Killing in the Name of...(part 20/20)-completed
I am SO sorry that this is just being posted, I had it completed and then my laptop died so I had to rewrite it!
Title: Killing in the Name of...(part 20/20) -completed
Rating: R
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo, Zoey(OFC)/McGee
Warning: This is completely AU
A/N: I had to work from memory because the original was lost when my laptop died- I hope this is ok though!
Summary: Tony DiNozzo, an ex-cop, and Zoey Baker, an ex-forensic analyst, think that the law has too many loopholes, and decide to take it into their own hands. Meanwhile, Special Agents Gibbs and McGee are trying to take down a big-time drug dealer. What happens when their paths cross?
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"He killed my brother"
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Tony's eyes widened slightly.
"Zoey?" He asked cautiously. He didn't think she would do anything irrational, especially with Gibbs and McGee right behind her (and he knew she knew that they were there). Yet, he knew what she was capable of and if he had the person responsible for his brother's death helpless, in front of him, well he didn't know if he would be able to resist the temptation.
Zoey ignored him. "You did. You killed my brother and you probably don't even remember him. His name was Ryan Baker, an up and coming soldier who, along with two of his friends, was shot when he got in the middle of a suspected drug deal." She said, staring at Dellarosso.
"Sorry, still doesn't ring a bell." Dellarosso said, his smirk still firmly in place.
"Well, lets see if we can jog your memory." Zoey said.
Tony glanced over at Gibbs; wary of what Zoey was going to do. McGee was on one side of the doorway, weapon in hand, ready to pounce if anything went wrong. Gibbs, however, only had a hand on his gun, still in it's holster. He was watching the two calmly, as if they were talking about the weather. Tony wondered what the older agent could see, that he couldn't.
"Almost two years ago, you" Zoey said, "decided that your supplier was charging you too much for your.... product. You planned a little meeting and decided that you would bring some of your guys along for protection. But your supplier isn't a stupid man and he brought along a few men of his own. At the meet, he refused to sell for less and began to walk away. You followed, and that's when things started to get sloppy." She said firmly, "At night, only a little ways away from a bar, a fight breaks out in the street. Your guys against his. Now, three soldiers, friends, are walking home from the bar and see what seems to be a simple bar brawl. They decide to step in and break it up. Until someone pulls a gun, and shoots not only the supplier's men but the three soldiers as well."
Tony glanced away from Zoey. He'd heard the story before, when she was tipsy and he asked one too many times, it didn't have a happy ending. But if he knew and Dellarosso already knew, why was she telling it-oh. She was telling it for Gibbs and McGee. So they wouldn't judge her as harshly for what she ended doing, he realized suddenly. He swallowed. He hoped whatever it was, he could stop her before she really got into trouble.
"My brother was shot in the shoulder, seemingly harmless but it nicked an artery. Can you imagine that? Dodging bullets in Iraq, only to come home and be shot." Zoey said with dark humor spreading into her tone. "They got him into surgery as soon as they could, but he died two hours later from blood loss. I had to watch him die." Zoey whispered the last part, almost to herself, before taking a breath and focusing back on Dellarosso.
"If you're so sure it was me, why didn't the police arrest me?" Dellarosso said plainly.
"Oh, I know it was you. You see Vinny, I worked for the CIA, back then, forensics, and I got access to the investigation files. All the bullets came from one weapon. Yours." Zoey said, "Unfortunately, there was no hard evidence from the crime scene and they couldn't find you or your gun. It was all circumstantial, so it didn't even make it to court." Zoey said, "And then when the feds are on to you, you do basically the same thing- you shoot my boss in the shoulder. You're lucky he didn't die, or else I would've shot you the instant I saw you because he's the only person who ever gave a shit about me and Tony." Zoey said forcefully.
There was a gleam of recognition in Dellarosso's eyes. "Wait a minute, you're that Zoey and Tony?" He asked, interested. Zoey and Tony glanced at each other. "I was considering hiring you for a job a couple months ago."
"We don't work for people like you." Tony said, glaring at the man.
"Right, right. But you'll work for the feds? That's shit man." Dellarosso said, shaking his head a little, then he turned his body slightly to Zoey. "Listen, little girl, you and I both know you won't get any kind of vengeance for your brother's death by killing me in front of them. They'll arrest you and I'd just be dead, quick and painless, that's not that satisfying now is it?" Dellarosso said. "Now you two could turn around, open fire on the two agents behind you, and disappear with me out the window. Then you'd be able to kill me whatever way you please." Dellarosso said.
Tony rolled his eyes and scoffed, but Zoey lowered her weapon slightly. She walked toward Dellarosso.
"Zoey?" Tony asked, confused. He stepped toward the two of them.
She smiled. "You know that's a good plan."
"Zoe!" Tony yelled, panicking now.
"But who said I wanted you dead?" She asked with a smile before she put her gun first to Dellarosso's left, then right shoulder and pulled the trigger.
"That's for my Boss and my brother, you asshole. She said into Dellarosso's ear before she pushed him away from her. She threw her gun away as McGee rushed to handcuff a very much in pain Dellarosso. She turned toward Gibbs who was watching from the doorway.
She held out her arms, wrists up. "Well, aren't you gonna cuff me?" She asked. Gibbs merely stared at her. She glanced at Tony who just gave a tiny shrug.
Gibbs, I violated our deal. I shot, without warning and not in self-defense. Twice." She said. Gibbs still didn't say anything.
