Kinda of an AU

Disclaimer I do not own bones

Warning. Self mutilation is in this story and possibly femslash haven't decided yet

Temperance Brennan, also known as Bones, was what some people called unique. She was a very quick learner and lived alone. She was somewhat distant from other people. She loved her job and hated leaving. She dated few people and when she did it was only for a few weeks or at most a few months. She was always traveling so she tried not to get into a serious relationship with anyone. Her partner, Booth, knew everything there was to know about her, or so he thought. The one thing Bones was good at was acting. Since about the age of 16 she was able to fool everyone around her that she was happy. The truth was, she was upset, mad and annoyed inside. It all started when she was 15 and her parents abandoned her and her brother. She felt alone and hurt. It made it worse that she was moved around a lot from foster family to foster family. When she 16 she was with a foster family that hated children. They often ignored the children and beat the children. The only thing good they did for the children was sending them to school. Temp loved school; it was the only place that rarely changed with each move. In this particular school Temp had made a few friends. They somewhat knew her story but loved hanging out with her. There was one day in particular that changed Temps life.

Flashback

Temp had been having a pretty horrible day and everything seemed to be getting worse. Her foster father had beaten her last night because she had corrected him when he was yelling at her. Her back and stomach still hurt. She forgot to do some of her homework and the teachers had threatened to give her a detention. She had to leave the classroom after her math teacher gave her a quiz back and she barely passed. She walked into the bathroom to get away from people. She walked in and headed to the sinks. She headed to the nearest sink and turned the cold water on. She washed her face and took a few deep breaths. She was trying to calm to calm down when another student walked out of one of the stalls. The girl went to the sink to wash her hands. Temp glanced over and noticed something.

"Your arm is bleeding; you might want to cover it so it won't get infected." The girl nodded. "How'd you do it?"

The girl hesitated for a moment. "Uhh my cat scratched me."

"Do you mind if I look. It has to have been pretty deep if it's bleeding."

"No its ok I'll take care of it myself." The girl started to walk away.

"It's not really from a cat is it?" The girl stopped for a second.

"You really wanna know? I did to myself. There, now why don't you go and blab it to the whole fucking school."

"I have no reason to. I just don't understand why you'd do that."

"Sorry for blowing up. It's been a really bad day. As to why I did it, it helps take away the pressure of a lot of things." Temp didn't say anything started to think. She girl turned and walked away. Temperance dried her hands then went back to her math class.

End Flashback

That day had been the start of Bones' worse habit. It had been that night that she had started to cut. It was her way of getting rid of all her pent up feelings inside. The only people who knew about never did anything to stop her and she had no intention of telling anyone else. She knew where not to cut and how to take care of herself each time. She had had a couple of scary moments when she slipped but never went deep enough to end up in the hospital. At work she did a good job of hiding the cuts and scars. All it took was one slip up and her secret was out.

I have a plan for the next chapter but that will only come with reviews. so please let me know what you think