Hello guys!

Sorry for the delay, but the past few weeks have been hectic. Coming Friday we have a big party as friend of our family are 12,5 years married then and we've been helping plan it. I myself are sooooo hesitant about the party as I have to wear a dress. ME! a DRESS! Whaha! Okay. so I am not that type of girl to just put on a... dress. xD Got that point already?

Aaaaaanyway, back to the story. So primarily I wanted the memory scene to be more graphic, but as you will read, that didn't really come out that way. I just wasn't to into it as much as I wanted to. Still there is a scene, but I changed it up a little. Hope you will still like the way I did it, still.

Enjoy!

Older Tony watched as his mother was thrown to the ground and his younger self tried to hide into the corner of the couch. He remembered seeing this scene, he even remembered watching the footage of this memory with Gibbs. But Tony knew that this time, he was going to see what he begged for Gibbs to not watch. Gibbs had agreed, though it indeed took some begging.

Senior pointed his finger at younger Tony. ''You are in serious trouble. Go to my office. Now!''

Young Tony shook his head fearfully. ''No! I didn't do a thing, Swear! Neither did mama! Why'd you do that to her?'' He asked. Thought he was scared, his mouth always got the best of him.

Senior growled angrily, reached out, grabbed Tony and held him close to his face. ''You dare question my motives for doing what I do?!'' He let go of Tony as if he was disgusted by holding him that way.

Tony fell to the floor with a loud thud and it caused Rose to gain back her senses. She looked up just in time to see her 'husband' grab her son by his hair and drag him with him. She struggled to stand up and go after them.

''No! No, no no no! Lemme go! Mum! MAMA!'' Tony screamed, with fear and pain. He knew what was coming and he struggled against his father. But to no avail, as Senior slammed the door shut and locked it from the inside.

Older Tony started shaking, but he couldn't get his eyes from the scene. He watched as the wall between the living room and his father's office faded and the office came into few. He heard his mother screaming and the loud pounding against the doors, but he kept focused on the scene with his younger self and his father.

…

It wasn't easy for Kelly to watch this. She didn't like seeing family hurt. And yes, Tony was family. Her father saw him as a son and so he was her brother. Even though she had only spend 2 weeks actually really living with him, she had loved his company and she loved seeing everything in her ghostly form. So seeing Tony being treated this way, was hurting her.

Glancing to her right, she knew she wasn't the only one. Danni was watching, completely wrapped up in he scene.

Looking back, she was in time to see that young Tony was slammed against the antique desk. He whimpered, but otherwise stayed as quiet at possible. He knew it would only make it worse. Not... that it could be much worse, but still.

''Strip'' it was an order.

Young Tony's eyes met his fathers, eyes wide like a deer caught in headlights. ''What?''

''Do as I say, or I do it for you'' Senior growled dangerously. ]

Swallowing young Tony did as he was told, until he reached his boxers, he stopped there. Hesitantly he turned back to his father, who was glaring at him. ''You aren't finished, boy''

Tony's felt a brick fall into the pit of his stomach, but he reached down to removed his boxers. Without his father asking it, he turned towards the desk and leaned against it, his hands flat on it, even though he was just able to see over it.

''No'' Danni breathed. ''No. I've seen enough!'' She turned to Kelly. ''Let's get out of here''

''We can't'' Kelly simply said.

''I don't want to see this. I see your point, okay? I know Tony's childhood wasn't great''

''It wasn't great?!'' Kelly repeated the words. ''Look!'' She grabbed Danni by her arms and jerked her around, forcing the Italian girl to watch the scene.

Danni shut her eyes not wanting to see any of it.

''It sure as hell wasn't great'' Kelly sneered and Danni thought for sure she heard Gibbs talking in a girly voice.

As if to prove a point, Young Tony cried out and Danni's eyes flew open. Even though she had heard everything that young Tony was going through right now, it had been like it had been in the background. But his cry brought her back. Looking at the boy, she could see that he fell to the floor and he was now struggling to get up. In the small amount of time his whole back had large welts on it, that were bleeding freely. As Danni really looked at it, she remembered seeing the faded lines, that were barely visible anymore, last summer.

She felt proud of him somehow, thinking that he didn't hide them. He just went swimming with them, and only wore his trunks, like it was nothing. At first she thought she could do the same, but now looking at her arms, she got terrified only thinking that someone might see her scars. The self inflicted ones, as well as the ones that her father gave her.

''Get up, boy! You wanted to be a man, then don't be a baby when you get what you deserve''

''I didn't tell! I swear, I didn't. Please let me go!'' young Tony begged.

''So you teacher calls me in for a chat and out of nowhere starts to tell me lies about what you say to her?'' Senior asked.

''I didn't say anything about you. Please, you gotta believe me! She asked and I denied, Swear! S'not my fault she doesn't believe m—'' He was cut off and he shrieked when he was pulled up by his upper arm, the hand crushing his arm painfully.

''And you expect me to believe that?''

''Yes!'' Tony cried out loud. ''Please, dad!''

