WEDNESDAY

Nici still lived in Gibbs's guestroom. When she woke up on Wednesday morning she heard Tony and Gibbs arguing in the kitchen.

"No! You are definitely not allowed to go out during the week. It is hard enough to bring you out of bed in the morning when you were not out the evening before. And you are grounded until Saturday for your vacations stunt. And you must remember that you have to go to the autopsy to get your next shots this evening."

"But Dad!" Tony started to argue "You have already spanked me for this stunt. And I don't want to go to Ducky in the evening. My butt is still sore because of the spanking and because of the shots Ducky gave me. So I think I can wait with my next shot till…."

"I said no! You will go and get your shots. If your butt is still sore it is your fault. And if Ducky calls me to tell you didn't come you will be sore for more than two days. That's a promise."

Nici went to the bathroom and so she couldn't hear the rest of the conversation.

"But dad. I must go to the mall this evening. It's not to meet some friends it is to buy something."

"What do you want to buy Tony? I hope it's not an other stuff from the joke article store."

"No! Sure not! I want to by a present for Nici. She will become sixteen next Sunday. And I think we should make a party for her. It is her first birthday with us. So….."

"Okay! I will tell you something. You can go to the mall. I will pick you up there when I'll have ended my shopping. I will go to the IKEA with Ziva because I want to buy some furniture for Nici. I think it will be a nice birthday present to give her, her own room. Ziva will come with me because she knows what kind of stuff Nici likes. Nici and Abby will watch some girl-movies in our living room so this evening will be a good chance to do the birthday shopping."

"So I need not to go to Ducky this evening?" Tony asked hopefully.

"Not so fast little boy! I'm sure Ducky will accommodate you in the lunchtime. I will call him later." Gibbs answered with a smirk.

"I think arguing will not help me." Tony told his dad.

"No wouldn't. The next days you must do me a favour. I will work on Nici's new furniture in the basement but it will be your job to keep her out of the house on Sunday. On Saturday she will get her first present because Jenny has invited the New York kids. They and their dads will arrive on Saturday morning. I will pick them up on the airport and I hope we will arrive here before Nici wakes up. Saturday we will spend most of the time here or wherever the girls want to be."

"I didn't know Danny would come. I can't wait till Saturday. This will be so much fun. I will show him the new joke…."

"Don't you dare. You are not allowed to go in this new joke article store in the mall and neither Danny, Reed or Ryan. When they will be here you will be dutiful. Remember what had happened the last time. I don't think Danny or you would have a reminder with the wooden spoon."

"Okay. I promise I will be good." Tony looked sheepishly.

"Now to our plans for Sunday. You and Nici should be out of the house for the day. Take her and the New York kids to the public pool or anywhere else. Ziva, McGee and Abby will accompany you. But remember not to tell her about the new furniture. Mac, Elliot and I will bring them into Nici's room. Ducky and Jenny will help us to decorate her room. So we will be ready till 5 o'clock. In the evening we will have a party."

"That sound great dad. But I still have a question dad." Tony told Gibbs.

"What is it?"

"Why the hell have you made a paddle with Nici written on it. I don't remember Nici did anything that bad last week. And you can't be serious to spank her with a goddamn paddle only for teasing McGee or for playing stupid girl games with Ziva and Abby. And why the hell do you hide this paddle from her in the basement?"

"For the first" Gibbs said giving Tony a firm smack on his butt "this is for going into the basement although I told you, you were not allowed to go in. And the paddle is for Nici's birthday."

"C'mon dad. You can't think a sixteen year old girl wants to have a paddle for her birthday. I mean Nici would enjoy it to spank me with this thing. But isn't that a strange present?"

"It's not a present. But you will see it on her birthday."

The rest of the week has gone quickly. All presents were bought and Tony had even been in the joke store while Gibbs and Ziva had been at IKEA.

SATURDAY MORNING

Gibbs had left the house early in the morning to pick the New Yorkers up. Tony was waiting in the kitchen making the breakfast. When he heard the door from the guestroom he didn't know what to do. Gibbs would not be back for another half an hour. So he started to think about how he could keep Nici away from the kitchen.

