A/N: Inspired by too many episodes of Dawson's Creek the early years [dawson and joey baybay] Teliko.X3's Taking Chances, too many Red Bulls and Taylor Swift's ability to capture the teenage girls psyche.
Summary: What if Scully and Mulder had grown up together and Scully is sick and tired of just being friends? It's their junior year of high school and life is just beginning. [possible multi-chapter if you guys like it]
disclaimer: once again, NONE, David Duchovny can punish me however he sees fit XD
"Diana shut up!" Fox Mulder yelled into the phone and Dana Scully looked up from her position on his bed, she was currently stretched out, head resting on his pillow. She sighed, Diana was such a bitch and Mulder deserved so much better than her. Reaching over, she turned on his radio, tuning it to the rock station, ACDC came on and Scully smiled, it was her and Mulder's favorite. "Yes, she's here. Diana, she's my best friend and if you don't like that then maybe we shouldn't be together." Mulder yelled and with that Dana snapped her head around, Mulder would break up with someone because they didn't like her? She couldn't believe it. Maybe he likes me too.. no. He's just aggrivated. Scully sighed, falling back on the pillows, Mulder drama was never fun. "That's what I thought. Yes, it's ACDC. God you need better taste in Music." Mulder slammed his phone down on the base and looked over at Scully, "Sorry 'bout that."
"Mulder, it's me. You don't have to explain anything. Let's just finish your science homework and then I'll take you to the coffeehouse." Scully gave him a smile, resting a gentle hand on his arm. To her shock, Mulder moved his arm so his hand was in hers. She took a deep breath and swallowed hard, looking him in the eye.
"What would I do without you Scully?" Mulder asked, the last name thing had seemed to have been there forever. When they met at age four, they called each other by their last names, it was Mulder's way of seeing her as a friend instead of a girl.
"Be a complete mess. Spend all night, every night in Baker's field looking for spaceships." Scully teased him gently, trying to get him to smile. It worked, Mulder grinned, yanking her arm, he pulled her up and into a standing position, "Mulder what are you doing?"
"Listen." Scully silenced for a moment and laughed when she heard Foreigner pouring out of the speakers.
"Dance with me Scully." Mulder spun her around and Dana laughed and Mulder spun her again. With absolutely no rhythm at all, they jumped and spun around in circles til they couldn't breathe they were laughing so hard.
"Mulder do your Elvis impersonation!" Scully called to him and Mulder swiveled his hips, holding his hand up in perfect Elvis formation. Scully let out a cat call and then giggled, Mulder got a wild look in his eyes and stepped towards her, "Mulder NO!" She called but it was too late, she was tackled, pinned to Mulder's bed. He traced his fingers over her sides, causing her to break into fits of laughter and wiggle, trying to move.
"Say Uncle. Say it Scully!" Mulder tortured her.
"NEVER!" Scully yelled as she found Mulder's one ticklish spot, right behind his knee. Mulder laughed and rolled off to the side.
"I always forget that you know my weak spot." Mulder panted as they tried to catch their breaths, "I say we forget about my science homework, let's get out of here. We're teenagers for Christ's sake, it's Friday night. Let's do something." Mulder pulled Scully up and off the bed, leading her down the stairs and out the door.
"Mulder you've officially cracked!" Dana yelled as she sprinted to keep up with him, finally she gave in and just hopped on his back, instead of complaining, Mulder hooked his arms under her knees and supported her as he walked towards town.
"Want to grab a coney dog at the Nook?" Mulder asked as they reached the top of the hill, leading them on the main drag into town.
"Are you seriously asking me that?" Scully asked, everybody loved the Nook, besides the Center it was practically the coolest place to hang out in town. Mulder let Scully slide off his back and the two walked for awhile in companionable silence.
"I want to push the button." Scully yelled as she raced towards the stop light, the town had recently got Crosswalk buttons and it was like getting a toy on Christmas, the new hadn't wore off yet. Mulder shook his head as Scully pushed the button repeatedly.
