Disclaimer: I do NOT own NCIS! Or any songs used in this fanfic! They belong to either FFDP or 3DG! I only own my OC, Melody Walst!
A/N: I know the ending is kinda crappy, but I promise the next chapter should be better!
Another author's note, I know it's passed Christmas! But, it's close to it in this fanfic! I should be done with the holiday arc in a few chapters!
That night, Ivan and Melody were in bed in the master bedroom while Brad, Neil, Phil, and Gerard were in their respective rooms.
The blonde vocalist rolled over on his side so his chest was against Melody's back and rested his hand on her abdomen.
"How far are you?" He asked after she rolled over to face him.
"Ten weeks approximately," She whispered, resting her hand on his cheek.
Ivan pushed a lock of sandy colored hair from his girlfriend's face, "Have you had an ultrasound yet?"
Melody shook her head, "Not yet. My appointment is tomorrow at eleven."
Ivan nodded and kissed Melody's forehead, "I love you, Melody."
Melody grinned before Ivan continued, "You better get some sleep, Beautiful."
The sandy haired woman nodded as he rolled over onto his back. He put his arm around her shoulders as she rested her head on his chest, falling asleep quickly.
Ivan smiled gently before he too fell asleep.
The next day, sitting at the clinic, Ivan and Melody were sitting, waiting to see the doctor. Albeit a little nervous on Melody's part.
Ivan wrapped his hand around hers, giving it a gentle squeeze to calm her.
"Melody Walst?" Called a nurse from the doorway.
Melody looked to Ivan before both stood and followed the nurse back.
"Wait here and Dr. Hale will be with you shortly," The nurse said before setting the file on the counter and walked out.
Melody sat on the exam table and the blonde vocalist took a seat in the chair next to it.
"Calm down, Beautiful," Ivan said, pushing a lock of her hair back behind her ear.
"I can't help it, Ivan," She muttered before the doctor walked in.
"Hello, Miss Walst," she said. "I am Dr. Hale, how're you doing today?"
"A little nervous to be honest," Melody answered. "But, other than that, really well."
Dr. Hale nodded, "Alright. If you could expose your abdomen for me while I get this set up right fast that would be great."
Melody nodded and pushed the black sweats down and raised her loose white Five Finger Death Punch tee; exposing her stomach.
The red-headed doctor returned to her side with the cart with the equipment, "Now this may be a little cold."
Melody nodded as Dr. Hale squeezed some of the cold gel onto her stomach. The sandy haired woman shivered a little as Dr. Hale moved the probe around.
A smile formed on Melody's face when they heard the heartbeats.
"That's the heartbeat, Ivan," Melody whispered.
"Why does it sound like its echoing?" Ivan asked, confused.
"That's because there are two heartbeats, Mr.?"
"Moody, Ivan Moody," He replied.
Dr. Hale nodded, "Right, there are two heartbeats," she said, pointing to one blob on the screen. "That's one baby," She said before pointing to the other. "And there's the second."
"Twins?" Melody asked, confused.
Dr. Hale nodded, "Yep," She said. "It looks like you are about twelve weeks, Miss Walst."
Melody nodded before Dr. Hale continued talking, "I'm just going to recommend you take prenatal vitamins," She said handing her a towel. "And because of your age and occupation, I want to see you every month."
Melody nodded as she wiped the gel off of her abdomen.
"And you will be able to find out the genders in about six weeks," She explained. "So, I want to see you back in here then."
Melody nodded as she fixed her sweats and tee before standing.
Meanwhile, Jason Hook and Brad Walst were being interviewed by Kane Lyons of DC Metal.
The grey-haired looked into the camera, "This is Kane Lyons here with guitarist Jason Hook of Five Finger Death Punch and bassist Brad Walst of Three Days Grace," He said before looking over to them. "So glad to have you here, guys."
"It's good to be here, Kane," Brad said, his slight Canadian accent seeping through his words.
"Yes it is good to be here," Jason agreed, looking at the bassist before looking at Kane.
"So, what made you guys decide to tour together?" He asked. "I mean you do groove metal," he said motioning to Jason before to Brad, "And you do alternative rock."
"Well, we also play grunge," Brad said to him. "But, the one who talked us into it was my sister, Mel. Our friend, Barry Stock, was in touch with guitarist Zoltan Bathory and Barry said he thought that Mel would be great friends with them. And that was six years ago."
"Yeah, Mel thought it would be great," he added. "Brad contacted me after she talked to him about it and our vocalist, Ivan, was all for it. I think the only one that wasn't too thrilled about it was Chris. Seeing as it's not usually done. But, after the first couple concert dates, he thought it was awesome."
