Title: Page 65 part 8: The Fight
Author: Doc
Key Words: A, S, R
Category: MS married, Angst, Alternate Universe
Note: Hiya to Didi all the way at camp.
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Summary: Mulder and Scully have their first fight, and
afterwords tragedy strikes




"Dear Mrs. Mulder,
Congratulations. You have been chosen of the many few to
become part of the government team. You have been recruited
out of your normal residency program into a highly
governmental project. If you accept, you will be saving
many lives that are at stake. You will begin training at
the first of the month at Quantico.
We hope you choose us.
Sincerely
The Federal Bureau of Investigation."

Dana held the letter in he hands, he eyes wide. Wow, and
she meant wow! She of all people was chosen to be in the
FBI. But the FBI was Mulder's thing. Would she take it?
Would he let her? She shook the feeling off. Of course he
would. He would think that it was a wonderful movement in
her skill and be happy for her. Wouldn't he be?
"Honey, I'm hoooome." Mulder called, as he did everyday
when he came home from work.
"Hi sweetie. Umm, can we talk for a little while. I got
something to tell you."
"Oh no. Tell me you aren't pregnant." He said.
"No, I'm not." She said as he sighed. "But what if I was,
what would you have done, Mulder?" she said, getting just a
bit agitated.
"Well, it's just that we aren't ready to be parents at 26
and 27, you know that."
"But Mulder, if I was pregnant, what would you have done.
It's not my fault that you're not ready. I wanted to say
that I got THIS in the mail today." She said as she showed
him the brown confidential envelope. On the left upper side
it said "FBI"
"What, was I fired or something?" he said, then he saw who
it was addressed to.
"Why does it say your name, Scully?"
"Because, Mulder. It was addressed to me. They want me to
become part of the Bureau." She finally said.
"You aren't going to take it, right?"
"Actually I am going to take it. Why don't you want me to,
Mulder."
"Damn'it Dana. You know how much the FBI means to me.
Whenever I am sad or depressed, the FBI is where I turn. I
can get away from family life there, and I cant do that if
you're working there too!" Mulder's volume got higher.
"Why can't you just talk to me when you're sad and
depressed, that's what you used to do when you were 7. I
guess 20 years does make a difference." She said, yelling
back at him.
"It sure does, a big difference. When I was 7 I didn't know
how stubborn you could be. I didn't realize that it would
be such a mistake marrying you!" he said as he walked to
the door, and opened it. This time, Dana got really scared.
"Where are you going?" she yelled.
"To get away from you!" he yelled as he slammed the door
behind him, making the frames shake.
Dana took that time to just loose it. She looked out the
door at him drive off and felt as if she lost him forever.
They say that the very first fight of a marriage was always
the hardest. She felt the tears stream down her face and
longed for him to brush them away. 'Please, god. Don't let
me loose him.' She prayed. She prayed this a lot throughout
their childhood, but she never thought she'd loose him this
way.

Mulder didn't know where he was going, he just drove. He
was fuming. If he didn't know any better, he would say that
steam was coming from his ears. She couldn't just accept
the job without telling him first. She told him all right.
Oh boy did she tell him. He just needed to calm down, and
blow off this anger that he was feeling. Then he realized
that he had stopped driving. He got out and found that he
was in the parking lot of Luke High School. The high school
that so much had happened. The doors were open and he
walked inside the cafeteria. This was the place where Dana
was crying when she didn't get her permit that year. It was
also the place of the prom. Memories of that night came
flooding back into his mind.

Mulder had his own thoughts. Here he was, dancing with his
girl. She'd always been his girl, ever since second grade.
He could smell the strawberries in her hair and it reminded
him of the memories they've shared together. The time when
his sister was taken, he didn't know what would have
happened if Dana weren't there. When his father beat him,
Dana had to tell someone. He had fallen in love with her,
and he didn't even know it. He had fallen in love with her
ever since that time he tapped her on the shoulder. "We're
on page 65. Just thought you'd like to know." She was here,
now. But would she always be there? Would she always be
there when he needed someone? What if after high school, he
would never see her again?

And he remembered the party they had after graduation when
he proposed.

Dana, ever since I was little, I had wanted to call someone
my friend. That was always not to be because I was too
short, too tall, and too weird. Then I met you. You changed
my outlook on life. It all of a sudden, my whole life was
before Scully, and with Scully. You changed my world, and
made it whole again. If it weren't for you, I'd probably be
in a mental institution. I love you, all my life, forever.
At the prom, I was worried what would end up between us, if
I would ever be able to live without you. And I knew that I
couldn't. I want to spend the rest of my life with you, and
beyond. Dana Katherine Scully, would you be my wife?" he
asked. She looked at the ring, looked at him, and nodded.

He smiled at the memory to only realize that tears were
streaming down his face.
"Oh my god, I have done something very, very wrong." He
said.
"Yes, you have done something wrong." He heard a voice say.
"Who is that, who is talking to me?"
"Son, you have done a very wrong thing tonight. This love
you call needs to be thought of as a prize. Not just an
object. Tell that thing how much you love it, no matter how
bad the situation is." The voice said, as Mulder nodded as
he ran out.
"Whoever you are, thank you." He said as he ran to make
amends with his wife.
In the cafeteria, the janitor was pointing at his son, and
his son was holding a bottle of whiskey.
"Tell you that you love it, and kiss it goodbye." He said,
not even realizing that the school PA system was on.

