HEY! This is my first Bones fanfic – so reviews are GREATLY appreciated!

It's not set anywhere – and things might be out of a timeline but hey, it's MY fanfic right?

Lolz – enjoy!

xXx Tiana

'So the dental records are a match – and this gold tooth' Zack held the shiny tooth between a pair of tweezers 'corresponds with the records to date and position. Same with the serial number.'

'Excellent. Any back ups?' Brennan was standing at the top of the table, examining her assistance's, and somewhat student's, progress. She had done the identification of the remains a couple of days ago, and had known what to look for immediately. But as Zack was still kind of learning, he was going at a good pace for his experience.

'Um… apart from the gold tooth and the serial number?' Zack asked, slightly nerved.

Brennan nodded.

'All your identification comes for the facial area – mainly based at the dental area. You need something from the rest of the body to correspond either with the dental records, or with the medical records.'

'Oh. Well… I can find that…I can see…' Zack kept on trailing off, desperately searching for a clue to help him with the rest of the identification which Dr. Brennan wanted.

With his eyebrows furrowed with sheer concentration, Brennan had to sigh and let go of her professor instincts, just a bit.

'It's alright. You've got the main frame. Your evidence would hold up for a death certificate – but a court case? You'll need something more…unarguable. But it's good!' she added as she saw his face fall a bit.

'So… do I pass?' Zack added, looking up at her, hopefully. He had only two more assessments left, including the solo project where he had to do everything by himself. That's what was scaring him the most.

'Hm. Let's see.' The anthropologist took out a pen and pulled out a checklist which had the main points on which had to be fulfilled if Zack was to pass.

'Ok. You've put the bones together in a correct order,' Brennan ticked the box and put in the mark. 'Identified the sex, age and any medical conditions,' another tick. 'Estimated time of death... hm.' Brennan tapped the pen against her lips, and looked up at Zack. His pleading eyes made her sigh and give in. 'Oh fine.' Tick.

Zack looked up at her with a huge grin. Before she could go on, Angela came into the lab in which the body was held.

'How's it goin'?' she asked, mainly aimed at Brennan, knowing that she didn't like assessing someone on a single body, which was given by the exam boards. As she went to reply, Zack cut in.

'Shh. I think she's passing me! Don't distract her now!' Brennan rolled her eyes, a smile creeping on her face. She was now chewing on the pen, contemplating the next objective and what to write for it. Her concentration was broken however.

'Don't touch it!' she warned, not turning to look at whomever she was talking to. Angela, who was reaching for her cell phone, looked back at her, surprised.

'Huh?'

Brennan finally looked up, her train of thought totally destroyed. She shook she head.

'Not you, Ange. Him.' she pointed the pen over her shoulder. She still hadn't turned to face the person who she was giving instructions to.

The other two turned to look at him. They shook their heads knowingly, and smiled a bit at the surprise look on the guy's face.

'What the hell is it?' Booth asked from where he was, staring into the hollow sockets of a skull, which actually didn't look like a skull entirely.

'It's the remains of an ancient species, prior to humans. It is one of the oldest found, ever. Its condition is unique, with hardly any corroding or cracks. So I'm not going to let you, after all these centuries of perfect preservation, ruin it.' Brennan had finally given up on trying to retrieve her thought, and turned to look at the FBI who was slowly coming up the stairs behind her to join them on the 'stage' area where the body lay.

'Ok. It was just a question. What's goin' on anyways?' he said, looking at the reconstruction on the table and then at the rest of them. He peered over Brennan's shoulder to get a better look at the clipboard she had. She noticed and snatched the clipboard to the other side of her, out of Booth's sight and reach.

'Nothing.' She said, trying to read his expression as she lied to him. He didn't pursue.

'Great. Then you'll have no problems with coming with me.'

Brennan snapped her head towards him.

'What?'

'We've got a new case.'

'Well, I'm in the middle of something.' She murmured.

'You just said you weren't!' Booth exclaimed, catching her out in her lie.

'Well, I lied!'

Angela rolled her eyes. It was too perfect for her. A scene she had seen too many times, but still, they hadn't got the message. Or so she thought.

Booth sighed. He was used to all of the fighting before going out on a new case. It was routine, like getting up and having breakfast. In the end, he always won out, anyways.

'Look Bones. This case is special. It's non-negotiable. So just put this down' as Booth reached over to take the clipboard and pen off of her, she slapped his hands away and glared at him.

'All cases are non-negotiable by you! What's so special about this one?'

'For starters, it's not me who say's this is special. And secondly, I can't tell you yet.'

'Oooh. Is it secret FBI stuff? You know, 'if I told you, I'd have to kill you?' stuff?' Zack perked up from where he was standing.

'C'mon Bones. The quicker you come, the quicker you can get back to do 'nothing'.' Ignoring Zack, per usual.

Brennan thought for a moment, not knowing what to do.

'How important is it?'

'Did I not mention the 'I can't tell you yet' thing?' he asked, a bit annoyed that she wasn't coming as quickly as he hoped.

She sighed. She smiled apologetically to Zack.

'I'll finish it off as soon as I can. Don't move a thing, ok?' Zack nodded, which Brennan barely saw as she was being escorted out of the lab by Booth.

'Ok, ok. Lemme go to my office first. Or it this 'too important' for that too?'

Booth rolled his eyes.

'Just be quick.'

Brennan turned to look at him as she entered her office.

'What's the rush?' she asked pausing for a second, concerned.

'I'll tell you on the way, ok? Now just…' he waved his hands in the meaning of 'get what you need and let's get out of here'.

Brennan did what she needed as quickly as she could, which was about 5 minutes longer than Booth had wanted it to be. She had put away the assessment, checked her mail, got some files, and was still nowhere close to leaving.

'That's it. When I said be quick, I meant it! Just leave whatever you're doing and come on.'

Brennan was making no signs of leaving she was on her laptop, checking something. She had her left thumb nail in her mouth as she read. She held up the other index finger to indicate a moment.

'What is it?' Booth asked, wondering what it was that had captivated her on her screen as he walked over to her, and behind her chair.

'Wow. That's great, Bones. But right now…' he tried to be subtle, as tugged at her arm.

Brennan sighed, still not believing what she had read. She shut down the laptop and went to stand up. Booth moved back a bit to let her stand up and got her jacket and handed it to her.

'You know, you could be a bit more happy for me, Booth.' Brennan said to her partner as she put her jacket on. The email that she had received was to do with her first book, 'Bred in the Bone'. It had been nominated for one of the most prestigious awards for a novice write.

'I am. Seriously.' He could tell that she didn't believe him. He walked up her and put his arms around her waist. He bent down to kiss her, which lasted for a moment before she pushed his away.

'Not here. I thought we were in a rush?' Brennan turned around and grabbed her bag and started to walk out of her office. Booth smiled and chuckled, following her.

'Now you realise!' Brennan turned to face him, smiling, still walking.

'So I'm guessing you haven't told Angela?' he asked as she turned around once again and they headed towards his SUV.

Brennan shook her head.

'How'd you guess?'

Booth laughed as they both got into the vehicle and started to drive off.

'Trust me, Bones. When Angela knows, I'll know.'

Brennan smiled, knowing exactly what he meant.

'So, where are we heading for this 'important' case?'

How was that?

Should I continue – or stop cos it's bad?

Were any of the characters out of place?

I know I didn't mention the award – I'm not gonna cos I can't be bothered to research and stuff.

Please review!

xXx Tiana