Elements of Their Own: Three…no Four Musketeers
By: M14Mouse
Summary: How did four wildly different people become friends? Well, it all started with a fight and a promise….
Disclaimer: Don't own them…how sad.
"Chicken."
"Egg."
"Chicken."
"Egg."
Vida heard her sister mumbled to Chip. She glanced over at her sister. Damn, she must have jet over from her class quick.
"When did this start up?"
"Xander was telling us what his mom made for breakfast. And somehow or another, they started arguing what came first…the chicken or the egg." Chip said.
"Oh. Well, that is easy."
"Oh?" Xander said as they approached the lunchroom.
"It's pterodactyl, of course," Maddie said.
"Geek," Xander said teasely.
"No…it's called paying attention in Earth Science class," her sister said.
"Why would I pay attention? She is sooo boring, mate," Xander said.
"Please…you're busy pay attention to Lisa Convener's breasts," She added.
"I was not!"
Chip laughed.
"She's right, you know."
"Hey, I thought you were on my side, mate," Xander said.
"I am. But when V is right…she is right." Chip said with a grin.
"How did she know anyway?"
"She kept throwing paper balls at the back of your head when you were staring."
Xander turned toward her in surprise.
"That was you!"
She rolled her eyes.
"No duh."
"Well, look here…it's the geek squad." A voice rang out. She turned around to see Billy with his little gang. Joy. Doesn't this idiot get sick or something?
"Oh, look…it's a flock of chickens." She said.
She heard Chip trying not to laugh behind her.
Billy snarled at her. It kind of remind of her of a pit bull. Scratch that…pit bulls had more sense than this idiot.
"And look, the geek squad has a new member. The Xander-man couldn't handle being hanging with the popular kids," Billy said as he waved his hand toward Xander. She glanced over at him. He shifted uncomfortable on his feet. She sighed…Typical Xander…
"Leave Xander alone," Chip said angrily.
"Aww…one of his geeky friends is standing up for you…How sweet. Now you have a chance to return the popular bunch…how about it?" Billy said.
"No thanks, mate. I like hanging out with my geeky friends," Xander said.
Well…Damn, Xander finally grew a backbone. Good…
"Hello, not a geek here?" She said.
"Chip is enough of a geek to count for both of us."
"YAY!" Chip said with a grin.
"Only you would find that as a positive." She said in amusement.
"Come on, you guys. Let's go eat lunch." Maddie said.
"Lets…I'm staving!" Xander said with a grin.
"Me too!" Chip added.
"You guys are always hungry." Her sister said.
"Because we are growing boys." Chip said.
"Yup!" Xander said.
"Come on….let feed the growing boys!" She said amusedly.
"Hey! We are still here!" Billy groaned angrily.
"Oh…I forgot about you. Go away and take your chickens with you," She said as she waved her hand.
"No one tells me to go away!" Billy said angrily.
"Vida look out!"
-MFMFMF-
"Ouch…."
"You're okay, mate?" Xander said as he looked at Chip in the chair next to him. Chip had his head between his legs.
"I'm okay. I just have a mild concussion. It should pass soon."
He blinked in confusion.
"I'm not going to ask how you know that."
"Chip is a disaster waiting to happen," Vida said as she stoked Chip's back. She had this concern look on her face. He would tease them about that…but right now…not the time.
"How is your eye, Xander?" Maddie said. He looked over at her and smiled at her. He reached up and gently touched his sore eye. That is going to leave a mark. It was better than what could have happened.
"Fine…thanks to you and your book bag." He said.
"Well…I didn't want to get anyone get to hurt."
"But Michael's head." Vida added.
"I just want to get him off of Xander." Maddie said.
"You did a good job of that," He said.
He heard the door open and closed. He looked around to see Mrs. Hill standing in front of them.
"Well, care to explain what happened?" Mrs. Hill said.
"It was Billy's fault. He is the one who started it. He wouldn't leave us alone!" Chip said as he shot up his head from his lap. Chip winced slightly before he lie his head back down. He patted his friend's shoulder.
"Yes…they were messing with Xander." Madison said.
"Xander Bly….why would you be with you three?" Mrs. Hill said in confusion.
"Well, duh, Xander is our friend," Vida said.
