Gunning Down Romance
by Invisible Sun

Disclaimer:  I don't own 'em.  The almighty Chris
Carter, Ten Thirteen Productions, and the FOX
Network do.  Also, the song belongs to musical
geniuses Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones, the
members of Savage Garden.

Spoilers: none

Keywords: Mulder/Scully Romance? you decide,
MulderTorture, angst

Rating: PG

Archive: Yes, but let me know so I can visit.

Summary: "I'm gunning down romance/ It never did a
thing for me/ But heartache and misery/ Ain't nothing
but a tragedy." ~Savage Garden "Gunning Down Romance"

PLEASE READ!! Author's note:  This is not your typical
romance, if you could call it a romance at all.  Yes,
I am an avid shipper, but I got this idea as I listened
to this song and I thought, 'if Mulder and Scully did
indeed get together, what would happen if it didn't
work?'  Well, this is basically that.  To hear the
song and read the complete lyrics, visit my Savage Garden
site at http://www.geocities.com/trulymadlydarren/

Gunning Down Romance
by Invisible Sun

The room was dark.  Not a light was shining.  He sat on
the dark leather couch.  Alone.  Always alone.

Don't get it all wrong.  He did have a love once.  But
she turned out like all the others.  She left him.  She
needed something more.  That's what she told him.  It broke
his heart and from that day forward, he vowed never to love
again.  All love gave him was heartache, misery, and tragedy.

He didn't need love.  That's what he told himself.

But... sometimes, he would look out the window and watch all
the young couples in love strolling around, holding hands and
giving each other sweet little kisses.  How he wanted to
open the window and shout to them that love was just a
tragedy; nothing good can come from it.

At least, that's what he kept telling himself.  He wanted
to believe.  It made the pain easier.

But... sometimes, he would dream.  He would dream of the
past; when he had someone to hold on to, someone to listen
to his wild theories and not quickly judge him.

He missed that time.

But... he kept telling himself that
this was better.  This would save him from the heartache
associated with romance.  There was no reason to suffer
anymore.  He told himself that what he felt for her
wasn't love at all, but just a simple chemical reaction
that happened within his brain.

But... he soon began to feel his self-esteem cave in.
He needed someone.  But there was no one.  No one
understood what he had been through.  No one would
ever understand what he was going through.  All except
her and she left him.

Like all the others.

But... he decided it was time to quit suffering in
silence.  He didn't want love to leave him completely.
He decided to take these broken wings of his and learn
to fly again.

He knew that someday, he would no longer be alone.

The End

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