Skinner had managed to calm Mulder down. Mulder explained to Skinner what happened to his sister about her abduction how he chose to blank it out. He hadn't opened up to anyone in a long time, for some reason he felt Skinner was a father figure something William Mulder wasn't.
"I can look into this for you, if you'd like that Mulder?" Skinner said lending a sympathetic ear.
"Yes I would." He smiled and walked out of his classroom. Dogget was waiting for him outside.
"How you feeling buddy?"
"Not too bad but if I find that slime ball I will kill him." He said. Scully came running out of her medicine class carrying books. Her height seemed to let her down when it came to strength she was only little about 5ft. The books were piled to her neck and her chin rested on the last one. Mulder saw her struggle his heart melted when he saw her little face struggling.
"Scully" He ran over and took the books of her.
"Mulder its ok I'm fine."
"No let me help." He took a pile of books of her he didn't take them all because as well as he knew her he knew she'd think he was being patronising.
"It should be me helping you, what was all that about at lunch?"
"Well 5years ago my sister was, well seemed to be abducted." He looked at the floor.
"Abducted by who?"
"That's what I and the gunmen set out to find." He said sighing.
"I'm sorry." She put her hand on his shoulder which offered more comfort than she would have imagined.
"It was a long time ago, so we off?" The walked out of the gates of the building and there was Reyes finishing her cigarette. "Hey I've been waiting for you guys." Dogget trailed behind Mulder and Scully he didn't want to be a third wheel.
"Hey honey." He kissed her at the gates they were obviously now a couple. Mulder looked envious he wanted that with Scully he knew he had to give it time.
It was the day of the dance Scully had been trying to calm Monica down she was excited. Very excited, Scully had never been great at the girly things. Never the less she tried. They put make up on each other and Scully's parents were downstairs talking to Monica's they didn't want to miss Scully in her dress.
Back at the gunmen's basement even the gunmen were making an effort. Poor Byers had been forced to take Diana he was also made to be the designated driver.
"Hey Langley even with your hippy locks you look reasonable."
"Hey you don't look so bad yourself stump." He replied to Frohike. Mulder and Dogget were practically ready, Byers for some reason was making a real effort. There seemed to be commotion over by the mirror.
"No I don't care what you say Frohike Mulder and Scully are so obviously Sarah-Jane and Spider man. Dogget and Reyes are way Clarke Kent and Louis Lane."
"What the hell?" Dogget asked Mulder.
"They do that." Byers said nodding.
Scully was virtually ready she was just waiting for Monica. They had to stay upstairs until the doorbell rang well that's how they did it in movies Reyes kept saying. She puffed a cigarette out the window with nerves.
"Monica I am not allowing you to take your cigarettes to the dance."
"I'm not going to this is going to be the only one I smoke all night, I promise." Scully laughed she felt like saying. "Is that why you have the carton in your bag?" The door bell rang.
"Oh my god there here." Monica said. Bill answered the door he was still also at the Reyes residence. He burst out laughing.
"God you guys look like jerks." He said laughing. "Oh and Mulder if you drink and drive with my sister in the car I will kill you." Mulder gulped he was a scary sort of older brother. The girls came down the stairs and Mulders mouth practically dropped at Scully in her beige dress. The colour always suited her pale complexion. Their mothers took pictures and cried as they usually did.
They walked out and headed for the van when the door closed Mulder had to say it.
"Scully you look amazing." She laughed.
"I'm not the only one." Dogget had already told Monica by the sight of things he had his tongue lodged down her throat.