HALF AN HOUR LATER

When the Gibbs opened the door he heard Nici yelling in the bathroom. Elliot and Mac looked confused.

"I thought Nici was still sleeping?" Elliot asked.

"I think she waked up earlier this morning." Gibbs answered "but why the hell she's yelling?"

When the men walked up the stairs to the bathroom they saw why Nici was yelling. Tony had taken a long cord and bound it on the doorknob from the bath room. The other end of the cord was bound on the doorknob from Tony's room. So it was impossible for Nici to open the bathroom door.

Gibbs walked up to Tony "Why the hell you have caged your little sister in the bathroom?" he asked.

Ryan, Reed and Danny who were standing behind their dads were giggling.

"You told me to do" was Tony's answer. "You told me Kathy would be her first present and so I decided to keep her in the bathroom till you would be back."

"Okay. I believe you but now I think it's time to free your sister. But this would be a nice job for Kathy."

Kathy walked to the bathroom door and took the cord away. Suddenly the door was opened and a very angry Nici came out.

"Tony I will….."

When Nici saw Kathy she stood still for a moment. A second later the girls lay on the floor hugging each other. Gibbs knew he had never seen Nici so happy before.

After a few minutes Ryan started to tease.

"I think it will be the best to roll these two downstairs. Otherwise we will never get a breakfast…. OW" Ryan said rubbing the back of his head and gave his dad a reproachful look.

"Go downstairs" Gibbs ordered the boys "I think these little girls will need another minute."

But when he turned around the girls squeaked in unisono because Tony had doused a bowl of cold water over them.

Gibbs took his son on his ear causing Tony to yelp.

"I tell you for the last time. Don't teas your little sister. If I catch you again I will not hesitate to give you a spanking no matter where we will be."

"The same is true for you boys" Elliot told Ryan, Reed and Danny.

"But we have no little sister" Danny tried to argue.

Mac gave him a stern look and answered "Believe me if I'll catch you teasing one of these girls you will not enjoy sitting."

When the girls had dried their hair and changed their clothes they came down to breakfast which took nearly two hours.

The kitchen was full of speaking, laughing and telling the newest stories. When Gibbs looked around the table he asked "Where are Nici and Kathy?"

When Elliot and Gibbs entered the living room they saw two little girls sitting on the couch just talking and laughing and being happy.

In the evening they made a barbecue in the garden and it was almost midnight when all kids were sleeping.

Gibbs opened the door to the guest room. Nici and Kathy lay side by side on the big sleeping couch. Both were looking like little angels.

SUNDAY

It was early in the morning when Jenny arrived to make breakfast for all of them.

Jenny, Gibbs, Elliot and Mac were sitting in the kitchen when the boys came down giggling and laughing.

"Good morning! What's so funny?" Mac wanted to know.

"Nothing dad" Reed answered "we are just happy!"

Mac raised his eyebrow and wanted to ask more when he was interrupted by a scream.

The men run upstairs to see what had happened. They boys started laughing again.

Jenny gave them a stern look "I want to know what you have done! And I want to know it right now!" she ordered.

But the boys had no time to answer because they heard Gibbs's angry voice upstairs.

"Tony, Danny, Reed and Ryan! You were told not to tease your sisters. Why you have coloured their faces? I will be down in a minute and I want all of you in the living room. In think you remember the position."

The boys gulped.

"He can't be serious. We only used watercolours!" Reed complained.

"Jenny! Would you help us? I mean dad sounds very angry." Tony pleaded.

"Oh. No! I think you deserve every swat your butt will get" Jenny told Tony giving him a swat over his boxers. "And now you should all go to the living room!"

They boys did as they were told.

Jenny decided to go upstairs to help the girls. On her way she met the daddies. Gibbs was holding the well known carpet beater in his hand.

Jenny gave him a smile and said "Don't be too hard on them. They only used watercolours and I think you should remember the proverb like father like son."

When the man entered the living room the boys were bent over the couch.

"I see you remember the position from New York" Gibbs told them "But our spanking for your last practical joke didn't work well."

"Oh. No. It worked "Danny said " But …."

"No skiving!" Mac told his son.

