When they entered Gibbs's house, Gibbs lay Tony down on the sofa and ran his fingers through Tony's hair.
"Would you like to tell me what brought this all on?" Ducky asked, arms crossed in front of his chest. Without turning around, Gibbs spoke.
"He was drawing, drew a picture of Carmen and Andrew, I asked him to draw a picture of George and he started rambling. Then he acted like he didn't know who I was and pressed me against the wall, a lot of force in this frail body on the sofa Duck, fear is a powerful drug" Gibbs said, parroting Ducky's earlier statement, "He told George to kill him" Gibbs said, "He'd die for Carmen" Gibbs continued, all the while running his fingers through Tony's hair over and over. "He's a good man Duck" Gibbs finished.
"That, he is" Ducky said, "Winnie just called me, she said Andrew was killed with a shotgun, probably a sawed off shotgun, at close range" Ducky said, "Poor boy bled to death" Ducky said, "There was blood in his lungs, and there was some skin under his fingernails, which Abigail is-"
"I know Duck" Gibbs said and turned around, "Let's make some food" Gibbs said with a smile, but his eyes betrayed him.
"Jethro, you need some sleep, why don't you lay down for a while and I'll make some dinner" Ducky said. Gibbs was about to protest, but Ducky shoved him down in the good old chair Gibbs spent most of his time in, and covered him with a blanket. "It wasn't a request Jethro, now sleep, or I'll drug you" Ducky said. Gibbs chuckled and leaned his head back.
"So Boss, what're we doing here?" Tony asked and put on his sunglasses.
"We're figuring out what the dead guy is doing here" Gibbs said.
"Ah" Tony said and pulled a dufflebag out of the van. He picked up the camera and started taking pictures of the dead man on the ground, "He had an earring" Tony stated.
"How do you know?" Gibbs asked.
"The hole in his ear" Tony said. Gibbs headslapped him, "Sorry Boss" Tony mumbled and continued shooting pictures of the dead man. Tony stood up and looked around. He spotted a van and called out to Gibbs that he was going over to the van and ask the people in it some questions. Gibbs nodded. Ten minutes later, Gibbs heard a "BOSS HELP!" and the car sped off like the devil was on it's tail. Gibbs's head snapped up. He ran over to where the car had been and looked after it, but it was gone. He looked down to see the camera was broken and crushed, Tony's NCIS cap, and his notepad laying there along with his gun and badge. Gibbs crouched down and took off his cap.
"We'll find you Tony, that's a promise" Gibbs said.
Gibbs's eyes opened and he looked around. Ducky was sitting next to Tony, helping him eat. "There you go lad, this isn't so hard" Ducky said and helped spoon the broth into Tony's mouth. Tony swallowed, eyes drooping closed and then jerking open again. Gibbs watched Ducky feed Tony until all the broth was gone, and then watched Ducky lay Tony down again and tuck a blanket around Tony's shoulders. Gibbs smiled to himself. Ducky turned around and smiled at him. "He just woke fifteen minutes ago, you were resting peacefully so I didn't want to disturb you, now, Anthony's going to sleep for a little while longer, so let us get something to eat, I've made dinner for us in the kitchen" Ducky said. Gibbs got up and followed Ducky into the kitchen. They sat down and Gibbs started eating.
"You're a great cook" Gibbs said after a while.
"Thank you" Ducky said.
"I hope Tony's going to be able to go over to solids in a while" Gibbs said quietly, "He deserves a good meal" he continued, "He deserves to be fully alert and.. normal" Gibbs said, "He deserves to be with his friends, he deserves medals for what he did, he deserves to have closure" Gibbs said faster and faster, "He deserves to be safe!" Gibbs said. Ducky stared at him. "Sorry.. sorry" Gibbs said and held his hand up. "Didn't mean to.. get out of control like that" Gibbs finished.
"No offence Jethro, but I've been waiting for you to do something as human as this" Ducky said, "You have to vent your frustration somewhere" Ducky said, "I'm just glad you didn't punch any walls and break your hand" Ducky said with a smile, "Now finish your food" Ducky said. Gibbs and Ducky ate in silence for a while before they heard a door slam.
"In the kitchen" Gibbs shouted. Nothing. Gibbs and Ducky exchanged a look of alarm and they both got up at the same time, storming into the livingroom.
Tony was gone.
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