Chapter 02: Mysteries
The following morning Kali was sitting in the foyer of the hotel, she had managed to have Sam, Peter, Clark, Daniel and James with her. Each of them wanted to know exactly where she was going. They worried her, they knew that they didn't really have to but it didn't stop them from doing so.
"So tell us why do you have to go, and where are you going?" Daniel asked he was quite curious maybe even more so than the others.
"Daniel, I'm not going to tell you again. I have to go home, to where I grew up. My big brother needs my help," Kali said taking a deep breath and looking at the clock hidden behind the potted plants in the foyer. "I can't tell you any more than that," as she stood up she pulled off her jacket to reveal the few tattoos that she had. One was the letters SOA with a small reaper underneath. The others were Jax's name 'Jackson' scrawled across her back, under her brother Thomas' name. She also had a guardian angel on her left shoulder blade.
"Kali Teller, come here kiddo," a voice said, causing Kali to spin around on her heels and see who it was that had said her name though she already know who it was.
"I thought Opie was coming?" Kali questioned, fighting the urge to run straight over to him.
"Was, but his kids are sick. So I came to get my kid sister," Jax answered, Kali tossed her jacket onto Sam's lap and ran over to him hugging him tightly.
"Sorry I wasn't home," she whispered still hugging him. "I can't go on the back of the bike,"
"It's alright, you don't have to. I borrowed Tara's cage," Jax said earning raised eyebrow's from the boys.
"He means car, they don't know any MC language...I don't use it around them," Kali told them realising just how confused they must be. "Help me get my bags?" she asked as Jax wrapped his arms around her and hugged her again.
"Bags?" Jax questioned raising an eyebrow as he looked down at his little sister. "Forget I asked, come on we have to get home," Jax said as he watched the boys fight over who picked up her bags. "Which one is your old man?"
"The one with the blue eyes, don't worry I haven't said anything. I don't need them getting involved, the press would be all over it. As it is I've had to hide my tattoo," Kali smiled, it was one thing that she knew would get a laugh out of him.
It had taken Jax a good hour of arguing with the rest of SAMCRO to let him be the one to get his sister from the neighbouring town. Originally Opie had been going to get her, but with his kids missing their mother Jax decided that he'd take over and do it instead. Kali didn't care either way so long as it was someone other than Juice. Juice had hit on her the first time that he had met her as he didn't realise that she was Jax's sister and Clay's daughter. It wasn't until she had pulled up her shirt at the back and revealed her tattoos showing her relation to the club, one of her tattoos matched her mothers, along with one that matched her brothers.
Clay hadn't wanted him to go, initially he thought that Kali would cloud the young man's judgement in the situation. It wasn't until Bobby had told him that it would be good for him if she was there, he generally thought straight if the younger Teller was around him.
"Clay'll be waiting for us," Jax said, both Teller's were still watching the boys fighting over who picked up her bags. "Bobby reckons I think straighter around you,"
"Nah, not straighter just clearer. Plus isn't Dad always waiting for us?" Kali laughed looking up at the taller man and then back towards Sam.
"Do you still...?" Jax queried trailing of at the end because of where they were and he didn't want her getting into trouble.
"Nah, but I still know how to handle it. I am a Teller after all," Kali smirked knowing that it would cheer him up. "We'll get him back," she whispered so that the others couldn't hear her.
"I know," Jax half smiled at her and kissed the her forehead. "Want to give them a minute and I'll show you to the cag...car," he said directing his comment to Peter, Daniel, Clark and James.
"What did you just go to call it?" Peter asked as he and Daniel carried a bag each.
"Cage. It's anything that isn't a motorcycle," Jax laughed, looking at the boys and wondering what it was they saw in Kali. "What do you see in my kid sister?"
"She's a free spirit, rebellious," Peter said, it as the only thing that he could think of that would describe the young girl.
"Free spirit?" Jax raised his eyebrow at them curious to what they meant.
"Yeah, she does and says what she means. I don't know how to describe it," Daniel said said it was true they didn't really know how to describe what she meant to them. "She's the best thing that's come into our lives in a long time,"
Jax shook his head, he didn't believe what he was hearing. But it did sound a little bit like his sister, she always was one to do what she wanted when she wanted and was always straight to the truth...except if she didn't know about it. After a couple of minutes Sam and Kali came out laughing, he wrapped his arms around her and gave her a last kiss before she climbed into Tara's car.
"I'll call you when I can, but I'm not making any promises," Kali called as Jax pulled away from the side walk. "How are things with you and Tara?" she asked turning her attention to her big brother.
"They're good, we're kind of well back together," Jax said looking to her as they drove back to Charming. "What can you do about Abel?"