"I think you can go to your girls" he said to Elliot and Gibbs. "I will take care of these little rascals."

When Elliot and Gibbs had left the room Mac walked in front of the boys holding the carpet beater in his hands.

"I don't want to know why" he told them "you were told not to do. You disobeyed and now you are going to pay the piper."

He walked behind the boys a smirk on his face. He brought the carpet beater up and landed five swats on every butt.

When it was over the boys left their position and starting rubbing their butts.

"I think we should buy a carpet beater for our flat in New York. It seems working very well." Mac told his sons.

"Would not be necessary" Reed answered.

"Now go back to the kitchen and take your breakfast. You should be ready to start in one hour." Mac dismissed them.

Minutes later the girls came in the kitchen. They had cleaned their faces.

"How did you colour our face wile we were sleeping without waking us up?" Kathy wanted to know.

"Why do you want to know?" Reed asked back.

"Well there's a girl I really don't like in my class. And I think it will be a nice joke to…."

Elliot interrupted her "Little girl! If I would get a phone call from the headmaster of your school telling me you have coloured the face of a girl, I will bend you over my knee and give you the same your brother has got."

"But dad! I really don't like Carolyn." Kathy started to complain.

"Stop arguing! I think you all should get ready to go to the public pool." He pointed at the four boys "And I don't want to hear anything about water bombs or other thing flying threw the pool."

"Yes sir!" the boys answered.

"You can take our car and Jenny's car to drive to the pool" Gibbs told the kids. "But you should remember Kathy and Nici are definitely not allowed to drive."

IN THE AFTERNOON

When the kids came home they opened the door but nobody was in the floor.

"Dad?!" Tony called.

"Where are you?" Reed asked.

The kids made their way to the living room. When Nici opened the door she saw Ducky, Jenny, Mac, Elliot and her dad standing behind a great birthday cake.

All started to sing happy birthday. Nici smiled over her whole face.

After eating the cake Jenny decided it was the time to give Nici her presents.

Mac and Elliot were the first. They gave Nici a play station.

"I think from time to time you can share it with Tony." Mac told her.

Mc Gee was next. His present was a game for the play station called need for speed.

Danny, Reed and Ryan gave her a pink present box. When Nici opened the box a loud crack was to hear and suddenly there were glitter and little hello kitty confetties flying threw the whole living room. Abby and Ziva looked a little bit shocked.

"Since we knew how much Jethro loves hello kitties we planned to do this stunt. And you birthday was the right occasion to try." Danny told her.

Gibbs walked over to the boys and gave them a very light smack on the back of their heads. "I think this was your hello kitty free card" he told them.

"You must look in the box there's another present" Reed said to Nici.

When Nici looked into the box she found a big pillow all over with hello kitties.

The next present came from Ducky. He gave Nici a backpack. "I think you will need it when you start on your new school" he told her.

Ziva gave Nici a small box. When Nici opened the box she found a key and small card in it.

Ziva explained "This card is the entrance for the go-kart track. When you want to race you tell me and we will drive there. The key is for my flat. When you need a break you can come to me no matter how late it will be. So you don't need to press the fire button to take a time off."

Abby gave Nici a farting Hippo. "You can call him Bert 2 or Berta" she told the girl.

When Nici opened Jenny's present she found a new pink mobile in it. "I know Fornell had taken your mobile away and so I thought you could need this one" Jenny said.

The last present came from Tony. It was a plumeau case with little bats on it and a new pyjama with the NCIS logo.

"Thank you!" Nici said to them "I can't remember a better birthday. I have got friends who care about me, I got my best friend back, and I've got a big brother and a Daddy. I think this is the best birthday in my life."

"You are too fast" Gibbs interrupted her "there is still a present left." He took a neckpiece and bandaged Nici's eyes.

Then Nici was guided to her room. Gibbs opened the door and took the neckpiece from Nici's eyes. When Nici saw the room her eyes became glassy. She gave Gibbs a bear hug. „My own room? Thank you daddy."

The walls in Nici's room where white. A big wardrobe was standing beneath the door. Under the window was a big wooden writing desk with many pencils in all colours and designs over it. In the middle of the room there was a really big bed.

