(AN: thanks to reviewers Rankor01, chymom, othgirl2010, Margo, adele, Astrae splendent, SouthunLady (do not worry, Hannah (and Sully for that matter…) are gone, and will only be mentioned in future chapters. Unless I decide to bring them back as bodies or something. So basically it's like an old friend that you consider a friend but don't care to talk to or contact in any way. I actually thought the whole love triangle was a bit calm on the show, and I can't see Brennan and Hannah in a cat fight, so I wasn't going to write it that way. Sorry it disappointed.), Gally619, and fruityloops156.

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The Soldier in the Fire: Part 1

"You don't deal enough in murder?" Patience asked. "You have to paint the dining room blood red?"

"Told you so, Bones," Booth said. "Blood red."

Brennan set down the paint roller. "There is nothing wrong with the color. It's not exactly blood red, it's more of a burgundy."

"You would have failed at interior decorating," Patience replied.

"I thought you had a project to work on."

"Aaron's late. His mom wanted to talk to the priest after church. Something about Aaron lying. She's worried he'll go to hell or something…"

The doorbell rang.

"That's probably him." Patience left the room.

"So, if Sully is resigning, does that mean you'll be my partner again?" Brennan asked.

"Hacker wants to make sure we won't quit again," Booth answered.

"You didn't quit, I did."

"He wants Sweets to 'evaluate' us and clear us before officially making us partners again. How did you get Sully to resign?"

"I had nothing to do with it. Andrew just called me yesterday and said Sully was being transferred to the headquarters in Chicago."

"Chicago?"

Brennan nodded.

Booth paused in his painting. "You're sure?"

"Yes."

Before Booth could ask further questions, Patience returned, with Aaron.

"Mom, this Aaron." Patience gestured to one standing next to her. "Aaron, this is my mother, Dr. Brennan, and you've kind of met Agent Booth."

"It's nice to meet you, Dr. Brennan," Aaron said.

"Yes, it is nice to meet a friend of Patience's."

Booth crossed his arms, staring down at the teenager. "What are your intentions with Patience?"

"We're friends," Aaron replied, slowly becoming nervous under the agent's stare.

"Not more than friends?"

"No, sir."

"Why? Are you gay?"

"Booth!" Patience hissed.

"What? I'm concerned with who you're hanging out with," Booth defended himself.

"Why? You have Parker to be concerned with."

"Parker doesn't spend so much time with the opposite sex."

Patience rolled her eyes. "We're going to work on the project now, we'll be in the living room."

"Alright," Brennan replied, cutting off whatever Booth was about to say.

Patience pulled Aaron behind her as she left the room.

"You need to stop tormenting her," Brennan said with a laugh.

Booth smirked. "I didn't think you'd question him. Parents are supposed to question friends of their kids." He set down the roller to pull out his phone.

As he answered his phone, Brennan's rang. They exchanged a glance, knowing what the simultaneous calls meant.


(Warning: Long AN but please read) Yay! Fifty chapters! I never thought I'd get this far. Just for the record, I have no idea how long this fanfic will be, but I have a couple ideas for others, so I might pull a really dumb stunt (for me, I'm not like those people out there who can easily do multiple stories. I'm not good at multitasking), and start another fanfic. Anyway, the end this for one, well, it's not yet in sight. There are a lot of things that I still have planned to happen, which will be totally cool! Since I'm not very good with cases, I'm gonna ask for requests on bodies, you don't have to give me an entire case, just a body (like in the bottom of a lake, or in the pentagon, stuff like that). I just need help with getting cases for the fanfic-isodes, you will be credited for the idea. I'm just kind of out of creative ideas. Other than ones for future cases that will be major parts in this seemingly endless storyline (it will end eventually, I promise, I just have a few ideas for later in Patience's life and I want to build up to it instead of skipping several years) Okay, I've gone on long enough, so REVIEW and send body requests please!)