Back to School

By JEn
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Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998
Rating: PG
Category: SR
Keywords: MSR
Spoilers: Small Potatoes - tiny mention
Summary:  Mulder and Scully take up a case that requires them to go undercover
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minute... Don't be angry CC, 1013, Fox and everyone else!!  If you sue all you
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actual case story.  I usually stick to short MSR stories.  Cut me some slack eh?  

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Back to School
By JEn


"So, where are we going Mulder?"  Scully took the case file from Mulder as he
explained the details of their next case.

"We are going to a small town in Connecticut where the neighbors are friends,
the cows roam through the fields, the children spend their time riding bikes at
the small park and the gossip travels like flower pollen."

"Sounds like your average hick town to me."

"Yes it is.  Well, except for the fact that there is a very clever serial killer
roaming the streets killing girls with red hair and petite bodies in their
teens."

"And how does this involve us?"

"Scully you are going to be a junior in high school!"

"You're kidding!  There is no way I can pass for someone that young!"  Scully
looked completely shocked.

"Scully, no offense but you are kind of small... and I've seen you wear a pony
tail.  You are going to have to pass as a young girl."  Mulder gave Scully an
apologetic smile but she was too enraged and hurt to give in to it.

"Do you really think I have the body of a seventeen year old girl Mulder?!"

"No of course not.  I really like your body Scully."  Mulder wiggled his
eyebrows suggestively.  Scully smiled a small smile and shook her head.  She
looked over the case file as Mulder laid back in his plane seat.  Scully looked
over the note from Skinner with the instructions.  They were to fly into Bradley
airport, rent a car <oh another lovely Taurus!>, drive about an hour to a small
town called Durham, and stay in a small house that is for sale near the schools.  
She read the note a little further and came across something very interesting
that Mulder had forgot to inform her of.  Mulder was going to substitute for the
language arts teacher who was informed of only the fact that she had to leave
her job for a while, no questions asked.  Scully wondered how someone could just
stop what they were doing and listen to the governments orders.  This poor woman
had to leave her job without an explanation.   Scully had a feeling that this
was going to be an interesting case.

When they arrived in Durham it took them quite a while to find the house that
they would be occupying for god knows how long.  It wasn't very small but it
wasn't top dollar quality.  It was a lovely white with a well kept yard, grass
greener than green.  The house was located on a dead end street with only about
ten or so houses.

Scully had fallen asleep in the passenger seat while Mulder had been driving.  
He carried their luggage into the house and then came back for Scully.  He
lifted her quite easily and carried her into the house and laid her down on the
couch.  He turned on a small light across the room and sat down in the chair
looking over the huge file.  He watched Scully thinking how peaceful she looked
in her sleep.  <If only she looked that peaceful and happy when she was awake.>  
He pulled out a huge envelope containing a fake ID for himself.  His name was to
be Alan Williams.  Scully's birth certificate read Dana Mulder, born 6/13/81.  
Mulder chuckled to himself picturing Scully as a seventeen year old.  When he
stood up the chair made a loud creaking noise jolting Scully from her slumber.

"Hey sleepy head, were home."  Mulder cooed.

"What time is it?"  Mulder glanced at his watch.

"Eleven."  Scully sat up and looked at her surroundings.  The rug was a pretty
lavender and the walls were painted white.  The room was decorated with silk
flowers and smelled like them too.  Mulder handed Scully her fake birth
certificate.

"Mulder!  My last name is Mulder!?"

"Skinner's doings not mine."

"Oh geeez.  Is your last name Scully?"

"No, Williams."  Mulder grinned and handed Scully her bag.  "Pick a room I want
to go to sleep."  Scully walked down the long hall and came to the last door.  
She opened it.  Inside was a huge bed with a beautiful skylight.  She tossed her
bag on the bed and said goodnight.

Ten minutes later she heard the shower stop running and Mulder walking around
going into his room.  She was too tired to get out of bed to take one so she
figured she'd take one in the morning.  She heard the bed creak then almost
silent cusses then her door flew open.  Mulder, clad in black silk boxers and
nothing else, hopped into bed with Scully.  She screamed and flailed her arms as
he came crashing down making the bed bounce like crazy.

"Scully, that bed is too tiny for me.  It's the only bed besides this one and it
is a twin bed!  My feet hang over the edge and my toes get cold.  This bed is
mine."

"Fine Mulder but I'm not getting up."  

"Fine."  He curled up on one side and Scully had her side and that is how they
drifted off to sleep.  Yet in the morning their bodies were entwined with
Scully's head on Mulder's chest.

"Scully?"  Mulder looked down at the sleeping beauty whose fiery hair was
sprawled across his bare chest.  He realized his arm was around her and
instantly pulled it away.

