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Warning: Contains mentioning and flashbacks of child abuse (Emotional and physical)!

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The rest of the week went by slowly for Kloe. Gibbs had to keep bring Kloe and Abby to their apartment to keep Kloe entertained. They were also waiting for the news that Kloe's had been arrested. Now a new week has started and Kloe has to go back to school.

"Kloe, get up." Abby said coming into Kloe's room. It was 6:45am. Kloe woke up and got ready for school. After she got dressed she went to the kitchen and saw Gibbs at the table.

"Uncle Gibbs, can I please have some cereal?" She asked sitting down at the table. Gibbs got up and got Kloe some cereal and then let her eat.

Gibbs got some coffee and sat down at the table. "I'm coming to school with you today." He said.

"What about mom?" Kloe asked.

"She'll go to NCIS."

"With Uncle Tony and Uncle Tim and Aunt Ziva?"

"Yeah." Gibbs said. After Kloe finished eating the three of them left and first dropped of Abby. Then Gibbs and Kloe headed to Kloe's school.

"Hi, Kloe." Mrs. Kaplan said when Kloe and Gibbs walked in.

"Hi, Mrs. Kaplan. This is my Uncle Gibbs." Kloe said back.

"Hi." Mrs. Kaplan said to Gibbs. Then she turned to Kloe. "Do you want to talk about your family?"

"Yeah." Kloe said going over to her desk and sitting down. Gibbs found a seat in the back of the room. "It's kinda long though."

"We had people who talked about their family for about ten minutes." Mrs. Kaplan replied back.

"Really?"

"Yeah. Do you have it written down?" Mrs. Kaplan asked. Kloe nodded and handed Mrs. Kaplan the paper. Mrs. Kaplan looked it over and laughed. "You have an interesting family."

"Yeah. Can I talk about my brother Max? He died last month."

"Of course you can." Mrs. Kaplan said getting up and leaving Kloe's desk to greet the other kids as they came in.

When the bell rang and everyone was in their seats, Mrs. Kaplan told the class who Gibbs was and that nobody was to disturb him except Kloe.

"Why? That's not fair. I'm more important than Kloe." A girl named Jenna said.

"Gibbs is here for Kloe and if he wants to talk to you he will." Mrs. Kaplan said.

"Kloe, I'm glad you're back." Kloe's friend Danielle said. Everyone called her Danni most of the time.

"Thanks. I'm glad that I am back. Being at home for so long was starting to get boring." Kloe said.

"Since Kloe was gone when we talked about our families, she is going to share with us today." Mrs. Kaplan finished.

Kloe got up and grabbed her crutches. Mrs Kaplan put a chair in the front of the class. Kloe sat down in the chair with her paper in her hands. " My family has changed since I was adopted. My brother Max was murdered on my birthday and I called NCIS because he was a marine. My new mom's name is Abby and she is a forensic scientist. She helps solve murders with. My Uncle tony loves pizza and movies. He can be funny. My Uncle Tim is a computer geek and a writer. My Aunt Ziva is from a different country and mixes up sayings a lot. My Uncle Ducky works in Autopsy. I was only in there once and that was to say goodbye to my brother. My Uncle Gibbs is the lead agent at NCIS. My Uncle Jimmy works in autopsy also but he is a assistant. Uncle Tim, Aunt Ziva, Uncle Tony, and Uncle Gibbs are agents of NCIS." Kloe finished. She had more than that on her paper but she was feeling extremely uncomfortable being in front of so many people. Everyone clapped as Kloe got up and went to her desk.

"Thank you Kloe. Anyone have any questions?" Mrs. Kaplan asked. A kid named Jon raised his hand. "Yes Jon?"

"That doesn't count. It's not her real family." He said. "A adopted family can never be a real one."

"Jon," Mrs. Kaplan said trying to stop him. He ignored her and kept talking.

"If her family didn't want her than why should we accept her in a class full of people whose real families wanted them." Jon finished. Kloe had started crying.

Gibbs got up and went to Mrs. Kaplan and said that he was going to talk to Kloe alone. Mrs. Kaplan nodded and watched as they left the room.

Gibbs found an empty room where him and Kloe could talk. Kloe sat in a chair across from Gibbs.

"Uncle Gibbs, is what Jon said true. Is an adopted family not a real family? You told me it was." Kloe said.

"Being adopted doesn't mean we aren't your real family. A real family is full of people who love you. Who do you think of as your real family? Us at NCIS or your first family?" Gibbs asked.

Kloe didn't even have to think about the answer because she knew what it was. "You guys at NCIS are my real family."

"Then why do you care what other people say?" Gibbs asked. Kloe just shrugged her shoulders. They talked for a few more minutes and then left the room to go back to the classroom. Gibbs watched Kloe during school and then after school they went to NCIS.

"Hi, Kloe." Abby said as Kloe came into the lab followed by Gibbs.

"Hi, mom," Kloe said going over to the computer to play games. Kloe pulled up Donkey Kong Country on the computer.

"Were you able to talk about your family?"

"Yeah. A kid named Jon said that you guys weren't my real family but I know you are." Kloe said. "Were my parents found yet?"

"No, not yet." Abby said. Kloe pretended it didn't bug her and started playing her game.

"When was this game made? It doesn't have graphics like normal game." Kloe said and then saw it was made in 1994. "It was made in 1994." Kloe said to Abby. Abby watched as Kloe played it until it was time to leave. They got some sandwiches and then went home. When they got home they ate their dinner and then all three of them went to bed.

Dream:

Kloe got off the bus coming home from school. It was 30 minutes late because it had to be combined with the other buses. She walked through the door.

"Kloe, why are you always late?" Her dad came up to her.

"The buses had to be combined. One of the buses broke down!" Kloe said. Kloe's dad grabbed onto her. Kloe struggled to get out of the grip.

"I'm sure that's what happened! You don't have it as bad as you think! At least you have a roof over your head!" Her dad yelled at her. "If you ever tell anybody that we abuse you, we'll kill you and everyone you love!"

"The bus was late, that's all that happened. I didn't tell anyone. I promise." Kloe said. Kloe's dad just locked her in the attic.

"I'll let you out when you tell the truth!" Kloe's dad said slamming and locking the door.

End Dream

Kloe woke up crying and went into Abby's room. "What's wrong Kloe?" Abby asked.

"I had a nightmare. Can I sleep in here tonight?" Kloe asked.

Abby nodded. Kloe climbed onto the bed and fell back asleep.

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