*Ok, so this is my first fanfic. Just something that I have been playing around with. Any and all suggestions/comments would be greatly appreciated. I also don't have a lot of time to edit this so if anyone has any ideas on how to make it better message me. *

"You WHAT?" screamed Kensi.

"Miss Blye, I understand that you are all still grieving over the loss of Dominic but we need a new agent" Hetty said in a tone that challenged anyone to disagree.

"What about Deeks?" Callen asked

"Detective Deeks has not had sufficient training to take over at this point. Now this conversation is over. Miss Valle is highly capable and it was extremely difficult for me to convince the CIA to let go of her."

"Oh great, she's CIA? Well she's obviously going to be a pain in the ass." Sam scoffed

"Ah Agent Hanna, I sense that you have some aversion to the CIA?" The NCIS agents turned to see a tall, tan, blonde clad in dark skinny jeans, and a black tank top.

"Uhh….umm. I…" Sam stuttered

"I would like everyone to meet Special Agent Emily Valle" Hetty announced to her team who stared back at her with wide eyes and open mouths.

"It's an honor to be working with all of you." The new agent said politely. Callen was the first to approach her. "Callen, G. Nice to meet you." He said with a skeptical look in his eyes. How could this girl be a federal agent? She couldn't be more than 25. One by one the other agents introduced themselves. Just as Hetty was about to speak, a sharp whistle from Eric called them to the war room. As they made their way up the stairs, Callen found himself staring at the new agent. She didn't look like an agent, she didn't look tired or defeated, it was apparent that she was new at this. She suddenly looked back at him with a questioning look. Embarrassed, he quickly turned away.

Once in the war room, Eric briefed them on their newest case. "This is footage from LAX at around 2 yesterday afternoon" Eric said pointing to a video of a group of men unloading crates into a burgundy van. Out of nowhere a black SUV sped towards the men, after running over 3 of them, a man armed with an AK-47 got out and shot the other 4 before loading the crates into the SUV and speeding off.

"Eric, why exactly are we looking at this?" Callen asked

"Well, the 5 men to the right are a part of a Mexican drug cartel, and these two men…. are Navy Seals." Eric said sadly.

"What are Navy Seals doing with members of a drug cartel?" Sam wondered out loud, sounding agitated.

"Unfortunately, it seems as if they were in on the transfer." Emily said

"Navy Seals would never do something like that! We have a sense of honor!" Sam screamed

"I was just voicing my opinion agent Hanna. There's no need to get defensive." Emily countered, taken aback by this outburst. She obviously was not making any friends today, she thought.

"You don't have a right to voice an opinion! You are NOT part of this team and you never will be. So why don't you go back to the CIA where you belong. We only want agents here, not Malibu barbies!" Sam yelled.

With a look that could kill Emily said what none of them had expected her to "No." Even Nate was taken aback. He thought for sure that she would walk away crying. Maybe Sam had finally met his match.

"I was practically begged to come here and I have been nothing but nice to all of you. The only person who has the authority to make me leave is Miss Lange." She said calmly. "I know that you have recently lost an agent but that is no reason to take it out on me. I have been a senior field agent with the CIA for 6 years. I have the highest security clearance of anyone in this room and I am fantastic at what I do. You don't have to like me but I demand that you respect me. Now, can we get back to this case?"

She was definitely a piece of work Callen thought. He had never seen anyone stand up to his partner like that. She looked too young to be a senior field agent. Even when he was with the CIA he didn't get up that high. Eric's voice broke though his train of thought. "I've got a match on the SUV plates. It looks like it is registered to a Felix Delgado; a Columbian known for his involvement in the drug cartels."

"Do we have any addresses for Delgado?"Kensi asked Eric

"There's a warehouse on the Westside. I'll send the address to your GPS."

"Sam, you go with Kensi. Emily, you're with me."

Once in the Challenger, Callen looked over at the new agent. She looked completely at ease. "I'm sorry about the team. We are still sore over Dom. Sam didn't mean what he said."

"It's okay, I know it's not easy to let an agent go and see a new one come in to take their place."

Pulling up to a warehouse, the team got out, guns drawn and began to make their way to the entrance. Once inside, Sam and Kensi took the second floor while Callen and Emily searched the first. The sound of gunshots rung in the air. The agents immediately took an offensive stance, guns drawn on a subject on the balcony, then another four on the first floor. Once all of the assailants were taken out the team continued their search. Emily had taken out three that the others hadn't seen. Even Sam had to admit that she was a good shot. But the team still wasn't communicating with her. She thought that there must be another shooter but they did not want to listen. Out of the corner of her eye she saw a man aiming an AK-47 at Kensi and Sam. She took him out with her last 2 bullets. No one else had seen him. And he wasn't alone. The sound of a clip being loaded into a gun drew her attention backward. Without them knowing, another man had taken aim at Callen. She had no more bullets and had no time to call Sam or Kensi. She did the only thing that she could. She jumped in front of Callen just in time to have 12 bullets rip into her. Kensi quickly took the shooter out before running over to Callen and the fallen agent.

Callen dropped to the ground, holding the barely alive agent in his arms. She had saved his life by sacrificing her own. Why? He had only known her for about 6 hours. Why did she feel such a responsibility to protect him? Especially after the way she had been treated by all of them.

"Come on Em, stay with us" he yelled. Sam took off his shirt and gave it to Callen who promptly pressed it against the agent who was bleeding out in his arms. In the distance he could hear the sirens that told him that help was close. If she could just make it a little bit longer...