It was the wrong thing to say. He had almost calmed Senior down and then that word came out. His father's face turned into rage and before he knew it, his head collided with the edge of the desk. He fell to the floor and a searing pain exploded in his stomach, over and over again. He cried out, in pain as it went on.

''No!'' This time it was Danni who cried out. She had snapped out of her stupor and was now trying get get Senior of off the young boy. But every time she tried to grab him, her hand would go through the man. ''Stop it! Stop! Please! I get it, alright? I get it! Stop it!''

''Shut up!'' Senior yelled almost as if he had heard her instead. He changed his target. His foot hit something else, with a sickening crack and the office went quiet instantly.

''No!'' Danni yelled, falling to her knees. The scene changed instantly and she was back in her room at home, sitting on her bed. ''No, what happened? What happened to Tony?''

Kelly sat down next to her. ''Senior left and his mother found him, brought him to the hospital as the their personal physicians couldn't do x-rays. He had hairline fractures and it took a lot of time to recover from it. But he did''

Danni shut her eyes.

Seeing that Danni was listening, just not responding, Kelly continued. ''It wasn't the first or the last time''

Danni's nails dug into the palms of her hands as she clenched them more harshly. Okay so Tony had it bad. His childhood sucked and he had turned out to be the amazing man she was living with. The amazing man that her sister called, 'Dad' and was trying to save her from the darkness she felt. But still, ''It still isn't the same''

''How is this different from what your father did to you?'' Kelly asked. ''He called you names, he ignored you, he beat you up, he almost killed you... several times. Just like his father did with him. Don't you see that Tony knows what you've been through?''

''He knows nothing!'' Danni yelled out. She glared at Kelly. ''Now shut up and leave me the fuck alone. You did this to me. Go away!''

Kelly's eyes went wide, as the 'world' shook around them. ''Danni...''

''No! Get out! You made it worse. You don't know anything! Leave me alone!'' Danni pulled her knees up to her chest and circled her arms around them, her face dropping on top of it,

The 'world' shook harder and Kelly was being pulled away from the room. A room that started to darken and grumble. ''Danni!'' Kelly exclaimed, but it was no use. A door appeared and she was pulled through it, before it was slammed shut and it disappeared again.

…

Tony's eyes shot open and he gasped for air. The first thing that met him was pain. Searing, excruciating pain and bright light. Different from the one that he had just gotten used to. And where was his mother?

''Tony?'' The voice that sounded familiar but it sounded so far gone.

He shut his eyes, the light was making his apparent headache worse. What happened? Okay, so he talked to his mother. He was in the tree house, then... suddenly a door appeared that was supposed to be there in the first place... He saw himself... his very young self... And his father. He saw how his father was drunk and he had been spanked.

''Tony!'' another voice that also sounded so familiar. A little bit more gruff.

His mother had told him what was happening, right? How did she call it, again? Thinking hard, he still couldn't find the name for it. But what happened then? The scene had changed... into.. in—

Oh no... No no no no!

''No!'' He said out loud.

''Tony, calm down!''

''Daddy? What's happening?'' The new voice was small and young. He knew that voice... It wasn't supposed to sound like it was now. He knew that. It was supposed to be cheerful

…

The moment that Tony woke up alerted everyone in the room. Gibbs, Olivia and Mia were all eating their lunch, when Tony began to become restless. He was frowning and murmuring, but upon asking around, the doctors and nurses said there was nothing they could do for him.

They didn't have to wait long. Just as Olivia wanted to leave to check on Danni, Tony's eyes flew open and he gasped for air. First they were glad seeing that Tony was back to the land of the living, but their relied gave away for more worry when they truly looked at him.

His eyes were shooting in every direction, and he shut as if in pain.

''Tony?'' Olivia asked, leaning over him and trying to get his attention. He only frowned deeper and she wasn't even sure it was because he had heard her.

''Tony?'' Gibbs tried, after a few seconds, but still no indication that he had heard him. ''Get a doctor'' He said to Olivia.

She looked from Tony to Gibbs for a moment, before running out of the room. Gibbs looked back at Tony.

Another gasp came from Tony.

''No!'' His voice was hoarse and strangled, pained. He shut up from the bed as far as he could. He looked around again and he began to panic, struggling against everything that was attached to him.

Gibbs reached out and got hold of Tony's arms. ''Tony, calm down!'' To his frustration, Tony began to hyperventilate.

''Daddy?'' Mia asked uncertainly. ''What's happening?'' She asked Gibbs.

''Mum!'' Tony pressed out. ''Mum! Help!''

''DiNozzo!'' Gibbs exclaimed. ''Tony, your back. Calm down. You're hurting yourself'!''

''What's going on in here?'' The doctor, followed by Audrey, the nurse that was in Danni's room this morning, came running in. Olivia too.

''Mum! Danni!'' Tony's voice was panicked.

''Gibbs, what's going on?'' Olivia asked.

''He's having a panic attack'' The doctor said. He ordered the nurse to get a sedative.

Surprisingly, the order seemed to make Tony aware of his surroundings. ''No! Please no! Danni!''

