Unearthed Secrets

Disclaimer: I don't own these characters, they are not mine...apart from the ones you don't recognise, I made them up

Rating: T

Summary: A tragedy befalls Gibbs and one of his best-kept secrets is released to the team. The case will make or break the bond the team has formed over the years...

Tony looked up from his computer and watched as one of the new agents, Lisa, slowly made her way to the bullpen. Chewing on the end of his pencil, he admired her long tanned legs and her short blonde hair. She was carrying a stack of papers and was reading through an open file as she walked, concentrating deeply on its content. Tony slowly got up from his desk and made his way to her, and 'accidentally' bumped into her.

"Sorry," Tony said, kneeling down to help her pick up her papers, "I wasn't watching where I was going."

Lisa laughed lightly, "That's okay, I wasn't either."

Tony gave her his charming smile and got the rest of the papers together and handed them over to her, "Well, I'm Tony."

"Lisa," she replied and held out her hand.

"Hi," Tony said, shaking her hand, "So, how long have you been working here?"

"A week. But you already know that, Tony DiNozzo," she replied with a smile, "I've been warned about you."

Tony laughed and stood up, Lisa following suit. "Who? Me? I think you have the wrong person."

"No, I'm sure I have the right person. You are Tony DiNozzo, aren't you? They said the good-looking Italian who worked …" Lisa said.

"They said I was good-looking?" Tony asked with a big smile.

"DiNozzo! You got Carr's financial records yet?" Gibbs asked, not looking up from his computer.

Tony looked over his shoulder at Gibbs with a pained expression on his face, "Not yet, boss."

Gibbs raised his eyes to meet Tony's and glared at him, "Well?" he asked expectantly.

"Right, on it boss." Tony said and turned back to Lisa.

"Well, guess I'll see you around." Lisa said and walked off.

Tony watched her leave, then slowly turned around and went back to his desk. He glared at Gibbs for a while before returning to his work.

"Yeah, Gibbs." Gibbs answered his phone.

Tony looked up from his screen and watched Gibbs, hoping they didn't have another body. Gibbs went pale and listened intently to the other person.

"He what?" Gibbs whispered.

Tony exchanged glances with Kate and turned his attention back to Gibbs, who was rubbing his head.

"Yeah, I understand." Gibbs said and hung up, "DiNozzo! You're in charge until I get back."

"When will that be, boss?" Tony asked, trying to get some kind of information.

Gibbs stood up and grabbed his jacket, "Just do it, Tony. I need to go." he said as he ran out of the bullpen.

"Is everything okay?" Kate asked.

Gibbs didn't appear to hear her. Kate and Tony watched as Gibbs hit the elevator button a few times, before taking the stairs.

"That was strange." Kate commented.

"Yeah, but then, Gibbs is strange, Kate." Tony replied.

Kate looked up from her monitor and looked at the clock. Gibbs had been gone for two and a half hours and Kate was beginning to get worried. Whilst it wasn't unlike Gibbs to leave the office for a few hours without giving anyone a reason, she knew something was wrong. His reaction to that phone call was enough to convince her that something was up. Then he ran out of the office, Gibbs only ran when he was chasing a suspect or when something was wrong.

Kate frowned and rubbed her face. She'd already tried ringing him several times, but he wasn't answering her calls. Kate sighed and tried to concentrate on her work. She heard the elevator ding and absently looked up.

When the doors opened, Gibbs stepped out and slowly walked to the bullpen. His eyebrows were crossed in deep concentration and he still looked pale.

Tony watched Gibbs enter the bullpen and got up, meeting him at his desk, "I've got Carr's financial records, turned out he extracted $20,000 three hours before he died. I'm still looking into where the money may have gone. I've also pulled up Carr's phone records and found somebody who has called him at least eight times everyday"

Gibbs gave him an absent look and frowned, "Who?"

Tony frowned, "Carr, Petty Officer Carr, our dead marine. You know, the guy whose murder we are investigating."

Gibbs nodded, "Right, good work." he said as he walked out of the bullpen in the direction of the head.

Tony watched him go, then turned to Kate, with a concerned expression on his face, "Well, whatever happened was bad. I mean, tell me what was wrong with that situation"

Kate looked at Tony and agreed, "Don't you think you should see if he's okay?"

"Yeah" Tony agreed, "Probie! Go see if Gibbs is okay."

"I don't have a death wish, Tony. Besides you're his 'senior field agent', that should come under your job description, not mine." McGee replied.

Tony frowned, then sighed and headed towards the bathroom. What he saw when he opened the door shocked him, he hadn't expected this in all the time he'd worked at NCIS. Gibbs was in one of the cubicles, kneeling in-front of the toilet, throwing up. Tony slowly walked in, feeling awkward. He crouched behind Gibbs and rubbed his back.

Gibbs coughed and wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, he looked over his shoulder at Tony, "What are you doing?"

"Seeing if you're okay," Tony responded, removing his hand from Gibbs' back.

"I'm fine," Gibbs croaked, "Leave me alone."

"You don't look fine," Tony responded.

Gibbs sighed as he stood up and walked past Tony to the sink.

"So, what happened? Why did you leave in such a hurry earlier?" Tony asked.

"What is this? Twenty questions? You trying to be my mother, Tony? Because it doesn't suit you." Gibbs said.

"Just answer the question, Gibbs." Tony said.

Gibbs washed his hands and splashed his face, "Don't you have work to do, DiNozzo?"

"Stop avoiding giving me an answer. What happened?" Tony asked.

"It's none of your business. Now, go back to work and leave me alone." Gibbs responded.

"No." Tony refused.

"What?" Gibbs asked and glared at him.

"Not until you tell me." Tony stated.

"You'll be here a long time then." Gibbs told him.

"I can wait." Tony responded.

Gibbs sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose, "It's personal, okay? We…I had an emergency and I had to leave to attend to it."

"Gibbs, 'had' is past-tense." Tony stated.

"You're point, DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked, getting frustrated.

"If it's been dealt with, then why do you still look so stressed?" Tony asked.

Gibbs was saved from answering when his cell rang. He almost dropped his cell in his haste to answer it, "Gibbs."

Tony tried to hear the person on the other end of the phone, but Gibbs walked away so that Tony could only hear one side of the conversation.

"No, I haven't seen him in at least twenty years and as far as I'm concerned, he's dead. Why are you asking about him?" Gibbs asked, then his face lost the little colour that it had gained over the last few minutes, "Really? What proof do you have?"

Tony leaned against the sink and folded his arms, trying to fill in the blanks.

"Any other leads?" Gibbs asked, pacing back and forth, "Ok. Is there anything I can do?" Gibbs ran a hand through his hair and studied the ceiling, "Ok" he sighed, "If you hear anything…?" Gibbs nodded and hung up. He continued staring at the ceiling for a while, then looked at Tony, before walking out of the bathroom.

That's it for Chapter 1... Please review!