A/N: Two semi-light-hearted chapters next. And then it will get sad again. And then happy. And then… and then I'm done. Remind me not to do anything like this again…
General Warning Label: teen!NCIS, heterosexual sex (Abby/Gibbs), slash (Tony/Tim), masturbation (Tony), erotic dreams/fantasies (Everybody), violence (Gibbs), teacher/student (Kate/Jimmy, respectively), child abuse (Ziva), homelessness (Jenny), suicide (Ducky), & death by abortion (Abby). Told you this wasn't for the faint of heart...
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Chapter Ten: Totally Fucked
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Monsieur Le Toux (A/N: Been a while, I know.) was waving the boys in what seemed like an endless stream of French phrases. They had all bombed their French tests (excluding Masters DiNozzo and McGee), and so there would be no conversational French that day. (Tim and Tony were in the corner, having a lovely conversation in French about movies.)
Leroy tried to tell Monsieur Le Toux that they had been at a funeral the day before, but the flamboyant teacher just tutted and shook his head, muttering about how studying French could make even a crying kid happy, and started conducting the boys in his monotonous, French symphony.
Until Principal Vance stepped into the room. Then the room fell silent. All eyes were on Vance. Little Ms. Todd was behind him, followed by Mr. and Mrs. Mallard.
"Leroy Gibbs?" the principal said after clearing his throat.
The four adults moved to the front of the room. Leroy stood up slowly and approached them. Mr. Mallard drew a long breath in, and then took something out of his briefcase. It was the sex essay Leroy had written for Ducky (and the rest of his boys). Tim, Tony and Jimmy took in silent breaths as they noticed Leroy's name and the date were centered on the top of the first page. They looked at each other from across the room, and then looked at the spectacle in front of them.
"This is an abomination," Mr Mallard said slowly, "This is what really drove my son to kill himself…"
Principal Vance pushed him aside, "It really is a piece of filth, young man… I have called your mother, and she has given in to the idea of sending you to military school. The bus leaves for the Richmond base in a week. After Mr. Mallard is done speaking to you, you may pack your bag and leave. You are hereby expelled, Mr. Gibbs."
He left, leaving a seething Mr. Mallard behind. Mrs. Mallard took Ms. Todd's hand and squeezed it as Mr. Mallard began: "You rat bastard! Teaching my boy about sex? I knew you were a bad influence on him! You and that bitch you call a mother. I only allowed you two to hang out together because my wife told me you would be a good influence, but fuck she was fucking wrong!"
Mr Mallard breathed in. Leroy sighed and replied, "I guess you're right. Everything is my fault and I deserved every word said to me today."
Mr. Mallard sighed happily, grabbed his wife roughly, and left. Ms. Todd looked to Mr. Le Toux warily and followed them quietly.
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Monsieur Le Toux let Leroy out of the classroom, along with Tony, Tim and Jimmy, since they all pleaded in perfect French. "You… you took all that? Not a word about how it was natural to wonder about the human condition?" Tony asked.
Leroy opened his locker and took out all his books and placed them in his school bag. He walked briskly to the door outside, the boys still following him.
"That's not the Leroy I know," Jimmy put in.
Leroy turned to them briskly, "I would've, but Mr. Mallard if a bad man to get angry, as you saw. This is where I say goodbye."
"But you have a week!" Tony cried.
Leroy looked at him and put out his hand, "I'll be most likely staying at home and consoling my mother… and perhaps Abby," he put in. Tony took his hand, but pulled Leroy in to an awkward man-hug. Leroy patted the boy's back and moved on to Jimmy. Jimmy went in for the man-hug. Leroy smiled as he finally figured out that he had friends. If only Ducky had realized this…
Leroy parted from Jimmy, and looked down at Tim. Tim looked up at him, trying to be strong as he put out his hand. Finally the young boy couldn't handle it and rushed in to give Leroy a tearful hug. Tim buried his head into the older boy's shoulder, "Who's gonna protect us from Monsieur Le Toux? Who's gonna let us talk about our fears and worries and not laugh at us?" he cried into the shoulder.
Leroy wrapped his arms around the younger boy and allowed the younger male to cry, "You still have each other, guys… and you have Jenny and Ziva…" he looked at Jimmy when he said the latter girl's name. He blushed and covered the bottom half of his face.
"I have to go home now…" Leroy said, peeling Tim away from him. It was harder than he had initially thought, so Leroy pushed Tony into the spot where he used to be. Tim jumped away from the other boy as he realized that it wasn't Leroy he was hugging anymore. Leroy nodded to his group, and then left. They watched him go.
Jimmy sighed as he went to go back into the schoolhouse. Tony looked to Tim, "Umm… meet me in the vineyard at eight… we have a Trig test tomorrow, and I know you've been struggling," Tony said, his voice once again slow and silky. He followed Jimmy into the building, and Tim was soon behind him, still looking back where Leroy had left…
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OMG. So excited for the next chapter. Hope this chapter was… happier. Or lighter. Or whatever… You should still review. Hint, hint.
And the next chapter, I know, has to be perfect, so I'm not sure when it'll be out. I'm also at my mother's, and I haven't seen her for a while. Please be patient... (I will too...)
Aeron Ailsa