Quick update! Italian explained down below in the AN.
Disclaimer: Ummm...all rights go to Donald P Bellisairo and Joss Whedon
Angela had decided to retreat from Angel's place seeing his next customer walking through the door already and if they weren't careful, NCIS would find out way earlier about the dark secrets of the world too quick for them. Grabbing her second, she made him go into a separate room to pretend to get cookies for everyone so he could phone her as a cover so they could all leave without getting hurt.
Eddie almost ran into the room himself anxious to get going seeing as he didn't do well with the unidentified people who were completely full demon, vampire or anything else of the sort. Pulling out his phone, he turned off his ID name much like his boss would have by now discreetly. He covered this by opening the cupboards and rustling while muttering so it did seem as if he did want food. He finally dialled his boss's number and waited for the response, keeping up the noises somehow but somehow just kept getting a busy tone for some odd reason.
Angela had been sat for five minutes or so now as Angel had already excused himself to go and talk to the new customer and within fifteen minutes both cops knew he would have to invite his new person in and neither wanted to stay for it like they maybe would have done before. The added pressure of being friends with some creatures of the night and then having to work with Navy cops who only two of them knew about this didn't really help them either. Ziva might now want to quiz the person at the entrance of the old library and try to get her colleague to join in unwillingly but sooner or later get into it as well and then everyone's cover would be blown.
Angela's phone finally rang loudly making Tony jump a little to which the navy boss just smirked once more which he tried to cover it up at the fact the liaison stared at her phone for a while like she'd been doing before which only made him wish DiNozzo had an ear to listen in.
"Callies. Oh you've got to be kidding me? Again? Okay, no, no I understand completely. I'll get right on it, no don't bother, it'll be a waste of petrol. Yes, I said I already would! No I don't think we should trouble them. NCIS is actually a very nice place I'll have you know. Okay, I get your point. I'll ride up to you, I'll take Eddie as well and them too if you must. See you in four days' time. Bye" She snapped her phone shut clearly pretending to be annoyed with the caller.
Gibbs saw the now fuming detective and questioned what on earth could change her mood that quickly, her second in command came out with cookies looking confused, and then he thought about it more like McGee would have, the guest at the door wasn't meant for their eyes and they wanted to get them out of there but something went wrong. Like the fake call had somehow turned into a real one.
"What was that about Angela?" Cordelia asked perkily trying to get rid of the awkward tension in the room. Angela rolled her eyes believing she could say it like that a million times and still not get tired of it, maybe that was why she was the best gossiper in Sunnydale and now most likely here in L.A.
"Chief Simmons"
"Ooo, as in your director? The one who neglected to tell you about your-" Wesley was about to speak out of turn and say something he'd regret so Cordelia had yet again jumped to the rescue.
"Wesley!"
"Oh right, yes, terribly sorry, a habit of mine I'm afraid"
Angela had now buried her face in her hands at her old mentor as he tried to explain what he had meant to Ziva trying to compliment her and ask her out to which Tony suddenly started trying to defend her by grabbing her hand and kissing her on the cheek to which she clearly didn't mind. McGee started to laugh at what was occurring in front of his eyes but focused again suddenly as Angel stretched one of his arms out as a gesture to come in.
"Hey, er Angela, what did er, your director, chief want?" He said mumbling.
"Oh, he wants me to go on back to Baltimore and research a different case and to leave this one to the experts. What he actually meant was hey guess what, you're too young and too attached and you shouldn't be in this duty anyway because I don't like you and your sarcastic manners"
"Sorry Angela. When do you have to leave?"
"Soon Tim, soon. Eddie's as usual shadowing me wherever I go but there's another thing"
"And that is?"
"For NCIS to come along as well because and I quote 'You can't go this along and I don't trust you'"
"Sorry again Angela but obviously boss has deciding vote"
Gibbs gave his head nod as a way of confirmation as Tony yelled 'ROAD TRIP' at the top of his lungs kissing Ziva once more on the cheek giving Wesley the eye to which he threw his hands up in surrender. They only just managed to slip out the back gate before the guest came in. Angela mouthed a thank you and see you soon to everyone in the rooms before blowing one more kiss to Doyle which he caught and placed on his cheek as he winked seeing her facial features crease up in mock offense as she closed the door.
