Subject: A M&S romance
From: "Nonis" <nonis@gto.net.om>
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 1997 12:39:36 +0400

The following story is a M&S romantic tale written by me.
I've decided to give it the title 'In Broken....Language.."

Thanking you,
Chris Dilhan Nonis
EM  nonis@gto.net.om


In Broken... Language...


It was a quiet and a peaceful night. The sky was glowing with bright stars and the moonlight.
Scully, after a busy day,  is sitting on the couch in her apartment, all alone, with a weary look on
her face. Her emotions are mixed with depression and pain. She kept wondering , "what have I
done with my life?, what have I become?..what'll happen next?". She's feeling lonely, frustrated
and depressed. She feels that her life has been a total waste. Suddenly, there is a gentle knock on
her door..
 She was confused because it's not very often that some one visits her in the apartment, specially
at this hour. "Who could it be?", she wondered. She walked up to the door and peeked through
the door- viewer and was  surprised!..  Surprised to see Mulder standing outside her door. She
wondered, "Mulder! What could he be doing here?" She was puzzled. She was just about to open
the door, but wait.! She realised that her hair is shabby and at least needed a quick hand
adjustment. She quickly ran her fingers through her hair to make it somewhat tidy. She knew that
she couldn't delay longer because Mulder was already aware that she has peeped through the
door-viewer.
 She slowly opened the door... feeling rather awkward to eye at him. The sad look on Scully's face
is still far from being erased. Mulder easily noticed that.
 " Scully!", Mulder greeted feeling rather preoccupied himself. 
"Hi!", Scully replied in a soft tone. 
There was a moment of silence. 
Mulder broke the silence, "Look Scully, we need to talk..may I step in?".
 Scully looked puzzled and slightly moved her neck backwards. But, she would have never
refused his offer, not that Mulder would ever wait for her permission any way! Mulder walked in
with his hands stuffed inside his coat pockets.(He was wearing his long black jacket). As usual, he
immediately took off  his jacket soon as he entered the room. He had a serious and a concerned
look on his face. If it was someone else (even her mother), Scully would've immediately asked
"What have you got in your mind?" But, not when it comes to Mulder. Mulder is very free to
dominate even in her own apartment even though  things have been somewhat sour in their
relationship over lately. 
"Mind if I make myself comfortable?", Mulder asked while sitting  down on her couch ( not that
he even waited till she nodded the sign of approval anyway!).
 

Scully was still puzzled why he's here. Of course, she realised that he was indirectly requesting her
to sit down as well.
 "You look rather preoccupied!", Scully asked in a curious manner.
 Mulder looked tired as he took a deep breath and softly replied, "Well..". He was looking down,
but not with any shyness or awkwardness (why should he be anyway?). Mulder remained silent
for a while. He wanted to speak up, but there was a feeling of hesitation in his mind. He finally
broke the ice...
"Scully, I came down here to talk about...", Mulder paused for a moment and then continued, ".
about you.. Err.how you've been lately and all that.." "You know, I've been so much involved
with our last case that I never had a chance to express to you my concern.", it was all in broken
language.
 Scully was rather supprised with his words, but she knew what he getting at. Mulder was
indirectly referring to her cancer. 
Mulder continued,  "there had been...ah... rather ups and downs in our lives lately and.... I'm
concerned about how it's affecting you..." "for the last few weeks, you've been through certain
depressing moments and..", Mulder was  sitting hunched on the couch with his head turned
towards her while speaking. He had lot's of wrinkled lines drawn on his forehead. Scully, looking
down, with her fingers running through her red hair didn't know where to begin.
 She made the usual sigh before speaking up. "Mooooulderrr..." , Scully was lost in words. 
Mulder looked on for a few seconds and  turned his head straight and then looked down at his
hands rested on his laps. "I.... hope you aren't offended by my concern..?", Mulder asked her
rather worriedly. 
"No! No!...not at all!.ah.", Scully gently but rather quickly replied looking slightly up, as she
always did in similar situations. (She is a master of expressions!).
Past few months have been hell for her, with her bizarre behaviour, her involvement with Ed
which almost got her killed, the embarrassing situation where she almost revealed her hidden
feelings to a fake Mulder (in 'small potatoes') and most of all her horrible diagnosis of cancer,
have literally torn her life apart. As a matter of fact, she even slightly wondered whether this
moment is for real! But of course, she realised that she was only being silly.
 "What can I say Mulder..ah.?", she asked in a slow, gentle and a painful manner, looking  at the
floor. 

"You can tell me the truth..how you really feel.", Mulder asked in a serious manner, starring at her
face with a lot of concern.
Scully was surprised with Mulder's behaviour. She never thought that he actually cared deeply for
her.

