A/N- okay guys this is another chapter that I'm not all that fond of...the chapter after this is going to be awesome to write but I have to get this one done first…so sad….oh btw I might have to change the rating for future sadistic events that will happen. Just to let you know, K? K.

Chapter 9- Bones in the diner

Bones pov

I had been working in the lab five days….five full days, with little food and the only sleep I actually got was when I dozed off while continuing the research on the bones. All my time was dedicated to one thing and I was sure to make that clear to the others. Most supported me as they really couldn't see a young boy such as Shuichi Shindou doing something so terrible and even if he had done something they still didn't see where the death penalty would come in.

Everyone, somewhere in there mind wondered why? Why had the sentencing date been moved up? Why had someone actually requested that this be done? Who was this higher up and why was he so keen to the idea of such a bright soul leaving this world? Just….Why? Everyone wondered this and even if it was only to satisfy their own curiosity they help…well 'almost' everybody helped.

"Bones….you have to stop this! Your running yourself ragged and the kids pretty much as good as death," Booth said sadly as he woke me up for the fifth time that day. "His execution is less then twelve hours away….he'll be gone tomorrow morning….you should just quit for now….you'll get yourself sick if you don't!"

I just gave him a bewildered look. He had always been the one to go with his gut instead of his mind and now, the first time I do the same, he tells me to stop. I would never do such a thing at this point.

"I'm sorry but I won't Booth," I muttered as I walked over to another table and inspected the femur once more. Teeth marks, teeth marks and more teeth marks. I couldn't tell which could have been from that night and which were from the time that the dog had come into the lab.

He looked me straight in the eye and spoke with a razor sharp edge, "Why the hell not?"

"Because he's just a kid, Booth…ten years older than Parker… three years older then Cam's daughter….he's just to young for this." I whispered as I looked towards him. "Tell me….a few years from now….if Parker was in trouble….would you do anything to help him?"

"That's different, bones! He's my own flesh and blood!" Booth bit back. "He's my kid!"

"Okay better example….what if I was in this kind of trouble?" I yelled. "What would you do then!"

"Again that's still different Bones! We're friends!" He said breathlessly. "We're close."

"Well the same works for Shuichi then….if you haven't notice most of the team have gotten rather close to him these past few weeks….from when he first came in 'til just yesterday when they had visiting hours at the jail and the only reason they haven't gone today is because were working our butts off trying to save this guy!" I snapped. "Hodgin's loves to talk with the kid, Zack surprisingly finds him entertaining, Cam likes Shuichi because he reminds her of her daughter, and Angela has been drawing little comic books for him….which he loves might I add, and I….I….well Booth you're the only one not getting attached! You're the only one who hasn't gotten close!"

"Bones…are…are you crying?"

Only then did I notice the tears creeping down my cheeks. I wiped them away. "No….no I'm not!"

"….look…okay just keep working if you want….I won't bother you…just…..we'll be going out for breakfast early tomorrow...come with us 'kay?" He asked.

"Okay."

Nine hours had passed and had they not dragged me out of the lab I would still be there. It was already five in the morning…two hours until the death date. It was hopeless, absolutely hopeless and yet the other's found ways to eat. My stomach churned at the thought so while others ordered their breakfast I only ordered tea. When the food came I took out the femur, much to the other's who were eating displeasure, and looked it over again.

"You brought that along!" Booth moaned as the bone came into sight. "Two hours, Bones…TWO HOURS!"

I paid no mind to him as I continued to look at it. There was something there but….but I couldn't quite place it. I ignored the others as they tried to speak to me.

"Sweetie….he's kinda right you know," Angela sighed. "I love the kid to but….there's nothing we can do now…he's as good as gone."

Zack slouched forward, leaned his head on his hands, and looked at me with sorrowful eyes, "I'd have to agree Dr. Brennan, I see no way to stop it now, they should already be preparing for the….well lets just say he shall be gone in a matter of hours."

I became disheartened for a moment but then an eerie thought struck me as I looked from a small section of the bone to the meals set before us. I went pale as I traced my fingers along my new findings and the other's noticed. They turned to me with worried looks but did not speak.

"There are teeth marks here," I whispered warily.

Hodgins gave me a strange look, "Well duh…this guy was attacked by a dog!"

"Not what I mean….the pattern is….is Unguel…like someone tried to scrape the meat from the bones when they bit down…I hadn't noticed because of the marks that the dog had made before." I whispered. "A human made these."

"So it's like…like Gormigon?" Zack asked lowly.

"Yes."

The others were so distracted by their own conversation that they didn't notice a figure hiding in the shadows, listening in on them and when the last few things were said they didn't see him bolt.

Shuichi pov

This was the end…the end of it all. Yuki wasn't even here to see me off. I'd like to think that he just couldn't bare to see me die but it still hurt me that he wasn't here. It hurt me a lot actually. Here I was strapped to a pole, blindfolded, and the guns were ready. It was an old execution style…I knew that but I didn't really care. I took a deep breath. One more hour…just one more hour. My mind briefly wondered to what it might be like to be in heaven or to have wings…or even if you were allowed in if you had killed someone. If you were truly sorry would God still forgive you?

All of a sudden I heard crashing and people falling to the ground. 'Who is there?' I wanted to scream but I was to scared to do so. Finally I felt a hand on my shoulder and let out a shriek.

"Calm yourself, Shindou-san! It's me," The blindfold fell to the floor, as did the ties, and nearly me along with them.

The person caught me before I fell forward. I felt really tired, "Tohma-sama?"

"Yes…yes it's me…can you walk?"

"No…no I don't really think I can," my eyes glanced around at the unconscious bodies around me.

"No matter…guess I'll just have to carry you," I was pulled into his arms, and moments later set in a car, "Shindou-san….you will not die that kind of death!"

I fell asleep to the sound of the engine. The stress must have finally gotten to me.

A/N- ha bet you didn't see this coming...or maybe you did...who knows! Tohma gets Shuichi out of the execution and there is a cannibal on the loose. Well just out of curiosity who do you think the murder is now?