Pint-Sized Prompt Challenge - December 2016

by Hokee

Written for the pint sized prompt challenge on r/fanfiction. Multiple shows involved. Multiple pairings/characters! NCIS, Emergency, Psych, The Sentinel. Each chapter is a separate drabble. All can be read alone. Warning/Tags in each chapter. There will be 31 drabbles, one for each day of the month. Full of warm Christmas fuzzies! Will be updating tags/relationships/etc daily.

24. Falling for You (NCIS)

December 24th: On High - 300 words - Merry Christmas! Time for an Angel AU!

Fandom: NCIS

Warnings: N/A

Disclaimer: I don't own NCIS.

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Falling for You

Tony stretched on the plush couch wishing he could just relax. He was getting his first assignment today! His wings sat easily on his shoulders, the soft downy feathers tickling him.

"Your first assignment, young Anthony, is to watch over him. Leroy Jethro Gibbs." A picture was placed on the table in front of him and he raised an eyebrow. The person in the picture was just a kid.

All the angels ever talked about was how the exciting gigs were when they were watching over adults. 'Did I just get put on holy babysitting duty?!' He stared harder at the photo. 'And what kind of name is 'Leroy'!' Tony thought petulantly.

There was a surrounding laugh. "No, my son. You're not being punished or put on 'holy' babysitting duty. He will grow up to be a great man one day, but only if he makes it there." Tony had the good graces to blush, he was still getting used to the idea of being an angel himself and didn't know much of the 'perks' involved, such as apparently reading minds.

Tony's doubts started to resurface then. 'If I had forgotten about the mind reading, what if there was something else I don't know! What if something bad hap-'

"You will do fine, even though this is your first assignment, I have no doubts that you will succeed."

"Sir, but what if-" Tony was cut off as a bright light started to shimmer around him.

"You will do just fine Anthony." Tony watched as the soft dusty light finished surrounding him and then everything went dark.

"Owwww." Tony rubbed his butt as he impacted with the hard ground and didn't have much time as he heard a branch start to snap.

He caught the falling boy, who had snapped his eyes open when he didn't hit the ground.

"Who are you?" The small boy asked in wonder, small hands looking to grab at his soft wings.

He wasn't supposed to be seen, that wasn't the plan! "Fuck!" Tony cradled the small 6-year-old to his chest, terrified out of his wits, as Leroy Jethro Gibbs lightly tapped him on the back of his head.

"Angels aren't supposed to cuss. Daddy says so." Curious blue eyes gazed at him, no fear from falling just moments before.

'Shit, he's right. I don't think we are allowed to cuss.' He was going to get a black mark on his first day.