Painful X-Perience Series by DiAnn Painful Experience I FEEDBACK NOTE: DiAnn passed away in her sleep on August 23, 2000. Xanthe has set up a Book of Condolences at: http://www.xanthe.org/Guest/Diann.htm Please take a moment and sign the book if you enjoyed this story. Rating: NC17 - language, adult themes Category: Vanilla Slash / Pure Trash / Discipline Warning: Mulder/Scully/Skinner If you don't like this kind of thing, or you are underage, go somewhere else . . . NOW! I don't want to hear from you and I don't want to hear from your Mama. Spoiler: Quagmire Maybe some mention of other episodes but nothing too revealing. Disclaimer: I do not, nor ever will, own Mulder, Scully, Skinner, Krycek or the X-Files. I am borrowing them without permission and am obviously not receiving money for this stuff. We all know who they really belong to, CC, Fox and lots of other people but again, not me. Painful X-Perience I Final Straw by DiAnn Special Agent Dana Scully quietly studied her partner. Mulder stood apart from the small group of law enforcement officials gathered at the crime scene. He was sulking. There was really no other word for it, a definite sulk. He was disappointed because a scientifically credible explanation had again been found for one of his outrageous theories. Dana seethed with anger and frustration. And to make matters worse in this God forsaken swamp, he had once again taken out on his own without backup and almost gotten himself killed. She watched him closely. Even rumpled with smudges of dirt covering his face, the man was absolutely gorgeous. It wasn't just that he was tall, well-built body or dark hair. Or was it that pouting lower lip or the beautiful hazel eyes, although she did find all of those extremely attractive. It was that look of innocence. He managed, under almost any circumstances, to look young and innocent. Dana sighed. Well in her opinion he was far from innocent right now. Sexy or not, tempting or not, she was now completely exasperated with Special Agent Fox Mulder. "Mulder," she growled, "let's get back to the motel, I need to talk with you." Mulder turned his sad eyes to his partner. He wanted to stay a little longer. He really wanted to see if anything else would show up. There had to be something more bizarre than that big stupid alligator now lying dead a short distance away. He just knew that alligator was not the answer to the unexplained attacks happening around this lake. Shit! He wanted to see a monster. He *wanted* to see Big Blue. But when he took a good look at his partner, he was surprised at the anger in her eyes. Looked like he was definitely going back to the motel now. "All right Scully, let's go." Mulder gave one more furtive look at the lake, then followed her to the car. They had ridden in silence for some time, a very uncomfortable silence. Finally Mulder couldn't stand it a moment longer. "So how ya' doin', Scully? This has been a really long day, I'm really bushed, how about you?" No answer. *Oka-a-a-y* She didn't want small talk, let's try work. "You know, I really don't think that alligator was respon . . . " "Not now Mulder." That was cold, very cold. "Fine Scully, since you don't want to talk about the case, why don't you tell me why you are so angry with me?" He looked really hurt now. She hated it when he looked like that. All big sad eyes and pouting lip. There was nothing harder to resist than a hurt Mulder. "I will talk to you, Fox Mulder, when we get back to the motel. Right now I am just trying to calm down enough to drive." *FOX! * She had called him *FOX* Mulder. This was bad. This was very, VERY bad. She was really upset with him this time. Turning his eyes back to the road ahead Mulder contemplated how to best handle an obviously infuriated Scully. He did know the reason for her anger of course. He hadn't meant to run off into the woods alone. She had been working on that frog hugger's bleeding leg and he had heard a noise behind him and just followed. He hadn't thought about how dangerous that was until the biggest damned alligator was rushing toward him and he was firing his gun. She had gotten there just in time to see him on the ground and the alligator dead at his feet. She had checked him for damage - he loved it when she did that - and then she had given him *the look*. He knew Scully hated it when he jumped into a situation with both feet, let his passion take hold of him like that. Well she was angry now but she would get over it. She would forgive him. She always did. When Scully parked the car at the motel, Mulder got out and started for his room. Her voice stopped him dead in his tracks. "Hold it just a minute, Mister. I brought you back here to talk and that's just what we are going to do. You owe me that much." "I owe you a lot more than that Scully. I was just going to get cleaned up a little first." "No Mulder, I want to talk to you right now, just the way you are, covered in