly. “I think so. It’s just…this is all that remains of McBlanc. It’s a piece of velvet!” she explained scornfully. “It doesn’t feel right.”

“You think we missed something?” Mulder slowed down as the traffic ahead became thicker. Pulling to a stop, he gazed frustrated out the front window, before turning his attention back to his partner.

“No,” Scully sighed resignedly. “He was just taken before his time.”

Mulder nodded understandingly. “I know what you mean.”

#002 Remains (The X Files)

Title: Remains
Fandom: The X Files
Characters: Scully and Mulder
Prompt: #002 Velvet and #057 Morose
Word Count: 219
Rating: PG
Summary: Scully and Mulder discuss the passing of a magician in their latest case.
Notes: Written for FictionNET and 100_situations

Scully absentmindedly fingered a purple square of velvet, as she and Mulder drove towards the office. Their last case hadn’t gone particularly well and much to Scully’s horror, had ended with the death of a magician named Pedro McBlanc.

The purple velvet was all that remained of him now. Everything else had been burned in a fire at his apartment, earlier that morning. With no evidence left behind, they had been forced to close the case.

As they rounded the next corner and entered the highway, Scully sighed and let the material fall to her lap. She couldn’t help but feel responsible, at least a little bit, for the magicians’ death. She had, after all, been with him when it had happened.

Mulder glanced over at her apprehensively and turned down the radio. “Hey, Scully. Are you all right?” he asked.

Scully nodded slowly. “I think so. It’s just…this is all that remains of McBlanc. It’s a piece of velvet!” she explained scornfully. “It doesn’t feel right.”

“You think we missed something?” Mulder slowed down as the traffic ahead became thicker. Pulling to a stop, he gazed frustrated out the front window, before turning his attention back to his partner.

“No,” Scully sighed resignedly. “He was just taken before his time.”

Mulder nodded understandingly. “I know what you mean.”

#003 UFO Sightings

Title: UFO Sightings
Prompt: #003 Gorge
Word Count: 200
Characters: Scully and Mulder
Notes: Written for FictionNET and 100_situations

Mulder led Scully down the steep, rocky mountainside towards the thin, almost inexistent stream that snaked its way through the gorge. There had been several UFO sightings reported to be in the area and being unusual for so many similar cases to be seen in such a location, they had decided to check it out.

Or rather, Mulder had decided that they’d check it out.

He’d managed to convince Scully to give up her weekend and come along. She had quite reluctantly agreed after hours of pleading and begging.

“This is it,” Mulder told her as they arrived at the stream.

Scully glanced around, taking in their surroundings and took a swig of water from the bottle Mulder offered. “Thanks,” she murmured, handing it back. Squinting into the sunlight, she focused again on the gorge.

“This had better be it! I really don’t want to find out we’re in the wrong place after that walk!” She leaned down to massage her right leg. “I don’t think I’ve ever been in this much pain!”

Mulder grinned, amused. “Don’t worry. The walk wasn’t for nothing.” He pointed towards an outcrop of rocks nearby. A stiff, decaying hand was caught under the rubble.

#003 UFO Sightings

Title: UFO Sightings
Prompt: #003 Gorge
Word Count: 200
Characters: Scully and Mulder
Notes: Written for FictionNET and 100_situations

Mulder led Scully down the steep, rocky mountainside towards the thin, almost inexistent stream that snaked its way through the gorge. There had been several UFO sightings reported to be in the area and being unusual for so many similar cases to be seen in such a location, they had decided to check it out.

Or rather, Mulder had decided that they’d check it out.

He’d managed to convince Scully to give up her weekend and come along. She had quite reluctantly agreed after hours of pleading and begging.

“This is it,” Mulder told her as they arrived at the stream.

Scully glanced around, taking in their surroundings and took a swig of water from the bottle Mulder offered. “Thanks,” she murmured, handing it back. Squinting into the sunlight, she focused again on the gorge.

“This had better be it! I really don’t want to find out we’re in the wrong place after that walk!” She leaned down to massage her right leg. “I don’t think I’ve ever been in this much pain!”

Mulder grinned, amused. “Don’t worry. The walk wasn’t for nothing.” He pointed towards an outcrop of rocks nearby. A stiff, decaying hand was caught under the rubble.

