Thanks for all the reviews I am glad that people like it =) this chapter has a lot of action in it, and I hope it does not seem rushed.
And in response to Frankie's review: this is Tony's life from before NCIS and it starts from when he was fourteen, so no the team has not betrayed him.
Disclaimer: I do not own NCIS or its character Anthony DiNozzo.
Chapter 3:
It was dark when we stopped running and my legs felt a bit like jelly, but I continued to ignore it and examine my surroundings.
"Do you have any idea where we are?" Tony asks
"I was hoping you did." I reply with slightly uneven breathing.
"Come on let's find somewhere to stay for the night." He says and starts walking in a random direction.
"Hey wait up!" I moan as I have to run to catch up with him. "You know that was really mean!" I complain, he smiles in response and I just roll my eyes.
"So much for being a gentleman."
"It comes and goes." He says with a shrug.
"Perhaps it should be going." I freeze as shivers run down my spine; it can't be him they can't have found me. "Aren't you going to even look at me?" he asks in a sinister voice. I feel Tony slide his hand through mine, letting me know that he is ready to run or stay depending on my actions. I take a deep breath and turn around to face the man who has brought me so much pain.
"What do you want?" I ask bitterly
"Now, now that is no way to talk to your Uncle." He scolds.
"The only relationship we have is by blood." I spat in response.
"Now come on Alexis, you know it's more than that." He says and moves forward to tuck a strand of hair behind my ear.
"Don't you dare touch her!" Tony snaps and pulls me behind him.
"What are you going to do about it little boy?" My Uncle teases "You know Alexis; your father will not be please by the company you keep."
"Then why don't you just leave me alone?" I yell.
"Ahh, but Alexis you are far too valuable for that." He says moving closer to me again.
"I said leave her alone." Tony says more forcefully this time and I notice my Uncle hesitate slightly.
"Who do you think you are little boy?"
"Your worst nightmare." Tony bitterly replies; I can hardly believe that he is standing up for me, protecting me, and yet he has only known me for a few days. I know immediately that somehow I have made a friend for life.
"Oh, you have no idea who you are dealing with." My Uncle says with a smile.
"And neither do you." Tony points out.
"You think so much of yourself little boy."
"Well at least I'm not trying to make myself seem superior because of my age." Tony says and I can't help but smile, "Calling me 'little boy' does not make me a small threat, I makes me a bigger one."
"And how does that work little boy." My Uncle snarls.
"Because I know how to play this game." He replies with a grin.
"Why don't you go home to Mummy, I am sure she would play with you."
"And that is where I have the upper hand." Tony replies, and quickly squeezes my hand, letting me know that something is coming.
"And how may I ask, do you have the upper hand little boy?"
"I've been listening to this conversation." He replies kicking him so he falls to the floor. "RUN!" he yells and pulls me out of the alleyway.
"There will be more of them." I tell him as we pick up speed.
"Sounds fun!" Tony mutters ad we continue to run, "You know, now might not be the best time to tell you this; but you're really good at running." He adds with a laugh.
"Thanks!" I smile "But I think we've got something bigger on our hands at the moment." I reply pointing out the men chasing after us.
"Just a little bit." He jokes "What did you do anyway?"
"Now's not the best time." I remind him.
"Is there ever a good time?"
"There are better ones than this." I point out. He grabs my hand steering me in another direction.
"Just promise me that you'll tell me."
"I promise." We continue to run, for how long I don't know, but my legs are burning again and I have to ignore it.
"Great!" He mutters.
"What?"
"They've got guns."
"This just gets better and better." We keep on running trying to put more distance between us, but we are only fourteen and they are adults with guns.
"Keep low." Tony instructs "MOVE! MOVE! MOVE!" Tony yells as one of the men raises his gun.
"I didn't think they were that close!" I gasp as a bullet hits the wall behind me, spraying dust everywhere.
"They must have snuck up on us." Tony says as he yanks me in another direction. We end up running faster than we ever have before, trying to escape. A white van swerves and stops in beside us, Tony and I keep on running, unsure of what they want, but the van continues to drive along with us and suddenly the door slides open revealing a man and a woman, who look like they are in their late twenties to early thirties, completely dressed in black.
"Come on!" The man shouts.
"Who are you?" I yell in response and suddenly bullets are flying from everywhere at the van.
"There is no time to explain." The woman replies.
"How can we trust you?" Tony asks.
"I guess you'll just have to take a chance." The man replies. The possibilities of what could happen to us rush through my mine but in the end, I decide to risk it and jump into the moving van, Tony following seconds behind. The door quickly slides shut and the driver accelerates away from the gunmen.
"Who are you?" Tony asks as soon as he has regained his breath.
"That's … um … confidential." The woman responds looking at her partner for a response.
"Are you kidding me? We were being shot at, told to get in the van, and all you're going to say is that it's CONFIDENTIAL!" Tony pretty much yells in disbelief.
"Tony." I say squeezing his hand in an attempt to calm him down, "S'not going to help."
"Fine." Tony mutters in response, keeping hold of my hand.
"What are your names?" I ask.
"I'm Mathew," The man responds "but most people just call me Matt"
"And I'm Julia." The woman continues.
"And you know who we are right?" I ask trying to worm more information out of them, they look at each other silently asking if it would be ok to respond, in the end they see no massive problem in it and continue;
"Your birth name is Alexis Ellie May Graham, but you have used lots of aliases in the past, which makes it hard to keep an eye on you." says Julia.
"You've been watching me?" I interrupt her.
"We are not at liberty to say." Julia replies.
"Were you or were you not watching me?" I ask but this time with more force.
"Yes… but we were making sure that you were not in serious danger." Matt responds.
"What do you know about me?" Tony asks bringing the attention on himself.
"Anthony Daniel DiNozzo Junior, son of Anthony DiNozzo senior and Evangeline Victoria Paddington, your birthday is in three months, you are an only child, your mother died when you were eight, since then you have been placed into many different boarding schools and just over two years ago your father cut you off from the family fortune, you have been on the streets for three months." Julia replies as if she is reading from a fact file, and Tony just nods. I look at him; trying to gauge his hidden reaction, when his eyes meet mine I know that they have only brushed the surface on his life.
"What do you want with us?" I ask trying to keep them from announcing my past; I would rather tell Tony in my own time then have them spring it on him.
"It's not really what you can do for us, but what we can do for you." Matt replies.
"Is that all you are going to say?" I ask and Matt nods.
"That is all we can tell you until we arrive." He adds.
"And where are we going?" Tony asks.
"You will see…" Julia responds with an air of mystery in her voice.
"Oh, great." Tony and I mutter at the same time causing smiles to form on our faces.
Ok so as always reviews are greatly appreciated, and I would still love to know what people think of Alexis =)