"Yup….No one hurts one of us!" Chip said as he lifted his head up.
A knot formed in his chest and he couldn't help but smile.
Friend.
It was hard to establish himself here. So many of people here push him aside…made fun of him but them….they didn't.
They didn't care that his accent was funny…or he wasn't the most popular.
They didn't care…they like him for him.
"Mr. Bly?" Mrs. Hill said.
"Yes?" He said as he snapped out of his thoughts.
"Do you have anything add?" Mrs. Hill said.
He looked around at Chip, V, and Maddie.
"They got it right, mate." He said.
-MFMF-
"Come on, Maddie…we have to go!" Vida said as she dragged her out of the window.
"But…but…what if we got caught?" She said as she followed her sister down the ladder.
"Please…we are already grounded…It is safe to say we just get more jail time. Beside, we promised to meet the guys at the tree." Vida said with a shrug.
She sighed….She hated it when her sister dragged her into stuff. But her sis was right. They promised Xander and Chip to meet them at the tree. A suspension from school and being stuck in the house had made her and her sister a little….crazy.
"Alright…but not too long!" She said.
"Fine…Fine.."
Lucky for them, the park is really close to their house. Nearly in the middle of the park was this huge oak tree where they would hang out after school sometimes. Chip lived farer away from the park than they did. But Xander said he had a plan to get Chip to the park since he lived outside of town. A Plan Xander he called it. She was almost afraid to ask what a Plan Xander was.
"There they are!" Vida shouted as she spotted the guys on a tree branch. They rushed to the tree and climbed the branches. Once they reached the branch, Vida took a seat next to Chip and she took next to Xander.
"So…how has everyone week been? Boring like mine?" Xander said.
"Homework…and staring at the tv. If I never see a soap opera again…I can die a happy woman."
"The same….expect mom took my camera away. I was left with editing my videos. It was videos that I already edited too," She added.
"Well…my week was fun. I got to help my uncle on the farm…and help my mom in the kitchen. We made cookies." Chip said happily.
"Lucky." She said.
"Did you even get punished?" Vida said.
"Not really…Mom didn't let me watch cartoons…but that is okay. I played outside," Chip said thoughtfully.
A comfortable silence full the air around them. She looked up at the stars. A thought popped into her head.
"You know…sometimes…I can't believe the four of us are friends." She said.
"Mrs. Hill probably thought the same thing." Xander said.
"But that isn't a bad thing," She said thoughtfully.
"Nope…because I think it's the best thing ever." Chip said.
"Oh?"
-MFMF-
"Yup….I mean….V doesn't like comics books or anything but that is okay. She taught me all about music and we go on awesome adventures. One time…we saw a centaur in my backyard," He said happily.
"I still think it was a horse." Vida added.
"Even you said it was pretty big for a horse." He said.
Vida laughed softly.
"And me and Maddie have the same interest in books…We like totally different books then we started switching book. I mean…I never thought I would like Jane Eyre." He said.
"Or I would like the Dragons of Pern Series," Madison said with a grin.
"Jane Eyre…you got to be joking me. You like that book!"
"It is a good book!" He and Madison said at the same time.
"Geeks…both of you," Xamder said.
"And Xander introduced me to Spaceballs…and I introduced him to James Bond."
"Oh, my…It was you!" Vida said as she pointed at Xander.
"Spaceballs is a great movie." Xander said defensively.
"Geeks…both of you," Maddie said amusedly.
"HEY!" Xander said.
"But….Xander and Vida have the same taste in music and love to argue about stuff. Maddie and Xander love to talk about movies….and of course, Maddie and V are sisters…soo…that makes them friends by default." He said.
Vida and Maddie glanced at each other and laughed.
"But that is okay…that makes us best friends forever, right?" He said as he looked at his friends.
"Yup." Maddie said.
"I don't know…Ouch…Maddie…Fine…I guess you guys are stick with me," Xander said as he rubbed his shoulder.
"Curse is on us." Vida said.
"I'm not bad!"
"Matter of opinion."
He laughed softly as he watched his friends argue back and fore.
He wouldn't change this for the world.
The End.
A/N: Damn it…it is over. I hope you enjoyed this story as much as I did. I want to thank for my reviewers for the kind reviews. ^___^ You guys rock my socks. Read and Review if you wish.