Alive

By Red - ds4fm@orange.net

*SPOILERS!* Pretty much everything from Requiem onwards.  Set mid-
DeadAlive.
DISCLAIMER:  I didn't do it.  I was drugged.  M and S aren't mine
(god, how I wish they were).  I'm not making any money from this
(no sane person would pay for work of such a low quality).  Don't
sue.  I'm a student and I literally don't have a penny.
RATING: PG
CLASSIFICATION:  MSR(implied).
SUMMARY: Response to Sybil's 'You're Having My Baby" challenge on
the Haven.
ARCHIVE: Anywhere, just keep my name on it.

------Alive-------

The low humming of the machines was enough to keep
Scully from slipping into a deep sleep.  Instead
she hovered somewhere between the waking world 
and the dream world, peaceful yet clinging onto
the dim light of reality.

Mulder slept soundly for hours.

Her peaceful slumber was the most restful and
relaxing that she'd had since he had been taken
away.  Just knowing that he'd spoken to her again,
and was actually here beside her, and breathing,
was enough to ease the dull, dark ache which
had been pressing against her heart.

When he did finally stir again, she was gently
pulled from her dreams, opened her eyes and 
watched him drift back to her.  He squinted and 
managed a weak smile.  His voice was soft
but as familiar to her as her own.

"Scully... you're still here."

She nodded.  "Yeah.  And so are you."

He moved as if to sit up, but she gently rested
a hand on his right shoulder to stop him.  He
reluctantly fell back onto the plump white
pillows, taking a deep breath.

"I was afraid I'd never see you again," he
muttered, almost shyly.  She felt hot tears
spring to her eyes as she looked at him,
and moved her hand to rest on his cheek.

"God, Mulder, I really thought I would never
see you... I can't even think how to begin
to tell you what has happened... I still can't
quite believe that you're really here with
me."  She blinked the tears back and held his
gaze.

He stared into her soul for long, deep
seconds that made her feel full of life,
before his eyes travelled to study
her face, then moved slowly downwards.
She froze suddenly, when the reality
of what was about to happen between them
hit her full force.  The conversation she'd
played in her mind a thousand times, believing
it would never happen, was about to happen.

He looked up, confusion and yet a sense of
incredible wonderment lighting up his
beautiful hazel eyes.  He looked at her
and she didn't say a word.  He shook
his head, looked away, looked back at
her again.  She smiled, and a hot tear fell 
down her cheek before she could stop it.  
He reached out and caught it with
a finger.

"Scully?"  His voice was small, almost
boylike, fearful yet hopeful.  She adored him
so much at that moment that she felt she
would cry with joy.

"Mulder... that miracle you told me to never
give up on..."  She gestured towards her
growing stomach.  "Well, here it is."

His smile widened, but she could see he was
still unsure and confused.  She drew a deep
breath and spoke the words which
sounded so strange in her head.  She found
that they felt somehow natural, as if her 
voice was designed specifically to say them.

"Um... you're going to be a daddy."

The humming machines, dim grey light and
sterile air disappeared into the background
as they made a silent pact: now we are forever
bound together.

---------fini-----------


Copyright/wrong Red 2003
ds4fm@orange.net . Flames gratefully accepted
as I'm a poor student who can't afford luxuries
such as heating.