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Love Like Crazy
Digidestend Angel
Chapter 6 – …to tell you everything.
A few days later…
Jenny and Jethro had revealed as much as they could without letting the kids know that Ziva was adopted, but the kids knew they were hiding more. It was driving them up the wall. Even Tony was acting different, but in a protective way. He hardly let his sister out of his sight and he talked to McGee when he could. Jethro also didn't reveal that Ziva was the only target of interest because that would be too suspicious.
Meanwhile, a new boy was starting school that day and Ziva was told to show him around the school. Jethro had to drop Ziva off at school a half hour early to meet the new student and begin the tour on his way to work. "Have fun, kid."
Ziva faked a smile. "Thanks, papa." She got out of the car and shut the door.
Jethro rolled down the window. "Ziva!" He called. Ziva turned around to face her father. "Are you okay?" He asked with concern.
She nodded. "Yes, papa. I love you." She said calmly, with another fake smile.
Jethro knew she wasn't okay, but could do nothing about it right now. "I love you too. Have a good day." He waited until she was inside the school and then drove away.
After Gibbs left, a limo pulled into the parking lot and stopped in front of the school. Two people got out. An older man with gray hair and tanned skin got out first and after a well built, but still having a teenage shape boy. They walked to the school office together. "Now, Damon, my daughter is the one showing you around. Try to befriend her and make her fall in love with you. Gain her trust. Do everything you can to get her alone and then you know what to do."
"You make it sound easy, Eli." The boy named Damon told the older man.
Eli David smirked at him. "It will take a few months."
"Sounds more realistic now."
The two entered the school and then the office. The two couldn't help, but attempt to continue breathing after they saw a girl with dark brown hair and tanned skin waiting in a chair impatiently. Eli cleared his throat to get her attention. Not only her attention, but the headmaster's as well. The headmaster came out of his office and motioned for Ziva to stand. "Mr. Abel Alexander, correct?" The headmaster asked, shaking Eli's hand.
Eli nodded, with a sleazy smile. Ziva caught on, but paid no heed. "Yes, my good man. Headmaster Devon, I presume?"
Headmaster Devon nodded. "Yes, sir. And this is Damon?"
Eli nodded, putting an arm around Damon's shoulders. "Yes. This is Damon Worth, my grandson. We just moved here from California."
Damon was still staring at Ziva, who tried to not notice his staring. She was his target he had to get to fall in love with him or at least trust him…but he was suddenly falling in love with her beauty. He snapped out of his thoughts.
"Damon, this is Ziva Gibbs." Headmaster Devon said, putting his hands on Ziva's shoulders. "She's been going to this school since she was a freshman and has lived in DC all her life. Her twin brother and younger brother attend here as well. I'm sure Ziva will introduce you to them and let you hang out with them. Right, Miss Ziva?"
Ziva faked another smile that morning and nodded. "Yes, headmaster."
Damon kept himself from drooling. Her voice was even angelic.
They moved to the hallway, where the headmaster went back into his office and left Ziva to her job. Ziva smiled. "If you want to follow me, I have your schedule, so I'll show you where your classes are."
Eli smiled at her in an uncomfortable way for her. "Let me say a few words to him, dear Ziva, and he'll be right there."
Ziva gave a respectable nod. "Yes, Mr. Alexander."
"Oh, please, call me Abel." Eli told her. "I hope to see you again, Ziva. You seem like a lovely girl."
"As do I, sir."
Eli and Damon walked a few feet away from Ziva. "Don't fall in love with her, Damon. I see that look in your eyes." Eli threatened. "I'm warning you, Damon. If you mess up my chance to snatch my daughter back from Jethro Gibbs, I'll have you beheaded and never found again."
Damon swallowed, but stood tall. "Yes, sir."
"Good. I'll be picking you up at 3:25, which is when school gets out. I cannot get out of limo because if Jethro seems to catch me, we're screwed."
Damon nodded again and then Eli left without another word. He let out a breath of relief.
"He looks like he's tough on you." Ziva said, still a distance away.
Damon gave a nod and walked towards her. "Did you hear us? I'm sorry if we were loud."
Ziva shook her head. "I didn't hear a thing, but he looked like he was lecturing you on something. I hope it was nothing wrong with our headmaster or me."
