Title: Changed
Author: Cathey Scully
Category: Speculation!Fic (although there's not much left to speculate about), MSR
Rating: R, to be safe
Spoilers: Every Season and Up to Three Words with little mentions of Empedocles and Vienen. The rest is speculation.
Archive: If you really want, just tell me first.
Disclaimer: All the usual X-Files characters are not mine, please don't sue me. But you can't have Akila. She's my baby.
Feedback: please send all constructive criticism to CatheyScully@the-pentagon.com
Summary: When Scully takes on a nearly impossible task, Mulder's there for her and her new arrival. Yea, crappy summary. I know.
Notes: This is based on the ep "Three Words" and the scenes that they showed at the end of the ep. It's a product of my warped imagination and Ro's constant guidance. So any similarity to the eps are purely coincidental, cause I'm not reading spoilers and I have what I'm now calling CC syndrome…where you find yourself thinking and talking and writing like CC. Yea, um, I know I'm a little late on this, but Ro can vouch and truly say that I started this story two days after Three Words. And I tried my hardest to get it finished before I did, but it took on a life of its own and decided to not finish itself until the day before Alone. So I have included some details about Empedocles and Vienen, and Alone, but they're minor things that everyone already knows about. Oh yea…summary of the story…Thanks to Rotem for supporting this idea and being there for me whenever I need her. You're nothing short of amazing Ro.
The story!
Part 1/8
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Dana Scully shifted her very pregnant body in the uncomfortable chair that had been designated "hers" down in the basement office. Her maternity leave had officially begun three weeks before, but since Mulder returned to work, she was charged with keeping the peace between Mulder and Doggett. Mulder refused to work closely with Agent Doggett and instead worked with Scully. If you could call the few words he said to her at the office working with her.
Out of her own fears for Mulder's safety, Scully had asked him to stay with her until she thought he had recovered enough. Mulder stayed all right, he stayed in one place on the couch only moving when it was time for work, food, or to sleep, then he'd lie down.
Scully was damn frustrated. She wanted Mulder to feel like he could talk to her about what he'd been through. She wasn't used to the changes in his personality. Where he'd once been sarcastically witty and charming, he used his sarcasm to hurt people, Scully most of all.
She was afraid that her pregnancy was putting the strain on her relationship with Mulder. She knew he was feeling out of sorts already and having his partner seven months pregnant didn't help. Scully hoped that Mulder didn't think she'd been unfaithful to him in the months that he was gone. Even though they'd never verbally expressed the fact that there wouldn't be anyone else, Scully thought that Mulder knew he was the only one.
Scully thought about telling Mulder that the baby was his, if only to try to brighten his mood. After she considered the possibilities however, Scully wondered if Mulder was acting the way he was because he knew that the baby was his and he didn't want it. After all, the first time they'd made love, Scully had assured him of the improbability of her getting pregnant. Mulder had shushed her like he didn't care, but she still thought that that might be the reason.
Brought back to the present by a powerful kick from within, Scully ran her hand over her abdomen and looked at the clock. Seeing that she and Mulder had gotten a sufficient amount of work in, Scully stacked her papers and pushed herself out of her chair.
"Need any help Agent Scully?" Doggett asked from his desk.
"No, I'm okay. Thank you Agent Doggett." Scully smiled softly but refused Doggett's offer. Mulder would shoot him venomous looks each time he approached her. "Mulder are you ready to go."
"No." Mulder snapped and Scully was taken aback by the harshness of his voice. "Sorry, give me a minute or two okay?" Mulder amended smiling slightly at Scully who forgave him immediately even though she knew she should be hurt by his actions.
Scully knew that Mulder didn't mind much physical contact as long as her belly didn't touch him, so she waddled over to his desk and stood behind him, rubbing his back in the absentminded way he used to love. She felt Mulder tense and lean farther over his work.
Mulder stood and let Scully's hand fall from his back. He spun around, nearly knocking her over. "Sorry Scully. I'll be ready to go as soon as I take this up to Skinman."
"Alright, hurry. Someone is doing somersaults and my back is killing me because of it." Scully was lowering herself back down into Mulder's chair and didn't see Mulder's scowl.
"He's not worth it Agent Scully." Doggett rumbled. Scully's head shot to Doggett.
"Excuse me Agent Doggett?"
"He's not worth it. You're putting your health and your child's health at risk for…" Doggett trailed off as Mulder reentered the room. Mulder glanced at Doggett and turned to Scully. He held out his hands to pull her from the chair. Scully grasped them warmly and together they hefted her out of the chair. Mulder immediately dropped her hands and grabbed his notes.
He'll find any excuse not to touch me Scully thought sadly.
Mulder grunted a goodbye to Doggett and walked out ahead of Scully to her car.
End of part one, More on the way.
