disclaimer: I don't own NCIS or its characters...
Author's note: I was afraid that this wouldn't make any sense. I'm glad that you all were able to pick up on where I was going with this. Hopefully-wait, no-This will be a story that I finish! So, the randomness continues...
The challenge inevitably turned into an outright game of Hide and Seek.
And about 47 minutes later...
"Ha! I win!" Abby shouted, bobbing up and down after she made it the "Safety" first. Unfortunately, her excitement blinded her to the fact that Kate was running at a rather quick pace towards her and "safety," with Tony directly behind her. They all collided and fell into a jumble on the floor, laughing hysterically.
When they had untangled themselves and lay on the floor trying to catch their breath, McGee came out from his hiding place and loped over to collapse next to the rest. He was feeling really exhausted.
"Let's do it again!" Abby squealed with excitement as she wiggled around where she lay staring at the ceiling.
"There aren't anymore places to hide," complained McGee. "We used them all already. Besides, I'm tired."
"Oh, can it, McGee!" Tony jumped on the chance to yell at the man that so often got on his nerves.
"No. McGee's right," Abby sighed. She wanted to have more fun, especially since she had completely forgotten about the work that they were all supposed to be doing and was quickly becoming bored. She had suffered spells of ADD before, but never like this.
"Abby, have you ever noticed how dirty the ceiling of your lab is?" came a distant-sounding voice from where Kate was lying on the floor. She pointed up with one hand towards the subject of her consideration, and becoming dizzy from the perspective, quickly lowered it.
"O-kay," said Tony, noticing the strangeness of Kate's comment, but not paying enough attention to realize the very odd turn in her character.
"No, really," she insisted. "Look a that spot right there." She pointed again, better prepared for the strange sensation it relayed through her synapses. "It almost looks like...blood, doesn't it? Old and rust colored..."
"I don't see it," Tony replied.
"Me, neither," conferred McGee, who was now becoming interested in their conversation again, despite being shut down by Tony earlier.
"It's right there!" Kate said more insistently.
"I still don't see it," Tony replied again. Abby giggled to herself over the hilarity of the situation that was not obvious to anyone else. Kate moved closer to where Tony lay on the floor by scooting herself with her feet as to not have to get up. From an angle closer to his own, she was better able to point out the spot that was of so much interest to her. "Do you see it now?" She asked, her patience growing thin, and her head pounding angrily at her for the concentration she placed on trying to focus on a single train of thought.
"No. Sorry," Tony offered.
"It's right there! In front of your face!" She snapped exasperatedly. "I give up!" She began to scoot across the floor to where had been previously lying and examining the ceiling.
"Oh! I got it!" shouted Tony. "I see it. It's right there," he said while pointing wildly at the ceiling.
"Now you get it!" shouted Kate. Then she began laughing again. "Boy, you sure are slow!"
Tony's excitement abandoned him and he frowned at her comment. Then something occurred to him and he smiled fiendishly. "You know, Kate, it kind of look like your-hmph!" he was cut off by her jumping on him to shut him up.
As the two struggled for control, McGee added," It does kind of look like a..."
"Stop it Guys!" Abby yelled, causing them all to halt their current activities and trains of thought. She was itching to do something fun, or anything for that matter. "Let's play again!"
"But we used up all the good places," McGee reiterated their previous conclusion. Abby sighed disappointedly. "I know. I know. You're right."
A few moments passed in silence as they all tried to focus their minds, and failed.
"I know!" Tony exclaimed from where Kate was still sitting on his stomach, restraining one of his arms with her hands and pinning the other to the floor with her foot. "We can play Sardines!"
