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Love Like Crazy
Digidestend Angel
Chapter 4 – Go To Work, Do Your Best
2 days later…
NCIS Team Gibbs Bullpen…
The sounds of voices on the phone, fingers typing fiercely on the computer keyboard, and a pencil scribbling everything possible down was heard inside the silent bullpen. The past couple of days, the only thing Team Gibbs has been concentrated and thinking of was the case of Ziva's real aunt's death. Everything had been going smoothly, except yesterday they hit a dead end when Vance wouldn't allow them to go to Tel Aviv to confront Eli David because that's what Eli wants. Eli David wants Gibbs to leave suddenly, which would make it easier for him to get what he came for, so Gibbs went against that idea. They have been trying to keep track of Eli's whereabouts, but something always got in their way. Gibbs was getting frustrated. "He's playing with me." He growled out, staring at the TV screen that held Eli's face and records on there.
Kate looked to him. "Ya think?"
"It's been two days and we haven't found anything."
"Eli is sneaky."
"With lots of money." Marc added in.
Kate gave Gibbs a small smile. "Ziva is fine, Gibbs."
Gibbs put his head in his hands. "Yes, I know that, Kate."
"Boss!" All heads turned to Aiden, who looked shocked. "Eli just used his Visa card ending with the numbers 0100 a few minutes ago, wait no, it was a refund, money was put back into his account…from a gun shop."
Gibbs, Kate, and Marc were gathered around the TV screen, but looked to Aiden when he stopped. "Where, Aiden?" Gibbs demanded.
Aiden swallowed and looked up at his boss. "Boss, this transaction was made here in Washington DC, only a few blocks away from your kids' school."
Gibbs ran back to his desk. "Get the address and get your gear, let's go!" He barked as he practically ran out of the bullpen, immediately followed by his team.
After some crazy driving, Gibbs dropped Kate and Marc off at the gun shop Eli was at not even 10 minutes earlier while he and Aiden raced to Ziva's school. He screeched in front of the school, in a no parking zone and the two got out. Another car followed his example behind them and Jenny got out of that one. "Where is she?"
Gibbs began walking into the school entrance, the office. "Praying that she is here." He told her. Once they entered the double doors, they went straight to the office. A lady was at the front desk on the phone with someone when Gibbs walked up and made her hang up.
"Hey!" The lady, whose name was Diane, yelled. "Who do you think-oh, hello, Mrs. Gibbs, how are you?" Mood swing?
Jenny smiled nervously. "Oh great, Diane. I apologize for my husband's actions, but it's an emergency. We need to see Ziva. Now."
"Is it an doctor's appointment?"
Jethro growled. "Just get her!"
The secretary scrambled to get Ziva's school schedule and ran out to grab her. Gibbs' phone rang. "Yeah, Gibbs?"
"Gibbs, the gun was a Browning 9x19mm Hi-Power and it looks brand new, but Eli just brought it back, saying he suddenly didn't want it." Kate's voice came through the phone.
"Tell him we need it for prints and gun residue because Eli is smart and knows how to clean up a gun." Jethro said. "Get the owner's statement and wait for us outside."
"Okay."
Then they both hung up. At that moment, Ziva and Tony walked in. "Mom? Papa?" She asked, surprised.
Jenny smiled in relief. "Hi, sweetie."
The secretary walked in after the two. "Well here's your babygirl, and your son, but he's here for a different reason." Diane glared at Tony, who shrugged.
Jenny raised an eyebrow. "What?"
"He was acting out in class."
Jenny rolled her eyes. "Like father like son."
Ziva cleared her throat. "Mom, what are you doing here?"
"And why is he here?" Tony asked, glaring at Aiden, who sighed. Last night's tutoring session didn't go too well.
"How about we explain when we get home tonight?" Jenny offered. "Just go back to class, we just wanted to check on you."
Ziva narrowed her eyes at both parents, but again, didn't argue. "Yes, mom."
After getting back to the Bullpen…
Everyone was sitting at their desk, going over what just happened, then Aiden came back in. "Kimberly is looking over the gun."
Gibbs nodded. "Good." Then his desk phone went off. "Yeah, Gibbs?" A voice was heard over the receiver and Gibbs got a hard look to Eli's photo on the TV screen. "Okay, thanks." He hung up. "Let's go. We got a body. Fresh one."
Marc got up. "Marine?"
"Donna Waters' mother."
Camera shutters were heard over and over once again. Aiden immediately checked her jean pockets. "Boss, the Mossad symbol." He looked at her ID. "Fiona Waters, 67, lived in the Netherlands."
Marc looked confused. "Why would she be here?"
"And only 1.3 mile away from Ziva's school?" Gibbs sighed out.
Ducky turned the body over. "Well not only does Mrs. Waters have a broken neck, but she was shot twice in the back and once in the forehead." Ducky sighed. "What a horrible way to go."
"Murder." Kate commented.
"And most likely by Eli David." Marc said.
"Yes, possibly, since she hasn't been dead for more than two hours." Ducky told Gibbs.
Gibbs growled and took out his cell, calling Kimberly. "Kim, I need you to locate Eli David, now!"
"Yes, Gibbs, but I was about to call you and let you know that the fingerprints on the gun was definitely Eli's and this gun was clean as a whistle, but there was one spot they missed to clean, and it indicates the gun has been shot recently. Once the bullets are brought it to me, I can determine if it's the same gun." Kimberly told him over the phone.
"Gibbs, look at this!" Gibbs hung up on Kimberly and ran over to Kate, who was pointing to a tree stump, then took a picture of it.
Gibbs sighed at the words carved into the dead tree. "Revenge will be sweet, Jethro." He read out loud. "He's going to hurt my kid."
Lovely cliffhanger, yes? Review and you'll find out sooner than later. :)
Also…ABBY APPEARS FINALLY IN THE NEXT CHAPTER :) you can't have a NCIS story without Abby in it. It would be illogical.
-Digidestend Angel-
"Life's not the breath you take, the breathing in and out that gets you through the day, ain't what it's all about…" –George Strait
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"He just took a picture of us."
"Who is he?"
"Memorize his face and maybe Abby can use her digital artistic talents to ID him." McGee ordered as he sat back in his seat.
"Good idea, McGeek." Tony said.
Ziva nodded. "Until we get off, watch him."