Title: Inner Child
Author: Cassie (foxytime@yahoo.com)
Rating: PG-13 (for suggestive moments)
Date: April 2, 2001
Archive: Just let me know where you are using it.
Summary: Doggett is visiting Scully at her apartment and lets his inner child shine brightly.
Keywords: DSR, humor
Author's Note: I wrote this short piece attempting to break writers block... hopefully it worked.
Disclaimer: Scully, Doggett and Mulder are not mine, they belong to Chris Carter, Ten-Thirteen Productions and 20th Century FOX. They will be returned to normal Sundays on FOX.
FADE IN:
INT. SCULLY'S APARTMENT - DAY
LIVING ROOMDoggett is seated on the ground by the coffee table, fiddling with a pawn chess piece. He's in casual wear, jeans and a black T-shirt. Scully had invited him and Mulder over for the afternoon, and Mulder has yet to show.
Scully comes shuffling into the living room from the kitchen, holding a can of Coke, she hands it to Doggett. For the first time since he's arrived he takes notice of what Scully is wearing, he eyes her up and down. Hip hugger jeans, form-fitting white T-shirt and... Winnie The Pooh slippers...
DOGGETT Scully plops down on the floor, across the coffee table from him, and give him a "up yours" look.
You look ridiculous, Dana.
SCULLY Doggett nods his head toward her slippers.
(hurt, kinda)
What do you mean?
DOGGETT Doggett smiles at her and inches closer to her, causing her to feel a bit uneasy as to what he is up to.
Winnie The Pooh?SCULLY
What about it? Don't you
ever let your inner child
shine through?
DOGGETT Doggett touches one of her Pooh Bear slippers and lightly tugs at it, attempting to remove it.
(pondering)
Inner child...?
SCULLY Doggett laughs as he pulls at the slipper, while holding her leg, to prevent her from getting away. She starts to kick her leg and squirms on the ground, attempting to free herself from his grasp. They are both laughing. Scully flips onto her stomach and tries to crawl away from Doggett, he laughs at her. Succeeding at removing one of her Pooh Bear slippers, Doggett stands up and cheers his victory.
(like a little kid)
John! Don't!
Scully remains on the floor, composing herself, like an adult. She looks up to him, pouts her lips and looks at him with her best "sad puppy dog" eyes. She gets up off the ground and runs her hands over her shirt, straightening it. She places her hands on her hips and starts tapping the foot that still has a slipper on.
SCULLY Doggett gives her an innocent look.
(scolding)
John Jay Doggett.
What in the world
are you doing?
DOGGETT Scully casually approaches him, but he can read right into her flirtatious body language and knows she's going to make a move for her slipper.
Letting my inner child
shine brightly.
DOGGETT And with that, he lifts the slipper high above his head, where she can't reach it. Not liking what he's doing, Scully raises an eyebrow at him, and gets a serious expression on her face.
Oh... it's not
that easy, Dana.
SCULLY Doggett smiles at that thought, wouldn't that be funny!
(serious tone)
Now John, I don't want
to have to climb on you
to get that -
DOGGETT Doggett takes one step back away from her, and this time he's the one raising an eyebrow.
(teasing)
- Yeah, but would
you really do that?SCULLY
(teasing back)
Don't tempt me...
DOGGETT Scully takes a step toward him and jumps up, her arms stretched out, trying to grab her Pooh Bear slipper, but she is too short.
Betcha can't get it
away from me...
SCULLY And with that, she jumps up onto her couch and tries to get her slipper again, but before she has a chance, Doggett runs across the room, still holding her slipper high in the air. Ready for some silliness, Scully laughs and jumps off of the couch, a cushion falls to the floor behind her.
(mad/laughing)
I'm gonna get you!
Doggett starts to run around the living room, Scully following close behind him, both are laughing hysterically at their silliness.
SCULLY Doggett attempts to hurdle over her couch, but slips and falls as his foot lands on the cushion that is on the floor. Before he knows what is happening, Scully has positioned herself on top of him, pinning his arms on the ground. He realizes that she could easily beat him, he lifts his head off the floor as he speaks to her.
Give me back my Pooh!
DOGGETT With a twitch of his wrist, her Pooh Bear slipper flies across the room. Scully starts to crawl off of Doggett, but as fast as a skilled Marine, Doggett flips her onto her back, pinning her to the ground. Scully puts up a little fight, but he is too strong for her to escape, but she still squirms around trying.
(calm)
Hey now, this isn't
fair now, is it?SCULLY
Well, considering how
long you held my shoe
over your head, I'd have
to say this is more than
fair. (beat) Now let go
of my Pooh Bear!
DOGGETT Doggett laughs at her, and hangs his head. Scully has stopped her squirming, and is breathing hard, he can't help but notice that her white T-shirt has creeped up and that her bare stomach is revealed. Inspired, he looks into the depths of her eyes.
(smiling)
It's not that easy, Dana.SCULLY
(determined)
Get off me!
DOGGETT Doggett moves Scully's left wrist over to her other wrist and holds both of them with his left hand, Scully's eyes go wide. He slowly teases her by running his right hand over her body, not touching her. Scully laughs almost as if she can feel his touch. He rests his hand on her stomach. Chilled by his touch, Scully arches her back, raising herself toward him, she lets out a weak laugh.
(whispering)
You're not ticklish, are you?
SCULLY Doggett looks down where his hand rests and instead of tickling her, he finds himself moving his hand to the side of her waist, his thumb circling her soft skin. He looks up with a smile on his face, Scully has shut her eyes, probably enjoying his soft touch. Doggett looks back down at her, and moves his index finger back toward her belly button and traces it in a circular motion. This gets a giggle out of Scully, and she opens her eyes and looks at him.
(soft/trying not to laugh)
John...
SCULLY He removes his grip on her wrists and places his finger on her mouth, shutting her up. He allows his finger to caress the side of her face and neck, as his face inches closer and closer to hers... SUDDENLY, there are three loud, obnoxious knocks on the apartment door. Doggett pulls away from Scully and runs his hand through his hair. Scully sits up.
(smiling)
John? What are you doing?
I thought you were going to -DOGGETT
Shhh...
SCULLY Scully goes across the room and picks up her other Winnie The Pooh slipper. She turns around and walks toward the door, turning her head and waves the slipper in the air, sticking her tongue out at Doggett, giving him a smile as she opens the door to let Mulder in.
(uncomfortable)
That must be Mulder.DOGGETT
(standing)
Must be...
Doggett looks on, smiling at the thought that Scully won her slipper back, but more importantly the thought of what he won. He raises his hand to greet Mulder as they come back to the living room. Scully glances at Doggett, her eyes meeting his, they share a knowing smile as Mulder blabs about a new case he received that day. Scully and Doggett are paying no attention to him, they are pondering the significance of their little game and how today was only the beginning of something bigger and better.
FADE OUT
THE END