Prelude

It was a quiet day at work when Tony got the call. He doing some paper work and going through files for possible replacements for Blackadder when his cell phone rang.

"Hello?" Tony said without looking at the ID.

"Tony?" Came a frantic voice. Without answering Tony stood up and headed towards the elevator. Gibbs was talking to the Director so he didn't get any questions asked as he stepped into the elevator and turned it off.

"Dean? What's wrong."

"It's Sammy. I don't know what to do T."

"Just calm down D. Tell me what happened."

"He got accepted into Stanford and Dad found the letter."

"Shit, how bad is it?"

"Dad kicked him out T! I waited for Dad to go to leave on a hunt and went after him but I can't find him!"

"Hey just calm down okay? I'm going to call him, stay on the line." Tony took a deep breath and dialed his youngest brothers number. He picked up almost right away.

"Tony?"

"Hey Princess, everything alright?" He heard a sigh on the other end.

"Dean called you didn't he."

"Of course he did. He's really freaking out."

"Well tell him not to worry. I'm on a bus headed for California." Tony let out a sigh of his own.

"Alright kiddo. Just remember you can call me about anything okay?"

"I know T, I'll call you when I get settled." The brothers hung up.

"You still there D?"

"Yeah, did he answer?"

"Yeah, he's on a bus headed for Cali."

"Thank god he's safe. Thanks T."

"No problem D," Tony smiled as he heard the line go dead. He put his phone in his pocket before turning the elevator back on. Once it reached his floor the doors opened to reveal his boss.

"Problem with the elevator DiNozzo?"

"Not at all Boss, just stalled a bit."

Gibbs raised an eyebrow but let it go all the same. Tony went back to his desk and tried to work on old cases but kept thinking about his little brothers. It had been so long since he had traveled the country and the NCIS agent couldn't help but hope he would see his brothers again one day. Little did he know that day would come sooner than he realized even if he had to wait a few more years.