Family Chapter 9

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"How long do I have to stay here?!" Shouted Tony before he glared at Ryan who was changing the dressing on his head. Gibbs sat in a chair beside his bed, drinking his ever present coffee. The nurse working the shift had just given Tony his medicine and his painkillers which always seemed to make him angry or loopy.

It was now one and a half week since Tony had been admitted to the hospital. He'd had some minor setbacks but was now on the road of recovery again.

Tony reached up to rub his head, the damn stitches was itching again. Ryan angrily pulled Tony's hand away from his head before the kid could do any damage. Tony glared at Ryan again and Ryan knew that if looks could kill, he would've been buried by now.

Tony sighed deeply; he just wanted to get out of here. The nurses just wouldn't stop poking and prodding.

"It's just a couple of days, then you're not my problem anymore" Ryan said and glared at Tony. Gibbs took another sip on his coffee and laughed.

Tony who sat on the bed could practically hear Gibbs' smirk and turned his head to glare at Gibbs. Tony ignored the low growl that escaped Ryan's lips. He knew that James would lose his temper with him soon but he just didn't care.

"Yeah, yeah, really funny" Tony said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. Ryan took a steady hold on Tony's head and turned it back so he was facing him again.

"Hold your head still for god sake!" Ryan shouted and smacked away Tony's hand as it neared his head once again.

"I don't wanna be here anymore!" He shouted.

"You don't really have a choice Tony" Gibbs said calmly and threw his coffee cup in the trash. Tony ignored Gibbs comment and continued complaining.

"And this stupid hospital gown. I look like a frickin' girl and my ass is hanging out!"

"I think you look cute" Ryan said in a mocking voice.

"Well I look better then you do even if I'm in this stupid gown and have a bandage wrapped around my head"

"Hey, watch your attitude kid" Gibbs said warningly. Tony stopped talking, knowing that he had gone to far. Instead of talking Tony stuck his tongue out and glared at Gibbs but Jethro just continued smirking, making Tony –if possible- even angrier.

Though Tony was being mad all the time, he was glad that the kid was talking. Without the drugs he would sometimes be so quiet you didn't even notice he was there.

"And the food" Tony exclaimed "I mean how hard could it be?!" Tony shouted "I want the real deal, not some disgusting, old, nutritious junk. I want a big pizza with pepperoni, sausage and extra cheese" Gibbs shook his head, the kid was funny.

"I promise I will give you a pizza when you're out of here Tony" Gibbs said and patted Tony's hand.

Tony had problem eating. Sometimes he refused, claiming he wasn't hungry. Sometimes he threw up after he had eaten. Ryan had told them that Tony was severely malnourished. He was 20 pounds underweight when he'd been admitted to the hospital. And the hospital stay hadn't been easy on Tony and he'd lost another 5 pounds. Gibbs had tried to encourage Tony to eat more but Tony claimed he wasn't hungry. Right now, that was the biggest problem along with Tony's epilepsy. The medicine didn't always work and the seizures had increased since he'd first woken up.

"There you go kid" Ryan said and patted Tony's head gently before helping the grumpy teenager to lie down. Tony sighed and drew the thin hospital blanket over his head. He just wanted to get the hell out of here. But all of his escape attempts had ended with Ryan or Gibbs carrying him back to bed because he didn't have the energy to stand on his own two feet. And he didn't want to be considered weak so he wouldn't try that again. His plans to escape were interrupted by a nurse who knocked on the door before gently opening it.

"You have a visitor" She called out in a soft voice. Tony stiffened under the blanket. Was his father coming? He pulled away the covers and looked at Gibbs who smiled. Then it couldn't be his father could it? Gibbs wouldn't smile if his father was coming.

"I'm gonna give you guys some time alone" Gibbs said and patted Tony's leg. Tony's gaze followed Gibbs and Ryan until they disappeared before settling on the girl who stood at the door. She had a plain white t-shirt and a pair of black pants. She held a military green jacket in her hand but she laid it on the chair beside the door before she walked closer to the bed.

"Can I come in?" She asked nervously, playing with her curly hair.

"You're already inside" Tony said and smiled brightly. He sat up straighter and pushed the blanket away from his shoulder. The girl let out a nervous laugh and pushed her brown hair out of her eyes.

"The Gibbs guy said that you probably won't remember me"

"Ehh… No I don't. Sorry" Tony said and looked at the girl. She was pretty, veeeeery pretty. Golden-brown curly hair and brown eyes and a sweet smile.

"You saved me from… the guys…." She said and took a step closer to the bed.

"Oh, that was you"

"Yep, that was me" She said "I just wanted to say thanks" she continued after awhile and looked into Tony's eyes. "And that I… I'm sorry you got hurt"

"It's alright" Tony said, not really sure what to say.

