Hey everyone! So it's been forever since I've updated this story. Yeah, sorry about that. Life can be hell sometimes.
I've decided to start adding dates in because time is very important in this story.
This chapter is a nice long one for you. Hope you enjoy it!
Kindergarten Year ~ September 2, 1999
The day had gone quickly and before he knew it Ducky was bidding the small children farewell. After having a chat with a few of the parents, including Jenny and Jethro, Ducky gathered up his things and little Jimmy and they headed home.
"So how was your day my dear boy?" Ducky asked little Jimmy, who was staring out the window from his car seat.
"It was AWESOME!" Jimmy shouted. "I made new friends!"
"That's good Jimmy! Who did you befriend?" Ducky asked.
"Their names are Michelle, Abby, and Tim." Jimmy replied.
Ducky smiled. "Oh yes I remember them. Can you tell me anything about them?"
"Well, Tim is kinda like me. He's really shy and plays by himself, but we are gonna be bestest friends! And Abby likes to give lots of hugs. She is really jumpy. Michelle is really, really pretty and awesome. I like her a lot." Jimmy explained.
Ducky chuckled and listened intently as Jimmy chatted away about his friends for the rest of the ride home.
NCIS
"Tag! You're it!" Tony shouted as he and Kate ran into the house. Kate then chased Tony around the house until they ran into both ran into something very tall.
"Ow!" They both said as they fell to the floor. They looked up and saw their father glaring at them.
"How many times have I told you two not to run in the house?" Jethro asked them.
"A thousand, billion times." They said in unison.
"A thousand, billion times!" Jethro repeated. "And you know what happens when you break the rules."
Tony and Kate put their heads down looking guilty when all of a sudden their father scooped them up into his arms and started tickling them.
"The Tickle Monster comes to get you!"Jethro exclaimed, smiling.
Tony and Kate erupted into a fit of laughter as Jethro proceeded to lay them on the couch and tickle them until they were red in the face.
As the laughter died down, Jethro said to them: "Don't run in the house next time okay?"
"Okay Daddy!" They both said as they took off down the hall to their playroom where Tim was waiting for them.
Jenny walked into the room smiling. "I told you you'd be a good father." Jenny told him.
Jethro smiled. "Yeah, I guess I am."
Jenny got on her tiptoes to give him a peck on the lips. "Shall we go keep an eye on them?" She asked him.
"We shall." He replied. Hand in hand, they walked to the playroom together.
NCIS
"Papa! Unbuckle me first!" Ziva demanded.
"No! Unbuckle me first!" Ari shouted right after Ziva.
"Ari you know the rule is 'ladies first'." Eli reminded Ari as he walked over to Ziva's side of the car.
Ari crossed his arms to pout while Ziva stuck her tongue out at him. "Ha ha!" Ziva exclaimed.
"Ziva, no taunting." Eli told his daughter.
"Sorry Papa." She apologized as he unbuckled her car seat. She hopped out of the car and ran to meet her mother.
"Ari." Eli called out to his son.
"Yes Abba?"
Eli finished unbuckling him. "Go tell Ima that I'm going to run an errand."
"I will Abba!" The energetic Ari ran down the driveway to his mother and Eli smiled as he got back in the car and drove away.
NCIS
Sitting at the kitchen table, Carl and Marie smiled at their daughter, Abby, who was telling them what a great day she had in sign language. Carl and Marie were deaf, so they had Abby learn sign language at a very young age.
'Everybody was so nice!' She was saying. 'I gave everybody a hug! And I met this really nice boy named Timmy. He's cute too!' She smiled as she signed.
'Do we get to meet him?' Carl signed to her.
'You can tomorrow!' She signed back excitedly.
'Would you like to have a play date one day?' Marie signed to her.
Abby's smile extended from ear to ear. She shook her head up and down and ran across the room excitedly to tell her stuffed hippo the news.
NCIS
Michelle was sitting on the couch playing with her dolls. Her parents were watching her from a different room. When they heard her start to talk, they came into the room to investigate.
"Michelle, what are you doing?" Her mom, Clara, asked her.
"Playing with my dollies." She responded.
"What are they saying?" Her father, Martin, asked her.
"They want to get married." She told her parents.
"What are their names?" Clara asked.
"This one's me!" Michelle pointed to the girl Barbie. "And this one is Jimmy!" She pointed to the boy Barbie.
"Who's Jimmy?" Martin asked.
