From: "Jerry Rowe" Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 21:24:09 -0500 Subject: Young Again Source: direct Young Again Written By: Foxy11814 Catagory: SRA Keywords: Mulder/Scully Romance, Scully/Other DISCLAIMER: The X-Files, Mulder, Scully, and anyone else you recognize belongs to Chris Carter, 1013 Productions, and Fox Television. ................................................ Even though I went through this myself, it's still hard to believe. All I can say is that I'm happy everything is finally back to normal. What am I talking about?! Well, I guess I should start from the beginning. First of all, Mulder and I had finally gotten together. He thought he had almost lost me in a case that happened about a week before "The Ordeal" happened. He told me that he loved me and we made love that night. We made love often until that dreaded case came around. Mulder wanted to go investigate a claim a scientist had made in the National Inquirer. Dr. Marmon was his name. He claimed that he could make living things young again. He could change their appearance and personality as if they were younger. Mulder thought this would be a good break to investigate a little case that probably wouldn't get anybody killed. All I have to say is, when it involves Mulder, you never know what is going to happen. When we got there, I was skeptical as usual. I mean, if this doctor actually found a way to do this, then I'm happy for him. I am a scientist myself, but all logic would tell you that it is simply impossible to make something or someone a child again or even a few years younger. I think Mulder was even skeptical. He must have been.... "So, doctor," Mulder said, "please show us this miracle formula." The doctor looked at us with a grin on his face. "Oh, so you are a couple of non-believers. I think I will have to prove it to you that I am not crazy," Dr. Marmon said. Mulder and I just shared a little glance and smile. Dr. Marmon produced this bottle from the fridge. It looked like water to me, except that I could tell that is was very thick. He handed the bottle to Mulder and said, "Be very careful, Agent Mulder. You don't want to get that on yourself." Mulder just laughed and took the bottle. He very carefully took the lid off and smelled the contents in the bottle. Just then, a huge cockroach flew on Mulder's shoulder. I remember when Mulder told me that he hated bugs. Well, Mulder practically jumped out of his skin trying to get it off of him. Suddenly, the bottle was up in the air and the contents just so happened to pour all over the front of me. I was mortified. The scientist stood there with an open mouth and said, "If this formula effects human beings, then we have a problem. I have no anecdote made, as of yet. I will start working on one as soon as possible." Mulder looked at him and then me and said, "Well, you better, if your so-called miracle formula does work, but personally I think it's a bunch of BS." Dr. Mormon looked at me and he had a look of shock on his face. Mulder turned around to look at me, and his faced dropped. I ran to the mirror and I started to look younger and younger before my very eyes, and then the process finally stopped and I looked exactly the way I did when I was 17. I looked at Mulder and Dr. Marmon. I couldn't help it. All of a sudden, emotion washed over me and I started to cry. What if this doctor never finds a way to fix me?! Mulder and I would probably never be together again. He couldn't very well make love to a minor. Look how young I am compared to him? Mulder came over to me. He seemed to know what I was thinking. "I'm sorry, Scully. I didn't mean to pour it on you. We'll get you back to your rightful age. I promise you. I love you so much and I'm not giving you up this easily. We just found each other completely and I told you I would be with you no matter what. It will be okay, Scully." Mulder hugged me and all I could do was cry. I knew Mulder meant what he said, but I had a feeling that he was as unsure about this as I was. Mulder looked at Dr. Marmon. "Well you better get to work, we got to get her back to her age." I never knew how long that would be, and I certainly didn't know what was going to happen to me during this time. You won't even believe it. ....................................... Mulder took Scully back to his apartment and told her that she would have to stay with him because there was no way he was leaving her at her apartment. Mulder had no idea what to do until Dr. Marmon contacted him. His neighbors were starting to notice the little red-headed child that was staying with him, but he was surprized when he seen a man and woman showed up at his door. "Good