NCIS: Chapter 2 :)

“Director? Special Agent Dinozzo is here to see you” the director’s assistant rattled off.

“Send him in” Director Leon Vance said.

Dinozzo came storming through the door and before the director could say anything Tony said, “With all due respect, sir, I think we’re making a terrible mistake in this whole situation. My partner’s life is on the line. I won’t stop until I know she’s safe.”

“What do you mean Agent Dinozzo?” Vance asked in a much too political fashion.

“Cut the crap sir. Eli David feels betrayed and screwed over. He’s ashamed of his daughter and he’s not going to stop until she knows how much shame he feels towards her.” By this point the director stood up and approached Tony.

“First of all, it would do you good to never speak like that to me again. Second, she’s MY agent! I’m doing the best I can. If you feel so strongly about this issue I’m sure Gibbs is going to find some way to step around the rules and defeat the situation himself. So if you want to join forces with him be my guest! But when Sec Nav comes breathing down my neck, I’m not gonna cover your sorry ass this time!” Tony stood strong against the battle that waged between Leon Vance’s voice and his ears.

“Yes sir. Thank you for your time. I’ll be with Agent Gibbs if you need me.” Dinozzo turned around and walked out the door without any further statement of defense. His partner was in trouble. The woman who he worked side by side with everyday was in danger. He learned that his heart was attached a bit stronger than he thought when she was taken prisoner in Somalia. If there was one thing he wouldn’t let happen it would be to let some Israeli assassins take her from him. And if he had to die for the cause, then he was more than willing.

McGee walked down to Forensic Scientist Abby Sciuto’s lab. To his surprise, when he walked in there was no loud death metal playing and there was no beeping of machinery telling him she’d found an important piece of evidence. Instead he walked in and found her sleeping on the floor cuddled with her farting hippo Bert. McGee chuckled at the picture of his forensic friend.

He thought about waking her up but thought better of it and turned to leave when he heard her voice softly say, “What is it McGee?” He stopped short and turned around to find his Goth friend sit up with her makeup smeared and her pigtails askew. He crooked his head like a confused puppy.

He coyly asked, “What is up between Gibbs and Tony?”

Abby was immediately awake and asked, too quickly, “What do you mean? Nothing is up! Nothing at all! Why do you ask? Because if something was up between them, then we would all know about it. It wouldn’t be secret.” She was talking too quickly and McGee could see right through the barrage of lies that Abby was putting up.

“Uh huh and that’s why you’re talking like you’re nervous and…”

Right at that moment Abby cut him off by turning her music up as loud as she could make it and yelled, “WHAT?? I CAN’T HEAR YOU!!! SORRY MCGEE YOU’RE GONNA HAVE TO COME BACK LATER!!!” McGee took the controller out of her hand and shut the music off. He then grabbed her by the shoulders and pushed her up against the counter.

“Abby! Tell me now; because if I can help with ANYTHING then that will be better than sitting idly by and waiting for some kind of…hell to break loose!” Abby bit her lower lip with contemplation. If she told him he couldn’t tell anybody else. She pushed him off and went to shut the door. Then she pulled McGee into the second part of her lab that was sound proof.

“It’s Ziva” she started.

“What about her?” McGee asked.

“She’s in danger. She’s had some assassination attempts against her. She doesn’t know it because…” her voice trailed off. She looked down at her hands that she was wringing.

“Abbs” he began. “Why hasn’t she noticed?” He was afraid to ask the question because he didn’t want to know the answer.

“She hasn’t noticed because…” Just then she looked up and saw Gibbs walk in. He stopped short at the computers and pointed at the computers signaling that something had been found on her computer and she failed to hear it. She opened the door and ran to the computer. McGee followed quickly behind.

“You’re now part of this McGee and you can’t tell her anything” Gibbs said as Tim looked at the computer.

“She hasn’t noticed because…because it’s her dad??”

FWOP!