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As soon as the doors opened from the elevator Mia hurried out of the elevator, only to be almost run over by a big man in a suit,who ran by. He didn't stop to turn of she was okay, It didn't look like he saw her at all really. From his back she could see it was Mr. Gibbs, because this man wasn't gray. She shrugged it off. No time to dwell on people with bad behavior. She had enough of that in her life as it was.

She looked around and like Mr. DiNozzo had said, she was a hall, with a big table with cheap chairs and two vending machines. Looked back at where the man went, she saw it was a dead end with doors. Couldn't be that way, to right it was. She took up in jog, zigzagging through the few people, who to her surprise, gave just a little attention to her. Again the building didn't seem to be a place where kids ran around on a regular basis, The suits were too expensive, just like Mr. DiNozzo's or people would walk around in a uniform of the army? Navy? Mia was sure she had seen it before on T.V. Somewhere, but her mind wouldn't register.

Mia ran down the hall and was glad when she was that it ended into a big area. She stopped for a moment, looking around with big eyes. Orange! That was the first thing she thought. Then the skylights... it didn't do anything good for the reflection of the orange walls. She shook her head. Some people had to taste for design.

She looked around and saw that the elevator was still a bit ahead of her. She went to it, this time a little slower as she took in the area, noise and people. Once by the lift, she could see a sort of box? She didn't know what to call it, with desks and people working. The box seemed bigger then the other ones in the orange place. And as she observed it was because this one had five desks and the rest had a maximum of four. Why she didn't know, nor did she care. What she cared about was the fact that there were three people working in that box. A woman, who was reading something. with brown hair and lighter highlights. She had her hair style, but doubted it did that on it's own. A chubby man, who was typing, with unseen speed on the computer, without looking at the keyboard. And a muscular man, with blond hair slightly longer hair. Sitting the most straight of them all. But no Mr. Gibbs.

But this had to be the place where she could find him. Mr. DiNozzo didn't seem like the man to lie. And she had gotten very good at reading people over the years. Mia slowly walked over to the edge of the box and raised an eyebrow, when they didn't even look up. She wasn't that little

She saw that on the desk nearest of her stood a name name sign with the words 'SSA Anthony DiNozzo', confirming she was at the right place. She looked over to the other desk, and saw the words ''SSA L.J. Gibbs'.

At this time Ziva looked up and frowned. ''Excuse me?'' she asked the little dark wavy haired girl standing that looking at the desks. Mia looked up at the tall woman. She was a little intimidated by her. ''Who are you?'' Ziva asked.

Mia didn't say anything, only blinked. ''Do not talk to strangers in a public place'' Was the one thing Danni had taught her. A good thing and she was sticking to that rule.

Ziva question, made McGee and Chris look up too. Chris stood up from his file that he had been re reading for the last couple of hours. They had gotten no where with the case and if they didn't solve the case in three days max, it would turn into a cold case. Well that's what Jenny wanted anything.

He stood in front of the little girl and observed her for a moment, she didn't have a visitors badge, so that meant, she either was with someone, who had forgotten to take of one for her or she had slipped in. ''Hello'' He smiled. ''Are you lost?''

Mia shook her head. No, because well, she found her way to where she supposed to be, so she wasn't lost at all.

''Did you come with someone?'' Chris asked further, but this time he didn't get an answer at all.

Mia looked around. She didn't like to be stared at. She was deciding what she should do. Mr. DiNozzo wanted her to find Mr. Gibbs. She found the place where he was supposed to be, but he wasn't there. Maybe she should wait for a moment. She wanted to make a point, so she walked over to the desk with Mr. Gibbs' name sign and went around it.

McGee's jaw dropped as he saw the small girl going around Gibbs' desk and sitting down on the big desk chair, her arms barely coming above the desk itself. He gulped a couple of times, just as speechless as the other two members of the team. They all three looked at each other.

Mia on the other hand, was watching their reaction. She didn't know what was so shocked about her taking a seat on a free chair, but their shocked face looking funny and the fact that she got them speechless was great as well. She had trouble holding in a giggle. Now waiting it was.

She didn't need long to wait long. Not even two minutes when she saw the familiar graying man coming out of the elevator. He hadn't seen her as Ziva was now also standing together with Chris.

