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An NCIS fic collection

by mew-tsubaki

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imagine: miscellany 28—lost and found (this post on the sideblog: 742081330900353024/ parknight-imagines-miscellany-28-lost-and-found)

tags: pre?Parknight :3c (it's just a smidge of flirting okay)

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They are absolutely screwed if they cannot find it in the office lost-and-found.

Well, technically, Knight knows, she's fine; her goose isn't cooked and neither is Torres' because they can keep track of their credentials. So can Parker, for that matter. But McGee? Was it Torres or Jimmy who mentioned this is the second…no, was it third?…time McGee's been in this exact same situation?

Either way, being down an agent, especially their most tech-savvy one, is really bad for the MCRT if the director learns of this, which is why Torres is outside, inconspicuously searching the parking lot; McGee is in the bullpen, checking every trashcan and desk drawer and nook and cranny a flashlight can reach; and Knight is in the back hallways, on the off chance someone wasn't thinking or didn't care enough to return McGee's creds to him directly. Hence, the lost-and-found box, around the corner from the vending machines.

Knight's never realized a lost-and-found box could be so full, though, especially for an agency full of investigators. Tired of sifting through cup cozies and bent letter openers, she picks up the box and upends it onto the floor. It's messy, sure, but it'll be much faster to search this way.

"Looking for something?"

She freezes, mid-crouch and mid-sort, because Parker cannot hide the amusement in his voice for the life of him in certain situations. Her cheeks flush for second, being caught, but then her face cools, imagining the penalty if McGee truly has lost his creds. "Um…"

Parker squats down on her right and appraises the lost-and-found box's offerings. "That is a lot of junk. Some fun knickknacks in here, though," he amends, picking up one of those souvenir pens with charms floating in water halfway up the barrel. He holds it out so Knight can see it's a King Kong-themed pen. Ah, makes sense for the Kong aficionado.

"Just—looking," Knight manages with a brief smile.

Parker quirks an eyebrow. He puts the pen down and reaches into his blazer's inner breast pocket, withdrawing a small, black, leather case. "Maybe looking for this?" he teases, flipping it open to reveal McGee's NCIS credentials.

The warmth rushes back to her cheeks, and Knight glances between him and the pile of belongings on the floor. "Where and when did you find it?"

"I noted you were all acting squirrely since first thing, and McGee doesn't freak out that wildly over any little thing, so." He shrugs. "I checked the obvious places not hit: men's room and break room. Found it maybe fifteen minutes ago stuck beside the fridge in the latter, easy enough to miss."

"Parker! Fifteen minutes ago?" She pulls a face. "You could've told us and stopped this already."

He shrugs. "Eh, Torres likes being outdoors, and McGee could stand to learn from this panic after misplacing his credentials yet again."

Knight shakes her head at him and brushes her hair back over her shoulder. She begins to collect the lost items back in the box. "As for me?" she prompts.

"As for you…" Parker smiles, that soft mischievous smile of his that makes his eyes crinkle, that reminds Knight that he's got a side to him she's pretty certain only she gets to see. "I heard the clamor back here. Thought you could use some help."

Knight eyes him, hearing amusement in his tone again. Nevertheless, she's happy to have his help—and his company—as a quiet highlight for an already chaotic day.

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I am BACK, baby! Took a long break For Reasons™ (if you rly wanna know, ask), but it feels so good to write Parknight and vibe with them in general again. -w- Also! For my FFN and AO3 followers: In addition to the parknights tumblr, pls note that all posts on that tumblr are now backed up to my fic pillowfort (camelliacats). I am in the process of backing up all my fics themselves there, but everything else is up, so enjoy the "blog: parknights" tag there in case you are not into tumblr/prefer pfio/would like to try a new platform! And let me know if you want to try out pfio for yourself, bc I have invite keys in spades~

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