Hours later the trio wandered down stairs Jethro and Abby's stomachs growling and dehydration setting in.
Tony sat at the table looking at his hands, the only bones he could see now where the knuckles you always saw.
"Tony" Abby said sitting on his lap.
"Yeah Abbs?" he said with a sigh.
"Don't ever do that again. Seeing you like that hurt worse than anything."
"I'm sorry Abby. I didn't know."
"Now we do let's avoid it huh?" Gibbs said setting fruit and cheese on the table, "light first Abby then we'll get some steaks. Tony" Gibbs said as he laid a hand on his shoulder, "what she said."
"I am sorry guys, really I should have just left last night."
"No Tony, you're missing the point. We are happy to help you honest. Besides that was one of my wildest fantasies come true."
"What you got some fang banger kink?"
"Well duh Tony I'm Goth but no seeing you two together."
"You're into slash Abby?"
"Slash hey no one's dead Dinozzo."
"Gibbs that's snuff, slash is an erotica term meaning same sex." Abby explained.
"Ah oh ok."
"Think we should mention the other thing yet?" Abby signed.
"In a bit." Gibbs answered back.
"No fair using sign you two. I don't know what you're saying."
"Ya think Dinozzo?"
"Hey have you two noticed that when you're we're well…"
"Slashing?" Gibbs said
"Yeah you use each other's names you even called him Jet Tony."
"No I hadn't." Tony said.
"I call him Tony."
"Only when you're trying to get through to him boss man."
Gibbs opened his mouth to say something but stopped.
"Eat Abby."
Tony picked up a grape he moaned in pleasure again, "I almost wish you could taste this but I wouldn't wish this on anyone."
"It's okay Tony we understand."
"I'm still not sure why you?"
"Never leave a man behind Dinozzo."
"Simper fi." Tony answered back.
After the plate had been demolished and three water bottles each had been drank, the pair looked at each other and both nodded once.
"We need to tell Ducky." They said at the same Time.
"No no," Tony put his hands up, "no!"
"Dinozzo you need as many people as you can get, especially Ducky and Abby. They need to see if they can figure out what happened and what you can and can't do. Maybe certain things speed up the need for the blood, maybe being in the sun is bad for you, you just don't burst into flames, maybe you shouldn't eat or maybe you should only eat certain things. We need to figure this out and Ducky would be the best bet."
Tony sighed, "Fine."
"I had a thought earlier to, you said this heals you, not fast but heals you."
"Yeah."
"We need to find out if it healed your lungs."
"Oh I never, I never even thought to wonder about that."
"Yeah you were too caught up in the 'I need to drink and fuck part'."
"It's a pretty big part boss."
"I know," he ran a hand down the back of Tony's neck "but we should get this all figured out."
"Call Ducky."
Abby bounced up and grabbed her phone walking into the living room.
"It's okay Tony we'll all get through this in one piece, even if it kills us."
"Ha ha boss didn't know you had a scene of humor. Oh god I have to tell Ducky."
"We just talked about that."
"No I have to tell Ducky." Tony stressed the word tell heavily.
"Oh yeah we'll get through it." Gibbs said patting his shoulder.
Abby came back in, "He said he couldn't get over here for a few hours, had to wait for the nurse to come over for mother."
"That's fine lets go get food I don't have much left we'll make dinner for all of us."
"Maybe I shouldn't eat until you know."
"Maybe if you just eat smaller and didn't ignore the other for so long Tony, come on why would stuff taste better if you weren't suppose to eat it." Abby said
"Yeah I guess."
"Let's do what you did yesterday and see if feeding helps okay. If it's too much, you'll just have to give in sooner and drink."
"I've already taken too much."
"When Ducky gets here he can check our blood pressure."
"You two are worse than…"
"Than what Dinozzo?"
"I don't know, I just don't know."
"Come on Lestat let's go hunt."
"I think I've damaged you somehow boss I really do."
"Tony it was a book before it was a movie."
"I know that, and I don't want to be Lestat he was an ass, I don't like his character."
"Then who do you want to be?"
"Spike."
Abby laughed and hugged Tony, "You are so a Spike."
Tony grinned and when he saw the look on Gibbs face, he said, "We'll have to stop at the video story Abbs."
"Yep but it will be worth it."