Tony sighed as he sat in bed, staring at the ceiling and thinking about everything that had happened. He and Ziva had nearly kissed! Kissed! Tony still couldn't believe it himself. Nor could he believe he had forgot his attacker's identity. That certainly seemed to piss him off. Not to mention that no one would have a lead unless he could remember. No one knew what the hell to look up, to search for, to find. And it was all his fault. Everything.
"Tony!" Shouted a cheery voice.
Just as Tony was about to look down, someone pulled him into a tight hug, being gentle as they did so. He smiled, instantly recognizing the black hair and the feeling of the hug. "Hey Abbs, what's up?" Tony asked, smiling at McGee, who stood at the end of the bed. Abby pulled away and looked at Tony asking, "What do you mean, what's up?! Tony, do you feel alright? Are you dizzy o-or having trouble breathing? I heard from Dr. Pitt who heard from Dr. Chase who heard from Ducky that your--your lungs failed! Tony, that's serious! Do you feel light-headed?! If you feel light-headed then that would mean," Abby stopped dead in her tracks, her eyes widening and a shocked/worried look on her face. "That would mean you aren't getting enough oxygen! And if you don't get enough oxygen--!"
"Abbs, I'm fine." Tony stated, smiling at her. "Honest. I'm just...Well, I'm a little tired. I mean, I did almost blow up." He coughed slightly as Abby smiled, calming down slowly and she asked gently, "So...How long are you here for?" Tony shrugged and murmured, "I have to talk to Gibbs about it." Abby nodded and smiled, hugging Tony again and hearing McGee ask, "Do you remember anything, Tony?" Abby pulled away and glared at McGee. "Don't interrogate him while he's still down, Tim!" McGee was about to protest when Tony cut in, "I don't remember anything, McGee." Abby looked at Tony and saw her own sadness mirrored on the senior field agent's face.
"I don't remember even going into the basement. All I remember....Is someone talking to me while I was short of breath." Tony sighed heavily and looked McGee in the eyes. "He told me his name, I know he did. But I...I can't remember what it was. I can't even remember what the bastard looked like, McGoo." He smiled gently and said, "That's all I remember..." McGee nodded sadly and Abby looked at Tony, putting both of her hands on his cheeks. "But that's fine, Tony. Because soon, you'll get your memory back, just like Gibbs did." Tony smiled slightly and looked Abby in the eyes, putting his hands over hers. "I don't think so Abbs...."
"Why's that, DiNozzo?"
McGee looked back at the door and smiled. "Boss!" Abby looked at Gibbs and smiled as she stood up and ran over to him, hugging him tightly. "Gibbs, can you believe it?" She pulled away from Gibbs and looked him in the eyes. Gibbs simply stared at her, left eyebrow raised, and Abby finished, "Tony's awake, Gibbs!" Gibbs smiled and murmured, "I know Abby. I'm right here." Abby blinked and smiled slightly, saying, "Well, me and McGee are going to get something to eat." She grabbed McGee and said, "And he's paying for it." McGee sighed and murmured, "Yeah. Of course I am." Abby glared at him as they began to leave and Gibbs looked at Tony, walking over to him.
Tony looked at Gibbs and smiled slightly. "Hey, Boss." Gibbs sat down next to Tony, not saying anything as he took a sip of his coffee. Tony looked at him and swallowed slightly. He looked at Gibbs' eyes and stated, "I didn't get his name, Boss." Gibbs nodded and asked calmly, "Description?" Tony felt his blood boiling already as he became frusturated with himself. He looked at the door of the room to try and calm down as he replied, "No." Gibbs nodded and took another sip of his coffee before asking, "Then what are you upset about?"
Tony sighed heavily and snapped, "I don't know. Maybe the fact that I'm the only that can bust this bastard and I can't do a single damn thing! I can't even remember the guy's frickin' name, Boss!" He looked at Gibbs and continued, "And it's my fault! If I hadn't..." He stopped suddenly and licked his lips, looking back at the door. "I should've known better." Gibbs gave him an odd look and asked, "DiNozzo...You hidin' something?" Tony shook his head and looked at Gibbs, smiling. "No...No, of course not, Boss." He sighed and finished, "I just...I can't remember what the hell I did. All I know is that I really pissed some people off." Gibbs nodded and murmured, "Yeah. Ya did, DiNozzo."
Tony smiled slightly and said, "Oh! I can get out of here pretty soon if I stay with someone..." He trailed off as he watched Gibbs look at the T.V. "Yeah. I've heard." He took another sip of his coffee and Tony suddenly felt sick as he realized what kind of damage he had caused.
"Boss...I'm sorry about the boat." Tony said, looking away from Gibbs and at the door again. Gibbs looked at Tony and said softly, "Don't apologize. Sign of w--"
"Weakness, I know, Boss." Tony said, looking back at him. "But because of me, your basement isn't even a basement anymore. That boat you had been working on is destroyed and it's my fault." He sighed heavily, feeling all kind sof emotions threatening to rise to the surface. He ran his hands through his hair and Gibbs looked at him, placing a hand on his shoulder. "Hey. Take it easy, alright?" Tony nodded and bit his lower lip, rubbing his chin slightly as he looked to the right, away from Gibbs.