morning, Mr. Mulder," the lady said, "We're with Social Services. I'm Christi Madison and this is Roger Miller. We understand you have a child staying with you." Mulder looked very uneasy, but he knew he would have to go along with whatever reason they were here, but he wasn't about to give her up. "Yes, I do. She's the daughter of a friend of mine. She is uncapable to take care of her right now, so I decided to help out." "Well, Mr. Mulder," Christi said,"Why isn't this child in school? It is the law after all." "She just moved here, Mrs. Madison, and she doesn't know anybody. I want to get her settled in first." Roger finally spoke up. "Mr. Mulder, would you mind if we continued this inside so that we can see the living arrangements. Would you say this child was abandoned by her mother?" Mulder, again, looked very nervous, but he stepped aside and let them in. Mulder very carefully plotted what he had to say next, "No, Dana was not abandoned by her mother. Her mother is a very loving and caring woman. She's just too old to be handling a child." Mr. Miller started taking notes. "So, what is Dana's full name?" Mulder looked very nervous, but he had to answer the truth. He would have to explain what happened to her if they did a background check on her. "Dana Katherine Scully. Katherine is with a 'K'." Finally, Mrs. Madison spoke up again, "Look, I'm going to be honest here, Mr. Mulder. From the look on your face, I can tell you love Dana and you don't want her taken away, but this isn't the kind of place for a child to be living in, and I believe you can't handle having a teen on your hands. We want to place her in Social Services. There is a family that is willing to take care of a teen. They live not too far from here. I'll make sure you get visitation, but we're taking her now." Mulder cried out, "SCULLY!" Then he turned to Mrs. Madison, "Please don't take her away." Mrs. Madison looked at Mr. Miller and he nodded. Mr. Miller pushed Mulder out of the way and went into the bedroom and got Dana. She was screaming, because she didn't know what was happening. "Mulder, what's going on?" she screamed. Mulder had tears streaming down his face, "This is Social Services." Scully's eyes widened. "I'm Special Agent Dana Scully. I'm not a teenager. I just look like it right now. Let me go." The two people trying to carry her looked at each other and then laughed. "Don't worry Dana," Mr. Miller said, "Mr. Mulder can visit you. We already found you a nice family to live with." Dana started to cry and she looked behind her, and Mulder was still crying and he had dropped to the floor. Scully hit both of the people from Social Services and then ran to Mulder. She looked at him, and Mulder hugged her, not wanting to let go. "Mulder," she said, "tell them the truth. Make them see that they have no authority to do this to us." Mr. Miller got up and started to come back for her. "Scully, I can't. If people found out, imagine how they would treat you. They would treat you like they did Emily. Like a lab rat. I don't want that. We'll find a cure and get you out of this, but until then sit tight. I love you, Scully." Mr. Miller grabbed Scully, and Scully walked beside Mr. Miller willingly going this time, but she turned around as she was walking and mouthed, "I love you" to Mulder. .............................. When I finally got to my foster parents home, they took one look at me and held out their opened arms. I reluctantly went to them and hugged them. "So, you are my daughter? What is your name?" I just stared at the man, his wife, and their children. The father looked at the Social Service Agents. They shrugged and left. As everybody started to walk off into the house, and the father grabbed my backpack off of the driveway, I said, "Dana" very softly. The father turned around fast and smiled. "Okay, Dana, I'm Steven Taylor. You can call me Steve." I smiled. He was trying his best to get along with me, his daughter. I couldn't believe this was happening. He looked sort of like my Ahab, my father. I looked at him and even though he would never take the place of my father, I bonded with him. I smiled at him. "I'm Dana Katherine Scully." He smiled and led me into the house much like the way Mulder would, with his hand at the small of my back. He showed me around to the house and then took me to my bedroom. The room was huge. It was something from a fairytale, to me anyway. It was a lot better than the rooms I had to share with Missy when Ahab was in the Navy and they provided houses for us. I smiled and went straight to putting my things away in the closet and drawers. Steve smiled at me and said he would see him in the morning. His wife's name was