Disclaimer: Me? Own Bones? HA! I don't own Bones!...I tried once, though. It didn't work out too well.

Author's Note: I'm sorry if this isn't up to your expectations, if you had any! I really hope you're pleased with this, though. It took a lot of playing of the same footage over and over again. XD This is an interpretation of the events near the end of the episode "The Woman in the Garden." You know, the one with the gangbanger? Where Booth threatens to kill a guy if he hurts Brennan? ;D Yeah, that one. ^_^ I hope you enjoy this!!

Moments in Time: A Collection of Booth/Brennan
#10: Threat

Title: Threat
Word Count: 396, according to WordCount
Type: Scene Interpretation
Point of View: Booth's
Timeline: Near end of "The Woman in the Garden"

Threat

He had been sitting in his car a while before he finally spotted his target. The heavily-tattooed man strode by confidently, and Booth got out of his car quickly and tailed him. Sneaking up on the gang member, he grabbed him violently, and then swiftly pushed him to the wall so they were face-to-face.

"What are you, crazy?" Ortez said threateningly as he stared up at the FBI agent. "This is my neighborhood."

"You put a hit out on my partner?!" he demanded.

"She's not FBI," Ortez muttered dismissively, but Booth didn't much care for what Ortez had to say. He cut him off, punching him in the face. He grabbed the man's throat with his left hand while he held his gun at the Adam's apple with his right. Ortez's eyes were widened in shock and something that looked like fear.

Booth leaned down close to his captive and whispered, his voice deadly and low. "I never said anything about FBI," he hissed, baring his teeth in a snarl. Ortez wriggled in his grasp, but the FBI agent held firm as he continued.

"She's my partner, ese?! And if anything happens to her, I will find you, and kill you. I won't think twice." His voice was a quiet growl, and his eyes burned with intensity. He forced open the Salvadoran's mouth with the nose of his gun and held it there. "Look at my eyes." He cocked the gun, and Ortez struggled slightly. "Look at my face. If anything happens to her, I will kill you. This is between you...and me. Nobody sees, nobody knows. You got nothin' to prove. Understand?" When the man didn't respond, he pushed the gun further in. "You understand?!" he demanded again, his voice rising in fury.

Ortez nodded, giving a terrified "...Uh" in assent.

"Yeah, I thought so," Booth spat. "Now if you don't mind, I'll leave first, 'cause I've got somewhere I hafta be." Slowly, he pulled his gun away and turned to leave, but something made him whirl back around. He pressed the nose of the gun to Ortez's head, cocking it and glaring straight into the gangbanger's eyes, his own dark with hate. He held this murderous gaze for a moment, then pulled the gun back and walked away, calmly as could be.

Author's Note: I feel like I could have ended it better, and I tried several times, but this ended up being the best way to end it: with the end of the scene. ^ ^; Anyway, pleasepleaseplease let me know what you think! I'll give you a cookie! =D