"I think it will be big enough for you and Kathy when she will come for a visit." Gibbs told her.

"Here I have a present from Agent Fornell" Jenny told her "I mean it's a present from the FBI but Fornell gave it to me."

Jenny gave Nici a little envelope. Nici opened the envelope and found a voucher for posters in it.

"Fornell told me the FBI wanted to send you a present and so I decided a voucher for posters to decorate your room would be the right. Maybe you can go to the mall with Kathy tomorrow and buy some."

Nici nodded her head.

When they were back in the living room Gibbs told Nici "Now you've got all your presents. But I think there is still a job to do." With this words he took the paddle he and Tony had talked about, out of a drawer.

Nici looked scared and started to complain "I've done nothing wrong. Why would you spank me? I drove the car today only to park out and Tony told me it would be okay."

Tony gave her a glare.

"This is not for using the car without permission. I think I will have a talk tomorrow with the two of you about using my car." He raised the paddle "this is for your birthday: It is a….."

"It's a present for me? So I can spank Tony with …..OW" Nici rubbed her head.

"I told you a hundred times not to interrupt me. I wanted to say this is a paddle for your birthday spanking"

"Oh! No! No way. I'm much too old for this. I mean a birthday spanking would mean sixteen swats plus one swat to grow on. That's too much" Nici started to argue.

"No arguing little girl! A birthday spanking is a tradition in our family. You will get it on every birthday till you are married." Gibbs told her.

"So I will also get a spanking on my birthday?" Tony asked a little bit shocked.

But Ryan calmed him "C'mon Tony! A birthday spanking is not that bad. I mean there is no change to argue your dad out of it. Believe me I tried to talk my dad out of it every year since my third birthday."

Gibbs pointed at the couch and told his daughter "I want you to bend over!"

Nici tried again "But Dad!!" but it didn't show any effect on Gibbs.

He guided Nici to the couch and brought her in the right position. Then he gave the paddle ton Jenny. "I think you will be the first" he told her.

Jenny took the paddle and gave Nici a very light smack. Anyway Nici commented with "OW".

"Happy birthday" was Jenny's answer.

The next spankers were Ducky, Mc Gee, Abby, Ziva and Kathy. All smacks were very light and although commented like the smacks before.

When Kathy gave the paddle to her brother he raised his arm wide but was stopped by Elliot.

"Ryan your own birthday will be in two and a half weeks so I think it would be a good idea to think about how many force you will lay in this smack."

Ryan gave his dad an understanding look and landed the paddle lightly on Nici's butt. Danny and Reed did the same and handed the paddle on to Mac.

Mac smirked a little raised his arm wide causing Nici to squeak but landed the paddle softly on her butt.

"Oh that was mean" Nici complained.

"So I think you prefer the different way" Elliot teased her and landed the paddle with a little more force on her butt.

"Ow! Okay Okay I will be nice!" was the answer.

Elliot handed the paddle to Tony. Nici's eyes went wide.

"Tony! I swear if you…"

SMACK Tony had landed the paddle on her butt.

Nici yelped "You will be sorry on your birthday I swear it."

"Now it's your turn dad!" Tony told his father "Only four swats left"

Gibbs took the paddle in his hand "Happy birthday baby!" he said to his daughter raising his arm to land the first swat.

The lasts swats were counted by the all people in the living room.

SWAT "Fourteen" SWAT "Fifteen" SWAT "Sixteen"

Nici wanted to stand up but Gibbs hold her in place "Plus on to grow on" he told her and landed one last loud sounding smack with much more force than the rest on Nici's butt.

"Ow!" Nici yelped jumping up to rub her butt. Gibbs gently guided her into a hug and told her again "happy birthday!"

Hours later Nici and Kathy were ready to go to bed. Kathy hugged Nici and told her "Happy birthday!". She gave her a small packet. When Nici opened her last present she found two photo- frames in it. One photo was showing to little girls at the age of three. Our first day in kindergarten was written under the picture.

The other photo was showing Nici and Kathy on the couch in Gibb's living room and was taken the evening before. There was a text written under the picture "I will never loose you again!"

When Gibbs looked in the room half an hour later the girls were sleeping hand in hand.

TBC