 "To be honest, Mulder, ..I don't know where to start..I guess.", Scully slowly raised her head
towards him after speaking. 
There was a moment of silence. 
Mulder, who looked somewhat lost in his thoughts, finally continued, "You aren't still mad at me,
aren't you?" Following that question, there was a smile on Scully's face.
 She didn't say anything. But, the silence was suddenly broken by Scully in a highly unexpected
situation. 

She suddenly got up from the couch and  walking up to the window,  said, "look Mulder... I'm
really not used to express my personal problems to anyone!"
 Mulder calmly got up from the couch and followed her to  the window. 
He stood behind Scully and gently uttered to her ears "I.. understand.I'm sorry!...but.. don't you
ever feel lonely day after day?.."  "wouldn't it be nice to  have someone you know well to express
your problems  once in a way?.." Scully had a sorrowful look on her cheeks and forehead. 
"I don't know Mulder!", she cried out.
 Mulder rested his palm on Scully's right shoulder and gently spoke, "calm down!.. why don't we
sit and talk about it?" 
 Silence was spreading all over the room as Scully stood in front of the window gazing up at,
probably nowhere. There were a thousand things on her mind. 
Mulder continued, "It's okay Scully!.come on..." Scully slowly turned round , looking straight at
Mulders chest, took a deep breath. Mulder escorted her back to the couch.
 This time she sat just next to Mulder with her arms clapped together, looking downwards. Her
lips were tight.
 They both sat on the couch, thinking..thinking...
After a few seconds in silence, Mulder continued, "Scully...you were right before."  "it's is your
life and you can choose to live it  the way you want (in 'Never again')". 

Mulder looking down at the floor. "Maybe I've been selfish..it's just that I've been so busy with all
bizarre cases in X-files over the last few years that I've had little time to.... think of your personal
needs." "But all what I can say is that I'm sorry."  Scully listened to Mulder, breathing somewhat
heavily, with a tired and sorrowful look on her face. But, she was all ears.
 Mulder continued, "I shouldn't have been such a jerk!" "but your accusations on me having no
feelings for you (in "Never again") is not accurate!..because, Scully.. I do have feelings for you!".
 Scully looked up at Mulders eyes. 
"But you don't believe me when I say that I care...do you?", asked Mulder in an eager manner.
 Scully kept silent. 
Mulder continued, "Scully,  listen up.. and listen up closely.! I want you to know that I'm.. no
longer going to act selfish when I deal with your emotions.. I want you to know...", Mulder's
words got stuck. He starred downwards to cover up all the grief written on his face.
 Then he continued, " from now on.. I want you to know that whenever  you  feel like sharing
your emotions... I'll always be there for you....to talk to you, love and care for you... support you
all the way..I promise!", Mulder spoke in a begging manner. 
Scully's eyes were wide open (they always do, don't they?) while looking straight at him, but she
still looked sad. There were a lot of lines drawn all over her face.
 Mulder continued, "but you don't think I'm serious, do you?"
Scully finally broke her long silence, "I only believe what I see, Mulder!". Mulder had a warm
smile on his face. 
"But of course! You need proof don't you?..as you always do!", asked Mulder in a slightly
sarcastic manner. Scully looked down. Finally, there was a gentle smile on her face. 
Mulder looked at her and continued, "Well.I came here to prove  that to you, didn't I?" 
Scully starring at Mulder, uttered, "Prove it..."(she wasn't sure of her words). 
Mulder made  a sigh. Then he gently ran his first finger on her cheek. As he was doing so, she felt
a bit nervous. She also felt a slight happy wave running through her mind. She closed her eyes
shut. 
  Mulder interrupted, "Did you have your dinner, Scully?",  he asked in a caring way. Scully  made
a sigh and replied, "ah...no. Not yet..".  

"Then let me take you out to dinner.", Mulder requested in a loving manner. Scully took a deep
breath and replied, "well..you're right!" "You should take me for dinner". Mulder had a sign of
relief on his face. 
He also had an adorable smile.
"Why don't you get ready while I wait here, then!..", Mulder asked while gently running his
fingers on her wrists. Scully slowly nodded her head. She was feeling very shy. 
While she left to her bedroom to get dressed up, Mulder sat on the couch thinking.. He was
worried about  Scully's depressed attitude. 
After a few minutes, Scully appeared, wearing the red dress(which she often wore to the office)
with her usual long black overcoat on top of it. Mulder looked up and warmly smiled at her.
There was love in their eyes, unlike ever before. 

They arrived at Scully's favourite restaurant (Scully was actually amazed that Mulder knew the
place). After a somewhat quiet and uneventful dinner, Mulder returned Scully back to her
apartment. 

(Well... writing about all these romantic dinner dates boar me to hell! So I'll cut the crap  and
return to the event's in the apartment!!!).

