Disclaimer: I don't own Bones, Angel, or one of my favorite Stevie Nicks' song "Leather and Lace."
Brennan and Booth spent the new few days trying to pretend like everything was normal. They tried to ignore the fact that they had been in love as Angel and Cordelia, and were now in love as Seeley and Temperance.
"What's wrong with you two?" Angela demanded one day. Booth and Brennan had been acting really weird.
"Nothing," Temperance cried, trying to deflect Angela from the situation. She didn't want to have to explain the truth, because it wasn't rational.
"Cor, maybe you should tell her," Booth said, not realizing he had just referred to her by original name and not Bones.
Brennan sent him a panicked look, and Booth finally realized his error. He winced.
"Why'd you just call her that?" the suspicious Angela asked. She was now really worried. Booth had just called Temperance by a completely different name.
"Nice going," Temperance told Booth. She couldn't believe he had just ruined their secret.
"It just slipped out," Booth whined, hoping his best friend (In both universes, actually, which was really nice) would give him a pass.
"Angel Liam O'Connor," Temperance scolded, also not realizing she had just screwed up. She smacked herself when she realized what she had done.
"Can I have an explanation?" Angela asked, now really confused. She wasn't sure what was going on, but she wanted an answer.
Brennan and Booth exchanged a look, which ended when Temperance stomped on his feet.
"Ow, Cor. Why do you keep doing that to me?" Booth asked, whining once again. Cordy had always stomped on his feet hard, and he guessed Temperance was the same way.
"Somebody tell me the truth," Angela cried, tired of being ignored by two of her best friends.
"Sit down," Booth advised her, knowing this would freak her out. The story would freak everyone out.
Angela complained the entire time she went over to the couch, but she sat down anyway.
Booth and Brennan sat down with Angela on the couch, and began to explain the long story. When they finished, Angela's mouth was wide open.
"So you were a vampire and you were half-demon?" Angela asked the two a few minutes later. They nodded.
"We are now, technically, but we won't be after we stop the Apocalypse," Booth explained. He really wanted to save the world and get it over with. He had saved the world enough times. Now he was happy catching criminals.
"Can I tell Jack?" Angela asked. She really didn't think she could keep something this big a secret.
"We'll tell Cam and Hodgins together," Temperance said. Booth helped her off the couch. Angela smiled at the two, but they ignored her. Angela could tell that whether the two were Angel and Cordelia or Booth and Brennan, they loved each other. Angela deemed both versions soul mates, even if she didn't really know Angel and Cordelia.
The song Leather and Lace by Stevie Nicks began playing. Cordelia had always loved the song, and that love had transferred over to Temperance. Temperance began singing to the song, and Booth smiled at her. In the Hyperion and Cordelia's apartment (He suddenly missed Dennis, and what was that about?), she would sometimes the song on repeat for hours.
When it got to Don Henley's part, Booth also began singing. Angela watched the two, smiling. The song really related to the two, and would probably be one of their songs. They already had three songs, so what was a fourth?
Temperance smiled at Booth throughout his part, and the two continued to sing along when both Don Henley and Stevie Nicks began singing together.
After the song finished, Temperance grabbed Booth's hand. Angel and Cordy had been nearing a relationship before the whole Connor, Jasmine, and Wolfram & Hart fiascos. She was secretly glad Wolfram & Hart didn't exist in this universe.
"What's up with you two?" a shocked Cam asked them. They had been singing the whole way from the office to the platform.
"Sit down," Booth advised. He was worried about Cam and Hodgins' reactions to their "situation."
The two immediately became worried, so they sat down. They didn't have to be worried because Cam and Hodgins were fine with everything.
"Do aliens exist?" Hodgins asked, curiously. He desperately wanted an answer.
Booth and Brennan nodded. Hodgins smiled and kissed Angela.
"We're going to proceed normally," Brennan explained to Cam. She wanted to work, but the skeletons were freaking her out now. She guessed that it was the Cordelia part of her.
"Baby, we need to talk about what to do when the Powers send you a vision," Booth said. Temperance would normally be angry at someone calling her Baby, but the Cordelia part of her was secretly happy. Even though they hadn't been together at all, Angel had started sometimes called her Baby after Connor's birth.
Angela, Cam, and Hodgins sent Booth a shocked look, but he ignored it. He hadn't even realized that he had called his Bones by Baby.
Everything was about to get even more shocking for the squints, Booth, and Brennan. They just didn't know it yet.
TBC
Next chapter, things will get going. I had Booth call her Baby because I think that Angel probably did it to Cordy without realizing it. I think Angel was that kind of manpire. Booth called Bones by Babe once, so it's in his personality.
I had them sing to Leather and Lace because it's one of my favorite songs ever. I love Don Henley and Stevie Nicks a lot. I've always wanted two characters to sing it because it's such a great song. I love both artists so much, and as much as I love Stevie Nicks, I think Don Henley's better in this song. His part's just so much better.
The next update will be soon. Maybe even tomorrow. I don't know yet, but expect an update soon.