Author: Cathey Scully
Category: Speculation!Fic (although there's not much left to speculate about), MSR
Rating: R, to be safe
Spoilers: Every Season and Up to Three Words with little mentions of Empedocles and Vienen. The rest is speculation.
Archive: If you really want, just tell me first.
Disclaimer: All the usual X-Files characters are not mine, please don't sue me. But you can't have Akila. She's my baby.
Feedback: please send all constructive criticism to CatheyScully@the-pentagon.com
Summary: When Scully takes on a nearly impossible task, Mulder's there for her and her new arrival. Yea, crappy summary. I know.
Notes: This is based on the ep "Three Words" and the scenes that they showed at the end of the ep. It's a product of my warped imagination and Ro's constant guidance. So any similarity to the eps are purely coincidental, cause I'm not reading spoilers and I have what I'm now calling CC syndrome…where you find yourself thinking and talking and writing like CC. Yea, um, I know I'm a little late on this, but Ro can vouch and truly say that I started this story two days after Three Words. And I tried my hardest to get it finished before I did, but it took on a life of its own and decided to not finish itself until the day before Alone. So I have included some details about Empedocles and Vienen, and Alone, but they're minor things that everyone already knows about. Oh yea…summary of the story…Thanks to Rotem for supporting this idea and being there for me whenever I need her. You're nothing short of amazing Ro.
The story!
Part 1/8
*~X~ *~X~ *~X~ *~X~ *
Dana Scully shifted her very pregnant body in the uncomfortable chair that had been designated "hers" down in the basement office. Her maternity leave had officially begun three weeks before, but since Mulder returned to work, she was charged with keeping the peace between Mulder and Doggett. Mulder refused to work closely with Agent Doggett and instead worked with Scully. If you could call the few words he said to her at the office working with her.
Out of her own fears for Mulder's safety, Scully had asked him to stay with her until she thought he had recovered enough. Mulder stayed all right, he stayed in one place on the couch only moving when it was time for work, food, or to sleep, then he'd lie down.
Scully was damn frustrated. She wanted Mulder to feel like he could talk to her about what he'd been through. She wasn't used to the changes in his personality. Where he'd once been sarcastically witty and charming, he used his sarcasm to hurt people, Scully most of all.
She was afraid that her pregnancy was putting the strain on her relationship with Mulder. She knew he was feeling out of sorts already and having his partner seven months pregnant didn't help. Scully hoped that Mulder didn't think she'd been unfaithful to him in the months that he was gone. Even though they'd never verbally expressed the fact that there wouldn't be anyone else, Scully thought that Mulder knew he was the only one.
Scully thought about telling Mulder that the baby was his, if only to try to brighten his mood. After she considered the possibilities however, Scully wondered if Mulder was acting the way he was because he knew that the baby was his and he didn't want it. After all, the first time they'd made love, Scully had assured him of the improbability of her getting pregnant. Mulder had shushed her like he didn't care, but she still thought that that might be the reason.
Brought back to the present by a powerful kick from within, Scully ran her hand over her abdomen and looked at the clock. Seeing that she and Mulder had gotten a sufficient amount of work in, Scully stacked her papers and pushed herself out of her chair.
"Need any help Agent Scully?" Doggett asked from his desk.
"No, I'm okay. Thank you Agent Doggett." Scully smiled softly but refused Doggett's offer. Mulder would shoot him venomous looks each time he approached her. "Mulder are you ready to go."
"No." Mulder snapped and Scully was taken aback by the harshness of his voice. "Sorry, give me a minute or two okay?" Mulder amended smiling slightly at Scully who forgave him immediately even though she knew she should be hurt by his actions.
Scully knew that Mulder didn't mind much physical contact as long as her belly didn't touch him, so she waddled over to his desk and stood behind him, rubbing his back in the absentminded way he used to love. She felt Mulder tense and lean farther over his work.
Mulder stood and let Scully's hand fall from his back. He spun around, nearly knocking her over. "Sorry Scully. I'll be ready to go as soon as I take this up to Skinman."
"Alright, hurry. Someone is doing somersaults and my back is killing me because of it." Scully was lowering herself back down into Mulder's chair and didn't see Mulder's scowl.
"He's not worth it Agent Scully." Doggett rumbled. Scully's head shot to Doggett.
"Excuse me Agent Doggett?"
"He's not worth it. You're putting your health and your child's health at risk for…" Doggett trailed off as Mulder reentered the room. Mulder glanced at Doggett and turned to Scully. He held out his hands to pull her from the chair. Scully grasped them warmly and together they hefted her out of the chair. Mulder immediately dropped her hands and grabbed his notes.
He'll find any excuse not to touch me Scully thought sadly.
Mulder grunted a goodbye to Doggett and walked out ahead of Scully to her car.
End of part one, More on the way.