Ladies and gentlemen, I am getting started on this new story that I came up with on the way to school on the bus... I am not sure how much I can update this story, because my final exams are coming up, but I will try to update is as soon as I have free time ;D
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BODNAR ARC, AND I ALSO DON'T OWN THIS :(
I hope you enjoy it
Chi
Tony slung his backpack over his shoulder and headed out of the headquarters. He got in his car and drove off, ready to sleep off the stressful days. He decided to quickly stop at the drug store to get an aspirin, when he felt something tugging at his suit pants. He looked down into the eyes of a little girl, who couldn't have been older than 5 years old.
"hey sweetie, are you lost?" asked Tony, trying to make his voice sound calming. She shook her head no.
"Where is the police?" She asked. Her voice was soft, albeit shaky. Her mispronounced "r"s were the usual, signature of a child that had not yet mastered the skill of speech. But Tony decided to never underestimate the pure intuition of a child.
"I am the police. Are you ok?"
The girl's eyes filled with tears.
"There is a man in my house, and he's not moving.
Tony got worried. "Show me where your house is.
The little child took his hand and led him to her apartment down the block. Tony's exhaustion was driven away by worry for what the girl went through. He opened the door and the first thing he laid his eyes on was a light trail of blood that intensified every step he got closer to the living room. Then he saw the body. He was young, wearing a uniform and he had the unmistakable buzz haircut. He was from the Navy. He crouched down and looked at the girl's beautiful eyes.
"Why don't you go to the bathroom for a while, I'll be there in a minute" The girl nodded and bounced out of his sight. He stood up straight and dialled Gibbs's cell.
"Hey boss. I am at this girl's house, there is a marine dead on the floor. Do we have a case?" he waited for Gibbs's answer.
"all right, we'll be right there"
He hung up and made his way to the bathroom, finding the girl sitting on the floor. He sat down next to her and she looked up at him.
"Sir?" she asked.
"Yea kid."
"What's your name?" she asked curious, her bottom lip sticking out in a little pout.
"I'm Tony, what's yours?"
She smiled at him and told him proudly. "I'm Rebecca. I'm 4 and a half!"
Tony beamed at her "Rebecca. That's such a pretty name"
Rebecca stood up and walked over to him, she was as tall as him when he was sitting on the floor. She put her arms around his neck and hugged him.
"You're my friend now. You can call me Becca!"
Tony was surprised to say the least. He wasn't particularly good with children, he was never around one specific child enough to see if they liked him or not. He didn't know if it was kids in general, or just her, but he felt a instinct deep inside him to protect his "new friend". She moved to sit on Tony's leg and he bounced her up and down and told her that Rebecca is a hebrew name.
"My best friend speaks Hebrew, her name is Ziva." he told her quietly. No matter who he was talking to, he loved to brag about having Ziva as a best friend. He always found himself talking about her to anyone that would listen.
Slowly, she put her head on his shoulder and fell asleep.
He heard the door open and saw Gibbs, McGee and Ziva coming in. Tony walked over to them, Rebecca still asleep in his arms, he whispered to them.
"This is the girl's house, she found him and i found her on the streets when she was looking for help, i'll take her back to NCIS and get her statement."
Gibbs looked at the child in Tony's arms and he knew that it would affect them all personally. In every case involving a child, Gibbs always put 150% of his abilities.
"All right. David, go with him"
Tony and Ziva walked to the car.
"I'm driving!" said Tony. She glared at him, and felt one of their usual banters coming on.
"you're holding a kid, Tony, how can you drive?" said Ziva.
Tony looked ridiculous, trying to look pensive, and after 20 seconds of silence, he exclaimed.
"Ok fine. You hold Rebecca, and i'll drive."
He didn't give her a chance to respond as he placed the sleeping child into her arms. They got in and Ziva really got a look at her. Her hair wavy and blonde, going down above her shoulders. Her eyes were closed, but Ziva saw them before, they were big and light cyan. Her nose was small and even in her sleep, her mouth bore a smile. She was the most beautiful girl Ziva had ever seen. She was mesmerised at how much she reminded her of a baby angel.
Tony's soft voice brought her out of her thoughts.
"She's amazing, isn't she?" he told her.
Ziva did not answer the question, she was speechless at the amount of emotion that she heard in his words. All she could do was nod.
Rebecca started stirring and she opened her eyes just as Tony pulled into the parking lot.
"Hey Becky"
She turned towards him then realised she was being held by a stranger. She pulled back a little bit. "It's ok Bex, she's my friend." reassured Tony.
She smiled wide. "Is this seeva?" she asked, her mispronunciation of her name made Tony smile his 1000 watt grin. They walked to the elevator and Rebecca took Tony's right hand, and Ziva's left. They stayed like that until the elevator dinged, and Tony lifted her up so she could press the button to the 3rd floor.
