A/n forgot to do this before, so here's my disclaimer… I don't own NCIS… all I own are Skylar and Liz… you haven't met Liz yet… she's coming in this chapter. I also own what I swear is the world's smallest paper crane which is one of the cranes I made the other day fighting writer's block. Anyway… ON WITH THE STORY!
Puller High School… Main Hallway
"So, what is your first class, Skye?" They were walking through the halls of Puller High School towards Skylar's locker.
"English," Skylar said. She stopped at her locker and did the combination.
Skye? Where were you yesterday?" someone said from behind her. She turned around.
"Liz, it's ok. I'm fine," Skye said.
"Oh my god, what happened?" Liz said, noticing Skye's black eye. "Did he hit you again?"
"Liz, it's nothing. We'll talk about it later."
"Skylar, who is this?" Ziva asked.
"Ziva, this is my best friend Liz. Liz, this is Ziva."
"Why's she here?" Liz asked.
"I said I'll explain later." The first bell rang. "Come on we don't wanna be late."
Abby's lab
"What do you got?" Gibbs walked into Abby's lab, Caf-Pow in hand, just like always.
"The DNA samples match, they're half-sisters- father's side," she said, reaching for her Caf-Pow.
"Not yet. Prints on the bat?" Gibbs said while holding it out of her reach.
"No. But the prints on the gloves you guys found? Mother lode. All of them match Ethan. And there is a wood splinter on one of them that matches the bat. And the blood on the bat matches Claire. So we have evidence. All we need is either an eye witness or a confession. Why don't you get the warrant? Then his lawyer can't do anything about it," Abby said.
"Abs, the lawyer won't be able to do anything about the arrest, but once I get him into Interrogation the lawyer won't let him talk. What would the point be?" he asked.
"You have a point, O Great One," she said.
Puller High School… English Room
They were the first ones in the classroom, so Skye was sitting in on the front row of the room. And Ziva was basically interviewing the teacher.
"What do you know about Liz?" Ziva asked.
"Her full name is Elizabeth Monroe; her dad is Corporal Robert Monroe. Skye and Liz have been friends since kindergarten."
"Her father is a Marine?" Ziva asked.
Meanwhile, Skye and Liz were whispering, softly enough that Ziva and their teacher couldn't hear them.
"So, where were you yesterday?" Liz asked.
Skye leaned in and said, "I did it." Liz's eyes widened.
"You ran?"
"I had to. I had to tell them what I saw that night. And," she leaned closer and softened her voice to where it was nearly inaudible, "Ziva's my half-sister."
"Why'd she have to come with you?"
"I don't know. I think they called it 'Protective Custody' or something like that. Whatever it is, they think he's gonna come after me." Skye said. Liz watched Ziva, and Skye went back to her book.
NCIS HQ… Director Vance's office
"Do you have the papers?" Director Vance asked, without looking up from the paperwork he was working on when Gibbs barged through the door.
"Yep," Gibbs said, slamming the folder on the desk.
"Is she sure about this? This is a pretty big commitment," he asked.
"You know Ziva. She always thinks things through."
"Yes, but she also tends to think with her heart and not her head. And you know what happened last time she thought like that."
"I think she's learned her lesson. Do you have the information? 'Cuz I have the forms for you to fax to him."
"Machine's in there. Do you even know how to use one?"
"If I need help, I'll ask your assistant," Gibbs said, walking out the door.
Israel… Mossad HQ… Director David's office
"Director, you just received a form from Director Vance, but it was signed by Agent Gibbs." Mossad Officer Malachi Ben-Gidon walked into his boss' office. Eli hadn't exactly been the same since making up with his daughter 3 months before. He didn't swear under his breath in Hebrew every time anyone brought up NCIS anymore. And truthfully, Malachi was glad for that.
"What do they want?" Eli asked.
"I do not know. Maybe you should go through the papers," he said handing Eli the stack of forms. On the top was a handwritten note from Gibbs.
"Eli, did you know Lt Claire Davidson? DNA says you did. Specifically her daughter Skylar's. Basically, you have another daughter. If you have questions, you know how to reach me."
"I thought this was about Ziva." He thought, and then read further. "Maybe it is." It said that Ziva was asking to take over custody of Skylar. As Skye's biological father, he officially had custody.
"Malachi, get my daughter, Agent Gibbs, and Director Vance on teleconference."
"Yes, sir."
NCIS HQ… Squad Room… 0400 hours
Gibbs looked around. At Tony, at McGee, at Ziva and Skye. Skye was completely absorbed in her book. Then he heard one of the MTAC techs call out from the catwalk.
"Agent Gibbs, Agent David, Director David is on teleconference for you. And he also wants to talk to Skylar." He nodded to Ziva, and she leaned over and told Skye to come with them.
