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Gibbs and Tony are interrogated by McGill and he is not happy.
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The Claiming.
"The Council has questions regarding Alpha Gibbs, his turning and the turning of Anthony DiNozzo." McGill informed the two NCIS members.
"Right." Vance sat back and waited to see what the inquisitor would do next, would the man act like Gibbs was some sort of criminal or would he treat the silver haired werewolf with respect his alpha position. Vance hoped the man did not try and intimidate Gibbs because it would get nasty and Vance did not want to see things deteriorate.
"Alpha Gibbs how were you turned?" McGill had decided after the show of loyalty and power from the NCIS pack that he would take a soft approach to the Alpha and the questions he had, that is until he needed to show these hicks who really had the power.
Gibbs almost reacted to the smarmy man, he could tell that McGill did not like having to be nice to him; he imagined that the man rather preferred having any wolf he questions submit to him or be in a weaker position. Gibbs would remain calm and see how long it took before the man lost his cool. He noted that the four other members of the Wolf Guard would take no part in this interrogation; he did not dismiss them as two stood behind McGill and two moved to guard the only door in the conference room.
"Alpha Gibbs has informed me how he was turned." Director Vance did not lower his eyes as McGill starred at him. "He was bitten while retired a few years ago in Mexico."
"Who bit you?" McGill does not believe Gibbs turning is as simple as that, the man was immune and then suddenly he is turned, did these people think that he was stupid or that the Council would just accept some simple story they had fabricated.
"I don't know." Gibbs knows his heartbeat is steady no blips indicating a lie, he has so much practice with lying that its unlikely that this wolf could tell he was not being truthful.
McGill is confused the Alpha's heartbeat is slow and steady, he is frighteningly calm, unconcerned that he is being questioned. McGill expected some form of nervousness or trepidation especially with being interrogated by a member of the Wolf Guard but the man sat so still in front of him was completely calm and unconcerned. McGill wanted to growl he did not like it, the presence of the Wolf Guard should inspire awe and respect in werewolves who where not members.
"You did not see the wolf that bit you?" McGill starred hard at the Alpha wolf.
"Nope I was drunk at the time, not really paying much attention and it attacked me." Gibbs shrugged. "Woke up to Mike Franks face."
"Who is this Mike Franks?" McGill queried.
"He used to Alpha Gibbs team leader; he retired to Mexico but was sadly killed not too long ago." Vance spoke first; he guessed that was what Gibbs wanted since the man sat so quietly beside him.
"Convenient." McGill grumbled.
Gibbs could not help himself he began to growl, Mike Franks had died a hero, he had wanted to protect Gibbs and his team from the murderous Cobb, but had lost his life instead. And Gibbs was not prepared to have his memory besmirched by the likes of some jumped up arrogant idiot from the Wolf Guard.
Director Leon Vance also began to growl in response to the anger rolling off his Alpha, his lip curled back as he snarled at the other werewolf.
McGill froze he saw the blue eyes burning angrily at him, the two men from NCIS where growling at him, and they did not seem concerned that there were four other members of the Wolf Guard present. He felt the guards just behind him move to stand closer.
"Mike Franks is a hero and you would do well not to attempt to tarnish that McGill." Gibbs bared his teeth. "I don't care if you are with the Wolf Guard."
"So how come the wolf did not kill you?" McGill decided to ignore the growling being directed at him.
"Mike must have chased it off." Gibbs was no longer growling and he saw that the director was once again silent.
McGill was sure now that he was not getting the full story, because it was too convenient that the man who supposedly rescued the newly bitten Gibbs was dead, and also to drive off a wolf that attacks for no reason would take some doing, McGill wondered what exactly the older Alpha was hiding.
Gibbs did not flinch or look away as McGill starred at him, he returned the man's stare with his own, and his blue eyes refusing to submit to this werewolf, his lip quirked as the brown eyed inquisitor looked away first.
"Did you report the attack?" McGill already knew the answer to this.
"No I didn't see the point I wasn't badly hurt, and then the bite healed." Gibbs sounded disinterested to everyone.
"How come this bite turned you?" McGill could imagine that the science division of the Wolf Guard would want some blood off the man sat so confidently in front of him, and would want to do some testing just to see if they could figure out why a man previously thought to be immune from the bite had suddenly turned.
"Who knows?" Gibbs shot back.
"Why did you keep your being turned secret?" McGill had taken a good sniff of the man who was the NCIS Alpha and he had tried to figure out which bloodline the man belonged to and he did not think he could. He would have to speak to the werewolves who accompanied him to see if they could identify the Alpha.
"Special Agent Gibbs is a private person and there is no law with the US that can compel anyone to reveal themselves." Director Leon Vance decided to speak, he was aware that most newly bitten wolves were found out, partly because of their scent changing and partly because they needed help to control the wolf inside.
"It was nobodies business but mine." Gibbs can tell that McGill is scenting the air, he does not react but knows that both his and Anthony's baseline scents will be different from anything the Wolf Guard have ever smelt before, and Gibbs hated that he could not change that, he could with himself but that would leave Tony in the limelight and he would not do that to his senior field agent and pup. He wondered if the inquisitor realised that he was doing the scenting, he was quiet surprised the man was being as obvious as he was about it.
