Tony drove Ziva home and as she got out of the car she looked to her home, seeing the curtains move she watched Eli smirk then close the curtain. Ziva gulped slightly and then began to the front door of her home. With caution she opened the door and then saw her father with his arms crossed about ten feet away from her.
"Ziva…welcome back" Eli said as she closed the door behind her. She was defiantly no match for her father even though he taught her everything she knew.
After a serious yelling match and a few slaps across the face Ziva went to her room. She packed to go camp. She turned off her light in her room to make it look like she was asleep. How could she though? She had kissed Tony, and the left side of her face was numb from her father's strong hand. It was eleven and all she wanted was to leave in the car and have fun with her friends and to forget the world around her. Her bed was in the corner of her room and she leaned against the wall and looked out the window and watched as leaves from the trees slowly swayed with the wind, and how the moon shone down on her naturally sun kissed skin.
Jethro was in his room lying on his bed staring at the ceiling. He had read that Marine flyer over and over and was seriously considering it. Why not? He wasn't planning on going to college, what would he major in? Nothing that a collage would want to have. With a sigh he got up and began to pack his bag for tomorrow they all had a long drive ahead of them. At least three hours. Quietly going down the stairs in his home he made it outside and began to load up his truck. Fishing poles and then began to stack firewood as well as grabbing a tent to sleep in. telling Tony to bring his own. And knowing that Ducky wouldn't have one he loaded another large tent in the back of his truck bed. Deciding he'd wait till the last thirty minutes to fill the cooler with drinks and food before he left. He hopped up onto the hood of his car and looked up the stars.
Ducky was neatly folding his clothes into his bag when he was startled by a knock on his window. His room was on the third story of the Mallard Manor and only thought Jethro was physically able to do that but when he turned around he saw his black haired beauty smiling from behind the glass. Ducky smiled and quietly let her in.
"How'd you-"
"A Magician never reveals her secrets" Abby smiled then pulled her large and heavy bag threw the window and set it on his bed before quietly closing his window. Ducky smirked and shook his head and continued to pack as Abby quietly explored his large and fancy and extremely clean room.
The hours past and soon it was 1:30 a.m. Tony couldn't wait he was parked a block down from Ziva's house. Equipped with a flashlight he hid in a bush and stared up at Ziva's window. Seeing she was still awake and by the window. Half her body was out the window and she just sat there looking at the moon. Tony smirked and turned on the flashlight in her face then quickly turned it off.
Ziva smirked and then pulled her bag over her shoulder and quietly crawled down the drainpipe and then crouched down low to sneak over to Tony.
"You've come to rescue me" Ziva smiled and he kissed her gently.
"Come on we have to be at Gibb's house in ten minutes" Tony whispered and took her hand in his and they snuck away from Ziva's house undetected. Because Eli did train his daughter the best. Driving and then pulling up into Gibb's driveway seeing that Ducky and Abby we're already there, they climbed out of Tony's car and went over to the group by Jethro's car.
"Where's Tim?" Tony asked then Jethro looked to him.
"Tim can't make it this trip, he's going somewhere like…Canada or Mexico or something with his parents" Jethro responded and Tony nodded. Jethro looked to Ziva and saw her face he was about to say something but decided against it.
"Can we go now? I'd like to get there so we can set up and I can go to sleep" Ducky whined and Jethro smirked.
"Okay , grab your gear we're heading out" Gibbs smirked then got in his truck and rammed it up and the other cars followed behind him.
Jethro sighed as he drove alone on this one he lead the way to the campsite. Everyone put in money to pay for themselves and then their camp-spot as well. Jethro loved camping here. It was woods but then there was the great giant lake as well that turned into a river perfect for kayaking. Jethro pulled into a nice spot that somewhat made a large dome from the cover of the trees. So if it decided to rain they'd be covered. A nice fire pit was there as well and plenty of room for them to set up camp. Jethro pulled up and got out watching as Tony was out and running to find a bush.
