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Tony smiled as he emptied the colourful stones into the bottom of the deep bowl. He moved over to the tap and started filling the bowl with water. The size of the bowl meant that it did not fit the sink and was resting at an uneasy angle. Tony watched as the water level rose. His mind wandered lazily over the situation he had found himself in. Tony DiNozzo was the chief. He was boss. He was king. What had once belonged to Gibbs now belonged to DiNozzo. Tony liked being in charge of the team but was still a little saddened that Gibbs had retired to Mexico. Having control of the team was a guilty pleasure; like when he was a kid and he would sneak downstairs to the kitchen to find the last piece of cake. The bowl was half full. Tony looked over at the small statue he had harrassed McGee into buying for the bottom of the bowl.

"What is that?" Kate Todd's voice sneered from behind him.

Tony turned the tap of and turned to face her. "They are what we, on this plane of existence, call goldfish."

"Funny Tony." She rolled her eyes. "I know what they are but what are they doing here?"

He grabbed the water filled bag that held two small goldfish. "They were a gift. Kind of." He was wearing a satisfied grin.

Kate was curious. "From?"

"Zee-vah" Tony announced happily. "She won them for me at the fair."

"You and Ziva went to the fair? Isn't that a little inappropriate considering you're her boss?"

Tony smiled triumphantly. "It was a team building exercise. The team has been through a lot of change recently so I took them to the fair as a way to let of steam."

"You had to order her to go to the fair." Kate grinned. "She must really like you." She said sarcastically.

Tony suddenly looked very serious. "Kate, I am a senior agent now. I am the man that the team look to for guidance, assuarance and leadership. I would have been neglecting my duties if I hadn't recognised that they all needed a little time off."

"So you forced them to go to the fair and win you goldfish."

Tony shook his head. "I took them to the fair so we could a work on becoming a more efficient team. I wanted us to be able to come together again and work on any issues that there may be." He dramatised his statement by locking his fingers together. "These goldfish are a way of reaffirming our commitment to one another. They are team fish."

"What?" Kate asked disbelievingly.

"Well, we all did something to win the fish and provide for them. "McGee bought the statue, the food and the colourful stone-things. Abby bought the bowl. Ducky paid for the five games we played to win them and Ziva won them. Team fish."

"What did you do?"

He looked embarrassed, "I helped Ziva."

"How?"

"Well I lost the first three games and then let her have a go. I helped her." His mind wandered to the look on Ziva's face as he lost the third game. She had pushed him out of the way played the fourth game without his permission.

"How was losing helping Ziva?"

He refused to admit how bad he had been at throwing three little balls into a goldfish bowl. "Kate I don't expect you to understand the fine details of my leadership methods..."

"Explain them to me." Kate cut in.

Tony shook his head. "I don't have time. I have to prepare for team movie night and plus what would be the point in explaining them to someone who, let's face it, will never use them."

"That is a cheap shot DiNozzo. Anyway I have my own leadership skills."

"Really? Are they coming useful in your current career as poltergeist?"

Kate shook her head. "Have you named them yet?"

Tony turned the tap off as water spilt over the edge of the bowl. "I have but I'm waiting for Ziva to get here before I say anything."

"I have to wait until tonight to find out the names?"

"Nope." He turned the tap off and emptied the fish into the bowl. "Ziva is coming over early."

"For what?"

"That is none of your business Kate." He heard the front door of his apartment open and close. Ziva walked in holding a pizza box. Tony smiled, "I don't remember giving you a key to my door."

"I picked the lock." Ziva said casually.

"You realise that is against the law."

"Perhaps I should leave and take this pizza with me." Ziva was grinning. She looked at the fish swimming happily in the bowl. "Have you thought up names for them?"

"I'm thinking Jenny and Jethro."

She laughed, "Oh I like that. You realise if they find out we'll be killed."

Tony grinned, "Imagine if they mated."