Here is the latest and greatest chapter! I loved all of your guys' opinions and comments. It made me feel all happy and warm inside :P lol. I'll be the first to admit, when I saw them all I kind of did a little dance in my room :P. Oh, though I did get one person say that they were a bit concerned that my Mia is going to turn out to be a Mary-Sue...Hehe...I laugh because when I read that I had just finished outlining one of my chapters that had Mia in a...not so nice light :P lol. Trust me when I say, I will not make Mia a Mary-Sue. Of course, if you ever feel like she is getting a little too perfect, just let me know so I can do some character development on her :P Enough of my rambling!

"The best lies about me are the ones I told."

-Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

Chapter 2- Introduction

"Tony's...Cousin?" McGee asked slowly as he looked back in forth between the two "I didn't know you had a cousin Tony." There was a long moment of scandalous sensations that filled the air before Tony replied.

"Eight actually." he said, wrinkling his nose in distaste "'Mia Fiorella' over here is the only one I actually like." the wavering note at the end of the sentence might have suggested otherwise though as Ziva gave a confused look at the two of them.

"Mia Fiorella?" she asked, the name obviously causing her bewilderment since she just heard the last name 'DiNozzo'.

"It means 'my flower' in Italian." Mia said fondly as she rolled her eyes "He called me that ever since he was five." her face then quickly turned annoyed again "You know, five. When he didn't lie to me and actually talked to me." she hissed and Tony sighed.

"Look. I couldn't very well put you down as my next-of-kin if you were in New York could I?" he said with a reasonable voice "and there was no point in worrying you when I was going to be fine anyway."

"You had a freaking fifteen percent chance of living through that plague!" she snarled at him and Tony quickly took a step back obviously sensing danger. He paused for a moment before narrowing his eyes in suspicion.

"Hey... Isn't your boyfriend breaking the law going through my stuff anyway?" he asked "Invasion of privacy or something like that?"

"Yeah." Mia shrugged "He could. But he didn't seem to care when I asked. Of course I told him that he would get lots of time with me all alone if he did." she smirked and Tony made a horrified face.

"That. Is disgusting." he said "Even I don't go that low." Mia scowled and something fast in Italian which made Ziva and McGee cock their heads and Tony looking deeply affronted.

"Well that really wasn't necessary." he muttered "Mia, shouldn't you be going? I mean, I do have to work you know." before Mia could reply though, Gibbs spoke up, looking at Tony's cousin with faint interest.

"We aren't doing much here. I don't see why she can't stay. Abby can give her a tour." he said and Ziva turned and looked at him in awe before whispering to McGee

"He said three sentences! Three!"

"Where's the baby book?" Tim chuckled back, cautiously low enough so that his boss couldn't hear. The two of them smirked as Tony looked as though he would like to bang his head against something as he glared at his cousin scathingly.

"What?" she asked "Do you not want me here 'bambino cousi'?" she smirked and glanced over at the two younger agents confused looks again. "It means 'baby cousin'. Tony, did you really not teach these people any Italian? Shame on you!" she scolded.

"Do you honestly think that I sit around here all day to teach the Italian?" Tony asked in an obviously annoyed voice. Mia scoffed and turned to the two younger agents.

"Don't worry! I'll teach you." She chirped with a dazzling smile, making McGee blush faintly "Come on, I need to find this bellapiccola personadi cui parli! That is to say, this lovely little Abby you speak of! Come, we hither!" Flouncing, Mia turned on her heels, leaving the bullpen before stopping suddenly. "Uh...Where is Abby exactly?" she asked, her head cocked to the side.

"I'll show you." McGee volunteered and Tony pursed his lips slightly, but made no comment. His eyes still on Mia with a mixture of distaste and uneasiness.

"Aw!" Mia cooed "Such a gentleman! I wish Tony was more like you! I remember when he was three; he had the most adorable little smile. He would use it all the time on everyone and just say the sweetest things! We were in the court yard one time-" Mia continued to gush as she allowed Tim to lead her towards the elevator, giving Tony a small, amused look before the two disappeared from sight.

"Boss...Why did you do that?" Tony asked "This is going to be like the movie Ordinary People. You know, where the families become reunited and then end of killing each other... Oh dear lord... I can already see myself wearing tux as I lay in a casket. Do me a favor and make sure I get buried next to a river. They say that is where the dead always want to go..."

"What the hell are you talking about DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked, not really waiting for an answer as he sat back down at his desk.

"Something about a river?" Ziva supplied and then thought for a moment "You know Tony, your cousin is an alive ringer for you."

"Dead ringer Ziva, and we don't look a thing alike." Tony corrected warily.

"Why say dead when she is obviously alive, yes?" Ziva sniffed "and you do look the same. Her hair is lighter but I can tell you are related." Ziva determined as she took a step back and examined him. "Why have you not mentioned her?" Ziva frowned and Tony fell into his chair, looking over at Gibbs who took a sip of coffee as his eyes focused on the computer screen.

"What was there to mention?" Tony asked simply and frowned at the place his cousin had been standing moments ago.

"Her existence perhaps?" Gibbs said from his desk helpfully "Are you two going to sit around all day, or actually do some work?"