"My friend from school." She replied as she went back to her dolls.
"Ahh, I see." Her father said. He looked at his wife and smiled before getting up and walking out of the room.
Kindergarten Year ~ October 5, 1999
The days passed quickly, and Ducky soon realized something: The kids seemed to always get along. This was very strange for a group of 8 kindergarteners, who usually would be having problems sharing or afraid of the other genders' cooties. He also realized something else: His son, Jimmy, was always with Michelle, Abby was always with Tim, Tony and Ziva were always around each other, and Kate and Ari were always with each other.
Never did this group of 5 year-olds quarrel with each other about who got the next turn on the rocking horse, or who got to use the blue crayon, or who got to build which part of the castle. And the usually shy Jimmy and Tim had seemed to crawl out of their shells because now they were the chattiest ones of the group, other than Tony.
He had talked to the parents about this and they were just as baffled as he was. And the parents who had more than one kindergartener reported that even the siblings weren't fighting amongst themselves at home either. If it seemed they were going to get into an argument, the children always compromised before anything could happen.
On this particular autumn day, the children were at recess with Ducky watching them all carefully. Ari was helping Kate across the monkey bars, Abby and Tim were on the teeter-totter, Jimmy and Michelle were on the slide, and Tony and Ziva were on the swings. Another class had come out and Ducky was talking to the teacher, Dr. Hampton, when they heard angry voices rise.
"Hey! That wasn't nice!" Ducky heard Ziva shout.
"Too bad! You had the best swing and I wanted it!" Another girl shouted in a cruel voice. Ducky and Dr. Hampton looked at each other and got up to see what was going on. They got there just in time to see a girl pushing Ziva down to the ground.
"HEY! DON'T TOUCH MY FRIEND!" Tony screamed as he pushed her back violently. "Are you okay Ziva?" Tony asked Ziva gently as he went to help her up.
"Yeah! Thanks Tony!" Ziva wrapped Tony in a hug of thanks.
Dr. Hampton went to get the girl off the ground. "Miss Benoit! Is there a reason you pushed Ziva?"
"She had the best swing and I wanted it! And she's ugly." Jeanne said in a snotty way.
By then, most of the other kids had surrounded the area, including Abby, who was appalled by Jeanne's words. "SHE IS NOT UGLY! SHE IS REALLY PRETTY UNLIKE YOU!" Abby screamed, as she tried to charge at Jeanne, but she was held back by Ducky.
"Hurting her will not help Abigail." Ducky told her calmly.
Jeanne turned red and her head drooped as a chorus of "Ooo's" went around the playground.
"That's enough!" Dr. Hampton shouted. "Miss Benoit, you are coming with me and I am calling your parents! My class, follow me!" Dr. Hampton announced as she dragged Jeanne back to the school with her class following behind her.
Ducky's class cheered as the last of the other class disappeared inside the building. "You were so brave Tony!", "Are you okay Ziva?", "I don't like Jeanne.", and other things were said as the class celebrated Tony's victory.
"Am I in trouble Dr. Mallard?" Tony asked innocently. He and the other children all looked up at him waiting for a reply.
Ducky thought for a minute. "No my dear boy." He finally said. "You were just defending your friend." He patted Tony and Ziva on their heads. The class cheered again. "Go play for five more minutes and then we will go inside." He ushered the kids back to the playground and off they went.
"They really do like each other." He said to himself as he stood and watched the children play "Duck, Duck, Goose." "Are they going to be that protective of each other when they are older?" He asked himself. He thought about it until five minutes was up and he called the children inside for lunch.
Kindergarten Year ~ October 30, 1999
The month zipped by, and Halloween was the next day. Luckily, the kids had had no more incidents on the playground with Jeanne, so they were all excited for Halloween. They were all building a block house in the center of the room on the carpet, which was covered in shapes and colors of all kinds. The house was big enough to fit two of the kids in it, so they all took turns getting into the house and admiring their work.
Ducky got up from his desk and walked over. "That is quite a nice house you've made!" He told them.
"It was Michelle's idea!" Jimmy exclaimed, beaming. Michelle blushed.
"Well, if this house is here, how are we going to eat lunch?" Ducky asked them.
The kids all looked at each other with confused looks on their faces. They obviously hadn't thought of that. Then they all shrugged.
"We don't know." Tim stated.
