Autumn

By Red - ds4fm@orange.net

*SPOILERS!* Pretty much everything from Requiem onwards, kinda.
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: Don't know - no bad language or anything, so a U, I guess.
CLASSIFICATION:  Vignette
SUMMARY: Short piece: Scully was alone for all the months that
Mulder was gone.  What did she do when she was alone?
THANX: To Naff and C for quasi-beta-ing for me.  Love ya both!
AUTHOR'S NOTES: I'm English.  To all you Americans, 'Autumn' refers
to the season commonly known as 'Fall' to you ;)  Also there may
be other things which I spell differently - I prefer to use my
English spellings unless I'm in dialogue.
ARCHIVE: Anywhere, just keep my name on it.

------Autumn-------

The gentle, early Autumn sunlight slowly gave way to a cool evening
dusk, cradling her unmoving form as she sat and looked across the
still water.  A bird took flight and dipped low above the reflecting
pool, setting off small ripples which quietly broke the steady 
surface.  As the light faded, the air grew colder and the hairs on
her arms stood up, goosepimples disturbing the smoothness of her
pale skin.  A cool breeze bothered a cluster of leaves near her feet,
tossing them carelessly around her for several long seconds.  Her
shadow slowly blended into the grey shadows of the evening, the
waning moon gradually rising in the sky and bathing her in
milky-white light.

And still she sat alone, unmoving, as the night closed in around
her and her eyes strained to see.  One by one the stars winked
into existence above her like a million tiny candles trying to
brighten the world.

Finally, finally, she raised her steady gaze upwards towards the
heavens, searching the pincushion of lights.  Her left hand curled
protectively around her stomach and her right reached for the
cross which hung around her neck, dimly reflecting the wan
moonlight.

She drew a breath of the calm, cool air and broke the silence
with imploring, whispered words.

"Where are you?"

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