Chapter One.
The alarm hadn't gone off yet, b ut Amber Sterrett was already up. She had gotten in the shower, and now was trying to find something to wear. She was starting her new job today.
She was starting at NCIS, under Jethro Gibbs, one of the best snipers in the Marines. She was hoping to be at least half as great as him. She was one of the few female snipers in the Marines, and she was great at it.
She finally decided that it was time to get out of the Marines, then just a couple of days later, she got a call from a friend, about a job offer. She decided to take it.
Amber finally decided on a pair of khaki capris, and a nice dressy tank top. She slipped on a comfortable pair of heels, then did her hair, and applied some makeup. She checked the time, grabbed everything she needed, then headed for her car.
About thirty minutes later, she was in the elevator, waiting for her stop. A few seconds later, she heard a "ding", and the elevator doors opened. She stepped out and looked around. She saw a guy sitting at a desk, string off into space. Maybe he was Jethro Gibbs, Amber had never seen Gibbs before, she had only seen his achievements.
She walked over to the guy, and waited for the guy to notice her. He suddenly chuckled and licked his lips. Amber raised her eyebrows.
She finally looked at her watch. it was getting ridiculous, the guy was still ignoring her. She cleared her thoat, and the guy jumped. Amber smiled.
"Who are you?" The guy asked.
"Aren't we the cranky one today." Amber said.
"Sorry, you just surprised me that's all." He said.
Amber smiled.
"I'm Amber Sterrett. Are you Jethro Gibbs?" Amber asked.
The guy smiled, and began laughing. Amber was confused. When he saw her face, he coughed, and stopped smiling.
"Oh, you were serious." He said.
"Yes." Amber said.
"Sorry, no, I'm not Gibbs. I'm Tony DiNozzo. Can I help you with something?" Tony asked.
"nope, I'm here to speak with Gibbs." Amber said.
"He's not here." Tony said.
"Really? I had no idea. I thought that he might be invisible." Amber said.
"You're a comedian." Tony said, with a laugh.
"Actually, I'm a sniper. Do you know when he'll be back?" Amber asked.
"Not for a while. Is there anything that I can help you with?" Tony asked.
"Not unless you're gibbs." Amber said.
"I think that we've established that I'm not Gibbs." Tony said.
"Well, then I'll wait for Gibbs." Amber said.
"It'll be a while." Tony said.
"I'm not in any hurry. I'll wait." Amber said, sitting down at the desk across from Tony's.
He gave her a weird look.
"So, you're a sniper." Tony said.
"Not anymore. About two days ago, I retired from the Marines. A friend asked me to stop in today, to talk to Gibbs." Amber said.
They made small talk for about an hour, when Amber got a call. She stood, answered, then walked over to the window. Tony dialed a number, carefully watching her.
"Yeah." A voice said.
"Boss, you might want to get back here, there's someone here that wants to talk to you." Tony said.
"I'm almost there."
Tony hung up.
Amber hung up a minute later.
"Is he on his way?" Amber asked.
Tony looked confused.
"Yes. He should be here soon." Tony said.
Amber nodded, and went back to looking out of the window.
A couple minutes later, two people walked out of the elevator. The man walked over to Tony, and the woman walked to Amber.
"Amber, how was the drive?"
"It was fine, Jen." Amber said.
Tony was explaining who Ambr was.
"Her name is Amber Sterrett. All she's told me is that she just retired from the Marines, as a sniper. A friend asked her to come today. Yours?" Tony said.
"Jenny Shepard, the new Director of NCIS."
Tony looked over at the Director.
"Interesting." Tony said.
Jenny Shepard and Amber walked over to the two men.
"Agent Gibbs, Agent DiNozzo, this is Amber Sterrett, your new team member." Jenny said.
Neither Gibbs, nor Tony said anything. Tony was looking at Jenny, while Gibbs was looking at Amber. Amber felt like she was under a microscope, but she did her best to hide her discomfort.
"Yes, Agent DiNozzo, I am the new NCIS Director. Amber, if you would follow me, I will get you your gun, badge, and I.D." Jenny said.
Amber nodded.
"It was...nice to meet you." Amber told them, looking at Gibbs.
She followed Jenny up the stairs, and to the Director's office.
Gibbs watched her walk away. He suddenly slapped the back of Tony's head.
"Sorry boss." Tony said.
"Where's McGee?" Gibbs asked.
"He should be here any minute." Tony said.
About five minutes later, Tim McGee walked out of the elevator, and to his desk.
"You're late." Gibbs said.
"Sorry boss, I was stuck in traffic." McGee said.
Gibbs just looked at him.
"It won't happen again." McGee said.
Gibbs grabbed a couple files, and left for MTAC.
"What's up with him?" McGee asked Tony.
"We have a new Director, and a new member, probie." Tony said.
"Who is it?" McGee asked.
"Both are red heads, but the new member has lighter hair, like a strawberry blonde color, and they're both hot." Tony said.
McGee rolled his eyes.
"Is that all you think about Tony?" McGee asked.
"No." Tony said.
"Right." McGee said.
"Are you sure you want to do this? Some people might be...opposed to you taking this position." Jenny said.
"Why?" Amber asked.
Jenny sighed.
"The person that you are replacing, was killed in the line of duty. She was really well liked on the team." Jenny said.
"I'm sure that I can handle it. Besides, it's an honor to be working under Jethro Gibbs." Amber said.
Jenny raised her eyebrows and looked at Amber. Amber rolled her eyes, but smiled.
"Not like that Jen." Amber said.
Jenny laughed.
"Okay, why don't you get settled in." Jenny said.
Amber headed for the door, but stopped.
"Thanks Jen." Amber said.
Jenny smiled.
"It was the least I could do." Jenny said.
Amber headed down to the desks. Gibbs was gone, but someone new was there. Amber sat at the desk across from Tony. She tried the drawers, but they were locked.
"Does anyone have the keys for the drawers?" A,ber asked.
Both Tony and the other guy just looked at her.
"What?" Amber asked, when no one said anything.
"But that's Kate's desk."
"Where is she then? Isn't she late?" Amber asked.
"She was killed." Tony said.
"Then it's not her desk anymore then." Amber said.
Suddenly, Gibbs walked past, and a key ring with keys landed on the desk. She watched him sit down at his desk.
"Thank you sir." Amber said.
Gibbs just looked at her for a minute, then started some paper work.
Tony was looking from Amber to Gibbs, and back again. He was in shock. Gibbs usually said something. It was as if Gibbs was ignoring Amber. Tony looked over at Tim McGee. McGee shrugged.