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FINALLY!

Sorry it's taken so long, life has been pretty hectic.

Disclaimer: No unfortunately my name is not Donald P Bellisario or Shane Brennan. Which means no, I do not own NCIS.

There's a First Time for Everything

Tony heard the doors swing closed as he stepped outside the back of the cafeteria, into the crisp fresh air.

He vaguely heard the doors reopen and close, and his suspicions were confirmed when he felt a hand put pressure on his shoulder. He turned and came face to face with Simon.

"You sure have done it," hissed Simon, "I told you she was off limits, but no you decided not to listen to me. I'm the one who's trying to save your ass!"

Simon continued ranting about Nathan and Ziva's relationship, oblivious to the fact that Tony wasn't listening to a word. He was trying to piece together what just happened.

He couldn't get Ziva's words out of his mind, they kept replaying in his head like some badly broken record.

"I am simply trying to get to know the new student, it's completely innocent. Am I not allowed to have friends now Nathan?"

Well she certainly seemed more than friendly with him at the party, yet in front of everyone she pretended like it meant nothing to her, and that hurt Tony like a well aimed kick to the gut.

Apart from the hurt of Ziva's dismissal he was also a little shell shocked. After all he had just started at the school and the only thing he could think was, 'I'm already picking fights with the quarterback, way to go Anthony.'

"Did you really come on to Ziva?"

Simon's abrupt question brought him out of his thoughts. He stood frozen for a minute before answering the question.

"Don't worry nothing happened," he said staring down at the grass. He could feel Simon watching him. Tony then looked up and met Simon's gaze, bright green eyes boring into ice blue ones. He could see Simon was going to protest but with the look Tony gave him, he knew to let it go.

And with a shrug to add to his point Tony was gone, looking for something to eat before the bell rang for next period.

The rest of day Tony felt people watching him wherever he went, it was like their eyes were drilling holes into the back of his head. Whispers bounced off the grim white walls and rumours spread like wild fire across the halls of the school. Tony knew that less than half of them were true, but even the knowledge that he was nowhere near as bad as the students thought he was, didn't provide any comfort to him.

At the end of the day Abby and Tim were waiting by Tony's car having a whispered, but heated argument. They were both still reeling over the day's events and just could not see how their brother had managed to attract trouble already.

"Look Abbs, its Tony we're talking about here. He was bound to get on some jealous boyfriend's bad side sooner or later," Tim whispered harshly to his sister. She was not taking things well.

"Emphasis on the sooner Tim! We've been here hardly any time at all and he's already attracting attention for all the wrong reasons. You know as well as I do that this is not only gonna backfire on him it's gonna cause problems for us! That's the last thing – oh, hey Tony." Abby cut off as soon as she saw her older brother walking towards his car.

"Talking about me were you?" It was not a question so much as a statement. The looks on his sibling's faces told Tony just how much gossip circulated around Washington High, and how quickly it reached the ravenous ears of its pupils.

"Maybe. Tony, seriously, what were you thinking picking a fight already?" Abby said but stopped talking when she saw her brother's expression. She instead opted for a less accusatory question as the three of them jumped inside his car.

"What really happened?"

"Ziva and I met outside at her party," he began as he revved the engine of his car and took off. "I didn't realise that all the drinks were alcoholic so by that time I was a little tipsy as was she. And, well, we made out. Then you called me to help Kate and I left her mid-kiss. Obviously she was pretty pissed. I gave no explanation, I never came back and I didn't call. Then in English all I did was ask her if we could talk at lunch and well, you know the rest of it."

The car was silent, the younger Gibbs children pondering their brother's explanation. Tim, being a guy, understood but Abby would not have a bar of it.

"I can't believe you Tony, what were you thinking, doing that kind of crap with her, she's a whore!" Abby yelled; her face flushing pink then red as it usually did when she was pissed.

"Abigail, don't yell and don't call her a whore. Now you're just being low," Tony said, angry at his little sister.

She scoffed before replying. "Says the guy who told Kate Todd he didn't care that she got raped. Ziva David is bad news and you know it. If you know what's good for you and for us just stay away from her and Nathan. Be selfless for once in your life Tony and think about what this might mean for me and Tim."

Tony looked at his sister sadly in the rear view mirror and the rest of the ride passed in a stony silence.

Tony pulled the car into the driveway of their modern style home and the siblings quickly jumped out and waited for their brother to unlock the door before stepping inside the house. Tony deposited his keys in a little silver bowl on the table. The Gibbs children were surprised when they heard the distinctive clack of a heel descending their mahogany staircase. Soon enough glossy, gold Jimmy Choo sandals were visible, along with an asymmetric jersey mini by Halston Heritage that was paired with a gorgeous tailored blazer by Diane Von Furstenbreg. Tony, Tim and Abby stood in shock as their mother got to the bottom of the stairs in her unrivalled cocktail creation. The cut of the dress contoured her curves and extended her legs perfectly.

