Opposite Attraction (NCIS Fanfiction)

Prologue

It will be a bit of twist of story.

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FBI, Headquarters || Manila, Philippines ||

A 24-year-old Filipino woman sighs in satisfaction for finishing the boring paperwork today. She hated the fact of doing paperwork especially when her boss wanted their writings to be neat and readable. Unlike the other penmanships, are like Doctors that are hard to read.

"Lia!" A man in his mid 40's stopped by her office and she stared at him curiously while holding a cup of coffee. "Neña, already took your documents and it's confirmed that you can go to US for a tourist visa."

"Salamat, panginoon! (Thank you, Lord!)" Lia sighs in relief that she can go to the US to attend one of her friend's wedding day. "Some applicants got failed to attend and I was nervous to think I'm going to be one of them, Tito (Uncle) Benjamin."

Benjamin laughs wholeheartedly and wasn't surprised if Lia is always worried about small things such as this, applying for US visa. She may be a different woman when it comes to job however, Lia often to get worried about something. He is always been her partner and treating her like his own daughter.

"You're a lucky woman, Lia." Benjamin patted her shoulder. "The orphanage and us are going to miss you."

"I'll be back when they're already married, Tito (Uncle) Benjamin, and besides... it's not like I'm going to have a job promotion over there." She rolls her eyes and Benjamin just shakes his head.

"You never know, after all, you're one of the smartest people I know, aside from Novilene, that is." He smirked as Lia returned smiled lightly.

Novilene Cruz, is the first youngest female that became Paediatrician Doctor and suddenly changed her mind to become a Detective of London Metropolitan Police. They met each other before when Lia was a foreign exchanged student England back then. Both of them suddenly became friends and often calling each other depends on their schedule. Lia was thankful that she met her and helped her adjust the environment, what it feels like to go on abroad. Lia never judged her age to become the Doctor or a Detective at such a young age despite they're 4 years age difference.

"There other people out there that are way smarter than us, Tito (Uncle) and she helped me a lot of my studies." Lia pointed out and losing the count how much she owed Novilene a lot for helping her to achieve her dreams. "I could imagine her colleagues called her their little terror."

Benjamin laughs and couldn't help but agreed with her. Novilene could be your worst nightmare if someone clearly thinks of her as a little girl shouldn't take this dangerous job. Somehow, Novilene showed it to everyone that she can take the job very seriously.

"I hate to be there on their shoes." Lia couldn't help but agreed with him. "How is she anyway?"

"She's fine and asked me how the orphanage is doing." Lia smiled and remembered how Novilene is so close with the children. "Novilene often updated me about my family."

"Still no information about your biological family." Benjamin gave her a sympathetic smile knowing how Lia wanted to know who and where her parents are. "Don't give up hope yet, Lia... I'm sure they're out there somewhere."

"I hope so, Tito (Uncle)." Lia gripped the empty cup gently. "Are you guys going to be okay without me?" She changes the subject and Benjamin take the hint to drop it.

"We'll be fine..." Benjamin assured her then scowled. "But those horny men, don't."

Lia laughs nervously how Benjamin is always overprotective towards her. Lia was raised in the orphanage when she was an 11-months baby at the time, leaving her outside of their door. She never knew who her family was and none of them wanted to adopt her because the orphanage is quite strict. Before someone adopted them, they always double check their background in case they might child abuse them or sold them to slavery. Benjamin's wife, Neña Salvadore, the owner of the orphanage, wanted these children to have a happy life. Knowing if they're safe to these new family or not. Lia thinks of Benjamin and Neña as her own parents seeing how much they showed their love for them.