Chapter 6: I'm Not Dead
While interviewing witnesses, Gibbs, McGee, Tony and Ziva stumble across faces from their pasts. As they start to reacquaint themselves, several mysteries unfold. Who will be responsible and why? Set sometime in 2011. ?/?, Tony/Ziva, McGee/Abby.
A/N: If you haven’t realized by now (vamp926, you don’t count), I’m trying to make each chapter follow the ‘ends with ‘tion’’ pattern. *Sighs* Oh, the possibilities…
Disclaimer: Applies to all past and future chapters!
I do not and will not ever own anything. If I do, someone pinch me, I must be dreaming. *Sighs* But instead of a Tiva hookup, it’d most likely would be me and Tony in bed…But then he’d get arrested for sleeping with a minor and I’d have a lot of Tony/Tiva/any other Tony related relationship after me with the pitchforks…I don’t like pointy things…Actually, that’s a lie. I love needles. …That came our wrong. Great! Now I sound like a druggie. OK! On with the chapter before I sign my own death warrant as well as dig my own grave!
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“Since the Harrisons are in witness protection, that gives us the power to investigate this case.” Carlson began.
“True, but this is Virginia,” Fornell began, “that gives the FBI the power to investigate.”
Gibbs lowered his voice before speaking. “Kate Todd used to be a government employee. Her last employment was at NCIS, and since a former NCIS agent’s house caught fire, that gives us jurisdiction!”
The three men were in an argument, each trying to top the other in an impossible and difficult game of rock-paper-scissors, when the chief firefighter came over.
“Hey, hey HEY!” he yelled, finally getting the attention of the three elder men. “We’ve found the point of origin and deducted that this fire was no accident.”
“You mean it was set on purpose?” Carlson asked and behind his back, Gibbs and Fornell shared a look.
The firefighter nodded. “Seeing that this is our area of expertise, the fire department will launch a full investigation.” He smirked slightly. “It will be our best work, all hands on deck.” He began to turn, but stopped. “Feel free to launch your own investigation, but don’t get in our way.” When he was out of earshot, Gibbs and Fornell turned to each other.
“Joint op?” Gibbs suggested and Fornell thought for a moment.
“Why not? Saves time, money and resources.”
Gibbs smirked. “Agreed.” The two men shook on it and turned towards Carlson.
“That’s it?” The other man looked at the two government letter boys and shook his head slightly. “Well, I guess what’s left to do is to find the Harrison’s a safe house and get them situated.” He sighed. “That’s going to be tough considering it’s,” he glanced at his watch, “one in the morning.”
Ziva, who had been listening into the conversation, stepped forward. “I have an idea.”
The three pairs of eyes turned to her.
“Yes, Officer David?” Fornell addressed, curious as to what the Israeli had to offer.
“They can use my apartment.” She stated simply. Gibbs grinned while Fornell and Carlson looked slightly confused.
“Then where will you go?” Carlson asked.
“With me.” Tony said as he came to stand behind his girlfriend.
Fornell continued to look confused for a minute longer before it clicked. He turned to Gibbs, a smile on his face. “I thought you frowned on inter-office romances, Jethro.”
Gibbs shrugged. “There’s an exception to every rule, Tobias, you should know that.” Fornell laughed slightly.
“Finally saw that there was no preventing it?”
Gibbs smiled. “Somethin’ like that.”
Carlson, deciding that he was obviously missing something big, decided to go over and inform his ‘clients’ of their new temporary living situation.
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“And in here,” Ziva said as she opened up another door in her apartment, “is the master bedroom.” She stepped into the room and flipped on the light. “I haven not gotten around to taking apart the bed.” On the way over to her apartment complex, Ziva had explained her current living situations to Kate and Ari. They had both been slightly shocked when they found out that Tony and Ziva were living together, but pleased nonetheless.
“This is perfect.” Kate turned to Ziva. “Thank you so much.” She smiled at her new friend genuinely.
Ziva smiled back. “You are welcome. It was no problem.” She smiled at the two and stepped out of the room, closing the door behind her. As soon as she felt the door latch, her phone buzzed. She quietly crept down the hall and into the living room where Tony was sitting on the couch.
“David.” She said as she answered it and waited for the other person to talk.
“Ziva, it’s Gibbs, you and DiNozzo are on protection detail.”
“What happened to the marshals?”
“Dead. We fond their body’s in the car in the parking garage inside the witness protection building.”
Ziva took a deep breath. “There’s something,” she struggled to find a good word, “hinky…going on here, isn’t there, Gibbs?” There was a long pause on the other end before Gibbs spoke again.
“Just watch your six, Ziva.” And with that said, he hung up.
