| Title: How Do I Live? Rating: G Copyright: The X-Files and its affiliated characters belong to Chris Carter, 1013 Productions, and the Fox Network. The song "How Do I Live" belongs to singer, Leanne Rhymes. Comments: This story has the involvement of Samantha Mulder, pretending that she came back as a healthy, 24 year old woman. "Scully, what happened?" Mulder asked anxiously. His partner, Special Agent Dana Scully had just walked into his office. She looked tired and sad. Mulder knew today was the day she went in front of the FBI review. They would be deciding whether or not she had been performing her duties. Originally, Scully was sent to debunk Mulder's work on a project outside the bureaus mainstream called the X-Files but she never really did just that. Scully walked to a seat in front of Mulder's desk and sat down. She put her hand to her head and sighed deeply. Mulder knew something was wrong but he didn't have the heart to ask Scully again what had happened. She looked up at Mulder who gave her a sympathetic look. "Scully?" Mulder prompted knowing he had to know what was wrong with Scully. He knew this was the day the review would ask what they had accomplished throughout the six years that they had been working together, and by the looks of things it wasn't good. "What did they say?" Mulder asked again knowing that Scully would have to tell him sooner or later. "They're splitting us up." Scully announced looking back at Mulder but not looking him directly in the eye. Mulder gasped and looked at Scully. She looked away and put her head down again. "You're kidding, right?" Mulder asked thinking it was a joke. When Scully didn't respond, though, he knew it wasn't. "But why?" He asked his voice quavering as he spoke. "They don't think we accomplished anything worthwhile in the six years we've been working together." Scully's voice was dry and barely above a whisper. "They told me they would be shutting down the X-Files as well as transferring us to separate field offices around the United States. After kindly begging them not to shut you down they agreed. The X-Files will stay open as long as you agree to work with a new agent. Scully said explaining the meeting briefly. She wouldn't meet Mulder's eyes, though. "Where are they transferring you to?" Mulder asked. "Houston, Texas. I'm leaving in three days." Scully said she tried to keep her voice solid but Mulder knew she was sad. "Why are they doing this to us?" Mulder asked. She didn't respond. "Scully, they're doing this to hurt me. Without you, I'm nothing. I would never have made it this far if you weren't there to back up my theories. And even though you hardly ever believed them you always stuck by me." "Mulder, I fought for an hour to keep you on the X-Files. Would you rather be away from the X-Files, or with me? You have your work, something you've always wanted. Something you've always needed." She paused. "I have to go home and pack. Good bye, Mulder." Scully said standing up. She headed towards the door and walked outside. Mulder listened as he heard the elevator doors open and then close again. He sat in his chair but wouldn't get up. He thought for a while and decided something had to be done. He wouldn't let the one person who had meant something to him, slip away from him. Mulder made his way upstairs. He started running through the halls running into people as he went. He went out into the parking lot and saw Scully fiddling with her keys, trying to open her car door. Mulder started walking towards her trying to catch her before she left. "Scully, wait." Mulder called now running across the parking lot. "Mulder…" Scully started though not knowing what to say. "It took me less than thirty seconds to realize I couldn't live without you." "Mulder…" Scully said again. Mulder took his hand in his. He squeezed it tightly and inched nearer to her. A tear rolled down Scully's cheek. "Don't do this." "Scully, come with me tonight. Come out to dinner, dancing, anything. Anything that will make these last three days special." Mulder said. Scully looked him in the eye and saw the same boyish face she saw when she first met him six years ago. "What do you say?" Scully thought for a minute and knew Mulder was right. It would be better if they saw each other instead of just saying good bye now. "I think I need to call your sister as a fashion consultant." Mulder smiled but it soon wiped off his face. He knew this was serious. He knew that he might never see his partner again. "I'll pick you up at 7:00 tonight, at you're apartment." Mulder didn't wait for Scully to respond. Instead he walked back into the building. Scully got inside her car and drove off towards her apartment. What am I going to wear? She thought to herself. How am I