"I hear your sister is a Federal Agent for NCIS," Kane said, changing the subject. "How is that if you're both from Norwood and Canadian citizens?"
"When Mel moved to Denver about twelve years ago, she got a dual citizenship," Brad explained.
Kane nodded, "Okay, this is a viewer submitted question about the performance last night. 'Why did Ivan Moody kiss the random woman on stage with him? And why was she even on the stage? She's not a member of Death Punch or even Three Days Grace for that matter!'"
"She wasn't just some random woman Ivan kissed, Kane," Jason said, pushing some of his black hair out of his face. "That was Melody, Brad's sister. And Zoltan wasn't feeling too well yesterday. And since we were in DC anyways, he asked if Melody could fill in for him."
"I invited her to see us backstage," Brad added. "She didn't know she was going to be on stage until Ivan asked her. Hell, even I didn't."
"That answers why she was on stage, but not why he kissed her," Kane pointed out. "I mean, is there something going on there between them that we don't know about?"
"You know, it would be best if you asked Mel instead of us," Jason told him.
"Okay, moving onto another viewer submitted question," He said. "'Why did that woman look fat? I thought that you had to be skinny to be on stage.'"
"Really?" Brad asked, getting aggravated at the questions. "There is a perfectly reasonable explanation why. If you want to know the answers, ask Melody and Ivan, not us."
"I agree with Brad," Jason added. "It's not our place to tell."
"And if there are any more questions like that, I will walk out of here," Brad said, leaning forward.
"And I would as well," Jason told him. "Mel is our friend. We're not going to stand for that."
"Why are you taking it so personal?" Kane asked, raising a grey eyebrow.
"Melody is my baby sister," Brad said to him. "That kind of questions would not even be asked in Norwood. But, here in the US, it's acceptable."
"Exactly," Jason seconded that. "I am from Toronto, but still, they wouldn't be asked."
"Okay, let's see what our next viewer submitted question is," Kane said before a Skype video appeared on the screen next to Kane.
'Hey, Mr. Walst, Mr. Hook,' Said a young girl no older than twelve with light brown ponytails and baby blue eyes. 'My name is Olivia Hensley and my big sister is dying of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She loves Three Days Grace and Five Finger Death Punch.'
"What is your sister's name, Olivia?" Jason asked, smiling at her.
'Meghan Hensley, Sir,' she replied, her voice soft like she was nervous.
Brad looked to Jason, "I think a visit is in order, Jason. How about you?"
"I think so, too," he replied, looking at his friend before both looked at Olivia on the monitor. "All of us will visit your sister. Is she there with you?"
Olivia shook her head, 'Meghan is with Mommy at the hospital.'
"Tell you what, keep this a secret, and we'll surprise her," Jason told her, grinning. "What hospital is Meghan in?"
'Bethesda,' Olivia answered.
"Great," Brad said, smiling. "We'll be there at one o'clock tomorrow."
"Be sure to tell your mom and dad, Olivia," Jason told her.
Olivia nodded, 'Thank you so much. My sister will be excited.'
"It's not a problem, Olivia," Brad told her, smiling.
Later that day, Melody, Ivan, and Zoltan were in the bullpen with the rest of Team Gibbs, working.
"What do you have?" Gibbs asked as he walked into the bullpen carrying a cup of coffee.
"Well, it looks like Sergeant Morrie was always somewhere," Melody said, typing something into the computer program. "Transactions at an ATM close to Night Ways every night about midnight. Then at different times throughout the day, there have been charges to the credit card."
"The one we found on him?" Gibbs asked, looking over at the sandy haired agent.
Melody nodded, "Yeah."
Gibbs nodded before looking at his other agents, "Anything else?"
"That's all we got, Boss," McGee replied, still trying to find something. "So far, we have nothing. Abby might though."
Gibbs nodded, "Keep working."
"Hey, Boss, I found something," Melody said as she brought the image up on the big screen.
It was a photo of the victim, Sergeant Morrie, kissing some woman.
"That picture was taken not long before Sergeant Morrie was killed," She said to them. "At least according to his buddy, Corporal Manning."
"What did the Corporal say about it?" Gibbs asked her, looking over at her.
"He said Sergeant Morrie was drunk and that he just up and decided to go after one of the women there," Melody explained.
"Agent Walst, may I speak with you for a second?" Called Vance from the top of the stairs.
