Disclaimer: I do not own NCIS or any of the characters.

Warning: Will contain flashbacks of child abuse (Emotional and physical)!

This will make no sense if you didn't read Kloe Anderson!

It had been three weeks since Kloe was adopted by Abby. The teacher at Kloe's school wanted everyone to talk about their family. Kloe came home upset.

"Kloe, what wrong?" Abby asked when she came to pick Kloe up.

"Mrs. Kaplan wants us to talk about our family's tomorrow…" Kloe said trailing off.

"Ok, let's talk more about this more at NCIS." Abby said driving to NCIS.

"Ok." Kloe said sadly. When they approached NCIS Abby parked the car and they went inside. Kloe seeing Tim's empty desk went to sit at it.

"Gibbs, can I talk to you alone?" Abby asked.

"Yeah, Abs, come on lets go into the elevator." Gibbs could tell something was wrong. When they got into the elevator, Gibbs flipped the emergency stop button. "What's up, Abs?"

"Kloe has to talk about her family during class tomorrow. She doesn't know what to do and neither do I!" Abby said.

"I have an idea," Gibbs said flipping the switch again and getting out.

"Kloe, I heard about your projects and I have an idea. Talk about your life with your real parents and your brother then explain that you now live with Abby."

"That is not what I am worried about Uncle Gibbs." Kloe said.

"Than what is it you want to know?" Gibbs said grabbing Kloe by the chin so she had to look at him.

"I wanted to know if I could include all of you in my family. You, and Ducky, and Tony, and Ziva, and Tim, and Palmer."

"Well of course you can. I think we feel left out if you didn't!" Gibbs said. Kloe hugged him. She had been told by all of them that she was always welcome to hug them. Gibbs hugged her back.

"Thanks, Uncle Gibbs, You are the best." Kloe said. Gibbs couldn't help but smile at blue-eyed girl.

Later that night Kloe sat at the kitchen table thinking about her family. She kept thinking of her old family. She thought about how sometimes they would lock her in the attic of their house. When she remembered that she started crying.

Abby, who was making dinner noticed she was crying and went to comfort her. "Kloe what's wrong?"

"Why were my real parents so mean to me?" She said. Abby knew Kloe was going to have bad memories. Kloe suffered for nine years before they finally got her away.

"They were sick people Kloe Don't worry, you won't ever have to see them again if you don't want to. I promise." Abby said to Kloe.

"I don't want them to be part of my family! Max was the only one that cared about me." Kloe loved max and she hated her parents for what they did.

"I know. How about if people don't ask, you don't talk about them. Ok?" Abby said once Kloe had stop crying.

"Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. I can talk about max right?"

"Of course, if you want to."

"I love you mom!" Kloe said hugging Abby. Kloe wrote down notes for her presentation and then had Abby look at it. Then she went to bed.

"SHE IS GOING TO COME LIVE WITH ME WHEN I AM HOME!"Max yelled at his parents.

"FINE! YOU AREN'T HOME THAT MUCH ANYWAY!" His father yelled at him.

"Kloe, I have to go now!"Max had told his baby sister who was eight.

"No, I don't want to go back! I am scared! Please Max!"Kloe tried.

"I know. But I will be back before you know it." Max said giving his baby sister a kiss on the head.

"Have fun Max." Kloe's dad said to her brother.

"By to you also dad." Max left.

As soon as they got home Kloe's parents started yelling at her, "YOU LITTLE…" her mother started before grabbing her curling iron and putting it on Kloe's arm.

Kloe woke up in her bed screaming and crying. Abby came rushing in grabbing the crying kid in a hug.

"Kloe, are you ok?" Abby asked. Kloe shook her head no. Abby held her close until she stopped crying."Kloe, what happened?"

"Max left and my parents blamed me so when we got home the day he left my mom was curling her hair, and she burned me with the curling iron then locked me in the attic!" Kloe finished and started crying again.

Abby stared in shock at the poor nine year old, and held her even tighter. About an hour later Kloe fell asleep and Abby stayed with her for the rest of the night.

Author's note: I do not think any child deserves to be treated this way. Please comment and tell me what you think.