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This chapter is intended to make you smile. It's not angsty at all and the best part is, we get to see Booth and Brennan acting friendly towards each other.

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"Bones!" Booth said as he entered the bone storage room and found Brennan in her usual position, examining the remains of bones from incredibly old World War victims. It has been a week since they decided to put the past behind them and remain friends. They were pretty much back to normal but there was still some tension between the pair. They returned to driving to a crime scene together, celebrating after a case together and sharing a meal at The Royal Diner. They were relieved that it was no longer awkward between them. They came to the realization that they truly did miss each other.

"What is it Booth? I'm kind of busy here." She said still focused on the remains in front of her.

"Pack up those bones and let's go to the carnival!" He said excitedly.

"The carnival? Booth I'm busy!" She said shocked at his proposal. She never left work to go to a place for her own entertainment.

"Come on Bones, those bones aren't going anywhere and I'm sure Cam will let you go. We just got back and I would love to spend some time with you, just the two of us outside of a working environment. You can have cotton candy and I'll have a huge turkey leg and-"

"Neither of those are good for you. Cotton candy is just sugar and-"

"Well forget about the cotton candy then! We can ride on the roller coasters and it'll be a great day. Please?" he was practically begging now.

"I don't know Booth"

"Come on Bones! Let's go, let's go, let's go' let's go' LET'S GO!"

"You are so persistent!" She rolled her eyes, "fine! Just give me a few minutes to tell Cam and get ready."

"Yes! This is going to be so fun! If only Parker wasn't in school, he loves the carnival."

"Perhaps you can take him at a later date." She said walking out the room.

"You bet!"

Brennan couldn't resist. She not only agreed to go to the carnival with Booth because he wouldn't stop asking, but she agreed to go because she found that spending an entire day with Booth without it being work related ,would strengthen their friendship and eliminate any tension that might still exist. She entered her office, removed her lab coat, hung it neatly on her coat hanger and packed her things. She went to the bathroom to quickly fix her makeup and afterwards headed to Cam's office to tell her where she would be going. Although Brennan didn't really consider Cam as her boss but more of a friend, she had respect for her position at the lab. She found Cam at her autopsy table performing an autopsy on a victim. The smell was nauseating but throughout the years of working closely with rotting human remains, she got used to the stench.

"Dr. Saroyan?" She said as she knocked on the coroner's door.

"Yes Dr. Brennan, what's up?" Cam said removing an organ from the opened body.

"I just wanted to let you know that I will be leaving now."

"Why? What's wrong?"

"Nothing, it's just that Booth wants me to accompany him to the carnival today. I really had no interest in going but Booth seems to really want me to go with him so I agreed to go. Is that okay with you?"

"Of course, we don't have any recent cases and you work way too much anyway so I don't see it being a problem."

"Thank you Dr. Saroyan." She said then proceeded to leave until she heard Cam call to her.

"Have fun!"

"Oh, okay."

As Brennan left Cam's office she saw Booth waiting for her at the entrance to the forensic division of the Jeffersonian. He was wearing that 'Boothy' grin and she knew he was incredibly happy. Booth loved carnivals ever since he was a boy. His grandfather would always take him there when he was upset about something relating to his dad. He enjoyed the rides, the bright colors, the sweets and of course, the huge turkey legs but he did not enjoy the clowns. That was one thing that turned him off but he managed to avoid them.

"Ready to go Bones?" He said noticing that Brennan was walking toward him.

"Yes, shall we?" She said wrapping her arm around his.

'This will be a good day, I know it will be' She thought while walking out of the lab joined with Booth. Her fellow scientists saw them walking out together, looking like a couple but she couldn't care less and neither could he. All they cared about was enjoying the day, forgetting about the drama that occurred in the past.

B&B

"I have never been to a carnival before." Brennan said as she sat in the passenger seat of Booth's car. Her childhood wasn't exactly a bed of roses when her parents left. When they were around she never got the opportunity to go to a carnival. This would be her first time so she didn't know what a carnival entailed. Usually before going to a new place, she would research it on her computer but since she was not expecting to ever go to a carnival, she didn't get to do her research. She was completely clueless.

"What? You really never have been to a carnival?" Booth said focusing on the road. He has been countless of times.

"No I haven't. Before my parents left we never went to a carnival and after they left none of my foster parents ever took me." Foster parents. He could not imagine having foster parents. From what she told him, all of the foster families that she got were cruel towards her, especially the ones who locked her in a car trunk for breaking a dish. She wanted no pity though but Booth couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

"Oh. Well carnivals are fun. There are a lot of rides, games, sweets and overall fun. I'm sure you'll enjoy it."

"Do they have clowns?" She knew he hated clowns.

"Um, yeah, t-there are clowns there, yes."

"So why do you enjoy carnivals so much? You hate clowns. Remember when you shot the one on the ice cream truck and needed psychological analysis?" She chuckled.

"Ha Ha, very funny Bones."

"It is quite amusing. Are you going to shoot every clown we see today?"

"No. We are going to avoid the clowns today."

"Why do you fear clowns? They are only people that paint their faces in bright colors and dress is strange costumes."

"They're just creepy Bones. What normal person dresses up like that? And their acts are so annoying."

"They are for the amusement of children."

"Yeah well I don't like them."

