Missing
Hi everyone. This is my first NCIS LA fic, I've just become a huge fan of Kensi and Callen, love to hear what you think so please review! And thank you so much for reading!
**2014: I'm determined to finish this story and I've gotten a couple of the most loveliest reviews in the last few days so I'm even more motivated now. I know it's been a long time, and I fell for Callen and Kensi long before Deeks arrived - but he's still in the story and I'm adding Nell now because I love her and she wasn't around when I started this! Wow it's been a long time! Hope you can still enjoy it now.
Chapter one:
G Callen walked into the large building and couldn't help but smile at the sight he was greeted with. Stifling a rather overwhelming yawn while balancing a bright, pink box of donuts atop of his right palm he moved into the familiar area, between four desks, separated into twos and smirked hearing Deeks' voice increase even more in volume.
Suddenly a loud shrill sound pierced through the air from behind him and while the two men in his team ceased yelling at each other Callen didn't bother with the noise already being more than accustomed to it. He nodded a good morning to Deeks as he heard his partner yell some obscenity up the stairs to Eric who had obviously used that whistle one too many times for the ex-navy seals liking.
"Where's Kens?" he asked looking down at the box still in his hand as the three men began to ascend the stairs. They both shrugged, unworried,
"Most likely with Eric and Nell waiting for us" Sam answered grouchily making Callen smirk as he nodded,
"Aren't you just a ray of sunshine this morning?" he teased before quickly moving out of Sam's reach who made to thump him in the side. He threw another cheeky grin at the two men before ducking into Eric's 'cave' as Kensi had begun referring to it. His eyes automatically swept over the room and he frowned when his favourite agent didn't fill his vision causing him to turn back around towards Eric, Nell and Hetty. The latter, however, spoke before his lips had opened,
"And where's Miss Blye this morning?" Callen's brow creased even further,
"She's probably just late, too much late night top model" Deeks offered a fond tone in his words,
"Hmm I hope those habits of yours aren't rubbing off on Miss Blye, Mr Deeks" The small woman spoke seriously as she peered at the LAPD liaison over her spectacles causing Callen and Sam to smirk. Callen raised his hand to his ear having punched in the number he knew so well. After several rings the phone went to message bank and he hung up impatiently not bothering to leave a message.
He could feel the uncomfortable buzz of worry beginning to stir in his chest and he pushed it away forcefully – nothing was wrong, he had no reason to believe so, no evidence, no proof. Although the tightening of Deeks' fingers around the edge of the table and the small crease in Sam's brow did nothing to relieve any of the building concern.
"I will inform Miss Blye of our new case on her arrival for now I suggest the three of you spend the next few minutes providing Miss Jones and Mr Beale with your utmost attention for all the information they haveon Lieutenant Rogers' death" with that the woman exited the room and the three men leaning against the table turned to stare at the large screen. But as Eric and Nell began briefing them on their latest case Callen couldn't ignore the feeling of worry that was niggling him in the pit of his stomach and the tightness that was forming in his chest – Kensi was never late.
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Thirty minutes later they were heading back down the stairs single file where Hetty greeted them at their desks with eerily perfect timing as always – they'd stopped questioning it a long time ago.
"I take it no one has heard from Miss Blye as of yet?"
"Ohh Kens is going to be in trouble" Deeks' teased, the playful edge to his voice however seemed to be dulled somewhat. Sam chuckled in response while Callen's gaze remained fixed on the operations manager,
"Mr deeks why don't you drop by your partner's place on the way to the crime scene, get her out of bed" Deeks nodded grinning,
"Mission accepted" Callen couldn't help his lips from quirking upwards as Kensi's partner strode away after mock-soluting Hetty who simply shook her head fondly dismissing them with a wave of her hand as if they were misbehaving children she hadn't the energy to put up with.
Once the three men had left the covert building in two cars parting in different directions and the car Callen steered headed towards the area Lieutenant Rogers had been discovered it was as Callen and Sam smoothly pulled into the doc that had already been blocked off by the LAPD that Callen's phone rang and Sam picked it up from the passenger seat.
"It's Deeks" his words were quiet, grave and caused the feeling that had stuck in Callen's stomach to build and his chest to constrict as Sam, without meeting his gaze, raised the phone to his ear, his shoulders tensing,
"Deeks?"
"She's not here…but you both need to get over here now" Abruptly the car was spun around so fast that Sam nearly let go of the phone in order to hold onto something,
"We're on our way Deeks" the call was disconnected and they were speeding through Los Angeles lights flashing and sirens blaring. The two men didn't speak, the tension in the car building like thick fog threatening to suffocate them. "Night G" – he could hear her goodbye from the previous night as she'd left both he and Sam at their desks finishing their paper work before leaving work alongside her partner.
