Title:  Animal Dreams
Author:  Nikita
E-mail: nik_cleo@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.koukla.net/nikita_slash
Fandom: X-Files
Pairing: Mulder/Skinner/Krycek  
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: X-files and character belong to CC & Fox.
Notes: To AlexK-H-C-orD:  All right, you asked for it, you got 
it!!  Nikita accepts a challenge...


Animal Dreams


Mulder woke up with a snort quickly followed by a groan as if he was dying.  "Ughhhhh..."

"Finally!  I told you that you over did it at the playground today..."  Alex 
tugged at his arm, trying to get him off the couch.  Mulder squinted and 
noticed Scully and Skinner staring down at him with disapproval.

"Oh...guess it's time to go home, huh?"  Mulder rubbed at his neck and 
struggled to his feet with Alex's help.  Walter and Alex had helped him 
baby-sit William while Scully had taken a personal day at a spa.  They'd 
taken Will to the playground, the zoo and then home for a video and pizza.  
Apparently he'd fallen asleep on his lovers when they'd gotten up to put 
the kid to bed.

"Yes, Fox...Scully would like her couch back.  Alex and I filled her in on 
Will's day and we'd like to get home.  Come on..."  Walter nudged him 
towards the door while Alex said their goodbyes.  Once in the car, Mulder 
chuckled to himself.

"What's so funny?"  Alex glanced over at his shoulder to look at Mulder in 
the backseat.

"Oh...I was just remembering my dream..."

Walter made a left turn and then glanced at him through the rear view 
mirror.  "What was it?  You were snorting and scuffling around in your 
sleep when I put Will to bed."

"Well...we were in that movie, 'Ice Age'...only we were the characters... 
I've definitely watched that movie too many times with Will.  Next time 
I'm going to bring my own movie."

"I don't think Scully would appreciate anything 'you'd' pick out, Fox.  Who 
were we in your dream?"  Alex looked intrigued now, turning around in 
his seat to grin at him.

Mulder chuckled and looked over at the baldhead above the driver's seat.  
"Well, Walter was the mammoth...all gruff and 'hands off', but actually 
rather protective and caring."

Alex bit his lip and glanced at Walter who just snorted and continued 
driving.  The younger man looked back at Mulder and winked.  "And who 
was I?"

Mulder smirked, "You were the saber tooth tiger, all sleek and 
dangerous...trying to set us up, but in the end died protecting the 
others..."

Alex's grin faded a bit, but he nodded.  "Hmm, okay.  But that leaves one 
more question...who were 'you', Fox?"  His grin became larger as he 
watched Mulder squirm slightly.

"He was the sloth, obviously.  Rather accurate description, I think" Walter 
said in a mischievous tone, but he was still concentrating on the road ahead.

Mulder frowned a bit at that.  "Yes, I 'was' the sloth...nothing wrong with 
that!  I was the glue that held the two of you together.  Idealistic, 
wanting to return the kid to his father..."

Alex chuckled and reached back to touch his arm.  "Walter's right, it 'is' a 
good description...you're the glue that holds 'us' together."  He leaned 
over the seat and Mulder let him kiss him, grudgingly.  As they pulled into 
the driveway, Walter turned off the ignition and finally turned to face him.

"That's what I meant, Fox...To tell you the truth, 'I' was thinking you 
reminded me of that idealistic, wisecracking, foolhardy sloth, myself as I 
watched it.  Of course, you 'were' imitating Sid rather well on the couch.  
How 'did' you sleep with your head bent over the arm?"

Mulder stopped any pretense of pouting and rubbed at his shoulder.  
"Hard.  My muscles are all seized up..."

"Guess we'll have to take care of that, then..."

The three of them ended up in the Jacuzzi in the back.  Hot bubbling water 
helped soothe Mulder's aching muscles, but not nearly as much as the 
massage the other two gave him at the same time.

Mulder groaned with ecstasy as the rubbing slowly drifted down a little 
lower.  He wondered if he should tell Walter about the different ending in 
his version of the movie had taken...that big hulking mammoth and the 
sleek tiger with the dangerously sexy glint in his eyes...  Nah, it was better 
to act it out...

End