mud and bruises." Mulder did not like this situation, not one bit. Scully was acting very strangely. Scully was the most important person in his life and she was now furious with him. And, worst of all, he had no idea what he should do or say to correct the problem. When they entered her room, she sat down on the bed looking miserable. He pulled a chair up very close to her knees, sat down and leaned forward. "I'm sorry, Scully. It won't happen again." Her face turned a very unhealthy shade of red and she reached out to grab the front of his shirt. He couldn't believe it. She was trying to shake him! He wanted to laugh but didn't feel this was probably the right time for that. Not if he wanted to live anyway. Resigning herself that she could not adequately move her oversized partner, Scully let her hands fall back into her lap and tried to take deep calming breaths. She needed calm right now, badly. "I just can't take this anymore, Mulder. I just can't trust you." He was shocked at her words. "What! You can trust me. I would protect you with my life, Scully." She turned her angry blue eyes on him. "I know you would, but you probably won't be around to protect me or anyone else. You rush headlong into unnecessary danger without a thought for your own safety. I don't want to have to watch you die, Mulder." Mulder looked dazed, "But Scully, I won't . . . " "No Mulder, when we get back to Washington I am putting in for a transfer. I can't get through to you and I can't stand seeing you hurt or even killed because I wasn't there for you." "Scully, please listen to me. I don't mean to ditch you all the time. I just get caught up in the excitement. It won't happen again." "Excitement! Excitement! Do you have any idea how that makes me feel? I'm your partner. We are supposed to stay together. We've had so many talks about this but it never makes a difference. Next time you won't stop to think and you'll disregard every promise you ever made to me." Mulder moved to the bed to sit beside his partner and lowered his head into his hands. He had such a headache, his body hurt in too many places to count and now he was losing Scully. He didn't think he could go on without her. No . . . he knew he absolutely *would not/could not* continue on without her by his side. He raised his head, staring at the wall across the room. He didn't want her to see the tears in his eyes. He was tired and bruised and frantic. His voice sounded low and dejected, "Don't leave me Scully . . . please." Her heart twisted inside her while anger and frustration still rolled in her stomach. Damn, he had such a way of getting to her. Another calming breath. "I'm sorry, Mulder, I just can't go through this again." Mulder rose to his feet and began to pace in tight circles across the floor. "Please Scully, give me another chance. I'll do anything. Just tell me how to fix this." She looked at him and saw the desperation in his eyes. She didn't want to leave him, not now - not ever. But she also did not want him dead. She wanted him to stop this thoughtless behavior. She wanted a definite change of attitude. He was staring at her now, breathlessly waiting for her to tell him what it would take to win her forgiveness. He looked so young and hurt. Hmmmm . . . Young and Hurt . . . HURT! Of course, it just might work. Why hadn't she thought of this sooner? "Scully, I promise . . . " "Stop Mulder, no more empty promises. Do you really want this partnership to continue?" Mulder stepped closer to her, invading her space. "Yes Scully, I'll do anything to keep you with me." She had no doubt he was sincere. Well, she would just see how sincere he could be. "Fine." And Scully reached for his belt buckle. That certainly got his attention. He froze. She had unfastened his belt and was now working on the button of his jeans. He put his trembling hands over hers. "Wh . . . what are you doing, Scully?" "I'm going to spank you." She had never seen Mulder look so shocked or in her opinion so gorgeous. He always looked so cute when you caught him off guard. His eyes were huge and his mouth was slightly open as if ready to object but not knowing what to say. "Scully, you can't be serious," he sputtered. "Oh, I am quite serious. You can let me get this message across to you tonight to *my* satisfaction . . . or I'm gone. This probably won't stop your foolhardiness completely but it might at least slow you down a little the next time." Now he looked totally lost. "But . . . but . . . Scully . . . " "Make up your mind, Mulder." She tapped her foot impatiently on the floor. He could not believe the steely determination he saw in her eyes. Where had she even gotten an idea like this? He knew she hated it when he ditched her but this was unbelievable. It was just too embarrassing to even think about. He looked at her closely. There was no doubt in his mind that she meant every word she was saying. And she wanted his answer right now. Ok, calm