Disclaimer, I do not own coldplay (wish I did, they are the ) or the song used. I just think it's really pretty and wanted to incorperate it. If you haven't heard it, I sugest youtube (I don't own that either :( )Ch 4
Gibbs walked down to the lab cautiously. Asking Juliet to tell Kate what she had done was not going to be easy and it wad probably going to end badly, but they needed Kate's cooperation.
Just as he was about to walk in the door, he stopped to listen to what they were talking about. "Wow! I'm super impressed!" he heard Abby say. "Oh it's nothing really, I don't even really like math." replied Juliet. "Uhm, it's amazing! How did you figure it out before me? Show me what equations you used!" said a very excited and anxious Abby. "You show me yours, I'll show you mine." said Juliet with a smirk on her face. "Wow, I remember when I first met Kate; she said the exact same thing to me. Except we where talking about tatts, not math equations." Abby said with a smile. Gibbs decided this would be a good time to enter and interrupt the conversation.
Gibbs walked through the door only to be greeted by a very excited Abby. "Gibbs, Gibbs, Gibbs! Juliet is like, a math genius! Look at what she did!" Abby pulled him to a white board filled wig meaningless numbers and letters. "That's great Abbs-" Gibbs was cut off. "And she has mad music skills! Remember how I told you I wanted to learn how to play the piano?" she asked. "Right before you said you wanted to learn Chinese?" Gibbs asked. "Yeah! Well I got his keyboard, but the whole piano thing didn't really work out, so I just kept it here, because it was taking up too much room in my apartment. She can play! Good!" said Abby with a serious tone in her voice. "That's nice…" Gibbs was interrupted again. "play." demanded Abby pushing Juliet to the keyboard. "Abby, I don't think-" said Juliet. "Play!" shouted an angry Abby. Without another word Juliet lifter her hands to the delicate piano keys before her.
Song: postcards from far away
Coldplay
Viva la vida/prospekt's march
Juliet closed her eyes as she allowed her fingers to dance along the keys. She didn't think, she just played. The difficult rhythms and chords seemed all too easy to her. This was part of her heart, her soul, her life.
Gibbs silently watched ad Juliet's hands flew across the keyboard. She hit keys with accuracy and speed. All with her eyes closed and a smile on her face. She looked as if she ha just opened her soul and was showing it to he and Abby right there on the spot. Her emotions were too strong to come from an ordinary twelve year old.
When she was done, Julie opened her eyes to a smiling Abby and a thoughtful looking Gibbs. Silently, she turned from the keyboard and walked over to the speechless pair. "Happy?" she sarcastically asked Abby. Abby just nodded her head, causing her pigtails to bob up and down. This caused both her and Gibbs to crack a smile. Juliet was starting to feel more comfortable around Kate's friends.
Gibbs hated to ruin the happy mood, but the bad news had to be said. "That was amazing!" he said with enthusiasm, trying to buy time. "Were did you learn that?" he asked. "Brian, he also taught me guitar. I also really love to sing and dance." she said with a half smile. "Well I would love to see that sometime." replied Gibbs. Oh no. He had to say it now or never. Now would be best, considering the situation.
"Listed Juliet, we need to talk." Gibbs said. "Okay, be happy to help." she replied. Gibbs gingerly took her hand and pulled her to the elevator. Juliet looked back to Abby, who waved sadly, then turned back to her computer, trying to help with the case.
Gibbs and Juliet stepped into the elevator. "We found Kate." blurted Gibbs. Juliet looked up at him, her eyes sparkling wildly. "Where is she?" she asked with an anxious and excited tone in her voice. "South America." replied Gibbs blankly. "Are we going to go get her?" she asked. "Well, first we need to find some things out. We where hoping you could help us with that. Do you know a man named Jorge Gonzales?". Asked Gibbs gingerly. A look of pain flashed into Juliet's eyes, followed by a single lone tear that rolled down her cheek. Then, the tears kept falling and the pain in her eyes grew more extreme with every passing second. Not knowing exactly what to do, Gibbs placed her face in his hands, drying her tears with his thumbs. "Who is he?" he asked again. "I should have known! He always ruins everything!" she shouted. "Who ruins everything?" Gibbs asked anxiously. "My dad!" said a very upset Juliet.
This case was getting more complicated by the second, and Gibbs still hadn't even delivered the news that was bad in his opinion. Juliet still hadn't stoppers crying, so he pulled her into a close hug while he shook with sobs that racked her whole body. This little girl had been through more now then most people have to go through their whole lives.
Finally, Juliet stopped crying and Gibbs released her. "Thank you for telling me Juliet, that makes this a lot easier. Now we need some more information. What did you mean when you said he ruined everything?" "He was the one who didn't want to leave me. Sense Kate's disappearance, he has tried to track me down. Every time he comes close, Brian and I move, or something like that. I missed out on a lot of things because I lived in fear of my own father."
Gibbs pulled Juliet in for another hug. She silently started to cry again as Gibbs kissed the top of her head. "And don't get me wrong, Brian is amazing, but he has never really been much of a father figure to me." Gibbs squeezed her tighter as the elevator doors opened, revealing the whole team standing there.
"Everything okay boss?" asked McGhee. "Yeah McGhee, everything's great." he said as he stepped off the elevator still holding Juliet. He walked her over to his desk and sat her in his chair. "Now," he started, "we need you to help us with one more thing. The only way we can rescue Kate is if she cooperates with us. I need you to tell her you came to us." Juliet didn't answer, but she sat in silence with a thoughtful look on her face, as if weighing her options. Finally, she opened her mouth to speak, "okay, if it will help Kate, I'll do anything."