TITLE: Requiem for a Season
AUTHOR: stellar_dust
EMAIL: stellar_dust_x@yahoo.com
WEBSITE: http://katycat.net/xfiles/
ARCHIVE/FEEDBACK: Sure!
SPOILERS: Requiem
RATING: PG
CHALLENGE: Goodbyes
WORD COUNT: 187. Last week spoiled me. *pouts*
SUMMARY: "Why does this feel so ..." "Final?"
DISCLAIMER: These characters belong to each 
other, forever. Never me.
DATE: 07/07/2004


So she couldn't go along. But she'd be damned 
if anyone would stop her from driving them to 
the airport.

Skinner, ever sensitive, ducked into the 
restroom.

He put his duffle down, turned to her, eyes 
glistening. "Scully," he said, "I -" His voice 
choked; he looked at their feet, swallowing.

"Shhhh." She put two fingers to his lips, the 
other hand to his waist, tipped him forward to 
rest their foreheads together. "I know, 
Mulder;" whispering. "I know."

She kissed his forehead, his cheek; his lips. 
One tear spilled down his face; she brushed it 
away.

"Why does this feel so ..."

"Final?" He gathered her in; she smiled sadly 
against his chest. "This is silly, Mulder. 
You'll be back in a week."

Skinner reemerged. Their flight was leaving 
soon.

He picked up his bag, gripped her hand 
fiercely, blinked. "I ..."

"Go, Mulder. I know." Her voice was husky. She 
squeezed back, let go.

He swallowed, walked away. Skinner waved and 
smiled tightly as they passed through the 
doors.

She stared after, unseeing. She couldn't shake 
the irrational, wild fear that rippled in icy 
waves from her chest.