3AN: Of course, I do not own NCIS or any of its creations. If i did, Tony would be all mine right now. The song I am using is "Helen" by The Cruxshadows, so please don't shoot me, I don't own them either.
Tony arrived at the house. Gibbs and McGee were already there. As soon as he walked in, all he saw was blood. It was drag marks he first noticed and he followed them to the body. When he got there, he noticed two very distinct things about the room. One was the body that had been mutilated and battered lying in the middle of the kitchen floor. The second was the girl in the corner crying with blood all over her. He didn't pay attention to Gibbs, Palmer, Ducky or anyone else around him. His focus was the girl in the corner.
Fools for lovers, children are in petty circumstance
Like razors seen more clearly now
Watching from the outside looking down
I feel so helpless
Tony sat down next to her. She looked at him and tried drying her tears, but a handkerchief was dangled in front of her instead.
"Here, you may want this."
"Th…thank you."
Tony took a heavy sigh and looked at the scene in front of him.
"That girl was my best friend Jessica. She called before he came around. She needed to know I would be safe."
Tony jerked his head around. His mind was racing with thoughts.
"You must be Amber Henderson."
"Yeah, and that mutilated corpse over there was the girl who saved my life from him."
Tony had to ask.
"Who is him?"
I see angels trapped beneath the ice
And strangers in my bed at night
"Him? That him that killed her was my psycho stalker ex fucking boyfriend Tyler Davidson."
Tony turned his head away from her. He deserved that, prying was his most nagging quality about him.
"I am so sorry for your loss Ms. Henderson. Is there anything I can do?"
Cloudy skies to cover up the feelings buried in the dark
"I'm sorry. I know she found your number in the phone book. I know…I know she was trying to protect me by calling you."
"How did she know me? I haven no clue who Jessica is."
"She knew Jeanne."
Tony quickly fell silent. That was why he got the call and that is why he is in this situation now. Trouble is, Jessica is a navy officer so since he knew, his friends and co-workers did as well. He came this far, he was not going to back out based on feelings for an old ex girlfriend of his.
Helen, i think you understand
The night is silent in your hands
Tony looked up, all he could offer was condolences. After all, decorum and professionalism had to be done around Gibbs, and this is a crime scene, so he was technically at work, but he had been working for the past few hours at this point. Gibbs walked over to them both.
"Ms. Henderson, we need your clothes as evidence. We also need DNA to rule you out as a suspect."
"Anything to help sir."
"After you get changed, Special Agent Dinozzo will drive you home."
Tony smiled and that calmed Amber down a little bit. As she went to change, Gibbs let him know one important thing.
I've given everything I have
And when its gone
There's nothing left but me
""He left this behind."
Tony took the evidence bag and was in shock. Four names were scrawled on the piece of bloody paper: Jeanne, Amber, Tony and Jessica. Jessica's name had been crossed off in blood.
"Nothing like a bloody note to match the mutilation. There is skin and blood everywhere."
"Ziva pulled his file. Multiple assaults and a rape on his record. Now he has escalated. I want you to take Amber home with you, keep her safe. You two are key witnesses to this whole thing. Jeanne will be taken into protective custody by metro PD in the morning, so you two won't cross paths."
Tony took a sigh of relief and Amber came out with a bag and a pillow.
"Are we ready?"