(After Season 12)

Here is my final chapter. I hope you enjoy it.

I don't own Bones.

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He found Hodgins and Angela standing on the corner not too far from where he had parked his SUV. Waving at them, he worked his way through the crowd until he was standing next to them. "Okay, I'm here. Where's the body?" Scanning the crowd and the nearby alley, Aubrey hoped that the police were up to handling such a large crowd.

Before he could respond, Hodgins' attention was grabbed by a band heading towards them down the street. Pulling on Aubrey's jacket, he forced the agent to lean over so he could be heard. "There isn't a body, Aubrey."

"No body? Then why am I here?" It was getting harder to hear as the band grew closer.

"Angela and I wanted you to share our happy moment with us." Hodgins pointed at the band and spoke so loudly he was practically shouting. "Michael Vincent joined the band at his school last Spring and he's marching in the parade today. He wanted his family to see him, but Booth and Brennan volunteered at the soup kitchen today to hand out Christmas dinners for the homeless. Their kids are with Cam and Arastoo. We were hoping you'd want to see Michael Vincent play with us."

Aubrey hated parades because of the noise and because he hated amateur bands, but he couldn't exactly walk away and hurt Angela and Hodgins' feelings. Turning he watched the band get closer. "Tell me what instrument he plays."

Shouting at the top of his lungs, Hodgins pointed at his son as twelve drummers drew closer, beating their drums with great enthusiasm. "He's a drummer."

The drummers now abreast of them, Aubrey spotted Michael Vincent and waved vigorously. The boy was happy to see his parents and his Uncle Aubrey and grinned with delight. "Hey Michael Vincent." Aubrey held up his thumb and grinned at the boy. Once the band was past them, Aubrey turned towards his friends. "Hey, they're pretty good for kids."

Angela stepped closer and hooked her arm around his arm. "We're going to go to the Royal Diner after the parade and celebrate Michael Vincent's first parade. Want to come?"

"I wouldn't miss it for the world, Angela." His toes tapping to the next band's rendition of 'The Twelve Days of Christmas', Aubrey realized that parades weren't as bad as he thought they were.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

Twelve drummers drumming

Eleven pipers piping

Ten lords a leaping

Nine ladies dancing

Eight maids a milking

Seven swans a swimming

Six geese a laying

Five golden rings

Four calling birds

Three French hens

Two turtle doves and

Partridge in a pear tree.

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I'm sure everyone figured it out, but my theme was the song 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'. Merry Christmas everyone. I hope everyone has a great year.