Fairytale Nights
"What?"
Gibbs inwardly winced as he gently stirred the surprised and shocked woman to her office and sat her down in the chair.
"You okay?" he asked as he kneeled down in front of her.
"I don't understand" Abby said softly, "I mean I kind of do, it wouldn't be a safe house if everyone knew, but….why am I banned? It's your house, wouldn't it be weird if I didn't come by? Especially if Tony and Ziva are going to be there"
She did have a point, but Kuma and Tim had been insisted on it.
"Did the Director order this?" Abby then asked, she wouldn't be surprised, she always go this feeling that the man was a little…impatient with her.
Gibbs hesitated in answering, then sighed, "No, he agreed to it, but it was Kuma who brought it up"
"That is not surprising" Abby sighed.
"And McGee agreed"
Abby gaped, "What—I—He—I don't—"
"He says that he can't trust you"
The world started to tilt. Tim, her Timmy, didn't trust her? How could that be? She was Abby, Gibbs's Abby. Tony' and Ziva's Abby, Tim's Abby…or at least she thought she was.
"Why would he say that?" Gibbs asked, "why Abby?"
~.~
"So" Tony said five minutes into the drive, "about the whole, Tim not trusting Abby thing. Was that what Michael meant about it being a Pack thing? And doesn't that not trusting thing apply to me?"
Kuma sighed, and leaned back against the passenger seat, "Yes, whether she intentionally did it or not, Ms. Sciuto has…misused my brother's gentle and forgiving nature one too many times. A Pack, must have absolute trust in one another, it's one of the ways we survive. In a way, a Pack is similar to your team, as for that applying to you. No"
"But I've messed up too," Tony insisted, "I can even name the time and when, some have even been really bad"
Kuma smiled, "And that is where you and Ms. Sciuto are different. I've known you for three years; I've seen you change, in a good way. You've made mistakes, admitted and learned from them. You've apologized, and I've never heard or seen you make the same error twice. You've grown Tony, Ms. Sciuto has not. Tim knows, and seen this, and that is why he trusts you."
Tony stared at the road, amazed and flattered, he's never really seen it that way. After Jeanne, he realized that he needed to change, for both himself and those around him. And he did, granted he slipped up a couple of times, but he always picked himself back up and continue on within the best of his abilities. To hear someone say what he had been doing out loud made him sound like a much better person then he thought he was.
It was a little overwhelming.
"You are an amazing person Tony" Kuma continued, "and it's one of the things I like about you"
Tony blushed.
When they arrive at Tim's apartment, everything was back to normal except for the still hanging door, tapped off doorway and the officer stationed there to watch the apartment.
"Got the call" said the Officer after Tony showed him his badge, "go right on in, by the way, how is your man?"
"Good, thanks" Tony said before he and Kuma duck under the yellow tape.
The two make their way to the bedroom, both ignoring the blood stain on the carpet as they started packing.
"Question" Tony said as he came out the bathroom, "there's more than one of everything, I recognized Probie's and yours, but not the others. Do you want me to take them?"
"Just the blue toothbrush, that's Trent"
"Oh" Tony said after a moment, then goes back inside the bathroom to pack Tim's toiletries and Kort's toothbrush, which once again has his gut rearing its head. Why was Kort's toothbrush in Tim's bathroom? The Senior Agent was pretty sure that some of the body wash and other bathroom supplies belong to the CIA Agent, and the clothes that Kuma was packing in the next room were not just Tim's.
"Kuma" he then said as he came back out the bathroom.
The Alpha zipped up the large duffle bag, and looked at the human, "Yeah?" he said, having a good idea what Tony was about to ask.
"About Tim and Kort" Tony said slowly, "what are they to each other?"
Kuma studied the human, he knows that Tony had no problems with homosexuality, the fact that the man flirted with him was the Alpha's first clue. However, Trent was a different subject altogether, Tony made it no secret that he didn't like the CIA Agent. Throw in Tony's protective nature of Tim and you got a recipe for a volcanic explosion. Still, if he told the human the true nature of Tim and Trent's relationship, he could handle the situation now rather than later should it go wrong, which was the last thing he needed.
