Hey guys! This is my first story on FanFiction, and am open to suggestions. Please no flames though, thank you.

Dr. Temperance Brennan was tired of this. She was tired of Booth, her work partner as well as boyfriend, treating her like she always needed to be protected. They had gotten in to yet another fight about her going out into the field. Since they had begun dating, this was more common, but today had been the worse fight yet.

The fight had started out like always; her confronting him about putting himself in danger to protect her, but it had quickly escalated from there. He had said that if he couldn't trust her to keep herself safe while they were out in the field, she should go back to doing lab work.

She had then decided to take a break from DC, deciding to instead talk to one of her colleagues. She had heard that he was hosting a two-year trip around the world. The places that they would be going would be some of the most dangerous places in the world, but the bodies down there needed justice just as much as everyone else, and she knew that she needed some time to explore her original passion anyways.

Seeing that it was only 4:30, she picked up her phone.

"Hello Dave," she said when he picked up.

"Hello Dr. Brennan, what can I do for you?"

"I heard that you were hosting a trip for anthropologists, and I was wondering if I would be able to join you."

"We could always use a hand from the best anthropologist in the world," came his reply, and, to anyone but her, it was obvious that he was using flattery. Many people knew of her, and it would make the trip well-known to have someone like her on the team.

"Why would you need a hand from me? That seems rather cruel to do to someone who has offered to help you," she said in response to his statement. "In light of this threat, I am reconsidering my decision to go on this trip."

"Oh no, Dr. Brennan, that is not what I meant at all. Giving someone a hand is simply a figure of speech, not meant to be taken literally. It simply means that, yes, I would love to have your assistance on this trip," he clarified.

"Okay, in that case, I would like to join you on this trip."

"Thank you, Dr. Brennan. We are supposed to be leaving tomorrow, although I may be able to postpone until a later time so that you can get ready."

"No, thank you, Dave, tomorrow will work."

They both hung up after Dave had given her the information on her flight (they had been lucky; there was one opening left in first class.). Afterward she called Cam, getting everything in order for her to take the time off. By the time she was done with that, it was around 6:00, so she called Angela to have dinner.

As they were eating dinner, she explained what had happened. She could see the tears in Angela's eyes as she explained the danger of the places she was going and how long she was going to be there. They set up a time for Angela to pick her up to take her to the airport.

When they were finished with dinner, Temperance decided to go to the lab. She finished up a skeleton that she had been working on before heading to her office to clean out her desk. While she was there, she wrote a note to Booth, explaining what was going on. As she walked out of her office for the last time in what she knew would be many months, the note was lying on her table, where she knew Booth would notice it.

The next morning, Angela picked her up at 6:00. She left her friend crying by the gates, her only consolation being a promise that she would try to be safe. They both knew how much danger she was putting herself in by going on this trip, and that there was no real way for her to be completely safe. She only hoped that she would be able to return home and make up with Booth. Even though she was mad at him for what he had said, she still loved him, and she just needed a break to help calm her nerves.

So, that was a short first chapter, and I'm hoping to have the second chapter be longer. Constructive criticism and other comments, no flames please.