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[madimpossibledreamer]

*Main Points:*
Buffy the Vampire Slayer/NCIS crossover, Xander is Abby's brother
Summary: Better done by tags, title, and story
Word Count: 210
Rating: Gen

“What’s a ‘shovel speech’?” Tim asks worriedly.

As expected, Tony looks delighted.  “This is over Abby, right?”

Kate, on the other hand, rolls her eyes.  “Men.  We’re not your possessions to fight over.”

“Actually, the reigning queens of the Shovel Speech, finally trademarked, are both women, and I’m pretty sure that’s why a lot of my dates seem to somehow get scared off.  It’s obviously not the Babylon 5, because anyone incapable of enjoying the plots aren’t really people you want to be dealing with romantically anyway,” a casual voice that none of them recognize joins the conversation, and McGee glances over and flinches.

                “Are you harassing my agents again, Harris?” Gibbs asks from behind them.  He’d appeared almost as silently as the man wearing an eyepatch.

                “Only on behalf of a certain brilliant, beautiful, bestest sister, sir.”  The smile and salute are almost mocking, on first glance, but there’s something real, honest there that DiNozzo can’t quite put into words.  “Speaking of which, case or visit?”

                “I’d wait.”  It’s like they’re speaking a different language.

                “Great, okay.  I do have a little time off, so assuming it’s quick, I don’t have to miss her.  Hear that, men?  Carry on with enthusiasm, for your lab tech’s sake!”  And he’s gone.