Here's chapter 6! So, Kate has to make her big revelation, Kirsten is introduced and the NCIS family is complete! But... Kirsten + Lexi= TROUBLE!

~*~CHAPTER 6~*~

The next day...

Lexi texted Kirsten back and forth. Kirsten told her about her mother's decision to reunite with the team at NCIS. Truthfully, they were nervous. Lexi because it sure would be an emotional revelation, and Kirsten because she was nervous about meeting the team.

Lexiluvsya1023- Are you guys here yet? ._.

KitKat1924- Yeah... My mom is freaking out... :(

Lexiluvsya1023- The team is totally about to pee themselves :/

KitKat1924- I'm going into the elevator. Ugh my mom is taking another entrance .

Lexiluvsya1023- I'm going into the bullpen. Everyone is here.

KitKat1924- I'll be here in 3... 2... 1

At that moment, the elevator doors opened to reveal Kirsten. She cheerfully skipped out and embraced Lexi.

"Hi, Lexi!" Kirsten greeted.

"Hey, Kirsten, glad you came," Lexi replied. She turned to the team.

"You guys, this is Kirsten," Lexi introduced.

Kirsten grinned. "Hi, everyone," she answered. She walked to Tony.

"Are you... Toby?" Kirsten asked.

"Tony. Nice to meet you," Tony responded. Kirsten nodded and eyed McGee.

"So that makes you... Jim?"

McGee chuckled. "Tim. Good to meet you," he corrected.

"Annie?" Kirsten asked Abby.

"Abby, Forensic Specialist Extraordinaire. Nice to meet ya," Abby greeted in her usual bubbly way.

Kirsten grinned. Her mom was right, Abby WAS cool!

Kirsten looked at Ziva quizzically for a moment. She didn't know her of course.

"I am Ziva," Ziva told her. Kirsten nodded and smiled. Her eyes flitted to Jenny.

"Nice seeing you again, Kirsten," Jenny remarked.

"You too, ma'am," Kirsten replied. She stepped towards Gibbs.

"You're Gibbs?" Kirsten inquired.

Gibbs nodded. "That's right. It's good to meet you, Kirsten," he replied.

"Likewise, sir," Kirsten answered politely. Gibbs looked like a no-nonsense kind of guy.

"Don't call me 'sir', Kirsten. I work for a living," Gibbs corrected.

"Yes, s- uh Gibbs," Kirsten answered.

"So, where is your mother, Kirsten?" Jen inquired.

"I actually don't know. I'll call her," Kirsten answered. She took out her phone and dialed her mother's number. After a ring, she picked up.

"Mom? Where are you?... What do you mean, 'where am I?'... I'm in the bullpen, waiting for you!... Mom, just hurry," Kirsten hung up.

"She's coming," Kirsten stated sweetly. After an awkward silence, Kirsten's face lit up.

"Good! You've finally decided to make it!" Kirsten remarked sarcastically.

"Watch the sarcasm, young lady," Kate replied sternly.

The team turned and utter shock took over them. Abby's eyes filled with tears.

"K-Kate!?" Tony choked out. In front of him was his old partner, who had supposedly died 9 years before. She hadn't changed much, except that her hair was a lighter brown.

Kate nodded. "Hey, Tony,"

"B-but, you- You were- I..." McGee stuttered.

Kate chucked slightly. "Nice to see you, Tim," she noticed Abby.

"Abs..." Kate started. Abby sniffled and ran towards her, embracing her in a tight hug.

'God I've missed her hugs...' She thought.

"I know, Abs. I'm back now," Kate replied, hugging her back. She turned to Gibbs who had an unreadable expression on his face.

"Gibbs?" Kate remarked. Gibbs rose from his seat and walked to the elevator. Kate followed him. The doors shut and Gibbs slammed the emergency stop button, making Kate flinch.

"Want to explain?" Gibbs inquired calmly.

"Um... Well, yes," Kate started. Gibbs raised an eyebrow.

"I'm listening," Gibbs stated. Kate's eyes filled with tears.

"I know the pain I've caused you all-"

"No you don't! You will never know the pain that was caused! Thinking one of our own family was dead!" Gibbs roared suddenly, making Kate step back.

"Abby stayed in her lab for days! Crying and hurt. The woman you saw out there, that's Ziva. She joined the team shortly after your 'death'. She couldn't even sit at your desk because we all told her, 'That's Kate's desk,' and what's worse, Abby took out all of her pain and anger out on HER! McGee was frightened out of his mind to see your 'body' in Autopsy, which obviously wasn't you! Tony was guilty because he had failed to protect you," Gibbs continued.

