A/N: This chapter is so short but I hope you enjoy.
September 15, 2014
7:52am
Mulder was sitting on the front porch. He pretended to read the newspaper as he gazed across the street. It was the oldest trick in the book but it worked so he went with it. There was no activity however; who knew undercover work could be this boring. He was less than 24 hours in and was already getting distracted by thoughts of UFO's. He pushed the thoughts away however, there'd be plenty of time for that when he was finished here and could finally get where he really wanted to be, The X Files.
A school bus pulled up at the end of the street, a few doors down. As he heard the distinct sound of the door opening two teenage girls and a younger boy came running out of the house next door; the Scully kids. They sped down the sidewalk just as the bus door closed. Mulder heard one of them call out loudly and then the bus door reopened. Mulder chuckled to himself as the bus pulled back out into the flow of traffic and chugged away. He could see three silhouettes still standing in the aisle.
"Hi Mr Fox," called Mrs Scully from over the fence.
"Morning Mrs Scully," he replied with a wave.
"Settling in?" she asked.
"Yes I am, thank you" he called back.
The last thing he needed was nosey neighbours prying into what he was doing but at the same time they might just be the best place to get information on the habits of Garland Theodore Botch.
"You're the only neighbor I've met so far," he baited.
"Oh I'm sure they'll all introduce themselves in due time," she beamed. "Everyone is very friendly here." She faltered the slightest bit at her last comment and the quick glance across the street was not lost on the Federal Agent.
"Yeah," he agreed casually. "I suppose I've only been here a day."
She smiled, nodding.
A/N: Please review. Thanks for reading.