To say I have been absent from fanfiction for a while is an understatement. I've had this chapter sitting on my laptop for a while now, not quite finished and never quite pleased with it. Although, it is now at a stage where I do not think I could make it any better.
Ok so quickly, you guys ever heard of the band Heart? They sing Barracuda, Magic Man, Alone, All I wanna do is make love to you, and heaps of other awesome songs. Anyway, I met them. That's right, met them. Nancy put her arm around my shoulders :D. My photo with them is my icon now, however it takes 24 hours to be displayed on the website…so come back in 24 hours and take a peek :D.
And away we goooooo…
Rounding the corner, Temperance saw three cars sitting on the side of the road outside her house. They had small flags attached on the two front corners of the bonnet, waving in the slight breeze. Speeding up her pace, she made it to the front door to find that it was unlocked and open. Without a second thought she pushed it open.
"Jared!" She called out, rushing into the lounge room. She skidded to a halt at the sight of a man in a suit, with six men in military uniform standing next to him, in the middle of the lounge room. They were facing the couch and talking in hushed voices. When they noticed her presence, they turned as one to face her. Jared's head appeared over the top of the couch, his face stricken with worry.
"Can I help you?" She asked, not even bothering to keep the bitterness from her tone.
"Miss Brennan" the man in the suite said "you may want to sit down."
"I'm not sitting down until someone tells me what is going on here." Temperance fired back, crossing her arms over her chest.
"Miss Brennan" he repeated "my name is Samuel Cullen, I work for Mr Henderson. I am under the impression that you have heard of the unfortunate condition of Private Seeley Booth."
Standing behind the couch and placing her hands on Jared's shoulders protectively she said "Jared go upstairs."
"But" he protested, twisting around to face her "I want to know what happened."
"Go upstairs" she repeated not meeting his eyes, but keeping hers locked on Cullen's. "I'll tell you everything later."
Reluctantly, he stood up and climbed the stairs, only to stop at the top of the staircase to look over the railing.
"Go to your room, close the door and cover your ears Jared" Temperance called to him "I promise I'll tell you everything." Jared's face scrunched up in protest and he crossed his arms over his chest before turning around and stomping to his bedroom.
Temperance eyed the men around her curiously. "I'm going to sit down" she stated, rather than asked "I've been on my feet all day. You may also take a seat if you wish."
"As you are aware, we are here regarding Seeley Booth" Cullen explained, hiking up his pants so he could sit down. The six military men remained standing around him to attention. "The situation surrounding Private Booth's disappearance is extremely alarming considering his position."
"And which position would that be?" Temperance asked "I have not been told anything about where he was, what he was doing or any information that the family of a soldier is usually given."
"All I can tell you is that Private Booth was a part of an extremely confidential operation in France. It came to our attention that he went missing, and we are concerned that his captors may have gotten some information out of him before they killed him. What we plan on doing-"
"Hold on" Temperance interrupted, standing up and pacing "you are assuming that he is dead. You are talking like he is dead."
"It is safe to assume-"
"Assume!" She yelled "you assume that he is dead. You've already given up on him. I respect that there are many missing soldiers who are presumed dead, but Seeley is not dead."
"We would like to place you and Jared under protective custody for the time being" Cullen said, raising his voice to match her level. "We have every reason to believe that your life is in danger."
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"They're going kill us soon" the other woman filled them in "take us one by one and torture the information out of us until we die."
"So what's your plan of attack?" Seeley asked.
"I think we could get out of here" she replied "but you're not going to like it."
"Why's that?" Elizabeth questioned "isn't any plan of escape a good one?"
The woman shook her head and said "not when it involves what I'm thinking of."
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Temperance stopped pacing and glared at the men "my life is in danger?" she asked questionably. "All that you have told me is that he was part of a confidential operation in France, which is just like everything isn't it? Aren't all operations confidential? Don't they send in a whole battalion to carry out an operation?"
"I'm afraid that was not the case" Cullen replied calmly.
"Well then please, enlighten me."
"The less you know, the better."
"Look" Temperance spat, pointing a finger at Cullen "I'm raising Seeley's brother and carrying his unborn child. My parents have disappeared and I am working in a hospital identifying remains and looking after patients so I can have enough money to feed myself and Jared. I believe that I have the right to know where he went and what he was doing."
Cullen sighed, frustrated at her argument, and removed a file from the briefcase sitting by his feet. He threw it onto the table between them and looked at her expectantly. "You will find everything you need to know in there."
Temperance picked it up and flicked through it. With every page she turned her breathing became more even, and her face filled with colour.
"I don't believe this" she whispered, shaking her head "I really cannot believe this."
"As you can see-"
"You sent a nineteen year old into occupied France by himself" she paused, trying to regain some composure "as a spy. Seeley was a spy, an untrained one."
"Yes" Cullen confirmed with a nod of his head.
"And now he's probably dead" Temperance said, tears filling her eyes. "You bastards! How do you even have the audacity to send a young man, barely of age, into one of the most dangerous positions in the world? He shouldn't have been there! If anything he should've been on the Western Front, or back here shooting down planes like he was trained to do."
"Miss Brennan" Cullen started "Mr Booth agreed to the position."
"I'm sure he barely had a say in it. Commander Henderson would have made him feel like it was his only option, that it was his way of saving Britain."
"It was his way."
"Is!" she yelled "is his way! Stop talking about him in past tense. He has not been confirmed dead."
"No, but as he has been captured, the likelihood that he is alive is extremely slim."
"But there's still a chance." Temperance crossed her arms over her chest and set her gaze on Cullen "and I am going to hold onto that chance until there is Seeley's body in a coffin back home."
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The door to their cell flew open and two SS members waltzed inside.
"You" they said, pointing to Elizabeth "stand up."
Lifting Seeley's head from her lap, she stood holding the wall for support.
"Come with us" they commanded.
"May I have a moment?" she asked, looking innocently at them "please?"
One of them nodded and the pair remained still by the door. Elizabeth bent down and held onto Seeley's hand, "be strong" she whispered in his ear before she kissed him on the cheek.
"Elizabeth, you don't have to do this." He protested "I will, you two can get out."
"No" she refused "I have nothing back home, I knew what I was getting myself into when I came here. I knew I was going to die sooner or later."
Without another word she looked up and said "sir? I have some trouble walking, could you please support me?"
The men stood away from the door and pulled a knife out of their pockets. Elizabeth stood her ground and took one final look at Seeley before she bit down on the pill that was positioned between her molars. Instantly she dropped to the floor and the whole cell went black as the other woman slammed the door shut.
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Soooo…what do you think?
Leave a review on your way out :D oh and also, once this one is over, I'm thinking of doing another historically set AU, shall it be the French Revolution, the Russian Revolution, set during the Civil Rights Movement in the 50's, or mid-Vietnam war 70's. Give me your opinion before I beat it out of you