Aria

The late November wind ruffled Tony DiNozzo's hair as he strolled out of his favourite coffee shop in D.C. Yet again, he was the person on his team who'd drawn the short straw and had been forced to leave his cosy desk in the warm Navy Yard, just to get his boss his morning caffeine. Normally, he wouldn't have minded that much, but today was different.

Today, it was bitter cold and as windy as a desert storm. Every shop in the city had decided that today was a great day to decorate for the fast approaching Christmas season, so everywhere he looked, he could see tinsel and glitter and ornaments, attracting happy families with smiling kids. This made him depressed, having no real family to spend the holiday with himself- his father had passed a couple of years ago, and the one woman who he wanted to start his own family with had been dead for many years.

Tony checked his watch and realised that he only had five minutes to get back to NCIS, thanks to his boss' curfew. Determined to get back quickly and avoid a slap to the head, he took a short cut through the park.

His boss, Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, was a fairly old agent who should of retired about 3 years ago but due to his stubbornness, had refused to for another 2. However, on the director's orders, he was working part time- generally only working Mondays to Fridays rather than every day. He was the strongest man that Tony knew, with an overwhelming desire to protect his team/ un-biological family and a body which ran on pure caffeine. Gibbs had been Tony's boss for so long that he knew secrets about him that no one else could even dream of.

There were, besides Tony, two other agents on his team. Timothy McGee was a brainbox, with a degree from MIT and a knack for thinking of solutions for the most confusing of problems. He and Tony had been co-workers for years now, and had been through a lot together. This didn't stop them from teasing and annoying each other though. Recently, Tim had welcomed his second child into the world, which Tony was the godfather of.

Eleanor Bishop hadn't been on Gibbs' team very long compared to the other agents, but she was still a great asset to them. She was smart, with training as an analyst from NSA. Being the only female agent on the team, she was very independent and strong, and was able to keep the boys in place when it was needed. She was married, but with no kids, as they would be 'too much to cope with in a job like this.'

Of course there were others as well. Abby Scuito, the eccentric forensic scientist had been there since the beginning. She was happily married to McGee after years of tension. Although she had two kids, she was as lively and young as ever and rarely had a frown on her face. Now Ducky had retired, Jimmy Palmer had taken over as chief medical examiner. The old doctor's methods had certainly proven useful to Jimmy, even if they did involve talking to the subjects of examination. He and his long time wife Breena now had 3 children and at least 2 dogs, all named after ancestors of Doctor Mallard, who was delighted by this.

As he walked, deep in thought, Tony returned to the real world as a young girl ran over and stood in front of him. She looked around 15, with bright hazel eyes which glowed as she looked at him and brown hair not dissimilar to his. Her smile, he thought, could light up the world on a starless night, and looked slightly familiar, although he couldn't figure out where from.

"Hello," she said, "are you Tony DiNozzo?"

Tony put on his best grin, despite the fact that he was confused on who she was and how she knew him. "Yes, and you are?"

The girl smiled, obviously relieved that she had got the right guy. "My name is Aria," she replied, "Aria Song. I need your help."

A/N: Hey! This is one of the big stories I've been talking about! I'm sorry if this chapter is quite long, but I just thought I'd summarize everything that has happened in the past. The fic itself is set around 17 years after the start of the show! I hope you like this fic so far!

Louise :)