A\N: So I ran into a little writer's block and wasn't sure how long I wanted things to drag out as I'm not very good at plotting events in the right places for my stories sometimes. I re-wrote this chapter a few times and think this one is the best but I still don't think it' all that good. Please tell me the truth (constructively) if you like it or not. Also I stopped watching House when the original team broke up so I don't have very much knowledge so all of the information I have about Robbie's past (except for the basic, father's a doctor, didn't have the best childhood) is my own made-up version if it resembles the actual "House" version its either a fluke accident or I honestly completely forgot I knew it. So that being said if you do recognize something please let me know so I don't keep pretending its mine.

Disclaimer: I don not own Chicago Fire, NBC, House MD. FOX or Global

Spoilers: None

Warnings: None

The Power of Sports

It was the Wednesday of Robert's second week at Fenwick and he had somehow managed to stay out of trouble for two days. Unfortunately when he refused to hand in his English paper he was sent down to visit Mr. Hayworth.

Mr. Hayworth read the note Mrs. Blanchard, Robert's English teacher had sent him. "You refused to do an assignment and talked back to tour teacher," Mr. Hayworth folded the note and placed it on his desk, "You're really leading me to no other options then to suspend you. Is that what you want?"

"I want to go back home! Robbie scoffed.

"Mr. Chase," Mr. Hayworth folded his hands on his desk, "Every time you come down here we go through the same routine. This time you're going to tell me why you didn't write your assigned English paper.

"Because it was a stupid assignment."

"Robbie I'm sure if Mrs. Blanchard knew about your family situation she would have understood-"

"I don't give a damn at what she would or would not have done! I'm not doing her assignment! So go ahead and expel me for all I care!"

"No, I'm not going to do that I think we're going to have a little talk you and I."

'I'm not telling you anything."

"That's fine," Mr. Hayworth rose and walked to a filing cabinet where he retrieved a folder and walked back to his desk, "I have your old school records and a brief explanation of your family history here I'm going to read it."

"It's not going to work," Robbie smirked, "You can't tell me anything I haven't already gotten over."

"That's just it Robert I don't think you have gotten over it, so I'll give you two options. You write the paper for Mrs. Blanchard and accept late marks or you let me page her down here and you can explain to both of us what happened back in Australia.

"What's my third option?"

"You don't have one."

Robert mumbled something and crossed his arms, "Are you allowed to do this?"

"Yes I am."

"Well I don't want to do either so…."

"I see well would you rather if Gabriella and Antonio come down here too?"

"What? No way I don't want…." Robert began, as there was a knock on the door.

"Sorry to bother you Mr. Hayworth but Gabriela Dawson is very worried about Robert and she won't go back to class until she knows if he's alright."

"Send her in and page Mrs. Blanchard as well."

Robert took a deep breath and slouched further into his chair.

"Sit up straight!" Mr. Hayworth ordered as he walked towards his office door, "Gabriela," He smiled as the fourteen year old walked into his office, "Are both your parents working today by any chance?"

"My Mom is but my Dad was on night shift, he might still be sleeping but I'm not sure."

"You and Robert go wait outside I need to call them."

Robbie stood up and rolled his eyes as he followed Gabriela towards the waiting room.

"You know you don't have to pretend to like me. I already told you I don't need pity."

"You think I'm pretending?" Gabriela shook her head, "I'm not. I like you Robbie."

"Uh-huh," Robbie rolled his eyes.

An hour and a half later Robert sat in a conference room at the school with the principal, Mr. Hayworth. Mrs. Blanchard and Gabriela, Antonio and both of their parents.

"Whenever you're ready Mr. Chase," The principal Mr. Diamichio promoted gently.

Robert nodded his head as he rubbed his clammy hands together and avoided everyone's eyes. He didn't want to tell everyone but he didn't really have much choice in the matter either.

"Well…..do I have to do this?"

"No you don't but it'll help everyone understand. And you're save here." Jack explained.

"Do I have to say everything?"

"Whatever you want."

"Okay so my mother has a severe mental illness and she stopped taking her medication while pregnant with me and then after. It was alright for a little while I think but then well then she started hitting me and abusing me, she'd yell and scream and…" Robert began to cry and had tears in his eyes as he fled the room.

"Mom, Dad is that true? Why didn't you tell us?" Antonio asked. "We would have understood."

"It wasn't our place to tell you. It needs to come from him," Rachelle sighed.

"But he didn't want to tell anybody why did you make him?" Gabriela wondered.

"Gabriela sweetheart," Rachelle took her daughter's hands, "It's hard to explain."

"Then make it un-hard." Gabriela pulled her hands away, "It's affecting Antonio and I as well."

"Gabriela" Jack stood up.

"I'm going to go and find him."

"We'll all go he couldn't have gone that far," Jack stood up.

"I think I have an idea," Antonio spoke up. And as Antonio led his family to the soccer field at the back of the school he was right, Robbie was kicking a soccer ball into the net and then running to get it afterwards.

"Let me talk to him," Gabby looked at her parents.

"Gabriela

"Or me and Antonio just I think he needs to know he has friends."

"Yeah," Antonio agreed.

Jack and Rachelle looked at each other, they knew more then their children much more. But yet they sensed that Antonio and Gabriela had already began to put the pieces together and maybe they were stringing together ideas about what they thought and the little they had heard.

"Okay but if we think it's getting out of hand…."

"It won't," Gabriela jogged towards Robbie followed closely by Antonio.

"Hey." Gabriela passed him as she went into the net, "See if you can beat me."

"And I'll be the defender," Antonio took his position, "You ready."

Without a word Robbie dribbled the ball keeping the ball from Antonio as he went. When he got to the goal line he had Antonio on him and he faked one why and then kicked the ball into the far left corner were Gabriela could not get it.

"Yeah you need to join my rep team," Antonio high-fived him. "Try-outs our on Saturday and I don't care what I have to do you're coming."

Robbie offered him a half smile, "The we better start practicing, I'll defend this time."

TBC

A\N: Please review and tell me what you think.