Tony tossed and turned. No matter how hard he tried he could not seem to get to sleep. Across the room the little red light on Tim's laptop flickered in the darkness. Tim was sound asleep in his bed. His own bed holding his plush whatever it was from that weird show about the guy who traveled around time in a phone booth. That he and Abby liked so much. Meanwhile Tony was asleep in the bed Gibbs had bought for him after his old one got smashed. At least he had the teddy bear grandpa Jack had given him. He was so scared about tomorrow. He had to go to daycare for the first time tomorrow. Well the first time since coming to live with Gibbs. He knew it was going to be bad though. Anytime he went anywhere with other kids they were mean to him.
"No! I don't wanna go!" Tony cried kicking his sheets.
"Tonyyyyyy! Go to sleeeep!" Tim moaned.
Tony struggled to sleep the rest of the night. At some point Tim threw his Angry Birds pillow at him. Tony vaguely remembered throwing it back at him and calling him something like McLightSleeper.
"Abby! Tim! Tony! Ziva! It's time to get up!" Gibbs called.
Tony rolled out of bed and tiredly rubbed his eyes. He stumbled downstairs to the kitchen. Abby was already dressed and eating her pancakes. Ziva came in behind Tony. She poured herself some orange juice while Gibbs went to ger her and Tony's breakfast. Tim was the last one down but he had gotten dressed. After breakfast Abby and Tim got in the bathroom while Tony and Ziva got dressed. The kids finished getting ready and piled into the van. Tim was in the front seat beside Gibbs, Abby and Ziva were in the back and Tony was by himself in the way back.
"Is everybody excited about going to daycare?" Gibbs asked.
"Yeah I can't wait!" Abby cried.
"It should be fun." Ziva replied.
"As long as they have a computer or something I'll have fun." Tim added.
"McGeek" Tony mumbled placing his elbow in the door.
"What was that Tony?" Gibbs asked.
"I guess so." Tony lied.
"Tony I know you called him McGeek. I know Tim doesn't have a problem with it but other kids might. So no nicknames unless you get to be friends with the kids first." Gibbs warned.
"Yes sir." Tony replied.
"That's my boy." Gibbs replied.
"Yeah sure." Tony replied.
Gibbs stopped the van in front of a medium-sized brick building. Since it was the kids first day he had to go and sign them in and fill out some paperwork. Tony was the last one out of the car. Abby was already at the door waiting by the time he got out and Gibbs and the other kids were about halfway up the walk way. Tony nervously clutched his backpack and headed towards the school. He didn't even make it past the car when it happened. He had another flash. He wasn't sure what it was. It was kind of like a dream but it happened when he was awake and when he was sleeping. He was confused he thought daydreams were supposed to be happy but his were scary. It was all so real. He could hear the other kids laughing at him and kicking and beating on him. Tony fell to the ground on his knees, his body shook and silent tears fell down his face.
"Tony are you okay?!" Gibbs called running back to his son.
"I don't feel good." Tony replied.
"Well you don't feel warm." Gibbs commented placing his hand on Tony's forehead.
"I feel really bad though." Tony argued.
"Well what seems to be wrong?" Gibbs asked.
"I feel just feel bad." Tony lied. He was scared if he told Gibbs what happened he'd just laugh and say he was watching too much TV like the school therapist had told him last year or worse hit him like his real father had.
"Well Tim said you seemed to have trouble sleeping last night." Gibbs replied.
"Can I please go home?" Tony asked.
"I'm sorry but I have to get back to work today." Gibbs apologized.
"But we went to work with you yesterday." Tony replied.
"I know but I can go back in the field today and I can't leave you alone in the bullpen while I'm at a crime scene if a case comes up." Gibbs explained.
"Oh alright" Tony sighed.
"Hey you're probably just nervous. Well don't be Tim, Abby, and Ziva will be here with you and this is the daycare Ducky enrolled Jimmy in. So you will have plenty of friends." Gibbs assured.
"Kay" Tony replied skeptically.
Gibbs took Tony's hand and helped him up. The two walked up to the building where the other kids were waiting. Gibbs led the kids into the office area and instructed the kids to sit down and be quiet.
"I'm here to register my kids." Gibbs told the woman behind the desk.
"I take it you are Mr. Gibbs." The woman replied.
"That's me and it's just Gibbs by the way." Gibbs informed her.
"Alright will I'm Mrs, Jones but you can call me Lexi." Lexi introduced herself.
"Nice to meet you. Now what do I need to do?" Gibbs asked.
"Just fill out these sign these forms one for each child. Be sure to list any allergies or special needs." Lexi replied handing Gibbs a stack of papers.
Gibbs signed the papers and listed Tim's allergies and the problems with Tony. He also put Dr. Donald Mallard as the children/s emergency contact. He gave permission for his father Jackson Gibbs, Leon Vance, Molly Carson, Ty Baker, Ned Dornegent, Jason Willis, and Sheila and Sean McGee, and Penelope Langston. He also made it clear that nobody else besides himself and the people listed were to even have contact with the children unless he and only him said otherwise. If anyone else tried he was to be contacted immediately.
"It must be stressful being a federal agent. Having to worry about somebody with a grudge against you taking your children." Lexi commented.
"It's not just because I'm a federal agent." Gibbs replied.
"What else is the problem if you don't mind me asking?' Lexi asked.
"My soon to be ex-wife Margret she was abusing Tony. I want to be sure she doesn't hurt him again." Gibbs explained.
