DISCLAIMER: I own absoloutley nothing recognizable about NCIS.
A/N: I am so very sorry about not updating for a while...a lot's been happening; my sister and my nephew moved in with me and with a baby in the house nothing about writing is easy and it doesn't help my computer screen died. Anywho here's chapter 9!
After Demetri was handcuffed, read his rights and loaded into the back of the charger he was shipped to the Hudson Township Police Department. Tim, Abby, Tony, Ziva and Kristiana took their respectful spots in the observation room while they waited for Gibbs to enter the interrogation room where their guest was smugly smiling towards the two way glass. Before long Gibbs opened the door followed by a detective from the police department.
"Since you're a minor in the eyes of the state we're not allowed to speak to you about anything until a lawyer, parent or guardian is present. We have taken the liberty of calling your mother down here."
In total it took about twenty minutes after the call for Mrs. Polzin to arrive and for Gibbs to once again enter the interogation room.
"Demetri Polzin do you know why you are here today?"
"No"
"The charges being brought against you are, Assault in the third degree, stalking, intention to commit murder, and lastly rape."
Demetri's jaw was tightening with each charge uttered while his mother sat next to him gripping his hand tighter and sweat starting to form on her forehead, her husband should have been here; not her.
"RAPE? What? I didn't rape anybody! Especially that slut! Who they gonna believe? A teenage self-harm and eating disorder girl with a drug addiction or an athletic star with straight A's?"
In the observation room Ziva was getting more and more aggitated and Kristiana simply stared straight into his eyes even though he couldn't see her and repeatedly muttered the phrase 'liar' as he spoke. Gibbs was as calm as ever, like nothing was wrong and this kid wasn't an asshole.
"That Mr. Polzin is not what the evidence says."
Again he jumped slightly and his mother was regretting even more signing the waiver that dismissed the lawyer right for her son.
"What evidence? You don't have shit old man." He said it with a growl to his voice, he was pissed off.
"Shh! Demetri, respect your elders." Although her proclimation was strict, it went unnoticed.
"Okay, lets start with the charge of assault in the third degree and intention to commit murder. We have a cafe full of people as witness's when you started to get angered after Kristiana's set. Then of course we have the wire she was wearing when you brought her into the storage room where Agent David and myself saw it first hand when you screamed at and physically assaulted Kristiana. Oh and we have it on tape. You are definately going to jail for that one when we charge you as an adult."
A laugh was heard from the teenager's mouth, though it sounded forced and kind of trembling.
"My lawyers will get me out of this, just wait."
"Next onto the charge of rape, as the daughter of an investigator Kristiana was taught how to preserve evidence without damaging it, and as of a half hour ago we got the reports back from the clothes Kristiana was wearing the night of the rape. Your DNA was all over it. Along with the garbage from the alley way a hair belonging to you was found in the lace of her underpants, and your finger print was lifted from the button of her jeans. So who are they going to believe? A federal agent with solid proof or a lying scumbag teenager on a power trip."
Listening to Gibbs' voice rise with anger and volume with every word even Ms. Polzin knew she had to call a few people.
"Special Agent Gibbs, I think it's time for us to call a lawyer; we've heard enough."
With that Gibbs exited from the interogation room and walked into observation with the rest of the team in time to see Tony grasping Ziva's hand while they both were latched onto Kristiana and Tim and Abby staring through the glass with pure hatred in their bodies. This case was effecting their family, it was breaking down everything they ever worked to build.
"HEY. We've got him. We have physical evidence. There's no way he's walking on this one. Go back to the house and get some sleep. You all need it."
It took about a half hour to get back to Ziva's house and the ride there was silent, no words were spoken; no music was playing. The team didn't know what to do with themselves, they were scared, angry, confused and even slightly happy at the thought of the outcome; but they all dealt with everything differently ending in the ultimate silence. When they finally arrived back at the house everyone went their seperate ways, Tim and Abby to their respective rooms; Tony to the pool to swim laps and Gibbs to the kitchen for large amounts of coffee. Leaving Ziva and Kristiana standing in the driveway looking at eachother.
"Mom.."
"Yes tataleh?"
