"Bones, where are you?" Booth called out as he walked through the empty corridors of the Jeffersonian. It was 7:30 and most had gone home for the night, but not Bones, not even on All Hallows Eve did she leave before eight.

"Why are you here Booth? I thought you had Parker today?"

"No, Rebecca called and canceled but I was wondering if you wanted to come to my place. We could carve pumpkins and drink apple cider while watching horror movies." Booth was hoping she'd come, not just for the company, but for a chance to act like real friends visiting each other outside of work places or emotional circumstances.

"I don't see why not, it is Friday."

"Cool, so let's get going before this storm picks up and we get stuck here for the night." Booth was looking around as if he expected the lights to go out any moment.

"All right, let's go, but I have to ask: how do you watch movies, drink cider, and carve pumpkins all at once?"

"No, Bones," Booth said, laughing, "you do the pumpkin carving first and then watch the horror movies. Speaking of which, what Halloween films are your favorite?"

"I don't really have one. I find them all to be quite stupid in the fact that who's ever heard of a superhuman serial killer?"

Just then, the storm increased and all conversation ended as Booth tried to make out the road and which signs he should have been following. Yet, just as he took what he thought was the right turn, the car stopped and he was forced to pull into the break-down lane. Both checked their cells and saw that they were in an area of no service. Booth climbed out and went to check under the hood, when he came back Brennan knew the news wasn't going to be good.

"Engine's shot."

"Damn, now what?"

"I don't know and it doesn't look like I took the right turn either."

"Well, there's an old house over there. Maybe somebody has a phone we could use to call for help."

"Halloween rule number one, Bones. If the house looks abandoned, then it probably is and we should take the hint and stay away."

"I'm going; you can stay here or come with me. I don't care."

Will Booth follow or stay in the car while a storm rages outside? I'll post the next chapter soon, but let me know what you guys think. It may get a little OOC, but it shouldn't be too bad.