After checking all of their blood pressures Ducky said that Jethro was off limits for a few days but Abby was alright for one more. He said he would prescribe both of them iron pills and a few other medications that might help them produce more blood, he said Tony was low but with in an acceptable range.
They made plans to draw some blood from Tony on Monday and have Abby look it over. Abby and Ducky both left to go and do some research in their respective fields to see if any viable information could be found regarding Tony's situation.
Before Abby left she kissed and hugged Tony, "We'll fix it or at least as much as we can."
"Thanks Abbs.
After they left Tony started looking for his shoes so he to could go home.
"Lose something Dinozzo?" Gibbs asked in his usual gruff tone.
"My shoes boss can't find them."
"Bedroom Abby took them off when you were trying to, hmm commit suicide."
"I was not trying…" he stopped when the glare started, when it lessened he started again, "I wasn't trying to kill…" the glare re-intensified and he stopped again, "boss."
"You were dying up there Tony." Gibbs barked out.
"Boss maybe I am already… hey what the hell?!" Tony jerked his hand back after Gibbs grabbed it and sliced his palm with his knife.
"Dead men don't bleed Dinozzo." taking the vampires hand back in his and lifting it into his line of sight "you said you still have a heart beat I could hear it this morning when we woke up so I know you're not lying about that besides the fact that Ducky just took your damn blood pressure."
"No technically he took yours and Abby's cuz god knows how much of this blood is mine." Tony dropped to the couch.
"Tony we'll figure this out, well I don't know if it possible to go back but…" Gibbs tipped his head leaving the statement unsaid.
"I have to go boss, I need to fuck I don't want to do this." Tony rubbed his temples.
"Head ache back."
"Yeah visions fine but I have to go Gibbs."
"Tony."
"Yeah?"
"It will be ok." Gibbs patted Tony on the shoulder, "I'll get your shoes, just rest for a minute."
****~~~~~****
Sunday morning found Tony in his own bed, trying to sleep but the headache the heralded the lack of blood intake was creeping up on him.
"Damn it I can't even sleep in on the weekends anymore." he flipped himself over and cursed at the ceiling.
"Tony such language."
"Abby what are you doing here and wait how did you get in here?"
"Ziva's not the only one good with a lock pick Tony."
"Why?"
"Tony we are going to take care of you."
"Abby no please, I… you guys don't get it, you're not understanding, I don't want to hurt you."
"Tony it doesn't hurt." Abby said bouncing up and down in her boots, "At first it hurts for a like a second not even a second like a tenth of a tenth of a second."
"Abby," Tony snapped, "please go I'll be fine. I can't keep doing this to you guys."
"Tony Gibbs and I talked with Ducky last night; we think you should tell the team, all of them even Palmer."
"Abby no I am not putting them through this."
"I could understand you not wanting to tell Kate but Ziva would so be ok with this, you know that." Abby said, exasperation leaking in to her voice.
"Abby come on you know the effects me," Tony swallowed hard and hissed, "drinking from people has, I am not going to force that on McGee or Palmer or Ziva no."
"Come on Tony you know they would do anything for you."
"Abby stop it's not going to happen. I am not going to rape my friends, hell my family to keep living."
"It's not rape Anthony Michael Dinozzo not if we all agree to it. Tony we can't lose you I can't, I WON'T SEE YOU LIKE YESTERDAY AGAIN, I can't Tony it would be worse than Kate I won't."
"Abby come here." Tony patted the bed next to him, "I don't want to go but maybe it's my time. I think I've been on borrowed time for most if not all of my life."
"Stop it Tony we are not going to let you melt away." she said with a shrug.
"Melt?" Tony said with one eyebrow raised.
"That's what it looked like to me."
"Whatever, go home, Abby. I love you too much to do this to you."
"And I love you too much to let you be pigheaded." And before Tony could blink Abby had him pinned to the bed and was kissing him; he was distracted only for a second by the kiss when he heard the familiar snick of handcuffs.
"Abigail no damn it, I won't drink from you." Tony said with anger in his eyes.
"Yes you will Tony. Ducky said it was okay, we just have to figure out something else for dinner."
"Why Abby," Tony whispered, "why? I don't want to hurt you." he pleaded anger only made his head hurt more he was finding.
"Tony," Abby straddled his lap and kissed him on the forehead, "it doesn't hurt."
"What if I lose control, what if I don't stop in time? I couldn't handle being responsible for something like that please Abby."
"Tony you would be more distraught over doing it to a complete stranger, someone you had never met before someone who had no idea what they were getting themselves in for."
"Oh god what have I been doing I can't do this let me out of these Abby please ."
Abby kissed the cheek where the single tear slipped past, "Tony it's okay we're family let us help you."
"No no no," Tony kept whispering it over and over, he turned his face and buried it in his arm. Abby just smiled and took out the knife she had used yesterday and made short work of his boxers.
"Abby, no stop." Tony tried to pull his legs up to his chest but Abby was still sitting on them .
"Tony be a grown up and come eat breakfast."
"No."
"Don't make me play dirty."
"How?"
Abby nicked her finger with the knife tip and moved it just to the side of his face, she knew the moment the smell hit him he tensed up even harder than he already was.
"No don't make me Abby."
Abby for once said nothing just moved her finger stirring the air; it took Tony almost five minutes before he gave in a turned towards her. Abby learned a new piece of information for their research, his eyes where pure green there was almost no black. There was a tiny pin prick in the middle and the green was not his usually bright and shinning green, it was dark for a moment she wondered if the green had somehow absorbed the black they were so dark.