Gibbs didn't know what his people were doing, but it was definitely not working on the case. He may not have the lead, since he had given that to Chris, but that didn't mean he didn't want to know what they had so far. ''What do you we got guys?'' He asked.

Chris and Ziva jumped and turned around, but before they answered. Mia fought her way through the two.

''Mr. Gibbs! Danni ha avuto un ritorno di fiamma e lei è impazzita nel negozio. Poi il signor DiNozzo ci ha portato qui, in modo che potesse aiutarla e lui mi ha dato indicazioni di venire qui e ottenere voi. Devi venire con me in palestra—'' Mia said rapidly without taking a breath.

''Wow.. wow wow'' Gibbs knelled down and put both hands on her shoulders. Bad move, cause he felt her flinch. He squeezed her shoulders assuringly, hoping it wouldn't make her more uncomfortable. He smiled quickly inside when she slumped a bit at that. ''Easy, Mia. I only speak Russian, Spanish and some French''

''Oh'' Mia seemed to have difficulty with that. She looked around at the other team members who didn't have clue of what the hell was going on or what to do. ''Danni had a flashback and she went crazy in the store. Then Mr. DiNozzo took us here, so that he could help her and he gave me directions to come here and get you. You have to come with me to the gym!'' She said the same as before only slower and with breath between sentences.

Gibbs stood up straight and grimaced once again. This time though he bit back a groan of pain, that had threatened to escape. He paused for a moment, to compose himself and let his mask slip back into place ''Damned back'' He thought. He looked down and smile before taking Mia's hand. He shot glares at the others. ''Keep working guys''

Ziva watched the small brown hair girl and Gibbs disappearing towards the back elevator. As soon she didn't see them anymore, she threw up her hands. ''What the hell is going on here!'' She all but yelled.

Even Chris had to admit he was curious. But he wasn't like Ziva or McGee, who—

McGee picked up his phone and dialed one of the speed dials. It went over twice before the person on the other end picked up. ''Abby! You would never believe what just went down here in the bullpen...''

Gibbs and Mia stepped out of the elevator and went down another hall that were empty. He tried to open the door to the locker rooms, but the door was closed from the inside. He picked the lock easily, smiling down at Mia who gaped at his action with wide eyes. He opened the door and went through the locker rooms to the gym. He opened the door slightly, not sure what he was expecting.

What ever that was, was lost as he saw Danni lash out and hit Tony square in the face. He opened the door further and walked in with Mia, but neither Tony nor Danni seemed to notice.

''He didn't stop!'' Danni screamed at Tony. ''It was never enough. I deserved all of it''

''No you didn't'' Gibbs heard Tony say, but he didn't see his face as he covered it. He didn't try to get Danni to stop hitting him, so Gibbs knew that this was part of the plan. ''You didn't deserve it, Danni. You didn't and neither did Mia'' He told her. ''He was bad man, a bastard and son of a bitch for what he did to you''

Suddenly Danni stopped hitting Tony, as the exhaustion took over. He panted trying to catch her breath, but Gibbs could see that she had trouble with it, as she at the same time cried. ''Then why do I feel like I do deserve it? I deserve the pain I got for doing something stupid''

Tony sat up more, but kept her in his lap. ''Because that's what he wants you to think. He's been gone a year and he still has that power over you. Making you get punished for things you don't have control over''

''I hurt people, just like he did''

''Not like him'' Tony raked his fingers through the mess of hairs that was now in a messed up tail. Her make up was smeared over her face. ''You don't do it on purpose. You're just wounded, and nobody saw it, because you hid it so well. Please don't hide Danni''

''I don't know what else to do'' Danni admitted.

''Cry, for now'' Tony told her. ''Let it out''

And she did. Tony pulled her carefully to him and wrapped his arms around her. He felt her hands grabbing onto his shirt on the back, gripping tightly and his shoulder got wet from where her tears left her eyes. He closed his eyes. ''It's going to be okay, Danni. I'm here and unlike the others, I won't let go and I won't give up'' He promised her.

Tony looked up for the first time, to see Mia standing there with eyes wide, her hand clutching onto Gibbs'. He let out a long breath and closed his eyes, tightening his hug once more.

''I'm going to help you'' He vowed. They sat like that for a couple of minutes. Non of them saying a word as the only sound that echoed through the gym, was Danni's almost silent sobs.

