Hi there! This is my third post of a fanfiction on this site. It's a Bones songfic to "Closer To Love" by Mat Kearney(I very much recommend his music, especially for writing!).
I think I might write another version(same song, different story but still use Bones), something a little deeper, but still keep this one because I do like it. I hope you like it too. :)
Also, "I'll, keep on tryin, I'm, tired of cryin, I got to find a way, to get on home to you." is a line from the song "Keep On Tryin" by Poco(I recommend this song too^^). It was featured in the episode "The Killer in the Concrete", Booth and Brennan sang it together in the diner. It was a sweet moment, one of my favorites :)
She got the call today
One out of the gray
And when the smoke cleared
It took her breath away
Brennan's cell phone rang and she answered without checking the caller ID. She wasn't expecting to hear Deputy Director Cullen's voice on the other end, but when she did she closed her eyes and prepared for what she was afraid he'd say. Though however prepared she thought she was, she still lost her breath in a gasp when he said it, "I'm sorry Dr. Brennan to have to tell you this, but a half an hour ago, a bomb went off in the Milwaukee convention center."
She said she didn't believe
It could happen to me
I guess we're all one phone call from our knees
We're gonna get there soon
"I don't believe it. He can't be dead." she said as she fell to her knees in the middle of her hotel room, tears forming in her eyes as she angerly hung up on Cullen.
She and Booth had been working for the past week in Wisconsin near Lake Michigan where there had been a string of bombings. Brennan was there to identify victims of the bombings, and Booth was there to be arrest the bomber. The mission was simple: Track down the murderer and catch him before he killed anyone else. There was evidence showing that the killer was planning an attack on the Milwaukee convention center. He had no reason to bomb this place other than the fact that he only aimed for places with large crowds and there was some kind of comic con happening tonight. Booth was the lead agent on the case, so of course he was at the convention waiting to take down the criminal, but all did not go as planned.
If every building falls
Before they could find the suspect in the crowd, the bomb went off and the building collapsed. Dozens of the hundreds that were attending died, and the rest were still being found in the rubble by search and rescue.
And all the stars fade
Brennan looked out the large window in her room and up to the late evening sky. The stars seemed to be fading from her sight as the tears in her eyes made the sky a blur.
Booth opened his eyes to find his lower half trapped under boards of plaster from the wall his post was next to. Looking up he saw that the roof that once hung above was gone and he could see the stars shining down on him. A weak grin spread across his bloody face as the stars made him think when Brennan had once mentioned loving stars. His eyes drifted shut, making the stars fade from his sight, but he stayed conscious with a light smile, the only thing keeping him holding on was the image of her in his mind.
"Bones." he whispered weakly.
We'll still be singing this song
The one they can't take away
The lyrics of the song they had once sang together somehow came to her mind and she said them aloud through her tears, "I'll, keep on tryin, I'm, tired of cryin..."
"...I got to find a way, to get on home to you" he whispered off-tune to the image of her in his mind.
I'm gonna get there soon
She's gonna be there too
Cryin' in her room
Prayin' "Lord come through"
We're gonna get there soon
"I'll get there soon, Bones." whispering again to the image in his mind. He knew she had probably been told he was missing or was presumed the worst by now. A scoff escaped his lips at this, 'Nobody has faith anymore.' he thought to himself.
Continuing to stare out the window, the tears streaming down her face were apparent in the reflection on the glass before her. For the first time, she looked to the sky and said a prayer she had heard Booth say once before to a God she didn't believe in. 'I hope your faith is enough, Booth.' she thought to herself.
Oh, it's your light
Oh, it's your way
Pull me out of the dark
Just to shoulder the weight
Cryin' out now
From so far away
You pull me closer to love
Closer to love
As the two firefighters attempted to pull him out of the darkness of the rubble, he let out a cry as a searing pain shot through his left leg. The only thing giving him the strength to get out was Bones, and knowing that every inch he was pulled out of the remnants of this building, the closer he was pulled to his Bones.
Together the two firefighters helped Booth to the waiting ambulance where they assessed the wound on his leg. A large gash up the outer side of his left calf from the ankle to the knee. Other than that, a minor concussion and a few bloody cuts on his face, he was one of the lucky ones. After stitches and bandages, he was released without even needing a trip to the hospital, for which he was thankful.
Ignoring the orders from the EMTs, Booth bolted to his SUV, climbing in and pressing his foot to the gas as he switched on the siren.
Meet me once again
Down off Lake Michigan
Where we could feel the storm blowin'
Down with the wind
He was heading in the direction of the hotel that was down off Lake Michigan, only a short drive to the shore. The heaviness in the air indicated a storm rolling in, and the violent winds and crashes of thunder that followed only moments after the humidity had settled only made it more apparent.
And don't apologize
For all the tears you've cried
You've been way too strong now for all your life
Booth knew how strong she was, and knew with experience that she was able to compartmentalize his death and move on, but he could feel in his gut that something was different about tonight. When it got piled on too fast, she could break, and he was afraid that she had broken this time. The week when every secret her parents ever kept had come out, she cried more than he had ever seen, and it killed him inside to see her like that. She apologized to him for seeming weak, but he assured her that he honestly knew she was strong, but every once in a while you need to let it out, especially when you are as strong all your life as she had been.
I'm gonna get there soon
You're gonna be there too
He pulled into the parking garage and rushed to the elevator, barely remembering to turn off the engine. Though the wait was painful, the music playing above him was familiar enough to calm him slightly.
"I'll, keep on tryin, I'm, tired of cryin, I got to find a way, to get on home to you." he hummed along, finding it ironic that that song was playing.
Booth's heart leaped when he heard the elevator ding when it reached her floor. Before the doors had even fully opened, he was halfway down the hall, nearing her room quickly.
Cryin' in your room
Prayin' "Lord come through"
We're gonna get there soon
The lights in the room all turned off, Brennan sat there on the armchair in the corner with silent tears rolling down her face as she repeatedly whispered the by now memorized prayer.
A knock came to the door that brought her out of her reverie. Curiosity struck her as she got a tightness in her stomach and she wondered if it was what Booth called a 'gut feeling'. She stood and stumbled through the darkness of the room to the door where she carelessly opened it without checking who it was.
Oh, it's your light
Oh, it's your way
Pull me out of the dark
Just to shoulder the weight
The second the door opened, strong hands on her shoulders pulled her out of the darkness of the room and into his arms where she practically fell limp.
Cryin' out now
From so far away
You pull me closer to love
Closer to love
Brennan let out a small gasp when he pulled her closer to him and tears escaped her eyes, knowing it was Booth without seeing his face.
Cause you are all that I've waited for all of my life
(We're gonna get there)
You are all that I've waited all of my life
"This is getting ridiculous." he whispered.
She pulled away slightly, taking in his wounded features for the first time, "What is?"
"The fact that when I'm not with you, I'm thinking about you and waiting on pins and needles to see you again."
"I don't -" her first instinct to ask what 'on pins and needles' meant was cut off by his soft smile.
"I get very anxious to see you again." he answered, knowing her too well to need the rest of her statement, "I've been waiting for you all my life, Bones, and I'm tired of waiting."
You pull me closer to love
Closer to love
Pull me closer to love (You are all that I've waited for)
You pull me closer to love
Closer to love
Closer to love (Cause you are all that I've waited for)
Closer to love
He gently held the sides of her face and lowered his lips down on to hers.
Pull me closer to love
Her hands landed on his chest and grabbed up handfuls of his shirt, pulling him closer to her, and closer to love.
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