"Mulder?  These are really nice pillows.  They smell real good too."  Scully had
yet to open her eyes but when she did she was in for a big surprise.  She sat up
so quickly she practically knocked Mulder off the bed.  She muttered something
and headed for the shower.

Mulder pulled the car into the mall parking lot.  Meriden Square a Westfield
Shopping Center.  <Yikes these malls have long names!>  He dragged a protesting
Scully out of the car and they headed into the mall.

The first store they came to gave Scully the creeps.  How could the
sophisticated special agent wear something from a store called Contempo?  The
clothes were as hideous.  Halter tops, belly shorts, see through shirts and five
inch high sandals filled the racks.  But it was teenager-ish.  Scully whined
about every store they went into.  When they came to the Weathervane she
complied.  The clothes were nice, for younger girls, yet conservative.  She
bought a few pairs of LEI carpenter shorts, a tight t-shirt, some Mudd flares,
and a pair of three inch heal sandals.  They stopped at Filenes to see what else
they could find.  She got a few more shorts and shirts and a pair of Adidas
sneakers.  Scully wondered what the Bureau would do with the clothes once she
was done with them.  The only thing she would even consider keeping were the
shoes which made her feet look the perfect size.  They stopped for lunch at the
food court and then found Scully a purple backpack and other school supplies.  
She felt as if she was really going to school again.  She was dreading getting
out of bed and getting on a big yellow bus.

End Part 1

Scully looked in the mirror.  Her red hair was pulled back into a loose bun like
the one that the girl on the cover of Teen Magazine had.  She took out her
earrings, put on a bit too much makeup, wore short shorts, and a tight t-shirt.  
If Mulder only knew how much this lowered her self esteem.  After all the years,
four years, she spent trying to get out of high school she had to go back!  She
walked into the kitchen to see that Mulder had gone grocery shopping that
morning.  He got some lettuce <maybe he does know me after all> salad dressing,
turkey, bread, milk, cereal, and of course sunflower seeds.  Scully made herself
a salad and put it in a container to take to school.  Mulder walked into the
room drinking coffee and reading the newspaper.  He was wearing a pair of
dockers and a collared t-shirt.

"Good morning Dana, ready for the first day of school?"

"Mulder don't start.  You just love to see me suffer wearing short little shorts
and regressing to my teens don't you?"

"Wearing short shorts?  Yes."  Scully rolled her eyebrows and headed out the
door to the top of the street to catch the bus.

As she was standing there a white jeep came up the hill.  The Jeep stopped and
the window came down.

"Are you going to the high school?"  A girl with brown hair stuck her head out
the window.

"Yeah."

"Me too, want a ride?"

"Sure."

"Hop in."  The girl opened the passenger door and moved some books to make room.  
"I'm Jen, you just move into the house that was for sale?"

"Yeah.  I'm Dana.  I wasn't looking forward to the bus, thanks for the ride."  

"No problem."  The girls rode down the street the short distance to the school.  
Jen made small talk since Scully didn't want to talk too much.  When they got to
the school Jen stepped out of the car.  Scully walked next to her and realized
she felt like she was young.  Jen was at least 5'10!  Scully was only 5'3.

Jen had shown her where the office was so she could get things settled.  She
didn't get into homeroom until the bell was just ringing.  Her teacher, Mr.
Pacerull, smiled as she strode in.  He stopped talking to intro=
duce her to the class.

"Hi you must be Dana!  I'm Tom Pacerull the social studies teacher."  Dana shook
his hand.  After the kids in her homeroom introduced themselves she took a seat
next to a really hot guy.  She felt herself blushing as if she was really in
high school.

The rest of the day went by quickly just migrating from one class to the other.  
Mulder wasn't going to start substituting until tomorrow.  People were really
nice to Dana and she didn't get any comments about looking older which kind of
hurt.  She hung out with Jen and her friends Nor, Hannah, Ashley, Lauryn, and
Ingrid who were her own age.  She didn't have that bad of a time.

She walked in the door to find Mulder going over some notes he had taken during
the day.  He had gone to the police station to interview some cops and checked
the autopsy results.  He smiled as Scully walked in.  She threw her back pack on
the floor and fell to the couch.  She rolled her eyes at Mulder who only
laughed.  They discussed the info that Mulder had gathered until about four
thirty when they both agreed they were hungry.  Scully decided against wearing
normal clothes in case someone from school saw her.  They drove around until
they came across a Olive Garden in the next town over.  Mulder ordered a beer
for both of them and Scully got carded.  She took out her real ID and handed it
to the waiter who eyed her quizzically.

"This is real?  You sure don't look thirty two."  Scully dug around in her purse
and pulled out her badge.  The waiter backed off.

