So here is my second fan fiction. The tenses may be a bit messed up at times and I will try my very best to keep spelling ect... at the best possible status. This is based on Horatio and Alex being carer's in a children's home, which they set up. The children are, obviously, the team. Tim is 18 [the oldest] who leaves, then there is Calleigh and Eric who are 17 (there will be no romance here), Natalia who is 13. Finally Ryan, the mysterious homeless boy linked to Tim, who is 15. Let's say Alex and H are about 30/27.

"Speed...Tim...You don't have to leave, you know that"

"I know H, but there are things I need to do"

"But baby, do you have to leave, we can help you"

"I'm sorry Alex, I will return- I promise"

Timothy 'Speed' Speedle looked over his shoulder and smiled sadly.

He saw Horatio and Alex, the two in charge of the home, two caring friends.

He knew they were sad, they had reason to be, he had been the first child they took in, he was 10 at the time. He was the one who had been there the longest, he saw many kids pass through their hands, most were moved on and only a few remained.

He looked pass them to see the Eric Delko and Calleigh Duquesne, his two best friends. The two second oldest in the home, only a year younger. They had both been bought in at the age of 12 during the same week. He could see the sadness in their eyes, the look of betrayal.

Then just behind them was Natalia Boa Vista, the most recent addition to our unrelated family. She had been here for about 6 months now, and no doubt would be here for much longer.

No one wanted us, no one still wants us, this home is either end of the line, or a temporary drop off until another is free.

Sighing silently, I grasp the door handle and shifting the weight of my bag to my other shoulder, I think of the reason I am leaving.

So, please review :)

*Just to note, I am editing all my chapters on this fic currently. Only once this fic is completed will the editing be done. So, for those reading whilst still 'incomplete' then keep inb mind, whereas if this fic is finished, then no worries.