NCIS: The Only Fear, is Fear Itself

A/N: Thanks to those who reviewed, even if you didn't and just added an alert, that's cool too. I hope you all enjoy this story, as I have worked really hard on it.

Disclaimer: Oh wow! I own Gibbs, Tony, Abby, Kate, Ziva, Ducky, Mcgee... wait.. No, I don't... (Makes sad face).. I wanna own them! Especially Gibbs and Abby and McGee and wait.. everybody!! :P

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Earlier-Abby's Lab

The lab doors slid open.

"You're not at home."

"No shit. Shift isn't over yet. You know I'm here til shift ends, and even more so if they need me longer."

Hand connects with cheek.

"Don't you dare talk to me in that way."

Abby holds her cheek.

"You're not my father." She forces out.

"No, but I'm better than that deaf bastard."

A rage flows through Abby.

"How dare you!" She yells as she goes to punch him in the face.

She misses, and he throws her to the floor, hand wrapping around her neck.

"You wanna hit me Abigail? Huh? You want to hit me?" His low voice rings out.

Another punch is connected to her face.

"You should think twice about hitting me Abby. I can do much worse and you know it." He pauses. "Where's Gibbs when you need him? Huh Abby? Where's your hero."

"Stop Kyle, you leave Gibbs out of this. Just.. Stop.. Please?" Abby chokes out.

He lets go.

"I'll see you at home. Don't be late." Kyle says as he leaves.

Seconds later, Abby tastes the copper in her blood, as she lays there, too much in pain to get up.

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As he finishes up typing the case report, he prints it out and hands it to Gibbs.

"Thanks."

"No problem." McGee goes back to his desk and shuts off his computer and picks up his bag.

"Well, night boss."

"Night McGee."

Within minutes, Gibbs is the only one left in the room.

As he reads over McGee's report, a phone starts to ring. Checking his, and finding that it's not his that rings, he glances over to Tony's and Ziva's phones. He then realizes that it is McGee's phone that rings.

He picks it up, but is met with the dial tone.

Hanging up, he starts back to his desk, and stops in his tracks when the phone rings again.

"Hello?"

'McGee, I'm gonna stay the night down here. I.. I can't go home. Not tonight.'

"Abbs?"

'Gibbs? Where's McGee?'

"Gone home. What's wrong Abby?" Gibbs asks, concern growing.

'Nothing. I need to go. I'll see you in the morning.'

Abby abruptly hangs up before he can get another word in. He hangs up McGee's phone and gets his coffee from his desk and heads to the elevator to the lab.

As the doors closed, he thought hard: Who did Abby meet that would upset her this much?

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A/N: Uh oh. That's right! Gibbs is about to become officially involved in Abby's situation. What can he do about it?

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