''Danni?'' Mia's voice was soft, but loud enough for everyone in the gym to hear.

Danni pulled back from Tony and looked with fear at her sister and the gray haired man from yesterday, but especially her little sister. ''I'm so sorry'' She whispered.

Mia let go of Gibbs' hand and run over to Danni, swinging her arms around her older sisters neck and hugging her tightly. ''It's not your fault'' She told her. ''It was never your fault''

Danni pulled her back and put her hands on both side of her face. ''No I mean. F-for scaring you. I promised you and myself never to let her take over again and it still happens. It puts us at risk. One wrong person who sees it and they will separate us''

Gibbs looked over at Tony who was leaning back on her hands, watching the two girls, while he caught his breath. He knew now together with Tony, that was going on with Danni, was much more serious than the social worker Amanda or any other foster home had said. Not just about the lack that Danni didn't suffer, but her emotional state. Someone was wrong and they both knew that maybe professional help would help.

Professional help, Gibbs chuckled on the inside. How ironic it was that he was thinking of professional help for someone else, while he was still denying the fact that he maybe too, needed help trying to figure out what was going on with himself. He made his way to the mats and held a hand out for Tony.

Tony smiled appreciatively and used Gibbs hand to stand. He frowned as he saw a flash of pain go through Gibbs' eyes, but didn't say anything.

''You know that the team gets extremely curious when a girl comes into the bullpen, speaking Italian and dragging me with her right?''

Tony sighed, but nodded. ''Yeah, but please try to hold them off. It's been what? Two days?''

''And yet, you broke through'' Gibbs commented.

Tony smiled a little. ''I did'' The smile faded. ''And it makes me angry''

''Why?'' Gibbs asked.

''Because it only took me two days. How can I get this out of her in two days, while she has been in four other foster homes, in a year''

Hell if Gibbs knew that? ''Because others are idiots? Not looking further then the tip of their noses. Because you knew what you saw, you knew what you were looking for, because you were once in the same position, Dammit Tony, you still feel the same sometimes. Guilt. But most of all, because you're you''

Tony was long past his surprise that Gibbs, really did have a way with words. First he was surprised, because well... Gibbs didn't talk. But during the last 3 years, he was used to Gibbs' conversation that made so much sense. It felt like he was catching up on his childhood years where he didn't have a father to go to.

''Mr. DiNozzo?'' Both Tony and Gibbs looked at Danni and her sister. ''D-did I hurt you?'' She asked hesitantly.

Tony smiled at her. ''Not at all, Danni''

''What happens now?''

''Like I said. I'm going to help you'' Tony repeated his earlier words. ''But I want to give you something first''

''What?'' Danni's eyes went wide. She just hit and punched him and Tony wanted to give her something? What was with this guy?

''Come here'' Tony gestured for her to come closer and she obeyed. He pulled off the boxing gloves, before putting them back on her hands. She frowned and Tony chuckled. ''We have hundreds of boxing gloves here. I don't think they will miss them''

Danni's eyes only went wider. ''You're giving me these?'' She looked down at her glove covered hands.

''Uhu. We will buy a boxing bag and place it in your room'' Tony explained. ''That way, whenever you feel angry or about to lose control you just go to your room and have a go, at it''

''I... thats... But—'' Danni didn't know what to say so she only said two words. ''Thank you''

''But we are going to talk'' Tony said sternly. ''Not because I want to know, but because you need it. You're father is in jail, because he hit Mia once, right?''

Danni nodded and glanced. ''I couldn't—'' She wanted to say again, but was cut off.

''Not. Your. Fault'' Tony said sternly, glaring at her. ''What I mean is, that he would be out of jail in a few months. If you just told me everything, I can assure you that he won't and he pays the real price''

''It's not that easy'' Danni told him.

''I know'' Tony sighed. ''But you have to trust me, okay? And I really really promise everything is going to be alright''

Danni took a deep breath and looked down at Mia, who nodded and squeezed their joined hands. Danni looked back at Tony and nodded. She relaxed and then grimaced. ''Is there somewhere I can.. uh shower? Cause I stink. And is there something I can wear?''

