Date sent: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 23:47:15 +0800 From: powpow@wtouch.com.ph Subject: "Love on Aisle 4" (1/1) Title: "Love On Aisle 4" by: Pow B. e-mail: powpow@wtouch.com.ph Category: S, H, MSR (as in, MSR!!) Rating: PG Spoilers: None Keywords: grocery, love, aisle 5 Summary: Mulder and Scully go grocery shopping Repost: posted on xf-fanfic, eP Archivers: Be my guest, just send me the URL Disclaimer: The X-files, Scully and Mulder belong to Chris Carter, 1013 Productions and Fox Broadcasting and are borrowed without permission. No money is being made from the use of them. I swear, I'm not even charging those people who are looking over my shoulder...... ==============X===================== To Bernadette........ Always believe in love, dear ==============X===================== "Love on Aisle 4" AISLE 1 Dana Scully pushed her grocery cart down the aisle of the 24-hour supermarket, the squeeking of the wheels a rythmic sound, lulling and relaxing her. What possesed her to go grocery shopping at 11:30 in the evening, on a Friday night, she did not know. she thought to herself. Then her thoughts turned to her partner. , she told herself quickly, before she could think any further. Lately she'd been thinking more and more about her "spooky" partner. " Scully," a voice from behind called. She froze in her tracks. But she wasn't dreaming. She turned around, and there he was. He gave her one of those rare smiles "Hey," "Hey yourself," God, Mulder looked handsome! Even in his jeans and t-shirt, his hair tousled as if he got up from bed, which he probably did, he looked absolutely divine. "What're you doing here?" she croaked "You mean her in 'insomniac haven'? Oh nothing, just passing time" he pulled his own cart beside hers, so they could walk side by side. "And what brings you here? I never thought you were a nocturnal creature" "I don't know, I guess, I was just...." Lonely.....lonely because I don't have anybody. Lonely because I don't have a life....."restless," was the word she replied, "and I didn't have anything else to do.....my cupboards needed some refilling......" They turned the corner, towards the next aisle AISLE 2 Mulder stopped and grabbed a bottle of a generic brand cleanser "Wow, Mulder, what're you going to use that for?" she asked "Cleaning your apartment?" "For my bedroom, of course" "You have a bedroom? I thought you slept on your couch" "Contrary to public thinking, I do have a bed, in a bedroom" He gave her another smile "You know what, you've never really looked around my apartment before, have you, Scully?" "That's because I couldn't get past the clutter in your living room. I keep forgetting to bring my bulldozer whenever I'm there" "I'll give you a tour sometime. You won't even have to bring any heavy machinery" AISLE 3 There was obvious difference to their preference in food supplies, Scully choosing more healthy food, and Mulder choosing food he didn't have to cook. They had exact opposite taste, except...... Scully reached for the sunflower seeds at the same time Mulder had, and they ended up grabbing the same bag, their hands brushed against each other. "You take them," she said shyly, her face growing almost the same shade of red as her hair. He put the bag in her cart, then got another bag and put it in his own. He said nothing. "It's your fault, you know," she said "My fault?" he asked innocently. She held up the bag of sunflower seeds "Why I got addicted to these things. You don't know how much I eat whenever I get home. I have to control myself whenever we're at the office, and I see you... I get all....." Mulder was laughing now, a hearty laugh. "What's so funny?" Scully asked, "This is serious!" "It's just that.....I never thought when the time would come that you'd want something of mine, and they turn out to be my sunflower seeds!" "Mulder, shut up" AISLE 4 "How could you eat these things?" Scully asked, then read the label out loud "thiamine mononitrate, citric acid, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phos-" "Has anybody told you how sexy you look when you say big words?" She looked up at him, "No, not lately....." she paused "although it would explain those strange looks the pharmacist has been giving me lately" He laughed again, and she smiled. Suddenly, he stopped laughing, and was looking straight at her, into her, his hazel gaze piercing her. Scully felt the room temperature rise about 20 degrees. "Mulder, I-" But he stopped her words by leaning down, and brushing his lips against hers. His kiss was soft and gentle, and Scully was left breathless by it. He leaned back and looked at her. "Scully...." his lips descended on hers again, more urgent, but still sweet. His mouth moved over hers, tasting her lips, nibbling on them. His arms moved around her, enclosing her, fitting her body to his in a tight embrace. "I love you," he whispered into her ear, then nibbled on her lobe, "oh, Dana, that's why I'm here....I was outside your apartment......I followed you....you see I've been thinking a lot about you lately-" "I love you too, Mulder, but" she whispered "this isn't exactly the place...." He protestingly pulled away from her, "My place or yours?" "Mine. It's a lot closer" _________________________________________________________ "What do we tell everyone tomorrow, Mulder?" Scully asked, snuggling closer to Mulder's body, seeking its warmth. "The truth" "What truth?" "The truth, my love," he kissed the tip of her nose "that we fell in love on Aisle 4" __________________________________________________________ The End ***************************************************** Ahhhh...a short piece....sort of as a warm-up for my next story....major angst and romance....(I hope) Comments: powpow@wtouch.com.ph txftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxf Tux Division, Second in Command - Mulderwear Brigade and Marita Death Squad (Death to the Uniblonder!!); Keeper of the Scully ponytail - Scullywear Auxiliary Brigade; eXtreme Possiblities; XFR; Co-Second-in-Command - Dr. Bambi Deathsquad (waves back to claybie) txftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxftxf "Do you find me Spooky?" "Shut up, Mulder" "Sure. Fine. Whatever." "Tell me I'm crazy" "Mulder, you're crazy" XXX XXX X X X X The X Files is life. The rest is just details. X X X X XXX XXX