Title: Nightmare in Winterland

Author: Talon/Soulpaw

Rating: G-PG: 13?

Category: Drama/Romance (Gibbs/Kate)

Spoilers: None

Disclaimer: These characters don't belong to me.

Author's Notes: My first NCIS Fan Fiction, I done a few Clay Aiken Fan Fiction stories but other than that nothing, so it may be bad but give me time to get use to writing again.

The ground was covered in at least ten inches of snow and it was still coming down. There was a light breeze blowing the snow down at an angle. As the sun peaked out from the clouds, the rays hit the snow coated ground gave a sparkle to the snow. Another winter day thought a hunter who had travel almost a mile away from his cabin, looking for the big buck. The snow crunched hunter his footsteps. His eyes soon turned to some snow that had a pink tint. He walked closer trying to figure out what it was, knowing that he had not killed anything or saw anyone else out here. As he got closer he saw something sticking out from the ground that scared him.

It was pretty much quiet in the bullpen, the only light was coming in from the windows and a few of the computers that were left on and the screen savers were playing. It was rather early in the morning, almost four. Kate has stay after hours to finish up on some paper work she got behind on during the period she was sick. The left side of her faced tucked into her arm, having dozed off at the desk. Gibbs opened the main door and walked into the bullpen, holding two cups of fresh coffee. He was usually the first one here followed by Kate. He stopped in his place, a few feet away from Kate's desk.

A soft smile came across his face. She looks so peaceful and beautiful in her sleep. Gibbs thought as his intense blue eyes stared at her. Walking to the side of her desk, he stood behind her after sitting both of the cups of coffee down on her desk. His hand reached out carefully and moved a stray piece of hair away from her face. A sheepish grin found its way across Gibbs face. Walking over to his desk, he found a fake spider in his desk. He turned the tiny toy on so it would start to crawl. Walking back over to Kate, standing behind her and dropped the toy on her face.

She suddenly jumped awake, a scream escaping her mouth and she reaching up and rubbing her face with her hands. Gibbs tumbled back, laughing at her. "Damn Gibbs. I hate you." She turned around and smacked his arm. "Aww come on Kate, it was time to get up sleepy head. It's not my fault you feel asleep." Kate rubbed her eyes trying to get the sleep out of them. "What time is any ways?" He reached over and picked up one of the cups of coffee and held it out for her. "Coffee?" Looking back at the clock on the wall. "It's four ten." She yawned and took the cup. "I don't get up until four thirty."

Picking up the other cup, he took a sip of the hot coffee. "Well that is what you get for staying her after I told you go home and get some sleep." Kate reached over and hit him in the arm again before she drank some of her coffee. "I got almost all the paper work done. I got a page or two left." She sat back down at her table and went back to work. "What no thank you for the wake and coffee?" She glanced up at him, "I didn't think I had to give one." Gibbs shrugged his shoulders and turned away. He loved to pick on her and glad she quit the secret service. He needed another female around her and someone to pick on besides Tony.

Gibbs sat down at his own desk and logged into his computer. Before he knew it Tony was walking in. "So what is new today boss?" He asked as he took his coat off and laid it on the back of his chair. "Why are you so cheery today Tony? Did you have a good night with that plastic blow up doll?" Kate asked, joking around as she looked up from her paper work. "No." Tony added, glaring at her. "Kids, kids. No fighting." His words were cut off as his cell phone rang.

"Gibbs here," He gave a nod of his head to the words the person over the phone said. "We will be there soon as we can." Hanging up the phone and looked over at Tony. "Get a flight up to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." Gibbs had picked up his coat and Kate stood up looking at him. "What's going on?" As he slid the coat on, "Someone found a body of a Army Ranger in woods outside of Pittsburgh."

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