It was a chilly night and when they walked out to the car Scully noticed it.  
She shivered in her skimpy little shorts and Mulder pulled his arm around her
shoulders trying to keep her warm.

"I know that I shouldn't get too close to a minor, people might start talking."  
Scully laughed and playfully slapped him

~~~~~~

Scully stood in the hall by her locker with her little "clique."  The high
school girls were buzzing about the new substitute for English.  Dana smiled at
what her friends were saying about him.  They all went in his home room to meet
him.

"Hi.  I'm Nor."

"I'm Alan Williams.  Will I be having you girls?"

"I wish," Lauryn muttered to Dana.  Scully just giggled.

"Yep.  I'm Jen, this is Hannah, this is Lauryn, Ashley, and this is Dana.  She
just moved here the other day.  In fact, we're neighbors."

"Hi Dana.  Do I have you today?"

"I think so Mr. Williams."

"Great!  Well girls you should get back to class. Bye nice meeting you."  The
girls left the room buzzing in pure delight.

They went back to their home rooms.  Dana and Hannah were in the same room.  
They sat together at the front of the row talking.  Stephanie the slut of the
school came into the room prancing her fat butt in front of the boys.  She went
up to Mr. Pacerull's desk.  

"Mr. Pacerull, I need to leave."

"Why?"

"I have to change for gym."

"Everyone is always changing for gym!  Hey Dana! Why don't you change for Tom?!"  
He winked at Scully trying to put on a sexy face.  Scully raised her eyebrows in
complete shock.  <The teachers talk like this to their students!?>  She felt her
cheeks go red.  She turned her head around.

"He always acts like that.  He seems to pick on red-heads a bit more though.  
Our friend Caitlin was so appalled at some of the comments he made she switched
schools."

"Did anyone report him?"

"Yes.  Nothing seems to happen though.  The principal just tells us to deal with
it and worry about school."

"What??"

"Yeah I know."  Scully's mind was reeling.  What kind of principal let a teacher
get away with that!?  <One that is up to no good!>  She definitely had to talk
to Mulder.  She excused herself to the bathroom.  She waved to Mulder and
pointed to the teachers' bathroom.  He got her signal and excused himself for a
minute.  She made sure no one was in the halls and tried the door.  Luckily it
was unlocked.  Mulder soon followed her.

"Mulder! I think you should keep an eye on Tom Pacerull.  Some girl was
explaining to me how is comments go unnoticed by the principal even when
students leave the school.  She says he tends to pick on red heads more!"

"I'll try to get more information on him.  Call the Lonegunmen and get them to
do a search on him."

"I'll call right after next period."  They both slipped out of the bathroom and
went their own ways.

~~~~~~

Scully was walking home alone after school when she had a weird feeling that
someone was watching her.  She kept turning around but saw nothing.  She walked
lost in thought when she saw a figure out of the corner of her eye.  She
screamed bloody murder.

Meanwhile.....

"Mulder this guy has been arrested for child molestation before!"  Mulder looked
through the case file to see if there was anything he had missed as Byers talked
to him about the background check he had just run.

"What about the Principal... Mark Sanders.. could you run a check on him?"

"Sure call you in a minute."  Mulder hung up the phone just as he read:

"It is suspected that the girls only knew him for a short time period before he
approached then killed them."

Mulder suddenly thought of Scully and a sick feeling shook his body.  He dashed
out the door and ran to the edge of the woods leading to the school.  He ran,
gun in hand, frantically searching for any type of clue.  Then he heard a
scream.  He ran in the direction he thought it was coming from.  He ran not
thinking about anything but saving Scully.

He saw her lying in the dirt a few feet ahead of him.  She was crying in pain.  
Mulder looked around but there was no sign of anyone.  He ran to Scully taking
her in his arms.

"What's wrong? Are you hurt?"

"I think he heard you coming.. I fell and he tried to drag me but he ran into a
tree.  I landed on my arm hard.  I think it's broken! He got away!  I let him
get away!  Don't worry about me find him!" Mulder knew he had to get Scully to a
hospital.  He looked at the tree he had run into.  He walked over to examine it.  
He saw something sparkle in the grass.  He bent down and picked up a bracelet
with the name M. Sanders engraved on it.  This serial killer isn't so smart.  
Just then his cell phone rang.

"Mulder there is no such thing as Mark Sanders.  So I ran a fingerprint check
and he also came up as Steven Maksymu.  Steven Maksymu has been arrested too..
apparently he spent some time in jail with his buddy Tom."

"Thanks Byers, I owe you."  He hung up the phone and ran back to Scully's side.