#004 A Little Faith

Title: A Little Faith
Prompt: #004 Cookies and #096 Writers' Choice
Word Count: 220
Characters: Scully and Mulder
Notes: Written for FictionNET and 100_situations

Scully eyed Mulder sceptically as he handed her a cookie wrapped in a tissue. His theories were far from normal on the best of occasions and she had come to accept that, but this time he was going too far. Way too far.

“Mulder! You’re not serious, are you?” she retorted. “I mean…that’s just impossible!”

Mulder grinned sheepishly and nodded. “Yes, I’m completely series,” he affirmed. “And it’s not impossible. Have a little faith!”

“We’ll need a lot more than a little faith for this!” Scully exclaimed, raising the cookie in the air, just in front of Mulder’s nose.

“Aw, Scully! C’mon!”

“No!” Scully stared defiantly at the ground for a moment, hoping that Mulder would take the hint and move on. However, she made the mistake of looking up and found herself trapped in his puppy dog eyes.

“Fine,” she relented, a small smile creeping onto her face.

Mulder grinned widely and patted her gratefully on the shoulder. “I knew you’d come through!”

Scully rolled her eyes good-naturedly. “Sure, Mulder,” she replied sarcastically. She pushed a strand of red hair back out of her face and straightened her blouse. “So let me get this straight. We have to bake two hundred cookies for some fundraiser that just happens to be tomorrow?”

“Yup!” Mulder confirmed brightly. “We’d better get started!”

#004 A Little Faith

Title: A Little Faith
Prompt: #004 Cookies and #096 Writers' Choice
Word Count: 220
Characters: Scully and Mulder
Notes: Written for FictionNET and 100_situations

Scully eyed Mulder sceptically as he handed her a cookie wrapped in a tissue. His theories were far from normal on the best of occasions and she had come to accept that, but this time he was going too far. Way too far.

“Mulder! You’re not serious, are you?” she retorted. “I mean…that’s just impossible!”

Mulder grinned sheepishly and nodded. “Yes, I’m completely series,” he affirmed. “And it’s not impossible. Have a little faith!”

“We’ll need a lot more than a little faith for this!” Scully exclaimed, raising the cookie in the air, just in front of Mulder’s nose.

“Aw, Scully! C’mon!”

“No!” Scully stared defiantly at the ground for a moment, hoping that Mulder would take the hint and move on. However, she made the mistake of looking up and found herself trapped in his puppy dog eyes.

“Fine,” she relented, a small smile creeping onto her face.

Mulder grinned widely and patted her gratefully on the shoulder. “I knew you’d come through!”

Scully rolled her eyes good-naturedly. “Sure, Mulder,” she replied sarcastically. She pushed a strand of red hair back out of her face and straightened her blouse. “So let me get this straight. We have to bake two hundred cookies for some fundraiser that just happens to be tomorrow?”

“Yup!” Mulder confirmed brightly. “We’d better get started!”

#005 Hopelessness

Title: Hopelessness
Prompt: #005 Tearstained
Word Count: 150
Characters: Scully, mentions of Mulder, Skinner and the Lone Gunmen
Notes: Written for FictionNET

Scully wandered through Mulder’s apartment, studying her surroundings carefully. She paid lots of attention to the little things – she couldn’t let herself miss anything, because that would lessen her chances of finding her partner.

It felt like ages since he’d disappeared, but really, it had only been 3 days.

His whereabouts were unknown to everyone at this point. Skinner didn’t know where he was and as far as she knew, not even the Lone Gunmen in their paranoid ways knew of her partners’ location.

It was looking very hopeless.

Kneeling on the floor in the middle of Mulder’s kitchen, Scully allowed herself a moment to let the truth to sink in. The realisation hit her that she may never see her partner again; that Mulder may never return. That was, assuming he was still alive.

A single tear fell down Scully’s cheek as her last traces of hope ebbed away.

#005 Hopelessness

Title: Hopelessness
Prompt: #005 Tearstained
Word Count: 150
Characters: Scully, mentions of Mulder, Skinner and the Lone Gunmen
Notes: Written for FictionNET

Scully wandered through Mulder’s apartment, studying her surroundings carefully. She paid lots of attention to the little things – she couldn’t let herself miss anything, because that would lessen her chances of finding her partner.

It felt like ages since he’d disappeared, but really, it had only been 3 days.

His whereabouts were unknown to everyone at this point. Skinner didn’t know where he was and as far as she knew, not even the Lone Gunmen in their paranoid ways knew of her partners’ location.

It was looking very hopeless.

