X-Files

Rory burst through the front door with excitement. She was carrying a large carrier bag and it swung by her side. She quickly waved to Boo, Callum and Freddie as she passed the office and tore up the stairs into the flat. Stephen was pacing the living room with Regina when Rory all but flew through the door. "Oh my god!"

Stephens head whipped round when she came in and he raised an eyebrow questioningly as she placed the large carrier bag on the table.

"Are you ok? You seem manic."

"I'm fine. I'm just excited."

"Are you sure?" He asked, amusement lacing his voice. "Sweetheart, if you're on something, I promise to support you. We'll get through it together."

She frowned at him playfully before smiling. "You wouldn't believe what I've found. So, I've just been to HMV-"

He chuckled. "I can see that." He nodded to the carrier bag which bore the shops logo.

Rory nodded her head. "Well, look what I've bought."

She opened the bag and pulled out a box set of DVDS. "The complete collection of The X Files, seasons 1-9 and both movies. And it was only £50!"

He looked at her, a smile pulling at the corner of his lips. He nodded. "Well...good."

"Isn't it awesome?!" She smiled at him brightly, her arms extended in the direction of the DVDS and he continued nodding.

"Sure?" He replied cautiously, concerned that she might throw him out of the window if he answered wrong.

She dropped her arms to her sides. "You've never seen it have you?"

"I may have seen a re-run on tv when I was at Eton but I wasn't paying much attention."

"God, Stephen. It's so good! My mom used to watch it all the time." She gasped loudly as a thought crossed her mind. "I have an idea. You, me and the guys should totally watch an episode of two. You'll love it, I swear. It's basically a show about our lives." She rushed out the door again. "I'll be right back!"

He heard her footsteps as she hurried down the stairs and laughed. He looked down to Regina. "Your mummy's mad. Completely bonkers. And that's why we love her."

After a couple of minutes, he heard more than one set of footsteps ascending the stairs. He sat down on the couch with Regina as Rory came back in with Boo, Callum and Freddie. Freddie gasped the minute she saw the box. "The X Files! I love that show!"

Rory's mouth dropped as she looked at Freddie. "Oh my god, me too!"

Freddie rushed over to her. "Do you remember that episode with the little green bugs that only killed you in the dark?"

"Yeah! Oh my god, I slept with my lights on for a week!"

"Some guy at school had a green laser pen and one time, when the teacher out the lights off, he started shining it near me. I nearly freaked out."

Rory laughed. "Oh my god, that's brilliant!"

"I thought so too afterwards. But I wanted to kill him when he did it. Mind, I wouldn't mind if Scully came to the rescue." She winked playfully at Rory and they both started laughing. The others watched the exchange with raised eyebrows. Callum slowly turned to look down at Stephen, silently asking him what was going on. Stephen shrugged his shoulders.

"So," Rory's voice caught their attention. "I was thinking that we watch a couple of episodes."

Boo looked at the box, intrigued. "What's it about?"

"Well, there's two FBI agents called Mulder and Scully-"

"Oh my god," Freddie said. "Totally ship it."

"I know, right?" Rory agreed excitedly. "Anyway, they're in charge of all the weird, unsolved cases called the X Files and they basically hunt down monsters and aliens and stuff."

Boo nodded happily. "Sounds cool. I'm in."

Callum nodded. "Yeah, why not? We deserve a break."

Boo and Callum got comfortable on one of the couches as Rory looked to Stephen. He smiled at her adoringly. She grinned back before opening the box set and putting the first disc in the DVD player. She sat down next to Stephen and Regina on the couch.

Three hours later, Thorpe came by and, seeing no one in the office, made his way up the stairs to the flat. He heard the tv on and opened the living room door. They all looked at him with "heys" before looking back to the screen. Thorpe looked at them all, a small smile on his lips.

"Shouldn't you all be working?"

"Just taking a break," Callum said.

Thorpe nodded and looked back at the screen. "In charge of people who hunt the strange and mysterious for a living, often getting into trouble. Gotta say, I relate to Skinner on a personal level."

Rory and Freddie looked at each other across the room in amazement before turning their attention to Thorpe. He was clearly a fan. He smiled at them both and entered the living room fully, sitting himself next to Freddie as the next episode started.