They made it there in fifteen minutes which was record timing considering it was normally just over a half our drive. As the car jerked around the corner at the top of the familiar street they knew it was bad. Night G…
The entire road had been sectioned off and both agents all but jumped from the car and ducked under the tape after flashing their IDs. They found Deeks, a hand on the back of his head fisted in his hair, closer to the building talking to one of the senior LAPD officers who smiled grimly when he caught sight of the fast approaching agents,
"Agent Callen, Hanna" he nodded in greeting which was quickly returned by both men before Deeks turned to face them and Callen spoke quickly,
"What's the story?" he asked as he caught Deeks' gaze move unfocusedly over his shoulder somewhere,
"Your Agent Deeks here got here about five minutes after I got back. We've been here all morning though. We haven't touched the place, a woman from upstairs who called it in said that Kensi worked for the police and said that they had to look for her. We've been trying to find out where she works"
"And it's taken you this long?" asked Sam, there was a slight edge to his voice, but the officer opted not to acknowledge it shaking his head,
"No we had another call – a shooting just a couple of blocks away, we went down there but it wasn't Kensi. Completely different case gang activity lots of shooting so that took a while. We only just got back here. You want us to clear out?" he asked focusing on Callen,
"Yep, but first you can introduce me to the lady who called it in" the officer nodded while Sam turned raising his phone to his ear once again, no doubt to call Hetty and get a team sent out – their best team.
"Been inside?" Callen turned to Deeks who just registered Callens change of attention. He nodded his eyes slightly wider than usual. He'd been here the night before, Callen knew. He'd been here and now Kensi was missing – Deeks' partner was missing.
"You'll want to take a look" Deeks voice was low, quieter, almost distracted as if he were trying to put together a puzzle….a puzzle that had way too few pieces.
"I'll clear up out here, wait for Hetty, They've gotten everyone out of the building" Callen nodded once again before he followed the officer gesturing to Sam to follow,
"Alright she's over here but just to warm you she's a bit shaky. She's hardly spoken to us at all, think she got a bit of a shock alright." As they walked towards one of the police vans parked outside the building he spied an older lady sitting in the back of one, wrapped in a fluffy, fuscia dressing gown listening closely to a young woman speak. A moment later she caught sight of them and Callen caught the recognition flood her eyes. She stood on shaky legs and the two men hurried forwards,
"No worries Mam don't get up you're fine" Sam said smiling gently and the two stood before her as got settled once again,
"Agent Callen, Agent Hanna"
"Good morning Mam have we met?" the woman shook her head at Callen,
"Please call me Edith and no, no we haven't but Kensi's told me all about you all though. She comes over all the time the dear and gives me a hand with bits and pieces so we get to talking" they nodded smiling lightly at the thought of Kensi helping out Edith,
"Well we're leading the investigation now and I'm sure you've already been asked more than twice but would you mind telling us everything you heard and saw this morning?" She nodded at them,
"I've been waiting to tell you" She answered tightening her grip on the handkerchief scrunched in her fist,
"Very early this morning I heard some yelling and thumping going on from next door but I just thought that it was Kensi getting home. But then I heard a yell from just outside my door so I got up..I…I opened my door and there was Kensi but….oh she was on the ground and she was bleeding. Oh there was lots of blood" the woman's voice shook slightly and they watched her intently as recalled everything,
"There was a man…he was much bigger, much bigger than her, than Kensi. He had his hands around her neck. But he was bleeding a lot from his side and he was holding it. I just..I didn't know what to do so I ran back inside and called the police….by the time I went back they were gone" Callen nodded at her words and smiled at Edith,
"Thank you so much Edith, we're going to have a look upstairs. Our boss should be arriving any moment now and she'll probably speak to you if you're alright that" he said in question,
"Oh Henrietta!...Hetty" the woman asked a little brighter and Sam chuckled,
"That would be the one. She'll probably ask you if you remember what the man looked like and all those things" she nodded at their words before looking up at them and pained expression contorting her softened features,
"You'll find her won't you…she's such a lovely young girl" Callen offered her a smile,
"We won't do anything else until we do Edith…she's family" the woman nodded at his simple answer.
"You'll find her, she believes in every one of you, you'll find her" they smiled and promised they would talk to her later and keep her updated. As both men turned and looked up at the apartment building both sets of eyes zeroed in on the window they knew belonged to Kensi's apartment. They exchanged a glance and could identify the worry swirling in their partners' eyes before they headed into the building. Callen found Deeks standing with another man squatting to where tire marks were staining the bitumen,
"Jesus" Sam muttered as they stepped into the apartment block. Trained eyes found the blood on the ground and they could do nothing but pray it didn't belong to Kensi.
Night G –
First chapter of my first NCIS LA story, PLEASE REVIEW! Thank you so much for reading!
Nina