Being invisible wasn't nice,in fact it hurt a hell of a lot. What made it worse was,that everybody took it for granted that you didn't have feelings. Tim's birthday went unnoticed again,although he took great care to remember each member of the team's birthday,they never made an effort to remember his. He usually gave them each a small gift on their birthdays and didn't expect anything in return,but it would have been nice ,if they would just once remember his.
It was late Friday afternoon and his Boss was pissed as usual,demanding answers and progress at an impossible rate. Tim's fingers was dancing over his keyboard and he went as fast as possible,but it didn't impress his Boss. Being a computer specialist didn't make you a computer and he couldn't just spit out answers like a printer,he was working as fast as possible.
“McGee ,I need that bank-statements now!”,Gibbs barked out,although the team just arrived back from the crime scene.
“I'm on it,Boss!”,Tim replied,although what he was doing was strictly illegal,you needed a warrant to access bank statements,but telling his Boss that ,would be like committing suicide.
“Work faster!”
Tim heard the barked order and typed even faster,it took all his willpower to just stay calm and continue working ,he comforted himself by thinking that they would be off for the weekend and he would get away from the team for two glorious days. He went through the bank-statements and found no irregularities ,”There is nothing suspicious in his bank-statements,Boss.”
The terse,”Are you sure,McGee?”,almost pushed him over the brink and let his pent up frustration free. He bit on his teeth and printed the statements out and stood up and put it on his boss's desk. It hurt when Gibbs took it and went through it by himself,showing Tim once again that no-one took his investigation skills serious. The hurt only reflected a few seconds in his eyes before he hid it behind a steel mask. He had years of practice hiding his feelings,as a bullied teenager he learned early on, that it was safer to hide your pain,because showing a weakness only made you more vulnerable. Bullies were like sharks,once you started bleeding they went into a feeding frenzy.
He still had no idea how he was going to celebrate his birthday,it would have been great if he had a hot date for the night,someone with whom he could celebrate the beginning of a new year. He didn't stand a chance of asking one of the women that worked at NCIS out,because after Tony spread the rumour that he was gay,no woman took his advances serious. He tried to ask Abby out that morning,but she was so busy talking about her new boyfriend that he didn't even try. It looked as if he was going to have another lonely birthday by himself,because Sarah was backpacking through Europe at the moment and there was no-one else he could take out.
Tim was ripped out of his musings by Tony's gleeful voice,”I might have something,Boss!”
It felt like a stab in the heart when Gibbs said,”I knew I could trust on my senior agent ,what have you got,DiNozzo?”
“I went through his phone records and he made a call to his sister who is in jail,almost every week. I’m sure she would know, who would want to kill her brother,as they were obviously very close.”
“Good job,Tony!”,Gibbs said while he was looking at his watch,”It is too late now to talk to her,McGee you can go and interview her tomorrow morning!”
“But Boss we are off tomorrow!”,Tim cried out.
“Not any-more,McGee!”,Gibbs answered tersely.
“Why can't Tony do it,it was his idea!”,Tim said before he even thought about the consequences.
Cold steel blue eyes locked on Tim's face,”Last I checked,I was still the team-leader!”
Tim looked down defeated,”Sorry Boss,I will do it.”
“It isn't as if you had hot plans for the weekend anyway,McLazy!”,Tony got his jibe in.
Tim bit his tongue,his frustration increased drastically,but he knew it was better to keep quiet. He would just keep on playing the gentle choirboy everyone expected him to be,even if it killed him. The rest of the afternoon crept by painfully,without incident and when Gibbs let them go,Tim rushed out of the office,but once he was seated in his car,he had no idea where to go. He needed to celebrate his birthday,but didn't have an idea how.
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Gibbs was still busy at his desk when Tim's phone on his desk rang. Gibbs stood up and answered it,a young female voice started to sing “Happy Birthday”. He had to wait until she finished before he could get in a word,”Sarah,Tim already went home.”,he said.
“Sorry agent Gibbs,with the time difference I got confused. Will you tell Tim when you see him again,that I phoned and said 'Happy birthday'.”
“Why don't you phone him on his cellphone and tell him yourself?”
