Author's Note:
Here's the second chapter. Hope you all are enjoying it so far! As stated in previous chapter, rating is likely to go up in later chapters.
Happy Memorial Day Everyone!
Brennan woke up to a sharp pain in her head, it was pounding. Shaken, it took her a few minutes to process what had happened. It was dark, she couldn't see. Something was covering her eyes. She could feel that her hands & legs were bound, to what felt like the steel rails of a bed. She could smell the blood, which was dried on her face & lips. Her entire body was aching.
Where I am? What happened? Bones thought to herself. Everything was blurry. She tried to remember... being in the car with Booth, crying when he told her that she was too late. Going home, going back to the Lab, going home again. It was then she remembered... walking in the apartment, pitch Black, the lights wouldn't come on, a strange voice, the fight, being knocked unconscious. Waking up in her bed, a stranger on top of her, his hands touching her, toughing her everywhere, ripping her clothes off, touching her some more. The screams, the tears, somehow reaching her phone & almost dialing Booth before her attacker knocked the phone from her hands. The pain, the blood, the horrible feeling that swept over her when her attacker took her body for himself against her will. The sickness she felt as he kissed her, as he touched her, & squealed with pleasure of what he was doing to her.
Then, it all went Black again. She woke up once, moving. She couldn't see, the air was thick. Like she was in a trunk. The fear that had rushed over her. She couldn't breath. Struggling to get free, struggling to breath. It went Black again... then she woke up here, but where was here?
Bones heard the sound of a door opening. She heard footsteps.
"Ah, nice to see you are awake Temperance."
Just as quickly as it had in her apartment, her heart was suddenly racing. Some many emotions... fear, panic, confusion.
"Who are you? What do you want from me?" Brennan managed to get out.
"I already told you Dr. Brennan... Temperance... I want YOU." the stranger replied. "As for who I am, I would guess you'll figure that out soon enough. After all, you are a genius, yes?"
"Why?" Brennan asked.
The stranger laughed. "Well, Temperance... because I am your biggest fan. I have been, for many years. And because I love you, Temperance. I have since the did with first met but you, you never even acted like you knew I was there." he explained. "You are perfect, Temperance. Perfect in every way & yet, you don't even seem to notice. You are beautiful, brilliant, amazing at everything you do. All I ever wanted, was to get your attention... for you to return the feelings I've had for you, all these years. I have been at almost all of your conferences, all of your book signings. You were too busy putting all of your feelings into that stupid FBI Agent, to even think of noticing me. I've been waiting for my chance to catch you off guard, to make my move. Ironic that the same FBI Agent who has had your affections is also the same person who broke you down & practically handed you over to me. I mean, he did break your heart & all. Just made things for me a little... easier."
Brennan swallowed hard. "How did you know about what happened between Booth & I?" she asked.
"Ah, because I have been watching you Temperance. I have been watching, I have been listening. I know EVERYTHING about you Temperance." the stranger boasted. "I even know more about you than the good Agent Booth."
"You don't know me! You don't know anything about me!" Brennan said, suddenly feeling a bit of fight come back.
The stranger laughed. "Ah, but I do Temperance. Just let me show you."
With that, Brennan felt the blindfold being removed from her eyes. She squinted when the light hit her, taking a moment for her eyes to adjust to the sudden change from darkness to light. She looked around the room. Everywhere were pictures, all over the walls & the ceiling. They were pictures of her, pictures of her & Booth, pictures of her & Angela, pictures taken at the Lab, pictures taken in her apartment. Judging by the photos, this man had been watching her for at least a year.
Brennan looked around, she was naked. Covered only by a thin sheet. Her hands & feet were bound to the steel rails of a bed with zip ties. The room was dreary, there were no windows visible, just a ladder that looked like it went up. It was damp & dingy. It must have been a basement. In the dim, yet bright light... she could see the bruises that had formed on her arms & legs.
"Why would you do this?" Brennan whispered.
The stranger stepping closer to Brennan, hovering over her. A sick smile on his face. She didn't recognize him at all, but yet, his features did seem familiar in a way. She couldn't place it, though. She could not place where she had seen this man before.
"You still don't remember, do you, Temperance?" the stranger asked, looking somewhat disappointed.
Brennan shook her head slightly. "No, I don't."
"You make my heart hurt." the strangers said with a sigh. "No matter, maybe after we get to know each other better, it will come back to you."
The stranger reached down & touched Brennan's cheek, he traced her lips with his fingers. Brennan immediately tried to pull back, she spit directly in the strangers face.
"You bitch!" the stranger yelled, wiping his face.
"Don't touch me again, you sick bastard!" Brennan shot back.
The stranger laughed. He picked up the cloth that had been used as a blindfold & placed it in Brennan's mouth, tying it tightly around the back of her head.
"You, Temperance, belong to me now." the stranger said. "You are mine & I will touch you anytime I want to. I cannot tell you how long I have waited for this day to come. To make you mine, forever."
The tears Brennan had been fighting so hard to hold back, now started to flow freely down her cheeks. She felt like she was going to vomit.
The stranger wiped the tears from Brennan's face with his fingers. He ran his hands down her face, down her chest, & all the way down to her opening. He slowly, gently ran his fingers down & then thrust them into her opening.
Brennan struggled, she tried hard to pull away but the restraints kept her from moving.
The stranger laughed. "Don't fight this, Temperance. I want you to enjoy it. I promise... this won't hurt unless you fight it."
Brennan tried to scream for help. She tried to pull away. However, she was unable to speak through the cloth that covered her mouth, she was unable to move due to the restraints that bound her arms & feet. She couldn't breath, she couldn't think, she couldn't understand why this was happening. Brennan was a logical & nothing about this made any sense. Brennan squeezed her eyes shut tightly, tears still streaming down her face.
