"Bren sweetie, are you okay?" 17-year-old Angela asked Brennan who had her head on the desk "Do you need to take to the nurse's office?" She then asked worryingly.

Brennan suddenly perked up and sat normally "N-no Ange, I'm fine" Brennan replied, she wasn't ill; it was just that her foster parents knocked her on the floor that night, she had a headache. She smiled at her best friend hoping to brush it off.

"Okay, but you will come tell me if you're not" Angela said a little worried about her friend who didn't look fine at all. Angela just watched her in class to make sure she was really okay.

"Bren, I hope you're really okay" Angela thought to herself seeing how her friend seemed to have something on her mind.

After class, Brennan decided she was going to walk on her own, of course Angela will come looking for her but she'll make sure she wasn't found. Brennan soon sat quietly against a tree, her legs were stinging as she walked, again her foster family decided it would be fun to see her in pain. A dark shadow loomed over her and she looked up from her painful legs. Damn it's them…she quickly stood up quickly no matter how much it hurt and was going to run away

"Hey where are you going!" The male voice said grabbing her arm; his friends seemed to snicker at her attempts at running away.

"Where is Miss. Montenegro? Some friend she is!" One of them shouted making Brennan just try and escape more.

"Let me go you bastard!" Brennan exclaimed struggling in their grip, she knew she had more pain coming and it was that group of girls next.

Seeley Booth sighed as he walked the field with Jack Hodgins talking about one of his conspiracy theories again.

"I'm telling you Seeley! The government is always watching us, and hiding the truth!" Hodgins said but Booth's face didn't change from his 'I'm tired of this conversation' expression.

"I told you Jack, don't call me Seeley I don't like it, call me Booth instead" Booth said and just before Hodgins could reply he saw a group standing nearby, he could hear some shouting and them laughing, he stopped still making Hodgins look at him.

"It's just a group of dumb bastards laughing at something stupid" Hodgins said looking at the group also.

"No it's not, I hear screaming" Booth said running up to the group not long after.

"B-Booth!" Hodgins shouted.

"Wait there! I'll be back" Booth yelled to Hodgins, yet again he had to stand there like a idiot while Booth got all the action, they only knew each other for a week but it always seemed that way during that time "Oh well, at least I can perhaps be a witness to the great Seeley Booth's victory against a group of dumbasses" Hodgins thought to himself and laughed.

Booth ran up to the group seeing Brennan being kicked and punched, he felt sudden anger, why would they do that to an innocent girl?

"HEY! Let her go!" Booth exclaimed the guys just started at him in shock.

"Seeley, are you trying to play hero again?" One of them said still holding onto Brennan's arm she looked at Booth confused "Is he helping me?" She thought as Booth walked up to the guy and tore his hand of her arm before gently getting Brennan's hand and pulling her out the crowd safely.

"Why are you…?" Brennan quietly said and Booth just looked at her.

"Don't worry, I won't let them touch you" Booth whispered to her before giving the group a dark nasty look which unnerved all of them.

They all seemed to walk away, they knew better then to fight Seeley Booth he then soon looked at Brennan.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt?" he asked Brennan just kept looking at him, VERY confused.

"Why did you help me?" Brennan asked him, Booth didn't understand why she just asked that.

"Because you needed help" Booth replied with a smile.

"Yes but WHY did you do that? Nobody helps me" Brennan asked again still looking at him with confused eyes "Nobody helps me but Angela" Brennan added.

"Nobody helps you but your friend? Why not?" Booth asked making Brennan look a little upset.

"Because I'm creepy, I'm a freak right?" Brennan replied making Booth look at her in shock.

"No you are NOT a freak; there is no way somebody as beautiful as you is a freak!" Booth said making Brennan look at him in shock.

Just before Brennan could say anything a familiar voice called out "Bren!"

Angela came running to her and stopped the second she noticed Booth standing there she looked them both up and down.

"Since when were you two dating and why didn't I know about this!" Angela questioned with a sly grin on her face.

"Oh we're not dating Ange…I don't even know his name" Brennan said which made Angela flash a disappointed look.

"Oh yes, I'm Seeley Booth" Booth said to Brennan with a smile which just encouraged Angela's thoughts.

"I'm Temperance Brennan, thanks for helping me back there" Brennan said also smiling.

Angela looked them up and down again "Those two are perfect for each other…" Angela thought with another sly grin.

"I have to go, again it's nice to meet you Temperance" Booth said flashing another smile.

"And it was nice to meet you" Brennan smiled back with Angela getting ideas.

