Excuse any OCC ness.
It was the most boring day ever. For Tony at least. They had no case so they were all stuck doing their reports. DiNozzo was doodling more than writing. That's when the elevator dinged and he looked up to see the Director and a a good looking blonde behind her. He stopped doodling and got up to greet them.
"Director Shepherd, how was your trip to Baltimore. I see you brought a friend." He said as he smiled and looked at Dakota.
"You can stop drooling DiNozzo she's way out of your league" Jenny replied smartly. Ziva smirked. Gibbs finally got up from his seat and walked over to his boss, agent and the stranger.
"What can I do for ya Jen?" He asked with a smirk.
"Gibbs, meet your new team member. Dakota Jenner" She gestured over to Dakota who looked Gibbs straight in the eye. Gibbs soon lost his smirk and started walking towards the stairs.
"A word Director." Jenny rolled her eyes and started for the stairs.
"Stay here Dakota" She instructed. Dakota nodded and looked back at the team.
"Wow, Dakota, nice name. For the future how about we shorten it to Kota as Dakota is a bit of a mouthful?" Tony asked with a smile. Ziva and McGee raised their eyebrows.
"If that's better for all of you then I'm ok with it." She said with a small smile. Tony held his hand out.
"Anthony DiNozzo, everyone calls me Tony." She shook his hand. He then pointed over to McGee.
"That over there is McRomeo-"
"McGee" Tim Called.
"Right, McGee, that's Tim McGee-" Kota gave a nod to McGee.
"And this right here is Miss Ziva David." Kota looked over at Ziva and tried to act normal. Ziva stood up and walked around her desk to stand in front of her. She held her hand out.
"Pleasure to meet you" She said. Kota forced a smile as she took her hand. She looked down at Ziva's chest and saw the Star of David.
"Mossad?" She asked, trying to act like it was news to her which technically it was.
"Born and raised." Ziva replied. Then she turned skeptical. Something didn't seem right in Kota's voice when she said it. It was in Ziva's training to know. McGee finally stood up and walked over to the group.
"What about you Kota? Where are you from?" He asked. She smirked and then looked at Ziva.
"The OS." Ziva's gaze soon hardened.
"The what?" Tony asked. Ziva answered for him while still staring at Kota.
"Operation Soldier" Both women continued to stare at on another.
Gibbs closed the door the the Directors office once she had stepped through.
"What are you doing?" He asked when he turned to look at her. She stood behind her desk and looked at him.
"What I'm doing is giving you a new team member."
"Why? Isn't 3 enough?" He wondered.
"I thought you could use the help and I think she would be a good asset to the team-"
"We don't need her." He interrupted. Jenny sighed.
"That's what you said about Ziva. And look what happened." Gibbs rolled his eyes.
"Give her a chance. A month tops. You may change your mind like you did with Ziva." Gibbs just stared at her.
"Who does she work for?" He asked.
"The OS." Gibbs looked down.
"You left Mossad and OS together downstairs" He said as he looked up. Jenny looked confused at him.
"What's wrong with that?" She asked.
"You should of done your research. The OS and Mossad are sworn enemies for classified reasons."
"I'm sure Ziva and Dakota have some self control." She said.
"Do you know the training they go through at the OS? Unless you do, don't assume." With that he left. Jenny was left there looking shocked.
"Must be nice working for someone who doesn't command you to kill a child" Kota said coldly. Kota realized she just became a hypocrite, but she didn't care.
"I could say the same to you right now." Ziva replied. That's when Gibbs came past. They all looked at him.
"You." He pointed at Kota. "With me." He said as he walked towards the elevator. Kota gave one last glance at Ziva and then followed her new boss. Ziva's eyes followed her until the elevator doors closed, then she sat back down at her desk.
"This could get ugly" Tony whispered to McGee who were both stood in the middle of the bullpen.
"Could?" McGee whispered back.
Once Kota was in the elevator and the doors had shut, Gibbs flipped the switch to bring it to a pause. Kota just looked ahead.
"If you have something to say just say it." She said simply. Gibbs then fully turned to look at her.
"Why are you here?" He asked coldly.
"I was hand picked by YOUR Director."
"I know about the situation with Mossad. Unfortunately for us she didn't." Kota sighed.
"What do you expect from me?" She asked.
"I expect you to have some self control and get along with everyone, especially Ziva."
"You afraid I'll snap her neck? I can contain myself." She said looking at him. He glared at her. She glared back.
"Welcome to the team" He said as his cell phone rang, he flipped the switch and the elevator came back to life. Gibbs felt like he was having Déjá Vu. It was like him and Ziva all over again.
Gibbs and Kota both came out of the elevator and started walking to the bullpen.
"Grab your gear, dead Marine in Quantico." Everyone started grabbing their things. Kota stopped by the window. Gibbs spoke as he was grabbing his gun.
"Dakota, you'll be partnered with Ziva." They both looked at him shockingly.
"Um, Gibbs do you think that's a good idea?" Ziva asked. Gibbs walked round his desk and towards the elevator.
"Nope, but if your gonna work together you need to learn how to." He said as he stepped into the elevator as did everyone else. Both Ziva and Kota were not looking forward to this new partnership. 'It's gonna be a long day.' Ziva thought.
Two chapters in one day. That's a first for me. :) Hope you like. R&R.