Melody looked up at the Director before she made her way up, motioning for Ivan and Zoltan to stay since she didn't like the look on Vance's face.
Walking into the Director's office, Melody was confused.
"What is it, Director Vance?" She asked, standing in front of his desk.
"You're not to come in tomorrow," Vance told her. "I'm giving you the day off."
"But, Sir, why?" The sandy haired woman asked, confused still.
"And you can go ahead and go home, Agent Walst," He continued, not answering Melody's question.
"Sir, can you explain to me why?" Melody repeated, still confused.
"That is for me to know, and you to find out, Agent," Vance replied. "Go, Agent."
"Alright," She answered before leaving.
Walking back into the bullpen, Melody went to her desk and grabbed her bag, "Stupid Vance," She muttered as she got her stuff together.
"Where are you going, Walst?" Gibbs asked, standing.
"Vance is sending me home," She answered as she put her messenger bag over her shoulder. "If you need anything from my hard drive, McGee, you know my password."
"Yeah," the green-eyed computer geek replied, raising an eyebrow.
"Are you okay, Mel?" Zoltan asked, standing alongside Ivan.
Melody nodded, "Yeah. Just kinda stressed."
Ivan and Zoltan nodded before the three left the building.
Walking into her home, Melody froze where she was standing.
There, in the corner of her living room, was a tall Christmas tree decorated with silver and gold with silver and gold decorations all around the room as well.
"Who came up with this plan?" Melody asked as she set her bag on the floor by the door.
"Matt," her older brother answered as he walked into the living room with two cups of hot chocolate.
He handed her one as it dawned at her, "Matt is here?"
Brad laughed, "Yep," He said as someone snuck up behind Melody.
"Hey, Melody!" Matt Walst, the youngest Walst sibling, said excitedly. Making his older sister jump a little in surprise.
Turning around, she was speechless.
"You made it?" She managed to ask.
"I wouldn't miss spending Christmas with my brother and sister and our friends," He told her, grinning. "And, I want to know, how is my niece or nephew?"
"Actually, it will be either nieces, nephews, or niece and nephew," the middle Walst sibling stated nervously.
"Twins?" Matt and Brad asked at the same time.
Melody nodded and walked over to Ivan, who wrapped his arm around her shoulder.
"Yeah," Ivan told him as Matt handed him and Zoltan a cup of hot chocolate.
"Careful when ya take the first sip, guys," Matt warned, laughing as he moved some of his shaggy sandy blonde hair out of his face. "It's kinda hot. Temperature wise, anyways."
"You mean you didn't use Sapphire's recipe for hot chocolate, Matt?" Melody asked as she sat on the couch.
Matt shook his head, "Ivan and Zoltan said they didn't really care for it."
"Besides, what the hell is in that recipe?" Ivan asked as he sat on the couch beside his girlfriend.
Melody sat the cup on the coffee table before she laid down, resting her head on the blonde vocalist's thigh.
"Uhh, cayenne pepper, habanero peppers, and chilies," the youngest Walst sibling answered, rubbing the back of his head nervously.
"No wonder it burned the next day," Zoltan muttered as he sat on the loveseat across the room from Ivan and Melody.
"Yeah, that would be the cause," the oldest Walst sibling said before looking at his sister and Ivan. "Um, Jason and I kinda agreed that we from Three Days Grace and you guys would visit this girl named Meghan Hensley, who has acute lymphoblastic leukemia."
"I remember Meghan," Melody said as Ivan started carding his fingers through her hair. "It's a miracle she's still here."
"Why do you say that?" Matt asked as he sat in the recliner.
"When Meghan was two she had to have open heart surgery, when she was seven she had tumors in her liver, and now she has leukemia," Melody answered. "I believe the only thing keeping her going is music. Music from both Three Days Grace and Death Punch."
"How do you know the family, Sis?" Matt asked her, confused.
"Meghan's dad, Petty Officer Second Class Johnathan Hensley, was murdered and we handled the case," Melody answered. "Olivia and Meghan are sweet kids."
The sandy haired woman let out a yawn.
"You tired, Beautiful?" Ivan asked her, still carding his fingers through her hair.
Melody just nodded before she stood. Ivan stood alongside her and kissed her gently, "Have a nice nap, Beautiful," He told her before kissing her again.
"I will," She replied before heading back to their room.
"How far along is my big sister?" Matt asked as he took a sip of his hot chocolate.
"Dr. Hale said about twelve weeks," the blonde vocalist replied.
"Did you tell Matt about the only place it could have been, Ivan?" Brad asked, crossing his arms as he turned to his friend.
