McGee it will be cool to go to a cemetery at night. Come on we have to go" begged Abby.

Although McGee liked Abby and didn't want to upset her the thought of Gibbs and Tony scared him more then Abby being upset. "No Abby".

Abby stomped her foot and clenched her fists in frustration. She raised her eyebrows, a look she acquired from Gibbs. "No! What do you mean No McGee.?"

Tim looked defeated "I am sorry Abbs. Look it is bad enough that your dad scares the heck out of me, but now your brother too. I am more scared of Gibbs and Tony then I am of you."

Abby was confused, sure her dad scared plenty of people. He could scare grown men, but Tony. Tony is always a big goofball. He never scared anyone.

"McGee what are you talking about, okay my dad I get, lots of people are scared of him, but Tony? Come on. Why on earth would you be scared of Tony?"

McGee started to get nervous and just wanted to end this conversation. "Um.. I. its ..nothing..forget it."

Abby was stubborn like her mother was not going to forget it. She grabbed Tim's arm and got in his face. She squinted her green eyes at him. "No I want to know what you are talking about. Did something happen with Tony? Did he say something to you?"

"Just forget it Abby, please."

Abby being Abby was determined to get the truth out of Tim. She was not going to just forget it. "McGee you had better tell me what Tony did right now or you'll be sorry." Not that she really had a plan to make him sorry but she figured the threat alone would work.

McGee's ears started to turn red with embarrassment but he told Abby about running into Tony at the batting cages and what Tony had said about Abby.

By the time Tim was done telling Abby what had happened she was beyond furious. She was not a baby anymore. It was bad enough that Gibbs still treated her like a baby but Tony. That was unforgivable. Abby was more determined then ever to go to the cemetery to prove that she wasn't a baby anymore.

Abby turned to McGee with fire in her green eyes. "Oh that tares it. I AM GOING TO THE CEMETARY with or without you McGee."

As much as he knew this was not going to end well, he decided that he couldn't let Abby go alone. "All right fine, but what if your dad finds out?"

"You let me worry about Gibbs and besides McWorry (she had picked up on Tony's Mcnicknames) my dad is not going to find out. Why does every kid think their parents are not going to find out when they are up to no good?

Abby came up with a plan which she thought was foolproof. "Ok we are going to leave the dance and go home. If I am late getting home my parents will kill me so we are going to go home, pretend to go to sleep, then sneak out and walk to the cemetery."

McGee had his mom pick them up from the dance and drop Abby off at home. Abby was annoyed when she walked into the house to find her parents waiting up for her. "Why does everyone think I am a baby. You didn't need to wait up for me, geeze".

Jen and Gibbs were taken aback at Abby's outburst. Gibbs was first to answer his little girl who seemed to have a nasty attitude lately. "You are our child and we worry and care about you. Your mom and I want to make sure you are home safe." Abby looked about ready to go into a full tantrum so Jen decided to see if she could head it off before both her daughter and husband lost their tempers with each other. Jen looked at her daughter. "Abbs come on I am dying to hear all about your first dance"

Abby began to calm a little and filled her mom and dad in on all the details. Gibbs couldn't control his laughter when Abby got to the part about the boys seeing who could burp the loudest. "Wow things haven't changed much. That pretty much summed up my first dance experience, only there was no one brave enough to begin to dance so we all spent 4 hours looking at each other."

Abby and Jen both burst into a fit of giggles at the thought of Gibbs at a dance standing around burping with the boys.

Abby began to yawn "Well I am really tired so I am going to go to bed."

Jen and Jethro kissed her goodnight. As Abby headed up the stairs Jen called after her "Hang that dress up in your closet, NOT on a pile on the floor."

"Ok mom"

Abby went upstairs and changed. She laid in bed until she heard her parents come up, check in on her one last time, and head off to their own room. She waited for a few more minutes to make sure they were asleep. Then Miss Abigail Caroline Gibbs quietly snuck out of her room and down the stairs and out the front door. She texted McGee to tell him to meet her out front of his house in 5 minutes.

McGee knew this was a bad idea and he should not go along but he really liked Abby and he decided he would go so he could keep Abby safe.

Abby met Tim in front of his house. McGee tried one last time to talk her out of going to the cemetery but Abby was not hearing it. She was determined. So the two walked to the cemetery and met their friends who were already drinking, smoking, and partying.

Julia called to Abby and Tim when she spotted them. "Hey you guys come over here." Julia had a can of beer in her hand. She offered it to Abby. Abby took it although she had no intention of drinking it after she took a sip. She found it gross and couldn't understand how anyone liked the taste.

Tim looked at Abby like she had lost her mind when he saw her take the beer. Abby kissed Tim on the cheek and whispered in his ear "relax McGee I am not going to actually drink it". She grabbed his hand and dragged him off to look at gravestones.

Abby was excited to walk around and read the names on the grave stones. There were some really cool names such as Prudence, Orinda, Bethsaida. Tim was following Abby around growing more nervous by the second. Although he relaxed a little when she put the beer can down without drinking it.

Meanwhile at the Gibbs house Gibbs woke up in the middle of the night. He had a feeling in his gut that something was wrong. He checked his cell to make sure he had not gotten any messages from work, there were none. He listened to Jen fast asleep and knew she was fine. He decided to get up and check the house and kids. He went into Tony's room. Tony had one leg sticking out from under the covers and was snoring loudly. Next he went to Abby's room. At first glance everything looked fine. The bed was lumpy due to the clothes Abby stuffed in there. Gibbs got closer and began to panic when he couldn't hear Abby breathing. He quickly turned on the light and whipped back the covers. His blood ran cold when he saw that instead of a sleeping Abby there was nothing but a pile of clothes in her bed. It was 2:30 am. Where the hell was his 12 year old daughter?

Gibbs gave a quick search of the house before he woke up Jen. While Gibbs was phoning Franks to help look for Abby, Jen was calling the McGee's to see if Tim knew where Abby might have gone. Jen wasn't sure if she was relieved or livid when Mr. McGee said Tim was also missing. Jen was happy that she wasn't kidnapped and she probably wasn't alone. But at the same time Jen was so angry she knew when they got her hands on Miss Abby she was going to be one sorry little girl.

TBC