Chapter One - "Not What it Seems"

"No you misunderstood McGee, I was asking if did go on the date, not if where going on a date" Ziva said to McGee as they walked off the elevator and towards the bullpen.

"Why would I Ziva? She clearly was more into you" McGee said as the turned into the bullpen and headed to their desks. McGee now sat at Tony's desk, ever since he was promoted and given his own team. It all happened a week after they arrived back from Tell Aviv. It was only Gibbs and Ziva who truly knew the events of what happened, Vance knew a little, but he didn't need to know that much. Gibbs had told him that Tony was good and ready and deserved his own team. Vance knew it had to do with the Rivkin fall out. He didn't ask he just gave Tony his new orders and that was that. Gibbs told Tony he knew he could do it and told him to keep in touch. Tony took his orders and didn't question them. They all thought in time it blow over and they'd be a team again, but that was two years ago.

"He does have a point Ziva" a voice said, they looked over.

"I guess I must have missed this" Ziva said. Ziva pulled out his badge and took his gun off her belt and placed them in the desk top drawer before sitting down.

"Oh come on she kept buying you drinks. Even Agent Johnson noticed" McGee said.

"I told you Tim you can call me Mackenzie or Mack even." Mackenzie said to him.

"Sorry habit" McGee said to her.

"McGee she has been here almost two years" Ziva said to him.

"I know I know." McGee said. "It will not happen again"

"It's okay Tim. I know I haven't been part of this team as long as you or Ziva or Abby, so it's harder to get used to it." Mackenzie said to him.

"Yet he can get used to not being called Probie all the time" Ziva said teasing him.

"That is different and you know it Ziva" McGee said to him.

"Of course it is" Ziva said to him.

"Of course we miss you here" Abby said talking into the phone. "Why wouldn't we miss you Tony"

"Well some might" Tony said.

"You are still going on about that? Have you tried to talk to them at all?" Abby asked him. She knew things didn't end so well, when he was given his new orders. She always thought one day they'd be a team once again, but that was two years ago and nothing's seem to change.

"Haven't had a chance to since I was transferred." Tony said to her.

"Which was 6 months ago, Tony if you keep putting it off none of you can put this in the past" Abby told him. "We miss you around here, even McGee."

"How is good old Probie?" Tony said.

"Why don't you call him Tony?" Abby said hoping maybe if she could get him to talk to some of the team, things could start to go back to the way they were.

"You really want me too, don't you?" Tony asked her.

"Yes Tony. Now do it" Abby said to him.

"Okay fine. Bye Abby." Tony said to her.

"Goodbye DiNozzo" Abby said, before hanging up the phone. "If you wanted to talk to him, you should have spoken up" Abby said, she then turned to see Gibbs walking in the door. She knew even though Gibbs had told Tony to keep in touch, just the fact he let Tony go hurt Tony. Which lead to neither of them speaking since Tony left. Abby tried her hardest to mean fences, but someone would always shoot her down. She just wasn't going to give up, she was able to get Gibbs to bring Ziva, McGee and Tony home after Vance tore up the team, she was going to bring them all home and back together now. It was just taking longer than expected.

"I will" Gibbs said to her. "Do you have the results?"

"Yup, just came in" Abby said. She got up off the chair and walked over to the printer; she picked up a piece of paper and walked over to Gibbs. She handed to him.

"Thanks Abbs" Gibbs said as he took the piece of paper from her and then started to head out.

"Gibbs" Abby said, he stopped and turned to face her. "No matter how hard everyone tries, it's not the same. We need Tony."

"I know" Gibbs said to her.

"Then get him back" Abby said him.

"I've told you, I'm trying Abby" Gibbs said to her. He then walked over to her and placed a kiss on her forehead before leaving the lab.

"Obviously not hard enough" Abby said before turning back to her computer.

"I have a friend I can hook you up with" Ziva said to McGee.

"No the last time you did that; she took one look at T…. Never mind" McGee started to say, but as soon as the name Tony started to come out of his month he quickly took it back.

"McGee you can talk about Tony. It has been two years" Ziva said to him. "We all made choices. We are where we are now" Ziva said to him.

"Gear Up, we've got a dead Marine" Gibbs said walking into the bullpen. As he grabbed his badge and gun, the rest of his team grabbed their guns, badges and bags before they all headed to the elevator.

"Another drug overdose?" McGee asked.

"You know as much as I do, McGee" Gibbs asked before the door closed.

"Mr. Palmer, I said turn left, not right." Ducky said as he and Palmer got out of the van, Gibbs, Ziva, McGee and Mackenzie already at the scene taking picture, statements and collecting evidence.

"You said go two miles and then turn left and that is what I did" Palmer said to Ducky.

"That is not what I said" Ducky said to him. The two walked over to the crime scene. "Sorry Jethro, we would have been here sooner, but Mr. Palmer still can't follow directions."

"It's been eight years Ducky, if he hasn't learned now" Gibbs started to say.

"It was a mistake" Palmer said. He then walked over to the body, Ducky following close behind.

"Victim is Corporal Eric Richardson, But it says it's stationed at Camp Pendleton" McGee said to Gibbs as he walked over to him. "It says he went missing two days ago"

"Looks like he is no longer missing" Ziva said.

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