"Oh, oh, oh, I know!" Ari said excitedly, jumping up and down. Everyone looked at him and waited for him to say something.
"We can knock it all down!" He grinned. The kids all looked at each other again. Then they all gave an approving nod.
"But wait!" Kate piped up. "Can we take a picture with it first?" She asked.
"Yeah!" The others said. They all looked at Ducky pleadingly.
"Lucky for you, I have my Polaroid with me!" Ducky smiled and went to get the camera from his bag. The kids all got around the house and posed for the camera. Ducky took the picture and once it developed, he showed all of them the picture and hung it up on the bulletin board.
As soon as he had hung it up, all 8 of the kids ran into the house and fell the floor in a heap. Laughter filled the air as they helped each other up.
"Clean up! It's time for music!" Ducky announced.
They all picked up the blocks and put them back in the bin and then lined up to go out the door.
Kindergarten Year ~ October 31, 1999
The next day, the kids all came back in their Halloween costumes. Ducky came to school in a scarecrow costume. Even Jenny and Jethro dresses up and dropped their kids off as Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Ducky gathered all the kids on the carpet so they could explain their costumes to everyone. Michelle went first.
"I'm a princess." Michelle stated. "Princesses are royalty so they get anything they want. They only marry princes. Princesses also get the best clothes and the best jewels and the best food! See?" She spun in a circle to show her sparkly, flowing dress. There were many "ooo's" and "ahh's." She bowed and everyone clapped. Next up was Tony.
"I am the Incredible Hulk!" He announced with excitement. "If you make me mad, I turn into a big green monster! AHHHHH!" The class laughed. "These," He said, pointing to his gloved hands. "are my big green fists of power. They can kill you in one punch!" There were many "whoa's" from the class. "And this," He said, pointing to his mask. "is my face of mad. You always know when I'm mad at you AHHHH!" He shouted again. Then he bowed, and the class clapped and cheered. Next up was Ari.
"Ar ye mateys!" Ari shouted. The class laughed. "I am a piiiiiirate! I sail over water and steal stuff from other ships! I also have my bird always with me!" He pulled a bird out from behind and the class "oooed" and "ahhed." He then pulled out his sword and bowed. Everyone clapped and he sat down. Abby went up next.
"EEE, EEE, EEE!" She shrieked. "I'm a vampire bat! I fly around only at night time. 'Cause I'm a-scared of the light 'cause it can kill me!" The class gasped. "I can suck your blood! See?" She pointed to her fangs. "EEE, EEE, EEE!" She shrieked again as she "flew" around the classroom. When she came to a stop, she bowed and everyone clapped. Kate went up next.
"Dun, dun, na-na!" Kate shouted as she ran to the front, her fist held up in the air and her cape ruffling behind her. "I am Supergirl! I save the world from evil villains along with Superman! We fly around the world everyday looking for crime to stop!" She flew around the room and bowed, much like Abby, and the class clapped. Jimmy was up next.
He walked up to the front of the classroom and everyone laughed. "I'm a bottle of ketchup!" He shouted, smiling. "Ducky says I'm made from tomaters." The class laughed again and Ducky smiled. "That's it for me!" Jimmy smiled and bowed and the class cheered. Next up was Ziva.
"Hi-ya!" Ziva yelled and kicked the air. "I'm a ninja! Ninjas are really sneaky and they kill people! Abba says they are asa-asa-asas-sass-" She trailed of trying to think of the word.
"Do you mean 'assassins'?" Ducky asked her.
"Yeah! That!" She exclaimed. "So these thingies are called nun-chucks." She pointed to the weapon in her hand. "This is what I kill people with! I also have a knife, but Abba wouldn't let me bring that." There were a couple "awww's" from the class. "Oh well!" She did a couple "ninja moves", bowed, and the class clapped. Last, but not least, was Tim.
"BOO!" He screamed. "I'm a ghost. Ghosts are really dead people that have come back to scare you!" He pointed to the cloth he was wearing. "Ghosts are all white so that's why I have to wear this." He bowed, the class clapped, and that was the end of sharing time.
The rest of the day went on as normal, with the kids being extra excited about their costumes. It then came time for the kids to go home, with stories of their many adventures as the characters they were portraying.
Well, I hope you enjoyed that! I'm on Holiday break right now, so hopefully I will be able to get more chapters up before it's over. No promises though.
If you have any ideas, hit me up. I'm open to your thoughts!
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~SavvyCatJ