Tony chuckled. ''Yeah. Got some sweatpants and t-shirts in my locker. Maybe their too big, but they will do until we get home'' He said to her. ''But after your shower we go down to the cafeteria and get something to drink and eat. I want you to meet someone''

That where Gibbs cut in. ''Uhm, Tony?''

Tony raised an eyebrow at the unusual hesitant tone in Gibbs voice and the look in the older man's eyes didn't help matters. ''Something wrong?''

''I send Olivia home, about an hour and half ago''

Tony frown deepened. ''What? Why?''

''She uhm... didn't feel well'' Gibbs explained. It wasn't a lie, but not the truth either.

Tony narrowed his eyes at Gibbs. ''Mia and Danni, why don't you go to the locker room. Door to the left are the showers'' He reached into this pocket and pulled out his key chain. He momentarily looked at the keys and found the right one. ''Locker 12 is mine. You find some clothes in there''

Mia and Danni looked between Gibbs and Tony. Tony looked suspiciously at Gibbs and Gibbs looked back as if he had been caught with his hand in a cookie jar.

Danni decided to obey without question. ''Come on, Mia'' She said, taking her hand and leading her away from the men. She knew that tone in Mr. Gibbs' voice, better then anyone and it looked like Tony had caught it as well.

As soon as the doors closed Tony opened his mouth again. ''Mind telling me the truth?''

''She really didn't feel well'' Gibbs tried again, without details.

''Dad...'' Tony used that word especially, knowing that secretly they both loved it when he did it. But still there was a warning in his voice, daring him to lie again. ''Where is she?''

''At home''

''Why?''

''She... didn't... feel... well...'' Gibbs sighed, as Tony still looked at him skeptically. ''Look. She came to us, bringing coffee, which reminded me why I love her'' He chuckled. ''Anyway... she came to us, we joked, she got pale all of the sudden and a moment later she fainted. Right in front of me'' Gibbs explained.

Tony's skeptical expression, turned into concern. ''Is she okay?''

''She's fine, just got a hell of a headache and is tired''

''What does Ducky say about it?'' Tony knew Gibbs would have brought Ducky into it.

''Says that she's probably just tired and didn't eat well. Her blood pressure was a little high at first but that was soon over'' Gibbs told the truth. ''Suggested that she should to go home and sleep it off''

''Ducky's sure that's all?''

''Yes, Tony. She's fine''

Tony nodded, believing him. Really why would Gibbs lie anyway? Still, something was nagging him though, but he wasn't sure if it was only Olivia that worried him at this moment. He just couldn't put his finger on it.

''Aren't we going to meet the one you wanted us to meet?'' Mia asked, as they walked into Tony's house later that afternoon.

''No, Kid. Gibbs told me she wasn't feeling well'' Tony replied, as he took their jackets and put them away in the hall closet. ''She needs a lot of rest''

''Who is she?'' Danni asked curiously.

''She's my best friend, Olivia. She lives with Gibbs''

''I was meaning to ask about that'' Danni said. ''What do you do?''

Tony smiled, but knew she was stalling. He let her for the moment. ''Come on, I'll tell you both, with something to drink'' He turned then grabbed the grocery bags and walked further into the house.

Both girl sat down comfortable in the living, while Tony went to put the stuff away in the kitchen. A few minutes later he came back with three glasses with juice. He didn't feel like having coffee or beer, so he just chose juice as well. As he came back in he saw that Danni had made herself comfortable in the corner of the couch with the fleece blanket over her legs and lower body. He smiled at her as he handed her the juice.

Mia was curled up on the chair.

Tony sat down next to where Danni's feet ended. ''The place where you just were, is called NCIS'' He looked glanced at both girls, and saw their look of confusion. He smirked. ''It's a federal agency. Naval Criminal Investigated Services''

''Federal'' Danni thought out loud. ''So you are a—''

''Cop?'' He chuckled. ''I was. Worked for Baltimore PD first. But working for NCIS makes me an agent'' Tony pointed out.

''What's the difference?'' Danni asked interested.

''I don't wear uniform anymore'' Tony smirked.

''So you are an agent'' Danni corrected herself, Tony nodded.

''Do you solve murders?'' Mia asked. ''Like when people kill someone?''