“It will be fine if you tell him,agent Gibbs,I am saving all the money that I can,backpacking through Europe is quite expensive. Good night agent Gibbs.”
Gibbs felt a pang of guilt when he put the phone down,no one on the team even remembered Tim's birthday,although he took great pains to remember theirs. He brushed the feeling away and went back to his desk to finish some paperwork..His mind kept on going back to his youngest agent and he realized for the first time that he almost knew nothing about the youngest member of his team. Tim wasn't an open book like Tony or Abby,he seldom talked about his private life and he and Gibbs had almost nothing in common. He knew he alienated Tim during the day,but it was so easy to use him as a punch-bag as the younger man never showed any anger and kept on coming back for more. It was easy to abuse their relationship and he promised himself that he would go easier on Tim.
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Tim drove around for an hour before he stopped nearby a crowded club and decided to go in and buy himself a drink.,he would celebrate his own birthday. He was by nature shy and never felt at ease walking into a club by himself,but he steeled himself and paid the entering-fee and stepped into the club.
The club's name was “Fang's” and Tim never heard of it before,but that wasn't surprising as he wasn't very social. The club was dark and had a supernatural feel to it,but the music was mellow and not too loud. The club had a Gothic feel to it and a lot of the patron's was dressed in a similar theme,he was sure Abby would love it here. He felt like an intruder and stuck out like a sore thumb,but squared his shoulders and walked up to the bar,where he waited to order a drink.
Patrick was a very rich man and the club was one of the many that he owned. He sat at the bar and watched the throng of patrons. The club looked like many other nightclubs but what made it special was that most of the patrons was of a supernatural orientation,he himself was a werewolf. In fact he was the Alpha of his pack and his word was law for many werewolves in DC. He spotted a few vampires and a demon or two,the rest of the club was filled with werewolves and a few humans.
As his eyes combed through the crowd his eyes fell on the young human walking into the club and instantly he knew that the young man didn't belong there. He watched the human progress to the bar and inside him ,his inner wolf woke up. His icy blue eyes hungrily devoured the young human and his mouth watered as he looked at the tall,lanky figure,he sniffed the air appreciatively,inhaling the intoxicating smell of the alluring young human. His cock twitched in anticipation and he knew that he had to have the younger man.
Tim nervously stood at the bar waiting for the barman to notice him,feeling once again invisible. Patrick noticed the nervousness and got the barman's attention,motioning him to take the newcomer's order,before he bolted out of the club.
Sully was instantly intrigued as Patrick motioned him to take the man's order. He looked at him,trying to discern what made him so special as Patrick seldom took notice of anyone and even rarer was interested in a mere human. Sully had to agree that he had a fresh,untouched appeal and was handsome for a man,it was his almost childlike face and soulful eyes that really made him stand out in a crowd. He took the order and set the drink in front of the new arrival.
Patrick watched the young man and could see the sadness and loneliness in the emerald green eyes. He watched as the man lifted up his glass and paused as if he was making a toast on himself and then downed the drink in one large gulp. He stood up and moved to a stool next to the newcomer,”Seems like you needed that drink?”
Tim looked surprised at the big,muscular man next to him. The man had the bluest eyes he ever seen,even more icy than his boss's eyes,but unlike Gibbs this icy blue eyes was warm and full of laughter. Tim felt small next to the big,strong man,which was unnatural as he was six foot tall and not a small man in normal standards. The man next to him was attractive and would drive any women into heat if he ever decided to make movies,his thick raven hair was neatly fastened with a thin strip of leather and hang past his shoulders on his back. There was something dangerous about the man ,as if he was almost feral with a thin coat of civility . He answered,”Yeah it was a very long day.”
Tim motioned the bartender for a refill,which he started to sip slowly. The first drink went right to his head as he didn't have time to eat during the day. The alcohol warmed his body and he started to relax slowly,forgetting the feelings of loneliness and inadequacy. He seldom drank more than a beer or two,so the more potent drink hit him harder than he expected.
