True Love's Kiss
- She's in Love -
Author: A'serene
Category: Romance
Rating: PG (this is Disney folks)
Contents: Jenny's been acting a little strange; the team and friends try and figure it out.
Disclaimer: "She's In Love" is from the Original Broadway Cast recording of The Little Mermaid, I don't own NCIS either, Anna is mine. Don't even think of taking her.
A/N: Anna Corrine is an OC who will make her official debut in the Cup of Red Threads, for now just accept the fact that she's an old friend of Jenny's and occasionally shows up at NCIS.
"I'm talking about the Director, that's who," Abby announced trying to stay quiet.
"What about her?" Ziva inquired glancing at the younger woman.
"She sure is acting... different," Abby explained.
"I'll say," Cynthia agreed leaning against the wall of the hallway. "She's up to something."
"When isn't she up to something?" Anna commented twirling her red hair around her finger. "But I agree this is different."
She's dizzy and she's dreamy
Her head's up in the foam
Her eyes have gone all gleamy
It's like there's no one home
"It's a new thing, whatever it is," Cynthia said. "Though she was a little dazed the other day when I went in to remind her of her meeting."
"She's in a daze, I asked her yesterday if she wanted to go out for drinks and she said she was too tired," Ziva informed.
"That's not like her at all," Anna said. "She's usually betting me she can get more numbers before the end of the night."
She floats away the days
Mopin' on the coastal shelf
You ask her where she's goin'
She giggles like a fool
She barely sticks a toe in
Down at the tidal pool
"She laughs now," Cynthia mentioned. "I heard her laughing on the phone and she hasn't even been bothered that Gibbs just storms in."
"That is strange," Abby said. "She's usually ready to read him the riot act if he bugs her to much."
"She didn't even yell at him when he pissed off the reporter the other day," Ziva reminded the others. They nodded and Anna smirked slightly.
"Funny how she didn't yell at him, but I got a whole earful on it."
"She yelled at you?" Ziva gasped.
"Loudly."
"This has been going on for two weeks, that rules out the usual theories," Cynthia remarked.
"She's just not herself," Abby sighed. "Is she sick maybe?"
"Or insane," Anna added.
"Something on her mind?" Cynthia suggested.
"The bends?"
"The trends," Abby corrected Ziva. "Or the flu. It has been going around."
"I wish we knew," Cynthia sighed as they watched Jenny come down stairs. Anna watched closely as Jenny glanced toward certain desk in the squad room and watched the smile fade away from her friend's face.
"Oh wait," Anna griped nudging Ziva. Ziva glanced over.
"Oh dear." Cynthia and Abby looked up.
"Good grief," Anna sighed angrily. "Not again."
It's clear...
She's in love!
She's in love!
Pounding heart! Ringing bells!
"She's wearing new earrings," Cynthia pointed out.
"She's in love," Anna snapped. "Damnit."
In love and it's divine!
She's in love!
That girl's on sandbar nine!
Glory be!
Lord above!
Gotta be she's in love!
"That's sweet," Abby sighed. "With whom?"
"You can't guess?" Anna challenged. Abby looked momentarily bewildered, but it cleared as Ducky walked by with Tony and McGee trailing.
"Ladies, have you seen Jethro?"
"Not today," Ziva answered.
"I better not," Anna muttered.
"Who ruffled your feathers?" Tony questioned.
"Ducky have you noticed anything strange about..." Cynthia drifted off glancing in the direction the red head was currently walking in.
"Ah our lovely Director," Ducky concluded. "Now that you mention she has seemed slightly out of sorts."
"She ignored us the other day when we were standing by Gibbs," McGee said.
"Matter of fact when was the last time she tried to take over an investigation?" Tony questioned. It was no secret that he thoroughly enjoyed the days the Director and the Boss got into it. Bets were just that much better.
She acts like she don't see me
She doesn't even speak
She treats me like sashimi
Left over from last week
You see her late at night
Tossin' in her ocean bed
"She hasn't been sleeping well," Ducky noticed. "Though she doesn't appear ill, has she complained of any aliments?" Ducky addressed the question to Anna and Cynthia.
"Not to me," Cynthia answered. "And if she's sick, she would have shortened her day, but now she rarely does that."
"She left around the same time Gibbs did the other night," McGee reminded.
"Oh yea... well maybe..." Tony decided he do the impossible and marched off toward the stairs looking for the Director.
She's moody as a snapper
Oblivious as rocks
You swim right up and tap her—She lays there like a lox!
As sure as dogfish bite
Somethin's made her lose her head!
"Director!" Tony called from the landing. Jenny didn't immediately respond until Ziva called to her.