down, consider the options . . . he could walk out of this room and save his dignity, but he would lose Scully. Well, no contest there. What good would it do to save face if he lost her. He saw her raise her eyebrow at him in question. Sighing in resignation, he blushed furiously and dropped his hands from hers. Closing his eyes, he heard the sound of his zipper lowering. This was swiftly turning into the worst day of his life. He felt her hands at the waistband of his jeans. His eyes flew open. He had to try just once more. "Wait Scully. You really don't have to go any further with this. I've already learned my lesson. I think it will be a long time before I forget how angry you are right now." He gave her his best repentant look. "Mulder, it is not just about my anger. It is about you. You don't seem to realize how deeply other people are affected by your life. There are people who care deeply about you Mulder and what about all the lives you save with your work. To be honest, if you were to get yourself killed, I'm not sure I could find the will to go on. Do you even realize that? I want you to start thinking things through and not treat your own life so cheaply." Mulder looked down at the carpet. He didn't know what else to say. He didn't know what else to do to escape this impending humiliation *and* maintain his partnership with Scully. "Dana, please . . . " he whispered. In answer she started to tug on his jeans. Jeans and boxers slid easily to his knees. He felt his blush intensify. At least his shirt was long enough to maintain some modesty, not nearly enough, but some. "All right, Mulder lay over my knees with your chest resting on the bed. You hurt me again today. You hurt me and you nearly scared me to death. Maybe next time you will think about how you treat a partner who really cares about you." Keeping his eyes carefully averted, Mulder lowered himself over the lap of his beautiful partner. She was so small, sometimes he forgot just how small she was. He must look ridiculous. He felt her raise his shirt well above his now bare backside. He groaned as his erection hardened. He supposed this natural male reaction was inevitable under the circumstances. It was, however, still unbelievably humiliating. Scully looked down at the long legs and fantastic butt now positioned over her lap. My, my, my . . . The agency's secretarial pool would certainly love to get a look at this. She glanced around to see his fists gripping the bed cover and his face flaming with embarrassment. She smoothed her hand over his muscular buttocks and was rewarded with a muffled groan. She had never told him how much she loved him. She really didn't want to embarrass him like this or to cause him pain but she was going to get his attention one way or the other. His frequent dangerous behavior had to stop. She had tried everything else and so had their boss, Walter Skinner. Mulder's recklessness was making the A.D.'s hair fall out faster than he could afford to lose. She really hoped this didn't ruin her partnership with Mulder but better that than him dead. She picked up her heavy wooden hairbrush that had been lying on the bedside table. She doubted he had even noticed it there. She brought the implement high over her shoulder and then down with a resounding crack on his bare defenseless bottom. His body jerked but he made no other protest. **Poor Mulder**. She really doubted that he would be able to remain silent through this. A hairbrush could make quite an impression on bare flesh. Smack! ... Smack! ... Smack! ... She was relentless with her brush. She wanted him to remember this for a good long time. The brush rose and fell, almost of its own will. His red, glowing bottom was flinching reflexively now. She knew it was taking tremendous effort for him to remain quiet. Smack! ... Smack! ... Smack! ... "Scully, tha . . . that's enough. I get the point." His voice sounded shaky. Smack! ... Smack! ... Do you Mulder? Do you really?" Smack! ... "I don't think so but when this is over" Smack! ... "you will." Smack! ... "You can *trust me* on this one." Smack! ... His backside was now a brilliant shade of red and she knew he was really feeling every smack on his sensitized skin. "Scully, I won't . . . won't do it again." Now his voice was tinged with desperation. Smack! ... "No, you won't, Mulder". Smack! ... "You also won't want to sit down for breakfast tomorrow morning." Smack! ... Smack! ... Smack! ... Mulder was truly amazed at the strength of her arm. He had known that she was in good shape but he would never have thought she had this much endurance. He wasn't sure how much more he could take. He could feel tears in the back of his eyes and his teeth were biting into his bottom lip. He didn't want to make a sound, didn't want her to know how much she was hurting him. She was just a *little* woman for heaven's sake. He knew he could have just gotten up at any time. He was, after