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A/N: Sorry for the shortness. It was originally going to be shorter, so your lucky. Hmmm…I’m creating quite a mystery, aren’t I? That thing with the dead marshals was just off the top of my head. That seems to be happening a lot these past few chapters…I like it. And, I even know who I want the killer to be!
A/N: If you haven’t realized by now (vamp926, you don’t count), I’m trying to make each chapter follow the ‘ends with ‘tion’’ pattern. *Sighs* Oh, the possibilities…
Disclaimer: Applies to all past and future chapters!
I do not and will not ever own anything. If I do, someone pinch me, I must be dreaming. *Sighs* But instead of a Tiva hookup, it’d most likely would be me and Tony in bed…But then he’d get arrested for sleeping with a minor and I’d have a lot of Tony/Tiva/any other Tony related relationship after me with the pitchforks…I don’t like pointy things…Actually, that’s a lie. I love needles. …That came our wrong. Great! Now I sound like a druggie. OK! On with the chapter before I sign my own death warrant as well as dig my own grave!
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“Since the Harrisons are in witness protection, that gives us the power to investigate this case.” Carlson began.
“True, but this is Virginia,” Fornell began, “that gives the FBI the power to investigate.”
Gibbs lowered his voice before speaking. “Kate Todd used to be a government employee. Her last employment was at NCIS, and since a former NCIS agent’s house caught fire, that gives us jurisdiction!”
The three men were in an argument, each trying to top the other in an impossible and difficult game of rock-paper-scissors, when the chief firefighter came over.
“Hey, hey HEY!” he yelled, finally getting the attention of the three elder men. “We’ve found the point of origin and deducted that this fire was no accident.”
“You mean it was set on purpose?” Carlson asked and behind his back, Gibbs and Fornell shared a look.
The firefighter nodded. “Seeing that this is our area of expertise, the fire department will launch a full investigation.” He smirked slightly. “It will be our best work, all hands on deck.” He began to turn, but stopped. “Feel free to launch your own investigation, but don’t get in our way.” When he was out of earshot, Gibbs and Fornell turned to each other.
“Joint op?” Gibbs suggested and Fornell thought for a moment.
“Why not? Saves time, money and resources.”
Gibbs smirked. “Agreed.” The two men shook on it and turned towards Carlson.
“That’s it?” The other man looked at the two government letter boys and shook his head slightly. “Well, I guess what’s left to do is to find the Harrison’s a safe house and get them situated.” He sighed. “That’s going to be tough considering it’s,” he glanced at his watch, “one in the morning.”
Ziva, who had been listening into the conversation, stepped forward. “I have an idea.”
The three pairs of eyes turned to her.
“Yes, Officer David?” Fornell addressed, curious as to what the Israeli had to offer.
“They can use my apartment.” She stated simply. Gibbs grinned while Fornell and Carlson looked slightly confused.
“Then where will you go?” Carlson asked.
“With me.” Tony said as he came to stand behind his girlfriend.
Fornell continued to look confused for a minute longer before it clicked. He turned to Gibbs, a smile on his face. “I thought you frowned on inter-office romances, Jethro.”
Gibbs shrugged. “There’s an exception to every rule, Tobias, you should know that.” Fornell laughed slightly.
“Finally saw that there was no preventing it?”
Gibbs smiled. “Somethin’ like that.”
Carlson, deciding that he was obviously missing something big, decided to go over and inform his ‘clients’ of their new temporary living situation.
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“And in here,” Ziva said as she opened up another door in her apartment, “is the master bedroom.” She stepped into the room and flipped on the light. “I haven not gotten around to taking apart the bed.” On the way over to her apartment complex, Ziva had explained her current living situations to Kate and Ari. They had both been slightly shocked when they found out that Tony and Ziva were living together, but pleased nonetheless.
“This is perfect.” Kate turned to Ziva. “Thank you so much.” She smiled at her new friend genuinely.
Ziva smiled back. “You are welcome. It was no problem.” She smiled at the two and stepped out of the room, closing the door behind her. As soon as she felt the door latch, her phone buzzed. She quietly crept down the hall and into the living room where Tony was sitting on the couch.
“David.” She said as she answered it and waited for the other person to talk.
“Ziva, it’s Gibbs, you and DiNozzo are on protection detail.”
“What happened to the marshals?”
“Dead. We fond their body’s in the car in the parking garage inside the witness protection building.”
Ziva took a deep breath. “There’s something,” she struggled to find a good word, “hinky…going on here, isn’t there, Gibbs?” There was a long pause on the other end before Gibbs spoke again.
“Just watch your six, Ziva.” And with that said, he hung up.
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A/N: Sorry for the shortness. It was originally going to be shorter, so your lucky. Hmmm…I’m creating quite a mystery, aren’t I? That thing with the dead marshals was just off the top of my head. That seems to be happening a lot these past few chapters…I like it. And, I even know who I want the killer to be!