And So It Begins
*I'm baaaaack. Sorry it took so long Big tests and such.Anyway I'm back with the third chapter of 'Into the Night'. This chapter will have the rest of the team in it and you will get your first glimpse at June DellaLuna. Thank you to all my reviewers. Happy to be back.
Tony P.O.V
'Oh what a night. I slept like the dead. Ha I made a funny.' I thought dryly to myself as I forced my to sit up, rubbing the sleep out of my silver eyes. Groaning I pushed aside the thick, heavy, long, black, velvet that I had hung around my king size canopy bed to block out morning light, I squinted against the painfully bright morning sun that poured in from the unclosed blinds ant my grand window. I squinted a my alarm clock and jumped up in shock when I saw what time it was, 6:00 glared at me in bright red letters. I had to be at work in an hour I had not showered, eaten, or dressed! My acute nose became aware of a thick cooking scent coming from the kitchen. Started I bounded in the direction and when I got there I saw Rosemary standing with her back to me and was cooking something that smelt deliciously like turkey bacon.
"Good morning Anthony" Rose said with a smile as she turned around to face me. "Morning Rosie" I said with a impish grin, She hated 'Rosie' as much as as I hated 'Anthony'. "Look I got go or I'll be late for work" I told her "No you don't you have plenty of time. I'm making breakfast and have gotten your stuff together. So you go take a shower and get dressed. I'll have breakfast ready soon. Now out out out."She said shooing me out of the kitchen with a wave of her hand. As I walked down the hall to my private bathroom I smiled softly, It was so good to have Rosemary back. She always took care of Joe and I and anyone else if see deemed them worthy of worry about which was all of the coven. She cooked and cleaned and just about every thing else. She was protective of us too, If one of her own was in danger she would go into was Joe and I called 'Mama Bear Mode' and as you know you never mess with a mama bears cubs, In sort she was our protector, provider, caretaker, teacher, big sister, and our mother. And we loved her.
I took a quick show and dressed in a charcoal gray suit, Standing in front of my mirror I put in my emerald colored contact lenses and my cover-up. No not make-up, it was very strong sunscreen mixed with that liquid fake tan stuff that people use. It covered skin to stop it from sparkling in the sun and gave in some color so it was not dead pale. I coated it on evenly so it looked like I had a good tan and smiled at my reflection, I looked and felt better than I had in weeks. I headed to the kitchen to see if Rosemary was done cooking breakfast, I was hungry.
Breakfast was as great as last nights dinner. It was crispy turkey bacon, scrambled eggs, French toast smothered in Real butter and hot fresh maple syrup, fried potatoes with a little ketchup on the side, toast smeared with grape jam, and two apple strudels with frosting. To drink was a tall glass of orange juice next to one glass of milk and two mugs one of hot deep fresh rich coffee and one of was blood. The table was set up elegantly, with cloth napkins folded in half with a single blue rose in a vase. Where she got a blue rose I have no idea. But I moaned when the first of food exploded on my tongue.
Rose watched me with a pleased grin on her face. She was washed dressed and ready for the day, dressed in dark blue jeans, a red tank top with a black leather vest, with black high tops with red lases, and a black choker. Her long hair was pulled back in a high pony tail but she left the two twin streaks of red loose framing her face. She had already done her make-up to perfection, deep blood red lips, black mascara on her long thick eyelashes, light bush, black eyeliner, and red eyeshadow with a thin black out line. She put chrome rings on her fingers and clip-on silver earrings as she could not have real ones. She had already put on her own shade of cover-up and colored contacts which where dark brown.
I finished my breakfast and told Rosemary it was time for me to go. She didn't argue with me this time, in fact she agreed. "Your right! We can have you being late for work now can we? I put your stuff by the door way and I packed you a lunch which you better eat mister got it. Now off you go." she said handing me my lunch as she gave me a hug and a light peck on the temple. "Oh and another thing" Rose began poking the middle of my forehead with her red and black painted nail "Don't let your 'team' boss you around. Only I can do that!" she said the last part with a grin and a wink but the first part she was dead serious about, I had told her about my problems with the team lately last night. I hugged her back took my lunch and told her I wouldn't and head to the door.
When I got in the car I check my bag to make sure she had put everything I needed in there. She did, she packed my gun, my badge, my ID, my gym clothes, my work clothes, an extra set of clothes, my cell, an extra mug of coffee, a small first aid kit, and a thin flat rapped parcel that I couldn't identify. Good o'l Rosemary always there for me. I checked the mirror and noticed that I had a red lipstick mark on my temple from Rose's kiss. I wiped off with a napkin, no reason to have Ziva or McGee tease me any more than usual. I remembered what Rosemary said and headed off to work, Today would be better, I won't let them push me around! I hope.
Rosemary P.O.V
''Oh Anthony it is good to see you again. You seem rather well all things considered. I hoped things stay that way. But good things don't last. They never did.'I thought to my self as I watched Tony dive away from the window. But there is no use to dwell on unpleasant things when there is work to be done. I had many things to do today to get ready for my stay which was sure to be for a while. My hope is that if DellaLuna knows I'm here than she will stay away, I hope this will work. First things first, I must go pick up my rental car and then go withdraw money from the bank.When I heard the news that June was after Tony again I had ran at super-speed up from New Orleans without taking my car or money, just what was in my purse. After that I needed go food shopping and then head to a mall for some more clothes. With the little money I did have with me I bought todays breakfast and last nights dinner and the outfit I was wearing this morning. I had figured he would need a couple of good meals to soften the impact of the news I was going to give to him. But unfortunately young Anthony was never good at taking care of himself and the only food he had in his house was some sour milk, a bag of pasta shells, and a pizza that looked like it was doing mad scientist experiments on its self. 'I better head out too.' I said to my self as I grabbed my purse and pulled on my leather jacket and with a flash I was gone.