''Mr. Gibbs, we need you to leave the room'' Audrey said.

''Gibbs! Please! No'' Tony cried grabbing hold of said man's lower arm and holding onto it like a lifeline.

''Sir!'' The doctor said sternly.

''Grandpa, do something!''

Gibbs succeeded in getting his arm free from Tony's grip, but instead of walking out of the room, like the doctor had ordered, he put his hand onto the panicking man's cheek. ''Tony'' Tony eyes shot to every possible thing in the room. ''DiNozzo, look at me'' Gibbs said, in a gentle voice, he only kept for his family. ''Come on, son. It's me. Calm down'' He gently soothed his thumb over Tony's cheek. Tony's breathing hitched as his eyes settled on Gibbs' face. ''Calm down'' He repeated. ''Good boy. It's okay. You have to keep calm, otherwise they have to sedate you''

Gibbs was sure he saw tears in the Italian man's eyes.

''Danni?'' Tony questioned in a whisper.

Gibbs let out a breath. ''She's here. In the hospital''

Tony went to ask something, but he coughed as his mouth ran dry. Gibbs looked at the glass of water that Olivia had left on a tray, then grabbed it and held it against the mans lips. ''Easy. Small sips'' Gibbs guided.

Tony did was he was told. Gibbs helped him holding his head up as Tony took a small sip. He licked his lips and tried again. ''Bad... how bad?''

Gibbs swallowed, but wasn't someone to sugar coat anything. ''Pretty bad. She's in a coma''

Tony shut his eyes with dread, leaning his head back against the pillow. ''My fault''

''You know. It isn't'' Gibbs glared at him, but it hadn't the harsh look in it.

Tony hadn't said anything for a few seconds, before his eyes went around the room again. Slowly, this time. His eyes settled past the nurse and the doctor. Two of his girls were staring uncertainly at him. He held out an arm. ''Come here?'' He asked.

Audrey and doctor looked back at the two girls and stepped aside, still not sure what the hell was going on. Slowly, Olivia and Mia came back into the room and walked over to Tony. Olivia got hold of his hand and he squeezed it weakly. ''Hey''

''Hey'' Olivia said softly back. ''Welcome back''

Tony looked at Mia. ''Hey, sweetie''

''Daddy'' Mia whispered teary-eyed.

''I'm good, baby'' He reassured.

''No you're not'' Mia huffed. ''And Danni isn't either''

''She's going to be okay, Mia. I promise''

''How can you promise that?'' Mia asked.

''I know her. She will wake up'' He insisted.

''Tony'' Olivia wanted to interrupt, because he really couldn't be sure.

''No'' He cut her off. ''She will'' He stated. Olivia sighed, but didn't say anything anymore. ''I'm tired'' He finally said. He really was, even though he just used it as an excuse. ''Can I sleep some more?'' He finally looked at the doctor.

The doctor stepped forward. ''Mr. DiNozzo. It's good to see you awake. We have to do some simple tests, but then you can rest some more''

Tony nodded and let the doctor do the things that were needed. He hadn't said anything to the others in the room. The doctor asked him standard questions, his name, date of birth, the date now, the president. He did some reflex tests, then asked Tony to state the level of his pain, between 1 – 10. Tony stated a 7, which was more then he usually said, but still was underrated next to how he really felt right now.

Gibbs narrowed his eyes at the younger agent, haven spotted the lie, but didn't say anything. The doctor gave Audrey some instructions and wrote everything down, then said goodbye and that he would come in a couple of hours.

After Audrey gave the right doze of pain-killers and antibiotics, she also left, asking Gibbs if he needed anything, in which he shook his head for.

Tony was alone now, with the two girls and Gibbs.

''Tony'' Gibbs sighed.

''I really am tired Gibbs. Please let me sleep''

Gibbs wanted to ask further, wondering what the hell was going on, but he saw the pleading look in Tony's eyes. He sighed again and nodded. ''Okay, Tony. Get some rest. We'll talk later'' Gibbs agreed.

Tony didn't respond, only closed his eyes, willing to fall asleep again. It took only a couple of minutes until his breathing evened out.

''Gibbs? What wrong''

Gibbs looked up at her. ''Not sure'' But the words that gave the most information about Tony right now were the ones that Gibbs heart broke.

Which were: ''Mum! Mum, help!''

''Jethro''

Gibbs took a deep breath and his eyes flickered over to where he thought Shannon's voice was coming from.

''Jethro, Rose is back'' Shannon told him.

''Kelly?'' He questioned quietly. If Kelly was back too, he was going to Danni right now. But her answer was disappointing.

''No''

Okay, that's it. I know's it's about 500 words shorter then normal, but I really wanted to end it here. there are some questions. What happens now with Danni, where's Kelly. yada yada yada. But keep in mind, I do still believe in happy endings... In stories.

So tell me your thoughts about this chapter. What do you think will happen next? Do YOU have any request what you like to see in this story. ;) Tell me and I will read and consider everything :)

Update soon!

Leonie