Alex's Pov
The next morning I woke up to Jett nudging me, I rolled over intent to ignore him, when I revieved a wet slobbery kiss to my face.
"Uh, Jett." I wiped it from my face and opened my eyes to look at him, I received a litte bark in response, I sighed and climbed out of be to open the door, Jett dashed downstairs and I shut the door behind him, I climbed back into bed wanting to see if I got a few more hours of sleep, when my phone starting ringing, I groaned and sat up again and picked up my phone, I saw the time 6.23 am, I huffed and them looked at who was calling, it was a number I didn't recognize, I frowned and answered it
"Hello?"
-Alex? I'm sorry did I wake you?-
"Angel?"
-Yeah, I take it you didn't save my number in your phone?-
"No, I forgot to, but don't worry about waking me up Jett already took care of that." I heard him chuckle down the line
-Did you wake up to a wet kiss?-
"I received one after I didn't sit up once he had nudged me awake." I heard him laugh "Did you need something? I figure there was a reason as to why youre calling this early."
-Kinda, there is a demon problem, but don't worry I can take care of it, it's actually information that I need-
"Information? What kind?"
-There is a demon who works at NCIS, where your uncle works, he knows about this demon, he's selling children Alex, the demon at NCIS has information on the ring leader-
"And you want me to get it for you?"
-Please Alex? If I could come and do it myself I would, I really would-
"Okay, give me a name."
-Kipner, that was all I was able to get and that he works at NCIS-
"If this turns out ot be some kind of set up."
-If it is, it's not set up by me I promise-
"Alright, I'll get back to you as soon as I have something."
-Thank you Alex-
"Yeah, yeah." I then hung up the phone and looked at the screen "What I woudn't do for you Angel." I sighed and dropped the phone onto my bed and quickly got dressed, grabbed my phone and dashed downstairs almost running into uncle Jethro
"Woah, where's the fire kiddo?" he asked, I shook my head
"There isn't one, I just wanted to see if I could come into work with you today?" he raised an eyebrow
"Any reason why?" I shrugged
"Exploration." He gave me a long look before nodding
"Tim already left, I was just coming to see if you were up since Jett came dashing downstairs."
"Yeah he woke me up." He nodded and then patted my shoulder
"Hurry up and get ready, we leave in ten." I nod and he walks past me and disappears upstairs. I walked over to the door and pulled on my trainers, I then walked into the kitchen and put some bread in to the toaster, then I walked over to the fridge and opened the door, I looked inside and found some fresh orange juice, I pulled the carton out and found a glass in one of the cupboards and poured the glass half way full of orange juice, before putting the cartoon back into the fridge.
The toast popped just as uncle Jethro walked into the kitchen
"I hope you don't mind that I poured myself some juice?" he chuckled and shook his head
"Not at all, help yourself." I nod and point at the toast
"Do you want a slice?" he looked over at the toaster and then looked back at me
"Are you having the other slice?" I nodded and he turned to pull out the butter from the fridge and handed it over to me, I took it and took the slices of toast from the toaster and buttered them, I handed one over to uncle Jethro, he took it and began to eat it, I ate half of mine and downed the half glass of orange juice and finished my slice of toast. I quickly rinsed out the glass and set it in the sink to be washed later and turned to face uncle Jethro who had finished his slice of toast "Ready to go?" I nodded
"Has Jett been let out?"
"I let him out as soon as he came dashing downstairs, he's curled up in the living room." I nodded and he turned and headed to the front door, I sighed and followed after him, I passed Jett's bed and gave Jett and pat on the head as I passed him
"Be good Jett." He let out a little bark and curled back up in his bed, I grinned and hurried out the door and passed uncle Jethro who was stood just outside the front door, grinning. I smiled and walked over to the car as he locked the door and followed behind me, he walked to the drivers side and climbed in, I took a quick breath and climbed in as well.
