A/N: I had a lot of fun writing this one. Taylor reminds me of how I was when I was younger. I'm not sure how my mother is not completely grey by now.

Disclaimer: I don't own NCIS or NCIS: LA.

Brimstone

"You did WHAT?" Callen's voice is heard across the office as Sam and him had just moved the "Christmas tree" into the office. Imagine his surprise when his phone vibrates and the secretary asks for a "Mr. Callen." He's then transferred to the principal who proceeds to tell him that his daughter was just suspended for a week for getting into a fight. Apparently Santa Monica Junior High has a zero tolerance for fighting on school property.

"I got into a fight," Taylor states, matter of factly. "Well… I don't think you can call it a fight. I took one swing at him and he went down."

"That doesn't matter. You broke the guy's nose! What part of you thinks it's okay to do this?" Callen tries to keep his voice down but he is seething mad.

Taylor's silent for a minute. "If it helps anything, he's the star pitcher of the baseball team. And a fucking jerk. He deserved it."

Callen looks at Hetty who just nods and he's on his way out the door. "We're not through with this conversation yet, Taylor. I'm coming to pick you up."

He calls Skylar while he's driving.

"Skylar Vandenhoven."

"Taylor just got into a fight. Well, I don't think you can call it a fight. She broke the guy's nose," Callen explains to Taylor's aunt.

"She got into a … fight?" Skylar repeats. "Dear God."

"And got suspended. I'm on my way to pick up our juvenile delinquent now."

"Alright. She's grounded for two weeks," Skylar says. "And I will be taking away her car keys."

Callen hangs up and tries to remain as calm as possible on his way to the high school. Since when does Taylor fight? And throw the first punch? Oh he was furious. And suspended for a week? It was the last week before Christmas break, meaning she won't be back in school until January. He had no idea what Skylar and him were going to do with a Taylor who didn't have school to attend every day. A full day to try and come up with some new way of getting into trouble.

Taylor's sitting in the office with an ice pack over her knuckles, even though it doesn't hurt that much. Cody James and Ryan Hale come over to where she's sitting. They sit beside her and she laughs at the expressions on the boys' faces.

"Did you really drop him with one punch?" Ryan asks. He looks a little nervous because he's on the same baseball team as Brian Shepard, and he doesn't want it to look like he's taking sides. But the fact that Taylor dropped Brian was hilarious. And brave.

Taylor nods. "Yup. He's a fucking moron anyways."

"Well half of the juniors are happy you finally punched the egotistical bastard and the other half want to kill you," Cody says.

"Which side are you on?" Taylor asks.

"Yours," Ryan and Cody say at the same time.

She smiles. "Good." And then looks in the direction of the front door and sees her father coming in, looking less than pleased. "Get out of here. My dad's coming." Cody and Ryan scramble to get out of the office and make it look like they weren't talking to Taylor.

The principal, Mr. LeRose comes out his office when he sees Callen approaching. "Your Taylor's father?"

"Yeah. Gregory Callen," he says, introducing himself by his "alias." Taylor rolls her eyes as Mr. LeRose shakes her dad's hand.

"So as I've explained to Taylor and you over the phone, she's suspended for a week for fighting and breaking Brian Shepard's nose. She's welcome to attend school when the school reconvenes on January 5th," Mr. LeRose leans against his secretary's desk and stares at Taylor. She stares at him back.

"Thank you, Mr. LeRose," Callen says. "I've got it from here."

Taylor's a little surprised when Callen takes her to a suspicious building. "Condemned?" She asks and Callen ignores her. If this was his idea of punishment, throwing her in a condemned building, she'd be running away and joining the circus.

This is not how he wants to introduce his daughter to his team but Skylar is working and he does not trust Taylor alone, after the stunt she pulled today, so he's left with no other option but to take her to the Mission with him.

"Taylor," Sam says as she enters the bullpen.

Callen figures now is a good time as any to introduce his daughter. "Kensi, Nate, Dom, meet my juvenile delinquent, Taylor."

"So why you here?" Sam asks.

Callen opens his mouth to speak but lets Taylor explain. "I got into a fight. And got suspended for a week."

He looks over and Sam is trying really hard not to laugh and Kensi is laughing. "You got into a fight?" Sam asks, again.

Taylor nods. "Well, I don't think you can call it a fight. He's a fucking asshole. So I punched him and broke his nose. Dropped him in the process."

Kensi laughs again and puts her arm around Taylor. "I like her already! I definitely did not know you had a daughter. "

"Don't encourage her behavior," Callen warns. "She's grounded. For two weeks."

Kensi ignores her boss. "So, let me guess? Quarterback?"

"Close. Pitcher for the baseball team," Taylor says nervously. "Half of the junior class is happy, and the other half want to kill me."

"Callen, did you know I got suspended for four days for getting into a fight? Somebody called me short and small and well hell broke loose," Kensi explains to her boss, who is sitting at his desk, looking very pissed off. He can see Kensi starting a fight, however, he can't see Taylor doing the same.

Callen glares at Kensi. "Well, explain to our little trouble maker that fighting is not a good thing."

Hetty comes into the bullpen. "Mr. Callen, I suggest you get up to Ops and Eric will brief you on what you missed. Miss Callen, I trust you will stay on that couch and not move. Mr. Getz or Dom, can you keep an eye on her?"

Callen's coming up the driveway at Skylar's when he notices a red pickup truck behind Taylor's car, three days later. He's not sure what sure what to expect when he opens the door. But he can here the profanity already.

"Fucking hell! This is a bunch of fucking bullshit," Taylor is yelling, quite loudly.

Callen opens the door to his daughter pouring over a textbook and Cody James laughing at her. "It's not that hard. Grade 11 math is not intended to kill you."

"It just might," Taylor mutters. "A long, slow and painful death."

"Homework?" Callen asked.

Taylor's tone changes. "Hi, dad. And yes, it's a bunch of fucking bullshit. Oh and Mrs. Donahue gave me an extra essay to write because I'll be missing class all week. Bitch."

Callen tries to not laugh. "By the way, I thought you were grounded. So what is Cody doing here?"

"He came by to give me my homework. And anyways, you said I couldn't leave the house. You didn't say anything about him coming over."

He had to give her that, but he figured it was implied when he told her she was grounded. "Well thank you Cody for bringing her homework by, but you can leave now."

Cody gets up to leave and Taylor doesn't even bother to say goodbye to him. Cody stops beside Callen. "She had a legitimate reason for punching Brian."

Callen looks his daughter's 'boyfriend' in the eye. "I'll be the judge of that."

They were on their way to Taylor's soccer practice when Callen realizes he never asked Taylor why she punched Brian Shepard. So he asks. "Why'd you do it? Why'd you punch Brian?"

Taylor doesn't even glance at him, keeps looking out the window. "I was walking by with Cody and Ryan and Brian was standing there. He hit my ass and then told me I look better on his arm than Cody's. So I turned around and decked him. Like I told you, fucking jerk. He deserved it. It's not the first time he's tried shit like that."

Callen's not sure if he should be happy and proud that she stood up for herself, mad that she lost her temper, or a little suspicious as he feels Taylor is probably lying to him about her "relationship" with Cody James. It's probably a little of all of the above.

After soccer practice, he silently hands her keys back to her car. It was a legitimate reason. He just wished he would have asked sooner on why she had punched him.

Taylor leans over the seat and kisses Callen on the cheek. "Thanks, Dad." With that, she's running up the walk. Presumably to go have a shower and then to her 'boyfriend's' house.