Title: Everything
Author: Erin M. Blair
E-Mail: eblair@sonic.net
Classification: SRA--Story, Romance, Angst
Content: Mulder/Scully Romance.
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Any ep with Diana Fowley and the Scully abduction arc.
Archive: OK to archive at: Gossamer, FanficX, EMXC, Xemplary, and SEFAMSRN. Others: ask me first. Please forward to ATXC.

Disclaimer: They're not mine. Chris Carter owns them.

Summary: Scully decides to transfer, and Mulder's not too happy. Will Mulder reach Scully before he loses her for good?

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EVERYTHING
Written by: Erin M. Blair
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Dana Scully was walking down the long hallway towards Skinner's office. She wanted to request a transfer to either back to Quantico or to the San Diego Field Office where her brothers reside.

She wanted to be faraway from Fox Mulder.

And she didn't care what he thought.

She was through with him.

*How did we come to this breaking point?* Scully thought, as she opened the door to Skinner's office. *Why did we let this happen?*

Kimberly looked up at the auburn haired woman coming in. She noticed that Scully's were red from crying and knew something happened by the way she sat down. She pressed her intercom button and said, "Sir, Agent Dana Scully's here to see you."

Scully heard Skinner's voice. "Send her in."

"Assistant Director Skinner will see you now," Kimberly said, cheerfully.

Scully walked into Skinner's office and she sat down on her chair. She didn't want to glance at the empty chair--Mulder's chair--beside her.

"What's this about, Agent Scully?" Skinner asked as he looked up from a case file he was reading.

Scully took a deep breath. "Sir, I would like to request a transfer to either back to Quantico or a field office in San Diego."

Skinner was puzzled. He looked at his agent for reasons behind the transfer and didn't understand why she wanted to leave the X-Files.

Most of all, why would she want to leave Mulder?

"Are you sure you want this transfer, Scully? Are you *really* sure?"

Scully nodded with a determined look in her clear, blue eyes. She remembered the recent fight about Diana Fowley she had with Mulder. "I want to be faraway from him as much as possible."

He sighed. "Please tell me what's wrong, Scully. What happened to the two of you?"

That was the question she kept trying to answer for the past few days. "I don't know, Sir. I kept asking myself the same question. All I know is this: we've been having some problems dealing with each other. I think its better if we...if I transfer. I don't care where. I can go back to Quantico as a forensic instructor or to a field office somewhere."

"Are you sure about this, Scully? I'm reluctant to grant this request considering how Mulder doesn't want to be separated from you."

"Sir, I *need* this transfer. I don't care what *Mulder* thinks. He doesn't trust me anymore; he trusts Diana Fowley more."

Normally Skinner would grant a transfer request, but with Scully, he wasn't so sure if it's a good idea. He wanted to find out more about their problems, if any, before he would grant it. "Wait a few days. I want you and Mulder to discuss your problems before jumping into a rash decision on your future."

Scully nodded. "All right, I'll wait for a few days."

Skinner watched Scully leave his office and then he asked his secretary to page Mulder.

* * *

Mulder walked into the office. "Sir, you wanted to speak with me?"

Skinner nodded. He directed him to the chair. "Sit down, Mulder. You're going to hear this sooner or later..."

"Is it about Scully?" Mulder asked.

"She wants a transfer."

"I can't let her leave, Sir. She means so much to me." He paused. "I love her."

"Have you ever told her this."

"Not in so many words, but I thought she knew."

Skinner took a deep breath, and looked at his young agent. "You have to tell her, Mulder. Tell her everything." He paused. "You're going to lose her if you don't reveal your feelings."

"I'm afraid."

"Afraid of what?"

"I'm afraid of losing her."

"You're going to lose her if you don't reveal your true feelings. She didn't say this in so many words, but I have this feeling Diana Fowley's the root to the problem." He paused. "You have to tell Scully how you feel."

"And if I don't?"

"You'll lose her."

With a determined look in his eyes, Mulder nodded vigorously.

He knew what he had to do.

Fight for Scully.

* * *

Mulder walked into Scully's apartment using the key she'd given him. As he walked towards her living room, he called out her name a few times.

For a brief moment, Mulder thought something might have happened to her. *Don't worry.*

"Scully!" Mulder called out as he walked near her window. His mind flashed visions of Duane Barry abducting Scully.

He blamed himself for her abduction that night. It pained him, tremendously, that he couldn't have helped her then.

He called out her name a few times.

No response. Mulder took out his cell phone out of his jacket, and then punched her number. He let it ring a few times, but it did nothing to assuage his feelings of worry for her.

Mulder knew Scully wanted nothing from him, but he wanted to make up for everything. He knew what he needed to do: tell her how much he loves her. He looked around at her apartment and saw a lot of missed opportunities for them to be a couple.

He decided to stay at her apartment to wait for her.

Mulder noticed a key turn, and watched Scully open the door. "Scully, we need to talk."

Scully took off her black jacket, and put it in her closet. "I think everything's been said, Mulder."

"No," Mulder whispered. "Not everything." He paused for a second, and then continued. "I don't love Diana Fowley, Scully. I used to like her in the past, but she's not the one for me now."

"Then who?"

Mulder pulled her into a warm embrace. "Who do you think? You're everything to me, Scully. It's you who I love. Not Diana. Not Phoebe. Not Bambi. Not Karin. It's always been you."

Scully gazed in Mulder's hazel eyes, and knew he loved her. She thought she was in a dream, and then going to face a terrible reality. For a few seconds, she didn't say anything. "You love me? How?"

"I don't know *how* I had fallen in love with you, Scully. It just happened," Mulder said as he brushed a loose auburn hair from her face. "I don't want to sound like a Hallmark greeting card, but I think I'd fallen in love with you at first sight." He stroked her her hair, gently, and then he whispered. "Scully?"

"Yes?"

"Do you love me?" Mulder asked gently.

Scully gave him a warm smile and nodded. "I'd always loved you, Mulder. I wanted to tell you but I was so afraid to let you know." She gave a rueful sigh. "I thought you loved Diana, not me."

"I told you - "

"I know," Scully said with assurance. She was thinking of something else on her mind. Her transfer request which was sitting on Skinner's desk. "I guess I should tell Skinner to rip up the transfer request."

"I guess so," Mulder said with a laugh. His hazel eyes became serious as he wondered why she wanted to leave him in the first place. "Why were you gonna transfer, Scully?"

"I thought you wanted Diana to be your partner, and you didn't want me. I decided to transfer to Quantico or to some other field office."

"I didn't want you as my partner," Mulder repeated. He couldn't believe she thought that. "I told you how I feel."

"I know, but that's how I felt."

"Scully, you're my everything," Mulder said with a sigh. "Please believe me."

"I do believe you," Scully said with a smile. "Mulder?"

"Yeah?"

"Mulder, you're my everything."

End of Story


Author's Notes: There has been a trend of stories where Scully or Mulder requests a transfer to leave the other one over Diana Fowley. Anyway, this story is my tribute to the recent trend. It's angsty, shippy, and I hope you'll like it.

Dedication: I would like to thank Joey, Tanya, Lisa, Exfilia, and Rotem for their support. You're all great!

Feedback: Only nice, constructive criticism please. Flames would be used to line my cat, Mischief's litter box and will laugh at your expense. As Mulder said in "Arcadia": "Bring it on!" Send to: eblair@sonic.net

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- "And if I quit now, they win."
- from the X-Files: Fight the Future Movie