a/n: yes I know I have two other stories on the go! :) unfortunately I am suffering from a serious case of writers block :( if you have any ideas please pm me!
Anyway this is a new story, I know you've heard it all before but here is my take on Tony having a secret daughter
Disclaimer: obviously I don't own ncis or I wouldn't be writing this
Rule #4: The best way to keep a secret? Keep it to yourself. Second best? Tell one other person - if you must. There is no third best.
Tony DiNozzo had a secret. A big secret. Unusually for him it wasn't a secret he was ashamed of. In fact, quite the contrary, the secret was possibly the thing he was most proud of in his entire life.
The secret itself was a girl. Once upon a time there had been two girls but the first had been cruelly taken away from him. The second secret however was alive as could be; alive, loud and kicking. Mia Isabella DiNozzo, his 6 year old daughter.
Since her mothers sudden death 6 months ago Tony had had his hands full looking after Mia. Unfortunately for Tony, Mia had inherited Tony's aptitude for troublemaking and when left with a bored babysitter she took great pleasure in preparing jokes not only on Tony but on the unsuspecting babysitters! Normally Tony would find this hilariously funny, but when he came home to find snails in his bed after a gruelling case he was less than thrilled. In all honestly though it was his own fault, he had spent many of his scarce hours of 'home time' teaching Mia tricks to play on his late wife, now though with no mother to trick the joke fell on Tony. As Mia's mother would have said, "that's karma!".
Savannah DiNozzo had been killed in a car accident shortly after Tony came back after being as agent afloat. After crying out for any help he could find, he found help in the form of Savannah's younger sister Maria. Married with two children of her own, Maria stepped in to take Mia to and from school, to feed her and when necessary provide her with a bed to sleep in. Tony would never have survived without her. Before she had died Savannah had almost single handedly looked after Mia during weekdays, Tony had looked after her on weekends but his crazy schedule meant that he and Savannah rarely got alone time. Somehow though, their family still worked and Tony was determined that even after Savannah's death Mia would still have a family that was secure.
Consequently, Tony and Mia had become an extended part of Maria's family, Tony and Maria's husband Dan had plenty in common, Dan was navy mechanic and just as interested in football as Tony, Maria's twins Francesca and Jamie were only a year older than Mia meaning that she always had someone to play with, in fact Mia and Francesca were beginning to be inseparable!
Tony wasn't sure why he hadn't told the team. Part of him worried that they would laugh at him and tell him he couldn't raise a child. Another part of him realised that he would never be treated the same, he didn't think he could deal with the NCIS family changing. In his head Tony knew that they were all stupid reasons but there had simply never been a good time to tell them, the longer he left it the harder it became.
Tony did want to share Mia with the world though, he was immensely proud of her. Mia was a already a beauty. Maybe Tony saw her through rose tinted glasses, but in his mind he knew she was going to have boys throwing themselves at her feet as she grew up. She had tanned, coffee coloured skin and dark, chocolate hair that fell to her slim shoulders in delicate waves. She had inherited her mothers deep brown spanish eyes and heart shaped face but had also been blessed with the DiNozzo smile, a mixture of charm, humour and mischievousness. Mia had a magnetic smile, if she smiled, everyone else smiled with her. Mia truly was something special.
NCIS - the bullpen
Their current case was fairly cut and shut, all the evidence suggested suicide, the sailor had financial debts, a sour divorce and had recently been demoted for poor conduct. The autopsy report agreed with their suspicions, leaving the team to simply fill out the crippling amount of paperwork associated with closing a case.
Tony was boredly pelting McGee with paper pellets, ignoring McGee's mutters about 'immaturity' and 'childishness'. Ziva was attempting to stifle her giggles as she watched Tony throw various missiles at McGees head.
"Tony, quit it alright" said McGee irritatedly, brushing paper pellets out of his hair, "some people are actually trying to finish their reports" he finished with a glance at the elevator, as if he expected Gibbs to stride in at any moment.
