This is my very first story. It's pretty crappy becasue it was written on the spot in the span of twenty minuites. Whether or not you like it is up to you. I'm fine with it either way. I'm just trying to improve my writing skills.
If you like this story and continue to read it, updates won't be put up often. My life is a bit hectic, so don't expect too much.
Disclaimer: I don't own Bones.
Brennan watched as her mother was lowered into the grave. No tears escaped from her eyes. There weren't any left. Christine, her mother, had been an angel in her family's eyes. It was a bit funny to think about how wrong they were. Christine certainly never was a doctor and she certainly didn't have the greatest family. Although, she did have the perfect family of criminals. So when Christine's mother said her last words, Brennan couldn't help giving a slight smile.
"Sweetie, if you don't stop smiling, people are going to think that something is wrong with you," Angela, Brennan's friend, stated. There was a small joking tone behind her words. In return, Brennan forced a frown. Angela glanced at Hodgins beside her. He was silently working on his laptop. "Did you find out who killed Bren's mother?"
"I'm still analyzing the evidence. Sorry." He continued working, not bothering to look at her. Angela sighed. Christine had been shot by a man from some company after being hunted down. She remembered the loud gunshot clearly. In an instant, Brennan's mother had died. Max, Brennan's father, and Russ, Brennan's brother, went to her side. Brennan chased the man to no avail. When she came back, tears were streaming down her face. Max and Russ were close to sobbing. The very next day after that, they acted as though nothing really happened. There were no tears shed. It was their way of moving on.
"Angela, it's time to leave. The ceremony is over." Brennan started to walk away with Angela and Hodgins in tow. A familiar hand on her shoulder stopped all of them. "What do you want Dad?"
"He found out who murdered Mom," Russ answered. Hodgins seemed to wake up at that.
"But how?" Hodgins was sputtering. Max smirked.
"You get connections when you're old kid. You'll learn as you go along."
"Actually, we're all going to retire. We're done Dad." Brennan looked to see her father's reaction.
"I was expecting this from the four of you and your intern. Since I knew this, I came up with a little plan." They all waited for him to continue, intrigued. "Well, what if we committed one last crime together? I know who to go after and what company he owns. We'll go out with one last bang and then fully retire, quite rich I might add." He studied each of them.
Angela and Hodgins were deep in thought. Russ was ready to agree, but Brennan had a face full of doubt.
"I'm in," Russ broke the silence.
"Me too," Hodgins said, hesitantly. Angela followed suit, though a bit remorseful.
"Ok. This is the last one. We have other jobs. We have lives to live." Brennan sighed and looked to her father. "I need you to understand that."
"I understand. Your mother would've been really happy to actually hear those words." Brennan slightly flinched. Max kept his eyes on his daughter, waiting for a snide reply. There wasn't one.
"Who are we going after? What company?" Angela broke the silence. Max grinned, glancing at Angela. He quickly forgot his comment.
"The company is closely associated with the FBI. It's supposedly very secret." Hodgins smiled, thinking this information contributed to the conspiracies in the world. "The man that runs the whole deal has the name of Seeley Booth," Max explained. Their eyes widened in recognition. He was getting married to the famous Payton Perotta. It was strange hearing that he ran his own organization. "We're going to have to find a way to get his trust. Then, we can steal his money and go back to live our lives. His status will go down in the FBI because if someone is able to steal from him, it'll show that he can't even protect himself."
"Sounds pretty good, but how are we going to get close? First off, he's famous for being in movies. Second, he's getting married to Payton Perotta, an even more famous actress. There's like no way he'll just become friends with us." Hodgins brought up the problems with a large amount of doubtfulness.
"What if he were to have a special lady friend? She could get close to him and bring down his status even more. He'll be seen as a cheater. Perfect!" Russ offered. Max looked pointedly at Angela and Brennan.
"I'll be his pal," Angela volunteered. Brennan noticed Hodgins make a face, but it disappeared as quickly as it came.
"He likes to go to this place called Wong Fu's every Friday. That's where Angela will meet our victim. Are you all ready for this?" Max waited for any protest. When there wasn't any, he smiled. "We'll meet together tomorrow and begin phase one of our operation. Friday is a comin'.
"I'll go tell Zack to get ready. We have some research to do," Hodgins said, moving toward the car.
"I'm still surprised that Zack, your intern, is your apprentice in crime. We're all just one heck of a team," Angela muttered to Brennan, following Hodgins. Once they were gone, Max spoke.
"Brennan, Russ, your mother would've been proud." They stared at their father for a moment.
"You already said that," Brennan reminded him.
"It's worth hearing again. I'm not joking. She would've been glad to see you have normal lives. She never did have one of her own."
"Yeah. It ended when she met you." Russ couldn't help himself. The words just slipped out. Max and Brennan didn't have shocked looks on their faces. They all knew it was true. "I'll see you guys tomorrow. Amy is waiting. Bye." Russ left a bitter taste in the air.
Brennan and Max stood in silence. She finally stated her thoughts when they sought each other's eyes. "This better be good. I'm not sure of what will happen if things go wrong. We're all in trouble if things go awry. Remember that. We're not the criminals we were a few months ago. We're humans." Brennan didn't wait for a response. Within seconds, she was gone.