"I think once is sufficent." Mulder bent down and whispered in her ear. At seventeen, Mulder towered a good foot over Scully who would be turning seventeen in a few months.
"But it's fun!" Scully whined and jutted out her bottom lip. Mulder laughed and shook his head while the light turned and the duo crossed the street, Mulder held open the heavy glass door for her and Scully ducked inside.
"Hey kids." A man with a ponytail, worn out jeans and a 4-H bike club shirt said as he grabbed an order pad, standing behind the counter.
"Hey Derik." They said as they took seats at the counter, "Three coney dogs and two glasses of Pepsi to go please." Mulder told him and dug out his wallet.
"Comin' up." Derik said as he accepted the money and gave Mulder his change, then fixed their order.
"So what was wrong with Diana?" Scully asked.
"Oh you know, the usual. I'm not taking our 'relationship'" Mulder said using finger quotes, "seriously enough."
"She's so full of bull. I don't know why you don't just give up on it." Scully said as they grabbed their food and headed back out the door, walking towards the park.
"Ya know, I don't know either." Mulder told Scully honestly as they walked into the abandoned park, sitting on worn out swings that were long past their prime.
Scully sat, crossing her legs, she watched Mulder try to balance his soda on his legs and dig through their bag, "Mulder give me your soda." Scully laughed, knowing that if he spilled his, she'd be forced to share.
Mulder handed her the soda as he divied up their food, "Ya know, I heard they're fixing this place up."
"Are you serious!? They cannot fix this place up. It's perfect just the way it is." Scully exclaimed, she didn't want to see this place change, it was the one place that hadn't changed in the last seventeen years.
"I know, right?" Mulder told her as he looked around the park. It was perfect, from the carved in 'Michael loves Julia' on the side of the ladder to the broken board in the bridge that lead from one slide to the other.
"So what's it like to date a cheerleader?" Scully asked as she rocked herself on her converse, something Diana Fowley would never be caught dead in. Scully was the antithesis of Diana and she knew it. She could never compare to Diana because they were too different.
"I guess I should get you home soon, huh?" Mulder asked, not that it mattered much, their parents knew if they wanted them, they could usually find them at the other's house.
"I was thinkin' I could stay the night. I'll go with you to Baker's field Mulder." Scully told him softly.
"Go home. I'll swing by and pick you up at eleven." Mulder smiled at her, no one else was ever allowed to go with him.
"Okay, but first you are pushing me on this swing, cause my legs are too short." Dana pouted as she stuck her trash in the bag and walked it over to the trash can, coming back and sat on the swing, looking expectantly at Mulder.
Mulder laughed and got up, standing behind Scully, he pulled the swing backwards by the chains and then ran forward, sprinting out from under her, giving her a successful underdog.
"MULDER!" Scully screamed, "Dammit you always scare me when you do that I am always terrified you won't be fast enough and I'll end up wacking you in the head with my foot or something."
"Not like it'd do much damage." Mulder said and knocked himself in the head, elliciting a round of giggles from Scully. "C'mon kid, I'll walk you home."
"Why do you call me Kid? I am the same age as you." Scully glared at him.
"Cause you are so short I can use you as an arm rest and technically I am older than you by like four months." Mulder told her and Scully shoved him so he slipped on the rocks, "You're mean Dana Katherine Scully." Mulder told her as he pretended to be wounded.
"I can't believe you just middle named me, Fox William Mulder." Scully stuck out her tongue. Mulder laughed and shook his head, wrapping an arm around his best friend's shoulder, anyone who saw them would've guessed that they were two teenagers in love, not best friends who firmly believed that their relationship was purely 'platonic'.
When they arrived at the Scully house, Captain Scully was outside and Dana rushed to her father, hugging him tightly, "I didn't know you were home this weekend Daddy!" Captain Scully kissed his youngest daughter's forehead, "I'm home for a week Starbuck." Mulder smiled at Scully's enthusiasm.
"Good Evening Captain Scully." Mulder said and shook the older gentleman's hand.
