THE RETURN.

Opening scene. Booth and brennan in car.

'Are you ready for your wedding Booth?'

'Yeh Bones, I am, I'm excited and nervous all at the same time.'

'That's understandable, Booth. You're going to be married tomorrow. You've chosen the woman you're going to spend the rest of your life with, you cant change your mind.'

'Don't be so negative Bones. I'll be glad to give that up. I dont have to go out on first dates anymore, no awkward first kisses...you know, dating and finding someone to love is difficult and...well I'll just say i'm glad to be giving that up...'

'Are you sure Terri Brenderson is the woman you want to spend the rest of your life with?'

'Bones.'

'Booth. I'm your partner and friend, I just want you to be sure. Thats all.'

Before I could answer Bones statement I heard a crunching sound.

Shit!

I look out the window and notice a car gaining on us.

'Booth, we're being followed.'

'Yeh i figured that out Bones, thanks.'

'Keep calm Bones, hold on.'

'Booth'...

Bam the car smashes into our car and we go fishtailing on the road. I Hear a scream and I realise its Bones screaming. And then blackness.

'Booth. Booth. Wake up. I feel hands on my face as I come to.

'Booth'.

'I'm fine bones, I'm fine.'

'Ow, my head hurts Booth. I feel so woozy. I wipe my head with my fingers and I notice the blood on my hands.'

'Are you okay bones? You're bleeding.'

'I'm fine booth. just a bit dizzy.. Booth, your arms pretty scraped up.'

'I know Bones. Its fine though, i'll be fine.'

'Its not fine, Booth. if we dont do anything it could become infected.'

'Bones. You need to calm down a bit. right now we've gotta get out of here, gotta find some help.'

'Well that's easier said then done, Booth. We're in the middle of nowhere, we're at least two hours away from civilization.. This is your fault, why you decided you had to go to jewellers kai, two hrs outside DC i'll never know. Why couldnt you buy your bride to be a necklace from a store in DC?'

'Look Bones, you didnt have to come with me, and she had her heart set on the one at Jewellers Kai...why are we arguing? It doesnt matter. We need to get out of this car, I can smell petrol...'

Hodgins and Angela. Hodgins has just arrived home from the jeffersonian.

'Well hello wife.'

'Hey Hodgins. How was work?'

'It was fine.'

'Can we be quiet? I just put Davie down 10mins ago, if he wakes up, we're finished.'

'Sure. Listen I'm a bit concerned about Booth and Bones, they were supposed to be here an hr ago. Its not like Dr. B to not show up for a work meeting.'

'Have you tried calling?'

'Have I tried calling? Of course I have. No answer.'

'Try calling Terri.'

'Good idea. Come on, pick up, pick up. No answer.'

'That's odd. Terri told me she was going straight home. Where could she possibly be? Something's wrong Hodgins. I think they're in trouble.

'Look Ange, I respect your whole mothers intuition thing, but the FBI/police or anyone else is going to think you're jumping to conclusions about them being in trouble unless they havnt been heard from in...'

'You think i dont know that, Hodgins, Angela said interrupting him. Thats why we're going to call cam and the intern team and we're going to look for them ourselves. We'll search on the road they would have travelled to get home.'

'Ange.'

'No arguments, Hodgins. This is Brennan and Booth we're talking about. And Terri.'

'Alrite alrite. I'll go get what we need, just in case... Perhaps you can call Cam. Maybe Michelle can watch Davie, we cant bring him with us...'

Later. Angela, Hodgins, Cam and interns driving on road.

'I miss Davie already. He's only 2mnths old and i'm already leaving him with a babysitter. Im a bad mother.'

'Dont worry, he's perfectly safe with Michelle and she loves the little guy.'

'Oh I know Cam, thank you. But it still feels to soon for me to be away from him for so long..'

'You know I think you're overreacting, maybe they decided to just stay in a hotel until the rain stops. Or maybe they've given into their feelings for each other. The way Dr. B's been looking at Booth lately its not impossible.'

