By: MARS E-Mail: 106660.3156@compuserve.com This is something I did before seeing the all too famous Small Potatoes. All I had was details of trailer and it seemed so tempting to make it into a "shipper's" story. Also there are one or two spoilers in here so for those that haven't seen 4th season. Choice is yours:) Small Potatoes "(Mirrored Emotions)" FM&DS fanfic. Scene is of Mulder and Scully sitting on the couch with glasses of wine She says 'Well this is a side I haven't seen before'. He leans over towards her and she can no longer resist him any longer. They look deep into each others eyes and he kisses her. She responds to his kiss feeling the intensity that has long been building up inside her. Suddenly there's a knock on the door. 'Scully'? Comes the all too well known voice that she loves and recognises. She looks at the man who she thought was Mulder. And rushes to open the door. 'What! What's going on?' The real Mulder looks. He witnesses the champagne glasses half empty on the stool. He looks to what appears to be his other self. The clone gets up with an evil look in his eyes and changes shape. 'Oh my god!' yells Scully. Mulder shoots the clone and he falls to the ground. 'Well looks like you were enjoying yourself,Scully?' Her heart panged deep inside. 'I thought it was you. And I was'........she looked down. Mulder looked and said 'I'm sorry it wasn't me' She faced him and said 'So am I' He looked at her in disbelief, 'Am I that bad Scully?' Scully drew in her breath, 'It's just that...........well you had more time for me,at least he did' 'Scully I just saved your life!' 'I know! its just'................she felt so hearbroken,unyet this was the real man she loved as he stood before her. She felt so weak and tired lately. Mulder continued. 'You know what he would have done to you if I hadn't come in? You would've been in a worse state than he is now!' as he looked at the dead body. She looked at him and sighed. She knew that she would've probably laughed at this by now but her life she felt was going in circles. She was dying, unyet the pain she felt as she studied him was ten times worse than the cancer that was eating the life she had left inside of her. She never thought love could be so painful. She couldn't stand it anymore. Her feelings were on overload. She walked to the couch,sat down and let out a sob. 'Scully! What on earth?' He rushed over to her and grabbed hold of her. He looked in her eyes and could see her pain as she wept uncontrollably now. She said ' You think the whole world is your oyster!! But where do I fit into your picture Mulder?' 'Oh Scully, you are my picture. you are my life. Don't you know that?' He placed his hands through her hair. He couldn't bear to see her so upset. As he looked at the tears falling softly down her face, he felt so guilty that he hadn't been there enogh for her. 'But what are you afraid of? Why won't you let me near you? I feel like a closed door thats only opened once in a while,'she said sobbing. He swallowed hard and looked away. He could feel his heart like a plucked guitar string that was about to break. 'Scully I had no idea you felt this way. You never opened yourself to me. I've always wanted to open the door to your heart but I am afraid of losing you as I speak these words'. He hugged her tightly now and whispered 'More of losing you than me losing myself' She felt the warmth from his body,relief sweeping over her like a longing tide waiting patiently to come in. She faced him, ' I'm sorry Mulder,you seemed so caught up in your work and I didn't want to tell you how I felt' He looked into her face and felt so breathless. His heart would break with intensity if he didn't kiss her now. The moment was so perfect. He leant into her and kissed her most warmly and passionately. He released,she gasped breathing quickly now. 'I don't want to rush things Scully' 'I know', she said as she touched his face,feeling his lips, wanting to kiss them again. He felt a shiver down his spine as she touched him. He held her and kissed her deeply. He gasped, 'I love you Dana' She trembled at those words and looked into those eyes of his that drew her into him and smiled 'I love you too Fox' All the restraints between them had just been flung out the window And so they made love in a dizzy swirl of happiness. * * * * Whatever years she had left. They spent togther. As a couple. Their lives still revolved around the FBI. But Mulders worse fear? Was losing her. Even though they were together now and got an appartment. He'd wake in the morning sweating with fear and panic . He would look at her,make sure she was still breathing and go to bed that night having nightmares of waking to find her no longer around to share his life with. He prayed every passing day for a cure. ........................................................................... ........THE END.............................................................. This story was done by MARS!