''uhm'' Tony said awkwardly. ''Mostly yes. We get the hard cases cause I'm part of the Major Crime Suspect Team. Gibbs who you know, was my boss at first, but now I'm also the boss of the team''

''And the people in the 'box'?''

Tony chuckled. ''That was the rest of the team''

''Who is Abby?'' Mia asked.

''She works in the Lab. She researches the evidence. Blood, fingerprints, stuff like that'' He frowned. ''Why do you ask? Was she up there?''

''No... just when Mr. Gibbs and I were leaving to go to the gym. The chubby guy, who could type very fast said, picked up the phone and said to the people on the other line. 'Abby! You would never believe what just went down here in the... bullpen?'' She asked the last word, not sure about it.

Tony made a face at that. That sort of things were just the things why he didn't tell them everything. They couldn't keep their little gossip circle to them selfs. He ignored it from the most part, even when he doesn't involve himself, but sometimes he would get really sick of it. Yes they respected his orders and obeyed them without question. Yes they spoke to him with boss. They didn't joke about his abilities... not in his presence that was. But still he had never gotten back the complete friendship feeling with the team.

''Right'' Was the only thing he said about that. They sat there and talked a little more about NCIS and drinking their juice. After a while he glanced at Danni, then looked at Mia. ''Mia, why don't you go bring your stuff to your room, look if you can find a spot for everything?''

''Yes, Sir'' Mia hopped from the chair and started to ran down the hall.

''No running!'' Tony called after her and heard her feet slow down. ''And no Sir. I really hate it when you do that!''

''Kay!'' Came a reply.

Danni chuckled, at her sister. ''I think that's the most I've heard her say in a year time''

''I asked her, if she had a reason why she didn't talk, but she didn't answer'' Tony avoided the direct question, knowing that Danni would catch on.

''First I told her not to talk to strangers'' Danni began. ''Living with my parents... when dad wasn't around, I would take her out most of the time. I didn't want to be around or her to be around my mother, when she was high. And with my father working mostly afternoons and evenings it was a good way'' She paused and Tony nodded.

''So you would get out when your father wasn't around. You couldn't do that when he was?''

''No'' Danni shook her head. ''He would check up on us, every half hour. Were we doing our homework, were we sleeping, were we doing our chores. My mom on the other hand, literally didn't give a fu—''

''Language'' Tony warned.

''Sorry'' Danni said. ''She was there... but didn't acknowledge us. Unless we were useful as servants. She would mostly just sit in front of the TV, being high and yelling to get her something to drink''

''What would happen when your father would be around?'' Tony asked.

''You know. I already told you...'' Danni avoided.

''You're doing great, Danni. Don't stop now, because you're afraid to get angry or upset'' Danni nodded, but stayed silent for a moment. She ran her hand through her now lose hair. ''Take your time'' Tony said.

Danni closed her eyes and took a deep breath. ''My father. He uhm... had a temper. His work wasn't great. I don't even know what he did. Construction worker, I think'' She told him. ''But he would come home angry a lot, cause it wouldn't go like he wanted. First, he would it just take it out on the dishes, smashing them against the wall'' She paused for a moment. ''That was until, he discovered that it cost a lot of money to replace them all the time. So he took something he thought it was worth spending money on'' She finished bitterly.

''You'' Tony concluded.

''Not that he wanted to, at first. He wanted Mia, to use as boxing bag''

''How old were you?''

''Same age as Mia is now. So I was nine and she was four'' Danni replied. ''He wanted to hit a four year old. I was at the point that I had just learned that something like that wasn't right. So I pleaded to him to leave her alone, he could do what he wanted to me if he just left her alone''

''How often would something like that happen?'' Tony wanted to know.

''Two times a week, maybe three. I knew who to cover it up. The bruises. Wore tank tops always under everything so that I didn't show my belly, if I had to change. Most of the bruises on my arm, I could explain by playing sports with the boys of the neighborhood, but I always wear long sleeved shirts. And my classmates seemed to believe it. He didn't hit our faces. Never did''

''Okay. Enough about your parents, don't you think?'' Tony announced. Danni smiled sadly and nodded appreciatively. ''Good. Cause there's something else, I want to discus with you''

Danni looked puzzled. ''What?''