"Last chance Abigail, I can't stop any longer if you don't want to do this throw the key on the bed and run."
"I'm not leaving you Anthony."
"Then un-cuff me."
Abby did and as soon as she had one hand freed Tony pushed her down and drove into her, "oh my god" in the very next instant she felt his teeth pierce her skin and she came instantly, Tony followed quickly behind her.
When they both regained function of their brains Abby looked at Tony and said, "Well that was so much better than I thought it would be but it was way quicker."
"Abby." Tony groused.
"Feel better don't you?"
"Yes ."
"Than stop whining."
"Abby stop baiting the vampire its not wise."
"Ducky." Tony grapped the sheet and pulled it over them both, "what the hell. tell me he was not waiting in the other room?"
"No, Anthony I was not. I just arrived though I think if we are to keep you taken care of my dear boy we are going to need to find a more sound proof abode, you two are rather vocal."
Tony only groaned and pulled the pillow over his face, feeling a round for Abby he pulled her down over the pillow and mumbled, "Smother me please Abby I beg you smother me."
Abby only giggled and bounced of the bed, "I'm going to go clean up hope you don't mind if I use your shower Tony."
Tony stayed under the pillow wondering if he could be smothered now when he heard Abby ask about the shower he put both hands up in the air flipping his wrists as if to shoo her away, he heard her leave the room and then felt the bed dip he bolted up and looked at Ducky.
"NO."
"No Anthony I am not here to offer you dinner." The ME laughed. "I am wondering how you are fairing with this change?"
"I'm not Ducky." Tony said, "I was ready to go yesterday. I really was I'm ready to go now. I do not want to hurt anyone and I am afraid that I will. But neither one of them will listen, I do not know what I am capable of. I don't know if I can slip and end up killing them, I don't know if I could get so angry I could rip someone's throat out."
"When was the last Time you where absolutely so angry you couldn't see straight?" Ducky asked.
"Uh I don't know Duck uh with the McCray case I guess."
"Ah yes the young petty officer that was five months ago yes?"
"Yeah Ducky what does that have to do with…"
"Anthony you changed 6 months ago."
"Oh." Tony said.
"So you where so angry you couldn't see, you where looked in a room with a dangerous man who if I remember right hit you and you did not attack him yet you where only a month old so to speak."
"Huh yeah ok I get it."
"If we find someone who can handle this situation I would really like you to talk to them about this survivor's guilt you are having."
"It's not survivor's guilt Ducky."
"It is just not your usual kind."
"I didn't survive something else no one else did Ducky."
"But you are surviving do to friends and strangers. You know it is like living on a farm and being extremely close to the cattle and pigs you keep, but instead of killing them you have to look them in the eyes after everything is done."
"Uh oh well yeah I guess then there is the whole sex thing."
"Yes that does not help your conscience, we do agree that we should all sit down as a team and think of ways to help with this situation Tony."
"I don't want probie knowing I literally can't keep in my pants now Duck."
"Tony Timothy loves you, he may not love you but he cares for your well being. I think given the option of watching you melt as Abby described it last night or helping with that he would help."
"This is nuts should just go drown myself."
"Would it work?" Ducky asked grimly.
"Crap with my luck no."
"Come on Gibbs is waiting for us at his house he has already called them."
"So I have no say in this?" Tony asked.
"Of course you do but we are going to help you."
"Ha when Abby gets out I'll go clean up."
"Good good, I'm going to call Mr. Palmer, Gibbs didn't not want to scare him so he left it for me to call him. We want the boy to actually show up."
"Thanks Ducky."
"No problem at all come on now up with you." Ducky patted Tony's foot under the sheet.
"Uh I'll wait for Abbs, thanks though Ducky."
"Actually I want to check your lungs and see if I hear the usual noise."
"Usual noise?"
"Well yes since you're bought with the plague you have a different sound not necessarily bad but different."
"Fine." sliding to the end of the bed Tony pulled the sheet with him bunching it around his waist
Ducky listen to his chest, checked a few other vitals while he was at it and had Tony sitting still.
"You are healed my boy."
"What?"
"You're lungs are fine they sound brand new actually."
"Really, so I got something out of this mess after all."
"Would seem so. Ah Abby Gibbs suspicion was right this has healed his lungs, they sound as good as yours or mine well maybe not mine considering my age and my occasional…"
"Ducky."
"Hm ah yes," Ducky stopped his ramble and said, "alright I am off to collect one Mr. Palmer and I will see you both on Jethro's in say an hour and half yes."
"Yes Ducky." Abby bounced in the doorway
"Oh god you guys are really going to make me tell them?"
"Yep come on Tony no one is going to tease you about this."
"Right as if they don't think I'm enough of a slut as is."
"Come on Kate picked on you about it but she wouldn't have said anything."
"Yes she would have Abby and you know it. She would have been the first one to have an issue with everything just most importantly the sex."
Abby sighed he was right Kate would have had an issue with Tony and his new found "other" status but Kate was gone so there was nothing to debate. "Come on Tony let's not make bossman mad, you maybe a vampire but Gibbs still scares me."
"Thanks Abby you so know how to make a guy feel good."
"You're not scary Tony, you're lovable, but you're not scary even when your teeth are out cuz then when you're not thinking about it you lisp."
"Damn it what am I going to have to practice with the damn things."
"Maybe, they are kinda hot Tony."
"Right."