Disclaimer: I don't own Bones…but when I become Supreme Ruler of the world, that will change…all too soon, my friends…

AN: Well, I really want to write, but I don't want to be committed to one single idea for a story, so I decided to make a collection of oneshots. My goal is 25, but it might go beyond that…we'll see how it goes. Anyways, some of these will be friendship, others will be first kisses, and so on. ENJOY :D

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Title: Darkness

One moment, everything was fine. It was midnight, and Temperance Brennan was sitting at her dining room table, jotting down ideas for her latest book. The next thing she knew, she was in complete darkness.

The suddenness of it all was what really shocked her. After a few seconds, she sighed and stood up. Waving her hands in front of her frantically as to not run into a wall, she started towards where she thought her kitchen junk-drawer was.

Cursing as she did so, Brennan tripped over the edge of her carpet and fell. Pausing for only a heartbeat, she got up and crawled on her hands and knees, continuing on her way towards the drawer. Just as she reached it and stood, she heard a knock at her door.

"Crap…" she muttered, turning on her heels and dropping to the floor again. The visitor knocked again, quicker.

"I'm coming, I'm coming!" Brennan yelled, still crawling towards the door. When she finally reached it, she used the doorknob to pull herself up and opened it. Apparently the lights were out in the hallway as well, because she couldn't see who her visitor was.

There were a few moments of silence before a familiar voice filled her ears.

"Bones?" Booth asked, feeling for her. His hand cupped her cheek, and she shivered under his touch.

"Yeah, it's me." She said, taking his hand in hers. "What's up?"

"Just came to make sure you were alright." Brennan took his hand and guided him inside, closing the door behind her. "I was driving down the road when I noticed that all the lights went out in the neighborhood, so I decided to come check on you."

It was only then that they both realized they were still holding hands.

They let go, and Temperance was glad that he could not see her blush.

"Goodness, Bones, it's like a cave in here. Ever heard of candles?" he asked her, walking towards the kitchen.

"I was just about to light some--how can you see so good in the dark?" she asked, surprised.

He shrugged. "Superpower." Booth answered, chuckling. She smiled, feeling her way in the kitchen slowly but surely. She heard him rummaging around in a drawer, and a match strike. When he finally lit a candle, he noticed that she had drawn closer to him, watching the candle in his hand.

"That's better," he whispered, staring at her. She nodded silently.

"Thanks."

Booth took the candle over to the coffee table, set it down, and sat on the couch. He soon felt it dip a little bit, and looked over to see Temperance sitting next to him, a vacant expression on her face.

He placed his arm around her shoulder.

"Bones…? What's wrong?"

She shook her head. "I know it's stupid, but…I've always been afraid of the dark…"

Booth pulled her closer. "Hey…it's ok. Don't worry. I'll stay as long as the power is out." He assured her, smiling.

As if in answer, the lights immediately came on. They both looked around, letting their eyes adjust to the sudden brightness, and then looked at each other, blinking. Brennan's head fell slightly, letting her gaze fall onto the candle.

He shifted slightly. "How about this. I'll stay as long as that candle burns."

Her face snapped up to look at him, eyes wide. "But Booth, that candle is huge. It could burn for days."

Booth flashed her a charm smile. "Like I said, as long as the candle burns…"

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I know, the ending kind of fizzles…but anyway, please review! Constructive criticism is loved!