Patrick was fascinated by the younger man,he was struggling to control his inner wolf ,as the wolf just wanted to pounce on the young man and fuck him silly. He never felt an attraction to anyone that was as urgent as this and it almost scared him,he knew nothing about the man and he didn't even know if he would be interested in having a relationship with another man. The younger man's scent was driving him crazy,it was fresh and spicy,the pouting lower lip was so enticing that he had to grip the edge of the bar,not to lean towards him and capture it with his own mouth. The waves of pure desire coursed through his body and his cock painfully strained against his restricting pants. Patrick knew that he found his mate and he couldn't wait to get to know the younger man better,to taste him,to hold him and to make him moan with lust. The fact that his mate was male didn't bother him one bit,nature chose his mate for him and they would fit perfectly together.
Patrick introduced himself to his mate and started to talk to the shy young human,his inner wolf couldn't understand why they had to wait before they touched their mate and made him theirs. He learned that the younger man was a federal agent and worked for the Navy,between the lines he read that Tim was a decent ,kind and gentle man who was thus far unlucky in love. Not only was his mate attractive,but he had a gentle and caring personality,it was more than enough for Patrick and he counted himself lucky that he found such a prize for a mate.
Tim couldn't explain the feeling that he had know Patrick for a long time,although he just met him. He felt safe and relaxed in the company of the other man and a strange warm feeling was building up in the pit of his stomach,that he couldn't explain even to himself. The small brushes against his body from the other man,sent small electrical pulses through his body that made him feel so deliciously alive. It felt good to have someone to talk to ,someone whose attention was solely focused on him. He didn't even notice when Patrick's index finger started to slowly rub over his left hand's knuckles,his body already accepted the other man ,even before his mind caught up that Patrick was interested in him sexually. Tim was still very innocent and inexperienced and he never felt any sexual attraction to another man,it never even crossed his mind.
Patrick could loose himself in the deep,emerald eyes of his mate and his body instinctively shielded Tim from any contact from other patrons in the busy ,crowded club. He found his most precious possession and wasn't going to loose it for anything in the world,Tim was his to protect and love.
Tim started to notice the seductive finger stroking his knuckles and instead of being horrified by the sensual contact ,a strange thing happened and he became aware of his cock twitching with interest in his pants. A warm blush spread over his cheeks as he realised how his body was reacting,his confused green eyes locked with the icy,blue eyes,pleading for an explanation.
Patrick saw the confusion and leaned nearer and brush his warm lips softly against Tim's soft lips,the contact sent small frissons of electricity through both men,it felt so right,so meant to be. He slowly increased the pressure and licked between Tim's lips,begging for entry.
Tim gave a small whimper and opened his mouth,instantly a warm probing tongue slipped into his mouth. The taste of the other man's mouth was intoxicating addictive and he savoured every thrust and lick. His body felt wound up like an old fashioned alarm clock,straining for a release,he pressed his needy body nearer and was rewarded when strong arms cradled his body against a hard ,muscled chest. Tim felt overwhelmed,the sensations in his body was too intense,it almost frightened him,he wanted more,yet at the same time he wanted to move away from the intense warm embrace. His body started to sway,feeling weak and he leaned against the warm hard body in front of him,gripping the other man's shirt desperately,trying to find an anchor in the rough,stormy sea of feelings and sensations.
Patrick pulled away ,gasping for air,he had to grip his inner wolf by its hackles to keep it from devouring their mate right here in front of the whole,wide world. He cradled his weak,frightened mate protectively against his chest and soothingly rubbed his back,tightly holding his inner wolf away from the mouthwatering ass of their mate. Both men struggled to regain their breaths and some sense of control over their bodies. He softly gentled his frightened mate,”Ssh,ssh,little one,don't be frightened,I will never hurt you,we are meant for each other.”
Tim nuzzled his blushing face against the warm shoulder of the strong man in front of him,he felt frightened of the intense feelings the other man provoked in his body and it embarrassed him that he acted so wanton in front of everyone in the club,he shyly hid his face against the strong man in front of him. The soothing hand rubbing against his back grounded him and calmed the inner turmoil he felt. His mind struggled to think clearly as most of the oxygen rich blood was pooled in his warm groin,leaving his mind unable to form coherent thoughts. His cock was rock hard and the restrictive prison of his pants was pure torture,when Patrick suggested that they go to his home ,he followed the big man blindly out of the club.
Author's Chapter Notes:
Tim falls in love with a werewolf.