"I need to go somewhere, that's not here. I really need to see someone."
"Kristiana, after all that's happened today? not to mention its almost 10 o'clock at night; can't it wait for tomorrow?"
Sighs were placed coming out of their respective mouths as Kristiana said "Mother, I know you don't understand but it can't wait for tomorrow. I need to go now. I'll be careful and I'll be back by one. I promise."
Ziva started too protest and again insist she wait for tomorrow when she was cut off. "He's in police custody mom, he can't hurt me from in there. I'll be fine. I have my cellphone, my pepper spray, and everything you taught me."
"Alright, go. 1am no later. Or im coming to find you."
Kristiana ran to give her mother a hug and a kiss on the cheek and spun on her heel to walk down the long driveway she just came up a few minutes prior. The walk to her destination was relatively short, she had made the journey hundreds of times. She arrived to face a house very similar to her own, a little bit smaller and she walked up the path to the door, but it was Kelleigh's house, there was no doubt about it. She didn't exactly know why she chose to come here of all places, after the night of the rape Kelleigh and Kristiana hadn't spoken. Unanswered texts messaged and calls tore them apart. Adverted eyes in the hallways was the new normal for the girls that had been bestfriends since Kristiana moved to Hudson. She paused a moment before she continued up the path leading to the front door, hesitating before ringing the bell. A woman answered, dressed in a summer dress with her hair in a gelled ponytail. She was beautiful and elegant, she was Kelleigh's mother, and by the look she was giving Kristiana it was obvious she didn't recognize her, and that was expected, the last time she saw her she still had hip length light brown hair and now it was the darkest brown and she dawned new makeup, a new style and 3 holes in each ear along with an eyebrow ring and a nose stud she kept taking out and putting in and lastly the black eye she received from the punch earlier that night. A totally different person.
"Can I help you?"
"Uhm, yes Ms. Burns I was just wondering if I could talk to Kelleigh, is she home?"
"Well, she is but it's a bit late can I ask who wants to see her?"
She rubbed her hand through her hair and stared back at the woman straight in the eyes. "Oh, Ms. Burns; it's uhm, it's Kristiana..."
Ms. Burns head snapped up like it was being pulled by a string,
"Oh my dear, Kristiana, what happened?"
She was getting tired of this question, more than anyone can understand.
"Uhm a lot actually, and I really need to talk to somebody; and well is Kelleigh here?"
"Of course darling, she's up in her room. Just lead yourself up"
On the way up the stairs she debated weither this was a good idea, but eventually she was at her former bestfriends door and she didn't really have a choice. She knocked and Kelleigh opened the door with a shocked look on her face,
"Krissy? What are you doing here..? I thought you left.."
She tried to form words with her mouth, but it just kept opening and closing and eventually she resorted to tears, she'd been doing a lot of that lately.
"Oh Kristiana, what happened? Come in here"
She was led inside the room and she finally managed to say "So much, I just missed you so much. Im so sorry"
"Kristiana I missed you too , but the last time I saw you, you looked like you dropped from a Hot Topic ad. Now your sitting on my bed sobbing after not talking to me for months. What is going on with you? Please don't tell me you're seeing Demetri again. Remember what he did too you."
"Kell?"
"Yes?"
"Just listen? Please, I just need someone to talk too; and you've ALWAYS been here."
For about the next hour the two girls laid on Kelleigh's queen sized bed while Kristiana told her everything. Everything from the beatings to the rape and too the arrest today. Even remembering to explain what happened with her so called father.
"Wait so, you slapped your father. Just slapped him across the face?"
"That is correct." The two girls started laughing, "Good he deserved it, he sounds like an ass, and don't worry about Demetri; he's in custody and from what you tell me he's going away for a really long time."
"I know Kell, I just; I feel like a.." She didn't have time to finish before she was cut off.
"A what Krissy? A victim? You're not. You are a survivor and last time I checked you were the kind of girl that didn't need somebody to tell you that. You are strong. You are still my bestfriend."
"Thank you Kell"
"Now call your mom, and tell her you're sleeping over."
"Okay!"
A/N: Thanks for sticking with me guys :) I hope you liked this chapter, dont forget to review!
-Cia :)