The lovely RositaLG has informed me this story made her throw her laptop. I advice against that, but I hope it makes you feel like you want to in all the very best ways.
Thanks jadedrepartee for the beta work.
The Beginning
click [klik]
noun
a slight, sharp sound
The click of a camera.
The click of a computer mouse.
The click of a lock.
Sounds everyone knows. Regular sounds. Good sounds.
Then there is the kind of click every soldier knows. Every agent knows. Every bomb squad member knows. The kind of click that haunts them.
It's the kind of click Seeley Booth hasn't heard in years.
Until he hears it right behind him.
And turns around to see his partner knows exactly what it means, too.
"Booth…" The color drains from her face as she whispers his name.
"Bones, don't move, okay? Just…stay still, alright?" He can barely breathe, but the words need to be said.
It is the click of a trigger that begins their nightmare.