Disclaimer: I do not own NCIS or any of the characters.
The next week was the best week of Kloe's life. Abby had registered her in a new school and had bought her new clothes and some toys. Abby took Kloe to the Halloween store to get a costume, where Kloe decided to be Tinker Bell. It was now the day before Halloween.
"Tomorrow is Monday. Do I get to wear my costume to school tomorrow?" Kloe asked Abby at breakfast.
"Yep, that is the best thing about elementary schools." Abby was happy for her new daughter. This would be her first Halloween that she would actually get to be a kid and not some person stuck in her room being abused.
"Do you have to work today?" Kloe asked. Abby had been given a week off and Kloe wanted to see the lab again.
"Not unless we have a case. How about I ask Tony to come over?"
"Yeah, that would be cool. He knows all the best movies." Kloe said. Abby knew that Kloe was always going to have those memories of her real parents and that she may never speak loud, but Abby didn't care. She was just happy to help Kloe.
"Ok. Why don't you go upstairs and get dressed while I call him."
"Ok, tell him I said hi," Kloe said getting up and leaving the room.
When Kloe left Abby called Tony, "Hi, Tony, can you come over tonight?"
"Sure Abby, I would love to!" Tony said into the phone.
"Ok, see you around eight o'clock. Bye." Abby hung up the phone as Kloe came down.
"Abby?" Kloe asked quietly. She had a question she really wanted to ask.
"Yeah Kloe?"
"Um… well… my parents are never coming back, right?"
"Yeah, why?" Abby could already guess what Kloe wanted to ask. She wanted Kloe to ask this question. It would mean that they made progress.
"Um…can I call you my mom instead of Abby?" Kloe asked looking at Abby hopefully.
"Of course, you are my daughter now." Abby said. She was very happy that Kloe finally asked. She loved Kloe with all her heart.
"Cool. That makes me happy." Kloe said wanting to walk up and give her new mom a hug but she was scared that she would be rejected. Abby could tell that her daughter was nervous, so she went up to her and gave her an Abby hug.
For the next few hours Abby and Kloe played board games. The last game they played was Sorry.
Kloe had just knocked Abby's player away. "Sorry," she said. She didn't mean to do that.
"Nothing to be sorry about, Kloe, it is how the game is played."
"Oh, I guess you're right. I have never played before. I wasn't allowed to." Kloe said. Whenever she spoke of her past Kloe got sad. Her life had been filled with nothing but misery.
"Yeah, well now you are. Come on lets finished so we can make some food," Abby said. They finished the game a few minutes before Tony. They didn't have time to make dinner.
"Hi, Tony!" Abby said opening the door, "We forgot to make food."
"Don't worry, Abs, I brought two types of pizza. A Supreme and a Hawaiian. I thought I should give Kloe a chance to try both." Tony said back to Abby.
"Yeah, she has never had pizza before." Abby said taking the boxes of pizza.
"Where is Kloe?"
"Setting the table so we can eat there."
"Really, I was hoping to watch a movie with Kloe that is on tonight. Don't worry it is for kids!"
"I don't know, Kloe has school tomorrow and then we have to get her ready to go trick-or-treating." Abby said leading Tony into the kitchen.
"Hi, Kloe. If you stay up until 9:45 will you be tired tomorrow?" Tony said when he saw Kloe.
"I don't know. I am supposed to go to bed at nine. I don't think I should stay up that late." Kloe said. "Why?"
"There is this movie on tonight called Scary Godmother and I thought you would like it." Tony said going up to Kloe slowly. She still flinched if there were any sudden movements.
"Never heard of it. I wasn't allowed to watch TV." Kloe said. She was not allowed to do a lot of stuff that other kids got to do.
"It's is a good movie for a child your age."
"Mom, what do you think?" Kloe said.
Abby smiled, "Sure, but if you are tiered tomorrow blame Uncle Tony." Abby said to Kloe.
"Will do!" Kloe said grabbing some pizza after Tony grabbed some. They ate in the living room where they watched the first half before Kloe fell asleep on her mother's lap.
"Here let me help, Abs." Tony said picking up the sleepy nine year old. He took her upstairs and put her in bed.
"Thanks Tony. I think you are her favorite!" Abby said leading tony to the door.
"I think she likes you more, Abs. Why was I the only one here?" He noticed no one else was there and he was suspicious.
"I wanted her to see a Halloween movie and I knew you would know which one is the best for her." Abby explained.
"Yeah, well bye." Tony said leaving.
"Bye," Abby said closing the door and going up to bed.
"Kloe wake up. We have to get you into your costume!" Abby said the next morning. It took about an hour for them to get ready. Abby put Kloe's blonde hair up. "You could be Tinker Bell's twin," Abby said look at Kloe.
"Thanks Mom," Kloe told Abby. "We have to go now or I will be late!" The both ran out the door barley making it in time. "Bye mom, see you tonight."
"Bye Kloe, have a good day."Abby said driving off. She got home when her cell phone rang.
"Abby, it's Gibbs, we need you to come into day." Gibbs said to Abby over the phone.
"Gibbs, I can't! I am taking Kloe trick-or-treating tonight!" Abby promised Kloe she would take her. "It is her first real Halloween."
"I know Abby, and if anything she can go trick-or-treating around the NCIS building."
"Gibbs! I can't! Kloe has been hurt enough! I will not break my promise!" Abby really didn't want to break her promise.
"At least come in until she gets out of school and then come back when you are done. She can sleep in your office tonight."
"Fine, but if she feels hurt it is your fault."
"I can live with that Abby." Gibbs said hanging up the phone.
"Great! Now what am I going to do?" Abby said talking to herself. She went to NCIS to help and at three o'clock went to pick up Kloe.
"Mom, everyone loved my costume! Thanks for buying it for me!" Kloe said getting into the backseat. Abby wouldn't let her sit up front.
"I am glad Kloe. Kloe, I have to go into work for a couple hours tonight after we are done trick-ot-treating." Abby said waiting for her daughter to respond.
"Ok, that's fine, I guess." Kloe knew there was a chance Abby would have to work, but she didn't think it would actually happen.
"We will still go trick-or treating, ok Kloe?" Abby wanted to make sure Kloe heard her.
"Yeah," Kloe said. She was happy that she would still be able to go trick-or-treating. Abby and Kloe waited until eight to go. They went all around the neighborhood for about an hour and a half and then went to NCIS when Kloe got even more candy. After she was done, she sat at Abby's desk looking at the progress of her first real Halloween before she fell asleep.
After about three hours, Abby finished and she took Kloe and her candy home and put her to bed. Then going to bed herself, looking forward to another day. Of course, she couldn't sleep because Gibbs brought her Caf-Pows throughout the night.
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