Not mine and sorry for the long wait between updates, school's been a pain.

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"Bones! I have to talk to you, ok?" Booth said, practically skipping into the kitchen with joy. He grabbed Tempe by the elbow and tried to haul her outside with him.

Alarms triggered in Tempe's brain, and ingrained instincts told her to react to the abduction. She brought her arm up and then down quickly, breaking Seeley's hold on her. She had assumed a fighting stance, and her heart rate going double-time, her eyes wide with fear.

"Bones! Are you ok? What did I do?" Booth asked, concerned, stepping closer to her. He could see the fear in her eyes, and was going to wrap her in a comforting hug, but his movement only caused her to shake her head violently, and to back away from him.

"No, no, no, no." She was muttering, her senses going haywire. Without stopping to think, she turned and sprinted out the front door, jumping the front steps, her sneakers slapping the pavement wildly. Booth tore after her, shouting 'Bones! Come back!', but she was too fast for him.

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I ran into the kitchen and told her I needed to talk to her. I grabbed her by the elbow and started to tug her out the door, when she did some fancy karate move on me, and broke free. I was shocked, and turned to see her in a fighting stance, totally alert, fearful, and wary of me. I didn't know what I had done wrong.

"Bones! Are you ok? What did I do?" I asked, and was about to step closer when she bolted. Not thinking about the fact that she was smaller and faster than me, I sprinted after her. After three blocks, I could see that she was crying.

I tried to speed up, when she turned and ran through someone's backyard. I followed, but had lost her. Stopping in the middle of a perfectly mowed backyard, I stood breathing heavily, looking around for her. Seeing nothing, I let out a growl of frustration.

"Bones..." I said pleadingly, spinning on the spot to try to locate her. "Why?" No one answered me, so I trudged back to my house with a sigh. I'll go out tonight with the bike and look. I told myself. She just needs some time to cool off after... whatever that was...

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Instinct. Dam instinct.

I didn't want to run from him, I just couldn't turn off my alarm system. I had developed it early in the foster system. The number one rule, trust no one. And yet, I found myself trusting Booth completely. And that scared me. So I ran.

I ran as fast as I could, not knowing where I was headed. All I knew was that I had to get away from him. I started to cry in frustration, and knew I couldn't run much further in this state.

Slipping into someone's backyard, I dove behind a shed. Rolling over, I peaked through the window to see if he had followed me. Big surprise, he had. I watched as he turned around and around, looking for me. I heard his plea, he called out my name. My 'Booth given' name. I wanted to run to him, but I knew I would break down. I couldn't let him see me cry.

He left after a quick scan of the yard, his shoulders slumped in defeat. He really does care... Sighing, I leaned back against the worn wood of the shed. Gulping, I fought tears. I would NOT cry. I was strong enough for this. I- heard a whimper.

Looking down, I noticed a small tunnel leading under the shed. It was animal made. Hearing the whimper again, I got down on my knees and looked into the hole. It was shallow, and I could just see the outline of something small. Reaching my hand down, I pulled it out.

It was a puppy, a beagle to be exact. It was old enough to be weened, but still young enough to be helpless. I guessed it was about 8 weeks old. Flipping it over, I corrected myself. She. She is 8 weeks old. Brushing a little bit of dirt off her head, I picked her up and walked out of the yard I had run onto. Glancing left, right, I tried to decide which way I had come from.

Screw this, I'm lost. I said. I set off left, guessing at the direction and hoping to god I was right. But I didn't believe in god, so nothing lost if I was wrong. Besides, the puppy needed milk, and the only place I knew where I could get some was Booth's.

I couldn't let her starve, now could I? There, Brennan, is a perfectly logical reason to go back to the only family you ever had.

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Sorry its short, more to come. For mendenbar, here is your vampuppie! Enjoy, all, and review.