B/B Holiday fanfic

The Perfect Gift

Chapter 7: "The Search for the Priceless Gift"

After finishing the decorations in Brennan's Office and finished watching both great versions of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Booth preferred the newer with Jim Carrey but Parker he was more into the cartoon version. After the movies Booth made parker Hot Chocolate with Marshmallows on top and tucked Parker into bed, gave him a hug and a goodnight kiss. Just right when he was about to turn off the lights Booth turned around to see that Parker was already sleep. After Booth shut the door he knew he had more work to do for Brennan's first normal Christmas. So he decided to do some investigation for Brennan's Christmas gift. He went online and decided to check his mail to see if Brennan made a reply, but no luck. So he began to research on the ring she always wanted for Christmas since she was 15 and here is what he found.

- The ring was called a Claddagh traditionally made from the Irish.

- Normally given for Friendship or worn for Marriage.

- The ring had three major symbols

1. The crown: meaning loyalty

2. The hands: meaning friendship

3. The heart: meaning love

- All three of these symbols combine into one message "Let Love and Friendship reign."

- There is also a Irish legend of how this lovely ring was made.

Long ago a young man was captured and sold into slavery from the fishing village of Claddagh. Many years passed and he wondered if his true love would wait for him. Over the years he stole tiny bits of gold from his master to make her a ring. He fashioned a heart for love, a crown for loyalty and hands as a symbol of friendship. After many years he finally returned home to Claddagh. Upon his return and to his joy he discovered his true love had waited for him. He gave her the ring as a symbol of their love, loyalty and friendship forever known now as the Claddagh.

After finding all this information on the ring that Brennan want for Christmas he knew this was the perfect gift to give her, to show how much he really cares for her. So now he began to search where to buy this perfect gift. He entered on eBay, signed with his account "agent007" and type the ring name Claddagh on the search boxHe found one auction that had the ring and it was a special live auction. Not only this was a Claddagh ring but it was the actual ring from the show Buffy made out of pure sliver. Also in the auction he could not only bid for the ring but chat with the other bidders to plead your case on why you wanted the ring. So Booth decided to enter the auction and saw that the auction was just starting with 10 people that had already entered and began to bid. The starting bid was $15 dollars. Booth thought that reasonable so he made his bid for $ 20.00, and his limit was no higher than $100.00. Then he saw one person put down $30.00, then another person bid $35.00 then 5 people opt out the auction. Booth put $ 40.00 down as next bid then other person opt out Booth, and he thought this was going to be a piece of cake. Then the user faced29 put down $50.00 then another person. Now it was just Booth and faced29 Booth put down $55.00 then faced29 put down $65.00 Booth put $70.00. He knew he had to plead his case to the person. So once faced29 put down $80.00. After Booth put down $85.00 he began to chat with faced29.

agent007: Please faced29 let have this ring you have no idea much getting this ring means to me.

faced29: No I don't know and don't care.

Then faced29 put down $90.00. Booth wasn't sure whether to go higher or not but he gave a look at a picture of him and Brennan together at Jeffersonian and he decide to put down $100.00 as his next bid. Then wrote to faced29.

agent007: Listen here don't care how much and how long but I am going to get the ring whether you like or not because this gift is for my partner and friend for three years and ever since she was 15 she wanted this ring from this show. Now you are going to place or saved us both the trouble of bidding all night and opt out.

Booth waited for faced29 to reply then when did as he read.

faced29: Do you love her?

Booth shocked that a total stranger would asked that question.

agent007: What?

faced29: Do you love your partner?

agent007: Even though it is none your business, I care about her…but love her, we are just friends nothing more.

Then without get a reply back from back faced29 he seen the he made another bid of $115.00. Then Booth getting very annoyed Booth wrote back.

agent007: Come on, please? Let me have the ring.

faced29: Alright, let's make a deal I am willing to bid $125.00 and let you have the ring and you can send the money to me whenever you can. I will even throw in a ingravement inside the ring if you want.

Booth was surprised that now all of a sudden this person was making such a generous deal with him. So he wrote.

agent007: ok we have a deal but I swear if you screw me over I will haunt down.

faced29: calm down there agent007 ok? I promise you I won't screw you over. You can trust me?

Booth not sure whether to trust this person or not so he asked.

agent007: Why should I trust you?

faced29: Because you can and sweetheart I am not that kind of person

agent007: Ok then the I will take your word. We got a deal.

faced29: Good

Then Booth saw faced29 put the final bid for $125.00 and then after a couple mintues then it began to count… 10. 9. 8. 7.6. 5. 4. 3. 2.1 then congrat faced29 for winning the ring. Then Booth typed to faced29

agent007: Thank you faced29

faced29: Your welcome agent007. What you want ingraved?

Booth though for a moment or two he need inspitation so he looked the picture he looked at once before then he smiled as knew exactly what to ingrave. Then Booth typed.

agent007: My Bones

faced29: That is sweet, I think. Anyway let's exchange addresses and in time you will have the priceless gift you wanted but before we do, can ask you something?

agent007: sure

faced29: Do you love your partner?

Booth didn't want to tell total stranger about his true feelings for Brennan.

agent007: I am uncomfortable telling you that.

faced29: oh come who I am going to tell anyway

faced29 did have a point so he wrote.

agent007: You make a good point. So yes I do love her and more than I have ever love anyone.

faced29: Now that is sweet.

agent007: Thanks now can we please exchange addresses

faced29: Sure. Your welcome

agent007: Ok, by the way. There is any chance I could get by Saturday evening

faced29: No, problem. You'll have it by Friday I promise.

agent007: Thank you again and merry Christmas faced29

faced29: You too, agent007

Then they exchange addresses as Booth was surprised that faced29 lived in Washington, but

what Booth didn't knew was that faced29 was Angela Montegro.