The stranger just laughed. "Enjoying this yet, Temperance?" he asked with a smile on his face. "Oh, I forgot... you can't answer that because you're a little tied up. right now!"
The sound of a phone ringing in another room interrupted the strangers attack. Just as quickly as it started, it had ended.
"I will finish this later, dear Temperance." the stranger said, as he climbed the ladder & closed the hatch.
Booth paced back & fourth in the doorway of Bones apartment. Cam had brought in her whole team from the Lab to analyze the scene but so far they had come up with nothing. Who ever had entered Bones apartment & abducted her, had seemly left no evidence behind. There were no unknown finger prints found in the apartment. No blood or DNA, other than that belonging to Bones. Booth was getting upset & frustrated.
"Tell me you found something, Cam? Anything?" Booth said, a bit louder than he had intended.
Cam shook her head. "So far we have found nothing."
"How can someone come in here & do... do this to Bones, but none of your squints can find a damn thing?" Booth snapped. "How is that possible? Tell them they need to work harder! They need to give me something to go on!"
"I'm sorry, Seeley." Cam said, placing her hand gently on Booth's arm. "Trust me, we all love Dr. Brennan. We all want to find who ever did this & bring her home. But we have nothing, Seeley, absolutely nothing."
"I know, I know... I'm sorry." Booth said. "I just really need to find her, Cam."
"We will, Booth. We will find her." Cam said, hoping she sounded more convincing than she felt. "This is Dr. Brennan we're talking about. We will find her."
Suddenly, Booth's boss stormed in. "Agent Booth, I am taking you off this case. Effective now!" he told Booth firmly.
"Sir, you can't! I have to work this case, I have to help find Bones." Booth pleaded.
"I'm sorry, Agent Booth. You are too close to this." he confirmed.
"With all due respect, I cannot walk away from this case, Sir." Booth said. "Please?"
"Go home, Agent Booth."
"But Sir..." Booth started.
"Go home."
Cam shot Booth a sympathetic look. "Go home, Seeley. I will keep you in the loop." she said.
Booth was angry, frustrated, sad... he turned & left Bones apartment. If he couldn't work the case officially, he would just have to work it on his own.
Booth walked into his apartment, slamming the door behind him. He threw his gun & badge on the kitchen counter. That's when Hannah appeared from the bedroom, wrapped in a towel, obviously fresh out of the shower. She approached Booth, leaning in to kiss him but Booth pulled away quickly.
"Not now, Hannah! I can't!" Booth shouted.
Hannah took a step back, stunned by Booth's strange outburst. "What's wrong Seeley?" she asked. Her voice filled with genuine concern.
"Bones was abducted from her apartment this morning." Booth said, quietly.
"Oh God Booth... I am so sorry, honey." Hannah said.
"Me too." Booth said, defeatedly. "I got taken off the case."
Hannah could feel the guilt in Booth's voice. She placed her hand on Booth's shoulder. "You know this isn't your fault, Seeley."
"It is my fault!" Booth shouted, as he spun around to face Hannah.
"I know it's easy to blame yourself, but this is really not..." Hannah started.
"You don't understand, Hannah! It IS my fault, it's all my fault! I shouldn't have left her alone last night!" Booth said, cutting her off.
"Why? Did something happen last night?" Hannah asked.
"Bones was really upset when I took her home last night. I asked if she wanted someone to stay with her but she insisted she would be fine. I never should have left her like that. I knew she wasn't fine." Booth explained.
"You didn't say anything last night when you get in?" Hannah said, questioningly. "If something was wrong, you could have stayed there with her. I would have understood."
"I was the reason Bones was so upset." Booth confessed.
"What? Why?" Hannah asked. "That's impossible."
"The case we were working was really getting to Bones." Booth started. "Last night, Bones solved the case. While driving her home, she told me that she didn't want to have any regrets..."
"I'm confused Seeley... regrets about what?" Hannah asked.
"Bones was telling me, in a round about way, that she loved me. She wanted us to give it a try." Booth finished.
Hannah looked shocked & hurt. "What... what did you say?"
Booth sighed, tears welling up in his eyes. "I... I told her that I was with someone now. That I loved you." Booth explained. "Bones she... she got really upset. She was crying. She said she understood & that she would be alright but... I never should have left her alone. This is all my fault."
"Wow Seeley... why didn't you tell me?" Hannah asked.
"I was going to... I just didn't know what to say or how to say it." Booth answered. "This morning, Bones didn't show up for work. When I went to check on her, I found her apartment door open. Her apartment was trashed. I found blood. Bones was no where to be found."
"Oh my God, Seeley! Do you think she's alright? Is there any idea who did this?" Hannah asked.
"There is reason to believe Bones is alive but... there was evidence at the scene that suggested she was... was..." Booth couldn't finish.
"Was what?" Hannah pushed.
"That she was sexually assaulted before she was taken." Booth finally said.
"I'm sorry, Seeley... I don't know what to say." Hannah said.
"I feel so useless! I can't work the case, Cam found nothing at the scene." Booth said. "If anything happens to her Hannah, I will never forgive myself. I will never forgive myself for what's already happened..."
"It's not your fault..." Hannah said, again.
"Damn it Hannah! You don't don't understand! This is my fault! All my fault! We're partners, I am supposed to protect her!" Booth shouted, before throwing his hands in the air. "I can't do this, right now! I gotta' go!"
"Seeley wait!" Hannah said, but the only response she got was the slamming of the door as Booth quickly left the apartment.
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