Okay, if you guys didn't know, I put up two chapters today, because I couldn't upload them as one, for some reason. So please make sure to read the one labeled 6a first! Hope you enjoy, and I don't own flashpoint!

The entirety of Team Five, minus the siblings, were sitting outside one of the conference rooms. The two people from CPS were inside talking with Ninja. They had come about thirty minutes ago, with John trailing behind. Walking in, they had demanded that if Lucia wasn't there, the five boys would have to go with them. After they were told that Lucia wasn't available because she was missing, they went on to complain that she had not been at any of her other work places, so therefore she had to be here.

Ninja had calmly asked them if they could talk in private, and had eventually allowed Wordy and Sergeant Parker to follow him into the conference room. That had been thirty minutes ago.

Team Five and Kyle's brothers hadn't moved an inch. They all sat outside, worried about what was happening, what was going on, what was going to happen. Team One tried to make conversation with them, but they weren't having any of it.

Finally the men came out of the room. Team Five looked for Ninja but didn't see him coming out. They looked fearfully at Wordy and Sergeant Parker but the men merely shook hands with the two CPS people and walked them to the front door and bid them farewell. It didn't take a genius to hear the hidden message behind their calm farewell: Come back here and you will disappear. For good.

Justin, Ben, Nick and John ignored the two officers in favor of searching for their brother. They walked into the room to find him with his head in his hands, elbows on the table.

"Kyle?" Ben asked softly.

It took a few moments, but finally the eldest brother raised his head. "Hey guys," he said brightly. The triplets ignored it, knowing he was sounding happy for Justin's sake. Ben gave Kyle a look, and his brother sighed. "You guys are going to stay with the Wordsworths for awhile," he admitted. "If that's okay with you. If you prefer, I can try and find somewhere else for right now."

Justin smiled. "Are we going to have a sleepover?" he asked hopefully.

Kyle squatted down next to him and wrapped him in a hug. "Yeah, buddy. It's going to be like a really long sleepover, though. You're going to be staying with the Wordsworths for awhile."

Justin frowned. "What about you? And why do we have to stay with Mr. Wordy and Ms. Shelley?"

Kyle smiled but the triplets could tell that he was barely holding it together. John and Nick took Justin by the hand. "Come on, buddy. Let's go tell Mr. Wordy." Justin followed them unsurely, glancing back at Kyle every few steps, but seemed to feel better after his brother smiled at him.

"What's going on?"

The smile dropped instantly and Kyle sighed. "I don't know," he admitted. "Those two guys, Aaron Johnson and Steve Krakes came in and basically said that they and Lucia had an agreement, but since she wasn't here then they could no longer honor it. They were threatening to take you guys away to different foster homes. Luckily Wordy offered his home. So you guys are gonna stay there for a bit."

"What about you?" Ben asked. He was fine with this new deal; he and his brothers had basically been living with the Wordsworths anyway.

But Kyle was shaking his head. "I'm gonna stay at home," he informed Ben. "For when she comes home."

Ben nodded, knowing that Lucia would come back, and when she did, it would be better if it weren't to an empty house. "What was this agreement?"

His older brother shrugged. "Don't know. The two creeps didn't elaborate on it. So I'm not sure what's going on."

"Lu didn't tell you?" Kyle looking away was the only answer he needed. "I don't get it, K, why did she tell you? She always tells you everything."

"I don't know." Kyle sighed and placed his head in his hands again. "Look, you better get your stuff from the house. I think Justin needs some stability right now, and I know he can get that at Wordy's house. So…yeah."

"You'll have your phone on you?" Ben confirmed. Kyle nodded. Ben began walking away, but turned back when he reached the door. "It's not your fault, Kyle. I'm sure she had a good reason. You know she always does."

He barely heard his brother's whispered reply. "Not for this."

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"What do you suggest we do, ma'am?" Jason asked respectfully as he stood in front of her. "The crowds are getting edgy. They don't like the fact that she basically gets pulverized every time she shows her face."

"I'm well aware of this, Jason."

"Ma'am, I'll agree that she did show true strength when she rescued that girl off the bridge. But that wasn't a fight like the fight that she should be expecting here. She's just not ready for this."

The woman was playing with her wine glass, twirling it around and watching as the liquid swirled with it. "I believe you're wrong."

Jason's face was incredulous. "Ma'am, have you seen her? She goes into the ring and barely is able to get a hit on the other guy, no matter how hard she tries."