"On it Boss." Tony said and plopped himself down in front of his computer. There was a couple minutes in which he flicked the screen on, waiting for it to start up, but the paused again before going onto his e-mail. As usual, the moment he logged, a small little message popped up, telling him about the eight unread messages he had. Biting his lip, he ran his hand over his face, trying to clear his mind as he scrolled down through the messages that he had never once dared to open.

From: Mia Subject: Miss you! Date: Nine Years Ago

From: Mia Subject: Where are you? Date: Seven Years Ago

From: Mia Subject: What the Hell is going on? Date: Five Years Ago

From: Mia Subject: Sorry Date: Four Years Ago

From: Mia Subject: Will you ever forgive me? Date: Four Years Ago

From: Mia Subject: Dad says Hi...Tony? Date: Three Years Ago

From: Mia Subject: Happy Birthday!...Do you still hate me? Date: Two Years Ago

From: Mia Subject: I'm Coming. Date: Today

How was he supposed to fix this? What the hell did Mia even want? Tony knew it was a DiNozzo trait to be good a deception, reflection, and lying. It was all part of their art, Mia being no exception. He knew she may have come, pretending as though the two of them had some sort of loving background- which they did- but she knew that it was over. He also knew that he had never given her a chance to explain what had happened that night... Could she have really come simply to apologize to him? Part of him hoped so, but the other wasn't so sure. This was Mia they were talking about. Tricky, untrusting Mia. Tony leaned back, looking at the messages on his screen that he hadn't- and never would- open with only one thought on his mind... What was happening?

"A cousin! I can't believe this! I mean, I can and I am because you are right here in front of me, but I am surprise Tony never said anything! Well...Actually no, Tony doesn't talk about his family a whole lot because he doesn't like them I don't think- Uh...Not that he doesn't like you because if he didn't you wouldn't be here and you are here so therefore he must like you." Tim watched with quiet amusement as Abby rattled on, enthusiastic about their latest guest. Mia didn't say a word, she just smiled and nodded, looking amused as she listened at the conversation. Her eyes flickered around the room, seeming to take in almost every aspect; much like Tony would do in a crime scene.

It awed Tim, not at just the physical resemblance between the two, but the other traits as well he had already seen in the twenty minutes or so he'd known her. Some small things, such as messing with their hair, tugging at the hem of their shirts, and of course talking were already some of the things McGee noticed the two of them had in common. Mia had also artfully, slipped in two movie references into their elevator conversation, making Tim decide they were officially related.

"Why haven't you come before?" Abby was asking as Mia wandered aimlessly around the room, looking curiously at all the different equipment in use.

"Oh me? Well...I've been busy." she laughed and flicked a curl off of her shoulder "Besides, Tony really didn't tell me he moved, so I didn't know where he was exactly."

"What?" Abby asked, looking scandalized "I'm sure if you called or e-mailed him or something he would have told you!" Mia froze, her hand drifting over a piece of evidence before straightening up, a smile on her face.

"Yes." she said warmly to Abby "I really should have thought of that. So what else is in this place? I'm sure in a big building like this there are more things than what I've seen." Abby squealed in delight, grabbing Mia's hand and dragging her towards the door, talking a million miles an hour.

"I'll show you! Oh, McGee you need to get back to work Mister! Thank you for bringing Mia to me! Tell Tony I'll take good care of her!" Tim gave a little wave which Mia attempted to return as she was hauled away. For a girl who wears platform boots... Abby could move fast.

"Abby is giving her a tour." he announced as he entered the bullpen again. Tony glanced up and rolled his eyes.

"Thank you for telling me McObvious. I would have never guessed." he muttered, sarcasm heavy in his voice.

"There is no need to jump down his mouth Tony." Ziva said lightly as she typed something on her computer.

"Throat, Ziva, not mouth." was the only response from Tony as he clicked something on his computer. Tim bit his lip as he sat down at his desk and couldn't help but ask

"Ten years?" Tony regarded him with his usual light hearted manner.

"Ten years, Slim Tim."

"Why not talk for ten years?" For a flash of a second, something crossed over Tony's features that he couldn't quite place, but it was gone to quickly Tim was sure he imagined it.

"Why do you want to know McNosy?" there was a pause in which Tim just shrugged but couldn't shake off the gut feeling that the surprise visit they were having was a bit more personal for Tony. Looking over at his partner, who was now attempting to superglue something together (probably with one of Tim's things), he decided that he must be imagining things.

Tony was Tony. He simply didn't have problems. McGee knew it was an irrational conclusion but that was just how he saw Tony. The cool guy who never had barely any problems and if he did, Tony simply solved them with ease. That was how it worked... How it always will work.

Right?

Alrighty, there you go! The next chapter will probably be up in a couple days :P Oh, and I need some more opinions…I'm thinking that the next chapters will be dealing with Mia and Tony's past (and why Tony doesn't like her anymore) . Which reminds me… Personally, even though the show hasn't directly said it, I think Tony was abused as I child. What do you people think? I just need to know because I might bring it up in a couple conversations… Well that's all for now! Review please!