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It was two weeks into the new semester. It was getting warmer and warmer each day and most of the snow on the ground has already melted. Jenny sighed as she walked through the hallway. It was almost Valentine's Day and posters promoting basically about everything was up all around the school. One poster on the stair case door said 'Do you have a secret crush? Do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend? Or do you just want to give your friends a treat? Order your candy gram today at gymnasium A and send your friends and more than friends a little treat on Valentine's Day!(It will be delivered during homeroom on the Friday before Valentine's Day)' On the other side of the door it read 'It's Back! Valentine Photoshop is back this year! Come down to the computer lab today to change your everyday boring picture into memorable Valentine's Day card for your loved ones and friends.' If she was dating anyone other than Jethro she'll probably consider the offers but she is dating him and the last thing on earth that he like would be some candy gram and Valentine's Day cards. Now that she thought about it she doesn't think Jethro has ever celebrated or even mentioned Valentine's Day before.
Jenny walked down the stairs and went into the main hallway. When she reached the end of the hallway she pushed the door open and went outside. She turned the corner and there Gibbs was leaning against the wall with a coffee cup in his hands. As she got near him, he turned and walked towards her, giving her a light kiss.
"Hey Jethro." Jenny greeted him."Went for a coffee run?"
"Gotta do something when it's not football season." Gibbs answered. "You thirsty?" He asked as he offered his coffee.
"No thanks. I remember your taste in coffee." Gibbs laughed as he took another sip.
"Who could forget. I mean which high school kid other than Gibbs actually drinks pure black coffee?" Tony commented when he emerged from the corner of the school with Tim. Gibbs grinned at his comment.
"I do." Ziva said from behind them. Everyone except of Gibbs jumped at her sudden appearance.
"God, Ziva! How many times do I have to tell you not to do that?" Ziva put on a innocent face as Tony turned to her. It's been two whole weeks since Jenny first introduced Ziva to her friends. She has known Ziva since she was nine. They've spent quite a lot of time together after that and they've become close friends. But even then she was still not used to how she can sneak up on her every time. She was actually quite amazed that Ziva became friends with rest of the group so fast. She's became good friends with the girls and she was getting along with the boys too, especially Tony. Just then Abby and Kate walked towards them from across the field.
"Hey guys!" Abby waved. "What's you guy's new homeroom number? " She asked as she took out her agenda and looked into it. "I know Ducky's, Tim's, and Kate's. But I need it from Gibbs, Jenny, Tony, and Ziva." Abby continued pointing her pen towards each one of them.
"9F" Tony answered first. "10B" Jenny followed and then Gibbs. "10G"
"What?" Ziva asked in cofusion.
"Your homeroom number. You know with the grade and a letter." Tim explained.
"No I know that. It's 9B, but why do you need to know that?" Ziva asked.
"Oh right you don't know." Kate started. "See Abby has this 'habit' of uh buying all of us candy gram every time there is one in the school. Haven't you seen all the posters around the school?"
"What's a candy gram?" Ziva asked.
Tony shook his head answered her. "It's a bag of candies and other treats."
"Well then why do you call it candy gram."
"I... I don't know." Tony answered helplessly. "Anyway you just buy them for your friends on special occasions."
"You know I never really understood why you buy Valentine's Day candy grams Abby. I mean you don't even like Valentine's Day." Tim said.
"Timmy! I love Valentine's Day. It's so cute. I just think all the pink stuff is unnecessary." Abby said.
"How can can you like Valentine's Day and hate pink? I mean everything about Valentine's Day is pink."
"That's not true Timmy. Just because I wear black on Valentine's Day doesn't mean I'm anti-valentine." Abby fired back.
As Abby and Tim continued to bicker, others started to talk about their Valentine's Day plans. Then Kate turned to Ziva. "Wait, do you celebrate Valentine's Day in Israel?" Kate looked at Ziva's star of David necklace and continued. "If it's not in your religion, you don't have to celebrate it with us. We don't have to talk about Valentine's Day we could change the subject." Then she turned to Abby. "Maybe you shouldn't send Ziva candy grams."
Ziva, who was focused on Abby and Tim's bickering, was surprised by Kate's sudden question. "No, no, it's fine. I believe a lot of Jewish people celebrate Valentine's Day here. And besides I'm not that observant, I don't realy care. I am actually interested in your American traditions." Ziva told Kate, and it was the truth. She haven't even thought about it herself before Kate brought it up. "But thank you for your concern Kate." She smiled at Kate.
Afterwards, they continued on with their conversations. Abby and Tim started to talk about some science stuff that others did not understand, Ducky was telling Ziva his long stories that others was bored hearing of, Tony was starting to tease Kate about how she should send her secret crush a valentine, and Jenny herself was planning a date with Gibbs on Valentines Day, which surprisingly for her, he agreed to go on. Then Fornell and Sacks came out the back door of the school. "Hello Tobias" Gibbs said to him when he saw him.
"Hello Jethro. Enjoying your lunch?" Fornell asked. When he saw Ziva he added, "Ziva, I see you have joined the cowboys." Ziva raised an eyebrow but stayed quite.