Jane. They had 3 children besides myself. God, I can't believe I'm now their daughter. They have two boys. The older one is Brad and the younger one is Jack. And, then there was Jennifer. We were about to the same age, but I think she's older by a year than my appearance. She seems like she wants to be my friend more than the brothers did. I don't know what to think. Do I even try to get along with them or do I keep my distance? I went back to my backpack with the belongings that they went back to Mulder's apartment for after they dropped me off at the Social Services Office. I looked in the side pocket and found a framed picture of my Mulder. I smiled. Mulder must have packed everything for me. I put the picture of him by the table next to the bed. I got all the other things he got me out. My toothbrush, hair brush, and all the other things I needed. Finally I found a folded sheet of paper at the bottom. I opened it up and read it outloud: "Dear Dana, I can't believe this is happening. You must know that I had to let them take you because I can't risk them treating you as if you were some lab rat. You know they would do it, Scully. Anyway, I called the doctor after you left and he is working on a cure. We will find it, and then everything will be back to normal. So, how is your new family? I bet that feels so weird to you because it sure is weird for me to say or even think about it. You can always call me at anytime. I'm here for you. I love you, Dana Katherine Scully. Don't ever forget that. Well, I'll visit you soon when your new parents and I figure out a time. Love you, Fox." I smiled and I put the note behind the picture of Mulder inside the frame. I would cherish that letter and picture forever. Even after I'm cured. If I'm cured, I thought sadly. I looked at the alarm clock next to the picture and it read 11:45 PM. I was tired, so I sat the backpack on the floor and then jumped into the bed and drifted off to sleep. After the next few weeks, I had become relatively comfortable with this family. The Taylors were very loving and caring. I got along with everybody really well, especially Steve. When I got up one morning, I went down the stairs and followed the smell of fresh pancakes into the kitchen. I was so surprized when I saw Mulder sitting there having breakfast with my....family. "There's my sleepyhead," Steve said, smiling. Mulder turned around and we met each other's gazes. Mulder gave me his infamous lopsided grin, and I smiled back. I sat down in my normal seat next to Steve, but it happened to be beside Mulder this morning, too. "So, Dana," Jane said, "are you looking forward to your first day of school today?" I looked at her and shook my head. I could remember my childhood in high school. It was terrible. Sure, I had friends, but we weren't really excepted by the "preppies," and I don't think I was even excepted by my so-called friends. I had one real friend, Heather, but after she got married to Sheldrick, I haven't heard from her since. "I don't know anybody. I'm sure I'll just be an outcast as usual," I said. Jane looked at me. "Dana, how do you know that you're going to be an outcast if you haven't even gone and tried to make friends yet?" I thought about this for a second and then said with a frown,"I'm not good at making friends. I've learned that it's just easier to stay in the back, alone. That way you'll do better in school and you won't have to put up with everybody else's BS." Jane looked at me very harshly and said,"Watch your mouth, young lady." I grinned. I couldn't help it. Jane smiled back and started to eat more of her pancakes. Mulder looked at me and then spoke to everybody, "Well, since today is my day with Dana, if it is no trouble, I would like to take her to school and I'll pick her up. I'll have her back before 10:00." I looked up at Steve and he was smiling at me. He finally spoke, "Mr. Mulder, we didn't tell Dana that you were taking her today, but I can tell she is very happy about your ideas, so of course, I'll allow this." I smiled and finished up my milk and grabbed Mulder's arm. "Let's get out of here, Mulder." Steve called out behind us, "Dana, you listen to Mr. Mulder and be on your best behavior today with him and at school." I yelled okay and got into the passenger seat of Mulder's car. This almost felt like old times, but before Mulder could crank the car, I ran out. When I came back, Mulder was crying. "Mulder? What's wrong?" "Oh, Scully, I thought you didn't want to spend time with me. The doctor said that you may have multiple personalities. Meaning that you're still you, but that you have the immaturity of a child now. You think more on an adult's level and a child's