At first Booth was tense, waiting to have someone show up at a moment's notice, but after a while he seemed to realize that no one was coming. No one was coming to check on her, because no on cared. After a while the clicking picked up again, she must have been fidgeting with something, but he took comfort in the noise because that meet she was still thinking, still breathing.

He was almost lulled to sleep by the gentle sound when he heard her again.

"Seeley?" She called.

"Yeah, I'm here."

He thought he heard a sigh of relief, but he probably imagined it.

"Do you have a hand drill at your house?" She asked.

"Um, I think so maybe in the back shed, my dad used to fix stuff around the house, I think I have seen one."

"Ok, well I pulled back the corner of the carpet and there seems to just be a thin layer of metal between me and the ground you could drill up and air hole and then, if i hear someone coming I could put the carpet back."

"I'll go see what I can find."

He was gone much longer than he wanted to be, because the shed was dark and unorganized. He had gone into the house to get s flashlight, but then he ran into his father, who was only too happy to give him a beating for being out past curfew. When his father had finally gotten bored, Booth went to the bathroom and patched himself. By the time he got out of the bathroom, his father was passed out on the couch. He grabbed the flashlight from on top the refrigerator, but then his stomach growled.

'Shit,' he thought, 'if she wasn't in school she has probably been in the trunk since last night. She must be starving... What could I bring her?'

His mind drifted for a few moments eyes skimming the pantry before his eyes landed on a bag of trail mix. That would do the job, if he could find the damn drill. He hurried to the shed. When he finally got back to the car he called her name, but there was no response. He tried not to panic, she might have just fallen asleep and it wasn't like he could call her very loudly, so he just made quick work of making an air hole.

"Seeley?" Temperance whispered. She had been woken up by a strange scratching noise and found herself hoping against hope that it was the cocky boy next door.

"It's me," he answered, "try not to talk until I get finished here. You should probably move so I don't you when I get through."

"I am out of the way," she confirmed.

Finally Booth felt the barrier give way. Temperance noticed the rush of fresh, cool air, at least now she wouldn't suffocate.

"I am sure my punishment will end in the morning, Seeley. You should probably get to bed, I am no longer in danger." Came the quiet voice from inside the trunk.

Booth chuckled humorlessly at this. Not in danger, living with someone who would lock her in a trunk for days.

"I brought you some trail mix." he offered.

"I am much more likely to die without water than food," She said in that voice she used to correct teachers. Booth to make an equally rude reply, when she quickly added."I appreciate the trouble you went to."

"I highly doubt that," he thought as he gave his still tender ribs a rub. Instead of making a comment, he ripped open the bag, and started pushing peanuts, raisins and chocolate through the hole he had just made.

"What is the atomic number of manganese?" She asked after a while.

"Excuse me?"

"If you are not going to leave then, I should help you study for you test."

"Okay?"

"So, what is the atomic number for manganese?" She repeated.

Booth thought for a few minutes, "26?"

"25, symbol?"

This went on for a long time until both were taking longer and longer to speak.

"You okay in there?" Booth asked after he had told her an answer three times. There was no response, but when Booth got closer, he heard the sound of quiet snoring. Not knowing what else to do, he decided to go home and try to get some rest. It was already three AM, but Booth set his alarm for five, so he could check on Temperance and try to get her some water before the sun came up and made it a lot harder for him to sneak into the Colter's yard

A/N: I know that it seems weird not to break her out, but he is just a kid. Hope you like it, and please review.