It was finally Saturday, the day of the surfing competition. Deeks was checking in and getting his number while Kensi and Ryland were sitting a little ways away, waiting for the excitement to begin. After checking in and receiving the number 4 Deeks makes his way over to Kensi.
"Hey babe I forgot my ankle strap in the car, I will be right back."
"Do you want me to go get it for you?" She asks.
"No it's okay stay here with Ry and I will be back in a flash." He turns and walks towards the car. After digging in the trunk he finally finds his strap. Turning around and shutting the hatch he sees a small boy running towards him. He quickly scans the parking lot looking for the boys parents, but finds no one. As the boy comes closer Deeks sees blood and a bruises on his face. Deeks instantly goes to the boy.
"What happened are you okay?" He asks gently.
"The the bad men got papa." The small child says.
"What bad men? Where?" Deeks asked noticing the child had an accent.
"The same bad men who killed mommy and daddy." The little boy says as he starts crying. Deeks picks the boy up and hugs him close.
"It's okay I am a cop I will help you." Deeks reassures the him.
"My name is Marty, what is yours?
"Niko." Came his short reply.
"My wife is also a police officer can we go to her real quick?" He questions.
"Yes, is she nice?"
"Yep she is real nice I promise." Deeks said. He was actually surprised the child in his arms seemed okay with everything. Deeks carried him back to where Kensi and Ryland sat. He met eyes with Kensi half way there and saw the confusion in them.
"Call Hetty now. Niko says the bad men got his grandpa and parents." Deeks quietly says to her, not wanting to scare Ryland or Niko.
"I'm going to set you down for a minute so"
"NO" Deeks was cut off mid sentence with Niko holding him even tighter and screaming.
"Alright I won't put you down." He tells the boy hugging him closer.
"Daddy who is that?" Ryland asked.
"His name is Niko he needs mommy and daddy's help." Deeks tells his son. Just then Kensi comes back hanging up her phone.
"Come on let's go Hetty called the guys and she wants us to bring him in. She also called social services and paramedics." Kensi fills him in as they head towards the car with Ryland in her arms.
"Should we drop Ry off with my mom or bring him with us?" She asks Deeks.
"I want to go with mommy please." He begs her.
"Just let him come and we will see if your mom can pick him up in a while." Deeks replies while opening the car doors. Niko released him and let Deeks buckle him into the car. With Ryland, Niko, Kensi and himself safely in the car he takes off.
"Niko we are taking you to our work where we can find our what happened okay." Kensi tells him. The boy just nods and puts his head down. When they arrived Niko automatically grabbed Deeks hand. All four of them walked into ops and headed upstairs. To nobody's surprise Hetty already had the small boy pulled up on screen. Seeing new people and his face on a big screen Niko hides behind Deeks legs.
"The paramedics are waiting for him if you would bring him over here to get checked out." Hetty says as she motions towards the corner. Two paramedics had a stretcher and bags with them. Deeks leads Niko over to them and places him on the stretcher. With Niko's hand still firmly holding his, Deeks turns his attention back to the team who is studying the screen close. Niko has pitch black hair with grey blue eyes. They were more grey than blue though. His full name was Niko Alexander Dmitriyev. His mother Audrey Dmitriyev who was American and his father Nikoli Dmitriyev, were killed in Russia over unpaid debts last year. Niko came to America to live with his grandfather after his parents murder.
"It seems as if the Russians who killed his parents were not satisfied and came to America to kill of the rest of the family." Callen put in his thoughts.
"The men are already gone from the crime scene and the grandfather left dead." Nell adds.
"Sam and I will go check out the house and grab a few things for Niko, you guys stay here with him and see if you can get him to talk." Callen says as he and Sam head out the door. Kensi and Ryland who have been silent since they arrived walked over to Deeks and Niko.
"Is hims okay?" Ryland asked. Kensi picked him up and hugged him close.
"The boy is fine he has bruising on his face and arms but no life threatening damage. The blood on him is not his, I am guessing his grandfather's." The paramedics told them.
"Very well then thank you." Hetty thanked and ushered them out. She looked back at her agents quickly deciding what was best.
"How about you four go get some lunch and maybe go to a park." Hetty decided, she knew Niko wasn't okay but he seemed to put up a strong front. She hopes by sending them out to lunch and a park the small boy will open up to Deeks.
"Hetty I don't think that is such a good idea. He just watched his grandfather get attacked and ran for God knows how long to get help." Deeks said voicing his concern to Hetty.
"I am aware Mr. Deeks, I know what I am doing."
"Alright but where are social services at?" Deeks asks realizing that no one came.
"It is Saturday Mr. Deeks they will not be back in the office until Monday." Hetty tells him.
"So what is going to happen to Niko until then?" Kensi asks reading the question in her husband's eyes.
"I think it would be best if the boy were to stay with your family until then." Hetty says as she walks away.
"Deeks we need to talk." Kensi says as she walks just outside the room. Nell and Ryland were playing a video game so Deeks asked if Niko could join them.
"Sure thing. Do you like race cars? Ryland and I are racing against each other." Nell started a conversation with the boy.
"We will be just outside the door if you need us." Deeks said extracting his hand from Niko's. When he went out the door he could see the stress and worry in his wife's eyes.
"What's the matter, how are you feeling about this?" Deeks asked while rubbing her arms.
"Do you think it is a good idea to bring him home? Think about Ryland, how is he going to like it?" She asked.
"Calm down it is just for the weekend, I really think it will be fine." He reassures her. She leans into him and places her head on his chest. He just stands there holding her for a couple minutes.
"Sorry you missed the surfing competition." She tells him.
"It's okay there will be more. We just need to make sure this kid is safe." He says before kissing her.