From:             Jadecow14@aol.com
Date sent:        Tue, 17 Feb 1998 02:04:27 EST
Subject:          Wishes 1/1 By Diane A. Doty


I swear I didn't intend this to even be a fanfic! It just turned out this
way. Anyway, it's my 15th so I figured if I wrote 14 others with a
point (more or less anyway), I could do this one that doesn't have 
one. You guys can't get too mad at me then. And it's only a page, 
so read it anyway. You might like it. (gee don't I just make you all 
*want* to read this?)

I'd love feed back on this 'cos it's not my normal thing of thing to
write. Also, please someone let me know if the formatting is looking
alright.

Thanks goes out to the members of OTWC (official teen writers
club), who are stuck with the job of reading this crap before I
torture anyone else with it. Thanks guys!

TITLE: Wishes 1/1
AUTHOR: Diane A. Doty
E-MAIL: Jadecow14@aol.com
DISCLAIMER: The X-Files owned by CC, 1013 and Fox. Not me.
No infringement intended.
KEY WORDS: Pre-XF
DISTRIBUTION: Go ahead, just ask me first, K?
SUMMARY: Told in first person by Kate Williams who meets a
teenage Mulder near a wishing well. 
CATEGORY: I dunno
RATING: G 

enjoy
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Wishes (1/1)
By Diane A. Doty
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    His dark eyes were fixed on me as I leaned over the edge of the
well. I ignored him, assuming he was just another kid that was just
hanging out by the well. After I dropped my penny in -for some
reason I felt compelled to actually use the wishing well-, I began to
wonder why he was there. Was he there to get away from it all like I
was? Or was he just sitting there for the fun of it? I stared into the
murky water and wondered. His voice startled me.

     "What did you wish for?" He asked. I spun around surprised that
he had spoken. He was smiling now, his eyes that had seemed dark
were now bright green.

     I returned his smile. "If I tell, it won't come true." I said, walking
over towards him.

     He shrugged. "True, I guess." He mumbled, moving over on the
bench so I could sit. He waited for me to sit before continuing. "Do
you believe your wish will come true?" He asked.

     I sighed. The one thing I want in the world won't happen. "No." 

     He looked surprised at this. "Why not? Not realistic?"

     "No." I replied, not really into giving a full answer. I didn't want
to tell him that all I wanted was my family back. 

     "Neither are mine." He said after a long pause. Something
flashed across his eyes, indecision. He was debating about telling
me what he wished for. I wanted to know, but I wouldn't push him. I
didn't even know his name. He didn't say anything, so we both just
sat there in silence. 

     Then I remembered the time. I stood, I had to get back to the
foster home where I now lived before they sent out the search
parties. He looked up at me, then back at the ground which he had
been looking at almost the whole time. I wanted to know who he
was.

     "My name's Kate Williams." I said, he looked up a smiled.

     "Fox Mulder." 

     I turned the name over in my head, wondering why it was so
familiar. That was it! "You're a senior, right?" He nodded. "I heard
your name on the morning announcements yesterday. Congratulations
on beating you best track time."

     He smiled. "Thanks." He mumbled. 

     "No problem." I looked at my watch. "I have to go. I'll see you
around."

     He just nodded, and continued to look at the ground. I wanted to
know what was going on in his head, but didn't ask. Instead I just
left. 

     I didn't learn until later that day that we both wanted basically the
same thing back. He was going to get what he wanted back, I wasn't. 
He had hope, however small it was. He would find what he was
missing.
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The End.

well, what do you think? Send all comments to
Jadecow14@aol.com 

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"That which doesn't kill us makes us stranger." Trevor- Eon Flux

"Scully?"
"Yes?"
"Marry me."
Fox Mulder & Dana Scully- The X-Files
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