Disclaimer : In Chapter One.. like anyone needs to read that.
A/N : I like this better than at the end or just doing a general thank you:
weing1 - I hope this was fast enough for you! My speed improves greatly with reviews. And yes, I am having fun writing about Tony and Ange! I hope you're enjoying reading about it. Thanks for the reviews.
Sammy - Thanks for the support, I'm glad you are enjoying it.
Sarah - I have thought about giving him a sister but that seemed like to many new characters. Glad you like it! I was so worried how people would react to Angela being his daughter.
anonymous - Done! Enjoy, thanks!
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anonymous - Glad you like it.
SammyBlack80 - I'm so happy it was surprising! I was worried everyone would know where I was going with her. I'm happy you are enjoying it! So nice to read good feedback!
kibbsforever - lol! Kate's reaction, I'm sorry to say is not really in this chapter. She will have a nice talk with Gibbs about this. I might have them get together later on, at least it will be talked about.
Christina Miller - I must say I laughed when I read your review. I can't believe we did that! I just picked Angela because it worked well with "Gibbs". What made you chose it? I'm sorry you changed the name but I like your new choice. Glad you are enjoying this!
ccabello - Glad you like it! As requested...
jtbwriter - lol! Very dead! crawls into hole I hope I'm not disappointing people with Kate's reaction, promise, there will be more! Glad you like it so far!
Chapter Three : Reactions
"But," Tony began his face a mirror of the shocked expressions on Kate's face and Fornell's. "Gibbs doesn't have a daughter" he said, his voice raising slightly in panic.
"Tell that to Angela," Ducky said with some amusement.
"When," Kate began, taking over for Tony.
"She's his daughter from his first marriage," Ducky explained, "after he and Laura divorced Gibbs was granted custody of Ange, mostly because Laura was the one caught," Ducky paused, a not sure how to explain, "doing something she should not have been."
The three nodded and Ducky continued, "Ange when to college in England, Queen's College to be exact and has been living abroad for the last year, she's twenty-three. That's really all I should tell you, the rest is their tale." With that, Ducky turned and walked into the house in search of Gibbs and Ange.
"I can't believe he has a daughter," Kate said, still very much in shock, sitting on the steps because her legs were becoming to weak to stand.
"I never thought of Gibbs as the parental type," Fornell added.
"Oh no," Tony groaned.
"What?" Kate asked, not really wanting to hear any more news.
"I'm dead." He said, covering his face with his hands.
"Tony, speak clearly," Kate told him.
"I'm dating Gibbs's daughter!" He blurted out, his eyes wide.
"You just figured that out now?" Fornell asked sarcastically causing Tony to glare at him.
"I was focussed on Gibbs being a father," Tony said in his defense, "but I'm," he gave a dramatic pause, "dead."
"But Gibbs found out earlier and your still in one piece," Kate pointed out, trying to brighten up Tony.
"But that was before I knew who she was."
Fornell and Kate shared a look, "Just how far did you get last night Tony?" she asked.
Their conversation was ended when Ducky walked out of the house.
"Ah, Agent Fornell, it seems your team is not needed here, Gibbs and Angela are taking care of the investigation."
"Should we go in now?" Kate asked, thinking that Gibbs was only excluding the FIB.
"Better not," Ducky said wisely, "Angela is as good at this if not better than Jethro. And she inherited more of his personality." The last part caused the three agents to cringe. "Any ways, Gibbs wants you and Tony to go back to the office and learn what you can about the Commander."
With a last look at the house they climbed into their respective cars and drove off. Still needing time to react to the news that Jethro Gibbs has a daughter.
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Several Minutes Earlier
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"Why didn't you at least call to tell me you were coming?" Gibbs asked.
"We both know why I didn't," Angela snapped.
Gibbs agreed after a moment but he was still not happy. "Does your mother know you're back?" he asked, deliberately trying to change the subject.
"I didn't tell you, what makes you think I would tell my mother I was coming back to the states?" she asked.
"I thought the two of you might have been talking again."
"I talked to mom a few weeks ago. Of a thirty minute phone call, ten minutes were spent with her telling me what's wrong with you and the other twenty about the weather! Neither of us have anything to say to each other. I'd always tell you this kind of thing first, Dad."
"Why did you put a picture of her on the wallpaper?" He asked, not wanting to drop the subject quite yet.
Angela's eyes darkened slightly at this question, she knew it was coming she just hated the whole reason she had that picture taken. "I thought that was clear." she said, anger and sadness in her voice, "Mom and I hate each other but out of my two parents she's the only one that's actually come to England while I was been living there."
"I would have come if you'd needed me to. " Gibbs said in an almost uncharacteristically apologetic tone that he only used with family members.
"I know you would have," a silence hung between them for what seemed like days but was merely seconds, "We should get to work."
"Yeah."
As they walked up the stairs they both watched the carpet for any sings of foot prints or makes.
"Did you know her well?" Gibbs asked. He had known she was working for the Agency but that was about it, she never went into details about what she did or who she worked with.
"A little, I meet her a few times, mostly business. She was one of my field agents for eight months. It's was always safer to keep a low profile though. She was good." Angela said, trying to keep her voice and manner devoid of many emotions. Angela was worried this was not an accidental murder. She knew both of the deceased were capable of taking care of an intruder or anyone else that might try to hard them.