Just before Booth walked away (he stood for a while as they stared at each other of course) the artist came up with something.

"Hey Seeley! I have something I need to finish in art class, so can you walk Bren home tonight?" Angela cried out making Brennan's face go red.

"A-Angela! What are you doing?" Brennan said giving Angela a hard glare.

"Sweetie, you'll thank me for this!" Angela said quietly before Booth walked back.

"Yeah sure, I don't mind after all those guys can catch you on the way home" Booth said flashing that famous smile of his. "Hey Jack! I'm going to walk Temperance home…" Booth yelled, Hodgins just flashed a smile.

Angela ran off quickly hiding around the corner and watched them walk away.

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"So, you live far from here?" Booth asked as they walked down the street.

"No…" Brennan replied with some fear in her voice, she was going back to that place the place she dreaded the most where her foster parents and brother would beat her, she felt scared.

"You okay? Something wrong?" Booth asked hearing the fear and dread in her voice, he could always read people very well and at the moment all he saw was fear coming from Brennan.

"I-its fine I'll see you tomorrow" Brennan replied looking down, feeling the pain already.

Booth watched her walk into her house, he stood for a while, he had this feeling in his gut that he should run in there. He didn't know why he just did; he walked away and made his own way home.

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The next morning Booth walked into his science class to see Brennan sitting there, she looked terrible it worried him slightly. Booth sat on the desk next to Brennan's, she didn't move.

"Temperance…" he said quietly Brennan turned and smiled a little, she looked like she'd been crying Booth gave her a 'we'll talk after class' look resisting the urge to grab her hand whenever he looked at her sad eyes.

After a long science lesson Booth walked out with Brennan, they got a few looks from many girls who were jealous of Brennan because she was walking out of class with the "it" guy. Booth led her somewhere where nobody could see them before asking questions.

"Temperance, what's wrong?" Booth asked in a worried tone.

Brennan's eyes were filling up with tears.

"My foster family said I wasn't allowed to talk to Angela anymore…then my foster farther hit me for being late home, then my foster brother hit me just for fun" Brennan said with tears falling, she couldn't hold anything in anymore, and Booth was the first person who asked what was wrong, the first person to notice, even more then Angela.

Booth stood there in shock foster parents? Hitting her? Booth saw the tears fall. Booth opened his arms out allowing her to fall into his embrace.

"Then this morning…before I left my foster brother said he spotted me talking to you, so now I'm not allowed to go near you" Brennan sobbed into his shirt. Booth just hugged her tighter. "I don't know why they do this…they just do" Brennan added, why was she telling him all this? It was like they had known each other for a very long time even though it was just yesterday.

"I'm not going to let you do that I'm going to keep talking to you and if you want, a place to stay?" Booth suggested "come on Seeley, you only met this girl yesterday and your acting like you've known each other forever" Booth thought as he comforted Brennan.

"Booth, you can't do that…I don't need to move anywhere else besides, each home is worst then the last" Brennan said pulling back a little.

Booth changed his mind, no he was going to ask her, he was going to tell her to stay with him, there was an unused room at his place she can stay there for a while.

"Tempe, look at me I have an empty room at my place there is no way I'm going to let you stay there, Pops won't mind and Jared is just a idiot, you can ignore him" Booth said looking into her eyes.

"But Booth I-:" Brennan stopped in her sentence.

"No Tempe…you can't go back there, I don't want them to beat you! No way, I promise I'll make sure they won't find you" Booth said in a way that showed Brennan is opinion was not going to be changed.

Angela walked along the halls to see Brennan and Booth talking about something, Brennan looked like she had just been crying she watched the two from afar to see if she can work out what happened.

"Thanks Booth…I'll leave if I'm trouble" Brennan said but Booth shook his head.

"You are no trouble at all, I don't care as long as you're safe" Booth said in a kind tone.

Angela's eyes widened, what happened? She was going to interrogate them when she gets time, they are NOT going to get away with a short reply either she wanted the full details, of EVERYTHING. The artist watched them more carefully.

"Hey, are you wondering what they're talking about too?" A voice said from behind, Angela turned around, wasn't it that Jack guy from yesterday?

"Umm yeah, wired isn't it Brennan came in all upset and hardly talked to me, and now I think something has happened…" Angela replied as Hodgins also looked at them.

"I guess you're going to interrogate them right?" Hodgins asked smiling.

"Yep, you wanna help?" Angela asked with a grin.

"Sure, why not?" Hodgins replied, they hardly even noticed they were talking to each other.