level at different times." "Mulder, I love you. You know that. Even the child in me loves you. I just had to go get my bookbag for school. I forgot it." Mulder wiped away his tears and smiled. He looked really embarressed. Mulder drove me to the high school and as I stepped out of the car I said, "Wish me luck." Mulder just smiled and waved. I turned around and walked towards my new school. I closed my eyes for a second and prayed that this isn't going to be like all the other times as a child that I had to be the new girl in school that everybody thought was uncool. As I walked between the two buildings of the school, I walked up the steps which I assumed belonged to the office. I went inside and talked to the counselor. She gave me my schedule and I headed straight to my homeroom. They make all the children stay outside until 7:50 AM, then they go to homeroom. They only let me in today to get all my books from the library and to find my first class. When I finally got to my homeroom, I asked the teacher if she had a seat I could sit at where nobody else sat. No need in taking anybody else's seat, I thought. She sat me in the back of the room. Then, the bell rang and kids came pouring into the classroom. They all noticed me immediately and started to stare. I got very uncomfortable. Then a girl walked up to me and spoke, "Hi, my name is Heather. You're new, right?!" I looked at her. She seemed nice, and she seemed as if she was trying to be friends with me and not the other way around. I smiled a little, and said, "Yes, I'm new. I'm Dana." Then the tardy bell rung and Heather jumped into the desk beside me. She looked over me and said,"I sit right here." I smiled. I made my first friend here that easy!!! Just as I learned that the class I was in was Spanish II and I leaned over and told Heather I didn't remember a bit of Spanish and she told me nobody did and that they all cheated, a boy slammed the door open. Everybody got quiet, including the teacher, and the boy came and sat right behind me. I got really stiff. He was gorgeous. I had to get a hold of myself. After all, in reality he is a teenager and I'm an adult, but then again, Mulder did say that I would act and have the impulses of a teen. Boy, did I ever!!! Just as the class started again, I sat side ways facing Heather and was leaning on the bar on the side of my desk. I could look at this boy from the corner of my eye. Heather smiled at me. Evidently, she knew what I thought of this young boy. He was tall with brown hair and hazel eyes and he was built, but not in a overly kind of way. He reminded me of Mulder. *Mulder*, I thought. I got a *boyfriend*. I have the man of my dreams and I'm lusting over a 17 yr old. I shook my head. That got the attention of the boy behind me. He looked up and smiled. I smiled back shyly. Then I turned back around in my desk. I felt a tap at my shoulder and I looked behind me and the boy was giving me a letter. I grabbed it then opened it up. I glanced at Heather and her eyes were big and she was practically about to jump out of her seat with anticipation when she seen him give me the letter. I read it to myself: "Hey, I don't know your name, but you look like a real nice girl. I'm David Jonathan Castle. I'll be honest with you. I don't have a lot of friends, because I'm one of the rebels of this school, but if you want to be my friend, then just right me back. I think you're really pretty. I wouldn't mind going out with someone like you, but we'll talk about that when we get to know each other better. Love, David." I folded the sheet back up and put it in my back pocket then I took out another sheet of paper and wrote: "Dear David, Of course, I'll be your friend. I'm Dana Katherine Scully. Oh, and thanks for all those compliments. You look good yourself, but as you said, we'll get into that later. Love, Dana" I looked down and couldn't believe I just wrote that. Well, there is no harm in flirting with a cute guy. I folded the letter and handed it to him. He opened it up, read it, and smiled at me. Just then the bell rang and he came up beside me and asked, "Will you sit with me at lunch, Dana?" "Sure," I said, then Heather walked beside me. He looked at her, "You can come, too, if you want to sit with Dana." Then he walked into his next class and I walked all the way down the hall to World History after I explained to Heather that I was going to sit with him at lunch. She went to the class 4 classes down from mine.The day went pretty much okay from there on. David and I got really close on the first day, including me and Heather. When the bell rang to go home, David was outside my classroom door and he walked me all the way to Mulder's