Hunters and Hybrids

Chapter 8

Tim and Sam stood in the kitchen as the antidote brewed in a pan on the stove.

"You think this will help G?" Sam asked.

Tim nodded, "Mom would know what is best for him. We brew this up and let it cool, in this form he can't drink it hot, it will damage his insides." He said as he stirred the mixture.

Sam looked outside as Callen was laying between Gibbs and Anna on the patio, listening while the others talked.

Even though he was still a wolf, Sam could tell he was bored. His eyes kept fluttering close, his tongue panting in the heat. Every once in awhile Anna's hand would reach down and stroke his head, Sam smiled as he watched Callen's tail wag furiously every time she did that.

"How did your team handle the fact that you were different to them?" Sam asked as he took the coffee Tim handed him.

"They took it well, considering I panicked when I realized that the case we were working on was going to expose the Ne'er. Leon helped me tell them."

"You call Director Vance, Leon?"

Tim chuckled, "Leon is my Uncle, his mother is Gaia, the same as my mother's."

"Wow!" Sam leaned against the counter in shock.

"Yep."

"So how did you tell your team?" Sam asked.

Tim smiled and gave a small laugh, "Leon cleared the building and my team stood there as the elders appeared in the bullpen, I thought Tony was going to wet himself." He chuckled.

Sam laughed, "But Gibbs took it ok?"

"Yeah, just figured it was Gibbs being Gibbs. Had no idea until this case that he had known about the Ne'er world for years." Tim took a sip of his tea and stirred the antidote again. "After the case, it was funny for a while. Hell, it was funny during the case. Tony didn't take it well. But as soon as he realized I wasn't a monster and I wasn't going to hurt him. He was ok. I think more than anything, it was the fact that I didn't tell him that hurt him the most. The others took it as well as they could. Why do you ask?" Tim asked, although he was pretty sure he knew the answer.

"I am worried about how the others will treat Callen. I mean, I know that Nell, Nate and Hetty will be ok, and I am; but Kensi, Deeks and Eric?"

"They will each handle it in their own way, as soon as Callen is back to normal, he'll need to talk to them one on one," Tim laughed, "If it's actually possible to get Callen to do that, I hear he hates opening up as much as Gibbs does."

Sam nodded, "That's true, but I will take that advice and suggest it to him when he's... Well, when he's a human G again."

Tim poured the now cooled mixture into a bowl. "Let's get that antidote into him."

Sam looked at it and laughed, "At least it's not a shot."

Three of them sat around a table in the dark corner of a bar.

"You sure she doesn't know we are here?" Deeks asked.

Eric shook his head, "I overheard her telling Nell that they were going to visit Arkady with Nate. Apparently Callen is going to be ok."

Kensi smiled at that, "That's good to hear." She said and the others nodded in agreement.

"Sure, but how do we deal with this?" Deeks asked. "I mean... Knowing what we know now, will we be able to work with them?"

"I hope so, Just because they are not... ya know..." Kensi looked around to make sure no one was listening, "You sure this is a secure spot?" She asked looking at Eric.