126 Days Later

Gibbs walked into the bull pen to see his 3 new team mates sitting at their desks. He doesn't trust them. It's a simple fact that every one knew.

"Sir?" He heard Lee whisper as he walked past. He sends her a look as he turned around to see what she wants.

"Abby was looking for you," Lee whispered looking at Gibbs and then at her desk.

He nods and then walks down to the bullpen, already carrying a Caf-Pow.

"Gibbs!" Abby shouts when he walks into the lab, "How did you get here, I didn't hear you?"

Gibbs smiles a little as her pig tails swing around her face as she talks to him.

"I came down the stairs,"

Abby scrunches up her forehead "You never come down the stairs,"

Gibbs smiles and shakes his head as he passes her the caf-pow.

"Have you spoken to Izzie?" Abby asks. Gibbs nods his head.

"Yeah spoke to her last night," Gibbs says as he walks over to the table "What you got for me?"

"There is something wrong with this pillow, the gun powder is not spread out and in the creases which I would have expected it to be. Instead its just in one place." Gibbs looks and follows Abby's finger as she points and shows him.

Gibbs nods and kisses Abby's head. He starts to walk out of the lab. "Gibbs!"

Gibbs sighs and turns around. "Yes Abby?"

He sees her go over to a wall and pick off a post stick note. "Do you know its 126 days since everyone left?"

"Abbs," Gibbs said warningly.

"No Gibbs, please try and get them back," Abby said. Gibbs sighed as she tried to give him her puppy dog eyes.

"I am trying but it takes time." Gibbs explained.

"Fine, I give you 8 days, no actually make that 12," Abby told him. "No more than two weeks."

"Okay," He sighed. He couldn't be angry with Abby for asking, he missed them to. They were a family, Jenny dying and then Tim, Ziva and Tony leaving broke up the family. He missed them, he would never admit it to anyone, he barely admitted to himself. Most people knew though especially Abby.

"I meant to ask you, is it okay if I take Izzy to the cinema next week, there I this cool vampire film coming out?" Abby asked excitedly.

"Yeah no problem," Gibbs said as he walked out of the room.

Gibbs sat at his desk reading over a few case reports that he had been given in the day. Even he had to admit it had been an eventful day, with the director telling him one of the three people he was supposed to learn to trust may actually be a traitor. He was about to go and see McGee when Ducky rushed in.

"Jethro, you need to get down to interrogation now!"

"Why what's wrong?" Gibbs said standing up.

"The director's brought Isabelle in, I don't know what for, she's in the interrogation room." Ducky explained moving to the side as Gibbs ran past him.

Gibbs ran to the elevator and slammed the buttons wishing it would come quicker.

McGee sat there clasping and un-clasping his hands, he risked a sideways glance to Izzy who was sitting beside him. No one yet had come in to talk to them since the agents had escorted him from his desk in the basement to interrogation. He was surprised when he saw Izzy sitting at the desk, staring at him as he was pushed into the room. He gave her a quick hug and asked her why she was here. She didn't have any more clues than he did. Since then they had stayed in silence.

He and Izzy both jumped as Gibbs slammed into the room. He heard Izzy swear under her breath as she jumped and run her hands over her face.

"What the hell is going on?" Gibbs shouted at them both.

"I don't know," McGee stuttered, as he saw Izzy shrug.

McGee froze as the Director walk in and stopped Gibbs from asking another question.

"Agent Gibbs, can I help you?" The director asked cooly.

"I was wondering what my agent is doing here,"

"Well I think him and your daughter may be able to help us sort out a little problem we have." McGee saw Izzy look a little panic stricken as it was not common knowledge that Gibbs was her father.

McGee sat there quietly watching the two men stare at each other.

"I'm staying," Gibbs finally growled.

"Fine." Leo sneered.

McGee watched as Gibbs walked to the other side of the small room and watched them. McGee gulped as Leo sat down opposite them.

Izzy sat there nervously playing with her sleeve as the director looked at the file in front of him.

"Miss Shepard, are you or are you not a student at MIT?" The director asked

"Yes I am sir,"

"Your 16 years old, and your already at the end of your first year at MIT, I think that's quite impressive,"

"Thank you sir," Izzy said slightly confused.

"How did you do it?"

"What do you mean sir?" Izzy sat there a little shocked, she couldn't help but think that he was accusing her of cheating.

"How did you get a scholarship and succeed in becoming head of the class in your first year at MIT when your 16 years old?"

"I worked hard, Sir"

"What is the point of this Director?" Izzy heard Gibbs sneer.

"Please refrain yourself Agent Gibbs, or I will ask you to leave." Izzy looked at a Gibbs trying to make him be quiet so he can stay. Even though she like McGee, she wanted Gibbs here for what ever the Director wanted.

"You skipped 3 years yes?" The director continued as if Gibbs hadn't interrupted.

"Yes sir, that's correct," Izzy sighed. She really couldn't be bothered with all these questions, she had been at university all day and she really wanted to go home to get her homework done and go to bed. She then thought at least if she was rushed, it didn't give her mind time to wander to her mother.

"Would you like a job?" The director said pulling her out of her thoughts.

Izzy heard McGee and Gibbs gasp. Izzy moved her mouth in a motion to speak but nothing came out.

"A job?"

"Yes, We are working on a case were your computer knowledge would come in very useful. You would work with McGee and help him,"

Izzy sat there staring at the Director like he was some sort of alien. She then turned to look at McGee and Gibbs to see if they were hearing the same as her.

"You seem a little shocked Miss Shepard?" Izzy heard Leon say.

"Yeah, just a little," Izzy admitted with a small smile

"Is that a yes though?" Leon asked. Izzy couldn't help but think he was in a rough.

"I…em…don't think I can, I know it's a fantastic opportunity but I need to think about my studies."

"Well Miss Shepard that is very disappointing to hear," Leon sighed "I have no other option then to release your name to the press, telling everyone that your Jenny Shepards daughter."

Izzy gasped. "You have no right?"

"Well its either the safety of the country or the safety of an orphan?"

Izzy heard Gibbs move in the corner.

"I'm sorry Gibbs, its my only choice," Leo said. Izzy crunched up her fists in her lap as he smirked at Gibbs.

"Fine," Izzy scowled, "Il do it."

"Good decision Miss Shepard, good decision," . Izzy bit back a remark as Leo nodded at the three of them with a smirk on his face.

"I will ring you to arrange when to come in and help McGee,"

Izzy nodded slowly. Leo nodded back and left the room. Izzy felt someone move behind her and looked up to see Gibbs standing there. Izzy smiled a little when Gibbs placed a hand on her back.

"Come on," Gibbs said. Izzy stood up and watched as McGee did the same. McGee gave her a hug and she left the room with Gibbs.

"I need to see Abby and then I'll take you home,"

"Okay, thank you." Izzy whispered.

She was a little dazed. She knew this was a fantastic opportunity but she was nearly at the end of the year and had her exams coming up, she was just hoping she could fit it all in. She loved the course she was doing, she wanted to do McGee's job when she was older. She wanted to work at either NCIS or the FBI, but her mother had always told her no.

She had decided something though she hoped her mother was nothing like the current Director of NCIS.