Don't you love us anymore??
Sam walked down the stairs of her family home, her parents were both on the phone her mother was making breakfast for her younger siblings her dad was doing ...well something.
"Morning" she said sitting down no one took notice, she looked at the newspaper there on the front cover was her sister again. What's she done now the past two years had been much of the same Nicole was always on the front cover of everything these days. No matter what she did, she was always there looking back at Sam in some way or another.
Her dad hopped off the phone finished his coffee grabbed some toast, kissed her mother on the cheek and her siblings on their heads but walked straight past her. Sam looked at him hurt he never use to miss her ever and if he did he'd back up but this past year her family had forgotten about her it was all about her twin sister, her aunts and uncles related or no didn't have the time of day to deal with her problems. They never said hello to her anymore never did anything didn't want to know what was going on in her life nothing she was invisible to every one around her.
There were eight people who still knew Sam DiNozzo was still alive, they were her friends. Her slice of paradise the one oasis she could go and not have to worry about what her sister had done now. They were her family now. She wasn't going to put her family through what her sister did, she'd stay and be ignored, but when it came 16th birthday in three days she'd be able to get her license. She'd had all the lessons her instructor said she was ready now all that was needed was for her to be 16. She knew not to expect much from her family, her last birthday had told her that she had woken up expecting them to remember two people had a birthday that day but they didn't that's when she knew nothing would be the same. She was the good one so they didn't have to worry about her; they knew she'd never do anything bad.
She couldn't even if she wanted to it wasn't who she was. As much as she wanted at least an acknowledgement from her family she couldn't do that her parents had been through to much to put them through that.
A tear rolled down her cheek as her dad walked out the front door, she turned to her mum Kate Todd-DiNozzo was helping her five year old twins with their breakfast. Her little sister was talking about some movie their dad had taken her to last week. Her little brother Edan was playing with his PSP something he got for getting straight A's on his latest report. But I never got one and I always get straight A's she wiped another tear away. Finished her breakfast and walked out. Sitting on the bench were four lunches one of each of the visible DiNozzo kids but nothing for her, Dylan her boyfriend would buy her lunch when he first started when they were just friends she'd pick the smallest cheapest thing. After she pasted out in class he refused to buy her something unless it was filling and wholesome, well at least filling.
She stood on the curb and he pulled up. "hey I bought lunch today, a salad sandwich for you don't worry no mayo, or avocado also we have some brunch bars- my mums doing, but don't worry I snuck the cookies in but we have to buy drinks" Dylan looked over at her.
"You ok"
"No, you have this really amazing mother who knows you have a girlfriend your mothers the nicest person in the world who makes you dinner if you have to work and come home after she's had hers. I don't think mines ever done that she's to obsessed with my sister to even notice me. If I had the guts to I'd run away my family wouldn't even know I was gone" a tear rolled down her cheek as she saw her mother heard her siblings out the door.
"Sam" Dylan turned her face to look at him.
"Let's blow off school today, its just sports all day anyway. We'll grab some of your stuff and you can come and stay with me and my mum at least there you'll have people who'll care about you"
"Ok" she nodded and wiped away a tear before it slid down her face.
"Have you found anything?" Tony asked standing at the door of his wife's office his arms folded leaning on the frame.
"Nothing I can't find her anywhere" Kate rested her head in her hands.
"We'll find her we always do" Kate looked up as Tony moved over to her.
"But how long will she stay this time, she was here for an hour last time; I just want her to come home so we can all be a family again."
"I know so do I, Ally's dance recital is next week, I'm ment to go away but I got some one else to cover for me, do you think we should take her out for dinner after?"
"Edan won't want to go, and I don't know about the twin's maybe we could get Abby to look after them"
"I'll ask I better get back"
"Yeah I have a call I have to make to China anyway"
"Ok love you"
"Love you more"
"Dylan what are you doing home?" His mother jumped up. When she saw Sam behind him.
"Samantha is every thing ok?" Sam shook her head on the verge of tears again.
"Her family acts like she's not even there, mum she's gone to bed hungry thousands of times after work. Her mum probably doesn't care that it's her birthday in three days"
Carol Jackson pulled the young woman out from behind her son, and pulled her into a hug. Sam broke down no one had hugged her like that for ages.
"I don't know why they don't even look at me anymore; I don't know if I did anything wrong I don't think I did. All they care about is Nicole; she doesn't want to be in their family yet they're trying so hard to get her back. Now they're pushing me away"
"Sam honey it's ok you can stay here ok" Sam nodded. Carol took her bag and left the two teenagers to watch TV.
