Early Morning Mission (Rated K. Festive poem. Bad rhymes.) -- posted by Bertie456 [21/12/07]

Posted 21/12/2007 01:24:26 (20/12/2007 04:24:26 PM)

Okay, I've never posted any fics here before, since I write mostly in the edit screen on ff.net, so call this a trial run. This is to the rhyme scheme of Twas the Night Before Christmas and has very questionable meter, so apologies for that. Probably my first and last attempt at anything poetry-ish.

Early Morning Mission

'Twas early one morning, when Booth's vehicle did park

Outside Brennan's building, in the cold winter dark.

The doctor herself was upstairs, fast asleep,

Snoring away after counting requisite sheep;

Safe in her covers, she did not have a clue

About Booth's presence there, or what he would do;

In her bed, she dreamt not of cabbages and kings,

But of femurs and ribs and other such things.

While even in her sleep, Brennan earned the name 'Bones',

Booth opened the car door to a chorus of groans;

The icy cold wind swept straight through the back seat,

And the squints promptly lost feeling in their feet.

With a primal growl and a murderous glare,

Angela climbed from the car, still with bed hair.

Roused by her movement, Hodgins woke with surprise,

Wiping drool from his mouth and the sleep from his eyes.

Seeing they had arrived at their destination,

He looked over at Zach in contemplation;

He gave him a poke and Zach gave him a yawn,

(Understandably, since it was still not yet dawn.)

With some reluctance, he emerged from the warm car,

And scurried to the building, which seemed strangely far.

Booth joined them in moments, with four bags in his hand,

Which he distributed to the sleepy band.

Gesturing for silence, he led them to her door,

And upstairs they crept, a stealthy party of four.

Once there, Booth turned to Angela for the key,

Which she'd left back at home so she mouthed a "Sorry".

Rolling his eyes and muttering a quick curse,

He rummaged through the contents of her full purse.

After finding a hair grip, he knelt on the floor,

And four black ops moves later, he opened the door.

Like large, sneaky mice, they slowly tiptoed inside,

Instantly scanning the room for places to hide.

Firstly, though, they had decorating to do;

Zach hung up some streamers, colored pink, white and blue;

Angela draped a sign reading, "Happy Birthday!",

Noting that Booth's driving had squished it on the way;

So that he could inform them, should she awake,

Hodgins listened at the door, for everyone's sake;

Booth's task was to fill the bright balloons with air,

And he sat and inflated each slowly with care.

So focused was he on the task he'd been assigned,

He was taken aback when Zach called from behind;

In his surprise, the balloon broke free from his grip,

And proceeded to fly round the room with a zip...

Helplessly, the squints only watched it with dread,

While Booth gave Zach an annoyed cuff round the head.

After a painful wait, it dropped to the floor,

But before they could speak, Brennan opened her door.

"Happy thirtieth?" Booth ventured, flushed with shame,

And as Brennan stared at them, the rest said the same.

Blinking sleepily, she looked, intrigued, round her place,

And the decorations brought a small smile to her face.

But she shook her head slightly, seeing what they'd done.

"Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm thirty-one."

(End)

I know some people have already seen this, but if anyone has any opinions, I'd be grateful to hear them Also, if any of you want me to repost any other stories here (oneshots? You're Lovely to Me?), I'm happy to copy-and-paste away. Thanks for reading.

Posted 21/12/2007 02:04:20 (20/12/2007 05:04:20 PM) space

I def think you should post YLtM here!! It's totally worth having it in both places!!

Posted 21/12/2007 03:15:48 (20/12/2007 06:15:48 PM) fanofbones

OMG bertie...that was the cutiest ever...
loved it...
would love to read other from you..

fab

Posted 21/12/2007 06:12:29 (20/12/2007 09:12:29 PM) BGWGscienceteacher

I had never seen this. That was absolutely great. I loved it!

Posted 21/12/2007 08:04:03 (20/12/2007 11:04:03 PM) A2BOREANAZ

OMG.......THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS........FANTASTIC....I FREAKIN LOVED IT..............YOU ROCK

Posted 21/12/2007 10:03:42 (21/12/2007 01:03:42 AM) DBAngelfan

lol that's funny I say you should write more of them.

Posted 21/12/2007 15:41:51 (21/12/2007 06:41:51 AM) bertie456

Thanks for all the great responses! And since I can never say no to space, I'll start posting You're Lovely to Me here too. Thanks again.

Posted 22/12/2007 01:38:11 (21/12/2007 04:38:11 PM) RollOnFriday

OMG!! I LOVE THIS!! This is brilliant - sneaking around to suprise Brennan on her birthday...

I adore the last line, just perfect!!