"How were you able to do it Alpha Gibbs, the werewolves around you should have realised what you where?" McGill is getting to the point where he believes that questioning Gibbs here at the NCIS is not getting him anywhere, the man is too secure in his position and McGill does not like it. He wants to see if he can shake his confidence and believes that taking him back to the Council building would help him get more answers to his questions.
"I have no idea, but people know now so it's not an issue." Gibbs can tell the inquisitor is not happy; he would have to wait and see what the man did next.
McGill held in a frustrated growl, he would see what answers he could get from the werewolf who their informant said was now second within Gibbs pack.
"I want to speak with Anthony DiNozzo." McGill wondered if Gibbs or the Director would demand to stay in the room with the younger werewolf.
"Fine I'll let him know." Vance stood up.
"On his own." McGill smiled at the two men.
"As his Alpha I have a right to be here." Gibbs rapidly responded.
"If he has something to hide and needs your protection." McGill sneered at the Alpha.
"My agent doesn't have anything to hide, he still doesn't know who bit him as a child and he hardly remembers anything about the night of the attack." Vance pointed out, because it was on record that DiNozzo had little memory of the attack that killed his mother and uncle and resulted in him being turned into a werewolf. "So I really see little point in you speaking with DiNozzo."
"That's not your decision to make." McGill could take it no more he sneered and growled at the wolf who had shown himself to be a coward not fighting for his position within the pack he had previously lead.
"Enough." Gibbs barked. "Can you ask Tony to come up here?"
Leon nodded he held his head high as he passed by the members of the Wolf Guard the two stood by the door moved out of his way.
"What are you hiding Gibbs?" McGill stood up and stretched he had decided on a course of action he would take and he would get the answers he wanted irrespective of the werewolf sat so calmly watching him.
"Agent DiNozzo they want to speak with you." Vance waited till he was stood by the agent's desk before he spoke. "If you want Alpha Gibbs to stay you only need to say."
Tony nodded, he quickly made his way to the conference room, he took in the tense atmosphere, and although his boss was sat looking as calm and confident as he usually was. McGill meanwhile looked calm but Tony could almost smell the anger coming off the man.
"Boss you wanted me?" Tony moved to take the chair near Gibbs.
"I have some questions for you DiNozzo." McGill gave the green eyed man a small smile, trying to appear trustworthy.
"Alright." Tony looked to Gibbs whose blue eyes remained calm.
"Do you want me to stay?" Gibbs asked he trusted Tony to protect him, but he would stay if the younger man asked, in fact Gibbs realised that he would rather not leave Tony alone with the inquisitor he did not trust the man.
Tony looked at Gibbs then turned his attention to the smarmy looking McGill.
"Yes Alpha." Tony proceeded to sprawl in his chair giving the stern looking inquisitor a cheeky grin.
McGill ground his teeth, how could this idiot be a beta in what is supposed to be a strong pack, the grin the man was shooting his way was goofy and it made McGill wants to slap him silly. How dare this wolf mock him, he was a member of the Wolf Guard an inquisitor, DiNozzo should be showing his belly and submitting not almost laughing at him.
Gibbs had to hand it to DiNozzo the younger man has a talent for annoying people that is unsurpassed, he could not believe that McGill is allowing his disgust and anger to show so clearly. Did he not understand that DiNozzo is lulling him into believing that he is harmless by acting the fool and joker, had the man not done his research on his team, from the looks of it obviously not deeply enough.
"Why do you and Gibbs carry the same scent?" McGill decided to go straight in and not pussy foot around.
"Do we I hadn't really noticed." Tony knows this to be a sort of half truth so his heartbeat stays relatively steady, he fidgets and twirls a pen with him in his hands, and he will use whatever he can to throw off the Wolf Guard inquisitor.
"Do you remember who gave you the bite?" McGill fires off the question.
"No." Tony knows that his heart rate does not falter he is telling the truth he does not remember that Gibbs bit him.
McGill frowns at the two men, something is not right but he's not sure what.
"Have you only just found out that Gibbs is a werewolf?" McGill asks.
"Yep we've only just found out that Gibbs is a werewolf and our new Alpha." Tony beams at the man, he isn't really lying because they have not known for long about Gibbs being a wolf. Tony is just glad that McGill is not phrasing his questions yet in such a way that he has to lie outright.
Gibbs decides he is going to intercede before McGill has a chance to ask anything that Tony has to outright lie to.
"I thought you where going to ask about Tony being turned not my being a werewolf." Gibbs gives the man a glare.
"We just want answers." McGill tells the two men.
"This interview is over." Gibbs stands up he indicates that Tony should precede him to the door.
"You can't just walk out." McGill angrily declares he is glad that he has decided on his next actions, no werewolf no matter who they are can disrespect the Wolf Guard and Council like this Alpha has.
"It's over." Gibbs draws level with the angry looking McGill.
"I don't think so." McGill growls, he see Gibbs attention turn to one of the guards at the door who have move to stop the two men from leaving, grinning McGill acts.
Gibbs realises his mistake to late as his attention shifts from the inquisitor, suddenly pain is erupting and he falls to the floor.
"Secure the prisoner." McGill snaps to his guards he has the stun gun still in his hands. "Do not interfere DiNozzo or face the consequences."
"You can't do this."