Disclaimer- So I got this call from Hart Hanson... Just kidding. They're still not mine.
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Temperance reached up and slammed her hand down on the alarm clock above her bed.
"Ugggggh, " she groaned, stretching her arms up above her head. She had slept surprisingly well, and was not happy to have to wake up. But knowing that she must, she slowly rolled out of bed. Glancing at the clock, she realized that it was 6:30 in the morning, and the boy that was supposed to be driving her to school was picking her up at 7. She had 30 minutes to get ready.
In 20, she managed to get a shower, dress herself in one of the new outfits Amanda had gotten for her, and brush out her hair. She decided to leave it down. She slipped on a pair of black Chuck Taylors before grabbing her bag and rushing down the stairs. Reaching the last step, she saw Amanda in the kitchen, spreading cream cheese on a plain bagel.
Looking up, Amanda smiled at her, "Morning! Here, take this. Seeley will be here in a minute." she told Temperance, handing her the bagel.
Temperance nodded, thanking her. Just as the girl had taken the first bite of the bagel, the doorbell rang.
"Ah! That must be Seeley. I'll just go get him. Odds are he hasn't eaten yet..." Amanda said, her voice fading as she walked into the living room to answer the door.
Temperance, not being a morning person, chose not to acknowledge this and sat down on a stool at the kitchen counter and continued to eat her breakfast.
"Seeley! It's so great to see you! You haven't been here in a while." Temperance heard Amanda say from the living room.
"I know, I'm sorry. It's just Jared's been getting himself into some trouble lately. I've had my hands full." said an unfamiliar voice that Temperance assumed belonged to Seeley.
"So, " the voice continued, "what's this girl's name?"
"Temperance Brennan." Amanda answered him. "She's a really sweet kid. She's a few years younger than you, but she's a senior. She skipped a few grades."
"Huh. Okay, that's cool. Is she here?" The voice asked.
"Yeah, she's eating. Have you eaten, Seeley?" Amanda asked him, her voice sounding closer to Temperance.
"No ma'am." He replied.
"Okay, I'll fix you something before you guys head off. Temperance sweetie, Seeley's here." Amanda adressed Temperance from behind her.
Swivelling around on the stool she was sitting on to face Amanda and Seeley, Temperance took a look at the boy. He stood at what she estimated to be about 6' 1'' and had a muscular build. He had spiked up brown hair, and was dressed in black jeans, sneakers, and a white t-shirt.
Well he's certainly aesthetically pleasing, Temperance thought to herself before standing to introduce herself.
She reached out a hand to the boy, saying to him, "Hello, my name is Temperance Brennan. You're Seeley, I presume?"
"In the flesh, " Seeley told her with a charm smile, shaking her hand. "Call me Booth. It's my last name."
Temperance nodded at him, processing this new information. "Nice to meet you, Booth." She said, smiling at him.
Wow, she's gorgeous... Booth thought, smiling back at her.
"So," he said, clapping his hands together once, "you ready to hit the road?" he asked her.
"Why would I want to strike the road? That's foolish..." Temperance said, her nose wrinkling as a confused expression appeared on her face.
Booth looked at her, realizing that she really didn't know what he meant.
Shaking his head, he told her, "Oh, no Temperance, it's just an expression. It means are you ready to leave?"
"Oh." Temperance said, looking down, feeling foolish for not knowing.
Booth smiled at her bashfullness. This girl was cute. Definitely different, but still cute.
"So are you? Ready to go I mean?" Booth clarified.
Temperance nodded, still blushing slightly, and reached for her bag.
"Oh no you don't. You, Mr. Booth, need to eat. Here, take this." Amanda interjected, reaching over the counter and handing him a bagel.
The boy smiled, taking the food from her.
"Thanks Mrs. Brown."
Amanda waved him off, and promptly began shooing the teenagers out the door.
Laughing, Booth and Temperance reached his chevelle.
Getting into the passanger's side, Temperance noted sarcastically to Booth, "Nice car."
He made a face at her, pulling on his seat belt and backing out of the Brown's driveway.
"It gets me where I need to go." he informed her.
Temperance nodded, pulling out her anatomy textbook and flipping to the page about phalanges.
Glancing over to see what she was reading Booth chuckled, "Bones?"
Looking over at him, Temperance responded, "Yes. I wish to become a forensic anthropologist when my high school career comes to an end."
"So um... Bones. They're kinda your thing huh?"
Wrinkling her nose, she answered him, "Yes, I suppose so. I find them very interesting."
Laughing Booth told her, "Huh. Maybe that's what I should call you. It can be your nickname. Bones. I like it. Whaddya think Bones?" He said, teasing her.
"Don't call me Bones. My name is Temperance." she told him, rolling her eyes.
"Why not Bones!? Temperance is such a mouthful. Tem-per-ance." He said, stretching out the syllables.
Temperance tried not to let him see her shiver at the sound of her name rolling off his tongue.
"I like Bones. It's a good nickname." he continued, pulling into a space in the school's parking lot.
"Whatever." She said, jumping out of the truck and walking briskly away from him, her arms swinging out by her sides.
"Oh come on Bones, I was kidding!" he called after her, laughing.
Oh yeah, this is gonna be fun. He thought to himself, shaking his head and following her into the building.