Title: Messenger or not?

Rating: T

Summary: Yet again someone is out to kill all the women in Gibbs' life. The team find a young girl half dead in an alleyway. In her hand is a note for Gibbs. Is she the messenger or something more?

Characters: Tony, Ziva, Gibbs, McGee, Abby, Ducky, Palmer, Jenny, Lizzie, Agent Sacs, Fornell and lots of other people who I haven't thought up names for.

Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own NCIS or any of the characters in it or Cote de Pablo's hair (dang it). I do own Lizzie and all the other people who I haven't thought up names for yet.

I only got three reviews for the last chapter so I'm thinking about maybe stopping because people don't seem interested. Thanks to all those who did review! NCIS album out in three days! I've been listening to the previews on the website on repeat! Thanks again to Penelope Louise - faithful reviewer and best friend. I have only had a few suggestions for songs - please give me a hand!

"What you got Dinozzo?" asked Gibbs and Fornell at the same time. They scowled at each other.

"Stay out of my way Fornell." Moaned Gibbs.

Fornell was about to answer when he remembered his promise. Damn, he thought. He was going to have to find a way around Gibbs.

Gibbs smirked as he bent over Tony. Then he asked what he had again.

Tony held up a scrap of paper. It looked exactly like the one that they had found on Lizzie. The words were different this time though. It read:

Two red and one brunette hurt.
Who's going to be next?
Will you ever see the ones you love better?
Keep your head in the game, Jethro.

Gibbs scowled at the paper. He wanted to scrunch up the paper or, even better, find and punch that bastard.

Gibbs was about to talk to Tony when he felt someone breathing down his collar. He turned to see Fornell. "Are you causing this Jethro?" he asked.

Gibbs gave Fornell a 'do you think' look. Fornell took it as an obvious yes. "Will you ever learn to stop pissing people off?" he asked Gibbs.

Gibbs glared at him and then dragged him to the bullpen. He shoved Fornell in front of the plasma. He expertly flipped the screen to some pictures of the first crime - scene. "Been taking lessons?" asked Fornell. The look on Gibbs' face shut him up.

Fornell gasped as he saw the picture of Lizzie in the alleyway. "This is my daughter." Said Gibbs. Then he showed Fornell a picture of the first note. "This is the note we found on her. We found one of our badges on her." Then he flipped the screen to a picture of Ziva, with blood running out of her arm. Fornell stared at the screen in shock. "Ziva was shot at the scene." Then Gibbs brought up a picture of Jenny – with blood running out of her head and leg. "Both of them are better now but not completely. That bastard is playing some sort of game with me. He wants me to suffer and he's harming the people I love the most first. Just like Ari." Gibbs shuddered at the memory of Ari's game. Now he thought about it this was probably worse.

"Jethro." Said Fornell and then he uttered the words no one had ever heard him say – not even his wife. "I'm so sorry."

Gibbs looked at him, shocked. He knew Fornell meant well but it just seemed so weird that Fornell would utter those words. He hadn't even said them when he had married his ex-wife. "Thanks Fornell." replied Gibbs.

They both shared a look as they stalked upstairs to the crime scene. Sacs stared at them as they walked into the office. He saw the fear in his boss' eyes. Maybe Fornell did really care for Gibbs after all.

Gibbs got a shock as he walked into the office. There was a little figure in front of him. "Lizzie!" he gasped. "you shouldn't be here!"

Lizzie didn't seem to hear. She was staring at the large blood patches on the floor. Her eyes took in the broken glass, the broken chairs and the TV on the floor. "Mum..." her voice trailed off as she realised that the blood belonged to her mum.

At the same second Abby came racing into the office. She was in a state of panic which had been made worse by the five caf-pows she had downed. "OMG Gibbs I lost her! I didn't mean to! She just ran off and then I looked round and then she wasn't there and then I ran and then I came here." she stuttered, "Wait a sec. I am here!"

"Abby." said Gibbs as he put his hands on her shoulders. "She's over there." he said nodding at Lizzie. "You didn't loose her." He gave her a peck on the cheek before picking up Lizzie and heading towards the elevator.

He shut the door and flicked the switch to stop the elevator. He glanced over to see Lizzie slumped in the corner of the elevator. He knelt over her and hugged her. Lizzie had started crying. "Who wants to hurt us?" she choked. "Why us?"

"I have pissed off a lot of people." said Gibbs. Lizzie stared up at him and managed to laugh through her tears. "We found a note on you." he told her. "It said: One down, three to go. The brunette black or red." Lizzie stared up at him in shock. They wanted to hurt Gibbs? "You need to get back to the lab." he smiled. Lizzie nodded.

Gibbs returned to the crime scene a while later with a fresh cup of coffee. It seemed that nothing had happened while he was away. He settled back into a chair that didn't have many glass shards on it. He was just getting comfy when he heard Mcgee shout, "Got something boss!"

Sorry for another cliffhanger. It's just something I love doing. Please review! I will probably not carry on if i don't get five reviews by tomorrow morning (repeat reviews don't count PENNY!). Sorry I just think it's a waste writing if no one wants to read it. I have to go now Bye :) pls review!