Chuckling slightly and giving a lopsided smile as he shook his head and began to unpack into their camping spot. Ducky was immediately setting up the tents for them all with the help of Jethro.
Abby and Ziva were sound asleep in the cars. Tony waltzed over to his friends and saw they we're almost done there was just one more tent to be put up. Jethro and Ducky were working on their own personal tents blowing up mattresses and such. Tony frowned as he looked to the laid out plan of the tent. And then began to assemble it, taking him a bit longer considering he had no help.
Ducky put all the bags and food in his tent so no animals would get to it. Keeping the food and drinks on ice of course. Coming out of the tent exhausted he was shirtless and his wearing jeans and army styled boots as he strode to the car and quietly opened the passenger side door. Gently taking Abby's seatbelt off her before he picked her up into his arms; and began back to his tent.
Tony's mouth was agape and wished not to be out done. He took off his shirt and threw it into his tent quickly blowing up the mattress before going over to his car and carrying Ziva in his arms.
Jethro looked to him and rolled his eyes "Your only doing that because you know Ducky has class and you don't" Tony mocked him then vanished into his tent. Jethro smirked when the zipper of Tony's tent came down quickly. Shaking his head he sighed. He listened and could hear crickets chirp in the early morning. The sun hadn't resin yet but would soon. He could see the sky becoming pink and orange but just ever so slightly. A few minutes past and he made a fire that would last for a few hours. Standing he walked off of their camping spot and began to walk down the dirt road towards the lake. Hearing the gentle movement from the water as he closed in on his destination. A giant boulder that was about ten feet deep in the water was sticking out. He always sat on it when he came here. He began from one rock to the next and the next. Finally he was able to sit atop the boulder and look over the lake. But something came out of the water slowly.
Obviously not noticing Jethro as he sat atop the large rock. It was a young woman, and she was naked. The young girls shadow danced across the water; as she slowly ran her hand down her head to smooth down her wet hair. Jethro watched her unable to take his eyes off her. Her silhouette revealed to him half of her body. In his eyes she was magnificent, beautiful a work of art. Her wet hair was long and stuck to the back of her body and her shoulders. Skin was dripping wet and her breasts hung free. Jethro turned slowly as he watched her, thinking this was just a dream or that she was some type of mermaid.
Though the moment was soon over when a few small rocks fell into the water below as Jethro moved his foot on the boulder. Watching as the young woman gasped and ducked into the water covering herself only her head was out of the water.
"No ,no it's okay!" Jethro said to the young girl.
"How long have you been there!" Her voice was harsh and panicked. Jethro looked to her and bit his lip.
"I-I'm sorry I-I watched as you emerged from the water" Apologizing quickly the sun was making the sky pinker by the minuet. The young girl bit her lip and figured she could trust him enough.
"Could, could you grab my things from off the dock please? And hand them to me?" Her voice shaky and Jethro immediately began off the boulder and quickly to the dock he watched as she came right below him in the water.
"Leave them on the edge and turn around" She said and Jethro nodded and bit his lip and then sat on the opposite side of the dock. Hearing the board's creek as she lifted herself onto the dock, after a few moments of silence she spoke.
"You can turn around now" she spoke; he could hear the embarrassment in her voice. Jethro slowly turned around and got to his feet. Looking down to her fully dressed in a turtle neck and vest, boots and jeans. Jethro was about to say something but felt the sting on his cheek realizing she had just slapped him. "I could have you arrested for what you did" She threatened. Jethro looked to her.
"I'm pretty sure skinny dipping can be a felony as well!" Jethro said in his defense, but watched as she smirked.
"But I won't and neither will you…I'm only saying that because you're pretty cute" The young girl smiled. They were able to see each other clearly by now but still the sun was just casting its beautiful rays into the sky. Not yet making its entrance into the day. Jethro looked to her and smiled faintly putting his hands into his pockets.
