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Fools

How was I supposed to know he wouldn't find it funny? Seriously, I knew he was bad, but this is riddiculas, it was only a little April Fools fun. McGee found it funny when his face cream turned out to be ink. Even Ducky had managed a choked laugh when his newest "corpse" sat up and started talking. His face when the gun shot victim answered Ducky's "just who are you?", I'm so glad I brought a camera in with me today.

Granted it hadn't all gone right. I think my ribs are bruised, Ziva has a strong punch, perhaps the whoopee cushion was a bad idea. And Abby! Not so much as a flinch when those "gun shots" went off in the lab. Oh. I hope she doesn't tell Gibbs about that. I'm not going make it past twelve at this rate.

Jenny promised me that he would find this funny. That I wouldn't face any repercussions. I think she meant official. I'm more worried about how many more slaps my head can take before I get concussion. Of course, it being her fault, she'd have to nurse me back to health. No. Don't go there Tony.

Talking of Jenny, I wonder what happened to her. She was supposed to be here when it was Gibbs's turn. That was the deal, we were in it together. I can't believe she betrayed me like that. I'll show her, just wait, next year I'll be sure to think of something really big to fool her.

I'm stuck here like a rebellious schoolboy waiting to be punished by his Principle. McGee's sniggering again. Would it really make much more difference if I started using his black chin for target practice? Damn. Too late, Boss is returning with…the boss? This could actually be quite entertaining after all.

There's a twinkle in her eye as she's looking at me. I wonder if she's even listening to Gibbs as he points to Probie's face, and the smirk on Ziva's face. She's a good little actress. I can tell she's just dying to laugh at the stupidity of it all and yet there's not so much as a twitch of her lips as she regards me. Such lovely lips.

She's walking towards me now, I wonder what she's going to say, it's obvious she's not going to tell them that she was the one that created the schedule for today's pranks. That without her input it would have been just like last year. A few measly gags that no one found funny, not even me. I still can't believe I mixed up the real gum with the fake stuff. I'm certain my teeth aren't as white as they used to be.

She still hasn't said anything, and I think I'm actually getting nervous, because Gibbs has got a distinctly evil look on his face; the kind he gets when someone spills his coffee. He should be grateful, at least, that I stopped Jen from doing anything to that. No matter what she said, he would have shot me for that. Really, what we did do is so small and insignificant in comparison.

Did she just snap her fingers at me? What am I some kind of dog? Maybe, because I'm following her out of the squad room. How does she do that? Gibbs shouts a question over to her, and Jenny, my Jenny just smiles at him, a strange look on her face.

"Don't worry Jethro, he will be appropriately punished."

Yes. Next year I'm definitely staying on Jen's team.

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