Kate came home to find a hand written note on the table 'staying at Dylan's Sam'
"Ok"
x-x six months later x-x
"Mum do you know where Sam is?" Kate looked up from what she was doing
"Edan can this wait I'm busy now"
"No this can't wait" said the 13 year old. Kate impatiently put down her pen.
"What?" she asked exasperatedly.
"Do you know where Sam is?" Edan asked again.
"What Edan go and ask your father"
"You don't even remember her do you" he yelled.
"Of course I do Edan she's your sister" Kate rubbed the bridge of her nose.
"I know that but is she your daughter?" Edan sat down across from his mother.
"What of course she is Edan what are you getting at I have to send this out to see if any ones found Nicole yet"
"That's my point exactly; Nicole doesn't want to be found"
"I will find her Edan"
"When, when you realize you push me out as well" Kate looked up at her son as Tony walked in.
"Edan I have to find your sister this can wait till another time"
"Right so when you have no kids left, Uncle Jay has asked me to move in with him, and I've said yes; you pushed Sam out with this search for Nicole next will be Ally and twins when will you two wake up realize you had a family"
"Edan can we talk about this later"
"Sure" he rolled his eyes and walked out his parents had not heard a word he'd said.
x-x Two months later x-x
"Tony do you know where Edan is?"
"No I haven't seen him" Kate bit her lip and walked up to her son's room. It was empty, she walked up to her eldest daughters room opened the door to find it was also empty. She ran down to Ally's room, to find her daughter playing on her computer.
"Ally do you know where your brother and sister are?"
"Who Edan and Sam?" Ally asked spinning around to look at her mother. Kate nodded
"Yeah, Sam and Edan live with Uncle Jay"
"What? Since when?" Ally sighed got up and sat on her bed she patted beside her telling her mother to sit down. Kate sat down and could have sworn this was her eldest's bed.
"You want the full catch up" Kate nodded.
"Ok well. On Sam's 15th birthday which we all forgot, one of her friend's Dylan you know tall blonde athletic guy one Sam had a massive crush on?" Kate nodded.
"Ok well he asked her out she said yes and they were dating for a year and a bit, when they broke up Sam went to live with Uncle Jay and Edan"
"Your uncle lives in New York City Ally"
"I know it was you and dad who signed the forms giving him full guardianship of both of them. You now only have three kids with Nicole's emancipation. You lost Nicole years ago; you lost two more with your obsessive search for her"
Kate got up and walked out the door Ally shrugged and went back to her computer she was talking to Sam on MSN.
Allygirl- Mum knows expect a call
Sam4Tim- WTF?
Allygirl- She was looking for you and Edan and came and asked me and well I told her what happened she just walked out shock would be one word I would use.
Sam4Tim- O Gr8 thnx 4 da warning I'll tell uncle Jay brb
Allygirl- kk
-3 minutes later-
Sam4Tim- As I was saying Al you have to at least ask him you might be surprised
Allygirl- that's easy for you to say your not 9
Sam4Tim- no but when I was 9 I had to deal with Nicole being the one in the spot light all the time.
Allygirl- true I'll give you that ok I had beta go dad will b up soon love to all
Allygirl offline
Kate found Tony down stairs. "Their gone they live in New York with my brother, we signed the papers giving him guardianship of them"
"What when?"
"A month ago apparently; Sam hasn't lived here for seven months Tony Seven months how did we let this happen?"
"What?" he sat down in shock. He couldn't believe two of his kids lived so far away that he'd let them move so far away.
"Do you know your brothers number?"
"No but Jason might"
"Ok"
"So finally decided to you want your kids back have you?"
"Jas don't be like that"
"What you and Tony were the people who pushed your daughter out, she told me she'd come home from work and go to bed starving because you hadn't left anything for her. Her ex bought her lunch at school. They broke up because they spent every minute of the day together they got sick of each other. Edan felt like you both didn't care about him. And now that Nicole legally doesn't want anything to do with you; you want them back no way Caitlin you've put those two through enough already I wont let you do that to them again"
"They're my kids Jason" she turned when there was a knock at the door Tony opened it to find her brother standing there they hung up.
"Not any more Edan and Samantha DiNozzo have been adopted by Jay Todd effective immediately."
"What?"
"It was at Sam and Edan's request"
"No"
"Yes Sorry Kate but you lost two very sweet very caring teenagers to your quest to find your other daughter. Did Nicole mean that much to you, that you lost two of your other kids in the process? Nicole told you time and time again she did not want you in her life but you didn't listen."
"She was only a child"
"So were they" Jason Todd shook his head at his sister and brother in law then walked away.