McGee rang Abby and Ducky from the car to try and see if they'd had any more progress on Oz or Gunn but no such luck came. Travelling a few more miles was about to really get Ziva irritated if that Baltimore cop and his friend kept quoting those damn movies in her ear and yet her friend on the other side of her was busy doing crossword puzzles and writing on her notepad which held a small picture on it of her, another girl and two boys which was held up by a paperclip. Another letter had been peeking out of her notepad which hadn't been opened yet. With her pencil tucked behind her ear again, Angela decided to sleep for the rest of the journey as if she was preparing for something bad.
Entering back into Baltimore felt like sort of coming home again but in a different sort of way for both, it wasn't like going back to Sunnydale again, there were not many bad storms ahead and they wouldn't have to go on patrol or make their stakes over and over again each night. Tony had felt like he was coming home properly though having been in Baltimore serving as a proper cop taking in the sights new and old. The rest were now sleeping peacefully except for Gibbs who happened to be driving once more smiling a little at the sights.
Angela hopped out and got out of her pocket her I.D badge nudging her second to do the same. Eddie still half asleep rubbed his eyes grumbling about how he should have eaten beforehand and that there he never had time to himself anymore. Thankfully the man at the door waved them all in with a face that simply showed understanding. Getting into the lift was torture as no one had anything to say either, finally arriving at the designated section where Angela led the way first with Eddie in tow like usual with the others getting out slowly taking the working atmosphere in, voices with frayed sentences with short answers, the sound of refills of coffees being made came in all at once.
By now both officers had gone to their respected desks and both picked up the phone to start researching just like they would have done some people were now also recognising Tony and patting on him on the shoulders as they said hello's with welcome back. The others hung back getting a feel for the area before the boss snapped his fingers for the others to follow him to Angela's desk and talk but another man entered out the lift who can't have been more than twenty three on a skateboard straight past them making a bee line for the girl. They followed swift ready with some not no nice words.
"Damn girl! What did you do over there which made you get hotter?" Gibbs had just been about to tell the boy off for speaking to the girl like that and on the phone as well upon which she instead just laughed.
"Hola again David, can't say I've missed you"
"Hey, I need to ask you whether you actually have missed me or not first"
"Sorry but I'm in a bit of a hurry"
"Sure, who are your new buddies?"
"They're called NCIS remember now do you mind?" David shrugged, hugged her then went back on his skateboard waving a peach sign behind him as he went about his daily rounds. Joan then ran up to them muttering underneath her breath and swearing in Italian.
"Non posso credere che queste persone, con le loro stupide, telefonate continue e loro non possono fare attiude. Perché? Perché ho ancora detto sì?"
Angela pushed her chair back and walked up to her friend who was currently in her 50's. Hearing her her exclaim in Italian put her on edge like usual, she never used it unless she was seriously mad and not wanting to share it with anybody, sadly though because of Giles and her old upbringing she had learnt most of the languages within the world so far bar a few. Tony as well was Italian and spoke it so understood this most, Ziva only knew the basics at this point but was fast working her way up. Tony ran over as well remembering Joan when he was still working there. One of his favourite working girls.
"Hey, hey Joan, what's wrong?" Angela spoke as Tony finally came up to his old M.E's side asking the same thing, Joan's eyes averted to this new person and hugged him not wanting to let go for a while. When she did, they both gave a pat on the shoulder each before turning back towards the worried 18 year old.
"Nothing is wrong but it is good to have you back detective"
"That's a lie and you know it. Who's got your nerves on edge today?"
"That twit of a man who I call my brother in law"
"Ah, what'd he do this time?"
"Sent me flowers which I'm allergic too, said he hopes mother will croak it soon and then decided to pull a cold call on me not once but four times this afternoon alone! How am I meant to work with that? You took your time coming over here again, solved the case already huh?"
Angela's eyes were about to glisten with tears when they heard Jeff coming through the doors on rollarskates on. Seeing this sight caused the whole department to laugh joking about the medical assistant was just like his friend – Jeff being only the same age as Eddie and Jen – and sometimes like his boss but only knowing little Italian.
"Hey Angela. ANGELA?! Angela! You will never guess what happened to me last night, I met this insane hot girl and her pal who I think your friend Willow might like and we totally hit it off – "
"It's good to see you too Jeff but might I suggest turning off the flashes on your skates, I don't really want to go blind in my early adult phase"
"Okay, done so listen, here's that girl's phone number, get Willow to call it. I'll see you round if you don't pop off like last time without warning"
"What can I say, I try" Jeff was soon yelled for by Joan yet again in Italian whilst he replied almost running to her not wanting to darken her mood any further. Belinda, Jen and Lucy also came up to join the fold joking about what sports they had been watching last night.
