Beyond the Holiday Adventure: Still Here!
See Chapter 1 for all warnings and disclaimers. No copyright infringement is intended on anything. All new names have been totally fabricated.
This is #3 in the Holiday Adventure series. If you haven't read A Holiday Adventure or A Holiday Adventure Continues, you may want to read those before this one.
Warning: Hints of spanking and spanking of adults.
Chapter 7
"Just wait until your dad gets home!"
Gibbs shook his head and quickly walked up the stairs to see which of his children caused Jenny to yell out that familiar saying. He thought, "Here we go again. One big, happy family." Of course, he wouldn't have it any other way.
When he reached the top of the stairs he realized that the commotion was coming from the girls' room. He walked in and was stunned by what he saw.
Nettie and Ducky had heard the noises and had rushed up the stairs moments before Gibbs.
"Girls! Stop this at once!" Jenny had lost all patience at this point.
Gibbs grabbed the wooden spoon Nettie had with her when she left the kitchen in a hurry and swatted each backside with sniper-like accuracy. Of course the girls were in their "ranch pants," so they felt each "lick." As he was swatting the girls he bellowed, "ENOUGH!"
The bellow and the last swats finally broke the girls out of their adrenaline fed fight. Of course, at that point Tony took the opportunity to grab Ziva and Tim held on to Abby.
Gibbs said one word, "Explain."
Both girls were angry at each other, but both refused to "rat" the other out.
"Unless you want me to take you both over my knee in front of everyone in this room, you will explain and you will do it NOW." Gibbs once again spoke through gritted teeth.
Ziva sighed and began, "I confided in Abby of my plans to go for a ride tonight and she insisted I not go. She said that beside the fact that you would not take it well, I could get hurt. She tried to convince me not to go. I said I would go anyway. She said she'd tie me to a chair if I left to go on that ride. I said, "Try it." She tried it and we fought."
"Wow, Zee-vah! That was wrong on so many levels." Tony said with amusement and shock.
Gibbs glared at Tony, Tony ducked his head and then Gibbs said in an eerie and low voice, "Please excuse us."
As everyone turned to leave, Gibbs said, "Jen, please stay." The rest of the family shut the door and went downstairs so Gibbs and his girls could have some privacy. Gibbs turned to the younger girls and commanded, "You will apologize to your mom for the fact that you did not listen to her when she told you to stop. You will then find a corner and wait for me."
Both girls said, "Sorry Mom." They then walked with a sulk to their respective corners.
"Jen, are you alright?" Gibbs asked with compassion. "They weren't listening to you."
"Yes, Jethro. I would rather you handle this type of discipline, anyway. You give them the spanking and I'll handle the grounding." Jenny said with a smirk.
"So, you want to make them miserable afterward? I like the way you think." Gibbs smiled.
Jenny laughed and left Gibbs to the task at hand.
"Abigail, front and center! Ziva, wait in a corner in the boys' room. You had better be there when I go to you."
"Yes, Dad." Ziva said as she made her way down the hall.
"Abigail, why didn't you come to me when you found out Ziva was going to go out alone?"
"Daaaad, you know we don't tell on each other." Abby said with a whine.
"I can respect that, Abby, when it is something trivial. When one of your siblings is in danger, it is NEVER a good thing to keep the information from me. Do you understand?"
"Yes."
"So instead of telling me, you decided to take matters into your own hands and that decision caused a fight between you and Ziva?"
"Yes."
"Get me the hairbrush." Being in a rush earlier, Gibbs had not had time to retrieve his paddle.
"Please, Dad. Can't you just use your hand?"
Gibbs just lifted his eyebrow. Abby knew she had better get the brush or things would be worse for her.
Abby handed Gibbs the brush. Gibbs then pulled Abby across his knee.
Spank! "You will not Spank! fight Spank! with your sister Spank! under any circumstances."
Abby began squirming to get off of Gibbs' knee. He was determined not to stop until she had learned her lesson. Spank! Spank! Spank! Spank! Spank! Spank! Spank! Spank! Spank! Spank! Spank!
At that point Abby gave up the fight and just cried. Gibbs stopped and pulled her into a hug. He let her cry until she stopped. "Next time Ziva plans to do anything dangerous, tell me or Mom and we'll take care of it. To be fair, I'll tell her the same about you."
Abby nodded. Gibbs then allowed her to lie on her stomach for a nap. Gibbs covered her and she fell asleep quickly. "It is time to see about my other little miscreant." Gibbs thought.
Earlier, Ziva had heard Abby's cries and could not help the guilt that was beginning to consume her. She then decided to use her ninja skills to make a quick escape so she wouldn't have to hear Abby. She didn't want to face Gibbs either. Ziva shimmied down the tree next to the window, quietly went to the barn, saddled her horse and left the ranch. As she trotted into the darkness, she had a sense of dread. She knew that things would be worse later, but she shrugged the feelings off and continued down the dark path.
Meanwhile, Gibbs grabbed the brush and walked to the boys' room. What he found did not make him happy. The window was open and there was no Ziva.
When Gibbs reached the bottom of the stairs, he proclaimed, "Ziva 'did a runner' a few minutes ago! Jen, the boys and I will go out to find her. You, Ducky and Miz Nettie wait here in case she comes back. If she does, sit on her until I get back." Jenny nodded.
Gibbs and the boys grabbed their rifles and went to the barn. They then headed out to find Ziva. As the four of them rode into the night, the boys could tell that Gibbs was seething even though they couldn't see him well.
Ziva rode for what seemed like an hour. She started to hear horses approaching. When she ducked into the bushes to hide from what she thought was Gibbs, she was grabbed from behind. She then felt a hand over her mouth. She began to use her self-defense techniques when a voice behind her said, "Don't even think about it."
She recognized the voice to be Chris'. As the clouds began clearing away from the moon, she turned to observe that the one holding her was Vin.
Chris spoke, "Jest what are you doin' out here, young lady? That was a gang of bank robbers on yer heels! You coulda been hurt."
"What business is it of yours? I was doing just fine until you came along and grabbed me." The defiance in Ziva was unmistakable.
Chris simply turned her around and swatted her bottom three times. "I asked you a question. I'm expectin' an answer."
Resisting the urge to rub her backside and knowing this man had authority over her, Ziva answered. "I am going for a ride."
"Not at this time of night." Vin spoke up.
Chris began, "Young ladies don't ride around at this time, especially without a chaperone. We have had this conversation before. There are wild animals, drunken men and thieves out here at night. Does Gibbs know yer out here?"
When Ziva didn't answer, Chris knew Gibbs did not know. "Come on young lady, yer goin' home. I hope Gibbs tans you good for riding alone like this. If he doesn't, I will. We have a curfew posted right now because of the robbers. You could be in jail tonight, but I'll let Gibbs handle you. I know he will. Vin, we'll track the robbers in a little bit."
Just then, the three heard more horses. Chris and Vin drew their guns. When the horses got closer, Chris realized it was Gibbs and his boys.
"Well it looks like we have somethin' that belongs to you, Gibbs." Chris said with a smirk.
Gibbs said, "Ziva, get on your horse and hand Tony the reins."
The defiance in Ziva rose up again and she said, "NO!"
It seemed to everyone present that time stood still when Gibbs swung his leg over the saddle and dismounted. Then with a mission in mind ...
TBC ….
