Of Generous Spirit

[tingreca]

Title:  Of Generous Spirit 
Author: Sarah B. Leonard
Fandom: NCIS 
Characters: Gibbs, ghost 
Rating: G ? (for Ghost?)
Wordcount: still the traditional 100
Spoilers: none 
Warning:  faint hint of future slash 
Summary:  Challenge #204:  Ghosts (for ncisdrabble100 )
Disclaimer: These characters belong to DPB, CBS, Paramount, et al. No copyright infringement is intended.
Authors notes:  Alcohol, a spectre and a human quality:  three types of spirits in one drabble.  (And no puns intended.)

 

Of Generous Spirit

By Sarah B. Leonard

 

Standing there, looking at the upside down name, Gibbs knew he had drunk too much.  But it was finished now:  the Kelly.

His vision blurred.  From bourbon?

“She is beautiful, Jethro, your homage to our daughter.”

Shannon was there, in front of him, yet he could see the black letters through her.

“Your tribute is complete.  Now you must move on.”

“Move on?” he mumbled.  “More bourbon?”

“Love him, Jethro, as you know you need to love him.”

“Him?”

“Tony.  He is waiting.  Complete him.”

She smiled then faded away.

She had always had – and been - a generous spirit.

 

Comments

[cnine.livejournal.com]

Oh... this is sweet. I think if Shannon had had the opportunity that is probably what she would have told Gibbs. She might even have made a rule about it ;)

And here I was just thinking it had been way to long since the last time I saw anything from you, missed waking up to new stuff from you :P

[sexycazzy.livejournal.com]

Awww...lovely! :-)

[ferneberga.livejournal.com]

Are you really going to leave it like this? Be a good girl and expand, then who knows you may get another dancing lady - not that I'm bribing you in any way.....

[onlyonechoice.livejournal.com]

Mmmm, so sweet.

Kelly sent him back in Requiem and Shannon said nothing. She was just waiting for the right moment :)

[tingreca.livejournal.com]

Heh, heh ... yeah, she might have made a rule!

Sorry about forgetting to write new stuff ... it kinda slipped away for a bit. But, I think I have my new form of life in control now (weight loss life ... it's actually fun! I will be FORCED to go shopping soon! Or arrested for indecent exposure because things just don't work any more.) so I should be able to get back into writing. And it's been busy at work ... (yes, I do a lot of writing when I shouldn't be writing, when I should be accounting. Bad me. ;) But sneaky too...)

[tingreca.livejournal.com]

Thank you! (Thanks for commenting too... so I feel "read".)

[tingreca.livejournal.com]

Ooooohhh ... the 'Red Lady of Swirling'!

But it was just a drabble ... a hundred word drabble ... well, maybe I'll see what I can do... (reaches for bunny on the corner of her desk...)

[tingreca.livejournal.com]

Yeah ... Shannon knew he wasn't ready yet, until the boat was done. But now...

(Thanks for your comment!)

[ferneberga.livejournal.com]

Hmmm! And there was me thinking it was a synopsis to large story..... Jus' sayin'

[tingreca.livejournal.com]

Now see what you did!!!! (***points to icon***) Sigh...

[ferneberga.livejournal.com]

Looks like I lived up to my nick on Wetpaint and Twitter :)))

[cnine.livejournal.com]

Weight loss actually isn't that bad. I've been forcing my self to take it seriously since new years, and it's nice that it's actually paying off :)

Hmm writing while at work? No never done that. Writing in class? Oh yeah, there is little inspiration better than boring teachers ;) Of course I shouldn't but I end up doing it anyway :P

Looking forward to the next thing that pops up from you :)

[samueljames]

Gorgeous writing.

[starbuckssue.livejournal.com]

This is beautiful, it's so true that Shannon would want Gibbs to move on and be happy and the fact that it's Tony he'll be moving on with just completes it perfectly. Glad you posted again I have missed your fics :)

[tingreca.livejournal.com]

Why thank you!

[tingreca.livejournal.com]

Thank you! My problem is I'm working on three of them ... and I refuse to post a work in process ... and now Ferneberga let loose a pack of bunnies in my office and ...AAARRRGGGHHH!!!!)

(I'll try to do better, but I've been spending all my free time making things for the Feb 2011 Fangirl thang....)

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Lovely.

[tingreca.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[tingreca.livejournal.com]

It's all your fault ... 1700 words written and I'll see what happens today. (would growl but that might scare the bunnies)

[ferneberga.livejournal.com]

Aw! I knew you loved me, No frightening the bunnies or I'll tell Abby :))

[kiharukitty.livejournal.com]

I've always loved the idea of Shannon bringing them together, and this was a great way of showing it. She was spirited enough to deal with him before, making sure he did was was necessary, so of course now, when it really counts, she'll make sure he gets what he needs. And I love that she likes Tony enough to want to help him too! I've always thought that if she'd lived, she and Tony would be great friends.

And then they could share Gibbs. >>

[tingreca.livejournal.com]

Yay I got my 'spoon kitteh' comment... woo hoo.

Glad you liked my drabble. It is now becoming a prologue to a (very) short story which is all Ferneberga's fault. Hopefully that should be up soon (if the ghost doesn't scare the plot bunnehs away.)

[hab318princess.livejournal.com]

gorgeous, so hope he listens

[tingreca.livejournal.com]

Thank you... (maybe Shannon will make it a rule?)