************************************************************************** Trustyone's e-mail address has changed to: trustyonefanfic@hotmail.co.uk ************************************************************************** From: Caroline Webb Date: Thu, 5 Mar 1998 19:21:42 -0000 Subject: TITLE: Sure. Fine. Whatever. AUTHOR: Trustyone. RATING: G. CLASSIFICATION: SAH. SPOILERS: Syzygy. KEYWORDS: Mulder/Scully romance. SUMMARY: Another one of those "What could have happened at the end of the episode" stories DISCLAIMER: The Characters in this story are the soul property of Chris Carter (the greatest guy in the world - for creating the X Files), 1013 Productions and Fox Broadcasting. No disrespect intended. Please don't sue! (it would be pointless anyway!). Is that it? Are we finished yet? Anyone else wanna claim for copyright!?! No?.........Good!!!! Well, I know I wanna claim partly for this piece of writing.........this plot line is mine!!!!!!!! All mine!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAH! . I'm not that mad/insane/ psycotic (call it what you want) really! Author's notes: This is my first attempt at fan fiction of the short kind. Yes! Thats right!. Personally, I don't think this is the best piece ever! But, I bet you are thinking 'Why did you bother?' (but I hope not!). Well, I did it because I was bored and I had time to kill....and because my english teacher hates the X files! Can you BELIEVE it!!!! I told her she was not only insulting the most gorgeous man alive, the luckiest woman alive (to be working with the most gorgeous man alive), the most brilliant man alive (CC - if you DIDN'T know), but every single Phile of the show! The she said 'What's a Phile?'. I explained it was a fan of the X Files, like where Trekkies are fans of Star Trek (no disrespect due), then she said...... Oh sorry, my mind's wandering again. Where was I..... ...Ah..... ....I hope you enjoy the story. It's just for fun. Please send any comments to........Trustyone@thewebbs.demon.co.uk ********** Sure. Fine. Whatever. Scully's blue eyes looked intently on the road while driving and Mulder sat next to her, chewing sun flower seeds and looking out of the passenger window into the darkness outside. The chewing was annoying Scully and so was the fact of Mulder and the incident in the motel room with Detective White. "Will you stop that?" she asked angrily. "What?" he asked, giving her the wounded puppy dog look as she glanced at him. "Chewing those damn seeds!" she said impatiently. "Scully what is you're problem?". He was getting sick of her attitude even though he liked it when she got angry. "Nothing, I'm just tired and you are not helping matters!" she answered still concentrating on the road ahead. "Well you better not fall asleep at the wheel" Mulder quipped, trying to lighten the mood a little. "Why don't you let me drive so you can get a little sleep?" he offered. "That's another thing, why do YOU always drive?" she burst out. "Scully drop it. We've already been through this once" "Don't tell me to drop it. Don't tell me to do anything. If you want something doing, then do it yourself. I am sure you will be able to...........you usually do" she muttered quietly, but loud enough for Mulder to hear. "And what is that supposed to mean?" "It means that you always ditch me for something or someone else!" "No I don't" "You do. You did. You went off with that Detective White" she said with pure hatred. "I am sure she would be more than happy to be your new partner" she added icily. "*New partner*?" Mulder asked puzzled. "Yes. Keep taking me for granted and that's what you will get......a new partner" but she knew she wouldn't be able to live without the x files.... she added to herself. "But Scully I need you!" "But not this time, you didn't. From where I was standing you *needed* Detective White. You only need me when your ass is on the line" she added cruely. . She glanced over at him. His head was hanging low and his eyes were closed. There was an expression of pain in his face. Scully asked herself. She suddenly felt guilty. Mulder knew she was right. He did use her and take her for granted but he couldn't face the thought of her leaving because of his actions. He only did it because sometimes the reasons were purely personal to him and, if she had followed, would have put her in unnecessary danger and he couldn't do that to her. If only she could understand that. "Why did you ditch me and go off with Dectective White? For God's sake, Mulder, I am your partner" she had to know. "Scully.....were you jealous?" he had to know. He wanted to know. he asked himself. He hoped that she was. "NO!" Scully answered quickly. "You are aren't you!" he said, trying to conceal the smile crossing his face. He hoped that she did. He wanted her to. He cared for her more than a friend but was afraid that if she knew, he might lose her as a friend and he knew that couldn't happen. Scully pulled the car over and got out. She needed fresh air. She didn't want to admit to him that she was jealous and she knew that if he saw her face, she would be telling him more than she wanted to. That was one of the reasons she loved about him. The fact the they both knew and