Ivan scratched the back of his head nervously, "No…"
"Where? It better not have been my house," Matt Walst said as he set his cup of hot chocolate on the table.
"Well, that would be the only place that it could have happened, Matt," Ivan replied, looking to his girlfriend's younger brother.
"No wonder the living room was a mess and you two passed out on the floor," Matt muttered.
"Anyways, if all of us are going to visit Meghan tomorrow, we have to take Melody with us," Zoltan said, leaning forward with his elbows resting on his knees. "I'm not trying to sound like I don't want her there; it's just with the death threat and all."
"We know you're not, Zo," Brad said to his friend as he took a seat at the other end of the couch. "We're all worried about her. Besides, I think Mel wants to see Meghan again. And, there's the fact that she'll be with all of us."
"And her boss, Vance, wants me and Zo with her at all times," Ivan told his girlfriend's older brother.
The next day, Melody, Ivan, his band, her older brother, and his band were heading to see the young sixteen year old girl.
With the sandy haired young woman walking in first, Meghan's baby blue eyes lit up.
"Mel!" She said excitedly as she sat up.
"Hey, Meg," She said, a smile on her face as she sat on the edge of the bed. "I have a surprise for you. And Olivia is the one who talked them into it."
"What are you talking about, Mel?" the young girl asked, confused.
"You love Three Days Grace and Five Finger Death Punch, right?" She asked, grinning.
Meghan nodded, confused.
"Well, here they are," She said as her friends walked into the hospital room. Which was huge.
"Hey there, Meghan," Ivan said, grinning as he walked up to the young girl's bedside.
"Meghan, this is Ivan Moody, Jason Hook, Jeremy Spencer, Chris Kael, and Zoltan Bathory from Death Punch," She said, grinning and watching the teen's shocked face.
"You're really here?" Meghan asked, shocked.
Jeremy nodded, grinning, "Yes we are. To see such a beautiful fighter," he said as he walked over and gently hugged her.
"And, that's not all," Zoltan said, smiling. "We brought some others that want to meet you."
As soon as the words left his mouth, Brad, Barry, Adam, and Neil walked in. Surprising the teen further.
"This can't be happening," Meghan whispered, pulling Melody into a hug.
"But it is, Meghan," Adam said to her as he walked over beside Jeremy and gave her a hug.
Stepping back, the sandy haired young woman smiled at her friends and family as they made the teen's day.
After a while of standing there watching her friends, Melody started to feel a bit uncomfortable.
"Hey, Zo, I'll be right back, I have to use the restroom," Melody said to her friend, who nodded.
"Alright, Ivan and I will come with you," He told her as he and Ivan stood.
"Thank you, Zo, Ivan," She said, smiling before the three made their way out of the room and to the restroom.
Ivan and Zoltan leaned against the wall, waiting.
After a couple minutes, two men and a woman walked up. The woman walked into the restroom while the two men stood beside the guitarist and the vocalist.
At hearing a scream from the restroom, the two jumped but they weren't quick enough. Ivan felt something puncture his neck and Zoltan felt something puncture his thigh before the both of them started to lose consciousness.
With each of the unknown men catching one of them, the woman walked out with a gun to Melody's side.
"I hope I can get my revenge on this one's boss, Dan," the woman hissed as they made their way out of the hospital through the fire exit.
"If everything goes as planned, you will Yuki," the man, Dan, replied as he and his accomplice tied Ivan's and Zoltan's wrists and ankles.
"Good," She stated as she forced Melody to get into the van.
"Just be patient," Dan said to her as he and his accomplice heaved the bandmates into the back of the van.
The black haired man closed the doors before he got into the driver's seat and his accomplice got into the passenger seat.
Digging out her phone, Yuki dialed Gibbs's number.
As soon as he answered the phone, "Hello, Jethro. Long time no speak," She said, still holding the pistol to Melody's side.
'What do you want, Yuki?' Gibbs asked her, his voice stern.
"Oh nothing. But, I'm sure you want this one and her friends back," the Japanese-American replied before she held the phone to Melody's ear.
"Boss?" Melody asked, trying to keep calm. "Help. They have Ivan and Zo, too."
Before Gibbs could say anything, Yuki already had the phone to her own ear.
"If you want to save them, you have twelve hours to find them," She told him. "If you fail, Miss Walst and the twins she's carrying will pay for it. Along with those two the Director ordered to stay with her. See you then, Jethro."
With that, the Japanese-American woman hung up the phone.