The children were baffled. They barely ever saw their mother get so dressed up. Coming out of his shocked state first, Tony tried complementing his mother on her wardrobe.

"Um, mom what's with the... umm…" he tried but simply couldn't get the words out. He stopped before he kept stammering and Abby decided to intervene, stepping forward and meeting her mother on the landing.

"Mom you look amazing, what's the occasion?"

Jenny smiled at the compliment, before looking down and admiring her outfit.

"We have a dinner party to attend. It's sort of like a cocktail party but none of you will be drinking. Now hurry up and get dressed, I've already bought your clothes and they're waiting on your beds"

"But mom we just moved here. Who do we know that would invite us to a dinner party?" Tony asked before thinking, correction, who do mom and dad know that would invite us to a dinner party as he remembered that he knew quite a few people now, and pretty much everyone at school at least knew his name.

"The host is a very important figure at work and we'll most likely be invited to many parties in the near future, so get used to it," she replied with a smile.

As if the shock of their mother dressed up wasn't enough, the Gibbs children yet again heard the familiar sound made by shoes descending their staircase and they watched as their father materialised in a Zambesi Mr. Brown jacket and Harvard trousers.

They had no words until Tim finally managed to gush, "dad you look great."

While Mr and Mrs Gibbs sat in the living room discussing how important this party was, their children were busy getting dressed.

Tim was the first to come down the stairs wearing a sharp Reiss Brasco Tonic Jacket and pants, with a black dress shirt and tie.

His parents barely had time to comment on how great his outfit looked before Tony walked in. The eldest Gibbs child adored anything designer and looked extremely handsome in a Ben Sherman Camden Super Skinny Pindot suit jacket and trousers.

"Umm… mom these are high quality suits, like very expensive, how can we afford these?" he asked while reading the label that was located inside his breast pocket.

"Well a lady at work gave me this guy's number who sells designer clothing for a reasonable price, and seeing as we'll be attending these parties quite often there's no reason to spend so much money on the store's prices when you can get the real thing for less."

"Well that's assuring. Hey do you think that guy has the new Armani line because that wou-."

"Shut up Tony."

"Shutting up dad."

Just then Abby appeared on the middle landing decked out in Joseph Leather A- Line Dress. She definitely proved that less is more, accompanying the sleek luxurious fabric of the butter soft black leather dress with only a pair of Chloe's elegant camel ankle boots and a Marni bag.

Daddy's little girl looked liked a goth princess and all Jethro could think was 'God give me the strength not to kill one of these rich bastard's sons.'

Gibbs was starting to regret going this evening.

The family pulled up just outside the Gates of Roseside and were let through by a smartly dressed chauffeur. The entire place was filled with numerous, elaborate homes from Victorian-style mansions to modern villas. Some mansions had large windows and French-glass doors, some had long driveways with enormous ornate fountains gushing water in the middle of their perfectly kept yards, some had imposing gargoyles that seemed so realistic the children had to look twice and all of them gave an air of wealth and elegance.

Their car reached the end of the community and an estate the size of two Disneyland parks put together, suddenly came into view. Everyone wondered how they hadn't noticed it until now, but most of them decided to blame their ignorance on the pitch black night, their only source of light being the moon and the high beams on their car.

Giving the valet their car keys and receiving a ticket in exchange, the Gibbs family made their way up the estates grand marble staircase and towards the eight foot high glass doors that provided an entrance to the beautiful house.

Once inside, Gibbs and his wife were ushered into the ballroom that was located up the stairs and down the hall to the right and Abby, Tony and Tim were left on their own to take in the architectural design.

A beautiful girl dressed in the new REDValentino dress made her way over to the Gibbs children. The delicate embellished lace and grosgrain bow made the black jersey dress a perfect choice for her porcelain doll-like skin. To finish off the outfit she accompanied it with Christian Louboutin shoes, a Philippe Audibert cuff, a Giuseppe Zanotti clutch and numerous ringsfrom both Lanvin and Monica Vinader.

"Wow, Jazzy you look amazing!" Abby cried, praising their new friend.

"Thanks" she replied with a smile, "I didn't know you guys were coming?"

"Well we were only told about this thing an hour before we were meant to leave," Tony explained.

"Okay, well great! Everyone is here; Kate and the others are out back."

"When you mean others who are you talking about?" Abby asked, still wary after the whole fiasco at school that day.

"Umm Kate, Simon, Sam, Paula, Victoria, Adam, Jacob and uhh… Tali, Nathan, Ziva and the others."

Jazzy grabbed Abby's arm, pretending not to notice the look of horror on the siblings faces when she said Nathan's name, and dragged her towards the back of the estate. She turned back when she noticed the boys weren't following. "Come guys. I can't wait until you see Kate!"