Kate looked down. Of course she didn't know the pain she caused them. She had absolutely no idea. She looked up into Gibbs' icy blue eyes with tears in her own hazel ones.

"And you?" Kate asked.

Gibbs sighed. "I had lost my daughter,"

Kate broke down in sobs at that. Gibbs held her tightly while she cried into his chest.

"I don't care about Rule 6, I'm sorry! I'm sorry for all of the pain! I'm sorry that you all suffered without me! I'm sorry I never told you!" Kate sobbed.

Gibbs held her silently. "Tell me what happened,"

"Multiple hits were put on me. It got so stressful. I couldn't tell anyone, not even you because of the whole Ari thing. So, I faked my death, don't ask how. I faked my death so the hits would stop. I promise, I would have come back, but my mother developed pancreatic cancer and I had to stay behind and help my sister, Rachel take care of her. I adopted Kirsten from Russia a year later. You have to believe me, Gibbs I-" Kate rambled.

"Hey, I believe you, Kate. You just have to go out there and explain to the team,"

"And hope that they'll forgive me,"

"Believe me, they will just be glad you're back,"

Kate smiled a bit. "I hope you're right, Gibbs. Kirsten was told about you all, and she's wanted to meet you,"

Gibbs smiled. "We had just told Lexi about you. She's glad that she has another older sister. You won't believe the stories that we have,"

Kate smiled and nodded. She was glad to be back to her family.

~*~NCIS~*~

Kate had nervously explained to the team of what happened to cause her to leave.

"I hope that you all forgive me, for all of the pain I've caused you," Kate remarked.

"Aw, Kate. I forgive you," Tony replied.

"Of course I forgive you Kate!" Abby squealed.

"Yeah, I forgive you, Kate. We've all missed you," McGee commented.

Kate smiled. "Thanks, you guys,"

"Kate, meet Ziva. She came here shortly after you left," Gibbs introduced.

"Nice to meet you," Kate remarked.

"Likewise. They have told me great things about you," Ziva answered with a smile.

"This is the Director of NCIS, Jen Shepard," Gibbs continued.

"Nice to finally meet you, Kate," Jen stated.

"You too, ma'am," Kate replied.

"And last but definitely not least, this is Lexi. Our daughter," Gibbs finished.

"Hi, Kate, it's nice to meet you," Lexi commented with a grin.

"You too, honey. I'm glad that Kirsten has a little companion with her now," Kate responded.

Lexi glanced at Kirsten who smiled. "Yeah, same," Lexi stated. They had then spent some time exchanging stories about when Kate was there.

"Tony! That is so mean!" Lexi scolded.

"I agree, but that is so like Tony," Ziva commented.

Kate nodded. "I'll say. He made me think that the snake around my ankle was poisonous, but McGee told me it was harmless. He was such a jerk,"

"Hey!" Tony protested. "That was priceless. But not as priceless as the time that we had a prank war at a stakeout and Ziva tried to make it stop. She refused to eat the food I bought and checked everything I gave to her. We were even when I unscrewed every bolt from her chair,"

Ziva glared. "What about the time you got a call from the sperm bank telling you that they did not want your sperm," she retorted. Kirsten and Lexi squealed with laughter.

"Ha! That beats everything!" Kate laughed. Gibbs shook his head with a chuckle.

"Or the endless times when Tony superglued McGee's fingers to his keyboard," Ziva commented with an eye roll.

"Classic," Kate replied. She turned to Lexi. "I'm sure you have a few stories. You've been pretty quiet,"

Tony scoffed. "Her rap sheet can keep going from here to California,"

Lexi glared at Tony. "I've got a few," she shrugged.

"Name one," Kate commented.

"What about the time when I snuck out of NCIS to my friend's house while Ziva was taking care of me. She told me no and I went anyways. When she got a hold of me, I got it good," Lexi explained.

Kate chuckled. "That sounds like something Kit did once,"

Kirsten winced and nodded. "Yeah. I got mad at my mom because she said I couldn't go to the mall with my friend, Penny. I went anyway and when I came back, it turned out that my mom had spent hours looking for me. Long story short, I couldn't sit for a week,"

The team raised an eyebrow at how similar Lexi and Kirsten were. That couldn't be a good sign.

