A/N: In this story Zack never becomes "crazy".
It was a normal day at the Jeffersonian. Well as normal as normal could get. Agent Seeley Booth was there waiting to hear more info about a twenty-three year old female found earlier that morning under a kids bed.
Well that's what it looked like he was doing to everybody but, really he was in deep thought about Dr. Temperence Brennan, or as he called her Bones. Lately he doesn't know what to think about her anymore. He doesn't feel that spark between them like before. Yes, he loves her but, now that love is shifting to sisterly love. He doesn't know how that happened. Its been happening for several months now.
He is so deep in thought, that he doesn't notice Dr. Zack Addy in front of him trying to get his attention. Booth is pulled out of his thoughts when he feels someone touching his arm.
Acting in reflexes, he grabs the arm and twists it behind the persons back.
"What do you want Squint?" Booth grunted once he realised who had touched him. Rubbing his arm, Zack replied," We found out who the female was."
As Zack spoke, Booth began to notice his heart rate going up and he was nervous around Zack for the first time for some odd reason.
"Well lead the way," Zack looked at him weird, " On second thought I'll lead the way due to the fact I'm an awesome agent and you're a scrawny squint." Then Zack followed him reluctantly.
Two days later, another case was brought upon them. Booth heads off toward Jeffersonian to take Bones to the body. When he gets there, Bones doesn't appear to be anywhere.
He then walks to Angela's office. She is sitting at her desk.
"Where's Bones? We have a case." he asked "She's at a meeting with her publisher, won't be back for several hours." She answered," Take Zack with you, he's just as good as Brennan is."
"But he's the squintiest squint of all squits. He'd be very annoying." Booth said back
"He's not that bad. You would know if you actually took the time to talk to him." She said back viciously.
"Why would I talk to him, he is an emotionless, freaky kid," he snarled back," He is weird and talks about stuff no one cares about. He's just a freak.
This time Angela didn't talk back. She wasn't even looking at him anymore. She was looking behind Booth. He turned around and what he saw broke his heart.
Zack was standing there, mouth gaped open and eyes glistening with what looked like tears. Booth noticed he was trying to speak.
"I just came to get that file" and he grabs it and runs out.
Something snapped in Booth and he took off running toward Zack. But Zack was long gone.
Booth thought that he might be in Limbo, so he went to go check.
He found Zack inside standing over one of the older skeletal remains shaking.
He just wanted to go over there and wrap Zack in his arms and hold him for a while.
'Wait what am I thinking' he thought
"Zack"
"What Agent Booth" Zack said
"I'm sorry. What I said back there was way out of line"
"Its ok Agent Booth" he said quietly
"Do you want to come with me to our new case?"
"Yes I would, thanks Booth." Zack said
"Its the least I can do"
A/N: so far Booth acted like a jerk and apologized. But does Zack believe his apology. We'll have to wait and see. Just so you know, anytime you see this ' ' its someones thoughts
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