"No it's not, I… I don't know how to make it up to you" She said and closed her glazed eyes. She leaned her head backwards and looked up to the ceiling.

"You don't have to do anything…" Tony said. A long and uncomfortable silence stretched over the room. After awhile Tony asked: "What's your name?"

"Ehh Emma Parker" She said softly.

"Tony DiNozzo" Tony said and offered his hand. "Ehh why don't you sit down" He suggested and gestured towards the bed. He moved his legs a bit to the right. She smiled before gently sitting down on the edge of the bed.

When Gibbs walked back into DiNozzo's hospital room a couple of hours later Tony was asleep and the girl was gone. His eyes swept across the room before settling on the brown haired boy in the bed. Tony wasn't as pale as usual and he looked peaceful as he slept. Gibbs let a small smile creep up on his face, he was glad. Glad that Tony could rest peaceful. He walked over to the bed and sat down on a chair. He picked up the folder that Ryan had given him and for the first time since he had gotten it he read through it thoroughly. Gibbs opened the folder and began to read.

Absence seizure

Absence seizures involve an interruption to consciousness where the person experiencing the seizure becomes unresponsive for a short period of time (usually up to 30 seconds). Slight muscle twitching may occur.

Myoclonic seizure

Myoclonic seizures involve an extremely brief muscle contraction and can result in jerky movements of muscles or muscle groups.

Tonic-clonic seizure

Tonic-clonic seizures involve wild trashing movements which may involve tongue biting, urinary incontinence and the absence of breathing.

Clonic seizure

Clonic seizures are myoclonus that is regularly repeating at a rate typically of 2-3 seconds. In some cases, the length varies.

Atonic seizure (Drop attack)

Atonic seizures involve loss of muscle tone, causing the person to fall to the ground.

Gibbs sighed and ran a hand over his face, as if washing without water. Tony had experienced a few Tonic-clonic seizures and more than a dozen absence seizures. But it was enough to leave Gibbs worried and Tony exhausted.

Gibbs flipped a page and continued reading but stopped mid-sentence when he heard a whimper coming from Tony. He laid the folder on the floor and stood up quietly. Tony's eyes were clenched shut, his face and hair drenched in sweat. Gibbs took Tony's hand and squeezed. Tony moaned, his breathing becoming heavier with every second.

"Hey, wake up Tony" He said calmly, not wanting to startle the boy. Gibbs knew what could happen when you wake someone up from a nightmare.

"Come on buddy, wake up" Gibbs moved his hand to Tony's shoulder and gave a small shake. Tony shifted, opened his eyes before scrambling away from Gibbs.

"Take it easy Tony! I won't hurt you, okay?" Said Gibbs and raised his arms to show Tony that he wouldn't do anything. Tony hit the headboard with his back but kept struggling to get away, his eyes wide with fear.

"Tony, it's me Gibbs, you remember?"

Tony nodded "Y-yeah but you j-just st-stay away o-okay? Just don't t-touch m-me" Tony mumbled, trying to avoid making eye contact with Gibbs.

"Alright Tony, I won't hurt you" Gibbs said and slowly lowered his hands. He waited until Tony had calmed down before he said:

"That was a helluva nightmare, you wanna talk about it?"

"No" Tony answered and lowered his gaze.

"Alright, I'm here if you wanna talk"

"Okay" Tony wiped the sweat from his forehead with his arm.

The night terrors Tony suffer from was only increasing. Nearly every time Gibbs had been by

Tony's bedside when he was asleep, the kid had woken up drenched in sweat, breathing hard and scared to death. The poor kid had worse nightmares then him, and he had been in war. And when Tony's nightmares were at its worst, he'd wet himself. Afterwards he couldn't even look at Gibbs, Ryan or the nurses working the shift because he was so embarrassed. It had even gone so far that Tony had pulled out his IV and stopped drinking anything to stop the embarrassment when he woke up laying in his own pee. Gibbs had talked to him and managed to get him to start drinking again. But Gibbs still saw the hesitation in Tony's eyes every time they ask him to drink.

"Did you meet Emma?" Gibbs asked, settling in the chair again.

"Yep, I did" Said Tony as he tried to get more comfortable in the bed.

"You guys talked pretty long, I was here an hour ago and she was still here"

"Ehh….yeah….I guess we did" Tony stopped there, not really sure what Gibbs wanted to know.

"She seems nice"

Tony shrugged "Yeah I guess she is"

"And she was cute" Gibbs continued trying to get Tony to understand where he was going with all these questions. Tony blushed.

"Yeah I guess she was" Tony replied again.

Tony's cell phone beeped on the table beside his bed. Tony took it and flipped it open. Gibbs watched him closely, thinking it was DiNozzo senior who sent a message.

"Who was it?" Gibbs asked.

Tony blushed.

"Emma"

Sorry for my bad English, I'm from Sweden!