"All I'm saying is they could have just swerved left and they would have managed to get it into the goal"
"Jen, thought you didn't like sports?" A now concerned Eddie yelled across as the three girls stopped in their tracks before jumping and making a dog pile on the boy crushing him a little. Ending up with laughter, Angela knew she'd have to break it up sooner because it looked like Jeff and Joan were coming back up to join in however her phone rang again.
"Callies" was now all they heard not having any links to listen in, everyone on her team stood up to attention once they heard her say her surname and waited for her to put the phone down and assign tasks.
"Right, that was the girl who gave Eddie and I some information one day, she's called Lisa Manning and gave us a lead a while back called Issac Jeffries, said she didn't know where he lived or anything but Angel managed to track down his car with a person inside badly injured, paramedics are working on her and will give us a call if something happens"
"Hang on, Lisa gave you a call, she found the body?"
"No Jen, it's still a live person but she did find the car itself. She also said not many people approached him, gave off some kind of vibe"
"Is he attractive?" Lucy asked to which she got punched in the arm by Jeff playfully.
"According to her sort of but the vibe is very hard to push away" Angela muttered underneath her breath to which everyone heard anyway starting to snigger. Tony staying in the back had finally had enough of not doing anything went up towards them.
"Hey pretty ladies but here I thought you were supposed to be helping us catch this murderer by doing your jobs?"
"Well then Mr DiNozzo, maybe you could do it for us? You being an old cop after all, in this divison"
" What a low blow whatever your name is" Belinda stood rooted to the spot doing what could only be described as death glaring then walking back to her desk pulling out files and phoning people about Lisa's enquiry.
"Speak for yourselves but I need to get on with my job" Angela mumbled in the others directions before going back to her own work.
Way into the evening most of the Baltimore team had fallen asleep at their keyboards including Angela when Tony and Gibbs came back in with food and coffees. Neither having the heart to wake any up knowing they probably (if they were anything like them) hadn't got much sleep since their main case piled on top with the others had started.
"Boss, maybe we should come back later or tomorrow morning?"
"Or maybe we could research ourselves?"
Tony shook his head knowing that wasn't the way cops worked, despite being dedicated and knowing what to do, if you disturbed them by even making a soft sound they could wake up, point a gun at you and yell for the others which sent the whole cycle up again meaning they wouldn't get any sleep for a long time. Gibbs grunted a sign that showed understanding putting food and drinks on their desk really gently before walking out slowly.
"Where are you headed off too so sudden?"
"Thought you were asleep?"
"Got woken up"
"How about that?"
"When you've been trained by the best, you kind of know when not to slip up"
"That so?"
"Yeah, sadly these guys didn't have the same training but there we go"
"Tony here looked into your past, just that small bit and seems you've lived not just here but in Sunnydale"
"Didn't want to say, thought you'd want me off the case again"
"Yeah, well, you're not doing too badly"
"Tell that to my friends"
"So how long are we here for?"
"Until my main boss says we can leave"
"How long Callies"
"I don't know, a week, maybe more"
"Besides I'm having fun here"
With that he let her be, thinking about how she flinched when the town name was mentioned and she had avoided singing its praises. The DCI finally came down to relieve everyone from their duties and to give congratulations to them all on their bank robbery/homicide case. The team apart from Angela, Eddie, Jeff, Jen and Joan went home.
"Chief, I really think I better get back to that main case, the one we're sharing with that agency?"
"Sure, you just make sure you solve it and come back here pronto, the force is missing you and you too Tony"
"Yes sir" was the replies as the man went back inside his main office most likely to finish off writing mail and phone his wife and son to say goodnight.
Angela threw a pencil at Eddie who had tried to go back to sleep but woke up rubbing his head giving his friend a glare before grabbing his rucksack once more to exit the building.
"Oh if looks could kill, Eddie, as punishment, you're driving"
"Oh come on!"
"All the way to Sunnydale now, let's ride"
Italian from earlier: Explanation; I cannot believe these people, with their stupid, constant telephone calls and their no can do attiude. Why? Why did I even say yes?