Damon shook his head quickly. "Oh, no, Ziva, it wasn't! He actually seems to like you."
Ziva gave a nervous smile. "Yeah, I noticed. Is he always awkward around girls?"
Damon laughed. "Oh, yes."
"Reminds me of my grandfather." Ziva smiled. "Here's your schedule. Is it okay if I open it so I can see where your classes are?"
Damon nodded. "Go for it."
She opened the envelope and looked at the piece of paper, which was Damon's school schedule. "This is…odd…"
Damon raised an eyebrow. "What is it?"
Ziva looked up at him, narrowing her eyes. "You have every class with me and my twin brother, Tony." She let it go and shrugged. "Oh, well. Consciences happen all the time around here. Here, let me show you the classrooms anyways." She motioned for him to follow her and he did just that.
Tony was flirting with a blonde cheerleader in the back row of their homeroom classroom when his sister came in, laughing with some brown haired, brown eyed guy. Looked to be his age, but much taller than Ziva; maybe same height as him and McGee, which was 5'8''. He narrowed his eyes. This guy was hitting on his much smaller sister.
"Tony, what's the matter?" The blonde cheerleader said with a flirtatious smile, rubbing his arm.
Tony got up. "See ya, Sasha." He gave her a lazy wave and walked away, leaving her pissed. He walked over to his regular seat, but saw this unknown kid there, who was the one flirting with his sister. "Ziva, my perfect twin, who is your new friend?" Tony said, sitting behind Ziva.
Ziva rolled her eyes at her brother's protectiveness. "Tony, this is Damon Worth. He just moved here from California."
Damon held out his hand for Tony to shake and after a few seconds, Tony finally took it. "It's nice to meet you, Tony."
"So where in California are you from?" Tony asked, suspiciously.
Damon got stumped, since he knew no cities in California. He was a junior Mossad officer in Israel and this was his first time leaving his home. "Um…that one where the famous people usually live…" He said, sounding very stupid.
Ziva blinked in confusion, since he should know where he lived before. Of course, Tony didn't see that. "Oh, you mean LA!" He asked, practically having stars in his eyes.
Damon gave him a fake grin and nodded proudly. "Oh yeah, that's it."
"Oh man, that's so cool!" Tony's smile was from ear to ear. "So have you met all the famous people? Brad Pitt? Clint Eastwood? Johnny Cash?"
Damon looked lost, but shrugged. "Uh, no, not exactly. We lived in the quiet part of LQ."
"You mean LA?" Ziva asked slowly.
Damon's eyes widened. "Oh, yeah, duh, yes that!" He laughed nervously. "Sorry, it's hard to get used to the time zone still."
Tony nodded. "I know what you mean! We went to Russia last year for a family vacation, or so our parents called it, and I couldn't help, but sleep the whole time!" As Tony kept asking Damon questions, Ziva couldn't help, but feel a bad vibe from him.
Damon and Ziva were walking down the school steps, where they said their goodbyes. School was out, so it was a bit noisy, but they stayed fairly close. "So I'll see you tomorrow?" Ziva asked.
"Yes, you will." Damon smiled. "Um, I was wondering if you would like to study in the library tomorrow after school?"
Ziva opened her mouth to answer until Tony and McGee came up from behind her. "We'd love too!" Tony answered for her. "We can talk more about Cali!"
Damon's mission was suddenly put to a halt. He needed back up.
Hopefully now you all see where I'm going with this...if not...next chapter will help, and the next, and most likely the next ;) Don't worry. More Jethro Gibbs and the team in the next chapter. Let's just get reviews until then :)
Until next time…
-Digidestend Angel-
"Might as well get on and get used to it…She'll take her time cause you don't mind waitin' on a woman." – Brad Paisley
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"Ziva invited me over to her home tomorrow after school, so no need to pick me up. After, I'll walk home, so they don't know our location."
Eli grinned evilly. "Perfect. Only a month and you're getting Ziva's friendship…maybe more. Give it another week or two and then ask her out on a date. We'll move then."
Damon nodded, inwardly not feeling okay with this anymore. "Yes, sir."
"Don't screw this up, Damon."
"I won't." Damon let go of his feelings and hardened his heart once again. "Ziva Gibbs will be Ziva David soon enough."