Doctor Temperance Brennan was working late at the Jeffersonian - as usual, of course - when she heard it: a small shuffle, the scuff of a shoe along the floor.
She barely paused in her work, attributing the noise to the janitor, completely oblivious to the fact that most people have a Saturday night schedual that doesn't include staying late at your job.
It wasn't until she heard a louder thunk, followed by a sudden stillness that she really noticed, looking up from her computer screen with a frown.
'Hello?' Silence greeted her shout, 'Are you alright?'
Still quiet, and she felt a bubble of concern, waiting a moment before moving towards the door of her office.
Nothing in the hallway. Brennan gave another call before starting to move in the direction the sound had originated.
'Stop.'
She whirled around at the unfamiliar voice, freezing at the sight of a masked gunman.
His eyes, the only thing that she could clearly see due to his dark ski mask, were wild. The gun in his hand was held by trembling fingers.
'What are you doing here!'
Brennan held up her hands, placating, 'Working late.'
Another figure came around the corner, stopping short at the sight in front of him.
'What the hell is going on here!'
'She's fucking working late; what do we do now?'
There was silence for a moment as the men sized Brennan up before the second man spoke.
'Find somewhere to put her; we've planned too hard to let one little hiccup screw it up.'
'Planned for what?' Brennan blurted, inadvertently drawing their attention back to her presence.
'You just shut up and get in that room, ' the second man jerked his chin towards the closed door behind her.
'The mens' washroom?' she questioned, standing her ground.
He simply glared at her until it became apparent that she wasn't going to move without a bit more persuasion.
And so he drew out his own gun, cocking back the hammer with his thumb.
'I've already told you once. Do I need to repeat myself or are you going to get your ass into that room?'
Brennan relented at the sight of the two guns and allowed the first man to direct her none too gently into the restroom.
Okay, I know that it's a little short, but it's all that I have time for tonight; gotta head to bed because I start work at four tomorrow morning. Most of the next chapter is written, so hopefully I'll have that up in the next day or so (no promises though, as it's crunch time at school, haha) Hope you liked it, and thanks in advance for any reviews!
Ciao, Moksgmol