Summary: When Tony finds Abby crying in her lab, he discovered something about her past he never thought possible…

Warning: Child abuse! Don't like, don't read.

Disclaimer: Neither NCIS nor the characters are mine. Just writing this for fun, please don't sue.

A/N: shywr1ter informed me that the title I used may be considered offensive. That is definitely not my intention and if I offended anyone with it, I'm really sorry. I just used it as a reference to the rock-opera Tommy.

Chapter One:

Tony carefully approached Abby's lab. According to McGee their Mistress of the Dark hadn't been herself lately. Of course Tony responded by quoting the movie Psycho ("My mother hasn't quite been herself today") but he'd promised him he'd check on her. Truth being told, he really wasn't looking forward to it. Abby could be quite… Frightening.

He opened the door to her lab – why was it closed anyway? – and went in carefully. It was too quiet without the music.

"Abby?" he asked. "You in here?"

That's when he heard her crying. He turned to the direction of the sound and saw Abby sitting in front of her computer, crying softly.

"Abby?" Tony asked carefully as he walked towards her. "What's wrong?"

She looked up. "Oh, it's you."

Not the most flattering and welcoming greeting ever, Tony thought. And apparently so did Abby. "Not that I don't like you being here. Not that I ever meant to implicate I didn't like your presence. I mean, I just thought…"

"You just thought?" Tony encouraged her. She made him really curious and also worried.
"I just thought you might be Gibbs."

Tony sighed. "Abbs, what's wrong? I know I'm not the fearless leader, but I can always try." He tried to hug her, but she pushed him away. He looked at the computer screen she'd been staring at. It showed the picture of a man that had a vague resemblance with her. "Who's that?"

For a minute, he thought she wasn't going to answer. Then she said in a soft voice: "David Sciuto, my uncle."

"Is something wrong with him?"

She laughed a humourless laugh. "You could say that. He's in prison. Well actually, he WAS in prison. He died in a fight about a week ago."

"I… I'm sorry, Abbs," Tony tried. He'd never known her uncle was in prison.

She gave him an odd look he couldn't really place. "Don't be." He didn't understand, but decided not to push her too much.

"Anyway, my aunt just called. I think it's safe to say she really hates me now," she continued.

"Why?" Tony asked, even less understanding.

She looked up at his face. "Because I'm the reason he was in prison in the first place."

A/N: Short, I know. It's just an introduction to the story. What do you think? Interesting enough? Should I continue?