going to be able to do something with my hair? What am I making such a big deal about this for, it's only Mulder. Only Mulder. Those words would never have touched her before but now she knew what his true meaning of asking her out was. Did he really think that they would hook up? The thought had crossed Scully's mind once or twice before but she would never act on it. Later that evening Scully was standing in her walk in closet looking for a dress to wear. Mulder's sister, and her best friend, Samantha was sitting on the bed giving Scully fashion advice. "What about this one?" Scully said taking out a long, velvet, forest green dress. Samantha scrunched up her nose. The dress was beautiful but not for this special date. Samantha, along with Mrs. Scully and Mrs. Mulder, wanted Dana and Fox to hook up for a long time. Samantha wanted to move the process along more quickly before Scully had to leave, for good. "Dana, you don't want something too glamorous, you want something…sexy." Samantha said. She stood up and walked into Dana's closet. She sifted through pants suits, skirts, dresses, but didn't find anything she liked. "I think you should wear this." Samantha walked back to the bed and picked up a package on the bed. She opened it and pulled out a beautiful black dress. It was short and sleeveless. The back was low cut, giving the dress a perfect look. "Oh Samantha, that's beautiful but you don't expect me to wear this out with Mulder, do you?" Scully asked holding the dress to her body. "Come on, Dana." Samantha pleaded. "Okay, I'll try it on." Scully said giving in. Samantha left Scully's bedroom so she would give her a chance to try it on. A few minutes later, Samantha had set up her makeup on the bathroom counter. Scully came out of her bedroom and went into the bathroom. "Oh…Dana that dress was made for you. You look great. Now all you need is some make up and a hair artist." Samantha said. Scully nodded and took a seat on the tub. Samantha put on light red lip stick and blue eye shadow. She curled her eyelashes with black mascara and put blush on her pale cheeks. Scully looked at herself in the mirror and smiled, obviously happy about what she saw. "Now for the hair." Samantha said. "Just sit down, relax, and close you eyes." "Why do I feel that I'm in more trouble here with you doing my hair than I was with all those men who have kidnapped me?" Samantha just smiled and sprayed Scully's hair with water. She combed it out and then began pulling it back. She tried different styles, first in a French braid, then a bun, but finally she decided to just pull it back in a bun, twist combination. Scully opened her eyes about an hour later. She looked in the mirror and smiled. She gave Samantha a swift but loving hug. "It's beautiful, how could I ever thank you Samantha?" Scully asked twirling around in her beautiful dress. "You marry Fox by the end of tonight and that will be thanks enough for me." Samantha said. Scully merely laughed, knowing Samantha had been waiting forever since she was returned to Mulder. "Just one last thing." The doorbell rang. "Hold that thought." Scully said. Samantha put her hand on Scully's shoulder, stopping her. "I'll get it, you go back into your bedroom so I can give you something." Samantha said pushing her back into her bedroom. As soon as Scully was sitting on the bed, Samantha walked over to the door and opened it. "Fox, what I nice surprise." Samantha said. Mulder looked perfect. He was wearing a black suit, his hair was neatly combed and he held a dozen white roses in his hand. "Where's Dana?" Mulder asked walking into her apartment. "So, on a first name bases, are we?" Samantha asked smiling. "Dana will be ready in just a minute if you'll please wait here." Samantha walked back into Scully's bedroom. She took out a little white box and handed it to Scully. She opened it and gasped. A beautiful pair of earrings and a necklace was inside. They matched the dress perfectly. "Oh Samantha they're beautiful." She hugged Samantha again who helped her put on the accessories. "Go off and have a wonderful time. I want to hear all about it when you get home. I'll lock up…go." Samantha said. Scully walked out of her bedroom and went to where Mulder was standing. He was looking into a silver plated dish, trying to see his reflection. He looked up when he saw Scully coming, and put the plate down. "You look…gorgeous." Mulder said unable to find the right words. She looked like a perfect picture. "I…ah…got you these." Mulder handed her the flowers and she took them gratefully. "They're beautiful, and you don't look to bad yourself." After an uncomfortable moment of silence, Scully continued. "So, where are we going?" |
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