"Officer David, where is Agent Gibbs?"
"I haven't seen him, coffee refill maybe?"
"When he decides to put in an appearance I want to see him in my office," Jenny snapped, her office door slamming.
"Ouch," Abby remarked.
"Moody... maybe its..."
"You finish that sentence you'll be on the ground," Anna threatened. She had no doubt that DiNozzo was going to put his foot in his mouth again.
And she sighs, and she swoons
And she's hummin' little tunes
Even has a sorta glow
"She was humming something, or was I hearing things?" Ducky said.
"No, she defiantly was humming, and sighing," McGee agreed. Anna and Ziva rolled their eyes.
"Sighing and women is never a good thing."
"I think she looks rather happy," Abby hinted. "Don't you think Timmy?"
"What could it be?" DiNozzo sighed loudly.
"Any idiot can see," Anna replied.
"Hey!" Tony protested.
"Oh," McGee exclaimed. "Wait..."
"I think you should tell me Probie."
"That sigh!" Cynthia hinted.
"That glow!" Abby added.
That swoon!Oh, no!
She's in love!
"You ladies think it is the heart," Ducky reasoned.
She's flipped, it never fails!
She's in love!
All hot beneath her scales!
See her hips
How they swish!
"It never fails," Anna mumbled.
"Don't you wonder who it is?" Cynthia questioned excitedly.
"I could give a few guesses," Anna muttered almost silently.
"Like maybe..." WHACK. "Hi Boss."
"What are you all doing?" Gibbs demanded.
"Uh... I was just getting Ziva for the thing, and she was getting Abby for the tests and..." Tony rambled.
"And the Director wants to see you," Ziva said. Gibbs looked up the catwalk momentarily and it didn't take a blind man to see the faint smirk that crossed his face. Guess I was right, Anna sighed irritated. The team stood watching him as he moved up the stairs taking them two at a time till he reached the top.
"Back to work!" He shouted and the team scatted.
"Hook, line, sinker," Anna whispered to Ziva.
Crushed out!
Switched on!
Worked up!
Far gone!
Knocked down!
Hard hit!
In deep!
That's it!
She's in love!
"So, who's the lucky guy Cynthia?" Tony inquired.
"I haven't got a clue," the young woman lied glancing at Anna and Ziva. Abby laughed.
"Anthony I think this can wait till later," Ducky warned.
"Come on, I'll bet you it's a senator."
"Not her style," Anna assured.
"I'm thinking someone close by," McGee guessed.
"Closer than you think," Abby giggled.
"Maybe she's just sick," Tony said. "I mean a guy, the Director..."
Plain to see!
No mistake!
Look at those moonbeams in her wake!
Obvious what they must be symptoms of—
"Tony you'd have to be blind not to see this," Ziva teased.
"She's in love," Anna assured.
"Who's in love?" Gibbs demanded. "And it better not be you Anna."
"Hardly," she replied glancing up at the catwalk again, but in her path she noticed something decidedly out of place. Gibbs' cheek had a faint discoloration; she nudged Ziva who whispered something to Ducky.
"Going for coffee," Gibbs announced grabbing his coat. The team watched him leave.
"Cynthia!" Jenny called from the railing.
"Yes Director," the younger woman responded instantly heading to move upstairs.
"You can go home now, I'm taking an early night," Jenny informed.
"Thank you Director," Cynthia replied happily watching Jenny leave with her coat and briefcase. Cynthia glanced at her watch. "That's odd, it's only five."
"DiNozzo!" Gibbs voice surprised them.
"Yes Boss?"
"Take the night. It's slow, no use tempting fate," Gibbs ordered. The team nodded and watched Gibbs leave again.
"Should we have mentioned he had lipstick on his cheek?" Abby inquired. McGee and Tony looked up shocked.
"No," Ziva answered. "Might as well enjoy the night."
"She's in love, how romantic," Anna sarcastically remarked.
"Oh come now Anna," Ducky chastised. The team headed for the elevator, Tony and McGee catching up.
"I can't believe she did it again."
"Did what... wait, the Director and... Gibbs?" Tony asked.
"Where have you been Tony?" McGee questioned. "That's what we've been talking about."
"She's in love with Gibbs?"
"Please don't continue to remind me," Anna sighed.
"But..."
"Tony!" Ziva snapped.
"Well okay, she's in love." A grin spread across his face and the rest o the team knew they were going to have to smoother him, if Gibbs overheard this comment. "At least Gibbs will be in a good mood."
She's in love!
Author's Note: Don't ask.The song wouldn't leave me alone.