A large silver minibus pulled in through the campground gates, loud country music pouring out of the fully opened windows.
It was the middle of August, and the entirety of Team Gibbs (excluding Ziva David, Donald Mallard and Jimmy Palmer, who were extremely busy at work) had decided to take a couple of vacation days. The team, plus Director Jenny Sheppard (who had a deputy filling in for her), had come to a secluded campground that was located in the middle of a hidden forest. According to Gibbs, who'd been coming to this place for years, this was the perfect place to leave behind the chaos of the Navy Yard and spend some time in the peace of nature.
As the vehicle came to a steady standstill, the music stopped and the heavy doors slid open to reveal Anthony DiNozzo, dressed like a rebellious middle schooler about to go on school camp. He took one glance at his woodland surroundings and leaped straight out into them. One thing that very few people knew about Tony was that he loved the outdoors, and couldn't get enough of it really.
Next came Special Agent Kate Todd- a lady who, unlike her boyfriend, was not one with nature. Kate had never been camping before and had no clue how it worked, but was excited to try it, hoping that it would increase her sense of adventure. Tony held out his hands and she took them, using them to steady herself as she jumped out of the minibus and landed lightly beside him with a smile. They hadn't been together for much longer than six months, but those six months had been the best ones in her life so far.
Then, there was Tim McGee and Abby Scuito. Tim absolutely loved camping. As an ex-scout, he liked to go every summer for at least a week, to remind himself of the joys of his youth. Abby had been camping with him twice before, and had found both times rather enjoyable. She had also proven to have been useful at disposing of various spiders and other creepy crawlies.
Jenny Sheppard was the next to depart the minibus. Jen loved being outside and wasn't fazed by bugs, but she hated camping. She didn't really know why, it'd just never appealed to her- so when Gibbs had called her and asked her to come, she'd been the most reluctant out of the group. Nether the less, she had come under the philosophy of 'what could possibly go wrong?'
Finally, out came the man himself: Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Gibbs had been coming to this campground for decades- since way back in his Marine days. He thought that it was time that he bought his team, AKA his family, here so that they could grow even closer than they already were.
"Right everyone!" he shouted, "Everyone has a job to do before sunset comes. Abby, McGee! You two can unload the van! Tony, Kate! You two, go and collect wood- we're having a campfire later! Jen!" He turned to his old partner and current girlfriend, "With me."
The team spread out in different directions, Abby and Tim to the back of the van, Tony and Kate into the woods. Jenny followed Gibbs over to a clearing where there was a patch of luscious green grass sheltered by towering oak trees.
"Have you ever put up a tent Jen?"
Jenny thought about this for a moment. "Once- myself and some friends went camping in Oregon once." She shuddered at the memory.
"And?"
"It collapsed on top of us at around 3 AM."
Gibbs chuckled. "This should be interesting then!" He said, taking her hand.
A/N: Hey people! Surprise upload! No it isn't Wednesday or Sunday, but I wrote this a while ago when I was on holiday. This will be updated every Monday :). I hope you like this- it's pure fluff and has lots of shipping!
Louise :)