My Best Friend By Laynie1121@aol.com

Rated: PG Category: MSR/Song-Fic

Disclaimer: We all know that I don't own them. But since it's necessary, Mulder and Scully belong to FOX and Chris Carter and 1013. And I don't own the song used in this fic either. It belongs to the wonderful Tim McGraw. =)

Feedback: Of course! It lets me know if I should write more! But I warn you, flames are sent to my paper shredder and never heard from again.

Author's Notes: Today while I was driving through town, I had the radio going and this song started to play. Well, I listened to the words and thought, "This is a major Mulder/Scully song." So it inspired a fic and now, here I am. Oh, and to Marie who helped me out a bit while I was writing this fic. Thanks Mar! You're such a doll. (LOL)

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The first thing Dana Scully did when she got home was check her messages. The mechanical voice said there was only one and it gave the time and date.
"Hey Scully. If you're not busy tonight, why don't you drop by the 8th Street Café around nine thirty."
Scully glanced at her watch. Nine o' nine. If she hurried, she could change, re-apply her make-up, and catch a cab before meeting up with Mulder.

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At nine-twenty-eight, Scully paid the cab driver and entered the 8th Street Café. She immediately began to search for her partner but had no luck in finding him. The house was full tonight.
She was surprised that she even found a seat. It was at the very front, but at least she had one. As soon as she sat, an emcee came out, center stage.
An extremely bright spotlight hit him but he was obviously used to it. He smiled brightly as he began to speak.
"Welcome to karaoke night! We have a new comer here tonight, ladies and gentlemen, and he's pretty damn good."
Scully rolled her eyes and thought, 'Mulder, payback's a bitch.'
The audience's sudden clapping and whistling, mostly created by women, startled Scully out of her thoughts and her attention returned to the stage. What she saw made her eyes open widely and her jaw drop slightly.
For there, on center stage, sat a very handsome Fox Mulder. He had on casual clothes - a pair of Levi 501's and a white tee-shirt - but she could see why the women in the audience were going wild.
Mulder's eyes were searching the crowd as the music began and he smiled - 'The million watt one' Scully thought - when he spotted her.

I never had no one that I could count on
I've been let down so many times
And I was tired of hurtin', so tired of searchin'
Til you walked into my life
And it was a feelin' I've never known
And for the first time I didn't feel alone

You're more than a lover
There could never be another to make me feel the way ya do
And oh, we just get closer
I fall in love all over everytime I look at you
I don't know where I'd be without you here with me
Life with you makes perfect sense
You're my best friend

Scully smiled at Mulder and then closed her eyes, just letting his smokey voice wash over her. She knew the song was meant for her. Not only because of the fact that Mulder's eyes hadn't left hers the whole time he'd been singing, but because she just knew. Scully willed her thoughts at bay so she could concentrate on the rest of the words.

You stand by me and you believe in me
Like nobody ever has
When my world goes crazy, you're right there to save me
You make me see how much I have
And I still tremble when we touch
And oh, the look in your eyes when we make love.

You're more than a lover
There could never be another to make me feel the way ya do
And oh, we just get closer
I fall in love all over everytime I look at you
I don't know where I'd be without you here with me
Life with you makes perfect sense
You're my best friend

You're more than a lover
There could never be another to make me feel the way ya do
And oh, we just get closer
I fall in love all over everytime I look at you
I don't know where I'd be without you here with me
Life with you makes perfect sense
You're my best friend

As the last notes of the song faded away, Scully felt tears in her eyes. She quickly brushed them away and began to applaud with the rest of the audience.
The emcee took the stage again and said, "Fox Mulder, ladies and gentlemen." As the emcee announced the next act, Mulder walked offstage, down to the floor area, and straight to Scully. When he reached her, she threw her arms around him and hugged him close. Mulder returned the hug and then pulled back a little.
"That was for you, ya know." he said in an almost shy voice.
Scully kissed him on the cheek and whispered, "I knew the whole time."
Mulder grinned, and although he already knew the answer, he asked anyway.
"How."
Scully replied simply, "You're my best friend."