Family Chapter 8

I just wanna say sorry for the late update, I'm really trying.

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"Alright he… he abuses me" Tony's voice cracked. "You happy now?"

"No" Gibbs answered 'I'm not, not until I get my hand on that bastard'

Tony looked up at Gibbs with glazed eyes after his admission. The green orbs flashed with fear and panic before it disappeared and Tony put his mask on again, hiding his true feelings. Gibbs reached out to squeeze Tony's hand but the kid pushed it away and mumbled something inaudible. Tony looked down in his lap and began fidgeting with the edge of the hospital blanket.

"What was that Tony?" Gibbs asked gently, studying the child in the hospital bed. His bruised face looking more and more ashen for every second. The hospital gown hung limply from his skinny form. Gibbs once again cursed at how scrawny the kid was. He must be at least 11 pounds underweight.

"You have to tell me more so we can report him Tony"

"NO!" Tony cried out but lowered his voice when a nurse who just walked past his room glared. "No, you can't" He whispered and looked at Gibbs pleadingly.

"We have to Tony" Gibbs said, trying to take a hold of Tony's hand but the kid just pushed him away.

"You can't say this to anyone Gibbs, no one" Tony said and took a deep breath, trying to calm down a little bit.

"Why Tony?"

"Because…I, I say so"

"You have to tell me" Gibbs coaxed softly. Tony stayed stubbornly silent and turned around, away from Gibbs so he was lying on his side, facing the wall. He let out a heavy sigh, trying to stop the tears from falling. How could he have been so damn stupid and told Gibbs about this? He didn't even know if the guy at his bedside was telling the truth. Maybe he was one of Senior's friends, checking if he actually would shut up about the abuse. 'Agrh, you should just have shut up Anthony' Tony thought and rubbed his head unconsciously. He was starting to get a terrible headache.

"Tony, why can't you tell me?" Gibbs asked again, refusing to give up now. "I promise he won't hurt you as long as I'm here, I got you're six" Gibbs saw how Tony shifted uncomfortably and how he kept rubbing his head just below the bandages.

"Is you're head hurting" Gibbs asked softly. Tony turned around to look at him.

"No" He said quickly before sitting up in the bed, ignoring the dizziness and nausea. He threw the covers away. He was about to stand up when he felt a hand on is shoulder.

"Where are you going?" Gibbs said, steadying Tony when he staggered.

"Well I'm not staying here" Tony said and stood up. He looked around in the small hospital room "Where is my backpack?" He asked and turned around to look at Gibbs. The dizziness became too much so he had to steady himself with one hand on the bed railing.

"Tony, think this throu…."

"Where is my backpack!?" Tony said and glared at Gibbs, he turned around to look in the wardrobe at his side but the IV in his hand and the heart monitor stopped him. He ripped of the wires and pads that were attached to his chest and the IV from his hand, ignoring the pain and the blood that trailed down his hand. The heart monitor began to blare when it was unplugged. Tony ran a hand over his face tiredly and rubbed the side of his head. 'Man that headache started getting worse' Gibbs walked up beside him and gently guided him to the bed again. He tried to fight back the gentle grip on his shoulder but the energy began to disappear as the headache got stronger and stronger. He allowed himself to sit on the edge of the bed to calm down a bit. Ryan came into the room, thinking something serious had happened because of the heart monitor. When Ryan had assured himself that everything was fine he helped Tony getting back into the bed and reattached the IV line and heart monitor. He injected some medicine for the headache in Tony's IV. Soon the pained expression on Tony's face disappeared. They watched as Tony slowly fell asleep before the two of them walked out of the room and in to the calm corridor.

"What did he say?" Ryan asked and sat down on a chair at the nurse station.

"He said that his father abuses him, he didn't tell me anything other than that, he's scared" Gibbs said and glanced at the clock on the wall. Four o'clock. They'd already been here an hour.

"Well I don't blame him" Said Ryan

"Me neither" Gibbs sighed.

The Gibbs' left the hospital ten minutes later. Ryan told them that Tony probably would sleep till morning but promised to call Gibbs if something happened. They'd bought pizza on the way home -much to Kelly's delight- because they didn't have the energy to make dinner that night. The next day Gibbs visited Tony on the evening alone. When he walked into Tony's small room he'd found it empty. The IV line lying on the bed beside a small pool of blood. He'd followed the small dots of blood to the staircase. There he'd found Tony on the floor, leaning against the wall in a grey T-shirt and sweats, breathing heavily and sweat running down his face. The picture of his mother clutched in his uninjured hand. Gibbs had tried to get him to walk but the kid was so exhausted that he couldn't even stand. Gibbs had to carry Tony up to his room, once again cursing at how light the boy was. He'd scolded at the nurses at the ward for not seeing that a sixteen year old kid walked out of his room.