'Yeh. Hodgins. And you'd obviously know. After all, Brennan does have a habit of seducing men who aren't available.'

After Angelas comment everyone in the car was silent, Hodgins went pale. The interns and Cam shiftd uncomfortably.

'Hey whats that outside?' Wendell said.

'What? I dont see anything, Angela replied.

'Stop the car... Its Booths car. Oh my god! It's smashed... Oh my god. Are they in there?'

'No ange, its empty, looks like they got out okay. Anyone who's got a cell phone call the FBI..'

Its lucky the rain has stopped, otherwise we'd have no cell phone reception,' Hodgins interruptd Cam.'

Cam continuing.. 'and tell them what we've found, We've got to collect any evidence. We can just assume the rain or the explosion hasn't wiped out all the evidence.'

'We dont assume,' Wendell cut in.

Cam pretendin not to hear him claps her hands, 'get to it squint squad...and a few of us are going to have to go searching for Booth and Brennan. In this weather they couldnt have gotten 2 far...

I watch bones struggle to keep walking on her feet and I cant help blame myself. Because she's right, I've put us in this situation. The wind screams at us and I try to pay attention to our surroundins rather than my arm, which is now burning. Luckily the rain has stopped. Its now pitch black and I struggle not to see ghosts of friends I've lost in Iraq. I grit my teeth as my arm spasms in pain, the ground becomes spongy and my clothes feel heavier from the bath they've gotten from the rain earlier. I notice a hidden trellis with a bench behind a tree ahead. Who on earth would build a trellis behind a tree? It looks safe enough though, maybe we could rest there for a while...

'Booth, my feet hurt.'

'I know, Bones, my arms not feeling so great either.'

Let me look at your arm, Booth. I need to rest my feet anyway.'

'We can go to that trellis bench over there, Bones. Rest your feet a bit.'

'Oh booth your arm looks really bad, it must feel realy painful. We need to wrap it up tightly to stop the bleeding, and we'll need to make a sling, keep from using it. There's not too much I can do here, you can have a doctor look at it later.'

'You are a doctor Bones.'

'Not that kind of doctor, Booth. Booth, I'll need your shirt to make a bandage and a sling...'

'Im worried about Booths arm, it looks really bad, if we dont get to a doc soon i'm afraid it could become infected. Damn Booth. Although my anger at Booth has faded i'm still trying to figure out a way to get ourselves out alive. If only...Oh god. I try to keep my face emotionless as Booth takes his shirt off one handed. I pull the rest of his shirt off over his head. Damn. Why does he have to be so handsome? Washboard 6packs, god. He looks like a god. I feel my face grow hot and I know i'm blushing. Booth looks at me and smiles. Giving me a slight wink. I feel my heart skip a beat. He's so cute...concentrate on your job Brennan, I scolded myself. I bandage his arm up and use the rest of his shirt as a sling to keep his arm elevated...once i'm done I look up to find Booth looking at me, my heart speeds up once again and not for the first time I find myself wishing I'd made different choices... A twig snaps nearby and I stiffen.

'Booth I whispered, we're not alone.'

'We need to get up, slowly. Can you walk now, Bones?'

'I won't know unless I try.'

'Lets keep walking ahead, as quietly as we can. Look there's a shed up ahead. Maybe we can go in there, at least we'll be warmer in there than out here...'

Bones is so beautiful. Sometimes I just can't get over it. The blood was rushing in my ears as bones looked at me while she was bandaging my hand. Her fingers brushed against my hand burning me, only this time the burn feels good. I wish she'd made different choices. Stop it booth! You're getting married tomorrow. You love Terri, stop thinking bout Bones, she made her choice. You're marrying someone who loves you and thinks the world of you.

'Bones, it's pretty dark in here. Hey. The door wasn't locked, that's odd. I dont feel good about this, Bones.'

'Shh. Booth.'