"If I confirm whatever suspicion you have, would you be angry?" the Alpha tested.
Tony goes over to the bed and placed the bag full of toiletries next to the duffle bags, he nibbled at his bottom lip in thought before sighing.
"A little" he said scratching the back of his head, "I mean, I don't like Kort, he blew up my car among other things. And honestly I can't understand what Tim sees in him, but…..but it must be something good if they've been together for as long as I think they have, and you, Leo and Orion haven't killed him for being with your baby brother"
Kuma grinned at the last bit.
"And…and I trust Tim, I trust him to have my back, trust him to be my wingman. So it makes sense to trust him in this."
Tony shifted nervously after he finished, both at saying something so vulnerable and honest, and because Kuma always had that effect on him, the only other person who could do that so easily was Tim, the intense stare from the big Alpha wasn't helping either.
"You are a good friend Tony" Kuma finally said with a gentle smile that always go Tony's heart racing for some reason.
They finish in the bedroom, and go to the living where Kuma packs the electronics that had survived the attack, along with DVDs and Blu-Ray.
"I never took Probie for a Disney guy, oooh the classic Thunder Cats"
Kuma chuckled, and wondered what kind of expression the man would have if he told him that all the Disney and old cartoon DVDs, and Blu-Ray were for Trent.
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"Do you have any idea why the Hunters went after Trent?" Jimmy asked as he put the finishing touches on the protection spells, hands glowing softly as he walked around the house.
"I think they may have been hired guns" Michael said as he followed, "if that's true, then the question is, who hired them?"
Jimmy hummed softly as he headed down to the basement, Michael stayed at the top of the stairs while Jimmy went down. He kept his senses out as he watched the Warlock move around below.
"I'm a little bit more worried that a Hunter was working for the CIA" Jimmy said, bringing up the information Michael had given him on the way here.
"Probably still is, Trent said that Cruz could still be alive, you and I both know that Hunters for all that they are human, are hard to kill"
"True" Jimmy sighed, "hopefully, we'll figure this out before it get worse. There done"
"Great, let's go"
Jimmy hurried up the stairs and followed the Hunter out the house, the warlock spelling the front door lock before heading to the car.
"Did anyone inform Victor and Raven about all that has happened?" Jimmy asked as they pulled out of the driveway.
"Tim was calling them as we were leaving, and since I haven't gotten a call yet and the world is still intact, so I'm assuming the Pup was able to convince his parents not to cut their anniversary short or he's still on the phone"
"It'd be easier if they were here" Jimmy pointed out.
"I can see the point, however, we don't know where the Hunters are. It's more dangerous for them to come to us, no, they are safer where they all."
"Don't think Raven will like that"
"Never said she had to like it"
~.~
"Love you too, yeah I'll tell them, bye"
Zia watched as Tim hung up his phone with a sigh, "I take it the talk did not go well" she then said.
Tim smiled, "Wolves are very protective of their pups, especially if the danger is so close. It was hard, but I got her and Dad to stay where they are. It's safer"
Ziva nodded before she glanced around, then wheeled her chair over to Tim's desk, "Is it safe to speak of your….family history in such an open place?" she then asked quietly.
"It isn't," Tim said, "however we're safe here."
"I would say Kort thought the same thing about the CIA, however I do not think that, erm, man, trusts anyone…..except you apparently."
Tim gave a sheepish grin at the look the woman gave him, his and Trent's relationship was a subject he dreaded being brought up, but knew he'd have to tell his Team eventually. Just not like this.
"Trent" Tim said, "is very special to me, and I, him."
"Special, as in a family sense?" Ziva asked, "or is it something more?"
"Something more" Tim confirmed, and hoped the woman would leave it at that, Ziva continuing to stare at him told him that his partner wanted more. "Fine, but you have to promise not to freak out, and definitely don't tell Gibbs, Tony, or Abby"
Ziva nodded, looking way too eager in the Omega's opinion, and after a deep breath he told her "Trent is my fiancé"
Ziva's expression went blank, she glanced down at Tim's fingers as though she somehow missed a ring, then looked back up at her co-worker's face.
