It had been almost a month since Miranda had joined Gibbs's team and yet it was still so intriguing to her that she had come this far. Just a few months ago she had graduated from high school and here she was doing what she adored! Now all she wanted was to stay right here where everything may not have been perfect, but it was better than sitting in some stuffy lecture. Listening to metal in the lab while Abby taught her all about what NCIS did and all about how to run certain types of tests had to be her favorite part. Thoughts interrupted by the thud of the Metro subway car, she was careful not to fall over as the car moved slightly to the left. Of course, not being able to drive was a but difficult, but it was nothing that D.C.'s public transportation couldn't handle. Miranda looked out the car window and stood up as she saw the familiar sights of the Naval Yard. Brushing off her leather biker jacket, adjusting the strap of her messenger bag she walked over to the door. Bobbing her aqua locks to the beat of Space Cowboy through her noise-blocking black headphones, she exited the subway car.

Walking down the steps of the station and taking a couple of turns, Miranda found herself at the entrance to NCIS's main entrance. Swiping her ID card and walking into the elevator, she pulled out her i-Touch and looked for the time. 8:45 AM, great. It was going to be a long day. As the song ended, she chose a new one, this time by La Roux. Humming as the elevator descended, the technopunk teen waited until the doors opened with a ping! Stepping out, she turned the corner and opened the doo r to the lab. Pushing it open, she flicked on the lights and began turning on the various machines in the front room. Sliding her headphones off and putting them in her bag along with her i-Pod, Miranda walked into the second room where Abby's desk was. Then she dumped her bag onto the floor as per normal and hung her jacket on the hook above it. Giving her black tee and purple skirt a once-over, she grabbed a lab coat from a hook and slid it on, tracing her fingers over the lettering reading NCIS sewn onto it. Then everything went black. There was a pair of hands over her eyes.

"Guess who?" The voice said, but Miranda already knew exactly who it was.

"Abby, I know it's you. Who else would be here this early in the morning?" The raver said smiling as the Goth removed her hands.

"Oh, I almost forgot. This is for you." Abby said, handing her assistant a red Caf-Pow cup. Taking it in her cold hands, Miranda took a long sip as the pigtailed woman went to put her things away. When she returned there was a bit of awkward silence as the two women drank their caffeine-loaded beverages.

"So…Miranda….How's life?' Abby said, being wary of her new friend's face.

"It's okay. Work. Sleep. Music. Work. Talk to Sammi, my BFF..." Miranda returned as she swung her legs back and forth. "It's better than it's been in a long time. Since my parents died, my grandparents tried to raise me as this perfect little girl. I mean , it's not enough to them that I have blue hair, seven piercings, several tattoos and I dress and act the way I do. I have to be just like my family in the South. Then I'm all like, okay, GAY here, and then they both have like a heart attack and take me to see a shrink. A fucking shrink!"

It was at that moment that the phone rang, saving the two from their awkward conversation. " M'kay. Kay. Be there in a few."

Six Hours Later

It was entirely possible that she was in heaven. Miranda could not believe how lucky she was, working at NCIS. Suddenly the phone rang, interrupting the blue-haired girl's thoughts. Knowing that she probably should have been running tests on blood from the latest case, she'd been daydreaming in the front room as Abby ran ballistics on the gun from the same case. As her "boss"(Abby'd kill her if she heard Miranda say that) was obviously busy, she pressed the speakerphone button. "Forensics, what can we do for ya?" "Miranda, Gibbs. If you've got anything to show me, bring it upstairs and bring Abby with you" and with that, Gibbs hung up and Abby walked into the room."Gibbs wants information again?"

"Yeah, and he wants us up in the Bullpen...probably in like five minutes" the raver said, right as Abby headed out the door."Don't go too fast! I can't run in platforms!" She yelled out the door, then running out after the Goth

*five minutes later*

"Forensic probie! What took you so long?"

Sending Tony an angry through her bangs, Miranda ignored his comment and sat down on Ziva's desk as Abby was leaning against the cubicle wall next to it. As Gibbs walked up, both scientists stood up and Abby grabbed the plasma TV remote."So Gibbs, when I tested the fibers I found on Petty Officer Armand's clothes and I think you'll like-" Miranda was interrupted when from by the elevators came a loud scream.

"VANCE! YOU'RE NOT A SCREEN!"

Turning around, Miranda saw the figure of a woman hug-tackling the Director.

"What the hell is going on? Tony took the liberty to say before even more profane things could leave Miranda's lips.

"Well I have no idea." Ziva said as Vance and the dark brunette haired woman entered the Bullpen. Taking one glance, Miranda could tell a few things about this new girl. Wearing stone-washed jeans, flats and a yellow T-shirt reading Rawr! Imma dinosaur! With a little green dinosaur on it, she was obviously brave enough to wear a T-shirt to work and one that was funny as well. Not yet quite sure what to make of this strange woman, Miranda walked over to Abby and leaned over to whisper in the Goth's ear. "You have any idea who she is or what she's doing here?"

"Um....I've never seen her before and I can't really come up with any reason why anybody new would be here. I mean, with you only being here almost a month."

Damn! So if Abby didn't know who she was, then it was highly likely she'd never been in NCIS or at least Washington for that matter. "Abby! Miranda! Please stop talking; I'm going to explain everything right now." Vance said as both women sent sheepish glances toward Gibbs.

"Vaaaaaance!" The female chirped. "Do you have to be a wet blanket?"

"Well, as I was going to say, before I was interrupted, this is Sierra Manning from Los Angeles and she's joining us from now on." Vance said as Tony cringed."So try to make her feel welcome." And with that Vance turned over to the stairs up to MTAC.

Sierra blinked at all of them. "Well you're all a bunch of welcoming coworkers. It'll be fab to work with you all. Well, imma go meet the geeks. Later dudes and dudettes." And then she pranced off, disappearing into the elevator

"Well that was sufficiently awkward...So Gibbs, care to hear about the fibers on Armand's clothes?" Abby said turning to Gibbs. Miranda grabbed the remote and clicked it toward the T.V.

"When I ran the fibers through the Mass Spec and analyzed it, they contained traces of both cocaine and paint stripper." Smiling as Gibbs did the same; the young girl took the three steps back to Ziva's desk and sat on top of it as she usually did during these meetings.

"That's great Miranda, thanks."Replied Gibbs as he went to grab his gear as Tony, Ziva and McGee did the same. Walking now over to the elevator as Abby followed, she pressed the down button. As they waited, Miranda felt something against her thigh. A black-gloved hand was resting there and Abby had a small smirk on her purple-glossed lips. Taking the opportunity as the elevator opened, she slid her hand into the Goth's and stepped into the elevator.

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A/N:Mabby-tastic! Hope you guys enjoyed it as well as the entrance of Sierra! You can also thank An-Order-of-RAWR for the many jokes here and Sierra Manning and anything that goes with her! Next chaptah should be up soon, so keep reading! REVIEW PLEASE!

~ GothMaureen