TITLE: Living For
AUTHOR: stellar_dust
EMAIL: stellar_dust_x@yahoo.com
WEBSITE: http://katycat.net/xfiles/
ARCHIVE/FEEDBACK: Of course.
SPOILERS: Closure
RATING: PG
PAIRINGS: M/S, sorta
CHALLENGE: That With Which He Can't Live Without  d-;
WORD COUNT: 100!
DISCLAIMER: Not mine.
SUMMARY: The Quest is over.  Now what?
DATE: 01/26/2005


He looked up, adrift in a sea of photos, lost and 
alone when she unlocked the door.

"Scully," he said, softly, without moving, and his 
eyes scared her, "What now?  I always assumed, when I 
found her - I, I thought everything was okay."

She leaned against the doorframe, crossed her arms at 
him, said nothing.

"Scully, it's over, and - I don't know what to live 
for anymore."

"Mulder," she said gently, clearly, and didn't let 
him look away, "can you live for me?"

Moments passed, motionless, watching each other.

He rose slowly, reached for his coat, whispered: "I 
can try."