TITLE: Heart of the NCIS

SUMMARY: The very existence of Los Angeles is endangered by a deadly virus. The NCIS team is called upon to solve the case. When the life of one of their own is threatened it becomes a little too personal. Read and review!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own the characters. They belong to Brennan. I am just playing with them.

CHAPTER: 1

Today was like any other day of work. Like always Hetty was the first one to arrive at OSP followed by Eric and Nell. They had to come to work earlier than the others because one was a techie and the other an intelligence analyst- they were always needed there to learn more about their case of the day to brief the rest of the team. It was only after two hours that the other members entered the headquarters bantering.

"No ways! You call it a video game? Its just too much violence; enough to turn a kid into a criminal. I am not giving that to my children for Christmas." retorted Sam.

"Hey! You asked for my advice." Complained Deeks.

"Did he?" asked Kensi from behind him. "He said he wanted help from his friends Deeks. You should know he never meant you." She said pointing at him disgusted.

"I am his friend. Right Sam?" asked Deeks like a 4 year old. Sam did not answer and just looked at Callen who was smiling like he was having fun picking on Deeks. "Sam?" Asked Deeks again more loudly this time. "Ouch!" said Kensi grinning. "That must hurt!" Everyone had forgotten about video games and this was now more of a battle between Kensi and Deeks which the former was obviously winning.

Deeks stopped on the way while others kept walking towards their desks, placing their duffel bags on the table and sitting down on their chairs. Deeks just stood there watching them…glaring at them while others continued to ignore him. "SAM?! You're gonna let her win on this. C'mon man back me up!"

"Hmmmm…..I dunno…" said Sam sarcastically looking at Callen then Kensi who all had huge grins plastered on their faces.

Before anyone could say anything else, Eric came running out of the OSP centre with a….trumpet. No! really? Thought Deeks. "Eric! We know…there is no need for 'that'." Deeks saved the others from a catastrophe. Eric knew exactly what that meant, "Maybe some other time." He muttered to his trumpet before kissing it and running back to the OSP centre.

"Now what do you say Sam?" asked Deeks running up the stairs behind Sam and Callen proud of what he just did. "Hmmm…maybe I'll consider it" replied Sam running faster to get away from an amused Deeks. Kensi just rolled her eyes at that. "You're annoying Deeks. You know that?" "I have heard that before from my many beau-tiful…." Deeks stopped speaking now because Hetty was staring at him. "From many what Deeks?" Kensi asked. He was standing in the middle of the OSP centre with everyone staring at him. "From my many…." He was panicking. Why do you have to do this to me every time Kens, Deeks thought. "From my many...neighbours."

"I see." Said Hetty , smiling inside herself. "Everyone's enjoying picking on me, even mother ninja!"Deeks muttered to himself angrily.

"I heard that!" Informed Hetty before leaving.


SO….What do you think? Can you bear with my writing style? Please review. I know where my story is heading. Don't judge me just on this. It's only a start.