After about twenty minutes of talking in the car, they were finally at the carnival. The entrance was filled with balloons and bright colors and to Booth's annoyance there stood a clown with a huge smile on his face holding a balloon and handed it to each person who passed him. Booth and Brennan were at the ticket booth and like a true gentleman, Booth offered to pay for Brennan's ticket.

"Booth, you really don't have to pay for me, I can pay myself."

"Seriously Bones, I'll pay for you. I'm the one who invited you."

"No but-"

"Would you two hurry it up! We want to get in!" Yelled and annoyed man standing behind them waiting impatiently to pay for his ticket.

"Hold your horses!" Booth yelled, "Bones I'm going to pay for you whether you like it or not."

"Well I don't like it at all." She snapped, "But thank you."

"No problem!" He smiled.

They got their tickets and it was now time to pass the clown and receive a balloon. Booth was walking on the side that the clown was standing on and quickly switched places with Brennan before moving closer.

"Booth! It's just a clown."

"I know, I know but I would prefer if you walk on that side. We wouldn't want me to pull out my gun and scare all these little children."

"That's true, I also wouldn't want you to undergo psychological analysis again. If you do, who will be my partner?"

"Thank you Bones."

"Hello there pretty lady, here's a pink balloon. Enjoy your day." The clown said handing the balloon to Brennan and giving her a wink.

"See Booth, the clown is quite friendly."

"Yeah I'm friendly; I'll give you a blue balloon to prove how friendly I am." The clown said holding out the balloon to Booth.

"No, I'm good." Booth said.

"Oh come on Booth, take the balloon." Brennan insisted.

"Would you prefer a green one?" The clown asked.

"No, I just don't want a balloon."

"Now you're making me sad!" The clown whined.

"Look Booth, you made the clown sad!" Brennan said

"It's just an act Bones."

"Here, I'll take the balloon for him." Brennan said taking the balloon from the clown.

"Happy now clown, she took the balloon for me." He said to the clown, "Let's go Bones."

"Son of a bitch." The clown muttered under his breath after they left.

When they entered the carnival Brennan was mesmerized by all the rides and game stands that she saw. She's never seen anything like it and she could now understand why children loved places like this. It was vibrant and had a positive energy. Booth was reminded of his childhood, the happy times when Pops took him and Jared to the carnival. He never took anyone other than Parker here and he was happy that he took Brennan. He saw the look of happiness on her face and felt as if he made one of her childhood dreams come true.

"So Bones, what do you want to do first?"

"That ride looks both exhilarating and terrifying." She said pointing at the roller coaster.

"Oh. You mean the roller coaster?"

She nodded.

"That is my absolute favorite ride! It scares the shit out of you but it's an adrenaline rush!"

"Well, I'm eager to try it but I might scream and possibly cause you to become deaf in one ear."

He laughed, "That's okay Bones, you won't cause me to become deaf, you're just going to have a lot of fun. Come on!"

The line to the roller coaster was not long at all, mostly because most children were at school and not many adults came here during working hours. They finally got on and the operator strapped them in. Brennan kept asking him if he strapped them in safely and asked where he got his training. Booth could tell that she was terrified so he decided to hold her hand for reassurance. She squeezed his hand before the ride started and even tighter when it began. Like Booth said, it was an adrenaline rush. She screamed and squeezed Booth's hand so tight that he screamed. She was terrified but was having a blast. She turned to look at Booth and laughed at the expression on his face. She thought he was afraid but little did she know that the look on his face was due to the squeezing of his hand.

"That was so exhilarating Booth! You were right about the adrenaline rush!" She said happily after the ride.

"Yes it was fun."

"You looked so scared! I should have taken a picture of you. The look on your face was hilarious." She laughed.

He didn't say that he wasn't afraid, that his hand was just hurting him because of Brennan. He made her have her fun. He didn't want to ruin it for her. Afterwards, they played one of the ring games in the booth. Brennan didn't win but Booth did. As his prize he won a stuffed animal and decided to give it to Brennan since he had no use for it. Who knew that the world renowned forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan would like stuffed toys?

"This reminds me of the one that my mother gave me." She said looking down at the toy, "Thank you." She said then hesitated before she gave him a hug. When she was six years old her mother gave her a stuffed toy similar to the one that Booth won her. When her parents left and she was put into foster care, she brought nothing from her home with her, including the stuffed toy. The toy reminded her of her childhood, when it was happy and her mother.

"No problem Bones." He said after she pulled away.

They spent the rest of the day playing carnival games, going on rides and avoiding clowns. Booth bought himself a huge turkey leg that he wanted so badly and even convinced Brennan to try cotton candy. She kept saying that it was so unhealthy but that didn't stop her from eating it all. They even shared a bag of buttery popcorn that Brennan of course, said was extremely unhealthy. Overall it was a really good day. Booth managed to see the child part of Brennan and he was loving every second of it. Brennan also enjoyed seeing the child in Booth although she saw that almost every day. She had a grand time and it was all thanks to Booth. For once in her life she did not regret leaving work early. It was the best day she had in a long time. For the day, they forgot about all the problems they had and just enjoyed each other's company. It was a refreshing change.

I updated twice in one day! Awesome!

I had a really good time writing this chapter. It was really nice to get away from all the angst.

I hope you guys enjoyed it and I hope it made you smile

Next chapter will be the appearance of Parker!

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