all, much stronger than she was. But this was Scully. His Scully. And a promise was a promise. She thought he ditched her because he didn't feel he needed her. Actually it was to keep her out of danger. He didn't dare tell Scully that . . . probably shouldn't mention the *little woman* thing either. Well, maybe this would let her know what he would go through to keep her as his partner. He just wished her arm would start to tire. Soon. Very soon. Smack! ... Smack! ... Smack! ... "Scully, please . . . stop. I won't ever . . . ever leave without you again." He could feel his body trembling. His backside was as hot as a stove, his damned erection had a mind of it's own and he could not remember ever being more embarrassed. On and on . . . Smack! ... Smack! ... Mulder felt the first sob escape between his lips. He didn't want to cry. Men. Did. Not. Cry. He had been tortured by his enemies and never cried. Hell, he had been tortured by his Dad and seldom showed emotion. But this was Scully he had disappointed. He lowered his head into the soft bed and as quietly as possibly sobbed out his pain and humiliation. His tears were just one more small defeat in a long disastrous day. Dana heard his muffled sobbing and stopped the up and down momentum of the stinging hairbrush. "Mulder, are you going to be more careful in the future? Let me do my job and watch your back?" **Actually the view she had of his back' right now was quite appealing.** Smack! ... "Answer me." Smack! ... "Yes . . . Yes!" His head, still semi-buried in the cover, was nodding frantically. Scully continued to hold the good-looking FBI Agent over her lap. She knew he could have physically stopped this at any time but instead he had taken a sound paddling from her. She placed her small hand on his scorched buns and heard a moan. She didn't think it was all from the pain though. She could feel his arousal pulsating against her leg. She patted him lightly on his butt. "You can get up now, but don't forget what we talked about today. I might not be so easy on you next time." **Easy! That was easy!** He got up from his position and turned quickly away from her. But not before she had seen his dirty tear stained face and rock hard erection. He snatched up his jeans and quickly buckled his belt. He felt better with his cloths back in place but he still didn't turn to look at Scully. "Come here, Mulder." Her voice reminded him of velvet. Smooth. Soft. Inviting. He took a deep breath, hastily wiped an arm across his eyes and turned toward her. He looked dazed. When he had carefully seated himself in the chair in front of her, she leaned forward and put her hands on his knees. "Thank you, Mulder." There was that sensuous, silky, wonderful voice again. He glanced up surprised but quickly averted his eyes again. "Scully, I want you to know you can always depend on me, even when it is definitely *not* in my own best interest." She reached over and lifted his oh so beautiful face to meet her eyes. Mulder gave her that endearing off center smile, "I didn't know you were into that kinky stuff, Scully." She chuckled, "I wasn't until today. I just didn't know what else to do to prove to you how serious I am about this problem." "Trust me, Scully, we no longer have a problem. I never want to make you that angry with me again." He studied her face carefully, "Uh . . . You *are* over being angry with me, aren't you Scully?" "Yes, Mulder, I feel much better now. But if you ever pull a stunt like that again, I will make today seem like a Reticulan Holiday. Got that?" "Got you, Scully. Definitely, no more ditches, ever." "Good. Now I think you should get a shower and then come get in bed with me." In a blink of an eye, Mulder had that dazed look again. "Scully, do you mean . . . that you . . . that you and I . . . that we are . . . " "I think you need a little comfort tonight. After all you almost got yourself killed again today." She couldn't remember a time when she had seen such joy on his face. It looked good there. She decided right then that she planned to see that expression more often in the future. Mulder smiled at her. "Yeah I did, but it had more to do with that hairbrush of yours than with that dead alligator." She smiled back. He was just *so cute*. He dashed for the bathroom. "Don't you dare leave Scully. I'll just be a minute." He suddenly looked very worried. "This isn't a trick is it, you aren't saying this and then leaving just to punish me some more?" He had evidently forgotten they were in her room. Just *so cute*. "I promise, Mulder. When you come out of that bathroom, I will be right here waiting for you." He vanished instantly. She heard the water start almost immediately. She smiled. He was in a hurry. That was fine. So was she. She had an outrageously beautiful FBI Agent with a blistered bottom that needed soothing. And . . . the way she saw it, she was way overdue to comfort this particular G-Man. End One