He'd tried to get Tony to open up about his father but Tony stubbornly stayed quiet. At last Tony agreed to call his father and say what had happened to him, he also said that Gibbs could talk to him if he promised not to make him go back to DiNozzo senior. The three first times they'd called, senior was apparently to busy to talk to his injured son. Gibbs already had a hard time controlling his temper and wondered how he would handle it when he talked to the man. The fourth time they had better luck. Gibbs and Tony sat alone in the yard behind the hospital. The sun was shining and Tony had practically forced the nurses to let him outside. But Tony wasn't satisfied because he had to sit in a wheelchair and he was convinced that he could walk outside but unfortunately he was the only one who thought so. Gibbs had pushed him down in the damn wheelchair after a half an hour argument with him and the nurses. As soon as they'd gotten out the garden and Gibbs had given him the phone he'd put on his ray bans and gotten very quiet. He'd even stopped cursing about the wheelchair and the bandages on his hand and head that always seemed to irritate the young man. Gibbs didn't want to stress Tony so he waited for Tony to take the first step. After ten minutes Tony broke the silence.

"Do you think I have to go back to him" The voice was so quiet Gibbs had to strain to hear it.

"I promise you that I'll do everything in my power to keep that from happening" Tony nodded but looked uncertain. He picked up the phone from his lap and dialled the number. He took a deep breath and looked at Gibbs.

"Speaker or not?" He said, glad that he had his sunglasses on, hiding his glassy eyes.

"Whatever makes you feel comfortable" Gibbs said and smiled softly.

"Alright here we go" Tony sighed and hit the green button. After a few beeps a male voice said.

"DiNozzo" Tony flinched.

"Hey dad" said Tony, his voice cracking. He cursed himself for sounding so weak.

"Anthony, what the hell do you want?" shouted Senior.

"I….just, I'm a-at the hospital" stuttered Tony.

"Hospital! What kind of shit have you gotten yourself into now Anthony?"

"I, I tried to save a g-girl who w-was being robbed" said Tony quietly. DiNozzo senior snorted.

"You think I will believe that Anthony? You can't do anything right" Gibbs was clenching his fists by now, trying to control his anger.

"I, I…"

"Do you remember what we talked about Anthony?" Tony didn't answer. "No talkin'" Senior reminded him. A tear fell and rolled down Tony's cheek but he quickly wiped it away, not wanting Gibbs to see it. He leaned his head back against the wheelchair and looked up on the sky. He gestured for Gibbs to take the phone. Gibbs stood up and quickly took it.

"Mister DiNozzo…."

"Who the hell is this?" DiNozzo senior said gruffly.

"Your son is in the hospital because he saved a young girls life!" Gibbs said angrily.

"I said who the hell is this!?" Senior shouted before he could continue.

"Jethro Gibbs" Gibbs said and walked away from Tony, not wanting him to hear.

"Mister Gibbs, I'm sorry but I can't help you, I have disowned Anthony and I want nothing to do with that little shit. I'm sorry if he's been causing you trouble" DiNozzo said. Gibbs took a deep breath before he said in a dangerously low voice:

"Tony has told me everything and the only reason I'm not reporting you is because your son doesn't want to" Gibbs took another deep breath before he continued "I want you to send all of Tony's belongings to DC and you'll never, ever bother him again or I'll make you regret it!" The last words came out as shouting.

"I knew that little brat wouldn't shut up, all I can say is he deserved it all"

"You don't know what you're missing DiNozzo! That young boy has done nothing to you or anyone else" Gibbs said angrily "If you send his stuff to DC and never contact him again I'll promise I won't talk"

"I'll do what ever it takes to get that little shit out of my life" Gibbs hung up, he couldn't take it anymore. He stopped himself from punching his fist through the wall he was leaning against. He took a deep breath before he sent their home address to senior so he could send Tony's stuff to him. He walked back to were Tony sat. The kid hadn't moved. He still sat under the tree in his wheelchair looking at the sun. His messy brown hair sticking out from the white bandage on his head. Gibbs gently laid his hand on Tony's shoulder, wincing when the kid flinched.

"What did he say?" said Tony, his voice harsh. Gibbs sat down on the park bench in front of Tony, taking a hold of the coffee cup on the table, taking a gulp of the lukewarm liquid.

"He's not going to bother you anymore" Tony snorted

"Well he never really noticed me so nothing will actually change" said Tony and shrugged. Gibbs ignored Tony's statement and said:

"I have a suggestion Tony, if you don't want to, you just say no okay?" Tony nodded and took his glasses of.

"If you want to, you're welcome to live with me and Shannon" Tony's eyes widened. He looked at Gibbs with glassy eyes and said:

"What?"

"You can live with us but just say no if you don't want to"

"I…I don't know what to s-say" Tony said and ran a hand over his face. He was confused. Did they really want him? He wanted to be with Gibbs but did they? Gibbs stayed silent. Tony took a deep breath.

"Yes" Tony said softly. Gibbs smiled and took Tony's plastered hand in his and squeezed gently.

"Welcome to the Gibbs family"

TBC

So, that's it for this time. I hope you enjoyed and if you did please review!

Sorry for my bad English I'm from Sweden.