Title: Spender and Scully Author: AV E-MAIL: avxfiles@geocities.com WEBPAGE: http://xlinks.cjb.net RATING: PG CATEGORY: Angst, Spender/Scully DISCLAIMER: Don't own them. 1013 does. Blah blah blah. SPOILERS: "Two Fathers," "One Son" SUMMARY: Just as the title says. AUTHOR'S NOTES: There is some Spender... if you don't like tears and stuff, read something else... lotsa corn here! Takes place as if "One Son" never aired! In the hospital Scully's cancer is no longer in remission Spender is there "You thirsty?" Spender asked Scully, who was lying in the hospital bed. "No...I'm fine." "OK." Spender fidgeted in his seat, itching to do something... anything for her. He had just came in to check on her. He had always had a thing for her. He was sorry he had always been so mean to her and his agent. He never knew how right they had been. "Want me to - " "Tell me a story?" Scully managed to say. She coughed a few times, then settled down. "Well... actually, I was thinking we could just talk... but... why don't I just talk? You close your eyes, and just listen." Spender smiled at Scully. "All right..." Scully reached up to the night stand and removed the sunflower seeds from the top. Mulder had left them there. She held them in her hands. "OK... I'm ready." "There are so many things I want to say..." "You can start anytime..." "Ok..." Scully closed her eyes as Spender's voice started to fill the room. Suddenly, she felt herself lifting up. Looking down, she saw her body lying on the bed. Shifting her eyes, she saw Spender talking to her. Scully realized she must've been sleeping, until she looked at her hands. They were semitransparent. That was when she heard a voice. "Dana... It's time..." Scully turned to see her father in the doorway. "Dad?" "Hello Dana. Come on, it's time to go." He held out his hand to her. "Dad... what's going on?" "Dana, the body cannot live forever, but the spirit can live for an eternity. You're body has already failed you..." He looked towards the floor. "I'm..." Scully began to comprehend what was going on. "No..." "You're body is. But your heart is strong... as is your spirit." He held out his hand again. Scully looked at his hand and tears flowed down her eyes. "There's something I have to do first." She turned away and went towards Spender. Sitting on the edge of the bed, she reached out and placed her hand on his cheek. She watched as Spender put a hand up to his cheek. "Bugs... landing on my face... Scully, I don't know if I ever told you this, but I hate bugs..." Spender continued to talk to Scully's body. The tears flowed freely as Scully's spirit spoke to Spender. "Spender... I will always be here... I always thought you were bad, but you were good. You just didn't understand..." She put a hand over his heart. "Right here..." She stared at him for a long while. "Dana... it's time to go." Scully looked at Mulder again, then put her head down and went up to her father. Taking his hand, she started to leave. She glanced back at Mulder once, then left the room. "Scully, what do you have to say?" Spender smiled, and lightly squeezed her hand. No response. "Scully... come on... it wasn't that boring... stop playing games with me, here!" Spender tried to keep his tone on the happy note, but was finding it harder to every passing second. He shook her shoulders, trying to wake her up. No response. "Scully... Scully, please... answer me... please..." He started shaking her as hard as he could, but her head just lolled back and forth lifelessly. Reaching out, he took her pulse...and felt nothing. "Oh no... no... no. Please God no... Scully, please..." Spender started to cry and shake violently. He took her hand, lifted it up to his face, and kissed it. The seeds came tumbling to the floor. He picked them up and couldn't stop the tears from flowing. ---- "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to mourn the death of Dana Katherine Scully, who's life touched everyone around her..." Mulder sat in his seat silently, letting his mind drift away from the speech. Spender stared at him. Then he turned to to reverend. He had announced his name to be Rev. McCue. His mind drifted to Scully. He thought of the times they were together, how they were always fighting, and the time right before her death, when they were finally getting together. It was too late now. A tear made its way down his cheek and into his lap. He didn't notice it. After everyone had left the cemetery, Spender slowly stood and walked over to the stone. He knelt down, took the seeds out of his pocket, and placed them on the stone. He then reached up and held the tiny cross. He kissed it, then let it dangle from his neck. Putting both hands on the tombstone he spoke. "Scully... I know you're strong. You've always been that way. But I don't have that. I need you to help me, Scully... Please. I just came to know you, and you're gone." With that, he bent down, kissed the stone, and walked away into the pouring rain. xflp - the x-files link project opening april 1st intrigued? bookmark the site http://xflp.cjb.net -- only a teaser right now... xXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXx Do you have an X-Files web site? Or web site on one of the actors/actresses in The X-Files? Then you need to join my X-Files Random Link Exchange! Over 415 members! http://xlinks.cjb.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Have you visited our new web site? http://www.onelist.com Onelist: Helping to create Internet communities ------------------------------------------------------------------------ All Spenderfic is good Spenderfic