Footsteps.

I grab bones and we crash into the wall. I take a sharp breath as I realise Bones is in my arms, her body's pressed up against mine. I look at her to find that she's looking at me. Stay calm. Stay calm, Booth. Terri. Think of Terri. More footsteps. I look over towards the sound and I smile. Its Terri.

'Terri. What are you doing here? I said unusualy glad to see her.

The lights flood on, for a second I see stars, and thats when I notice the gun in her hand. In confusion, I ask her, What are you doing with that gun?

Terri points it at us and says,

'I found you.'

I'm suddenly as cold as ice. Terr..?'

'Shut up Booth. Can you honestly say you don't know what this is about?'

'Terr. I love you.'

'You never loved me. You were always in love with Brennan. I tried so hard, I was always great with your son. I spent time with him, cared about him, treated him as if he was my own son. I cooked for you, cleaned for you, and yet you still loved Brennan. Don't deny it Booth, i've seen the way you look at each other, how you always eye her and pay attention every time she walks in the room. I hate you Brennan. You couldn't stay away from him could you?'

'I never cheated on you Terri. Didnt you? So you didnt kiss after the case about the depressd mother?'

I went pale.

'No. Yes. Yes we did.'

'It wasn't Booth. I kissed him.'

'Bones.'

Booth. You don't have to cover for me. Its my fault, Terri.'

'And I suppose you think that makes me feel better?'

'No. Of course not.

The door opens suddenly and my mouth drops open... Its Heather. Heather Taffett. The grave digger. The woman I never wantd to see again. The woman who kidnapped me and Hodgins and buried me alive. The woman who almost took Booth from me, permanently. She buried him alive. The woman I still have nightmares about. Suddenly I feel icy cold. That's when I notice she's not alone. Angela and Cam are with her. I feel like crying.

'Hello niece, Georgia, Taffet says walking towards her and giving her a kiss. Looks like you've done very well. You've managed to seduce booth. It worked just like I said it would.'

'Totall success Aunty. My names not Terri, if you havn't already figured it out. My names Georgia. Georgia Taffet. See, Aunt heather and I knew that you were stuck on Dr. Brennan. So all I had to do was change my name, a name using Brennan's initials, or as much of her name as possible. Terri brenderson. Im not a doctor either. But aunty and I knew you'd be instantly attracted to a doctor with the initials T B. You were trying to replace Brennan with me.

'That's not true,' I said, Booths voice overlapping with mine.

Oh its true. If its not true Booth, tell me you're not in love with Brennan. Tell me you don't think about her the second you wake up every morning. Tell me, that you're not wishing you were with her everytime you're with me..'

'I thought so.'

'I'm sorry Terri. I cant tell you what you want to hear.'

'I know Booth. You know Brennan, sometimes you can be so selfish. I love booth. And you've taken him away from me...'

'He was never yours to begin with, psycho, Angela piped up...

'Ange, don't, Brennan said..

'Angela is important to you isn't she? Well you stole Booth from me, so i'm taking Angela away from you.

In slow motion I watch as Terri lifts the gun up and a shot rings out, hitting angela. I scream.

'Angela!'

Angela hits the floor. I watch frozen as Terri now points the gun at me. Then Booth steps in front of me and says,

'If you shoot Bones you have to get through me first.'

Outside. Hodgins and squint squad team have finished collecting all the evidence.

'Thats all the evidence we got from the car. Not much to go on but it'll have to do.

Suddenly a gunshot is heard.

'Angela.'

The FBI car squeals to a stop and get out of the car. As a team we run towards the sound of the gun.

'If you shoot Bones you have to get through me first.'

Out of the way Booth. Its Brennan I want.'

'Shoot him Terri. Shoot them both.'

'No. No aunty, I cant.

Suddenly another shot rings out, Terri falls to the ground.

'No!' Booth cries out. That was your niece, why'd you do that?'

'Simple. She should have listened to me.'

