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Chapter 3

"I still can't believe Vance made us do this," DiNozzo said, slouching in his seat, stirring the straw in his glass.

"Get over it Tony," Ziva told him, using her self-restraint as not to slap him.

"She's right DiNozzo," Gibbs added. "So just deal with it."

"Alright then," McGee said, turning to the others. "Moving on."

"Dude," DiNozzo said, turning to Carlos. "What's with the helmet?"

Carlos laughed, tapping the trusty object on his head. "Well, back home, we all played hockey, and did some crazy stunts on and off the ice. Plus, I was the one prone to get hurt more than the others."

"I can picture that," DiNozzo said.

"I've had this helmet for a long time," Carlos said. "After we graduated, parting with it just seemed wrong. So I kept it and always wore it. It came in handy when learning karate and getting my black belt. I have no idea how many times I hit the mat trying to learn the moves. Although, I did get some strange looks when I went in for my classes when learning the languages. It was so worth it."

"Still a knucklehead," Kendall added.

"My dad was a police officer and my mom had some ties in the Navy. I guess that's all there is to it."

"What about you?" Ziva asked Logan, suddenly interested.

"My life isn't all that complicated," Logan said. "My dad was a Naval officer and my mom was a surgeon. That's where I got the love of both from. My parents weren't around all the much because of their jobs, but I learned to live with it. I got my degree in Medicine from John Hopkins and I got a masters degree in Computer Forensics from MIT. I have a love of both medicine and computers, so I couldn't pick just one."

"More like Probie than I thought," DiNozzo said.

"Not my problem we're similar," Logan said, taking a sip of his drink.

"What about you Diamond?" Gibbs asked.

"Me?" James asked, then looked to Tony, wondering if he should say what was on his mind at that point. When he got the nod from his brother, he turned back to Gibbs.

"Well," James said,"I'm technically Tony's half-brother. My mom was our dad's third wife. Go figure. I moved with my mom not even two months after the divorce was final. I was five at the time. Tony and I were not only brothers, but best friends. My mom had a job in the Navy, so I was used to everything that came with it. When my mom got re-married, she made me take his last name. My mom was murdered when I was ten, and we still have no way to find out who did it. Even when I was ten I wanted to find out who did it, and it drove me crazy not knowing. Tony and I never told you this, but after my mom died, my step-dad started drinking, and I even thought he was doing drugs. I sort of raised myself from then on. I had my suspicious that it was him since she was killed with a piece of broken glass from his favorite liqour bottle, and he never drank that when she was alive. Still, that wasn't enough to press charges on him, so I was stuck with him after that."

"And lastly we have Kendall," McGee said.

"I'm like Gibbs," Kendall said, leaning forward, putting his elbows on the table. "You have to figure out my story."

"Not another one," DiNozzo said, causing him to get slapped in the back of the head by Gibbs.

"You want to know my story?" Kendall asked, sitting up. "There's one thing you need to know about me. I hate people who break their promise. It's something I can't stand."

The feeling soon shifted into something much more tense than it had been before, everyone turning to look to each other, wondering what they could say to change the subject.

They soon made their way to the base, getting their gear and heading out. James, Carlos, and Logan were walking out when they heard Gibbs's voice.

"Are you positive you don't want to tell the others?" he asked.

"They'll find out when it's time," came Kendall's voice, answering the question. "You know I have a hard time trusting people after what happened and I don't fully trust them yet."

"Very well," Gibbs said. They both walked out of the room and stopped when they saw James, Carlos, and Logan.

"We were walking out," James said.

"Did you hear anything?" Gibbs asked.

"Gibbs," Kendall said. "It's alright. They know."

"You're not to say anything to the other agents," Gibbs told them.

James, Carlos, and Logan nodded, completely understanding his order.

"We should head out," Logan suggested.

"Logan's right," Carlos said. "We've got a big day ahead of us tomorrow."

"So I guess we'll see you tomorrow," Kendall said. He walked over to the elevator and pressed the button, waiting for it to come to their floor. When the doors opened, the four friends stepped inside, then turned back to Gibbs. "Goodnight Gibbs," Kendall said.

"Goodnight you four," Gibbs said as the elevator doors closed.