A.N. as per usual I own nothing. Not my sandbox, I'm just playing in it. Also is it just me or was be Abby from seasons one and two a lot more mature then the current one from season eight. That's as far as I am in the show. For those wondering this story has no set time it's just after season six or seven.
It was Monday morning and Tony walked into the squad room at his usual time which his typical I just got laid smile on his face. Tony had just got laid in fact he spent the entire weekend doing said activity with a woman in her late 20's. They both knew that was just for fun which made their time together more enjoyable for the both of them. After all things are always better with no strings attached. At least that was Tony's motto.
With a whistle and what can almost be classified as a leering look in his eye Tony spotted Ziva. In typical frat boy fashion he simply must tell her something about the weekend he had just had, and the woman he spent his time with. He takes a quick look around the squad room as he prattles on to Ziva about the absolutely smoking babe he just finished banging. The investigator in him is nagging that something is off.
"You should've seen her Ziva; she as we Americans say was the full Monty. Melissa has lightly tanned skin, perfect white smile, dirty blond hair, little green eyes and a rack. My God does she have an impressive pair. And the accent" here Tony can't help but insert an almost boyish giggle. "She has spent the last couple of months in Paris. I think that her fluency in the French tongue was amazingly hot."
He can tell that Ziva is tuning him out, and barely restraining her normal eye rolls. What does surprise him though is that little Timmy is not at his desk. Again something is nagging at the back of his mind but he can't help but think it's nothing. After all if it was truly important it would have jumped out at him right away. He knows that unless a call comes in its cold cases and paperwork for the team.
With an internal sigh he boots up his computer and loads his e-mail. Before he can even open first one up he sees Gibbs out of the corner of his eye. Boss man is looking thoughtful and almost sad like he's seeing something that reminds him of Kelly. Looking up towards MTAC he gets a furious expression and sent to his eyes. For a moment Tony can't help but wonder what he did to piss the boss man off. With a curious look he realizes that according to his clock Tim is late. That could be what had set the boss man off, no that's not it, because Gibbs is now rounding the stairs and heading up them.
Of course hearing Ziva gasps brings a smile to his face. One that is gone completely when he starts to read his e-mail. When he sees the one Tim sent him. For a second all he can think is that is Tim finally got one over on him. Little Tim finally played a prank, a big one. A prank that had apparently, possibly, included Gibbs Ziva and himself. For a second Tony is, not proud, but maybe excited. He can't help the smile that blossoms over his face, as he looks up eyes searching for the culprit. After all is Tony himself that played a prank like this he wouldn't be able to help himself, he would have to be close to see the reaction.
And then that moments over as Tony comes to realize that Tim is nowhere in sight. He's not hiding behind in the cubicles or even watching it through computer screen somewhere. No this letter was all too real. That point was driven home by the empty desk that sits next to him. A desk that on Friday had been the workplace of the team geek. Palmer the autopsy gremlin had his workplace in autopsy, Abby had her place in her lab, and McGeeks had their place at the desk at Tony's three o'clock Gibbs's 12 o'clock and Ziva's 10 o'clock. All Tony can do is look. He stares at the empty space like it will somehow miraculously fill backup. Just 2 little days was all it took to empty that once slightly cluttered space.
Tony doesn't want to believe it, McGee just couldn't have left. He wouldn't just up and leave without telling any up that would he? No, something still wasn't right. It had to be Vance's fault, he messed with the team, yet that that's what happened. And Gibbs is now going to set him straight. After all they were team, and you don't just walk out on your teammates. The letter had to be a hoax; maybe one sent by the guys in cyber crimes, they don't really like him or Gibbs anyways. It'll be just like them to do something like this.
These thoughts ping through Tony mind. After all Tony was one "Very Special Agent Anthony Dinozzo" which means that what McGee is saying just can't be true. After all Gibbs never said anything about the taunting or the pranks so Tony figured he approved. And McGee never complained at least not past the first few minutes, so he understood it. McGee understudied that brothers are supposed to prank each other. McGee new Tony saw him as a brother, right? The name-calling the pranks, it was just supposed to toughen him up. Help them become a real field agent.
With a snap decision Tony decides that the situation was very real, and it was all Tim's fault. After all Tim hadn't written this letter none of these thoughts would be going through Tony's mind. He wouldn't be questioning his actions. He wouldn't be wondering if he'd done the right thing. Tony did the one thing that both he and Abby did to solve their problems he blamed Tim, and innocent victim.
Someone clearing their throat snap him out of the gray world he'd been in. The director is standing in the center of the bullpen with an almost lost looking Gibbs standing next to him. The notice that the whole team is now on review just makes him even angrier at Tim. If Tim hadn't written this letter, if he had decided to leave none of this would be happening.
Looking just as lost as Gibbs Tony proceeds to follow the rest of the team into a conference room. In the background he can vaguely here Vance order Abby to me the rest of the team. A secondary phone call will have Ducky and Palmer also joining the group. Tony can't help but wonder how everything went so wrong so quickly. After all just 2 ½ days ago everything was fine.
A.N. many thanks to my reviewers, without you this would've never gotten past chapter 1. Also special thanks to Rose de Sharon, special agent Ali. I am drawing inspiration on how their writing. The lost son is amazing definitely read it. Also check out Emerald1 she's really good to. Nice job or this is wrong are appreciated and welcomed, this sucks are not. No set time on when the next bit will come out. One last thing check out 10 feet under and upside down or sometimes the darkness is your friend. They are both avengers fan fiction and can be found by looking under Phil/Hawkeye.