"Mulder?"  He lifted her off the ground and put her good arm around his shoulder
and helped her back to the house explaining what he had found out.  

~~~~~~

After Scully was done getting her arm which was not broken but severely bruised
wrapped in an ace bandage she and Mulder visited the police station.  The cops
took the information and decided to give Mulder and Scully a break promising
that they'd call if they needed help apprehending them.  Mulder and Scully
gratefully went back to their temporary little home.

Mulder was sprawled out on the couch watching TV while Scully was taking her
shower.  He was surprised when she came out dripping wet with nothing but a
towel around her body.  Her arm was out of the ace bandage.  It was all purple
and nasty looking.  Mulder flinched at the sight half turned on and half in
remorse for her pain.

"Mulder where is the shampoo?"

"Oh sorry, I was trying to clean up the juice I spilled on the rug but I didn't
know what to use. It's over there."

"You were cleaning the rug with my $15 shampoo while I was getting chased by a
serial killer!"  She shook her head in disbelief.  She walked over to pick up
the shampoo when the door bell rang causing her to jump and drop the towel.  
Mulder stared at her naked butt with a smile on his face.  She quickly picked it
up off the ground to cover herself.

"Mulder get the door!"  She felt her face flush out of embarrassment.

Mulder went to the door to find Jen, the girl next door, standing there with a
grin on her face.

"Mr.  Williams?"  She was so surprised to see her substitute teacher answer the
door she almost fell off the steps.  Mulder opened the door for her to come in.

"It's a long story."  She saw her new friend Dana, standing there clad in a
towel and freaked.

"Dana?! Why is he here? Did you.. uh.. are you um?"

"No Jen.  It's not like that.  Mulder I am going to go take a shower will you
please explain everything to Jen?"

"I thought your last name was Mulder?" she questioned Dana.  Mulder laughed and
Scully went into the other room to finish her shower.

When she came out  she heard Mulder telling Jen a story.

"So she was sitting there with a man who looked like me.  About to kiss him!  I
barged in right as their lips were about to meet! You should have seen the look
on her face!!!  So Eddie morphed back into Eddie and we arrested his sorry ass!"  
Mulder and Jen sat on the couch laughing hysterically.  Scully coughed to let
her presence be known.

"So you are really an FBI agent Dana?  That is so cool!"  

"Yep, we are."  Scully answered smiling at the affect their work had on people.  
Mulder must have told her quite a bit.  

"So, Mulder, you didn't tell me.. are you two a couple?"  Jen looked at the
agents.  They both seemed to get really embarrassed by the questioned.  She just
assumed they were.

"Well, uh no..."

"I.. Uh. Um.. No"

"Oh, sorry I just assumed you were.. I don't know why.  I've always felt it was
my sixth sense.  I could match people up like you'd never believe.  I actually
introduced my aunt to this guy and well, no they're married.  Hope your not
offended."

"No it's okay."  They went on chatting for a little while longer before Jen made
both them promise to go to school tomorrow and tell them who they really are.  
Once she left Mulder went rummaging around for some food.  

"Are you that hungry Mulder it's only five?"

"I can wait awhile if your planning on cooking a nice gourmet dinner..." He gave
Scully his puppy dog look and knew it would win her over.  She smiled a big
bright, Scully smile.

"If you'll help..."

"Sure if you want your food do be worse than the quality of dog food!"

"It's not that hard to cook!"  Mulder and Scully went to work preparing a large
meal of spaghetti, salad, and meatballs for dinner.  Mulder really wasn't that
bad of a cook.

"Mulder, you did wonderful chopping these carrots!"

"Why thank you Scully, this spaghetti isn't that bad."

"Hmm.. The way you cut these veggies!  It must have taken you a while to master
the skill.. You know, it really adds some elegance."  Scully examined the
tortured cucumber on her fork.  <He's right! He CAN'T cook!>

Once dinner was finished Scully forced Mulder to do the dishes with her.   He
would wash them and she would dry them.  She figured less things would be broken
if she had the handling job.. Mulder couldn't do too much harm with a dish rag,
or so she thought!

Mulder dipped the dish rag in the foamy water.  He made sure it was covered in
suds before he spun it around above his head.  Soap suds flew every where
covering Scully.  

"Ahh! Mulder!"  Scully screamed wiping the soap out of her hair.  He started
tickling her sides.  She collapsed against his chest laughing.  He wiped the
last sud out of her hair as she looked up.  They made eye contact and neither
wanted to give turn.  The air sparked with electricity.  They both leaned in at
the same time.  Their lips met and both knew they would be together for a long
time.  As the kiss became more intense the longer they wanted to stay together.

"You know," Mulder said as he pulled away from Scully, "teacher-student
relationships are illegal."  He kissed her softly on the lips again.

"That case is over with Mulder.. Shut up and kiss me!"

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The End

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