Ziva's P.O.V
I knew the moment Tony came out of the elevator today that something was different. He had a big smile on his face and smile was not something he did a lot these days for some reason and his skin tone was better, he had been looking a bit pale for the past couple of weeks. ' He probably had sex last night' I thought to myself as a red hot flame of jealousy ignited in my chest. He did not say anything to Tim or myself but just walked strait to his desk and started to take things out of this bag and put them on his desk. When he took out a wrapped gift after he unwrapped it his smile only grew larger. Finally I got from behind my desk and crept behind him to over his shoulder at his gift. It was a beautifully drawn picture of a weeping willow its long vine branches swaying it an angels kiss of a breeze with soft pink petals dancing around it. In the bottom right hand corner was small elegantly writing that said 'To brighten your desk' and it was sighed simply 'R' who ever that was. "Can I help you?" Tony asked me but didn't turn around to look at me. "Were you with a woman last night?" I whispered in his ear "Why do you ask?" he replied still not looking at me "Well you seem happier today. Also you have a bit of red lipstick on your temple and" and I buried my face in the crook of his neck and inhaled deeply "you have a wisp of perfume on you." I explained "So I can only assume that you had sex last night."I went back to whispering in his ear, my hot breathe creeping down his neck.
"NO" he replied forcefully "An old friend of mine who yes is a woman came to visit be last night. She did not have a hotel room so I let her stay in my guest room but we have never ever been romantically involved. She gave me a peck on the temple and a hug which is probably how I got her lipstick and perfume on me. As for why I'm happier I haven't seen her in a long time and it was very good to see her again. Okay?" He told me while he wiped the lip stick of his face with a tissue and threw it in the trash. I went back to my desk with a light scowl on my face, I knew it now this 'R' was Tony's female friend. I had to find her and make sure she knew one thing. Tony was mine!
Tim's P.O.V
I watched the interaction between Tony and Ziva with great interest. I couldn't hear what was being said but I saw Ziva take a tissue out Tony's trash that he wiped something off his face with and slip it in her pocket. I don't think Tony notice he did not look at Ziva or I this morning, so yeah we were a little hard on him yesterday but I was sorry and I bet Ziva was too after Abby chewed us out yesterday who wouldn't be! Just then Gibbs came in clutching his coffee tightly, his sharp ice blue eyes scanned the room and when they land on Tony and he barked "DiNozzo decided not to be late for once in your life huh?" It was meant to be a joke so I was as surprised as anyone at Tony's reply. "Well I wouldn't want you to be disappointed in me again now would I Gibbs." The reply was said in a bitter and sarcastic tone and he did not even look up from some papers on his desk. I stared at Ziva with a wide eyed opened mouth expression that matched her own and from the look on Gibbs's face. Tony practically hero worshiped Gibbs! Gibbs recovered from Tony's verbal knife in the gut quickly. "We don't have a case so everyone meet me down in the gym in ten." He snapped a bit shook up and left the room.
Gibbs's P.O.V
'I can not believe Tony said that. It would have been less painful to shoot me. Why did he do that?' Were all thoughts running threw my head as walked to the gym discarding my empty coffee cup along the way. While in the gym I had a boxing match with Tony and I could tell something was surely up. Tony was dodging my jabs so fast I could barely see it and then he beat me with a single punch. After that I sent him to practice on the punching bag which he did with extreme prejudice. After we dressed and headed back up stairs and I got a call on my cell phone. We got a case. "Petty Officer Mia Chan" a said gesturing to the big screen which showed a picture of a young small dark skin and black haired and eyed chinese woman "She was found early today in the middle of a park, murdered in a very strange and gory way."
McGee and Ziva headed down to the van but DiNozzo stay staring at the picture of Mia Chan with fierce intensity. "Come on DiNozzo quit lagging." I said to him as I reached up to head slap him but he quickly side stepped me something else he has never done before and turned to look at me sharply, it was not quite a glare but close then he turned on this heal and walked off. The crime seen was a horrid sight, blood painted the trees and the grass and several bushes of white roses turning them blood red. Mia Chan was lying on the ground her throat torn out and a thick long wooden stake plunged in her heart, her eyes were wide glassy and open. But perhaps the most disturbing part of it was the fact that she had two twin bleeding wounds on her neck river of blooded flowing out. My team was staring wide eyed at this horrified, even Ducky was speechless and that was saying something. But the way Tony was staring at it was very odd. He was scared like he had seen it before but I brushed it off 'Probably like something from some old horror movie.' I told myself.
Tony P.O.V
No Not Again! No Not Again! I inhaled deeply. Yes her scent is hear! I spun around and looked at an tall old building. She was standing on top of it! With my Super sight I saw her give me a coy cat like grin and a red eyed wink and the in a flash of red hair she was gone.
'And so it begins'
*There finally the third chapter. It took 2535 words of blood, sweat, and tears but I did it. What do you think? Review and remember be kind so I will update. Stay toon for chapter four.