"Or the time that I ran away from home because I thought everyone would be better off without me," Lexi continued.

"Same. My mom threatened to give it to me good next time I worried her," Kirsten responded.

"Okay, does anyone else notice how similar these two are? Or is it just me?"Tony interrupted.

"I agree," Kate remarked. The team and Jen nodded in agreement.

Kirsten and Lexi looked at each other and grinned.

~*~NCIS~*~

Later on...

Everyone gathered at Gibbs' house. Kirsten and Lexi went up to Lexi's room to talk more.

"So, Lexi. I'm really glad that I've met the team and stuff. If they're like your family, my mom is their family, so I'm your family too?" Kirsten inquired. Lexi put a hand on her shoulder.

"Of course. I'm just glad that I have someone my age with me," Lexi replied.

Kir sten smiled. "Me too! I've been really lonely,"

After a few moments of silence, Kirsten turned to Lexi. "Hey, do you have band with Ms. Taylor?"

"Yep! First period!"

"Oh my gosh, same! I was asking because I play the flute. I don't have my own,"

Lexi went over to her shelf and pulled out a case containing a flute.

"Here," Lexi remarked, passing it to Kirsten. "It's yours. You play?"

Kirsten nodded. "Thanks so much. What do you play?" she inquired, putting the flute together.

"Trumpet," Lexi replied, pulling out another case with her silver trumpet. Quickly assembling the mouthpiece, she put it to her lips and played a scale. Kirsten grinned and put the flute to her lips, joining Lexi.

"You're really good!" Lexi commented.

"Not as good as you!" Kirsten replied.

"Hey, I have an idea. Follow me," Lexi stated. They silently walked downstairs where Tony lay dozing off in the couch and the other adults were in the kitchen. Inching towards Tony, Lexi put the trumpet to her lips.

Lexi began to loudly play the 'Reveille' in Tony's ear. He jumped up from the couch and stood in an instant salute. Noticing the giggling teens, he scowled.

"Not funny," he growled. "I thought your mother said no playing musical instruments in here,"

"As long as I don't get caught, I'm fine," Lexi scoffed.

"Well not quite..." Kirsten trailed off nervously.

Lexi shut her eyes before turning and seeing Jen with a stern expression on her face behind her.

"Alright, alright..." Lexi grumbled. In a small act of defiance, she walked away, quietly playing a failure sound effect on her trumpet. Kirsten followed.

Jen rolled her eyes and walked back into the kitchen.

"Lexi again?" Ziva asked.

Jen nodded. "The girl can't stay out of trouble for 5 minutes," she remarked.

"What happened out there?" McGee inquired.

"Lexi brought out her trumpet and played the Reveille into Tony's ear," Jen replied.

"And what about Kirsten?" Kate asked.

"No. You know, Kate, she doesn't seem like the type to actually get into trouble," Jen remarked.

Kate laughed. "It is, after all, her first day. Wait until about Sunday. The pranks will start to roll in,"

"Lexi is on pretty thin ice with the pranks. I told her that the next time she pranked, I won't hold back," Jen stated.

"Was there ever a time when you did?" Gibbs asked. Jen chuckled.

"They seem to be becoming partners in crime," Ziva remarked.

"Very true. It's scary how similar they are," Kate replied.

"Lexi is bubbly, outgoing, loud, and a complete smart ass," Jen commented.

"Kirsten is high-spirited, dramatic, and rambunctious with a sarcastic attitude," Kate replied. They laughed.

"Yep. Completely similar. I guess that we have 2 little troublemakers on our hands," Gibbs stated.

~*~NCIS~*~

"So Kirsten, are you 13 too?" Lexi inquired.

"Yeah. I skipped 2nd grade so I'm younger than everyone else. My birthday is February 14th," Kirsten answered.

"I skipped 2nd grade too! My birthday is January 15th," Lexi squealed.

Kirsten's eyes widened. "What's your favorite color?" She inquired.

"Purple. You?" Lexi responded.

"Lime green," Kirsten answered.

"Ummm... Favorite food?" Lexi asked.

"Italian," Kirsten replied.

"Same. Favorite hobby?" Lexi inquired.

"Listening to music, and mischief usually," Kirsten answered with a sly smile.

"I think we were made for each other," Lexi joked. Kirsten laughed and nodded.

"Hey, so can you tell me about the team? More I mean. I don't quite know much about Ziva or your mom," Kirsten remarked.