"For your information McProbie, Tony has finished all his reports" Tony said proudly with a slight smirk at McGees surprised.
"How" stuttered McGee, "you've spent the last half hour throwing paper balls at me!" he said incredulously.
"Work smarter not harder" grinned Tony shuffling the papers on his desk.
McGee was busy trying to think if a comeback when a telephone rang shattering the silence.
"Very special agent Anthony DiNozzo speaking!" Tony said animatedly picking up the phone happily.
"Tony it's Maria" said a tearful voice on the end of the telephone.
"Maria what's wrong, is Mia ok?" whispered Tony nervously, his to e of voice completely changing, drawing attention from his colleagues.
"Mia's fine" cried Maria as Tony let out an audible sigh of relief, "it's Dan, he's been in an accident and I need to get to the hospital" she stuttered between sobs, "Jamie and Francesca are at Dan's parents but I can't take Mia to the hospital so I'm here at the navy yard, I'm downstairs with Mia, can you come and get her" Maria babbled breathlessly.
"Of course" Tony gushed seriously, "I'll be right down".
Tony quickly got out of his chair as Ziva and McGee bombarded him with questions.
"Jealous husband?" asked Ziva.
"Ex-girlfriend?" questioned McGee.
"I'll be back in a minute" said Tony sending the pair withering looks before turning and practically running to the elevator.
NCIS - the entrance
"Mia" Tony cried as he scooped the tiny, confused girl into his arms. Holding Mia on his hip Tony began to ask Maria what was going on.
Maria appeared to know very little about what had happened, she had simply had a phone call telling her that Dan had been taken to hospital and she should arrive as soon as possible.
"Are you ok to drive?" Tony asked quietly, taking in Maria's tearful state.
"My friend is giving me a lift" she stuttered quietly, sending a swift smile up at Tony.
"I'm sure he will be fine" Tony whispered quietly before giving her a kiss on the cheek and a quick smile.
Maria smiled before turning and heading out the doors to a waiting car.
Tony stood in the foyer of the navy yard, Mia in his arms wondering what on earth to do next.
"Mia" he said seriously, placing the tiny girl in front of him and bending down so he was at her eye level. "Daddy has to work, so I'm going to take you to stay with a friend" he said watching her nod. "She might look a little bit funny but I promise you that Abby is very nice." he finished with a grin. His first choice of childminder would have been Ducky, but there was always the chance she would find a body and that wasn't something Tony was going to risk!
"Now" said Tony, taking in the intense look in his daughters eyes, she looked like she was trying to absorb every word he said, "don't call me daddy and if you need to talk to me- chat in Italian" he finished ruffling her soft waves and waiting for a response.
"Si" murmured Mia with a smile, at home Mia spoke a garbled mix of Spanish, Italian and English, however as she had got older she had finally learnt to stick to one language at a time.
"Grazie, Mia ina, tesoro" Tony murmured happily, holding onto his daughters hand and leading her to the elevator.
As they walked into Abby's lab the deafening sound of heavy metal reached their ears. Mia comically put her hand over her ears and drew herself into Tonys shadow, peering out to see a tall girl with really big shoes and a spiky collar typing something onto a computer.
Tony coughed loudly to announce his presence in the room and Abby quickly spun round before running towards Tony to pull him into a hug. Just before se reached Tony though, she noticed the small hand gripping onto Tony's and consequently the small person attached.
"Er Tony" squeaked Abby confusedly, " there's a girl holding your hand?" she stated, leaving Tony trying to work out if he was supposed to reply to the statement.
Finally deciding that Abby wasn't actually as scary as she thought, Mia stepped in front of Tony and introduced herself.
"Hi I'm Mia" she smiled, pointing to her chest proudly, "I like your pigtails!" she added with a brilliant beam.
Abby cheerfully smiled back before turning to look at Tony curiously, that smile was way too familiar.
"Abby" said Tony with a deep breath, "meet Mia - Mia DiNozzo".
