From:             "Leek, Janelle" <LEEKJ@hsd.k12.or.us>
Subject:          Blacker Than Night...And Furrier, Too (1/1)
Date sent:        Fri, 17 Oct 1997 07:51:10 -0700


Classification: S

Rating: PG

Disclaimer: Mulder isn't mine. He belongs to CC and Fox.

Archival: Feel free! Just keep my name on it and let me know where!

Summary: Thoughts of cats force their way into young Mulder's mind.

Author Note: This was written in response to the Halloween challenge to
write about a black cat. Don't worry, I'll get around to finishing
"X-Trek" and "Virtual Sheep" one of these days. I just keep getting
sidetracked.

Blacker Than Night...And Furrier, Too   by leekj@hsd.k12.or.us

	16 year old Fox Mulder tuned out the teacher's lecture. He
wasn't all that interested in the guy's interpretation of the book they
were reading. He sat back, letting miscellaneous pubescent thoughts
ramble through his mind, when an unwanted thought made its way in.

<I want a cat.>
Huh?
<I want a cat.>
I'm sitting here thinking pubescent thoughts, and you want a cat?
<Yeah.>
I suppose you want a specific kind, too.
<Yes I do.>
And what kind would that be?
<I want a black one.>
I must be going crazy. It must be the Halloween influence. A black cat.
Geez.
<I want a black cat.>
I don't know who you are, but you're not getting any cat.
<I'm you, and I want a cat!>
Why don't you just go away?
<I want a cat, and you're going to get me one!>
I'm not getting you a cat! Just give it up!
<Fine!>
Fine!
<>
Hello?
<>
Hello?
<>
Finally!
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Ok, corny, I'll admit, but I swear the pencil took over when I wasn't
paying attention!