"Sure! Well, Tony is my older brother. He's really weird and goofy and kind of cocky sometimes. He loves movies and is the first to get headslapped by Gibbs. But honestly, he gets really serious and stern at times," Lexi explained.

Kirsten nodded. "Tim is the computer geek. He's really smart and he has a sister named Sarah who's in Europe with her mom. He can be really shy and stuff and he's the Probie, or Probationary Agent. Be careful, he can be sterner than Tony. I've been there," Lexi remarked.

Kirsten raised her eyebrows. "Ziva is from Israel. She was in Mossad, basically the Israeli Army I guess. She's a tough, no nonsense ninja. She gets most of the American sayings wrong and it's pretty funny. Don't mess with her if you want to live. Other than that, she's awesome and chill and has exceptional cooking skills," Lexi continued.

"Gibbs is the tough Marine. He knows and sees all. That's why no one can get away with anything around here. He always finds out. He has these rules he set for himself and basically lives by. Don't mess with his coffee is one of them. He's an awesome NCIS agent and is pretty stealthy and quiet most of the time," Lexi told her.

"My mom told me that he drinks A LOT of coffee," Kirsten replied.

"You have no idea," Lexi commented. "Abby is the bestest, happiest goth ever! She listens to loud metal music like Plastic Death and Brain Matter. Caf Pow! Is her fuel and keeps her running. She may seem like a pushover, but trust me, she's not one to be tested," Lexi warned.

"Umm... Oh yeah! My mom. My mom is the Director of NCIS, one of the only females in a man's world of politics basically. She's a redheaded spitfire with a quick wit and a temper. Gibbs has made her temper appear many times by pissing her off. Just don't piss her off, it gets ugly. Other than that, she is a great listener, totally cool and funny and she makes a killer chocolate chip pancake," Lexi finished.

Kirsten gaped. "Wow... That is awesome! I so love this family," she remarked.

"One thing, no matter what you do, no one judges you. Yeah, you get into trouble and get punished. But after, no one speaks bad of you. They love you no matter what," Lexi explained.

"That's good. It must be cool to have a big family that has your back," Kirsten commented

"Yeah. But they also have my ass too," Lexi replied.

"So they've all punished you before?" Kirsten asked.

"Except Tony, Ducky and of course, your mom," Lexi answered.

"Oh wow. That must suck," Kirsten remarked.

"Yeah. But I'm glad because I know they all love me enough to do it," Lexi answered. "Oh, I forgot to ask. Tell me about your mom,"

Kirsten thought for a moment. "Well... My mom is cool, funny and mostly sarcastic. Her cooking is brilliant and she's totally obsessed with Oreos for some reason. While she's laid back and stuff, she can be really stern like you said. Don't mess with her, Lexi. She doesn't take too kindly to back talk, disrespect, lying etc. Spankings from her are something to avoid at all costs," Kirsten warned.

"I can say the same for my mom," Lexi agreed.

"Now that that's been cleared up, I'm really bored. I think we both know what that means," Kirsten stated with a grin.

Lexi got the same grin. "Yep. Free-for-all?"

"Free-for-all," Kirsten repeated.

~*~NCIS~*~

The adults stayed in the kitchen, talking and laughing. After a while, Ziva narrowed her eyes.

"What is it, Zi?" Jen asked.

Ziva looked around. "They have been quiet... Too quiet," she remarked.

Jen nodded slightly. "I agree. That can't be good,"

"Ah, Jen. Don't worry. They can't be doing anything that bad can they?" Gibbs scoffed.

At that moment, they heard a...

SMASH!

"Oh crap!" They heard Lexi remark.

"Oh gosh we're in trouble!" Kirsten replied.

"We!? You knocked it over!" Lexi retorted.

"You bumped into me!" Kirsten yelled.

"Did not!" Lexi replied.

"Did too!" Kirsten answered.

"Not!"

"Too!"

Jen glared at Gibbs. "They can't be doing anything that bad can they?" she mocked sarcastically.

McGee, Kate and Ziva fought the urge to snort. Abby covered her mouth in amusement. Tony tried hiding a grin. This was only the beginning of interesting adventures ahead!

A/N: Next chapter includes Kirsten and Lexi in school! Thanks for all of your support! Love ya Loverofallthingsmusic! Don't know what I'd do without you!

-Ally :)

~*~NCIS~*~FOOD~*~LIFE~*~