I HATE IT, BOSS!
By Peppe1951
Summary: Tony takes it among himself to show a fellow agent just how much his boss cares for him.
Warning: Disciplining of an adult. Don't like? Don't read! Disclaimer: NCIS belongs to CBS and Paramount; I only write about them
Spoilers: Season 3
Prologue:
"DiNozzo, you are just fooling yourself. Gibbs only cares about you as one of his team; that you function as a good agent. He doesn't really care about you as an individual," taunted Agent Rivers.
"You're wrong and I'll prove it," argued Tony.
They had been having this argument for the past few days after Tony had unwittingly mentioned that his boss cared about him. Agent Rivers had been jealous of Tony ever since they had joined NCIS and Gibbs had chosen DiNozzo over him. Rivers had used every opportunity to ridicule Tony; in fact he took such delight in causing Tony grief in hopes that maybe Tony would get fed up and leave NCIS so he could take his place.
"Tony, don't let him bother you; we know that Gibbs cares and that is all you need to know," admonished Abby Scuito, NCIS best Forensic scientist and Tony's friend, as she pulled him off the elevator.
Tony was still mad and muttering that he would show Rivers just how much Gibbs cared for him when he was pushed into his chair by Abby.
"This isn't the time, Tony; Gibbs will be here any minute and you don't want him to find out that you and Rivers are still fighting…you remember what he said last time he had to pull the two of you apart?"
Tony winced, he remembered all too well. Gibbs had headslapped him and had threatened him with something a bit more painful and a bit lower than his head. He had gotten the message and had tried to keep away from Rivers and had succeeded up until now when Rivers had sought him out…and now all he wanted to do was to wipe that smug sneer from his enemy's face no matter what the consequences.
Chapter 1
The team hadn't had a case for a few days and Gibbs had decided that they could use the time to look into some cold cases. Tony was faking his search so he could research something else…a way to show Rivers that his boss really cared and with April 1st just around the corner he thought he would disguise it as a April Fools prank only he wouldn't play it on his boss but on the Probie, Agent McGee. He knew that if he played it right Gibbs would have to show his true feelings especially if Tony was in danger.
He hoped that by playing it on McGee that he would save his butt from retribution by Gibbs and only be verbally reprimanded and by playing it on McGee he wouldn't have to worry about any revenge.
They had just wiped up the case of the two housewives who had been running a live Internet sex site. One had been supposedly killed on live Internet with a knife that slash her throat…she hadn't been found at the scene. It turned out that she had faked her death. The "killer" had used a fake knife. During their investigation Abby had located several fake knives at a magic shop before determining that the one with the hollow point was the culprit…it leaked fake blood as it was slashed against the victim's throat. All of the knives Abby bought were in evidence locker downstairs and Tony knew he could borrow one and use it to make everyone think he had been injured.
Tony's idea was simple; he was going to do something to make McGee think that he had hurt himself and mention it to Gibbs and then let Rivers see that Gibbs did care enough to ask if he was okay. But that wasn't what actually happened.