It was a quiet drive to the NCIS building, uncle Jethro parked in the parking lot under the building and climbed out
"You coming Kiddo?" he asked me, I nodded and climbed out, shutting the door behind me, he shut his door and locked the car, shoving the keys into his pocket, he walked around to the front of the car, I walked around and stood next to him and together we walked into the building, passing by security to get me a visitors pass, we got into the elevator and headed up to the bullpen "Are you okay Alex? You seem a bit distant." I glanced at him and nodded
"I'm okay, just hoping your boss doesn't go off at you again." He chuckled
"Don't you worry about her and don't you listen to anything she has to say about us, what she said yesterday was wrong, and it certainly shouldn't have been shouted out across the bullpen either." I sighed and nodded, the elevator suddenly stopped as he hit the emergency stop button, he then grasped my shoulder and turned me to face him "Hey, don't worry, you're my nephew, I held you when you were born, so I know you're my sisters son, whatever she says, she's wrong, trust me and ignore her alright?" I nod and he pulls me in for a quick hug, I hug him back and he then lets go and ruffles my hair "Now let's get to the bullpen so you can explore." I grinned and he set the elevator going again, too floors later the doors opened, a younger man stepped into the elevator and he froze as the doors slid shut behind him
"Agent Gibbs." The young man greeted, his eyes flickering to uncle Jethro and back to me
"Kipner, which floor?" uncle Jethro asked, my eyes widened slightly, but then let my face return to neutral as he turned to look at the floor buttons
"That floor actually, Agent Gibbs." Kipner responded, uncle Jethro nodded and the elevator fell into silence, until the elevator came to a stop on the bullpen floor, the door slid open and Kipner hurried out, uncle Jethro and I followed a steady pace right into the bullpen. Kipner was talking quietly to Tim and handing over a file of some kind, uncle Jethro sat down at his desk and booted up his compter as Kipner turned and spotted me, he squeaked and dashed off
"Did you do something to Kipner Alex?" Tim asked, frowning I shook my head
"Today is the first I've met him, I'll be right back." I quickly hurried after Kipner, I saw him hurriedly pressing the elevator call button, he caught sight of me and made a dash for the stairs, I huffed
"The things I do for you Angel." I quickly hurried after him, he'd made it down two flights of stairs by the time I caught up to him "Wait!" I grabbed hold of his arm and pulled him to a stop outside the door that led to the 32 floor, he suddenly pulled from my grasp and dropped to his knees
"I beg of you White Knight, spare me, I have done no-one any harm." Kipner begged
"Kipner, what are you talking about?" he stopped
"You're here to kill me aren't you?" he asked, I sighed
"Stand up." I lent down and grabbed hold of his hand, I pulled him to his feet and he cringed "I'm not going to hurt you."
"You're not?" I shook my head
"No, you seem peaceful enough, and you say you've not hurt anyone and I believe you." He sighed
"Then why are you here?"
"Agent Gibbs is my uncle, I live with him now."
"You don't live in SunnyDale anymore?" I shook my head "Oh thank God, you don't work for the slayer anymore."
"No, never again."
"So what do you want with me?"
"I come on behalf of Angel Investigations." He looked at me shocked
"You're here for Angel?" I nodded "I thought you two hated each other." I shrugged
"We have an agreement." He nodded
"Fair enough, so what does Angel need?"
"Angel says, you have informations on a Demon who's selling children in L.A."
"Oh, him, well, I can't help you bye." He quickly tried to make a quick dash away, but I managed to grab hold of his arm and push him up against the wall
"Seriously, as much as I hate unpeaceful demon, I hate demons who sell or kill children more, so peaceful or not, you will be giving me that information." Kipner gulped as I moved my hand to my hip, as if I were going to go for my knife, he held his hands up in a universal surrender pose
"Alright, alright White Knight, his name is Baldack he usually takes children who are unwanted or orphans, you know children who wont be missed." I frowned
"The doesn't make it any better." He nodded frantically
"Of course not! He's be getting more erratic, taking children from their bed, from families."
"What does he do with them?"
"He doesn't kill them."
"That's not what I asked."
"He keeps them locked up, in cages, an old warehouse down at the Piers in L.A, he has three Warehouses, to throw people off he uses a different one each time, to make sure he doesn't fall under suspicsion, obviously it hasn't worked."
"Obviously, what will he do with the children?"
"He'll auction them off to the highest bidder, after that, the children are in the hands of that bidder."
"When's the Auction?"
"Tonight, midnight at his second warehouse, you'll get this information to Angel right? He'll get those children out?" I nodded
"Yeah, I'm gonna tell him." I stepped away from him and dropped my hadn away from my hip, he sighed a breath of relief "By the way." I lifted up my shirt to reveal my left hip "I have no weapons on my person." He shrugged
"You don't need a weapon to be a danger to me, but at least I know I'm save here, if the Slayer ever comes knocking, can I count on you to keep me safe?" I grinned and dropped my shirt
"Don't worry, you have my protection." He nodded with a smile, he then patted my shoulder and hurried on down the stairs. I sighed and pulled out my phone, I quickly found Angel's number and dialed, putting the phone to my ear
-This Is Angel's Phone, can I ask who's calling?-
"This is Alex, who's this?"
-This is Doyle, who's Alex?-
"Look, is Angel there I really need to speak with him."
-Nope sorry, he's out-
I pulled the phone away from my ear and growled in frustration, before putting it back to my ear
"Look, will you just tell him that Alex called, I have some information for him." I then hung up the phone and shoved it back into my pocket and slumped against the wall. I sighed and slumped down I rested my arms on the top of my knees and hung my head, when suddenly a pair of feet entered my line of view. I glanced up and saw uncle Jethro crouched down in front of me
"You want to explain to me what's going on?" he asked, I shook my head
"Not really."
"Well then, let me rephrase that, tell me what that was all about." I sighed
"Something demon." He huffed
"In detail please."
"Angel called me this morning, there's this big thing going down in L.A, he told me Kipner had information about it, asked me to get it and relay it back to him."
"Why Kipner?"
"Kipner's a demon, he's peaceful and not a threat, unless his life is at risk."
"Okay, so you got the information?"
"Yep, tried to relay it to Angel, someone called Doyle picked up his phone, told me Angel wasn't in."
"And you're sat on the floor why?"