Kneeling on the floor in the middle of Mulder’s kitchen, Scully allowed herself a moment to let the truth to sink in. The realisation hit her that she may never see her partner again; that Mulder may never return. That was, assuming he was still alive.

A single tear fell down Scully’s cheek as her last traces of hope ebbed away.

#011 Loss (BtVS)

Title: Loss
Prompt: #011 Red
Word Count: 100
Characters: Buffy and Dawn
Notes: Written for fanfic100

All she could see was red. There was so much of it, trickling innocently down the side of her sisters’ face and staining the neck of her school blazer. It was all too much, way too much.

Buffy lunged at the demon that had attacked Dawn and pounded it furiously in the side of the head. It screeched in response and began to retreat down towards the library.

Letting it go, Buffy hurried to her sisters’ side. “Dawn? Dawnie?” she whispered into her hair. She couldn’t lose her! She wouldn’t!

Picking Dawn up in her arms, Buffy headed for help.

#011 Loss (BtVS)

Title: Loss
Prompt: #011 Red
Word Count: 100
Characters: Buffy and Dawn
Notes: Written for fanfic100

All she could see was red. There was so much of it, trickling innocently down the side of her sisters’ face and staining the neck of her school blazer. It was all too much, way too much.

Buffy lunged at the demon that had attacked Dawn and pounded it furiously in the side of the head. It screeched in response and began to retreat down towards the library.

Letting it go, Buffy hurried to her sisters’ side. “Dawn? Dawnie?” she whispered into her hair. She couldn’t lose her! She wouldn’t!

Picking Dawn up in her arms, Buffy headed for help.

#012 Stolen (BtVS)

Title: Stolen
Prompt: #012 Orange
Word Count: 100
Characters: Buffy and Xander
Notes: Written for fanfic100

“Hey, Buffy!” Xander called out, running to catch up with her. “What’s up?” He dug into his shoulder bag and retrieved an orange, which he promptly began to juggle.

Buffy slowed down as he fell into step beside her and forced a bright smile onto her face. “Oh, hey, Xander. Nothing’s up,” she told him, staring intently at the piece of fruit.

“No apocalypse to worry about?”

“Nope.”

“Vampires, demons, witches?” Xander asked.

“None.”

Xander shrugged. “Huh. Well, that’s a first.”

“There is one thing, though…” Buffy told him, a strange expression crossing her face.

“Yeah?”

“Someone stole my orange!”

#012 Stolen (BtVS)

Title: Stolen
Prompt: #012 Orange
Word Count: 100
Characters: Buffy and Xander
Notes: Written for fanfic100

“Hey, Buffy!” Xander called out, running to catch up with her. “What’s up?” He dug into his shoulder bag and retrieved an orange, which he promptly began to juggle.

Buffy slowed down as he fell into step beside her and forced a bright smile onto her face. “Oh, hey, Xander. Nothing’s up,” she told him, staring intently at the piece of fruit.

“No apocalypse to worry about?”

“Nope.”

“Vampires, demons, witches?” Xander asked.

“None.”

Xander shrugged. “Huh. Well, that’s a first.”

“There is one thing, though…” Buffy told him, a strange expression crossing her face.

“Yeah?”

“Someone stole my orange!”

#120 Church

Title: Church
Prompt: #037 sound
Word Count: 100
Characters: Book, Mal and the crew
Notes: Written for fanfic100

The bells rang out loudly, indicating the beginning of the service. Walking inside, Book headed towards a wooden pew in the back row, followed closely by the rest of Serenity’s crew.

Dressed in their best outfits, the excursion to the church had come about quite unexpectedly and not all were pleased with the event.

Mal hung his head as he entered the church, wishing like hell he was elsewhere. God had failed him and he was never going to forget that. No matter what the bible said, he’d never succumb to those ways again. Never.

Sitting down, Mal sighed, dismayed.

#120 Church

Title: Church
Prompt: #037 sound
Word Count: 100
Characters: Book, Mal and the crew
Notes: Written for fanfic100

The bells rang out loudly, indicating the beginning of the service. Walking inside, Book headed towards a wooden pew in the back row, followed closely by the rest of Serenity’s crew.

Dressed in their best outfits, the excursion to the church had come about quite unexpectedly and not all were pleased with the event.

Mal hung his head as he entered the church, wishing like hell he was elsewhere. God had failed him and he was never going to forget that. No matter what the bible said, he’d never succumb to those ways again. Never.

Sitting down, Mal sighed, dismayed.