Okay guys, I want to start by saying that this originally is not my story. A friend of mine had a fanfiction account but ran into some trouble and could no longer continue writing. She asked me to continue it for her. The first two chapters are her, anything after is mine. I hope you all like it, please review and make suggestions!

I do not own ncis or its characters

Tony stared across the street at the huge moving truck parked in the drive way. He had heard a lot of rumors about his soon to be neighbors, some had said they were moving there from Iraq as fugitives, others had said they were assassins. All the kids as his high school were talking about it nonstop, they hadn't even moved in yet and they were the talk of the school.

Tony was a football player, a jock. He was known for being athletic and a class clown. He was always the one to say something funny behind the teacher's back and make the whole class laugh. Tony considered himself fairly popular, he liked to stay out of all the drama though. The one thing that never failed was his attention to the girls. He constantly flirted with them, and he never got in a serious relationship. A lot of the girls didn't mind however because not only was he a football player but he was very good-looking too.

However Tony made sure that one thing stayed away from school and his friends and that was his home life. Tony had it rough over the years. His mother had died when he was young and his father had abandoned him a couple of months later. He had bounced around from foster home to foster home until he had landed in the hands of his now adopted parents.

Gibbs and his wife Jenny had taken him in when he was 11 and they loved him every bit as much as their other adopted children, Timothy and Jimmy. He had always called his "father" Gibbs, it just suited him much more than dad, his brothers called him that too. His wife however was mostly known as mom, she was very beautiful and extremely kind. It had been 4 and a half years since he had first met them and now he couldn't imagine his life without them.

Soon a car pulled into the driveway alongside the truck and his attention snapped back to the scene. The first one out of the car was a man talking forcefully into his cell phone, he glanced at his surroundings briefly and then rushed inside. Next came a boy of about 16 or 17, he had short, cropped, black hair, a dark tan, and deep, dark brown eyes. A young girl flew out after him, laughing and dancing around the yard, excitement shining in her eyes, she looked about 12 and had wavy, brown hair almost to her waist with much lighter, warm brown eyes.

The last to step out was a girl about his age and she took his breath away. She had great form, a lean muscular body like a runner. Her hair flowed down her back to a couple of inches below her shoulder blades in tight curls. She had beautiful, olive toned skin and perfect chocolate-brown eyes. She watched the younger girl running around and gave a small smile then motioned towards the door and the three walked in together.

Tony watched them in awe, he was entirely captivated not only by the mystery looming over them but also by the girl who had entranced him the second he lay eyes on her. His gaze lingered on their door for several more seconds hoping they would reappear but they never did. He shifted his position so he faced him mom who was sitting at the table on her laptop.

"Hey mom, are we going to do anything to welcome our new neighbors. I think we should especially because the whole town is gossiping about them before they even know them."

"That's a great idea Tony, call the others in and we can discuss it" Tony yelled up the stairs to the rest of the family and they all came down, sitting around the table. He explained his idea to them and they all nodded in agreement.

Gibbs being the head of the family was the first to comment, " I think that is a great idea."

"I agree, we could go over and say hi then invite them to a barbecue next Saturday" Jenny joined in.

Timothy and Jimmy looked a bit nervous about it having heard all the stories that Tony had at their school. Both of them were in 7th grade, they were classic misfits. Jimmy being a nerd and math wiz while Timothy was a geek and computer whiz. They didn't have many friends but they did have a small group of other misfits. They even had girl friends.

Before Tony knew it he was knocking on the dark, red door of the house across the street, his whole family behind him ready to greet the new neighbors. The boy Tony had seen answered the door with a nervous glance at all the people his eyes focused on Tony.

Hello, can I help you?" He spoke clearly and politely but with an accent that Tony couldn't quite place. The two girls walked up behind the boy and peeked over his shoulder. Tony's breathe hitched at the sight of her again and he froze.

Jenny, noticing Tony's predicament quickly jumped to his rescue, "Hi , we're your neighbors from across the street. We came over to introduce ourselves and invite you to a barbecue on Saturday to get to know you better. "

The younger girl stepped up and smiled widely, "Oh well in that case, I am Tali and this is my big brother, Ari and my sister, Ziva."

"I'm Jenny, this is Jethro but everyone calls him Gibbs and these our kids Jimmy, Timothy, and Tony." She nodded to each in turn.

"It is very nice to meet you" The girl named Ziva spoke for the first time, leaning over her brother's shoulder to get a better view.

"I am not sure we can make it to this.. barbecue. Our father is very busy and I am not sure he would approve," Ari cast his eyes down avoiding their gaze.

"Oh pleasssssssse Ari! Please!" Tali begged looking up at him with big, pleading eyes.

"Oh alright since she said put it that way I guess we will try to make it" Ari agreed

"Great!" Tony finally choked out, trying to avoid eye contact. When he realized what he was doing he mentally cursed himself, he was never shy around girls. He dared himself to look up and give his signature Tony grin at her but he could only bring himself to give a small smile and try not to stare.

"Well, then I guess we will see you Saturday " Ari concluded, shutting the door as they walked away waving.