Jethro is released from Hospital and allowed to go home
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He has been here, in this room, now for two months...two long months...
He starts as the door opens and smiles as Duck enters
"Duck! Can I go home now?"
Ducky looks at him in shock "Jethro...are you ok now?"
Jethro nods his head "Yes Duck. Doctor Travis has explained everything to me and I understand now"
He gives him a thoughtful look "And what might you understand?"
He lifts his arms and shows off that he is no longer restrained by getting off the bed and walking up to his friend "I was in deep mental trauma from being taken and then I latched onto Tony via that Stockholm Syndrome..." he looks up into the pale blue eyes "I still love him Duck...I don't think I could ever stop"
Ducky goes to touch his friend but Jethro moves out of reach
"Don't...I can't handle being touched..."
He nods "Fair enough, but just to warn you Abigail is outside along with your team. I just need to speak with Doctor Travis and we should be able to take you home"
He cocks his head to one side "You kept it?"
Ducky smiles "Yes Jethro...it was stated in your Will that the house will move into my Possession"
He nods "Yup good". He looks cautiously at the door "If you want...you can tell the others to come in but please warn them I can't be touched!"
Duck nods and moves to the door as Jethro goes and sits on his bed.
He looks up as his team enters "Hey..."
Abby runs forward but suddenly stops infront of him. She looks at him with big watery green eyes and he stares back.
He cocks his head to one side as an image of a big sandy wolf looking at him in the same way and he surprises himself and everyone else by pulling her tight against him and licks her across her neck.
She lets out a surprised squeak but then folds herself into his lap and cries into his chest "Gibbs!...I-I missed you!"
He rubs his cheek against hers "Shh it's ok...it's ok. I'm here now everything is going to be ok". He looks up as the door opens and Doctor Travis enters. He tightens his hold on a weeping Abby and growls threateningly at the Doctor as he approaches.
Doctor Travis takes a step back and watches as Jethro blinks in confusion then apologizes for his behaviour "It's Ok, ". He turns to Ducky "Well...we have done everything medically available. As you can see he is getting there...however he still howls at night but it seems he does it subconsciously, as he does it when he is deeply sleeping and when woken he doesn't remember doing it"
Ducky nods and looks over at his friend who is at the moment nuzzling Abbys neck "Is he safe to be around? I have heard that when he was first found he attacked the people trying to help so...so is he still a danger?"
Doctor Travis shakes his head "Once we got him to realise that this is where he belongs and he is safe here, we were able to remove the restraints however I would advise you not to physically touch him as he might turn aggressive but allow him to touch you first"
Ducky nods and smiles "Right then" he turns towards the man on the bed "Jethro, time for you to go home"
Jethro lifts up his head and smiles "Yeah?"
Duck nods and takes a bag from Kate and places it onto the bed "Here's some clean clothes for you to get dressed, we shall wait outside for you"
He looks at him in confusion then turns to the one in his lap as she tries to move away from him "No! Don't...don't go" he tightens his hold and looks at them in confusion "I...I can get dressed with you here...don't go". He doesn't understand why the need for these people to stay with him is so strong.
Ducky turns to look at Doctor Travis who shrugs "As I said we have done everything medically available but he seems to latch onto people with specific attributes" and at Ducks look of confusion he explains "People with brunette hair and green eyes, others with dark sandy coloured hair and green eyes along with light haired people with blue eyes and tan or light hair. He also latches onto people who are called Tony, Tim, Simon and Ray. However he seems to become defensive and kind of aggressive towards people with dark brown and black hair" he turns to look at the man on the bed "We have tried to get him to speak about why he acts that way...but he only answers Pack before he withdraws into himself and then begins to howl once more before he cries himself to sleep muttering about a Promise?"
Duck gives him a sad smile "He sounds like he is getting there but it looks like it will take a while longer"
"Yes. But I believe the best medicine will be letting him try to return to his old life, with his friends around him"
Ducky nods "Yes that should help him". He turns to Ziva and Kate "Now lets go over here and give him as much privacy as he needs". The two ladies take a seat and turn away while the Doctor leaves and Ducky joins them.
Jethro waits until the Doctor leaves then loosens his grip, he leans forward and licks across her throat before letting her stand.
She wipes her eyes and smiles at him "I am soooo glad you're back! Bert has missed you soooo much!"
He nods and laughs as he stands-up and removes the awful hospital gown. He stops as he hears four intakes of breath and looks at them in confusion "What!?"
Abby is the first to speak "Wow!...Gibbs you're buff"
He cocks his head to one side "Buff?"
Ducky shakes his head to snap himself out of the shock "Jethro dear. She means that you have obviously been working out"
He looks down at himself and strokes across his abs "I had too...I-I had to keep up...
"Keep up with whom?"
He sits down and covers himself with the gown "I had to keep up with my Pack" as the tears fall he tips his head back to let out a mournful howl, wishing that he would hear a reply so he can find his way home.