Brennan hugged him once again with a smile appearing on her face, she had never felt this way before about anyone, she didn't know him for very long but she felt very happy with him. She pulled back still smiling at him.

"Listen, if you need me you can just come and get me okay?" Booth said Brennan nodded.

"We better get to class" Brennan said not being able to talk that smile of her face.

"Yes, do you need me to walk you there or is Angela taking you?" Booth asked as they started walking away, Angela looked at Hodgins telling him to follow.

"Yes, Ange usually takes me everywhere, since we were in fourth grade, mainly because lots of kids bullied me, Angela used to be the brave one even though she used to say I was because I put up with the bullies for years without help" Brennan replied smiling as she thought about how she used to walk behind Angela. It was back in the time when she didn't think she had to take care of herself or she'll get hurt, she used to actually cry back then, and Angela saw her. But, her parents disappeared and all that changed, she became cold and emotionless and then her brother left, and now she has lots of different foster parents…her smile disappeared when she thought about that.

"It must be great to have a friend like Angela, a one that sticks with you no matter what" Booth said then noticed her smile disappear "Hey Tempe, what's wrong?" Booth asked seeing her look more upset.

"N-nothing, I was just thinking" Brennan replied and smiled again, she couldn't tell Booth all of that yet.

"Okay…" Booth said unsure about her response.

"I'm meeting Ange here, I think that Jack is waiting for you" Brennan said stopping near her locker.

"Okay, I'll see you…when should we see each other?" Booth asked with a smile.

"At lunch? Me and Angela only study, although she spends the whole time asking me for help" Brennan replied she laughed a little thinking about it.

"Okay! See you then!" Booth said walking off.

Brennan stood with her back against the locker, she felt her cheeks go warm thinking about the fact Booth was going with her for lunch. They were quickly becoming really close friends and being around him made her feel much happier then she has been in a while, even with Angela.

"I better go in before somebody finds out she's alone" Angela whispered to Hodgins.

"Yeah, I better go and meet up with Booth before he thinks I went looking for aliens or something" Hodgins joked Angela laughed a little.

"Its Jack right?" Angela asked as she walked off.

"Yes it is" Hodgins replied noticing the fact she couldn't wait to interrogate Brennan.

"Okay, I'm Angela and you better interrogate studly for me!" Angela laughed as she ran up to Brennan with her Angela grin.

"Hey Ange…" Brennan said with a smile.

"Hey sweetie" Angela said then laughed at her "Are you seriously blushing? What happened?" Angela said with a sly grin.

"O-oh…umm it's nothing, and Booth is going to have lunch with us today" Brennan replied quickly changing the subject of why she was blushing, but Angela had heard all she needed to hear.

"You have some cute girly crush on him haven't you?" Angela asked with her grin growing wider than ever.

"No Ange it's just…" Brennan said as they started walking down to their classroom. Angela still grinned at her.

"Admit it, you at least think he's cute, after all you're now the girl to be jealous of!" Angela said happily.

"Why?" Brennan asked, why would she be the girl to be jealous of?

"Why? Why? Sweetie, Seeley Booth is the 'it' guy, and one of the few 'it' guys with some personality, and actually cares about people, and is the nicest guy in the school" Angela replied, she couldn't believe she didn't know this.

"How does he being the 'it' guy make a difference?" Brennan asked, Angela gave a sigh.

"Because lots of girls have a thing for him so they'll get very jealous and may jump to the conclusion that you two are dating so, just watch your back when you're alone. The good news is those guys won't go near you if they think your Seeley's girl" Angela explained.

"I'm not anybody's 'girl'" Brennan said making Angela sigh again.

"Come on, we'll be late for class" Angela said ending the conversation before Brennan gets any more cinfused.

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After class Angela came up with one of her genius ideas.

"Hey Bren!" Angela said as they walked out of class "I won't be able to make it, so can you have lunch with Seeley alone?" Angela asked with her famous grin. "Bren, I'm sure you'll enjoy it" Angela thought with the grin getting bigger.

"Okay, why?" Brennan asked, Angela wasn't normally this busy.

"Just, I have artwork to do!" Angela said running off "I'll see you soon okay sweetie!" She shouted as she ran off.

"Hey Tempe where's Angela?" Booth asked as he walked towards her.

"She couldn't make it, she says we have to go alone" Brennan replied she couldn't' help but smile in his presence.

"Okay, so shall we go?" Booth asked, he couldn't help but smile back.

"Sure" Brennan replied.

They walked off but little did they know Angela was watching…