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Disclaimer- Not mine.
The first day of school. A time for friends to reunite and compare summer stories during a boring welcome back lecture from the principal. Most kids talk, some sleep, some pick on others (Tony) and some just don't show up. Gibbs, McGee and Tony, of course, had to come to finish… something. In short, nothing happens. No class schedules handed out, homerooms assigned, lockers claimed, nothing. All of that happens on the second day of school, which is like torture. The realization had just set in that the next ten months are subject to "education" and "improving the future." For McGee, Jenny, Abby and for the most part Ziva, this means bucking down and starting the year off the best way possible. Gibbs and Tony usually regard this to another football season, but not this year. This is senior year and that means college applications, a final chance at a football championship and keeping everyone together before they all go off on their separate ways next year. Unfortunately, Tony has yet to master the art of cracking down and just barely passed junior year with so much tutoring from Ziva, Jenny and Abby that McGee and Gibbs joked around that he was stealing their girlfriends. Obviously it was just a joke but it still earned Tony a long talk from his family's maid, who has been nothing less than a mother all these years. María reminded him how good Tim and Gibbs had been and continue to be. Tony almost fell out of his chair laughing before assuring María that the girls had just been tutoring him. If anything they were stealing him, from football! They forced him to come straight home after practice and they didn't even let him watch the OSU games. Everything was about school. It annoyed the hell out of him, but it worked and he graduated on to senior year. Well, at least that's what they told him last year.
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"Are you frickin kidding me! What the hell do you mean I failed? I didn't fail, I got a D+. I earned that passing grade and you're telling me that I have to repeat eleventh grade.?" Tony screamed. What a great way to start off senior year. Gibbs and McGee held each of Tony's arms, trying to keep him from tackling Vance. Damn Vance, this must be his fault. Abby and Jenny held Ziva who was trying hard not to laugh or cry. How are you supposed to feel about something about this. In retrospect, it's really her fault for choosing to date such an idiot.
"Well Mr. DiNozzo, you did receive a sixty eight average in your classes except for gym. You failed to show up to physical education class seventeen times third quarter and didn't go a single time fourth. Coach Fornell and I discussed your options, considering your remarkable performance last year, especially taking the football team to states, but it just didn't make the cut. You didn't have enough credits." Mr. Vance said, slowly and clearly as if speaking to an idiot.
"What the hell. GYM! I have to repeat eleventh grade for fucking gym! Are you kidding me?" Tony shouted, not believing what he's hearing.
"Misses David and Scuito, Gibbs, Mr. McGee, I think it is time for you to return to class. As seniors you have college to worry about. Mr. DiNozzo, let me show you where you will be studying for the next year." Mr. Vance said, sending the others away and screwing Tony's only hope for a great senior year.