Disclaimer; Chris owns these wonderful people, Mulder and Scully, I just borrow them,
I really don't want to give them back, whines
And Blue October (great band) owns Congratulations (great song) I highly recommend the album Foiled.
Author's note: I like this story, but I feel it's a bit confusing and a bit off and I'm not just posting for the sake of posting, I do think someone out there in fan fiction world might like this story, but I also feel that I might be a bit too hard on Mulder; but I will let you decide, but don't judge me too harshly please. Remember creative criticism only.
I got this idea while listening to my Blue October CD in between commercials of the x-files episode THE BEGINNING and listening to the conversation that Mulder and Scully had at the end, so this is the end result.
I did alter the conversation to fit the idea, duh, ; )
Prologue: You left me
My heart, my pain won't cover up,
You left me..
My heart My heart can't take this cover up,
You left me…
Mulder sat in the darkness of his apartment just sipping on his fifth beer. Today just wasn't his day, or really life wasn't his best. He had fought with his best friend, and partner, Dana Scully.
She had asked for his trust, and he felt like a jerk, for the fact that she had to ask. Didn't she know that he always trusted her, that sometimes, he was just an idiot.
Dana had come down to the office to check up on Mulder. He was hiding out looking at the burned files. She had come to talk to him and he was being difficult with her, finally she broke.
"You didn't trust me, you trusted Diana without question, but you questioned me," Scully had said and the pain of his betrayal was clear in her voice.
Mulder sighed and finished off his beer and got up to get another one. He swayed his way over to the kitchen to get another out of the fridge.
He sat back down on his couch. He raised his beer.
"Congratulations, Dana Scully on your new life," he said bitterly and took a swig.
"I didn't mean to, Scully, it's just that she, Diana and I have history," Mulder said lamely.
"And we don't?" she questioned.
Mulder groaned and put his head in his hands. He replayed the conversation in his head and tried to think of what he could have said instead of the jerk things he said.
Dana had looked away from him and gave him the files of Gibson Praise.
"I don't know what you'll think of that, but it's obvious of what you think of me," she said.
"Dana…," he stressed.
"I already filed to be transferred, Nevada field office," she said.
Mulder looked at her shocked, but held back any of his true emotions. It killed him, but she made up her mind. No point in trying to fight her.
"Well, then you've made the decision for both of us," Mulder waved her off and turned to his files again, "Have a nice life."
She walked out of the office for the last time. Mulder resisted the urge to go after her.
He would never understand why, but after all he was an idiot and he proved his point magnificently.
He looked at his phone and contemplated calling her, but thought it was a bad idea. One; he was drunk, and two, she must still be really angry with him.
He finished his last beer. She deserved more. Her leaving was the best thing she could do. Why rot in that basement with him?Mulder tried to convince himself that he was fine, but he knew that he would die without her.
His phone rang. He answered.
"Mulder," he said trying not to slur his words.
"Hi," Scully said timidly.
Mulder cleared his throat, "Oh, hey, uh…"
"I just wanted to clear things up, I don't want to leave on bad terms with you, Mulder," Dana said sincerely.
"I don't want to either, but I don't know how to explain what happened," Mulder said.
"Well, I just realized why you would believe Diana, or trust her more then me," Dana said.
"Dana, there is no one I trust more then you, I'm just, I'm an idiot, I'm sorry for even questioning you," Mulder said hoping that maybe he could talk her out of leaving.
"I got over that, all of it, I know that you have history with her, you two were…lovers, and you and I, well, were just friends, the heart always wins," Dana said a bit uncomfortably.
"Dana, I'm sorry, is there no way…?" Mulder said.
"I think me leaving is for the best, and there really is nothing left, we're no longer on the x-files; right now I need to worry about my career," Dana said.
"I know, and you should, you're great, you can do so much better," Mulder agreed reluctantly.
They paused for a moment.
"So what will you do?" Dana asked softly.
"What ever they tell me to, I want to be back on the x-files, even if it is with Spender and Diana, what about you?" Mulder said.
"I'll be assigned to the Forensics team," Dana answered.
"That's good," Mulder said.
"Yeah, well I should go, good luck Mulder," Dana said earnestly.
"You too, I'll miss you," Mulder said.
"Me too, bye, Fox," she teased lightly.
He laughed softly, and sadly, "See you Dana,"
They both hung up. Unsure of what the future may bring.