"I have a friend that I might be able to get to help us out. Jackson we'll get him back, I know we will," she smirked when said his full name instead of his nickname. "Mom still stubborn?"
"When isn't she? And what kind of friend?" Jax questioned leaving one hand on the steering wheel as he took his sister's hand.
"FBI...she's a hacker, better than Juice," Kali stated matter-o-factly as she looked at her brother and then at the passing scenery. "Met her a few years ago, she knows about us but said that she'll never do anything that'll hurt me,"
"Call her, e-mail her, do what ever. I just want my little man back," Jax told her, pausing before he continued. "Did you ever tell him about being arrested?"
"Nope, all I've told them is that there are some things that they can't know because it's safe for them. I kind of told him last night that if he wants to stay alive it has to stay that way," Kali said biting her lip as she pulled her phone out. "I'll call Penelope, you haven't said where mom is?"
"What am I going to do with you?" Jax sighed, as his mind sent straight back to his missing son. "Don't know, haven't from her in a couple of days...which is unusual,"
"Damn it, let me call Penelope and then see if I can get hold of mom," Kali said as she searched through her phone and found Penelope's number. Kali pressed the green phone and waited a couple of seconds before Penelope answered.
'Hello my furry little friend,' Penelope answered cheerfully knowing who it was on the other end. 'How are you my pet?'
"Hey Pen, I'm good...furry little friend and pet?" she raised her eyebrow causing Jax to look at her and wonder what had just been said.
'What can I do for you? And yes furry little friend, and pet you know me,' Penelope questioned turning to make sure her door to her little office was closed.
"I need a favour, I'm getting my brother to send you a photo. Can you see if it matches anything in the system?" Kali paused as she scribbled down Penelope's phone number and got him to send a recent picture of Abel to her. "It's my nephew, he's been kidnapped...and we need to find him,"
'Oh precious, how long ago?' Penelope asked as she looked around he office and then pulled her phone from her ear and stuck it on speaker so that she could see the photo.
"Jax, how long ago?" Kali asked, it was one thing that she hadn't had a chance to ask him.
"A week ago," Jax answered taking a deep breath as he sent the photo.
"Did you hear that? He said a week." Kali looked at Jax as he held up a photo of his infant son.
'I'll get right on it, and let you know as soon as I find anything,' Penelope told the young girl as she uploaded the photo to her computer and started to run facial recognition. 'How old is the munchkin?'
"He's around six months old, he was born ten weeks early," Jax said as by now Kali had put her phone on speaker so that Jax could hear what Penelope had to say.
'Do you want me to get the team involved if I can?' Penelope questioned uncertainly, it was something that she wasn't entirely sure that Kali would want to hear.
"No, just let me know if you find anything. Please, we need to get him back on our own terms," Kali told her, that was what Jax wanted to say but didn't know how she would take it. "Pen, I owe you big time if you find him,"
A couple of minutes later and Penelope and the Tellers had hung up their respective phones. Within twenty minutes and they were back at Teller-Morrow Automotives, and they were all hugging Kali and welcoming her home. She reluctantly hugged Juice, but not before slapping him upside the head.
"Been arrested lately kiddo?" Tig questioned, looking at her though she was an alien.
"Last time was when Jax and I both got done in 2003," Kali answered, she and her brother had promised one another that they wouldn't get done unless the other was there to get them out.
"Good to hear," he laughed, wrapping his arms around her and giving her a hug.
"Tig, you ask me that every year at Christmas and the answer is always the same. Oh and I got you something," she smirked as she opened her bag and pulled out a box, and showed him.
"Bitch! You know I can't handle dolls," Tig muttered at her, she just laughed and walked over to where Opie was standing with his two kids.
"Ellie, this is for you. I thought that you might like it," she smiled, handing the doll over to the young girl who wrapped her arms around her. "You're welcome,"
"Thank you Kali," Ellie whispered still hugging her tightly. "Did you get anything for Kenny?" she asked curiously still hugging her.
Opie looked at Kali and smiled at her, before picking up his son. Looking in her bag, she pulled out a small stuffed monkey knowing that it was something that young boy loved.
"Hey Kenny, you still like monkey's?" she asked, he nodded enthusiastically as she handed over the small monkey knowing that it was something that the young boy loved.
"What do you say?" Opie said to him, causing Kenny to look at her and then he spoke to her again. "Hey Kal, sorry I didn't get you,"
"Ope, it's cool. You have these two little munchkin's to take care of," she smiled at him and then jumped as Chibs hugged her. "Hey Chibs,"
"Thank you Kali," Kenny all but whispered as Opie set him on the ground. "Uncle Chibs, can I hug Kali?" he asked looking up at the older man who nodded, Kenny grinned and wrapped his arms around her legs.
