Author's note: -cringes- Oh God, this one has SO MANY Angel references in it. I'm so sorry. I couldn't help myself. xD Has anyone ever noticed that Booth is just SO much like Angel? They're both trying to atone for their past by catching killers…
When Brennan said at the end of the pilot episode "It's not like there's some kind of cosmic balance sheet…" I took that as such an Angel reference, because in the first episode of Angel, Doyle says, "Because you've got potential. And the balance sheet isn't exactly in your favor."
And what about The Woman In The Sand (Bones season 2) vs. The Ring (Angel season 1)? Come on. You can't deny it.
If anyone believes that Angel fulfilled the Shanshu prophecy and became Booth, raise your hand! xD Kidding. Sort of. ;)
WHY WE FIGHT
They had been sitting in silence the entire car ride—not because they didn't want to talk to each other, but because they didn't know what to say. Brennan looked at Booth, silently contemplating him. She began to say something.
"Booth—" She stopped.
"Yeah, Bones?"
"…Have you ever thought about it?" Booth turned his head to look at her, slightly confused.
"Thought about what?" he asked.
"Why we do what we do."
"What, you mean catch the bad guys?"
"Well…yes. I mean…I know you want to partly because you killed so many people when you were a sniper, but…why do we fight?"
"It's not all about killers and murder, Bones. It's about reaching out – showing people that there's still hope in this world, even when they think that there isn't, because someone they love has died. It's about doing what's right." Brennan looked at him pensively.
"It's hard to detach yourself…" she said quietly.
"I know," Booth said softly. "Sometimes I just want to kill the son-of-a-bitch instead of arresting him." Brennan nodded.
"But sometimes there are circumstances," said Brennan. "I mean…" Booth interrupted.
"You mean like revenge?" he asked.
"I didn't say that—" Brennan paused, seeing the look on Booth's face. "But yeah. Revenge." People who kill because they've been hurt…sometimes what they do seems justified."
"Murder is never justified, Bones," said Booth. "I told you about that Serb general that I killed at his son's birthday party? I killed a lot more people, just like that. And you know what? They had killed hundreds of people—thousands, maybe." Booth shook his head. "Didn't make me feel any better." Brennan nodded. "You gotta do what's right, Bones. You've gotta fight the good fight, whichever way you can." Brennan smiled.
"I like that," she said.
"Yeah?"
"We're fighting the good fight." She leaned back against the seat, and Booth grinned.
Just to remind y'all, this isn't a chaptered story – it's just a series of oneshots. I like oneshots. In one installment I can blow up the entire universe, and in the next installment Brennan and Booth will still be bickering. :D
xD
Anyway, review please? Maybe? Chocolate cookie:D
And congrats to cdurb80 for guessing the origin of the names in 'Five By Five'. Yes, they are from 24. xD You can have a sneak peek of next installment...if you want. I mean, it's not all that special, and I'm putting it up soon anyway...xD