Scully looked brighter than she did for months. 
"I hope you had a good time!" asked Mulder. 
"Yeah" Scully replied with a little smile on her face. (after all she's never used to big smiles!!). A
smile Mulder knew so well.
 Mulder looked at his watch and said, " Well Scully...it's time I better start leaving." Mulder
turned around, picked up his jacket and started walking towards the door. 
"Mulder!", Scully yelled. Mulder turned around. 
Scully continued, "Err.I just want you to know that I had a great time tonight..Thank you!",
Scully was starring at Mulders eyes. 
Mulder nodded his head as an acceptance of her gratitude and said, "Good night Scully!". He
turned round and continued his walk to the door.
 Again, Suddenly, "Mulder wait..!", yelled Scully desperately.
 Mulder turned around, somewhat puzzled. But he let Scully do the talking. Scully walked up to
him and looked down. 
Scully wanted to say something, but she her heart was beating like a bell and she was hesitant to
speak up.

Mulder asked, "what is it, Scully?"
 She held Mulder's arms and uttered in a begging manner, ""I don't know how to ask you this, but
I've got to!...Mulder, don't leave!..I don't feel like staying alone tonight..not any more!", she didn't
know what more to say. 
Mulder was puzzled. Thoughts ran over his mind, "good lord.. She's asking me to stay here
tonight... but what should I do?...I cant say NO to her...not in this health condition.". 
He asked, "What do you have in mind, Scully?" 
Scully looked into Mulder's confused eyes. She was breathing heavily.
 "Just stay here with me for the night, Mulder...Please!", she asked, feeling shy and desperate. She
was slightly afraid as well, to know how Mulder might reply. Mulder realised that she was
desperate for company and shouldn't be left alone.
 After taking a deep breath, he replied, "all right then...that's what'll do.!". 
Scully was relieved to here those words. A moment of silence started building up.
 Scully interrupted, "Mulder..!". 
Mulder looked down at her eyes and replied, "Scully!".
 She drew closer to Mulder. They gently held each other's biceps and finally hugged each other.
Scully rested her chin on Mulder's shoulders and you could see the emotions pouring on her face.
She was breathing heavily. There were  tears pouring down her eyes. She felt as if she needed to
stay hugged to him for the rest of her life. She was finally in Mulder's arms! 

Mulder suddenly realising that she's crying heavily, finally broke the hug. He softly  held Scully's 
cheeks with his palms and with an adoring look in his eyes, asked Scully, "Hey!...what are you
crying for, Scully?" "It kills me to see you crying...no need to cry...every thing's going to be
okay!..", saying that, Mulder put his arms around Scully and held her tightly against his chest. 
Tears kept flowing out of her eyes as she looked down. Mulder realised that Scully is finally about
to open her true hidden emotions to him. He also realised that there's no reason to keep playing
cat and mouse with her any more.
Mulder finally came to the conclusion that he too doesn't have to hide his true feelings for her any
longer! 

He gently lifted Scully's chin with his thumb. They stood starring at each other's eyes, pouring
emotions..
Mulder finally decided to take control of the situation.
He gently  leaned his head towards hers. His lips were drawing closer and closer towards hers.
Scully closed her eyes and waited as his lips moved closer to hers. She finally felt his lips gently
coming in contact with hers. Then he slightly pulled his lips back, just to see the reaction on
Scully's eyes and lips. She had her eyes shut. Her lips were loosened and shivering. Her face was
filled with utter nervousness. Mulder decided not to play games any more. He held Scully's cheeks
with his arms and tightly  clenched his lips to hers. 
The moment has finally arrived!!!!
He could hear Scully's heart beating louder and louder. Her lips were warm. He felt her sweet
little tongue rubbing on his tongue . He could feel her beautiful white teeth like a keyboard as he
ran his tongue inside her mouth. Scully put her arms around his shoulders and then she tightly ran
her fingers through his gorgeous dark brown hair. They kept kissing, pouring their emotions to
each other like a waterfall, with their empty minds running with ice cold water. Mulder finally
decided to break away.
As he did, he still held Scully's face with his palms, looking down at her glowing eyes. She had a
huge sign of relief on her face. The moment she fantasised daily over the last many years has
finally become a reality!!
She felt as her worries (cancer, depressions and frustrations) were millions of miles away. Mulder
escorted Scully back to the couch. They sat on the couch sideways, facing each other. Their eyes
were glued to each others. There was love pouring out of their eyes like electric charges! They
gently ran their fingers on each other's hands neck, thighs, faces....
Mulder gently started unbuttoning her blouse from the top...
Mulder took off his shirt and removed Scully's shoes. He dropped them on the floor.
Things really started to heat up between the two and they arrived to the point of 'no return'!!
He took Scully in his arms and walked into the bedroom. Mulder slammed the door shut!! 
As the lights went out in the bedroom........well the rest is history!!!!!
Hooray!! The world's NO1 romantic couple is finally in LOVE!!!!!!!
                         - Chris Nonis