Author: EO-Hiphuggers

TV Show: X-Files

Pairing: Scully & Mulder

Title: Look After You

Date: 16-FEB-2011

A/N: Based on the pilot episode when Scully ran into Mulder's room because she thought she had "the marks" on her back- this is my take on how it could have gone. ONE SHOT. First X-Files FF as I've recently started watching the show and I've become a fan! Dedicated to 'kenikigenikai' who said I should write an X-Files FF, so here you are! ENJOY! :D

REVISED A/N: This is the start of my Scully & Mulder ONE-SHOT series, and each chapter will be the next ONE-SHOT in the series, so ENJOY! :D

"You okay Scully? You're shaking." Mulder said softly as he hugged her. She nodded and looked up at him, slowly moving away from him to sit down.

Mulder went through to the kitchen and got her a glass of water. He handed it to her and hunkered down in front of her. She shakily took a sip from it and sat it onto the small table beside her. She held her head in her hands and sighed deeply.

"Talk to me Scully." Mulder whispered as he placed a hand on her shoulder. They were extremely close to each other's faces now.

"I'm a little freaked out by all this," she replied referring to the case which was her first working with him. She sighed again, and leaned back into the chair. "I don't know, I guess I'm just reading into it too much."

"The first one is always the hardest to get your head around," Mulder whispered, "Many people don't believe in the cases within the x-files, and that's why it takes a while to get used to it because you feel like you're crazy, but when you've seen the proof that it exists, you know you're not." He smiled softly at her and she smiled back.

After a bit of silence of just staring at each other, Mulder had a thought.

"Hey Scully, wanna stay her for a bit?" She looked at him questioningly, to which he replied, "and I'll sleep on the floor."

She chuckled, and so did he. She hopped up from the chair, and sunk onto the bed, pulling the blanket up around her as she was a little cold. Mulder took the spare blanket off the sofa, and pulled the sofa cushions onto the floor so he could lie on them. There was a bit of silence between them, because Scully thought he had fallen asleep.

"Mulder." She whispered quietly.

"You okay Scully?" he replied.

"Yeah, I thought you were asleep."

He chuckled again, "I thought you were asleep."

They both laughed, and he sat up to face her. "So," he fixed his eyes on hers, "What did I do right to get such a pretty partner? I mean beauty and brains; not often you come across the two together."

Scully blushed, "I don't know, maybe they thought that we would work well together. I think it turns out, they were right."

Mulder smiled and began making a mental note of comments that could make her blush. He mentally applauded himself for being brave and saying that to her, because he didn't often get a partner, and he didn't want to scare her off; He really liked her and didn't want to lose her.

There was a bit of an awkward silence between them as they both didn't know where to look; they were toying around a dangerous subject.

"You know, I was actually quite worried about coming to work with you," Mulder looked up at her, determined to catch her gaze again. When he did, she continued, "The men that I worked with before, where always assholes; you know what I mean? Being the only women on the team, they thought they could blame everything on me; bully me in a way and get away with it, you know because the guys always stick together? So I requested a transfer to another department after one of them got caught harassing me and I stood up for myself. I knew I couldn't stay there with the guy's friends, because it would just continue, but everywhere else was full, they put me with you; it just shows me that not all guys are the same."

Mulder scooted over beside her, making her gasp softly, but she wasn't worried because even though she had only known Mulder for a few days; something told her that she could trust him. He gently took her hand and rubbed the back of her palms with her thumbs. He looked deep into her eyes, wanting her to know that what he was about to say was serious.

"I'd never let anything like that happen to you; especially when you're with me. I know you can look after yourself Scully, but I'll always look out for you, no matter what."

She nodded and squeezed his hand gently. He put his arm around her, and she sunk into the warmth of his body. She knew she could trust him; something about him was different to anybody else she had ever worked with.

After sharing their "moment" Mulder looked at her again before going back to his make-shift bed on the floor. As he lay down, he had one last thought that he thought he should share with her. He put his hands under his head

"You know Scully, How about I take you to dinner when we get back to Washington?"

She smiled, knowing that he probably had a huge grin on his face.

"Yeah, I'd like that." She replied, trying to hide how excited she was about his proposal in her voice.

She settled down into the bed to make herself more comfy. She closed her eyes, but before going to sleep, she added,

"As long as it's protected against UFO's."

A/N: Well, I hoped you liked it! R&R's would be much appreciated; good or bad! :D