"Gibbs! Cuff me damnitt!" She said.
"I think that looked like self-defense, don't you Tim?" Gibbs said, a hint of a smile on his face.
"Yeah, definitely Boss." McGee said, smiling at Zoey, as agents from other teams poured into the room. Pacci's boys, Joe and Bobby, helped McGee escort Dellasrosso out of the room and to an ambulance waiting outside. Some of the other agents swarmed around Tony to find out what happened.
Zoey stared at Gibbs, speechless.
"I know what it's like to need to see it with your own eyes." He said calmly to her. She stared at him for a minute, her face unreadable, before she pulled him into a hug.
"Thank you" She whispered. Gibbs kind of relaxed, resigned himself to being hugged, he really should be used to it from Abby, maybe the two girls were related somehow, he thought.
He looked up to find Tony smiling at him from across the room. He smiled back.
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"Wait a minute! Did you really think I was gonna kill him?" Zoey asked Tony as they were walking back into the bullpen. They had to give some statements and now had to join McGee and Gibbs back at the office to write up their reports.
"Well you had a gun....pointed at him." Tony said smiling.
"Wha-? That means nothing!" She protested.
McGee walked up to them. "The director wants to see the two of you. Now." He said, looking a bit nervous for the two.
They glanced each other before taking off, racing each other up the stairs.
McGee couldn't help but laugh at the two of them.
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"You two are some of the most irresponsible and dangerous consultants we've ever had." Director Morrow said as the two stood in front of his desk. Gibbs was in the back, waiting for the director to reveal what this little meeting was about.
"You're also some of the most valuable." Morrow said. Tony and Zoey both raised their eyebrows at that. They had been expecting the worst.
"So, that's why I'm offering you both full time employment here, at NCIS, as agents." The two were both shocked. Even Gibbs raised his eyebrows.
"Probationary first, of course, and you'll have to go to training, but the offer stands. You’ll have until Monday to either accept or decl-"
"We'll take it" Zoey interrupted with a huge smile on her face.
"Zoe!" Tony said, looking at her pointedly.
"What?" She said, frowning at him before smiling knowingly.
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"I can't believe one of Morrow's conditions is that we have to be on different teams! Does he think we'll conspire against him together?" Zoey said as they made their way down the staircase.
"I don't know. Doesn't he know we live together?" Tony said.
Zoey sighed. "So you're get to be on Gibbs' team then?" She asked plainly.
"Don't act all depressed, you get to be on Pacci's team where his boys will fall all over you." Tony said.
"Yeah" She said distractedly as she smiled at McGee from halfway up the staircase. Tony rolled his eyes.
"Don't worry. They can't keep us separated for long." He said.
Zoey laughed and gasped. "Tony are you suggesting we go against the director's wishes?" She asked, smiling and struggling not to laugh.
"Well, we wouldn't be us if we didn't." Tony said and they both laughed before something (or someone) slapped the back of their heads.
Zoey glanced behind her, laughed and quickly walked away and into the empty office.
Tony turned around and was met with the sight of Gibbs, looking very pleased with himself.
"I guess I really do have to call you Boss now." Tony said smiling at him.
Gibbs let out a half-laugh and grabbed the back of Tony's head. He pulled Tony to him until their lips met. He could feel Tony still smiling into the kiss. Then Tony opened his mouth and Gibbs felt like nothing could ruin this. He explored Tony's mouth and felt Tony's hands hold his jaw and trail down his arm.
Someone wolf-whistled and they broke apart. They looked around to see McGee and Zoey laughing; Zoey sitting on McGee's lap.
Tony turned back to him and smiled and shrugged. Then he kissed Gibbs again.
Life is good.
END
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Epilogue (kinda)
* 3 months later *
There was a knock at their apartment door and Zoey jumped off their slightly-better-now-that-they-had-steady-jobs sofa, and opened it.
"Oh, It's you Gibbs." She said as she stepped aside to let him in.
"Were you expecting someone else?" Gibbs asked her, laughing slightly.
"Kind of, yeah." She said before yelling into the small hallway. "TONY! Your boyfriends here!!!"
"How many times do I have to tell you? Don't," Tony said as he walked from his room to the living room and spotted Gibbs, "callhimthat, Hi Boss!" He said quickly.
Gibbs rolled his eyes at his lover. Tony walked over to him and planted a kiss on his lips. Then he opened the door.
"Bye Zoe, have fun with McGee at the concert. Don't do anything I wouldn't do!" He said as he started to walk out.
"So I can do anything then?" She asked with a smirk.
He glared at her and opened his mouth to retort before Gibbs called to him.
"C'mon DiNozzo! We don't have all day!"
Tony shut the door and raced to the car, where Gibbs proceeded to push him up against it.
"Are you sure you wanna go see that movie, when we could just go back to my place and do something a little more fun?" Gibbs asked, his voice low and sexy. Gibbs leaned in and nipped at Tony's neck. Tony whimpered.
"Not fair Boss" Tony was forced to pause because Gibbs kissed him on the lips. "I've wanted to *kiss* see that *kiss* movie *kiss* since *kiss* Oh fuck it!" He exclaimed before devouring Gibbs mouth.
They broke the kiss when their lungs were screaming for air. Gibbs smiled at Tony, loved seeing his lips red and swollen from kissing and his eyes unfocused.
"I knew you'd see it my way.... eventually"
END
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