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Chapter 5

It had been three weeks since Halloween, and everyone was still sifting through their piles of candy, (except Booth.) Most of the joy had worn off. People were getting back into school mode.

Zach was fitting in well and all the girls thought he was adorable. Most of the guys didn't like him that much, because he made them look stupid, but they would never beat up the little guy. He had also corrected the teacher a number of times.

He had weekly meetings with the counselor to make sure that he was adjusting well and to talk about any problems. Jack went with him to support his statements or problems. One day when Jack and Zach were in their meeting, the teacher came over to where Tempe, Angela and Booth were working on a project. She asked them to go to the counselor's office. As they were walking down the hall they wondered what had been going on.

Zach seemed kind of down lately. When they entered the small room, they saw Zach, Jack, Mr. and Mrs. Hodgins, and two other people they did not recognize.

The woman had scraggly brown hair and a stained t-shirt and the man was wearing a tank top with boxer shorts and flip flops. They both had a smell of alcohol around them.

Tempe wondered who these people were, and who let them into a building full of small children.

When the three new arrivals walked in and sat down, the principal, who had been sitting in a shadowy corner stood up. Everyone stopped talking, he cleared his throat and said "Thank you all for coming. First I would like to go around the table and have everyone introduce themselves."

They started with Angela and when they got to Zach he stood up and said "My name is Zach Addy Hodgins."

Mr. and Mrs. Hodgins smiled a sigh of relief and hugged Zach. When they got to the mysterious couple they were introduced as Meg and James Addy. Zach looked at the floor. When they were done the principal stood up again and said "T3hat was a little test we came up with to see how Zach views himself. He stated that his name was Zach Addy Hodgins. Zach thinks of himself as part of the Hodgins family, and the Hodgins family can definitely provide for his needs."

James Addy muttered something that sounded a lot like "Those Hodgins'"

"On the other hand Meg and James Addy are his biological family and they have been searching for 2 whole years to find him. They also think he would do better in classes with kids his own age. Jack has been telling us about how well he has been accepted into your group."

Tempe raised a hand to speak. "Yes Ms. Brennan?" Asked the principal.

"Thank you sir" She stood up. "I would just like to say that Zach is doing great in all his classes and he was totally accepted into our group. Class just wouldn't be the same without him."

"Thank you Temperance. That is exactly the kind of positive reaction we are looking for from his peers."

While he had been talking, Mr. Addy stood up, "Alright everyone, that's enough! My wife and I have been searching for years to find our son and now you tell us we might not be able to take him home with us?!! That's INSANE!! Come on Zachery we are going home!" he grabbed Zach's hand and pulled him up. When Zach started to cry and grab on to Mrs. Hodgins' sweater, Jack's big-brother-instinct kicked in and he jumped up yelling "Leave him alone!!"

Angela and Tempe quickly followed suit and began shouting, "Leave him alone!" and "He wants to stay!"

Finally Mr. Addy picked him up and began carrying him out of the room. Suddenly Booth jumped up and started beating on Mr. Addy's thigh with his tiny fists. Jack, Angela, and Tempe followed his lead. With Zach crying, Angela and Tempe screaming at Mr. Addy and both of the Mrs.'s sobbing, there was a lot of confusion. The principal stood up and cleared his throat. "Mr. Addy please put him down. We need to settle this calmly."

He put down Zach who immediately ran over and sat between Mrs. Hodgins and Jack. Mrs. Hodgins hugged him tight then let him go sit with the kids. Jack scooted over making room for them to share a seat. The rest of the group moved in closes as if to protect him. They had all grown close to Zach over few past few weeks, almost like one big family with four brothers and sisters.

After ten more minutes of arguing, Mr. Addy stood up again "You will be hearing from our lawyer. Soon," He and his wife walked out of the room.

Ooooh. What will happen next? I know but you all will have to wait and see.