They had reached the bedroom by this point. Gibbs took the lead and with gloved hands opened the door. Commander Mark Ivens and his wife Katrina were laying dead on their king size bed clad in long white tunics and matching pants. A large clear plastic trap had been laid on the bed and two red, or rather originally white towels that had been turned red from the blood had been placed behind their heads.
"What the hell?" Gibbs muttered as he looked at the scene in front of him. Angela stayed very quite next to him, eyes closed. "What's wrong?" He asked when saw her reaction.
"It's a message," Angela said, finally opening her eyes. Gibbs gave her an odd look, wondering what she was not telling him.
o Gibbs walked over to the bed and snapped a few pictures, making sure that he captured how o they were laid out and the body positions for the report. Then he gently lifted the woman's o head, in the back of her neck was a very small knife with a short black handle. Angela did the o same with Mark's body and was not surprised to find the same stab wound and knife.
"What are you not telling me about this, Ange?" Gibbs asked, looking at her.
"I," she paused, "what was that?" she questioned, having heard something.
"Ange!" Duck said happily as he entered the bedroom. A smile spread across her face when she saw her godfather walk in. She walked over to him and gave him a big hug.
"It's so good to see you, Ducky," she said with a smile as she pulled away.
"I had no idea you were coming back. When did you get into town?" He asked, still smiling.
"Two nights ago. I've been doing a lot of unpacking. I wanted to wait to see you until I'd finished settling in and seen dad before I said called anyone."
"How did you meet Tony and Kate?" Ducky inquired, "They asked me how the two of you knew each other."
"What did you tell them?" Gibbs asked, looking a bit upset.
"The truth." Ducky told them, "I didn't tell them all the details but I told them Ange is your daughter with Laura and that she's been living abroad for the last five years. Was there something wrong with that?"
"They would have found out any ways." Angela said, giving Ducky a reassuring look and her father a glare that would make most people run quickly away from her in fear. "In answer to your earlier question, Tony and I met last night. As for Kate, I stopped by to drop something off for Dad at work this morning and Kate was there."
Ducky lowered his head and raised his eyebrows, "Enough said. So what do we have here?"
Gibbs and Angela explained what they had found so far but left out that Angela had a rather good idea who was behind the killings.
o "Ah yes," Duck said after they had finished, "I see what you mean, right into the spinal o cord.Not a long dead but not instantaneous. I wonder how the killer got so close. There is not o bruising around either of their necks and it's a clean stab wound."
"Duck, how,"
"Jethro, why do you always ask me this? I've only just met the deceased."
"Force of habit," Gibbs replied, making Ange laugh.
"I hope my dear," Ducky said in a mock annoyed voice, "that you have not inherited your father's impatience's. Now, I've not had nearly enough time but I'd say, given the blood lose and the color of the skin we're looking at a time of dead with in the last twelve to fourteen hours. I'll have Abbey run some blood tests and get your a time and cause of dead soon."
"Thanks, Duck." Gibbs said. He noticed Angela in the bathroom and when over to see what she had found.
"Look at this," She said, holding the garbage can in one hand and the sink plug in the other. "It's all clean. As is the bath tub. I knew them both, they keep a clean house but nothing like this. Do you have a woods lamp?" Gibbs nodded and returned in a few seconds with the requested item.
"Here," he said turning off the light and closing the door. The checked the entire bathroom but could find no trace of blood.
"Look at this," Ange said as she opened the cabinet under the sink, picking up a bag of sanitary pads, "napkins, not tampons. If she was having a period there would have been traces of blood in the tub. There a no cleaning products here that would have removed it."
"You think they were killed in here?" Gibbs asked, wondering where she was going with this. He'd seen people killed in bathrooms, either left there or moved but the killer seemed to organized and professional to do that.
"I think the killer cleaned the bathroom." Angela said, not wanting to jump to conclusions. "I don't think we'll find a finger print in here but we might be able to find some clue."
"I'll swab the sink and the tub, see if Abbey can find out what the killer used to clean them." Angela smiled at this.
"I have the blood samples." Ducky said as he entered the bathroom. "Is there anything else you wanted tested?"
"These," Gibbs said, handing him three bags, each holding a cotton swab, "see if Abbey can find anything on these."
"And this," Angela said proudly, giving him a bag with some disgusting gray matter in it, "I found it in the drain."
"Right," Ducky exhaled, "Do you want any help? There a quite a few FIB agents out there, and Tony and Kate."
"We're fine," Gibbs told him, "have Tony and Kate go back to the office and see what they can find on Commander Ivens."
"Good luck," Ducky said as he walked out. He was glad that Angela and Gibbs were spending time together even if that "time" was mostly being spent trying to find out who murdered two people by searching through the dead people's home.
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(3/?)
It occurred to me after finishing this chapter that the it seemed as if Ducky spent much more time with Gibbs and Ange then he did going in and out of the house in the Kate and Tony part. For the story, please over look that bit.
Also, don't worry, there is still a lot more to come over Angela being her, between her and Gibbs, her and Tony and between Kate and Gibbs and Tony and Gibbs. I'm not sure what kind of pairing I'll do, if any (well, more that I already have).
Hope everyone is still enjoying this. As always, please review!