''You realize that you don't have long sleeves on now, don't you?'' Tony pointed at her arms. Danni looked down at her arms, which were realized were exposed and for the world to see. Suddenly she couldn't look up at Tony anymore and pulled the blanket more over body, wanting to put her arms under it. ''No no no no no'' Tony stopped her. ''I already saw them, no hiding it''

Danni still didn't look at him. ''You think I'm a freak?''

Tony shook his head, not caring she couldn't see. ''No, Danni. You're not a freak, just in pain'' He looked at the two still fresh red lines going horizontal over her wrist, above some that looked older. ''This is what you have been doing in the morning wasn't it?''

She nodded slowly.

''With what?'' Tony asked.

''I'm a girl, I shave, so I need razor blades'' Danni shrugged.

''Oh'' Tony ran a hand over his face. ''You need to stop it. I know it's not that easy, I know why you do it. You don't have to tell me that's it's for control of some sort, but it needs to stop''

She put her head in her hands and pulled at it. ''It's that or lose control. You saw what happened and that was nothing''

Tony knew it was all about control. If had to be honest to anything, he knew that better then anyone, it was not completely the same sort of control, but it had some things in common. ''It's that or lash out and 'become Cat' is it?''

''Yes'' Danni hated that he could read her so well, but there was some other feeling, by how understandable he was being, how calm he kept. ''And this'' She gestured to her arm, that she had kept extended but resting on her legs. ''I can control, I don't do it in front of Mia. I have to be somewhere in particular. But when I 'attack' someone, it can be anywhere, for everyone to see. They think it's me, but it's my anger and I can't control it, and when I lose control over it, I can't control, other things''

''Like...'' Tony asked.

''Like what I said when I was there. It's embarrassing'' Danni moaned, frustrated by the memory of earlier.

Tony knew she was talking about her words that were so different from her anger. The ''please daddy' pleads.

''It's so messed up then'' She continued. ''Everything comes back. Flashbacks, things former foster parents said, the police that afternoon in my house. Things my father said or did. It's like a million people talking to me at once in my head'' Danni paused, then she looked up with fresh tears in her eyes. ''Do you think I'm fu— messed up, yet?''

Tony only shook his head.

''You don't?'' Danni's voice cracked and blinked in surprise.

''No''

''I still don't understand you'' Danni admitted.

''Got a long time to get to know it's other, Danni. It's been two days''

''Really?'' Danni asked and Tony nodded. ''Wow, those are the longest two days of my life''

Tony smiled weakly, he knew how she felt. ''Go take an nap upstairs. I'll wake you up for dinner''

''Thank you, Mr. DiNozzo'' Danni said honestly, as she pulled off the blanket and stood, up. She folded up the blanket and went to go up stairs. She stopped at the door post and turned around to say something, but found that Tony was already gone to the kitchen. She shrugged and made her way upstairs.

He looked at the house, while sitting in the car. He wasn't sure it was her, but if she was it, then she was in big trouble. How the hell had she gotten such a house? Last time he saw her, she was homeless and looked miserable. It wasn't like he wanted to bump into her a couple of years ago. He couldn't possibly know that she 'lived' in this city, otherwise he wasn't sure he would have moved for his job. He hadn't seen her since she was almost sixteen. Together with that ass hole of a Anthony DiNozzo.

She didn't recognize him when she accidentally bumped into him, 3 years ago. She barely had clothes on, well her clothes were that ripped and old. She had dirt all over her, her hair was a mess and she was way to skinny. If he hadn't seen her eyes, he wouldn't have known it was her. But ever since his boss told him, about this beautiful girl and described her, a week ago, he knew it was her. He had taken time off and parked across of the building.

And a week later he did. Catching her coming out of the building, with a small boy, that couldn't be older than three years old, attached to her hand. Wobbling cheerfully on his legs as they walked towards a car. Her car? A 2003 Nissan Sentra. How could she afford such a car?

He had followed her, until she parked onto a driveway of a old, but well maintained house. She stepped out and pushed the small boy forward. He heard some laughter, before the noise died, as the front door closed behind them.

So now here he sat in his car, trying to understand, how the life of his long lost sister had changed so dramatically in three years time.


Yup that's it for this chapter. Wow... long lost sister huh? Okay so what do you think. What do you think will happen in the next chapter? So many issues and mini storylines in this story! :D tell me your thoughts I love to hear them.

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