car. Mulder looked up and seen me walking with this boy and he was carrying my books for me. I kissed David on the cheek and said, "Thank you, David. Just put them in the backseat." I climbed into the front seat and rolled the window down. Then David leaned on the open window after he put my books in the back. He looked at Mulder and shook his hand, "Hi, I'm David Castle." Mulder just looked at him. "David, this is Mulder. He's my best friend." He looked at me and smiled. "I'll talk to you later. Call me." he said. I smiled and nodded my head. Then he turned and walked away. Mulder started up the car and as we drove away he said, "So, Dana, what was that all about?" ...................................................... To Be Continued This is the second piece of fanfic I ever made, but I never posted it and I decided to do it now. I haven't finished it, but I will shortly. I love to leave people in suspense. Other Fanfic: http://sites.netscape.net/foxy11814/ Feedback at foxy11814@xfilesfan.com From: "Jerry Rowe" Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 21:26:35 -0500 Subject: Young Again 02 Source: direct Young Again II By: Foxy11814 Catagory: SRA Rating: PG, maybe G Disclamer: Fox Mulder, Dana Scully or anybody else you recognize belongs to Chris Carter, 1013 Productions and Fox Television. Summary: The sequel to "Young Again". You have to read that one to understand what's going on in this one. Anyway, I wanted to say a little something to express how I feel about the 7th season of "The X-Files" being its last season...well, probably being the last season. I'm not putting down DD, because I love him to death, but I don't think he should quit the show prematurely. He should ride "The X-Files" until it is gone. After all, he will always be known as Fox Mulder. Many television stars have made the mistake of leaving a hit show, because they wanted to do something different. Many of them never do anything worth watching ever again, and if by chance they do, they're old. And, they'll still call them by the name of what they first were. That will never change. DD will always be Fox Mulder, just like GA will always be Dana Scully. The X-Files is their gold mine and why leave the mine when there is still big chunks of gold inside? It just doesn't make sense to me. Agree with me? E-mail me: foxy11814@xfilesfan.com Anyway, thanks for reading and sticking with me through my rambling. It's just that The X-Files is basically what got me through high school. My mom said I had to make A,B Honor Roll in every class so that I can watch the X-Files. I'm a Senior now, and I've never missed an episode of the show. (I even have a "X" on the jewel in my class ring since the show was the only real thing that helped me get through high school.) I was kinda hoping it could get me through college, too. Anyway, on with the story...... Young Again II ............................................... I didn't know what to say. Maybe I should just tell him the truth. "Well, Mulder. He's one of the first friends I made here today. He's really nice. I think he has a crush on me, but don't worry we haven't discussed anything like that. I just sit with him at first block and at lunch. He's a great guy. Am I rambling?" I say looking embarressed. Mulder sighs. "Yes, you're rambling. Look, Scully, I don't want to get jealous over a minor. Please tell me you don't have the hots for the little guy." Mulder smiled. Oh great, I thought, should I lie or tell him the truth. "Well, Mulder, I love you and I would never leave you for a 17 year old. I do think he's attractive. I guess that is the child in me kicking in right now that you told me about. But I promise you, you have nothing to worry about." "Well, as long as you promise", Mulder said, with a little smirk. "So, Mulder, where are we going?" I was really hoping we were going to his apartment, but then I remembered that he probably won't do anything with me anyway. I'm in the body of my minor self, after all. He looked excited, almost as if he was planning this for weeks and now he was finally able to treat himself. Maybe that's true. "We're going to the movies to watch 'The Sixth Sense' and then we're going shopping, then we're going back to my apartment." ........................................... The movie was great. I just loved that surprize ending. I had figured it out before the movie had shown what had happened and I was just gaping and Mulder was like "what?" and just pointed to the screen as it showed what I had suspected. Even Mulder was surprized. After the movie, we went shopping as promised. He bought me some new clothes that I might actually wear now and when I get back to normal. He even bought us necklaces, especially made. They were both 14K and his said "Scully" and mine said "Mulder". It was very cute. "So, Scully, where do you want to go next?" Mulder asked. "I don't know, Mulder. We have a few hours left, so whatever you want to do, I'm up for it." "How about we head over to my apartment? I redecorated the place and I want to show you it." "Okay, I'd like that." I was excited. It would feel really good to be in a familiar place. ............................ "Okay, Scully, you can open your eyes...TAH-DAH!" I opened my eyes. His apartment was spotless. He had new furniture and a new computer. Everything looked wonderful. I turned and looked up at Mulder and he had a look in his eyes I couldn't quite describe and then he smiled. "I also redid my bedroom, too. Want to have a look?" He had that look in his eye again. All of a sudden, I knew what that look meant. He was willing to love me even though I appear to be a minor. He was going to make love to me tonight if I wanted to. I looked at Mulder with tears in my eyes. "Yes, Mulder. Show me your bedroom." "Right this way." I walked in and there were candles everywhere. "Oh, Mulder, I wish we could make love." Mulder looked at me. "We can, Scully. I think you'll be very happy with the results." Mulder kissed me and we made love. It was past time for me to go home, but I didn't care. I fell asleep in Mulder's arms. I lost my 2nd virginity state to Mulder. Isn't that weird? I woke up the next morning and Mulder took me to school, and then he headed to my home to give them an explanations and to drop off my new things. The first person I saw was David. He was walking to me smiling. He opened up my hand and dropped his class ring into it. He had it on a gold chain. I put it around my neck and smiled. "Let's go skip," he said. I agreed. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. ...................................... David and I decided to go to his house for a while. I don't know what gave me the idea to skip. I guess being with Mulder last night made me feel adventurous. I know "my parents" are going to give me a long lecture about Mulder when I get home. Oh, well. That can wait. "So, Dana, what are you thinking about? You seem a little lost in thought there. Usually when I'm with a girl I seem to have their full attention." "I'm not really thinking about anything of great importance. I'm just thinking why I wanted to skip today. This is so unlike me. I just feel really weird. I feel as though when I wake up tomorrow I won't be the person I am now. That I will leave you and we'll never see each other again and even if we did, you wouldn't realize it." "What are you talking about, Dana? I consider you my girlfriend. We will always be together. I will never leave you." "Oh, David, that's the problem. I'll probably be the one leaving. I'll be moving pretty soon. You'll probably never hear from me ever again. I really have enjoyed my period of being young again. I'm really going to miss it, somewhat. And, that is only because of you." "Dana, I don't know what you are talking about. If you leave someday from moving or something, at least the one dream in my life had come true. I was loved by you. You do love me, right, Dana?" "David, I know I shouldn't say this, but I do feel as though I love you. But our love can never be. I have a secret and it's a pretty big one. You'll never believe me. If I was in your place, I wouldn't believe me." "I bet I can guess." "I seriously doubt that, David. You have no idea." "It's that Mulder guy, isn't it? If I'm wrong, I am so sorry, but I believe I'm right. You love him, too. You two are dating each other even though you two are years apart. It's somewhat endearing and sweet, but in a way it is sick." "David, you're right, but you're wrong about it being sick. You just don't know how we got in this situation. If only you knew the whole story." "I'm ready to listen." I got scared then. I couldn't tell him. "I can't. I want to trust you with this, but I can't." "You can't trust Mr. Mulder either. I didn't want to tell you, but I seen him with some blonde on the way over here, this morning. They were kissing, Dana. He's a pervert and he's playing you for a fool." Tears instantly came to my eyes. "Why are you doing this to me? I know you are lying. Mulder would never do that to me! He loves me too much. You are wrong. You saw somebody else." "Oh, really. Then let's go to the house I saw them in. Let's play a little game of 'Spy'. Are you up to it Miss Scully?" "You bet. I won't believe this until I see it with my own eyes. Mulder would never to this to me." ........................................... Mulder looked into