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Chapter 7
Gibbs just looked at his father and then looked back at Tony. The younger man had finally confirmed what they were all thinking.
Tony smiled shyly when he saw the looks on both men's faces, "Yah, I know it sounds crazy but it is the truth." Tony now wondered if he should have told them or not about the secret he has been carrying with him all his life. He knew they must think he was crazy.
"Tony…" Gibbs was at a loss as what to say. He didn't want to tell Tony what he knew until he talked with Ducky. He wanted to make sure it was safe to tell the younger man. He was also afraid Tony would think he was crazy. He didn't know what the younger man's reaction would be if he told him he used to be his cousin in another life.
The younger man kept smiling and looking at Gibbs and Jackson. When nobody said anything, he went back to finish eating his breakfast. Jackson and Gibbs did that same. When Tony was finished he leaned back into the chair. He wanted to try and lighten the mood. He patted his full stomach, "Jack, did anyone ever tell you how good of a cook you are? If you weren't Gibbs' father, I would marry you but there is no way I would want to have a stepson who always head slaps me. I would have to report him for adult abuse." Tony smiled and felt the back of his head.
Jack just laughed out loud.
"DiNozzo if you weren't recovering from a head injury I would smack you into tomorrow."
Tony got up and picked up his plate, "Jack, since you made such a wonderful breakfast, I am going to wash the dishes and put them away."
"DiNozzo…"
"No Boss, let me do the dishes. I need feel to like I am doing something."
Gibbs smiled, "DiNozzo, I just wanted to tell you that I am finished with my plate. You can take mine."
Tony smiled, "Right Boss."
When breakfast was finished and the dishes were done, the men moved into the living room. Tony put a movie into the DVD player. Both Jack and Tony sat down and started watching it. Gibbs told them he was going to the basement and work on his boat. Once Gibbs was in the basement, he called Abby to see if she got the information from her friend. Abby had told him she did even better than that, her friend gave her some books on the subject and she would bring the books there in about an hour. She also wanted to stop by and see how Tony was doing and spend some time with him.
When Abby arrived with the books, Gibbs had asked her to keep Tony occupied. He didn't want the younger man to come down to the basement and see what he was doing. Gibbs took the books downstairs and started reading them immediately. Abby went into the living room. She was thrilled when she saw that they were watching Gone With The Wind. It was one of her favorite movies. She made Tony move over on the couch so she could sit next to him and watch it. Within an hour, Tony fell asleep. His head was on Abby lap. Abby looked over at Jackson who was smiling.
Abby whispered, "Gone With The Wind is the only Civil War movie he will watch. It was because it was his mother's favorite. Before Tony was born, his parents had joined this group of people that were into reenacting the Civil War. His father played a Captain on the side of the Union and his mother played a southern bell that was married to a Union soldier. Tony once showed me a picture of them all in their costumes. They were such a handsome family. His father looked so handsome in his captain's uniform. Oh, you should have seen his mother in her blue southern bell gown. She was so beautiful. She could have been a movie star if she wanted to be and Tony looked so cute in his little outfit."
"I bet when Tony was a little boy he had a blast when they took him with them?"
Abby laughed out loud and almost woke the sleeping man up; "Tony loved it while his mother was alive. After his mother died, he didn't want to go there anymore because when he got old enough his father made him carry this bucket around. They called him their 'Poo Boy'. Tony really hated it after that. From that day forward he hated anything to do with the Civil War except for the movie Gone With The Wind."
The two talked for a little while longer and then went back watching the movie. A little while later, Jackson fell sound asleep. Abby was bored and she somehow managed to free herself from the sleeping Tony without waking him up. She decided to head down to the basement and see how Gibbs was coming along with the books she gave him.
The Goth found Gibbs engrossed in one of the books. He looked up as she started walking down the stairs, "They are both asleep, I thought I would come down here and see if you found what you were looking for?"
Gibbs put the book down and looked at Abby, "I found some information that could be helpful…Abs do you really believe when a person dies his or her soul could be reborn in another body?"
"I do…I have seen too many things happen when I was growing up that made me believe in it. Some of it was with my very own family. My friend Sally, who gave you these books believes she is the reincarnation of a woman who was accused of witchcraft in a town near Salem, MA. She believed her name was Mary at the time. She remembered Mary had this star shaped birthmark on her ankle. It was the birthmark that got her accused of being a witch. Back then, any kind birthmarks or blemish were seen as possible portals through which the devil could enter the body. The woman was also married and died by her own husband's hands. Sally had these…like dreams of this woman all the time when she was a child. It was like she was in the body of this woman. She tried to tell her family and friends but they would always laugh and tell her she was crazy. So, she thought it was best to stop talking about Mary. When she went to college she found out they offered a course on the subject of Reincarnation and she took it. So, she started researching the woman she kept seeing in her dreams. She could never find anything on her but she felt that the woman did exist at one time."
