X&Y
Rating: G
Song: Coldplay – X&Y
Trying hard to speak
And fighting with my weak hand
She made her way to the elevator, taking the route she had taken for years. Somehow it all felt so strange. Something felt amiss.
But she had to see him.
Driven to distraction
It's all part of the plan
She found him sitting alone in the office. For once, his desk was actually clean. She marvelled at the fact that losing her was the only thing that could finally motivate him enough to change.
"Mulder."
He looked up, neither surprised nor expectant. He had known she was coming.
"Scully, you shouldn't be here." His voice was devoid of any emotion. He was trying to let go.
When something is broken
And you try to fix it
"I don't care what you think I should do." She shot back at him in anger, finally delving deeper, breaking the hold. "Don't I even get a say in this?"
Mulder looked away. "Scully…"
"You ran away. You ran away because you were afraid. Of your feelings for me. Of our feelings for each other." He looked at her in surprise. The truth sounded remarkable to his ears as she spoke it.
Trying to repair it
Any way you can
"That's fine, Mulder, but there's something more important than our emotions here. We both know it." Her eyes pierced his with a fierceness he had known he would never forget.
"I am not letting it go. I won't let them scare me away; I won't let them play us against one another. That's exactly what they want."
I dive in at the deep end
You become my best friend
"I won't leave. I can't. We both know that."
He paused, watching her for a moment, before he broke into a smile. She had never been so relieved. It had felt as if neither of them had smiled for years.
She smiled back, taking his hand in hers.
I want to love you but I don't know if I can
"I don't know if things can be the way they were before." He spoke softly, cautiously. Everything had changed.
"I'm nothing on my own." She replied as the echoes of his own words returned to him, refined, tenable, profound.
I know something is broken
and I'm trying to fix it
Trying to repair it anyway I can
She placed her hand on his cheek, careful with each touch. They couldn't let this break now.
He wouldn't push her away; he wouldn't end this before it started. Because there was no turning back now.
He had been waiting for so long…
You and me are floating on a tidal wave...together
You and me are drifting into outer space...and singing
Time crawled along. They would never be sure how long it took. But when she kissed him…
There was no plea, there was no apology. There were no excuses.
"I need you." She whispered, and he was finally certain that she meant it.
He gave her everything he had left. "Thank you."
They could begin to pick up the pieces; mend the shards of their pain.
You and me are floating on a tidal wave...together
You and me are drifting into outer space
You and me are floating on a tidal wave...together
You and me are drifting into outer space...and singing
They were finally complete.