"William, Fox. Haven't we had this discussion." Mr. Scully teased him gentley, for the the past thirteen years Fox Mulder had practically been a part of the family. Captain and Mrs Scully didn't trust their children with just anyone, but they trusted Mulder with Dana implicitely.
"Yes Sir. It's good to see you home. I know Scully's missed you." Mulder told the elder Scully, "I'll be going. See ya around kid." Mulder winked as Scully and ran as a pebble whistled through the air, just missing his head, "So violent Dana." he called.
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It was nearing eleven o'clock that evening and Dana Scully sat impatiently at her desk. She tapped her pencil against her desk as she sighed.
"Thunk." the sound of something hitting the window caused Dana to whip around, smiling, she knew it was Mulder. Walking over to the window, she opened it, looking down at him, "Geez what'd you throw a fricken boulder?"
"No. No. Boulder would've been impractical." Mulder laughed and held his arms up to her and Scully sighed, she really needed to get a ladder. Feet first, she slid out the window, landing in Mulder's arms. Mulder lowered her to the ground and she looked up at him.
"You ok?" She whispered, she razzed him for his nearly nightly trips to Baker's Field, but she knew the reason as to why he did it.
"Fine Scully. Really." Mulder promised her, but didn't mind it when she gave him a quick hug. Taking her hand, he lead her through the dark side streets of their small town, down the hill, off the beaten path and into Baker's Field. The place was usually used for parties, far away from the cops, but even in the middle of summer it was always cleared by midnight. Mulder came here because his house wasn't the greatest place to live in, to be alone in, clear his thoughts. Plus, the field had the clearest view of the night sky, perfect for star gazing or in Mulder's case UFO gazing.
Sitting down, Scully drew her knees to her chest, pulling her fleece down over her hands. She watched Mulder as he pulled a picture out of his book bag and sat it down beside them, Scully frowned when she saw the girl in the picture, "I miss her too." Scully told her softly.
"Do you think she's still alive Scully?" Mulder asked, his voice thick with emotions.
"I don't know Mulder. I like to think she is. Cause, I really want her to come home and tell you to quit beating yourself up over it." Scully said taking his hand, Mulder leaned into her, burrying his head in the crook of her shoulder, he cried silently and Scully let him, not saying a word.
"If I had only been.."
"Mulder stop it. You were twelve. What twelve your old boy could stop his kid sister from being kidnapped. It wasn't your fault and if anyone says different, I'll beat 'em up. That includes you too Mister." Scully pointed a finger at him, "Samantha loves you Mulder, you're her hero." She spoke, making sure to use present tenses.
"Diana doesn't believe me. I brought her here, she told me I needed to get over it. That Samantha's dead." Mulder told her and Scully's eyes widened, This is our spot! He brought that bitch here! Scully thought.
"She's a bitch Mulder." Scully finally spoke, "Samantha's not dead. She's gonna come home someday. Who gives a fuck if anyone says differently, you and I know." Scully didn't know if Samantha was alive or dead, if she was coming home or not, but for Mulder she could believe.
"Samantha always hoped I'd marry you, ya know?" Mulder told her, Scully smiled, if Mulder was reminsicing it was a good thing.
"I did. She told me once, I told her I'd say yes if you asked, just so I could be her sister." Scully laughed remembering when she was nine years old and watching six year old Samantha while Mrs. Mulder ran to the store.
Mulder laughed, "Good to know." Mulder glanced at her, "Promise me something Scully?"
"What's that?"
"Don't leave me. When we graduate next year and you go off to some big Ivy League School...promise we'll still be best friends."
"Always Mulder." Scully tilted her head to the side, it scared her to think that there was a day that could come when she hadn't seen Mulder in months. She prayed to God that would never come. Mulder laid down, pulling Scully with him, she rested her head on his arm and the two starred at the sky, waiting for something that would never come.
A/N: Well, there you have. Chapter 1? Complete Standalone? you tell me. This took longer than I hoped to write, because I just couldn't get it to a point.
[clears throat] and a special thanks to Brittney [Teliko.X3] for supporting this story and listening to me rant and ramble. I owe ya one. =D