Gibbs sighed softly and stood up. "DiNozzo, you'll get your memories back and we'll catch that bastard." He squeezed Tony's shoulder softly and walked out of the room. When he left, Tony sighed heavily, clenching his teeth together harder. He swallowed and felt his eyes watering as he quickly shut his eyes and stared at the ceiling. He was not about to cry for this. He had to suck it up and take any punishment that he deserved. However, before he think some more, he began to fall asleep. He could feel himself beginning to breath slower and before he knew it, he was asleep.
Tony's eyes fluttered open slowly and slowly adjusted to the new light. The lights were on in his room and he could hear thunder echoing the room. As he looked around, he came across the dark windows and Ducky. Ducky smiled as he looked at Tony and said, "Well, good evening, Anthony." Tony smiled and murmured, "What're you doing here, Ducky?" Ducky sighed and looked into Tony's eyes. "Well, I did come here to visit you, but then I got to thinking." He patted Tony on the shoulder before saying softly, "I think we need to talk."
Tony sighed and looked at the windows, asking, "About what? I'm fine." Ducky looked over Tony before saying, "You are not fine, Anthony. You were stabbed in your house." Tony looked at him and raised an eyebrow. "Uh...Yeah, a while ago, Ducky. I almost got blown up this time, though." Ducky nodded and continued, "Some people find their home to be a place of solitude, a place where they can finally relax and forget about the rest of the day. You went home, hoping to forget about what happened earlier that day. However, a man was waiting in your house to kill you, Anthony. We all assume that he tried to kill you because you were apart of the gang case in Baltimore. You put away his leader and he was infuriated."
"Then, you were blown up in Gibbs' house. The one place that you felt you were safest. A place where you thought you'd never be hurt or ever be in the situation you were in. Yet here you are after almost being killed in Gibbs' house." Ducky looked into Tony's eyes and said calmly, "You must be frightened." Tony smiled and laughed slightly. "Ducky, I'm not scared. The thing that happened in Gibbs' basement was a fluke; once in a lifetime kinda thing." Ducky was about to respond when Gibbs came into the room and handed Tony a newspaper article from a few years ago. Tony blinked and looked at it, seeing a picture of a familiar man in handcuffs. His eyes widened and he murmured, "That's him..." He trailed his eyes down to the name and murmured, "Cameron Davids. Yeah...yeah that was him!" Tony looked at Gibbs and Gibbs nodded sitting down next to Tony's bed. "Do you remember that case, DiNozzo?"
Tony stared at the newspaper for a minute before shaking his head and returning his eyes to Gibbs. "No...Sorry, Boss. But I do remember Cameron saying something about getting rich." He nodded as he continued, "Yeah...Something about letting him finish his conference so he could become rich?" Gibbs looked Tony in the eyes and said, "You put away Cameron for the murders of James and Kathrine Styles. He was getting revenge after James raped his younger sister and Kathrine beat her." Tony nodded as he tried to follow.
"The gang that attacked you and McGee killed the Sargeant to lure you into the house and keep you there, knowing that you and McGee had to question him about being apart of a gang. When you two arrived, they attacked you. However, Cameron was running everything, DiNozzo. He paid the gang loads of money so that they would try to kill you. The guy working in your hotel as well." Gibbs put a hand on Tony's arm and said, "He wanted revenge on you for taking away the money he was going to give to his sister. He was working on getting some money while in prison and would talk to his younger sister about it everyday. However, she stopped showing up suddenly."
Tony began to feel that sickening feeling in his gut as he looked into Gibbs' eyes and his mind slowly began to remember what happened.
"Tony," Gibbs spoke a bit gentler as he finished, "You and a couple other officers got a call about some fighting downtown. When you went to check it out, you guys found a street gang that had kidnapped the younger sister and had raped her again. They brought out some guns, you guys started firing, and..." Gibbs trailed off and Tony felt his eyes watering as his vision was clouded by tears, finishing, "I shot her in the crossfire." Gibbs nodded and Ducky sighed slightly, looking at Tony. Tony tried to hold down his tears by biting on his lower lip and looking at the door. However, the tears ran down his cheeks and he shut his eyes as Gibbs continued, "Two days later, you tried to kill yourself. Luckily, someone caught you and you were brought to therapy. Three months later, you were being transferred to NCIS as my newest Senior Field Agent. Then, a few years later, Cameron was able to escape from prison and here we are."
Ducky frowned and Tony began to sob softly, keeping his eyes closed. Gibbs looked at him and watched as Tony covered his eyes with his left arm. He bit his lower lip to keep down the pathetic noises, however, they kept slipping out his mouth. Gibbs sighed slightly as he sat back in his chair and stared at the ceiling.. Ducky stood up and patted Tony's shoulder softly, leaving the room. Gibbs simply sat there, listening to his agent and making sure he was alright. He sighed softly and looked out the window thinking only one thing:
Where are you Cameron?
END OF CHAPTER 6