Circumstances-1
I'm gonna talk at the end of the chapter, so this will be short. Basically, HI, This is my first time venturing into this fandom. So, please don't be too harsh on me:3 I wrote this down after being attacked by a plot bunny this morning. I greatly appreciate any feedback and I'll do my best to write better in future! Okay, you can read now:9 HAPPY NEW YEAR GUYS
Warning: Character death in this chapter..
Disclaimer-don't own them:/
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"I hate you."
"I love you too, Ziva."
"Shut up. Do not say things that you do not mean, Tony."
"I meant it!"
"No.. you did not. Now, please, go away. I need to study for my chemistry test next period."
"Why didn't you study last night? What were you so busy doing that you forgot about your test? Anything dirty that I should know about?"
"Tony, what I do at night is none of your business. Keep your mind out of the garbage bin."
"Actually, it's the gutter."
"Why? Placing your head in a garbage bin is a much more feasible feat, yes?"
"Well, actually... Oh, nevermind, you'll never get it." Tony sighed and shook his head at her confused expression.
"I am not stupid, so stop treating me like a fool. I understood perfectly well what you said. It was just the way I had expressed it."
"Oh god, you guys. I leave for less than 5 minutes, and you two already look like you're about to burst into an arguement." A stack of books suddenly walked up to their table, and placed itself down on it, revealing an annoyed Kate. The two broke their gaze and turned towards her.
"What's with the book raid, Kate?" Tony asked, leaning back against the chair. "You entering the Guinness World Record for 'Most Boring'?"
"To Kill a Mocking Bird, Harper Lee. This is quite a good book." Ziva gently picked up the first book she saw and read it out.
"I doubt you'd even understand half of it, Zee-Vah. The English is perfect." Tony smirked from his chair, resulting in an eye roll from Kate, and a glare from Ziva.
"I bet you did not even read through the synopsis before giving up on it, To-Nee." She emphasized on his name as she gave him a self satisfied smile when Tony crossed his arms and frowned.
"Come on, Kate. We have study period next. " Tony got up and pulled Kate out, sticking his tongue out at Ziva as he went, with Kate ordering him to let go of her hand.
Ziva just smiled, and turned her attention back to her chemistry textbook. There was peace and quiet. At last, she could concentrate and study.
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He felt a small shiver race up his spine, or was it a tingle of excitement? He stepped through the front gates and entered the school. Classes were just about over, so he figured that he should just wait somewhere safe for his sister to come out of class.
He settled for the short stretch of lockers next to her classroom. This was his third visit to the school, and he still felt frightened to even lean against the wall. His first visit was a disaster, his second visit was better handled, but it had been ages since he had last dared to venture back into the hallway. When the doors burst open and students came streaming out, it was all he could do to not run and hide in the toilet.
"Just a few more minutes," he told himself. That's all he needed to wait. She had to be coming out soon. She probably was going to find her friend in the softmore year.
"Hey Probie! Did you make a wreck out of the school again?"
"Hi Tim. Are you here to meet your sister? She forgot her library books and went back to collect them. She should be back any minute."
He looked up to see two familiar faces grinning at him. Tony and Ziva. He smiled back.
"Why are you guys smiling at each other? Did I miss something?" Kate walked up to them, arms loaded with books.
"Yeah. It's called being happy." Tony said. He quickly raised his arms in surrender when Kate started to use her books to hit him. "I am happy! It's just a deeper level of happiness that you haven't reached because of your level of maturity."
"Really? Any deeper, and you'll be talking to dinosaurs." Tony snorted.
"Shut up, Tony. C'mon Tim, we should get going. Bye, Ziva. You'll have to handle him on your own today, Tim and I have to head to a family lunch." Kate waved to her friends and walked off with her brother.
"Why do you call him 'Probie'?" Ziva asked when they were just about to reach his street.
"Because the first time he came here, he nearly got himself killed; and so he was put on the school's probation list."