"Wh-Whats your name?" Jethro asked her gently loving how she was putting her red damp hair into a bun, loving any action she made hell he even thought It was amusing that she slapped him.
"Shannon…Shannon Channel" The young girl smiled and then looked over as she saw the sun began to rise from its hiding spot. "And you are?" Gibbs cleared his throat.
"Leroy Jethro Gibbs ma'am" Gibbs said to her formally but shyly at that. Shannon smiled and looked to him.
"I think I'll just call you Gibbs…Look!" Shannon pointed behind him and instantly he spun on his heel to try and see whatever she pretended to be scarred by. Shannon smiled and pushed him hard off the dock. Laughing as he made a loud splash that disrupted the pure silence in the entire place. Shocked Jethro emerged and spat out water from his mouth. He looked up to her laughing and chuckled shaking his head.
"I think now we're even" Shannon laughed and slapped her knee. Jethro was sopping wet as he climbed back on the dock and stood in front of her.
"Oh I bet you think that's real funny" Gibbs said pressing his tongue hard to the inside of his cheek to try and keep from laughing, though he could not help the smile that played on his face.
"I can't believe you believed me" Shannon was in tears as she laughed at him. Jethro chuckled finally and then began to walk away. "Wai-wait I'm sorry I'm sorry come back" Shannon tried to stifle her laughter. Gibbs turned half way around and looked to her. His clothes were sopping wet and dripping, his hair was flattened to his head and he was waiting for her to collect herself.
"Ya know Gibbs, your pretty handsome dry, but you're so much cuter when you're wet" Shannon smirked as she collected herself and walked up to him. Gibbs chuckled and shook his head.
"Want to come to my campsite and have breakfast?" Gibbs offered to her and Shannon smirked and looked him up and down.
"Lead the way" she smiled and Jethro chuckled, his tennis shoes squeaked as he walked and he shook his head.
"Your trouble I can tell" Jethro said shaking his head. Causing Shannon to smile and push him slightly to the side.
"Ya know I have the same intuition about you" Shannon smirked and then he led her into his campsite. Shannon saw the other tents and looked to the soaked young man in front of her.
"With friends?" Shannon asked and sat down next to the fire that was still going. Gibbs nodded
"Yeah we pulled up about a hour or two ago" Gibbs said then took off his shirt and rung it out. "What about you?"
"Yeah but I like to be by myself in the early mornings" Shannon said and Gibbs chuckled.
"Yeah I noticed" Gibbs smirked and she threw a small rock at him that he easily dodged. "Let me get dressed and then I'll get cooking" he said to her disappearing into his tent to change. Shannon stoked the fire and smiled as she waited for him to rejoin her. A few minutes later Gibbs came back out and put the wet clothes to dry out on his truck. Wearing plain whit t-shirt jeans and his boots as he smiled at her. Putting a finger to his lips as he opened Ducky's tent up quietly.
Looking at Ducky hold Abby close to him in the spooning position made him grin and shake his head. Quietly he moved to the ice cooler and then made for the exit. Closing the tent up quietly and putting the cooler down by her. "Pick out the things you would like" Jethro said and then went to his tent to get pans and plates and such and placed them on the table that was chained to a tree. Shannon picked out bacon and pancakes out of the cooler and smirked as he smiled.
"You have good taste" Jethro chuckled and then put down two pans on the metal small stove that covered half of the pit and could be flipped so it was just the fire pit. Jethro began to mix milk in a martini shaker along with the pancake batter. Shannon smirked as she watched him and then giggled.
"A martini shaker Gibbs really?" Shannon asked shaking her head and laughing lightly, bringing out a smile from him and a small chuckle.
"Gott'a use your recourses" Jethro replied and then popped the top of the shaker and set it down and then opened up the package of bacon. Looking over to her he saw her shiver and realized it was the early morning wind, they were in a really shady area so it added to the chill as well. Getting up he went to his truck and grabbed a coat. He walked back over to her and gently draped it over her shoulders. Smiling softly and looking back to him as she felt his hands on her shoulders.