"That's horrible." Lexi whispered.
"The worst part is that she didn't lose her teaching job." Gibbs replied.
After Gibbs finished with his paperwork Lexi led the kids into the room for the elementary school kids. The DC Area Kid's Care Network. Was divided into four rooms. The office, the baby room, the two to five room, the elementary grade's room and the middle grade's and high school. The middle and highs schoolers were down in the basement and designed more like a club house so the kids wouldn't feel like babies. Tony looked around the room Abby had already run off to play with a girl she knew from school, Ziva had gone over to the bookshelf, and Timmy was asking one of the attendants about the computer policy. Finally he saw Jimmy sitting on the play mat talking to a blonde haired girl. Shyly Tony walked over to them.
"Hi Tony this is my friend Breena!" Jimmy said happily pointing to the girl.
"Hi Jimmy, hi Breena." Tony replied.
"I'm Jimmy's girlfriend!" Breena informed him.
"Oh that's nice." Tony replied.
"Hey Tony me and Breena are gonna play house. Wanna join us?" Jimmy asked.
"Uh sure." Tony replied.
Tony followed Jimmy and Breena over to the corner of the room with a small fake kitchen, washing machine, crib, and work bench. Breena picked up one of the dolls out of the crib and held it in her arms. Obviously she and Jimmy were the parents.
"What do you want to be?" Breena asked.
"I'll be the uncle. Jimmy's big brother." Tony replied.
"Okay" Breena replied.
"Yeah that sounds fun." Jimmy said sadly.
"You okay Jimmy?" Breena asked.
"Yeah I just miss my real big brother." Jimmy explained.
"Oh sorry I'll just be the neighbor or something." Tony apologized.
"No Tony it's okay." Jimmy assured.
"Hey you can't use that doll." A medium brown haired girl with blue eyes said.
"Why not?" Breena asked.
"Cause it's black and you are all white." She told them.
"She's adopted. Cause all three of us are adopted." Breena explained.
"Yeah!" Jimmy cried.
"Uh huh" Tony added.
"Well I know why you're adopted." The girl said pointing to Tony.
"Why?" Jimmy asked.
"Cause he's so ugly and stupid nobody would ever want him!" She cried.
"He is not stupid!" Jimmy argued.
"Oh yeah then why is he playing with babies like you!" She cried.
"They aren't babies! They are my friends!" Tony cried.
"Aw is baby gonna cry cause nobody loves him?" She asked.
"Hey you leave Tony alone!" Ziva yelled running across the room.
"Aw a girl has to fight your battles for you!" She cried.
"Shut up!" Tony cried.
"Aw is baby gonna cry?" She asked.
"No" Tony replied voice cracking.
"I said leave him alone!" Ziva cried grabbing the girl's pony tail and shoving her to the ground.
"Ah what's your problem?" She asked grabbing Ziva's necklace.
"Stop being mean to my brother!" Ziva cried.
"Ziva Gibbs and Jeanne Benoit! That is enough!" The attendant cried.
Ziva and Jeanne stopped fighting and looked up.
"Both of you to the office now! Jeanne this is a bully free zone and Ziva we use our words not our fists!" He barked.
"But he's being a baby." Jeanne argued.
"That is no argument Miss Benoit and this is your third strike." He replied.
"She was being mean to my brother and wouldn't stop!" Ziva cried.
"You should have gotten me." He warned. He had helped a kid with something on the computer.
"Are you okay Tony?" Jimmy asked after the attendant left with Ziva and Jeanne.
"Yeah" Tony replied.
"Can we play now?" Breena asked.
"Yeah" Jimmy replied.
"Sure" Tony said.
"So if our baby is adopted. Where are its real parents. It could ask when it gets older." Breena asked.
"First of all it's a she her name is Amber and her parents died in a fire." Jimmy explained.
"NOOOO!" Tony cried.
"Is he okay?" Breena asked.
"Yeah he's just not right in his brain." Jimmy explained.
"I...I waaaaah!" Tony cried running off.
"No Tony I didn't... that's just what I heard Ducky say!" Jimmy cried.
Gibbs had never been more relieved to not have a case. The kid's first day in daycare had not been succesful. He had gotten a call from Lexi saying Ziva had gotten in a fight with a girl who had picked on Tony. At least Tim and Abby had been okay. He signed the kids out in the office and then walked into the elementary grades room. He saw Timmy and Abby playing a math game, Ziva was helping the teacher clean up. It was her punishment. She did not look happy at all. His heart skipped a beat when he didn't see Tony. Finally he saw Tony lying in the corner balled up in the fetal position.
"Abby! Tim! Tony! Ziva!" Gibbs called.
"Gibbs!" Abby cried.
"Oh hi Gibbs." Ziva said.
"We will talk later young lady." Gibbs replied.
"Glad to see you Gibbs." Tim said.
"What's wrong with Tony?" Gibbs asked.
"I don't know he was playing with Jimmy and then he just started crying." Tim explained.
Gibbs walked over and picked Tony up into his arms.
"Gibbs?" Tony asked tiredly.
"Yeah it's me. What's wrong? You seem upset." Gibbs replied.
"I tried." Tony sobbed.
"It's alright it was your first day. You'll feel better tomorrow." Gibbs assured even though his gut was telling him daycare wasn't what was bothering Tony.
A/N: Tony's past is slowly starting to make more sense. Just keep reading it will make sense soon. Also I'll reveal what happened to Jimmy's family soon too. I should update on Friday. Please review and thanks for reading.