Chapter 3

A/N: Hey guys! OHMYGOSH i'm so sorry it took me so long to update! but i've had tons of work at school. being a freshman is hard work!!! sorry guys. i hope you like this chapter!

At about 7:30, Booth got Parker in bed. August was sitting on the couch watching The Big Bang Theory, And Brennan was working on her newest novel. Booth walked into the room and motioned to Brennan that he needed to talk to her. They silently left the room, thinking August had no idea of what had gone on, but of course she did.

Well, if they're going to talk about this whole thing, I'm going to talk to Angela about it. She picked up her cell phone and dialed.

"Hey August! I haven't talked to you in forever! How are you?"

"Um, I'm fine. I'm actually in DC right now. I'm at Booth's apartment."

"Seriously? Why?"

"Long story."

"I need to hear it!"

"Well I can't exactly talk about it here."

"Sleep over?"

"Come get me?"

"Be there in 5."

August yelled into the empty house, "Booth, Bren, I'm going to Angela's!" She heard a muffled "no" but headed out the door anyway carrying her laptop bag and some money. She'd call when she got to Angela's. Her bag had her pajamas and a shirt in it, and she could just wear the same pants tomorrow.

August walked down to the street and sat on a bench. Angela's car pulled up and August hopped in.

"Did Booth and Brennan say it was ok?" Angela asked when August stepped into the car.

"Yeah, of course," August lied smoothly. Anyway, it wasn't like going to Angela's was going to be dangerous like that stake out from last year.

"So, what's been up with you lately?" Angela asked, sensing something was wrong.

"Ehh, not much. I mean…Well just, I'll tell you when we get to your house. Except it's actually Hodgins, right?"

"Yeah, sweetie. It's Hodgins. Why wait until we get there?"

"Well, he might want to know too."

"Okay…"

"Yeah." The rest of the car ride was filled with random jokes, conversations, and laughter. August was glad to finally be in the presence of someone who didn't know and wasn't a 6 year old. She smiled, and finally relaxed.

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"August?" Booth and Brennan had discussed the situation and decided that they would have to talk to the FBI about it. "August? Where are you?" Brennan walked out of the kitchen.

"Her stuff is here, but not her laptop bag. I bet she went to Angela's."

"Bones, we told her she couldn't go."

"Booth, did you forget? This is August we're talking about. If it wasn't a problem for her to get away from her parents, why would she do what we say?"

"Well, we aren't beating her!"

"That's not the point. She's probably used to lying and running to get away from her parents. It shouldn't be a problem to do the same to us considering we aren't going to hurt her."

"Damn. Well, I'm calling her." Booth pulled out his phone and dialed August's number.

"Well, that took you longer than I thought," August's voice said.

"Yeah, well, you shouldn't have just left after we said you couldn't."

"Well, I wanted to go to Angela's!"

"Yeah, but we didn't want you to."

"Why the heck not?"

"Because. We need to talk to you about this."

"What do we need to talk about?"

"You know!"

"Oh, you mean me sharing a spoon with Parker! Well, I'm sorry I guess."

"No, damn it!"

"You sound like my mother."

"Right. Sorry. Look, just promise you'll be home tomorrow."

"Of course! I'm staying with you I suppose."

"Yeah, you are. Well, have fun at your sleep over."

"I will."

"Are you going to tell her?"

"Yeah. Bye." And August hung up.

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"Jack, we're home!"

"We're?"

"Yeah, August is here!"

"Hey, how's my favorite princess of the lab?" He hugged Angela and sat down, frowning at the look on August's face.

"Hey, what did I say?" He asked.

"Sorry, just, um, well let me start at the beginning." And August began to tell her story. She told about the beating, the anger, everything. She also revealed that when she told her parents about the princess of the lab thing, they told her it was the stupidest thing they'd ever heard.

Angela was just sitting there in shock by the time August was done. Hodgins stood up and hugged her, but Angela pulled away to hug August.

"Look, guys, it isn't a big deal. I ran away. That's why I'm here. I blocked their numbers in my phone, so I won't have to deal with them at all. Everything will be fine."

"August…"

"Please, can we forget everything that just happened for a while and just relax and dance and watch movies and stuff?"

"Yeah, that sounds nice." So they started a normal sleep over and forgot all about the problems.

A/N: Alright guys, there's the third chapter. I'll say expect a fourth soonish, but i have no clue for sure. Please review and I'll attempt to update faster!!!