Part I: Secret Santa
Bishop is Ducky's "Secret Santa" and rushes to find something for the Duckman.
Other characters featured: Gibbs, Tony, Palmer, McGee (Briefly mentioned)
"Secret Santa?" Ellie Bishop looked at Gibbs, Tony, and McGee in a state of disbelief. "Seriously?"
"Yeah," Gibbs replied. "Have fun."
"Who do I get a gift for?"
"Whose name did you draw?"
Bishop looked at the slip of paper on her desk before answering. "Dr. Mallard."
Tony roared with laughter. "Good luck, Bishop. With Ducky, you'll need it."
Bishop made a face and turned to her computer, determined to find Ducky something he would enjoy.
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While everyone else went to lunch, Bishop snuck down to Autopsy to seek the advice of Ducky's assistant, Jimmy Palmer.
"I don't know," Palmer told Bishop. "Dr. Mallard likes tea and he likes to read. Try for something along those lines."
"I know Dr. Mallard has a degree in psychology," Bishop said. "Do you know if he has anything by Aldous Huxley?"
"I don't think so. But Dr. Mallard has an extensive book collection, so one never knows."
Bishop sighed contentedly before leaving Autopsy in search of something. She didn't know what yet, but she did know that it would have to be amazing. It wasn't easy for her to be the "New Girl" or "Ziva's replacement" ('Whoever Ziva is,' she thought.), but she was making it work the best she could. She already had the team figured out, except for Ducky. Everyone else had told her many a time that Ducky was an enigma, much like John Coffey in The Green Mile. She left Autopsy, wondering (and talking) to herself about various things that popped into her head.
Instead of going back to the bullpen, Bishop decided to use the half-hour she had left for lunch and scoured bookstores around the Navy Yard.
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"Go home," Gibbs said at about 1930, which was early for him, according to legend.
Tony and McGee peeled out quickly, saying, "See you tomorrow, Boss."
Bishop lingered for a moment, until Gibbs said, "I'm not leaving until you do, Bishop."
"Okay," Bishop replied, "I'll see you tomorrow." She left the bullpen with the book that she bought for Ducky earlier in the day. Taking the elevator down to Autopsy, she looked inside for Ducky, not noticing him anywhere. She placed the book on his desk and snuck out, not even noticing the door next to Ducky's desk open. Ducky looked at the book and smiled to himself. A copy of Brave New World, which he hadn't read since the late seventies. Immediately, he sat down with a cup of tea and started reading.
So that's Part I. If it's cheesy, Rule 6 & 18. Review? Please?