"You okay Ziva?" Tim asked worriedly.
"I am fine, but I cannot figure out one thing"
"What's that?"
"How did he get pass your brothers?"
Tim laughed.
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When he came back up from Abby's lab, without any of his questions answered, he finds that Tony and Kuma had returned, and Trent had finally come down from the Director's office. His Senior Agent and Ziva had the CIA Agent cornered at the woman's desk, they were talking in hushed voices, whatever was being said had Trent looking both impressed and terrified. Looking over at Kuma who was sitting at Tony's desk, he found the eldest McGee grinning and looking very much entertained.
"Do I want to know?" Gibbs asked as he came over to the desk.
"Mmm, I don't think Trent could handle you knowing" Kuma chuckled, his grin growing at Gibbs's curious look, "I'll let Tim tell you"
"Where is he?"
"Break room, said he was going to get something to drink, but I think he just wanted to make Trent suffer alone"
Gibbs nodded and after raising a brow when Ziva took out a paperclip, headed for the break room, he found his youngest pouting at the soda machine. Lips titling up into a smile, he goes over and kicked the machine, startling Tim.
"Um, thanks Boss" Tim said when his soda dropped, "want the other one?" he then asked when he found that there were two cans.
Gibbs took the offered can, and opened it, "I talk to Abby" he said after taking a sip, "told her about the safe house, and what you said, about trust"
"….Oh"
Gibbs nodded, "She's confused, can't understand, and to be honest neither can I. What happened Tim? And why didn't you tell me?"
"Do you really think this is a conversation to be had here Boss?" the Omega said after a moment.
"My office then"
Tim doesn't move, instead he continued drinking his soda, Gibbs is more curious then annoyed about the lack of movement. Then, Tim locked eyes with him, and Gibbs…he froze. It was something about those green eyes, something old, and wild. It remained Gibbs that he was dealing with something outside the norm. He wasn't sure what that said about him that he forgot about that little fact so quickly.
"Okay" Tim then said.
The two headed for the usual elevator, and once the flip had been switched, Gibbs looked expectedly at Tim. The Agent watched as Tim looked very much uncomfortable and uncertain, then right before his eyes, something he saw more than once and always made him proud happened; Tim stood straighter and his eyes turned into steely determination.
"Abby is your favorite" Tim said, "everybody knows this, and whether she does it consciously or not, Abby takes advantage of it."
"Abby doesn't—"
"She does so" Tim interrupted, "because you don't punish her like you do us. You even punish us for her mistakes"
"Wait, when have I ever—"
"Her ex-boyfriend, yes it was my job to protect her, and I did so within the best of my abilities. But I don't control her, nor do I control her choices. I told her what she needed to do to keep her safe, even scolded her for being careless. You even gave her a direct order, and yet, well I'm sure you remember the rest"
"Okay, so I—"
"Boss, you wouldn't even let me explain, and I know you read the report afterwards, so did you even talk to her about it? I know you didn't talk to me. Gibbs, I know you think of her like a daughter, but she isn't a child. She is a grown woman, one who has flaws that sometimes she cannot see and often is not called on because of a combination of many things, one of them is you….Another incident was in Mexico"
At the thought of both his little girl and Mexico, Gibbs flinched; he didn't know all the details about what had happened there, the reports had been very vague on both ends. But it had caused days of rare tension between Tim and Abby.
"What happened there could have been much worse." Tim paused and licked his lips, he studied the man before him. "We all have flaws, all of us have made mistakes, I have forgiven and forgotten a lot of things because I care about all of you. You are my family, my Pack, but even with Pack; there is so many times one can forgive and forget"
Tim flipped on the switch, and stepped off the elevator once the door opened, Gibbs watched him go, before he leaned back against the elevator wall, the doors slowly closing as he was left with his thoughts.
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