"Just destressing I guess, I hate information gathering, it normally involves threatening of some sort."
"Is that why Kipner was afraid of you?"
"No, he thought I was here to kill him under the orders of the Slayer, I'm not, he's peaceful and I believe him when he said he hasn't hurt anyone, I gave him my protection."
"Against?"
"If the Slayer ever comes knocking for him, he's got the White Knight protection." Uncle Jethro nodded
"This is why you wanted to come to work with me today?" I nodded
"I'm sorry I wasn't completely honest with you, I didn't know how it would play out, and I certainly didn't think that I was going to find him this quickly."
"Why didn't Angel do it himself? Why did he have to drag you into this?" I shrugged
"Angel is in L.A, he didn't want to pull me into this, he had no other choice."
"When is this thing happening?" Uncle Jethro asked
"Tonight, at midnight." He nodded and stood up, he held out his hand to me
"Come on kiddo, there's no point moping here, there's plenty of time for Angel to get back in touch, or you could try calling him in an hour or so, besides, I have people I want you to meet." I took his hand and he pulled me to my feet.
"You mean besides Jimmy, Ducky, Tony, Tim and Jett?" He chuckled and pushed the door open to foor 32, we walked onto that floor and towards the elevator.
"You've still got to meet our final team member, she'll be back at the end of the week." He pressed the call button for the elevator
"Okay, so where are we going now?"
"I'm taking you to meet Abby, you saw her briefly the day you arrived." He explained, I nodded and thought back 'Was she the one who glared at me?' I shrugged as the elevator door opened, we stepped inside and he hit one of the lower number buttons. "Now brace yourself, Abby likes to play her music loud." I nodded and the elevator doors slide open, I heard the music straight away.
"That is loud." I head uncle chuckle as he wrapped an arm around my shoulders and led me into the lab.
"Abbs!" Uncle Jethro shouted, trying to get her attention "Abby!" that got her attention and the music shut off
"I haven't got anything for you, you don't have a case anyway Gibbs." She huffed
"I thought you got a case last night?" I asked looking up at uncle Jethro, who shook his head
"Long story kiddo, Abby I'm here to introduce you to my nephew." She suddeny spun around to face us
"You mean Alexander is here?" she asked, uncle nodded "Well where is he?" Uncle Jethro squeeze my shoulders
"Abby, this is my nephew Aex." She looked at me and frowned, then I heard Uncle Jethro's phone ring, he dropping his arm from around my shoulder and pulled out his phone, he glanced at me and said "I'll be right back." Then he left the lab
"You? You're the kid from the other day, the one that ruined my information delivery." She growled, I shrugged
"I'm sorry?"
"You made my silver haired fox ignore me!"
"I, um, didn't mean to?"
"Gibbs never ignores me!" she yelled and the turned away from me to move over to her work bench 'Oh, she means Uncle Jethro'
"Look, I didn't mean to make him ignore you, I've come to live with my uncle, I don't want any trouble." She swung back around to face me and shoved a swab in my direction
"Do a DNA test!" she demanded, storming closer to me
"For what reason?"
"You're not related to Gibbs at all." She stopped right in front of me and shoved the swab close to my mouth, I frowned and my phone began to ring, I stepped back from her and pulled my phone from my pocket, I saw it was Angel calling, I glanced back at Abby who was waving the swab around in my direction
"I don't have to listen to this." I turned away from her and headed out of the lab
"Don't walk away from me!" She yelled as Uncle Jethro appeared back at the doorway
"What's all this shouting about? Alex?" Uncle Jethro asked
"I've got to pick this up, oh, she's demanding I take a DNA test." I saw him frown as I left the lab and went to stand by the elevator and answered the call "Who phoning?"
-It's me Alex, I'm sorry I didn't answer before, I'm sorry Doyle answered in my place-
"You don't take your phone with you anywhere?"
-I forgot to pick it up, did you get the information?-
"Tonight at midnight, he's got 3 warehouses by the docks, you best check them all."
Thank you Alex, I know I put you out, I'll make it up to you-
I sighed and hung the phone up.
"I doubt it."
"Everything alright Alex?" Uncle Jethro asked, I turned to face him
"Yeah, it was Angel that called, I told him the information and he told me he'd make it up to me, but I doubt that he will." He gave me a sad look before wrapping an arm around my shoulders
"Come on, we'll go get a drink and then go back to the Bullpen." I nod and we step into the elevator that had just opened
"Did you press the call button?" Uncle Jethro chuckled and dropped his arm
"Yeah." I grin and then let it fall into a small frown
"So, that DNA Test Abby was demanding?" I heard him growl slightly
"I'm getting really annoyed at people asking me for that." I grinned
"Maybe we should do one, then it will prove to everyone that we are family." He frowned
"Are you sure Alex?" I nodded
"I'd rather we did one and got it over with, so no-one can say we're not family anymore." He sighed
"If that's what you want Alex."
"I'd prefer it at least." He nodded
"We'll do it tomorrow then." I nodded
"Should we press a floor button?" Uncle Jethro chuckled and turned to press a floor button, making the doors slide close.