"Thank you" whispering to him so to not wake the others. Jethro smiled and then figured the pan would be hot enough to start cooking the food but just to make sure he opened up a water bottle from the cooler and dripped a few drops into both of the pans. They sizzled very quickly away, getting a nod in response.
"I haven't been cooked for in a long time" Shannon smiled watching him as he laid the pieces of bacon down in a line on the pan, and watching them sizzle away. Jethro looked over to her and then back to the pan.
"No? Well come here every morning and you'll be cooked for every morning" Jethro smirked and Shannon's mouth was agape.
"Oh Gibbs was that like a proposition of a like date?"
"How can be asking you to breakfast be a date?" Gibbs chuckled and looked to her and Shannon stood and began to walk slowly around him and the fire pit.
"Well you asked me, told me a location and told me a time, I classify that a date" Shannon smiled and watched as Gibbs chuckled and shook his head.
"Call it what you will, I call it breakfast and company" Gibbs smirked then took a drink from the water bottle. Shannon smiled and took her seat again and shook her head as she watched him pour the batter onto the other sizzling pan.
"I call it a date" Shannon smirked and Jethro chuckled and said nothing, looking to him and smiling a bit. "You're very adorable when you smile"
"Why do you keep telling me these things?" Gibbs asked with a chuckle and Shannon shrugged.
"Just being honest with you, you saw me naked in a lake and watched me as I enjoyed the water, I have a right to compliment you" Shannon smirked and watched as Jethro blushed. "I won't speak about it to anyone" she crossed her fingers behind her back. Jethro just sat there and flipped the bacon over then the pancake, saying nothing only grinning.
He made enough food for everyone there, then looked to Shannon "Take what you want but I'm calling the dogs out to eat" Jethro smirked then quickly Shannon filled her plate and waited. Jethro smirked and took both of the pans out after pouring the Grease from them and drying them with a paper towel. He went between the two tents and then hit the pans hard together once. He heard gasps and what could have been Tony fall out of his bed. A manly groan told him yes. Jethro chuckled and put the pans away.
"Up and at 'em boys and girls" Jethro smirked and then took his plate and sat next to Shannon, leaving the other seats ready to be taken.
Tony groaned as he got off the ground and looked to Ziva who was getting dressed and was ready for the day. Ziva and Abby slept the entire way there and then another two and a half hours on top of that. Whereas Ducky and Tony only got the two and a half hours. Ziva smirked at Tony and how tired he looked as he put on his t shirt. Walking over to him, the plastic of the tent crackling under her feet as she did so, she kissed him gently. Then walked out and greeted Jethro and the new girl. Tony raised a brow hearing a new voice and looked out of the tent when he saw Ziva shaking Shannon's hand.
"I'm Ziva David" Ziva smiled and Shannon smiled very friendly back to her.
"I'm Shannon Channel, nice to meet you" Shannon said and then looked to Tony who came over. Holding in his gut trying to make himself look bigger and manlier. Ziva looked to him then hit him hard in his stomach causing him to go back down to size.
"This is my boyfriend Tony" Ziva introduced him and Tony said squeakily as he leaned over from the blow.
"Hi there"
Abby was up and ready for the day but saw as Ducky was still in bed she smirked and then pulled the blankets off of him. Watching as he instantly turned into a ball and pulled the pillow over his head.
"I don't wanna go to school!" Ducky muffled from under his pillow sleepily.
"Come on Duck, breakfast is ready" Abby said as she sniffed the air and sighed happily loving the smell of breakfast in the morning…or anytime of the day. Abby smiled seeing Ducky shiver and then crawled atop him and instantly felt him relax under her. Ducky took off the pillow and looked up to her.
"Your warm, be my blanket?" Ducky smiled sleepily and Abby smiled and kissed him.
