Note: if you've not seen 'Paperclip', this story probably won't make much 
sense to you...  Also, it's rated G.  First of all, the elevator is a 
really cramped place to go all out NC-17 (or even R!).  Secondly, he only 
lives on the fourth floor, for crying out loud...  It's a short ride to 
the ground... which explains why this story is so short too. *grin*

Disclaimer:  Fox Mulder and Dana Scully belong to the X-Files, Chris 
Carter, Ten-Thirteen Productions, and Fox Broadcasting Corporation.  I am 
using the characters and the plot without permission cuz I can't afford it.

Now, without further ado...

Going Down... (Rated G)
by Christina Shuy
cshuy@netcom.com

	"Mulder, I went to your father's funeral... I told your mother 
you were going to be alright."
	"How did you know?" Mulder asked, incredulus.
	"I just knew..." Scully said, just as the elevator doors opened 
and she walked into the waiting car.
	Mulder walked into the elevator after Scully and the doors slid 
shut behind him.  Suddenly, Mulder found Scully in his arms, holding onto 
him with a mixture of relief and joy.
	"Scully...?" Mulder's voice was a question.  She hadn't held onto 
him this tightly since the incident with Donny Pfaster, and that was only 
after she'd been traumatised.  At the time, he could feel the fear, 
stress, and tension that was very tightly wound in his partner's demeanor 
and it hurt him because she was his best friend and she was hurt and 
there wasn't much he felt he could do.  This time, however, this time was 
different.
	There was only silence between them, but Mulder could feel 
Scully's relief at finding him alive and well.  She even had to smile at 
HOW her realization was verified... by him bursting in on her holding a 
gun on Skinner inside _his_ apartment... at the same time Skinner was 
holding a gun on her as well.  Fortunately, it had all ended without 
anyone getting hurt.  He smiled into her hair.
	"I'm glad to see I was right, Mulder." she murmured, letting go 
of him as the elevator doors opened on the ground floor of the apartment 
building.
	Turning to him before she started out of the elevator, she 
punched him on the arm.  "Just try not to do that to me again, okay?  You 
had me really worried!"
	"Ow..." Mulder rubbed where he'd been smacked.  It was the same 
side where she'd shot him in the shoulder a while back.  "Okay... next 
time I come back from the dead, I'll tell you the moment I get the 
chance."
	"That's not funny, Mulder!"
	"I know it isn't... and I'm sorry I didn't let you know sooner... 
even though you knew anyway."
	Scully sighed.  "Okay... fine.  Now, where are we going?"
	"We have a few things to track down..." he said, as they both 
started out of the elevator.  "First place we're headed is to the Lone 
Gunmen..."

-End of Scene-

So... opinions?  What did you think?  SHould I post more/other stuff?

'later!
Christina
-- 
"The Truth is Out There.  Trust No One."- from "The X-Files"
"There's something about distance that gets to us all."-Latitudes(Elton John)
"You're not subtle, you're not politic, and sometimes, you're a pain in 
the ass!" Commander Jeffrey Sinclair ("The Gathering" - Babylon 5 season 1)
Pursuing a BS degree in Electrical Engineering-Nova Scotia, Canada anyone?