"Ok William, tell me about your family."
"Well," The young man started. "My real father, Brad, left my mother before I was born because he didn't really want children. So I never knew him. My mother made sure to tell me about him. Not just the bad, the good too. My Dad, he's my Mom's second husband, but they'd been in love for years, before my mom even met Brad, they just didn't realize it.
"My older sister, Hayley, she's Dad's real daughter, she was conceived by accident. Dad didn't know about her though because Mom was too scared to tell him in case he got angry. When Hayley was about five, Mom finally told him. I was only a baby, like not even a month old. Dad's been around since then so he's the only father I've really ever known.
"Mom and Dad moved into our house because Mom was only in a two room apartment because she couldn't afford anything else. Dad set the whole thing up because he inherited a lot of money when his parents died.
"Hero's the oldest, she's five years older than me, so that's twenty three, she's just joined the FBI where our parents started out. Mac and Champ are two years older than me, twenty. Mac's a lawyer and Champ is a doctor, well not quite but that's where they're aiming.
"Glowworm's my younger sister, she's two years younger than me and still in high school. Ruler's five years younger than me, he's a pain in the ass, he's just started Junior High, I hope he grows out of it. Pricie's the youngest. He's eleven, he's not so bad, just a kid I guess.
"Me and the twins are the only ones that aren't actually Dad's biologically.
"Sarah's not related to me but she's family. She was my nanny, as well as everyone else. She's been around since Hero was a baby. She had a daughter and a son, they're fourteen and twelve. Stitch and Red. Her husband Jack's really nice."
"Why do you call them that, Hero, Glowworm, Stitch?"
"That's from Sarah. It's all got something to do with what our names mean. She's smart for things like that. What names mean. I've picked up a bit of it."
"Will you explain it to me."
"Sure," William nodded. "Hayley, means Hero, so that's fairly self explanatory. Andy means manly, from that we went to Macho from there we got Mac. Max means The Greatest, from that came Champ. Maggie means child of light, so we called her Glowworm. Ryan means little ruler, we went from there to Ruler. Anthony means priceless. Priceless Pricie. Tailor means what it says so we call her Stitch and Adam means red Earth from there to just Red."
"And you?"
"William means Resolute Guardian, so they call me Guard."
"So you and your Mom and Dad, and all seven of you. Plus Sarah and her husband and her two children live in the same house."
"Sarah and Jack and their kids live next door, but there's a gate between the two yards and we stay there or at home pretty much when ever. Hero and the twins live somewhere else, in the city, in an apartment together. We see them all the time though. Every weekend."
"Are you happy William?"
"Yes." He nodded. "Very happy."
"One last thing before I let you go. How long were your parents apart before they met up again?"
"Five years, to the day. Every five years we have a really big party and Mom and Dad go where they met again and I don't know, talk about the old days."
"So a five year reunion all over again."
"Yeh, three weeks after my birthday. The next one's in two years."
"Ok, you can go."
"Thanks," William smiled. He walked out of the room and met his parents in the hallway.
"How was that?"
"Ok," William nodded. "She just asked me about my family."
"I really appreciate you doing this Guard."
"What's it for again."
"Well, these are my fourth year students. They're going to analyze what you said and write a report."
"So I have to do that again?"
"No, all of you are going to have a turn. It's easier for me to grade them because I know you all so well."
"Ok," William nodded. "Do I get to read what she wrote about me?"
"You'll have to ask her once I've marked everything."
"What'd you talk about?" Scully asked.
"Just family. And those Five year reunions you have."
"Hmm, good subject choice." Mulder nodded and smiled.
Mulder and Scully sat down to dinner that night.
"To the next five year reunion." Mulder smiled and kissed Scully gently on the cheek.
THE END
