A/N: So it's been forever since I've posted or even had an X-File fic uploaded; and that is because I was writing this piece and wanted to get a decent amount of it done. Let me know how I did and if I should continue or if it's utter rubbish. And just to let you know; I live in this town and all the people have different names but they are based on real people.
High School 1
Our Story Starts
It was a Friday afternoon in July and the Scully family had just finished unpacking. The town they now lived was not a navy or a military town; it wasn't even near the ocean. The town was called Prescott and it was in the warm South-Western state of Arizona. The Scully family had moved there after Captain William Scully was killed in the line of duty; he and his ship were sent to help patrol and protect against pirates along the African Coast. He had been shot while surveying the deck of the ship for an inspection. Maggie Scully, the Captain's wife did not like being in their house in Virginia, because of all the memories that surrounded the house; memories of the Captain that were in the old house. So after a month of planning and choosing just were to go she had packed up the house and moved the family that still lived with her to Prescott, Arizona.
So Dana Scully, Maggie's youngest girl sat in her new room; staring at a beat up copy of Moby Dick; her father's favorite book as well as her own. "Goodbye Ahab, I love you." She told the book as she placed it on the corner of her desk and moved to her closet to finish hanging all of her clothes. Dana Scully was very short; only five foot three inches. She had dark red hair that fell to the middle of her back. After she had finished hanging up her clothes she made her way downstairs. Her older sister, Missy, was helping her mother unpack in the kitchen. In the living room the oldest, Bill and his girlfriend, Tara were arranging the furniture. Charlie, the youngest of the Scully children, was still upstairs unpacking his room.
Sixteen (almost seventeen) year old Dana grabbed the last box marked kitchen and started unloading the plate ware and stacked it on the table in order of size; after she finished she found the cupboard where the plates go and gathered them up and put them away. She then collapsed the box and put it in the pile that was under the table. The pile would be placed in the garage. Hopefully not used until Dana left for college. She then went to see if Bill and Tara needed help; the only thing they needed was mom's approval. So she got mom and went up to Charlie's rooms, she helped him finish unpacking and collapsed his boxes and brought them downstairs to the pile just as Bill was taking half the load out to the garage. She grabbed the other half and the boxes from Charlie's room and followed her big brother.
They placed the boxes in a cupboard; where they would stay (hopefully) until Dana left for college in two years. They both returned to the living room and sat down on the couches. Dana sat down next to her mom and Bill next to Tara. Missy took a spot next to Maggie and Charlie sat on the other side of Bill.
"Mom, Tara and I have a flight to take us back to Virginia tonight at nine; we tried to get a later flight but this was the only one that worked with her parent's schedule. The shuttle will be here to take us to Sky Harbor at five. I wish we could stay longer but we need to get back before semester starts." Bill told his mother, his face apologetic.
"Okay Bill. It's a quarter after four now so there is no time to make food for you guys and I still need to go to the store. So have a good flight call me and leave a message to tell me you made it home. I need to go put everything away in my room and get it straightened out. If you'll excuse me." Maggie got up and made her way up stairs. Dana and Missy shared a look and silently agreed to keep an eye on her this evening after Bill and Tara left.
Missy got up and grabbed a pack of playing cards from her purse and sat back down on the floor by the coffee table Dana and Charlie joined her while Bill and Tara leaned forward.
"The game is 21, no bets and no heckling; give Mom some peace and quiet before you guys leave us." She dealt the hand and played dealer. Charlie won the first hand with 20 points and played dealer next. Charlie stayed dealer and Dana won every hand after that.
Soon five 'til five arrived and Tara and Bill got up and began to say goodbye to Missy, Dana and Charlie; they made their way upstairs and said goodbye to Maggie. They came downstairs with their duffle bags and carry-on bags and left the new house. The shuttle arrived just as they stepped outside the house and they got inside and the car drove off.
"And then there were three." Missy said as they dealt a round of Go Fish to play with Charlie. Charlie played all four hands and only lost one; to Missy. As Dana dealt the fifth hand Charlie stood up.
"Dana, can I go play in my room now?"
"Sure bud, be sure to listen if someone calls you though . . ." She didn't get to finish as Charlie had already run up the stairs to his room. Dana picked up the already dealt cards, reshuffled them and dealt out half to Missy so they could play war.
"So I was thinking that a new town meant that I could start over, I mean still do the same stuff as I did other places but maybe get a haircut and get some shorter clothes; while getting rid of some of my heavier winter gear. What do you think, Missy?"
"Great idea we can go tomorrow. I saw a Goodwill on our way around town today. We can donate your heavier winter gear and trade it for some shorter summer gear. Short-shorts, Skirts and sundresses are definitely in order. We can also check out the bookstores while I am here. My plane leaves on Sunday evening. So we had better do that before then. And we need to make sure that one of us goes with mom to the store to get food tomorrow." Missy replied as she shuffled her half of the deck.
An hour later and the game of war is still going on as Maggie came down the stairs.
"Let's go get some food to eat. Where's Charlie?" She asked as she saw her two daughters playing war.
"Ok, he is in his room." They both said at the same time.
"CHARLIE!" Dana called up the stairs. "Charlie come down, we're going out!"
Charlie came down the stairs and everyone slipped their shoes on and left to go to dinner.