hi, i hope you enjoy this first chapter, its been a while since i wrote anything, so i may bit a bit rustier than usual.

note: i really can't remember the name of tony's new girlfriend, so please forgive me. and anything you might recognise as belonging to something/someone else is not mine.

Tony was already getting on Ziva's nerves this morning, he was just so infuriatingly happy! she was seriously beginning to consider throwing her stapler at him, but with Gibbs wary eye on them she knew better.

Oh god, now he was whistling, couldn't he be more depressed? it was a freezing cold morning, it was raining and the first of february meant that a compulsary fire arms test would be just around the corner. And then Ziva snapped up, Gibbs was moving. she watched hoping he would leave, her wish was granted.

"Ok Tony, please, STOP DOING THAT!!!"

"Stop what Ziva?"

"That!"

"what?"

"Being happy for patrick's sake"

"Actually Ziva," Mcgee piped up, "it's for pete's sake."

"Whatever, i do not care, but why does he have to be so HAPPY!"

"Because zee-vah i think that tonights the night."

"The night for what? not watching any movies for a change?"

"Hey now, movies are a good source of intelligence..."

"So why are you so dumb Tony?" McGee managed to edge in.

"Uncalled for McGeek, and no Ziva, the night that i'm bringing her back to my place for a 'romantic meal'"

"Oh, your girlfriend, how nice for you." and with that, Ziva got up and moved in the direction of the elevator.

"Whats got her in a huff?" McGee just shrugged a reply, he was just as clueless.

The afternoon brought just as much tedious paperwork and annoying whistling. But with Gibbs back Ziva held her tongue. then the clip of high heeled shoes roused them all from the drudgery of their papery mountains. They all looked up to see Director Shepard waltz into the bullpen with a ... Teenager??? Right behind her.

"I'm assigning you a new case Agent Gibbs."

"Oh, and what might that be?"

"You're taking over the Mystery Sniper case"

"I thought Jack's team had that covered?"

"The case has just been stepped up a level, and with your experience, i thought that this would be the perfect case to keep you on your toes."

"Stepped up a level?"

"20 marines were killed last night, single bullets, straight through the heart, our snipers first mass killing."

"I see, and do you care to explain the little girl advising Tony on what aftershave to wear tonight?" at this she quickly sprung with a slightly embarrassed and yet annoyed look spread across her face.

"She is no more a little girl than Ziva, Gibbs, she works for our British equivalent, and as 9 of the marines killed last night were British she was flown in immediately this morning to work with you on this case."

"How on earth? She can't be more than 17, she should be in school!"

"She is 17, but shes more tha..."

"Look Agent Gibbs, Sir," She was going to prove this overaged ape just what she could do if it was the last thing she did, "I was 14 when i first worked for my country, my dad volunteered me as a spy in one of his cases, i succeeded with flying colours, check my file, i was offered my position after that when i turned 16, how could i turn it turn it down? I love my job, and not to brag, but i'm brilliant at it too! Oh, and by the way, you can finish school at 16 in Britain so any more reasons why you can't accept me in this case?"

Gibbs gave her a look that told her that shed have to prove herself more than that, secretly, he was slightly impressed at her courage to take him on in that way, he hadn't seen anyone do that since Tony first joined his team, but then the Director took his arm and led him away slightly to have a quiet word.

"Look, our government, and their's requires us to have her with us on this, and she's right her file is very impressive, you'll find her over quallified to work with you."

"Thats all well and good Director, but a little teenage princess who needs her ass covered by us 24/7, and with just a years proper experience in the feild, is not going to help us."

"She can cover her own ass Special Agent, she is quallified for the use of any fire arm, and scarily enough that includes a bazuka," this earnt her a sceptical look from Gibbs, "and she is black belt in tae kwon do, so she has her ass covered, and as for her experience, she's required to work with us, end of story jethro." and with that she walked away.

Meanwhile the as of yet unintroduced girl watched the couple's conversation with a raised eyebrow, there was something between those two, something that could prove to be an interesting project to work on.

Gibbs meanwhile had just picked an agent, working at a desk, up by his arm, collected every little peice of paper, stationary, and anything else on the desk and gave it to him a little tottering pile, leaving the bemused, and confused agent to wander off and find a new desk.

"Right then intoductions, you call me 'Gibbs' or 'Boss' got it, he's Tim, he's Tony, and she's Ziva, that's your desk, and this," he reached into a drawer at his desk, pulled out a handgun and holster and tossed it to her, "is your gun, you have an american permit i trust?" She fumbled in her bag and drew out a big wadge of papers. she threw them on her new desk and rummaged threw them, drawing out various sheets and permits and handing them to Gibbs, "Ok, these seem fine, oh and a driving license? well that could be handy, so your name is Ariela? thats pretty unusual?"

"Is anyone in your family isreali Ariela?" Ziva quickly cut in,

"Um... well not that i know of, but my family have visited, can i ask why?"

"Ariela is a hebrew name, it means lioness of god," she smiled at the younger female with a sad, almost tearful look, and Ariela noticed Gibbs give her a worried glance.

"You can call me ella though, everyone else does."

"Ok ella, what are you sleeping arangements?" Gibbs cut back in.

"Oh, your director has arranged for me to stay with a miss sciuto?" at this Tony and McGee exchanged an amused and sceptical look.

"Abbys gonna love this!" McGee muttered at Tony.

"Oh yeh, this is could be interesting!"

Ta-Da is it an ok first chapter? please forgive any mistakes over american government etc, i'm british and trying to make it work, (yes i am up to date with american episodes! i have a very special person who gets them to me overnight so i can watch every wednesday (mwahahaha) season 4 has been pretty good so far)

any constructive criticism is gladly welcomed! so go on hit the button, you know you want to ;) next chapter up soon and feed me some ideas if you want!

PS: can any one tell me why Ziva had a sad look? virtual cookies to those who can ;) (and no, that isn't the reason i chose the name, but you can try guessing why i did!)