"Sure…when nightfall comes back again" Abby smirked and pulled him to his feet. She put his pants on for him and then his shoes and socks as well but left him shirtless. Taking him by the leading him out of the tent.
"And making their grand entrance" Jethro smirked as he took a bite of his bacon. Abby glared at him playfully.
"Shush Gibbs" Abby scolded him then went over to Shannon "Hi I'm Abby!" Abby said cheerfully and then shook Shannon's hand.
"Hi Abby I'm Shannon" Shannon smiled and then looked to Ducky who was yawning and still half asleep.
"This is Ducky he's tired and my boyfriend" Abby smiled as she felt Duck drape his arm around her shoulders then press a kiss to her temple. "He's a gentleman but not a morning wakerupper" Abby smiled and Jethro chuckled.
"Abby" Jethro warned her and Abby shut her trap and began to fill her plate, along with sleepy Ducky. Shannon smiled and laughed a bit.
"It's very nice to meet you all" Shannon said as she took a bite of the food that Jethro had made.
"So I was thinking we all should go kayaking!" Tony smiled then pulled out five 100 dollar bills from his wallet. "Iv'e got money"
"Were the hell did that come from Dinozzo?" Gibbs asked with a mouthful of food which Shannon instantly corrected him.
"Don't talk with a mouthful" Shannon said and continued to eat. Ziva, Tony, Ducky and Abby all looked to her wide eyed; telling Gibbs something he shouldn't do is usually a death sentence…usually Abby can do that sometimes though to him. Gibbs swallowed his food and nodded.
"Yes ma'am" Jethro said and then took a bite out of his food without speaking with his mouth, but his eyes still asked the question. Tony looked to Gibbs and then shook his head.
"I have my ways" Tony smirked and Ziva put in her two cents.
"This kayaking sounds fun let's do it" Ziva smiled and Abby nodded.
"Yeah! Can we get a large bottle of Caf-Pow while we're out?" Abby asked then Gibbs pulled a bottle from behind his back and handed it to her over the fire.
"Got'cha covered Abs" Gibbs said and Abby gasped in delight. And stomped her feet quickly on the ground.
"Oooo you're the best Gibbs!" Abby smiled and then opened the cap and took a drink. "Oooo so good!" Ducky chuckled and shook his head then looked to Jethro.
"When are we going?"
"Well after we eat" Jethro said "The earlier we start the better it will be, won't be so big of a crowd when we get there" Jethro said, causing a groan to escape from Ducky's lips.
"And I was so hopping to get a bit of sleep" Ducky muttered and Jethro shook his head.
"Nope not till tonight Duck" Jethro smirked and then slapped Ziva and Tony on the back of the heads for making out in front of him. "Well if you two are done then start cleaning up" Gibbs said then felt a hand hit the back of his head. "What the-"
"Must you always be so top of the food chain? It's a relationship and their comfortable with you enough not to care and then you ruin a perfectly good moment, what if I kissed you and we were making out and then Tony came and slapped you on the back of the head? Then you'd get upset wouldn't you?" Shannon said and Jethro chuckled a bit and his mouth agape.
"Well I- I Yes" Jethro chuckled "But-"
"But nothing you've proven my point" Shannon said and then threw her paper plate into the fire pit. The fact that she wasn't afraid of Jethro made everybody's mouths drop at what she just said to him. Jethro threw his paper plate into the fire and chuckled as he slowly shook his head.
"God your gonna be trouble for me" Gibbs said with a smirk.
A/N: I hope that you liked this chapter I worked on it for like from 11:30 last night till 2:34 this morning…or till now I suppose! Anyway I brought Shannon in! And I hope you like my version of her because I just thought that this would be her! Always bringing out that smile for Jethro that he hardly ever shares. Leaving him speechless as well, I loved writing this chapter so please leave reviews and press that button! Add me to your favs! And subscribe!