Dana paced, thinking all the possible things that could
have gone wrong. Car accidents, suicide, murder. She
shuddered at every one that came into her head, as she
heard the door unlock and open.
"Mulder!" she said as she ran to the door. Nobody heard her
scream.

PART II

Mulder was so happy as he pulled into the driveway. Dana
would forgive him, and everything would be just fine. He
knew this would be a wonderful opportunity for her, and for
him. It would let him know how she was, without calling
long distance every single day when he called home.
He walked up to the front porch and found that the door was
open. The lock and doorknob came apart in his hands. He
pulled out his gun from his hip holster and held his
breath. 'Please let her be all right.' He said, mentally as
he opened the door. Two bullets were fired, and this time,
he was the one who screamed.

"Dana Scully, multiple stab wounds to the left upper
shoulder. Possibly to the upper proximity. Her pulse ox is
85 and BP is 150 over 70 a little low to say the least."
The paramedic said as Mulder held a rag over his head that
was soaked with blood from wrestling with the guy and
killing him. They finally came to the trauma room, as he
was about to go inside, a nurse stopped him.
"Sir, you'll have to wait outside, let the doctors do their
work."
"Please don't let me loose her."
"They'll take good care of her, I promise." She said as she
ushered him to the waiting room. It was going to be a very
long night.
He must have drifted off because the next thing he knew was
someone was tapping on his shoulder.
"Sir, we did all we could, we used all our capabilities.
I'm sorry, buts she's gone." Was all he had to say, and
Mulder bolted.
"I have to see her. I need to see her."
"Right this way, sir." The doctor said as he led him to a
room. It was quiet. Way too quiet.
She was so still. He never saw her when her chest didn't
rise and fall. He took her hand, and saw that it was cold.
"Please don't take my angel away. It's not her time yet!"
He yelled into the heavens. This was not happening.

(Are you crying yet?"

PART III



He bolted awake. Someone was shaking him. It was Mrs.
Scully.
"Fox, you had a bad dream. You're shaking." She said as he
was breathing hard. She didn't have to ask, and pulled him
into her arms as he cried. "She died. She died in my dream.
She was so cold." He sobbed, as she rocked him. "Fox,
everything is going to be all right. I promise." She said,
hoping she could keep that promise.

"Mr. Mulder, Mrs. Scully? I have some news on Dana's
condition."
"Is she alive?" Was Mulder's first question. His eyes were
full of fear.
"Yea, she is alive." He said as Fox sighed a big sigh.
"She was stabbed in the shoulder, and the angle of it
almost hit her heart, but we were very lucky. From her
chart, it seems that Dana has been through a lot. She just
came out of surgery to repair the scared muscles and
tendons and with a little work and effort, I think she'll
be just fine."
"Can I see her?" Mulder asked.
"Actually you can, she's in room number 65." The doctor
said as Mulder remembered that number as a sacred number.
It was the number that started it all. He walked down the
hall and felt a sense of deja-vu all over again.


He walked into the room and heard the monitors beeping.
From his dream that was a good sign. He walked over to the
bed and took her hand. It was still warm. He put her hand
to his cheek just to make sure. At this she stirred.
"Mmmm. Mulder. IS that you?" Dana said, weakly
"The one and only." He said, as he sat down on the bed with
her, still holding her hand.
"The man who stabbed you is dead. I shot him when he was
about to kill you." He said.
"I came home to apologize. I thought about it, and I
realized that this is a brilliant opportunity for you. I
approve." He said.
"I thought it was you who unlocked the door, so I called
out your name and was about to hug you, but then I saw it
wasn't.
"Scully, I was so afraid I'd loose you once again. What is
this, the second time?"
"Third." She said.
"Mulder, when you were angry, and you said that you regret
marrying me, did you mean it?" she asked him, face serious.
"Of course not. I was angry. Angry people say angry things.
I think marrying you was the best thing that ever happened
to me. And I want to thank you for that."
"I love you, you know that?" she said as she kissed him and
then winced at the pain.
"Don't try to get up. I'll kiss you." He said as he planted
a smakeroo on her lips.

One Week Later:

The sign read "Welcome Home Dana" on a big banner. She was
coming home from the hospital, and Mulder had a surprise
party planed, complete with a surprise.
He opened the door to lead her inside.
"I thought I would be so scared to enter this house again,
but I'm not."
"Wait right here. I have a surprise for you." Mulder said
as he made her close her eyes.
"Okay, you can look now." He said as she opened them.
There, Mulder was holding a big golden retriever puppy in
his arms with a big bow around his neck (the dog, not
Mulder).
"Well, since I thought that security was a big issue, I
thought we needed protection. Plus, when I went to the
pound, this little guy was about to be put down. What'll
you call him?" he asked as she thought of a name long and
hard.
"How about Buddy. Ever since I was little I have always
wanted a dog named Buddy.
"Buddy it is then. And now we have three members of our
family." Mulder said as the dog licked him on the nose as a
greeting.