Prompt #4/ April 4th 2010
Dance
"The autopsy gremlin is doing it again," Tony whispered into Ziva's ear.
Ziva pretended to ignore him and tried to pay attention to the Ducky's story; a story which he had been telling for the past ten minutes a quick glance at her watch had informed her.
As soon as Ducky had turned around she whispered back, "doing what Tony?"
"…what a wonderful experience that was. I had never felt younger…"Ducky continued talking oblivious to the boredom that was practically radiating off the two NCIS agents.
"You know?"
"No I do not know. Now tell me before I make up an excuse and leave you all alone here with Ducky," she threatened with a smirk.
He relented. "Okay okay. It's the pee dance."
Ziva looked bewildered. "Pee dance? Is that some colloquialism for something I do not know about?"
"It's that hopping on the spot you do when you need to go to the toilet."
"What about you two young ones? Have you ever felt like that?" Ducky asked forcing to two of them to momentarily snap their attention back to the medical examiner.
"No we haven't Ducky," Ziva responded politely. "What about it?" she directed this last bit back at Tony.
"It's beautiful."
"What?!" Ziva's voice raised several octaves causing Ducky halt in this rambling.
Duck adjusted his glasses and said, "Is something the matter Agent David?"
Ziva shook her head. "No not at all. Please continue." And so Ducky did.
"Please continue," Tony echoed mockingly.
"How is this… pee dance Palmer is doing beautiful?" she sounded indignant.
"Well pee dancing, dancing, that's Palmer's thing."
"Thing?"
"Thing," Tony confirmed with a sure nod. "Like McGee's thing is all the technology stuff. And Abby's thing is Caf!Pow, and my thing is movies."
"What's my thing?" Ziva interjected.
Tony hesitated. "Being ninja."
"Planning to kill you," Ziva said in a sarcastic voice at the same time. "I get it now. His thing."
And the two of them wordlessly continued to watch Palmer try to get his mentor's attention desperately.