Clark walked up to Ziva's front door, and rang the doorbell. She opened it, and he couldn't help but smile at how beautiful she looked. She was wearing jeans and a black shirt but he wouldn't care if she wore combat boots and workout clothes, she would still look stunning to him.
"Ready to go?" he asked, finally looking away.
"Of course", she replied smiling at him. She couldn't seem to stop smiling when she was around him, and she had to wonder why that was. However, she realized she had been staring at him, and walked past him, hoping to conceal the blush that had broken out on her face.
"Where is your car?" she asked, and he just grinned at her, a mischievous twinkle in his eye. He walked toward her, and she realized what he was about to do just before it happened. Before she could blink, he had scooped her up in his arms, laughing as he heard her sharp intake of breath when he started running. They were at NCIS in just under thirty seconds and as Clark put her down, Ziva couldn't help but grimace slightly; she didn't want him to let her go, she felt safe in his arms.
"I figured that would be faster than driving", Clark said, and Ziva laughed.
"I am never driving to work again", she said, smiling at him.
"I'm ok with that", he replied, blushing as she kissed him on the cheek.
"David, Kent, if you're done flirting, we've got work to do!" Gibbs said, as he walked into the building.
Ziva and Clark avoided each other's eyes as they followed Gibbs into NCIS. As they walked to their desks, Clark saw an Italian man in his mid-twenties talking to Mcgee. He obviously was aggravated about something, and it became apparent what it was when he turned and started yelling at Gibbs.
"What the hell boss?! I'm gone four days and I come back and find you've got a new agent and now I'm partners with Mcgeek?!" Tony finished, ignoring the glare Mcgee was giving him.
"Yeah DiNozzo, you'll be partner's with whoever I tell you to be, and If I want to get a new agent, then I will! If you have a problem with it, I suggest you request a transfer to another team!"
Tony's anger crumbled, as he looked at Gibbs. He hadn't meant to yell at his boss, but the idea of Ziva working with someone else was something he couldn't fathom.
"Sorry boss", he said, and Gibbs just nodded.
"Who's the new Proby anyway?" Tony asked and Clark stepped forward with an outstretched hand. He didn't know what it was, but he didn't like DiNozzo; he supposed it was because he reminded him too much of Whitney back when he was dating Lana.
"Clark Kent", he said, and Tony shook his hand.
"Anthony DiNozzo, but you can just call me Tony", he said and Clark nodded. They stared at each other for a minute, looking at each other like two lions fighting over territory. Tony finally ended their unofficial staring contest when he saw Ziva standing behind Clark.
"Hi Ziva", he said, and she just nodded her head. She could feel the tension radiating off Tony and Clark, and she didn't want to escalate it further by saying something she may come to regret later. She honestly thought that they were both being extremely childish; after all she wasn't just some prize to be won. That thought made her wonder whether she was falling for one or both of them. She and Tony had been friends for years, and she had shared everything with him. However when she met Clark, she felt like she could tell him anything, and he made her feel safe. She wasn't sure what to do, but she didn't have much time to think about it. Gibbs told them to meet him in the conference room; he had a lead on their dead Sergeant. After he filled Tony in on the case, he told them Ducky's autopsy report had come back. There was trace amounts of meteor rock in his system, and his neck had been broken when he hit a tree. He asked Mcgee and Tony to go see if Abby had anything and after they left, he had turned and glanced at Clark.
"Is there something you're not telling me Kent?", he asked, and Clark returned his stare without blinking. Ziva was impressed; she had never seen anyone return Gibbs stare before. Usually they just cracked and spilled their guts.
"Well?", Gibbs asked again, and Clark just stared back at him.
"Last chance Kent", Gibbs warned and Ziva could tell he was serious. Apparently, Clark did too, because he finally broke Gibb's stare and spoke.
"The Sergeant was a meteor freak. He came to town and began asking a lot of questions about some money that had been left in Smallville years ago. Apparently, his grandfather had hidden it in the forest outside of Smallville. My friend Chloe began following him, she's a reporter", he said, responding to Gibbs unspoken question.
Gibbs nodded, and gestured for Clark to continue.
"Anyway, Chloe called me the night before you showed up, saying she needed help. I ran there and found her unconscious, tied to a tree. I got her out of there and ran back hoping to find the Sergeant. He ran up and hit me with a crowbar. I fell to the ground and he kept hitting me. He was going to kill me, I saw it in his eyes. So I did the only thing I could, and grabbed his leg as he tried to kick me. I threw him into the tree behind him, and his neck cracked, there was nothing I could do", he finished, and Gibbs nodded. He didn't like to admit it, but Clark had done the right thing.
"There is still one thing that confuses me", Ziva said, speaking for the first time.
"You say the meteor rock hurt you, but you escaped the blast without a scratch"
"I'm invulnerable but meteor rock seems to hurt me. I think if I were exposed to it for too long, I would die", he said, and Gibbs and Ziva both raised their eyebrows at him.
"What happens now?", Clark asked after a minute.
"What happens now, is you get to work Kent", Gibbs said with a smile
"You're not going to arrest me?"
"I think that we can keep this between us, don't you Ziva?", he asked and she nodded.
"I don't get it, why would you not arrest me?"
"Because", Gibbs said, smiling "family always comes first and like it or not, you're part of this family now"
A/N: I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! Please review as your reviews help me keep writing! Next chapter will be the dance, and I can't wait for you guys to see what I have in store!