From: Voet Date: 20 Aug 1999 13:19:37 -0700 Subject: New: Birthday game (1/1) Title: Birthday game (1/1) Author: Tanja E-mail address: voet@tanja-myrna.demon.nl Rating: PG-13 Spoilers: The Unnatural Keywords: MSR Summary: Mulder invites Scully for a little game of baseball. Archiving: Gossamer always! Anywhere else, please yet, but I'd love to know! Disclaimer: Mulder and Scully belong to CC, 1013 and Fox Network. Dedication: To Joey, a great friend, co-writer and beta-reader. Thanks for beta-reading this story Joey! Author's notes: I saw the Unnatural before I left for my holiday (Thanks to Traci, thank you Traci!) and I couldn't help thinking, shipper as I am, that it wouldn't have been necessary for him to hold his arms around her the whole time, would it? But he did it anyway, that has to say something and they were so cute together, weren't they? Birthday game (1/1) I came home and I found a message on my answering machine, from Mulder, telling me to come to the sport fields. It's already late at night, but I go anyway, curious for what he has to tell me. One thing that got me curious what that he called himself Fox Mantle, which tells me it has something to do with baseball, the other thing was that he was talking about a birthday present, although I can't figure out what that has to do with baseball. So that's why I'm in my car, in the middle of the night, being crazy enough to drive to the other side of town. I park my car in front of the sport fields and walk around to look for Mulder. I find him on one of the fields, hitting balls that a young boy is throwing at him. I stand there for a while, just looking at him. He looks differently. In the office he always wears suits, which already makes him look great, but now he's wearing old jeans and a sweater, and I have to admit that that makes him even look greater. He suddenly seems to notice I'm here, because he turns around with a big smile. "Hi Scully." "Hi Mulder." "Glad you could come." "Well you were talking about a birthday present, so how could I refuse?" He grins. "Come here Scully" I obey and walk to him. He turns me around, puts his arms around me and over my hands that are holding the bat. "Okay let's see if you can hit a ball", he signs to the boy to throw the ball and yells enthusiastically when we hit it. That goes on for some time, I have to admit I like this, playing baseball with Mulder. Although I doubt that it's really necessary for him to hold his arms around me the whole time, I always used to think baseball was played one by one and not two by two. But I won't stop him, I like the game much more in Mulder's arms. That's also why I won't tell him I'm actually a pretty good baseball player, after all I grew up as a navy kid with two brothers, in high school I was even in the girl's baseball team. Our team was champion of the region for a couple of years in a row. Somehow I think I'd better keep that one to myself. Some time later Mulder decides to take the game up a level higher, to my disappointment that also means he lets go of me. He tells me to try and hit the ball and he'll catch it. He's not standing really far in the field, probably expecting, that if I even hit the ball it won't be that hard. We'll see about that, suddenly I can't resist anymore. I'll show him how to hit a ball. The boy throws the ball and I hit it, hard, so hard that it comes down on the other side of the field. Mulder stands there, his mouth open in shock, looking how the ball lands, far away from him. I realize I have to run, not that it really matters, by the time Mulder gets the ball, I'll have run 2 or 3 rounds, but rules are rules. I throw down the bat and start to run, passing Mulder who has decided there's no use in getting the ball. I run my round, in the end caught by Mulder who encircles his arms around me. "I thought you couldn't play baseball," he whispers in my ear. I giggle. "Sorry, I lied." "You lied" "Yes, I uhm... my team was champion of the region in high school." "You little liar," he tickles me, I squirm. "No Mulder, stop it." "Only if you say please Mulder" "Mulder please" it doesn't stop him. I manage to escape and run away, but I don't come far, being tackled by Mulder. We land in the grass. Mulder looks down on me with a grin "You lied." he complains, planting his arms on both sides of my head, his mouth pouted like a little boy, an irresistible puppy dog in his eyes. I can't tear my eyes away from his face, he keeps his eyes fixed on me, I wonder where.... Suddenly he leans in even closer and before I know it his lips close over mine, kissing me softly. Hesitating at first, soon becoming more passionate when he feels I'm reacting. Where this is going to end, I was going to say. Well we end up with our arms around each other, rolling over the grass, making out like teenagers. After a while Mulder leans back a little, grinning "happy birthday Scully" Who cares it's June and my birthday was last February? The End