"That's the thing, Jason. She isn't trying."

"…Ma'am?"

"I do believe that our dear Lucia is holding back on us. After all, the SRU wouldn't allow one of their young cadets to not know how to defend themselves. I think it's time to bring in some extra…encouragement."

"What do you mean?"

"I want some leverage against her, Jason," her voice sharpened, "or is that too hard to comprehend? One of her friends should do just find, maybe a brother or two. Get it done."

"You know that it's going to take me awhile to get someone."

"We still have contacts around. Tell one of them to do the grabbing. I want a fighter, Jason, and she can be that. I don't care the price. Get it done."

Jason nodded and began to walk out of the room, phone to his ear, hiding the frown that was marring his face.

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"Are you okay?"

Ninja didn't even bother to look up. "My brothers are being threatened with foster care. My sister's missing, fighting for her life somewhere. What do you think?" he snapped. "And you know what's even better? I don't know whether to feel upset that Lu's in danger or furious about the fact that she lied to me." Silence met him and he sighed. "I'm sorry Red," he whispered. "It's just…I just…"

She wrapped her arms around him. "It's okay," she said quietly.

"No it's not!" he cried, standing suddenly. "She lied to me, Red. She kept this from me, knowing that it would have a huge impact on our lives. She kept this from me, even after we swore we would never keep anything from each other. Why? Why would she do that?"

"Maybe she was trying to protect you," Red said lightly, though her gut was churning. What Ninja said hit too close to home.

But Ninja was shaking his head. "You don't get it, Red," he answered. "When we moved here, we swore there would be no more secrets from each other. Lu tried to keep stuff from me in the past, to protect me, and it backfired spectacularly. After that, we told each other no more secrets." He was shaking now, and Red didn't know if it was from fear for his sister or anger. She knew she had to get his mind off of Snips, though, before he broke completely.

"Snips wasn't the only one keeping secrets, Ninja," she said.

He looked confused. "What?"

She took a deep breath. "I've been keeping something from you as well. The reason I'm living with Jules now."

She didn't look up, and so missed the way his eyes widened. "Red, I didn't mean—"

But she continued, plowing through him in her desperation to get this out. "See, my mom died when I was younger, and I grew up with just my dad, and he…he wasn't…" she was trying to figure out how to get this out before breaking down completely.

"Red." Ninja's tone was commanding, one that he normally only used on his little brothers, and it forced her to look at him. Quiet understanding was in his eyes, understanding and compassion.

"You know," she whispered, sitting heavily on the table. How? Did Jules and Sam say something? How did he know?

"Red," Ninja said again, quieter this time, and she realized that she had been saying these things out loud. He sat down next to her. "They didn't say anything. I just knew."

"How?" It wasn't that far fetched that he would figure it out. He was Ninja, after all, but she wanted to know.

He gave a strangled laugh. "I live with Snips, remember? Snips, who was basically raised by monsters? I know the signs, Red, even if I didn't know them when I first met her, I've remembered those days perfectly, remembered all the signs, and wonder how on earth I missed it before. I swore that I would never miss those signs again."

"You knew."

"It doesn't change anything, Red. It changes absolutely nothing."

"Kyle, I—"

"Dani." She stopped talking, and just looked at him. "You're still you, and I'm still me, and we're still us. When I was talking about Snips keeping things from me, it was completely different. We're siblings, and we've had a dangerous life for pretty much our entire life. We've come to the point where if we keep stuff from each other, we put the rest of our family in danger, as you can see. But that doesn't have to be us yet. I've spent most of my life not trusting people, Red. That's just how I grew up and survived. So how can I expect you to tell me everything when there is still stuff I keep from you? When there will pretty much always be a time I keep everything from you? I can't ask you for complete and total honesty and not share it with you. It's just not fair."

Red sighed, resting her head on his shoulder, feeling the way it quivered with barely contained tension. "Why did you have to grow up so fast?" she whispered.

"To let my brothers grow up slow," he replied.

Nothing more needed to be said.

So, it has come to my attention that while the little strange family might've gotten away with taking care of themselves under Snips' guidance (since she's 18, almost 19), it's something completely different for a 16-year-old to do it. I was also told I needed to have a scene where Red tells Ninja what happened, why she's living with Jules. So here you are. Review and tell me what you think, or what you think will/want to happen next. I LOVE REVIEWS!