When they reached the back doors, again enormous works of glass, Simon was the first to be spotted. He looked extremely smart sitting in a white leather chair as it contrasted with his black Gibson Marriott Notch label cheek suit. Sitting next to Simon was Sam wearing a Lambretta plain tonic suit. After they took in what the boys were wearing, Kate's presence was finally noticed. She was in a black lace style dress with a nude underlay designed by Phillip Lim. It was ultra feminine and a gorgeous example of the little black dress that all women wanted but no woman could find.

And Kate looked simply stunning.

Tony was shocked. He stood staring at Kate as if it were the first time he had ever seen her. Only now did he notice how beautiful she really was; her dark brown, almost black hair contrasted perfectly against her light, milky skin and her yellow eyes sparkled. The smattering of freckles across the bridge of her nose only added to her beauty and her thin, yet curvaceous figure was one that men dreamed about.

"Kate you look…" he began, but couldn't find a word that accurately described what he thought of her. She smiled back at him as the boys smirked while Abby, Jazzy, Victoria and Paula beamed. The girls discreetly pulled the boys inside leaving Kate and Tony alone. Abby stopped with Simon clinging on to her arm. She couldn't help but be ecstatic that Tony had finally moved on from Ziva and she was especially happy that it was with Kate. With one final look at her brother and friend, she allowed herself to be pulled inside.

Kate smiled at Tony, handsome, athletic, funny Tony, and her heart couldn't help beating a little faster. There was no denying that she was attracted to him, even after his cold dismissal of the event of last year's party. Sometimes, like now, she thought that he might feel the same way but soon enough something, or more someone, came along and dashed her hopes. And she struck again, without fail.

Ziva.

She appeared looking goddess-like as ever in a bright red, one shouldered Herve Leger bandage dress, glossy black Donna Karan heels and a Judith Leiber clutch. The deep red dress was like a second skin, turning heads wherever the Israeli beauty walked and its bright colour stood out in the sea of black that was worn by every other guest.

Ziva was beautiful, there was no denying it but Kate almost jumped for joy when Tony completely ignored his former love, instead offering her his arm and leading her inside. Shock splayed across Ziva's face and it gave Kate a sick satisfaction to see the most popular girl at school jealous of her. She may pretend to be faithful to Nathan, but in that moment Kate saw that he would never be enough for Ziva now. She had well and truly fallen for Tony and the fact that he picked Kate over her hurt Miss David more than she would ever admit.

"Zivaleh, what is wrong?" Tali asked her older sister, following her gaze to where Tony Gibbs stood with Kate Todd. Ah, Tali thought, that is what is wrong. Tali could very plainly see that her sister had fallen for the hot new guy but would not admit it, as was evident in her answer.

"Nothing is wrong Talia, you go have fun."

The group watched as Tony and Kate revolved slowly in time to the music. Though they weren't really a couple, they sure looked like it and the group were all quite sure that after tonight Tony would definitely ask Kate out.

Just then the doors opened and Ziva and Nathan walked into the room followed closely by Tali. While everyone had already marvelled at Ziva's gorgeous creation, the youngest David sister also looked very pretty in a Bird by Juicy Couture sculpted gray and black wool-blend dress, with Brian Atwood shoes, a Chloe bag, Marni necklace and Lee Angel ring. The outfit gave her a contemporary cocktail look, edgy and elegant.

As Ziva dragged her boyfriend on to the dance floor, they all had to agree that even Nathan looked pretty good in his black ASOS slim fit jacket and pants.

The two couples danced side by side and everyone plainly saw, though she was trying to hide them, the furtive glances Ziva would send Tony's way. They were all delighted to see he didn't turn his head once. Eventually, she gave it up as a lost cause, trying to mask the hurt that Tony's ignorance brought over her.

"This is nice isn't it," Nathan whispered into the Israeli's ear, "I miss this. How we were before everything."

"Mmmm," Ziva murmured, offering nothing else.

The song ended and the couples retreated back to their respective groups. Ziva was instantly crowded by a band of followers, including Meg and Clair, and upon spotting them Kate flashed them a huge smile, suddenly not so afraid. She, Abby and Jazzy watched as the wannabe socialites fawned over Ziva's dress, complimented her accessories and praised her hair and make-up. They were so fake. The friends looked at each other and burst into laughter, glad that things had finally taken a turn for the better.

Suddenly the peal of a thousand bells rang through the enormous mansion. A curt and aristocratic voice informed them that, "the first course of tonight's meal is being served. Please make your way to the dining hall in the east wing."

Dinner. Nothing for them to do except make conversation with whoever they would be forced to sit near and nowhere to run until everyone finished their meal. This was certainly going to be interesting.

Hope you all liked it!

Next chapter will be dinner and a bit of a pool party ;) suggestions for what you want to see are extremely welcome.

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