"About fifteen years ago, we met at a mutual friend's party and became really good friends. She felt she was safe talking to me about it. I decided to do some research on my own and didn't tell her. I had this friend who worked at the Boston University and I went to visit her for a couple of weeks. She showed me this room full of old documents. Very few people got to see this room. I felt so privileged. Most of these documents dated back before America was America. Now, how cool is that? My friend in Boston and I went through all these old documents. It took me nine days but I finally found what I was looking for. The woman Mary did exist. She was married to this very religious Puritan man guy. All the information my friend Sally gave me fit her description of she knew this woman. The papers mentioned the birthmark that got her accused of being a witch. It also says how the husband killed her with his own hands. He believed that God had told him to do it. I was so excited that I called her that night. This had haunted her all these years and she finally felt relieved to know that the woman did exist and she wasn't crazy."
"Does your friend Sally still have these dreams?"
"It's strange, after Sally found out the truth about Mary her dreams became less and less. She very seldom has them now. It's like both Mary and Sally are at peace with each other."
Abby could tell Gibbs was deep in thought for the moment so she just waited until he was ready to speak again, "Abs, Ducky has this friend who he is going to call and see what he can find out. If Billy continues to show up in Tony, I may need your friend to talk with him and see if she can help him. This can't keep happening to Tony or he may never come back to work and it would kill him if he couldn't go back to work."
Abby smiled, "All I got to do is call her. She owes me for helping her and wants to repay me back. If anybody knows how Tony feels right now it would be her."
Just then, both of them heard movement upstairs. Gibb hid the books in one of the drawers and hurried up the upstairs. Abby followed right behind him. Gibbs was worried because Billy seemed to appear while Tony was sleeping. He was afraid that Tony/Billy was going to make another escape. When he got up the stairs he found Tony walking toward the back door. "DiNozzo where do you think you are going?"
Tony stopped and turned around. The younger man was rubbing his head and looked a little confused, "I…I was trying to find my pain medicine. I can't find it anywhere. I thought I might have left it in the car."
"Tony, are you having headaches?"
"Yes, Boss."
"Go lay down in your bed and I will get your pain medicine."
Within minutes Gibbs had Tony's medicine and a glass of water. The younger man took the pills and drank the water. He fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.
Abby didn't say a word until Tony was sleeping, She was worried, "How often does this happen to him?"
Gibbs looked at her, "This is the first time since Tony has been out of the hospital. His doctor had warned us this might happen but not to worry unless it happens to him a lot. The pain medicine is going knock him out for a while. He should sleep the rest of the night."
Abby looked like she was getting ready to cry, "How much longer is he going to have to suffer with these headaches?"
Gibbs hugged her tightly and kissed the top of her head. He really didn't have an answer. "I don't know Abs. He has an appointment to see his doctor in the morning. I was going to have my father take him but I am going to call Vance and let him know I will be late for work."
"Well Gibbs, I think it is time for me to leave. I have a few clothes that need to be washed before I go to work. I will see you later tomorrow then." Abby started to head for the door but stopped and turned around. "Gibbs you will call me if something happens."
Gibbs just gave her that look. Abby turned and left.
After Abby left, Gibbs called Vance to let him know that he was going to be taking DiNozzo to the doctor's so he won't be in until the afternoon. He also called McGee and Ziva to let them know he would be late and to finish up the reports on the David Keel case.
Early the next morning Gibbs was having a hell of a time getting DiNozzo to wake up. The doctor's appointment was within two hours. He partially had to drag the younger man out of the bed and into the bathroom. Tony just didn't want to wake up. Gibbs turned on the water and helped him into the shower with his clothes on. Tony was still having trouble waking up so Gibbs did the only thing he could think of that would definitely wake Tony up. He flushed the toilet. Within seconds he heard Tony yell, "YYAAA! That…that is so wrong, Boss."
Gibbs laughed and left Tony to his shower. He headed downstairs where he knew a pot of fresh coffee was waiting for him. Jackson was sitting at the kitchen table reading the morning newspaper and enjoying his coffee. "I see you finally got Tony up."
Tony came down the stairs about half an hour later and he did not look like a happy camper. He was still angry with Gibbs for flushing the toilet while he was in the shower. Because he was going for some test today he was not allowed to eat or drink anything after midnight. So, he was starving and was going to have to wait until after the tests were done before he could eat anything.
It was noontime before all the tests were completed. The tests were for all the injuries that he sustained in the explosion, including the head injury. The doctor seemed to be happy with the results. Everything seemed to be healing nicely. He told Tony it wouldn't be long before he could return to work. The doctor asked if they had any questions or concerns. Gibbs was terrified that Tony was going to mention the blackouts but he never said a word. Gibbs decided to bring up the bad headache Tony had yesterday since the younger man did not bring it up. The doctor told him that it might happen but he reassured them both to not worry. Tony may have a few more but they should go away completely.
They were both quiet on the way back to Gibbs house. Tony was starving so they decided to stop and get him something to eat. While they were sitting in the restaurant Tony asked Gibbs why he didn't bring up the blackouts.
The older man sat there for a minute before he spoke and asked, "Tony, why didn't you bring them up?"
"I didn't want the doctor to know about them. I was afraid I would never get to go back to work. Gibbs, NCIS is who I am. If I couldn't work there I just don't know what I would do. So…so, why didn't you bring it up?"
"Same reason DiNozzo. I am not sure what is happening to you but we are going to figure it out."
When they were finished eating, Gibbs took Tony home and went to work.
