Title: Little Illusions (2/?)
Email: Fanta0583@hotmail.com
Keywords: MSR, Angst
Spoilers: Everything (to make sure)



California

William Scully sat on his bed; this letter had turned everything he knew upside down. His Mother had given it to him on one of their picnics, he had realised then that he didn't really know his Father. He remembered that his Mother had a few scrapbooks that she had kept from the move; jumping off the bed William made his way to the basement.

The basement was dark and damp; William looked through all the boxes with no luck "I wondered how long it would take you to remember the scrapbooks" Dana Scully had watched her son frantically search for anything to do with his Father, it reminded her of Mulder looking for the truth. She had promised herself that William would know everything that his Father was; he would not be kept in the dark like Mulder was "Here they are" she opened a draw and pulled out 6 thick scrapbooks with bits of paper hanging out from the side, bottom and top of them. William walked over and took the books and gave his Mom and big grin "Thanks Mom" he whispered.

The books were quite heavy; not that it surprised him. He began to look through them, a drawing of a worm on the page and a dog too. He read the entire book and just looked at the back cover, he looked at the others and gulped. Dana was in the garden looking up at Will's window, she missed Mulder so much. When he left the first time she didn't think he would come back, but he did: He said he missed her and Will too much to be gone forever and the only thing that would keep him away was death, what if he was dead? What would Will do? She sat on the swing in the backyard.

Will knew his Mom was watching him; he had held back his tears when he read her account of his Father's death in the Navajo desert, but it was his Father's account of his Mother's Cancer that had struck a nerve "I saw Scully today in the hospital, she had told me of her Cancer. I would not believe it. Her treatment was long and gruelling and she always looked so helpless; I saw her once go through it but I never told her I was there." This was his Father's diary, by looking at it William could tell that his Mom had never read it "Today I was brought back from "The Dead" when I heard that Scully had been taken to hospital; when she collapsed at a hearing into my "death" to say I shocked some people that day. CSM had tried to get me to work for him and that night I went to see Scully in the hospital, I couldn't believe that she was dying and I spent the whole night there with her. I was crying so much that I woke her up. She looked at me and smiled and said, "I'm not afraid of dying, but I don't want to leave you alone" This was when I knew that I loved her more than life itself and how much I need her."

Will left the books for awhile as his hunger grew. "William" his grandma cooed "how's my little man?" William hugged her "I'm good, I just came to get a bite to eat. I'm sorry Grandma but can I come and see you later?" Maggie Scully looked at her Grandson, she could see Fox in his eyes "That's fine. I'll be here 'til Monday"