trusted each other with their lives. "Scully.. where are you going?" he asked. He was afraid that he had pushed it to far. He got out and ran after her. He had to make things better again. Scully walked down the road with quick, hurried steps. The road was dimly lit by a street light. Nothing was there apart from the light, car, Mulder and vast areas of dark fields which edged both sides of the motor way. "Just leave me alone Mulder" she said. Those words cut Mulder apart. he thought. "Scully...." he said as he caught her up. He grabbed her arm and forced her to face him. "Scully.....were you jealous that I was with another woman?" he asked in a quiet, gentle tone, trying to conceal the smile of joy that was crossing his face. She was still looking away from him even though her entire body was facing him. With his free hand he placed it on the side of her face and gently turned her head to face him. Her eyes were still avoiding his, moving about as if she was watching a fly. "Scully....." he tailed off. He wanted the answer to be yes but he knew that Scully built up walls around her emotions and, if he pushed it too far, their friendship may be temperarily broken. But for how long, he didn't know and if it would be the same afterwards, he didn't know and he didn't want find out. She couldn't tell him. It would ruin everything. Their friendship, partnership, everything. He lifted her head up a little and her eyes went up too and they locked. He suddenly realised how bright her eyes were even in the dark. They were beautiful. She looked into his eyes. She could feel his strong hand gripping her arm. She wondered if his eyes were telling her, wanting her to say yes to answer his question. A few strands of his loose hair was blowing across his forehead from the breeze. She didn't know what to say. "Muld......" she began hesitantly, not knowing whether to continue. "Scully... don't say anything" Mulder interupted. He was afraid she was going to say no. They stood still looking at each other. Their eyes locked onto one anothers. Mulder, without realising lent forward slightly and Scully did. Their lips met in the middle in a gentle, soft kiss that lingered for only a few seconds. They pulled apart a soon as they realised what was happening. They turned away from on another. "Scully, please get in the car. You can drive" he said, placing a gentle arm around her shoulders and leading to the veichle. They got in the car. They sat in an awkward silence for a moment. Mulder decided to break the ice that was quickly forming between them. "Sun flower seed?" he offered awkwardly. he asked himself again. They looked at each other. Scully shook her head nervously. she asked herself. They both knew the answer was yes. They bothed hoped it was. There was silence again. They looked away from one another. Mulder didn't know what to do to resolve the apparent awkwardness that had settled between them. He wished that he had told her that he loved her when he had the chance. . He wound down the passenger window and looked out into the darkness which was outside. Scully looked over at her partner. , a voice told her. She felt guilty when she lied to him. "Mulder?...... You want to know the answer?" Scully said in a sarcastic tone, in an attempt to hide the fact that she was telling him what she really felt. It was very convincing. She faced her partner. Mulder raised an eyebrow to her. Trying to return her playful sarcasm. "Well I'll tell you..........Yes...I was jealous". She looked at him in way a joking, skeptical way. . "You were?" he answered in an equally sarcastic tone. Is she putting up a front or is she telling the truth? "Yes, are you happy now?" she said quickly. . "Scully", there was a long pause, "Seeing as though we are telling each other things, can I say something?" he asked. "Sure." she said, holding the sarcy-skeptic look. "I wished that it had been you in the hotel room instead of Detective White" he said in a low seductivly sexy voice that made her mind whirl. "Really?". She answered in the same tone. she asked herself. Was he making it up or did he really mean it? "Yes". He said it as a cheeky grin crossed his face. "Well, we better get a move on. We are as late as it is." He said, dropping the subject. "Fine.", she answered, turning away from him and starting the engine. "Mulder?......can you shut the window?" she continued as the car pulled away from the side of the road. "Whatever." Mulder dead-panned as he popped a sun flower seed into his mouth. They headed towards the local airport, both confused at the other's feelings for them. They would just have to wait and see. THE END.......? ********** Sorry! I was in a kinda soppy mood! But no MSR!....... ......Well, almost no MSR! I don't really like writing that stuff, you know....romance, slushy stuff! But, no dis-respect to 'Shippers!!!!........ .....But they kissed.....I know that (duh!) but, they decided it was the wrong thing to do at the time. Well, I think, in fact I KNOW they decided it was the wrong thing to do at the time. But there are always sequels ya know! :) Well, what did you think? I hope it wasn't too bad. Well, any comments are greatly accepted. My address is at the top of this