"It was before my time then."
"I guess you could say that." Tony reached up to knock on the door when it burst open, and a young girl darted out and engulfed Tony in a bone crushing hug. The "Hello Abby" from Ziva was temporarily ignored.
"TONYTONYTONYTONYTONY you're BACK!" The girl squealed when she finally let him breathe. "What took you so long? I came back half an hour ago! Gibbs is so pissed that you're late." She spoke very fast, and was jumping up and down as she spoke, her two black ponytails bobbing up and down. "ZIVA! HI! " she suddenly turned to the girl next to him and enveloped her into a hug, as Tony stepped inside.
"Hey Gibbs. I was late because the school released us late, and there were too many people so I couldn't move faster and then I missed the bus and-" He was cut off by a slap on the back of his head. "Thank you Gibbs. It won't happen again."
"I know it won't." He smiled and walked back into the dining room, where Abby had dragged Ziva to, and where Jenny was setting the table. Tony slipped off his back pack and left it on the foot of his bed before running down the stairs to join them.
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"Caitlyn, I'm gonna need you to buy some groceries before going back. We're running out of milk and eggs."
"And yoghurt!" Tim shouted out.
"Okay, do I take Tim with me?"
"No. There are a few company executives who want to meet our little computer genius. They may want him to head a group of computer scientists. So, you have to come back on your own. You can handle it right? Your father and I didn't enroll you in karate classes for nothing."
"Yes, mother. I'll be fine." She said before walking away. Tim had always been her mother's favourite. Ever since he had first touched a computer keyboard, and reconfigured the whole thing, and successfully expel the virus that wiped out the hard drive. Plus, he had also managed to recover all the lost data within minutes.
While she, however, never got credit for anything she did. When she trained hard for many months and finally achieved her brown belt in a new record, all her parents said was, "why didn't you get your black belt yet?" She always had to study hard in order to pass her tests in school, while Tim just skipped grades.
She didn't hate her brother. In fact, most of the time, she had to be the one taking care of him, since their mother was always busy working. She cared for her brother greatly, because he had always been bullied. Since he skipped so many grades, everyone in his class were seniors.
Kate placed her wallet back into her bag after paying, picked up her back pack, and was about to pick up the bag of groceries, when her cell phone rang. It was Tony. She couldn't ignore it.
"Kate? Did you take my biology homework by mistake?" She rolled her eyes, even though he wasn't there physically, as she slid her bag off one shoulder so she could unzip it. The worksheets were there, as expected. "Don't roll your eyes."
"Dammit, how did you know?" She laughed, as she walked out of the store.
"I know you well. Could you pass them to me later today? Ziva's at my place, we just ate, and she's boring me to death. OW!" Kate could hear him yelp after hearing a thump. 'Ziva probably punched him on the shoulder because of his comment. ' she thought.
"Help! Somebody help me!" Kate turned around and saw a young girl getting pulled off behind the street corner. She left her phone in her hand, and chased after the two thugs who were dragging her. Their skin was fairly tan, and from their backs, they looked like foreigners.
"Hey! Stop right there or I'll call the police!" The shout caused them to turn and the young girl managed to slip out of their grip. The thugs began to advance towards her.
She raised her phone in threatening manner, and pretended to dial 911. That was a mistake, however, for one of them pulled out a gun from his pocket. She lunged forward and kicked the gun out of his hands, before punching him in the stomach. He bent forward and grimaced as she knocked his head against the wall and did the choke hold on the other guy. He collapsed on the floor within seconds.
She bent down to retrieve the phone which dropped onto the floor during the struggle, when a single gunshot rang out.
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Well, that's the end of the first chapter:). I would appreciate it if you would be kind enough to leave me some reviews telling me what you thought about it. Whether it was OOC, or the stuff you like, and stuff you dislike. Hopefully, this won't take too long to write:/ since this year is my examination year.. The next chapters will be longer though:3
~ Lianna