I don't own Bones or anything I mention.
The Fountain
Seeley Booth walked up to his girlfriend's door and knocked. Daisy opened it and giggled, "Are you here for Tempe?"
"Why yes I am. Can you get her for me?" asked Seeley.
"Sure. TEMPE! Seeley is here for you!" she yelled.
"Hold on!" yelled Bones. About a minute later she was down by the door and shooed away her younger cousin.
"What do you want?" she asked.
"Well I was wondering if you wanted to go on a walk with me?" asked Seeley.
"Okay. Aunt Maggie! I'm going on a walk!" Bones yelled while tying the laces of a pair of red Converse. After they were a couple blocks away from the house and Bones declared they were not being followed by her cousins Booth asked her about last night's party.
"I didn't see you there," said Seeley, a bit disappointed.
"Oh, after I saw it was an alcoholic party I left," Bones said.
"You left?" repeated Seeley.
"Yes. I'm am not jeopardizing my future," said Bones. Seeley remained silent. Bones looked at him and asked, "Did you attend the party?"
"Well yeah," said Seeley. Bones stopped and asked, "Did you drink?"
"What? No, I've seen what it can make people do," said Seeley, thinking about his dad.
"Good," Bones said.
"So what did you do? Pass out candy?" Seeley asked.
"No I went to Jack Hodgins' house and watched some movies and he showed us his experiments. Then Angela slept over," Bones said.
"What movies did you watch?" asked Seeley.
"We watched The Mummy and Friday the 13th. They were excellent," Bones answered.
"You know my brother Jared used to think that if he went to camp, Jason Voorhees would get him. He never wanted to go," Booth chuckled.
"Why are you laughing about his fear? It's an irrational fear since Jason is a fictional character but still," Bones asked.
"No, I'm not laughing at him. I'm laughing because looking back it is kind of funny," Booth defended.
"Is Jared your only brother?" asked Bones.
"Yeah. So what's it like being an only child before you came here?" asked Seeley.
"I'm not an only child," Bones said coldly.
"Oh I just thought that… since you came alone… I-I'm sorry," said Seeley.
"It's alright. I had an older brother who is probably twenty one by now," said Bones.
"Was he with you at all in the foster homes?" asked Seeley. He wanted to know even though she'd probably rip his head off.
"No. He was nineteen and I was fifteen. He left I went into the system then I came here. Simple as that," Bones said. She didn't sound hurt but Seeley knew that she was. In an effort to comfort her he tried to wrap his arm around her.
"What are you doing?" she asked. She didn't sound shocked or mad, just annoyed. Taking his arm off of her he mumbled an apology. Then trying to get her to forget that little moment he quickly asked, "Hey want to go to the fountain?"
"What fountain?" asked Bones.
"It's this nice, peaceful fountain in the park. The fountain is clean and has some fish in it and there's a guy who sells coffee there. You'll love it," said Seeley.
"I doubt the water is clean since there are fish living there but I guess I'll come," said Bones. Seeley was a little shocked. A.) He didn't think she'd actually agree and accuse him of trying to sleep with him and B.) She actually didn't sound like she knew everything. When they finally arrived there, they got their coffee and started talking.
"This is a rather peaceful place," said Bones.
"Yeah, I don't get why more people don't come here. In the summer it looks the best. The leaves are all green, the spouts on the fountain are on, and during heat waves it's nice and cool," said Seeley.
"How come they aren't on now?" asked Bones.
"I think they're going to drain it for the winter soon," said Seeley.
"What about the fish?" asked Bones.
"They took them out weeks ago. I don't know what they do with them," shrugged Seeley.
"What branch of the military would you like to join?" asked Bones.
"The Army. I'd like to be a Ranger," said Seeley.
"Aah," said Bones.
"So, why forensic anthropology?" asked Seeley.
"It's an interesting career. When I was young I loved the myths and legends of various cultures and I prefer science to any other subject. I am very partial to biology. Forensic anthropology uses science and history and I just think it would be a good career for me. I'm not afraid of remains. My father and I used to assemble the skeletons of dead animals we found," Bones said.
"Dead animals? How'd they die?" asked Seeley.
"They were roadkill Booth. We had nothing to do with their demise," said Bones giving him a pointed look.
"Hey I didn't say anything," said Seeley.
"No but you were thinking it," sighed Bones.
"Do you like any sports?" asked Seeley trying to change the subject.
"I sort of like basketball but my aunt and uncle never watch it. Ice hockey and baseball," said Bones.
"Been to any games?" asked Seeley.
"Yes. We went to a Phillies game over the summer," said Bones.
"Gotta love the Phillies. Did they win at the game?" asked Seeley.
"Nope," said Bones.
"What's your favorite basketball team?" asked Seeley.
"Indiana Pacers," Bones answered.
"Are you from Indiana?" asked Seeley.
"Originally. Are ice hockey and football your favorite sports since you play them?" asked Bones.
"Yeah. I also like baseball but I don't play," said Seeley.
"Why not?" asked Bones.
"Eh. I'm not really good and I have hockey and football taking up a lot of time," answered Seeley.
"What are your favorite sports teams?" asked Bones.
"For football, the Steelers, for baseball, the Phillies, for basketball, the 76ers, and for hockey, the Flyers," said Seeley.
"How come you have only one sports team from outside of Philadelphia that you like?" asked Bones.
"I don't know I just do," shrugged Seeley. Seeley noticed that Bones was rubbing her arms to keep warm and as the gentleman he offered her his jacket.
"No," she said.
"No? Why not? Even a scientist like you knows that you need to keep warm," Seeley said with a smirk.
"I know I just don't like the way the man has to offer a woman his jacket. As if a woman can't take care of herself," frowned Bones.
"Come on it's like fifty degrees out here why didn't you grab a jacket before we left?" asked Seeley.
"I wasn't cold then," said Bones.
"But you are now," said Seeley as he nudged her playfully.
"Are you trying to get on my nerves?" asked Bones.
"Hey you always complain that I'm trying to get on top of you," teased Seeley.
"Who said you'd be on top?" deadpanned Bones. They both started to laugh. Laughing Seeley said, "I feel like I have to say touché or something?"
"Would touché even be appropriate for this moment?" asked Bones, "I think I have to get home soon. For lunch."
"Alright I'll walk you back," said Seeley as he pulled her off the bench. He tried a couple more times to give her his jacket but she refused each time. She was as stubborn as a mule. When he walked her to the door she turned and said, "I must admit I had a good time with you today. Would you like to visit the fountain again tomorrow?"
"It's a deal," said Seeley.
"No, it's a date," smirked Bones while she slammed the door in his face. Seeley Booth was high on happiness the rest of the date.