A/N: Just to let you guys know that there is a flashback in the middle of this story. Just so you won't get lost :) The rest of the author's not will be at the end of the chapter.
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"Never again"
It was Wednesday afternoon. Boxes were lined up against the wall of Dana Scully's apartment all belonging to one Fox Mulder. He walked around seeing what else he had missed, that wasn't in the boxes already. It was all so surreal. Just a few months ago he actually had finished putting his things around what was then their apartment, now, he was just packing them up again, sending them back to where they once had laid.
Mulder was to move back to his old apartment in Alexandria. He had put it out to be sold, after they had unpredictably married one summer, but it never did, which at that moment had deeply bothered him, now, it was just amazingly convenient.
He then noticed the fish tank. His fish tank. He sighed. Mulder remembered the night that they decided to bring it in her apartment. It was the second week after their marriage. He smiled remembering that day…
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Mulder walked in the apartment drenched in water. It had been raining outside and had had to walk to her apartment. His hands were currently full, each holding the bags containing his precious mollies. Scully met him at the door when she heard it close.
Scully: Hey…
She smiled, looking at her completely damp husband now standing at the doorway.
Mulder: Hey…
Scully: What happened to you?
Mulder: Well…it's raining outside, if you haven't noticed; and running with these doesn't make it any easier.
She giggled as she took some of the bags out of his hands and lay them on the kitchen counter; the fishes swimming franticly within them.
Scully: Poor things…
Mulder: Poor things? What about poor me? I've been going around like crazy with them mollies in the car…its so hard to drive while you have fish as passengers.
Scully: Oh Mulder…
She smiled as he reluctantly fought with his wet tie.
Scully: Let me help you with that…
She got it off and began placing soft kisses along the side of his jaw, her hands running to the back of his neck, and through his wet hair. He smiled feeling her lips against his skin. He loved her receiving him like this every time he came home. His arms wrapped around her waist, hugging her closer to him.
She smiled against his skin.
Scully: I was waiting for you…
Mulder: I can see that…
He smiled as she caressed his chest through his wet button down shirt.
Mulder: …you could have called me, I would have hurried.
Scully: Nonsense…
She pulled him back down, this time, pressing her lips against his, as he leaned against the kitchen counter. He felt her eager mouth explore his slowly, before she parted away from his lips with a mischievous smile.
Scully: We should get you out of these wet clothes…
It was his turn to grin at her.
Mulder: We should…
He wrapped his arms around her as she leaped on him, wrapping her legs around his waist and her arms around his neck, her clothes, now too, feeling soaked wet. She giggled against his mouth as he now lead them both into their bedroom, where he placed her against the bed and laid his body on her. All that was heard from then on, were lover's vocalizations and the occasional rustlings and throwing of sheets.
Needless to say, some of the fish didn't make it through the night…
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Scully: Mulder…
Scully inquired at him, as she had caught him blatantly staring at the fish tank.
Mulder: Huh?Scully: You okay? You we're a bit spaced out.
He smiled as he saw her stand in-front of him. She had always looked beautiful to him, even now that she was just wearing a pair of jeans and a t-shirt.
Mulder: I was just thinking…
Scully: So…you gonna take them or what?
Mulder: I don't know…
Scully: You can leave them, I won't mind. I was the one that usually fed them anyways.
They both chuckled a bit. It was horrible to have that cloud of awkwardness around them.
Mulder: I missed hearing you laugh…
Her smile quickly faded. She was still aching for the current events in her life, of course she hadn't laughed recently. There was nothing to laugh about.
Mulder: You always looked so beautiful when you--
Scully: Mulder stop.
She interrupted him, knowing where he was going with all of this.
Mulder: What?
Scully: Just…just, stop.
Mulder: Scully I-
Scully: Look, you brought this upon yourself Mulder, don't forget that…God knows I can't…
He sighed in resentment. "Why does she keep blaming me for this…I want to make things right, why won't you let me?"
Mulder: Why do you keep bringing this up Scully?
Scully: Because I won't stand here hearing you lie to me.
Her voice broke near the end as did his heart.
Mulder: I'm not lying Scully…
Scully: Well you shouldn't have done what you did…
Anger rose inside of him. "Why won't she believe me?! Scully please…"
Mulder: Scully I never did any of those things that-
Scully: It's enough Mulder…
She cut him off, before he could even explain.
Scully: I'm tiered of the pain…I-I think you should leave…
He didn't want to, but he had to. He knew that right now the main cause of her pain was him, and he despised it. If only he could turn back time. If only he could set things right…if only…
Mulder: Alright…I'll go.
He fought the urge to touch her before he left.
Mulder: But you know that…if you ever need anything…I'm just a call away.
She redirected her eyes to the plain wall in her apartment. Not wanting to lock her gaze with his, which she felt hot on her body.
Mulder: Bye Scully.
Mulder turned around and left, and before he did, she caught a glimpse of him. She sighed. Scully walked to her sofa. She sat there, burring her face into her hands, thinking about everything that had just happened. She was so confused…she was so hurt. "Never again" she thought to herself, more as a warning than a statement.
"Never again…"
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A/N: Here's the second chapter...I promise I'll try to lighten it up more as I go. I know exactly where I'm leading this, I know you guys are gonna like how it turns out. Oh and it may take me sometime to update...college is taking up alot of my time, but I will always try my best to post soon ;), plz review!!
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Agent Eppes 08, me, chocolatefan, Dana42, skatelostgirl LS, rebafan4ever, The X-Filer, and Fictionnaire and anyone else who might have read. You guys rock! Thank you so much! :)