"Hi Slacks." Tony smirked at the boy behind Fornell. "So what brings you out here Fornell?"
"Sacks. It's Ron or Sacks!" Ron Sacks yelled at Tony. "And we're doing some work for the Student Council. Work, I know that's a concept you don't understand DiNozzo but some of us do."
"Whatever Slacks, why don't you go back to your little 'kiddy patrol' and leave us alone."
"You know it's been two weeks since school started. I'm surprised you haven't got yourself into trouble yet DiNozzo." Ron smirked back at him. "If I don't know you I would think that you changed but then again I do know you so I know you've been up to no good. It's just a matter of time before you get yourself ended up in police station and have your Daddy clean up after you again."
Tony was now furious. "I don't damn need his help for anything!" Tony spat. As he was about to lunge himself at Sacks, Ducky held out an arm in front of him.
"Anthony." Ducky said as he led Tony away from the place trying to calm him down.
"Ron" Fornell warned Sacks and whispered to his ears. "Don't step over the line, these guys aren't to be messed with."
"What's wrong with you Ron. You know Tony was innocent." Abby yelled at Sacks.
"The police and your father cleared him remember?" Tim added.
"Listen Sacks," Gibbs stepped in when Sacks still doesn't back down. "Back off. I don't damn want to see you bothering Tony again, got it?" Gibbs glared at him.
Sacks didn't reply but he left with Fornell after a minute. "What's wrong with him." Ziva asked.
"Two years ago, there was this fight in our neighborhood and a guy was beaten unconscious. Ron's dad is a cop and he told his dad that Tony was in the fight, but the police cleared him." Kate answered. "Don't know how Tony pissed him off but he's not letting that go even though Tony's innocent."
"Tony doesn't get along with his father?" Ziva asked her.
"Ever since his mom died, his dad's been pretty much... I guess they aren't on the best term with each other, to say the least." Kate answered hesitantly, making sure that Tony doesn't hear her.
As they walked towards where Ducky has taken Tony to, they could already hear Tony yelling. "What in the world is wrong with that guy! He's even worse than Chipper.""Chip" Kate explained to Ziva.
"You get into people's fur a lot don't you Tony?" Ziva commented.
"Hair. Ziva it's get into someone's hair."
"You Americans and your idioms." Ziva complained throwing her arms in the air. But Jenny saw Ziva smile a little and was even more surprised when she saw a little satisfaction on her friend's face. She didn't do that on purpose to make Tony feel better did she? She shook her head, no of course not, she told herself. Ziva never really showed any emotions around people and definitely not sympathy. Unless there was something going on..., but before she finished her thought, she heard Tony defend himself. "I mean I get why Chipper hates me, but I don't get what's wrong with him."
"But then again you do piss off a lot of people Tony. You could have pulled a prank on him couple years ago and forgot." Kate pointed out.
"Yeah, there's Chip and Ron. Then there's the whole junior basketball team, baseball team, student council, and well most of the teachers." Tim agreed. "And of course you can't forget about all your ex-girlfriends Tony." Tim made a face before continuing. "Now that's a list I don't really want to go down."
"Ow" Tim shrieked when Abby gave him elbowed his stomach.
"You don't kick a dog when he's down, Timmy." Abby glared at Tim before turning to Tony. "Not that you're a dog Tony."
"Thank you Abby." Tony said. "At least I have ex-girlfriends McGoo. Besides you think my list is bad? You haven't seen Gibb's." He checked to see that Gibbs was still across the field talking to Ducky before continuing. "I mean at least I end in good terms with some of my flings. But Gibbs? I mean, his second ex, what's her name again? Oh yeah, Diane, she practically tried to split his skull with a nine iron. Now that's something. Oh and do you remember that creepy mysterious redhead. I mean what's with that? We never knew who she was and we never saw her again after Gibbs stopped dating her."
"Why are you so sure that Gibbs was dating her Tony?" Tim asked.
"Uh I don't know Elf Lord. Maybe because she's a redhead?" Tony said sarcastically.
"Jethro does have a thing redheads." Jenny added.
"But still-" Tim was cut off by the bell.
"Hey, you want to go now Jenny?" Gibbs turned towards her and Jenny followed him towards the doors. Right before he went inside he called out."By the way Tony, it was a seven iron, not nine."
Tony's eyes widened, and he froze instantly. He was sure this time that Gibbs was out of ear shot. But apparently he still heard him. Everybody else burst out laughing and all headed for the doors for their afternoon classes. Tony sighed as he went inside. He couldn't wait till Saturday, not only was it the weekend, but it was Valentine's Day. Normally he absolutely hated the occasion but this year he had something planned and he just couldn't wait.
sorry for the gap between updates but writing one chapter and posting one, which is what I have been doing, is the worst idea ever. So I had to get some extra chapters done before I could post this one. And tell me if some of these people are out of character but then again they are in high school and the age difference completely off too so... Anyway...
TBC and please review
