Chapter 1: Chapter 1
A/N This story is set in season 6 after dagger. Also spoilers for judgement day. Now beta-ed
Tony cried out in pain. He should have known not to piss Ziva off. Now she had some kind of vulcan deathgrip on his right hand and she wasn't about to let go. "I am so sorry Ziva, I will never ever do that again!"
"Do what again?" Gibbs asked, walking in the squad room.
"Nothing boss", Tony answered quickly as Ziva released his hand, "Just a difference of opinion."
"I still need your reports in an hour so I suggest you stop playing and go back to work."
"Yeah, about work boss, Vance called, he wanted to see you in his office about half an hour ago." He said looking at his watch. "And I will work very hard on that report boss" Tony added after a glare from Gibbs.
He and Ziva sat back at their desks while Gibbs went up to the directors office. "I still think I was right" Tony said, hoping that he wouldn't make her angry again.
"I do not understand these weird American idioms, and today, I am really annoyed by this one of the little fly."
"Bird Zee-va, it's: A little bird told me. You've been living here for almost 3 years and you still don't understand our idioms."
"bird, fly, same difference Tony!" Ziva was starting to get a little agitated at this point. "Today was the second time this week that a suspect made fun of me and my idioms."
Tony chuckled, which resulted in a paper ball flying towards his head. "Your use of idioms went back, I think it's because your trip to Israel." He looked at her first and decided it was save to go on. "And our suspect, he laughed so hard he confessed by mistake." she said laughing with his eyes locked on his computer screen.
Tony's gaze shifted from his screen back to Ziva's desk. Not surprised that she wasn't there anymore. Ziva was standing behind him. he knew that this would happen if he continued to talk.
"I am trained to kill, scare and intimidate, not to mention my interrogation techniques. And what happens? I mess up your annoying language and this guy laughs so hard that he practically confesses."
She slaps the back of his head and walks back to her desk and started to work without an other word. Tony decided that it would be smart if he started to work on his report to since Gibbs could return any minute.
After an hour he was finished, printed his report and placed it on Gibbs desk. The boss himself still wasn't back from his meeting with Vance an it was almost 5 o'clock, that was highly unusual. He started up a game that would keep him busy till it was time to go home.
One minute before five Ziva also finished her report. They had already packed their bags when her phone started buzzing.
She answered it and after after a few seconds she hung up. "Director wants us upstairs" she said to Tony. With a sigh he dropped his backpack and went after Ziva up to the directors office.
"DiNozzo, David" the director greeted them. From the look of it he already had a long and heated discussion with Gibbs, and apperantly Vance had won, using the director card. Tony's hope of a nice relaxing weekend with beer, movies and pizza was gone. In stead he had a vision of some horrible team training of something. Or even worst, sensitivity training, of sexual harassment classes. He wanted to close the door but just before he closed it he saw Abby and McGee coming so he held the door open for them.
"Thank you for coming" Vance said and looked them all in the eyes. "You guys used to be the agencies best team, but scuttlebutt told me that there are trust issues. I can't have trust issues in my major crimes unit team. So I am sending you all to a team building camp. Dr. Mallard won't join because of his age and mister Palmer has exams to study for."
He paused a few seconds, letting the words sink in. "This means the following; you are going home and pack a bag. You need to pack a tent, sleeping bag, 2 fresh sets of clothes and other things you might need. Don't pack to much, you need to carry everything yourself. You will leave tonight with a van from the front entrance at 9 pm. Be there or expect punishment."
Stunned the team left his offices and everybody silently packed their things, and went home.
McGee grabbed Abby's arm just before she went in to the elevator. "If I bring the tent, can you bring a double sleeping bag? That would save us a lot of luggage." Abby happily accepted his offer and was the last one to leave, since she had to say goodbye to all her babies in the lab..