Diana Fowley's eyes. He looked down and started to cry. He almost made love to her.. How could he be such an idiot. The real Dana isn't here so I act like an idiot and try to sleep with the first adult woman I see. Mulder ran out of bed and threw up in the bathroom. "Fox, darling, are you okay?" "No, I'm not okay. I was wrong, Diana. We should never have done this. I'm in a loving relationship, and we're having some problems right now. But that's no excuse. I can't bare to lose her and if she finds out about this then she will." Diana looked at the window and saw two kids peeking through. Well, well, she thought, maybe the little brats will know who Mulder's woman is and tell her about this...... Diana kissed Mulder passionately. Both kids watched stunned and they ran away. The little redheaded girl actually broke into tears when she kissed him. Probably some little girl that has a crush on Mulder. ......................... I can't believe this. He was in there kissing her. And he was naked. There is no doubt what they did this morning. He betrayed me. David was right. I can't believe this. "David, I can not believe this. He lied to me. I thought he loved me. How could he do this to me?" "Dana, he don't love you. I do. Let's go back to my house. I think you need to rest a little before going home. You look tired." After getting to David's house, I fell asleep on his couch. As soon as I got up, I found David asleep in the chair. I picked up the phone and called the doctor. He had to of found a cure by now. ................................... "Hello?" "Hi, doctor? This is Dana Scully." "Oh, hi. You should be back to normal in less than 24 hrs." "What are you talking about?" "Didn't you stay awake for a long period of time last night?" "Why?" "Because that's the cure. Don't ask my why. It's the only thing that I fond that has worked on my other patients." "Okay, bye" "What's wrong with you Dana?" I jumped. I looked at David and he had a cordless phone in his hand. He had listened to my conversation. "Tell me the truth." I looked at him and told him the horrible story. Wondering if he would believe me. "I believe you, Dana. It makes perfect sense with what you were babbling about this morning. Can I ask you one thing? I love you, Dana. I mean it. You're still a kid, maybe I can help you. Make love to me." "I can't. I want to. But I can't. It wouldn't feel right to me." "I'll find a way to make this happen, Dana." Something told me to look in the mirror and when I looked in the mirror, I was somewhat happy and terrified to see that I seemed to be aging before my very eyes. "Good-bye, David." ............................... "Hello, Mulder." I said as I walked into the basement. Mulder looked surprized. There before him stood the Dana Katherine Scully he knew and loved. "Hi, Scully. God, I've missed you so much." He got up to kiss me. But I put my hands straight out in front of my to stop him from getting any closer to me. "Look, the days after we last made love, I decided to skip with David from school. He showed me to a house where he told me if thought he saw you with another woman. He saw you that morning, Mulder, lip locking with another woman. I seen you that day, Mulder, and it was obvious that you made love to Diana Fowley." "Dana, you're wrong. I'll admit. I wanted a "woman", but I had stopped her. We never made love that day. All she did was kiss me. I'll take a lie detector test, whatever, just please don't leave me." "Mulder, we'll just have to wait and see. I love you, but I don't want to get hurt again." "I guess I'll have to win your trust again. I promise you I will and none of this will never happen again. I love you." Dana smiled. She believed him. She could always tell when he was telling the truth. She kissed him and they hugged. .......................... "What can I do for you, kid?" "Hi, my name is David Castle. I heard that you did some experiment that could make things young again. Well, I met one of your results, Dana Scully. I was just wondering....have you ever consider making something that could make people older? I would volunteer for the testing." "Now that, kid, is a good idea. I'll see what I can do" David smiled and thought, Here I come, Dana. We'll be able to be together soon enough. The End So, what do you think?! I know this ending was corny, but I also have another story to finish up and I had to get one out of the way, so I finished this pretty fast. If you find any mistakes in this, then sorry. Check out my "Never The Same" series. Maybe when Gossamer posts this they will have some of them stories posted, too. Feedback appreciated! foxy11814@xfilesfan.com http://sites.netscape.net/foxy11814/