I look at cam and signal her to take Angela outside now that Heather is distracted by Booth and I.

'Recognise the gun Dr. Brennan? Its yours. Everyone is going to think you shot Terri. And the good part is you hav a motive to kill her.'

'No one is going to believe I shot her.'

'Oh yes they will. Jealousy. Everyones seen how jealous you are of Booth marrying Terri. They've all noticed your behaviour lately. They'll come to that conclusion all by themselves. You ruind my life. I promisd you this wasnt over. Now its time for me to ruin your life. I can do that by taking Booth away from you.'

'You want me. Booth has nothing to do with this. Booth doesn't deserve this. Please.

I couldnt believe what I was hearing. And then a shot rang out.

'Booth! Brennan shouted. Oh my god. Oh my god. You're bleeding. Booth. please stay with me..'

'I feel so cold...'

'You're in shock, Booth. just hold on.'

Suddenly the anger pushed me to grab Booths gun, I turn around and I shoot the woman who has stolen so much from me and Booth.

Bang. Heather Taffet falls to the ground, blood gushing out of her forehead. Heather Taffet is no more. I turn towards booth and tell him to hold on again. His arms tighten around me and I dont bother to complain.

'Don't concentrate on your wound, just concentrate on me. Sing a song with me Booth...'

'So cold, Bones.'

'Sing a song with me Booth. The words echoed slowly.

***I've been drinking now, just a little too much, and i dont know how i can get in touch with you, and there's only one thing for me to do is to keep on trying...
to get home to you...***

I join in with booths voice...

***I've been thinking about all the times you told me, you're so full of doubt you just cant let it be, but i know if you keep on coming back for more, then i'll keep on trying, keep on trying. And I feel so satisfied when I can see you smile, I want to confide in all that is true, so i'll Keep on tryin, i'm through with lyin...***

'I'm so sorry Bones, I'm just so tired...'

'Booth.'

I watch booth close his eyes and a feeling of complete loneliness and helplessness washes over me. The tears fall down my cheeks as I hug Booth closer to me.

Break the door down! Bang.

The door opens and I sniffle as I turn around to see who it is. Its the FBI. a surge of hope goes through me and I call out for them to help Booth...

In the hospital.

Booths lying in a hospital room again, I've lost count how many times I've seen him in the hospital over the years. I turn to the nurse who comes into the room and I ask her if Booth's going to be okay.

'We dont know much right now Mam. Right now his body is trying to heal itself, so we're not sure when he's going to wake up.

'But he will wake up?'

'We hope so, Dr. brennan..'

Just as I'm about to turn back towards Booths bed I'm intrrupted by Agent Perotta.

'Stand up Dr. Brennan.'

'What? Whats going on?'

'Dr. Brennan, you're under arrest for the murder of Heather Taffet and Terri Brenderson, and the attempted murder of Seeley Joseph Booth...

TBC

Well finally thats the end of the first chapter. Never knew it could take that long to write one chapter. Thanks to the one person who reviewed my story, i kind of wish that you'd said something that i didnt already know. My computer crashed 3wks ago, so i wanted to have this fic posted wks ago, but it wasnt to be. Originally i wanted to post every week however i'm going overseas [Greece, Athens] on the weekend and i'm staying for two months so i dont know how often i'll be able to post. My rellies in Greece are supposed to be smart, educated people so they should have a computer, although i cant be sure, havent seen them in twenty years [i went to greece when i was seven but i have no memory of that time] Anyway i hope you liked my first fic ever, so leave me some reviews that will help me if you think it needs improvement. [I've written a lot of poetry and i've been keeping a journal for years but i've never tried writing fiction before.] I didnt intend to begin the story here, i wanted to start from the moment B n B came back from their trips but then i realised that when you're writing a story you dont have to start from the beginning and go to the end, when you're writing you can begin from anywhere you want and then go back to the beginning. Anyways i hope i'll be posting soon.

Wildlilpony.