Disclaimer: As you all know I don't own NCIS…and once again if I did Kate would still be alive and kicking and a 100 paired with Gibbs…D :P
Gibbs looked unconvinced from where he sat on his bed towards his closet where his tux was hung up begging him for a night out. Gibbs stared at him scrutinizing it like it were the latest suspect; trying to find a flaw or something to prevent him from deciding to go to his job's New Years party.
Ducky would be there, McGee with Abby, DiNozzo and the secretary named Jessica…but the real reason he was even considering doing something he had never even thought of doing was the fact that he had overheard Kate was going.
He sighed as ran a hand through his silver hair and let himself drop backwards against his bed staring at the ceiling fan watching it spin in circle producing much needed fresh air.
Kate got out of the shower and ran through the hall towards her room as the cold air swooshed as she ran causing goosebumbs to develop on her arms. She shut her bedroom door and opened up her closet and sat on her bed to take time picking which one would be suitable. She always attended these events, getting to know everyone, being herself; deep down below her mask of toughness she could drink DiNozzo bellow the table and out party Abbs and maybe if she pushed herself hard enough she might just be able to out gab Ducky himself.
She sighed and got back up and walked over to her closet and began to rummage through her things looking for the right dress. Tow pink, too blue, too green, too plain, too white… She threw everyone over her shoulder until she reached the last one in the line.
"My God, I forgot I had this!" She exclaimed as she pulled on her old prom dress. It was a mixture between scarlet, gold, and cream. Every now and then a little white stone was placed on the materiel. The bottom of the dress went down in layers like a salsa skirt until it reached her ankle. The dress was held up by strings that connected in criss-crosses do just were she tied it up just above the beginning of her lower half of the dress where she tied it in a double bow . She looked at herself sideways in front of the mirror. After that she twirled until her dress was cascading around her in the air, and she smiled excitedly. Sure she wasn't a prissy princess but sometimes on the rarest occasions she liked to splurge. She went to her closest and shifted her foot through all her shoes and flicked them off when she found a flaw or if it merely clashed. It was between a golden stiletto and a white glitter heel. She put on one of each and turned over to her black kitten with white stocked paws named Bella.
"So…which one Bell?" she said as she cuddled her little kitten and listened to its purring. Kate smiled and kissed its furry face. Bella mewed and licked the tip of Kate's nose, its sandpaper feeling tongue causing Kate to giggle. Kate gently put Bella down on the waterbed and she took the glitter strapped sandal and slid on the golden stilettos twin. She made her way to the bathroom and took out her make-up kit from behind the mirror and started to apply rouge to her lips.
Gibbs decided that it wouldn't hurt anyone if he attended the get together and slowly made his way to the hangar on the hook. Looking for a second at the article hanging from it briefly before taking the hangar and headed to his adjoin bathroom.
A while later he came out and timidly looked over at the mirror by his closet and stood straight arching his back and keeping his head high. He tugged here and pulled there as he slowly made his journey towards his 'tie' compartment in the closet and went through it. Gibbs figured that since he was wearing a dark blue suit he might as well go for a lighter shade. He took out a tie a shade lighter then his suit and struggled with the job of tying it.
"Why do people go through with this? Hell they can I sure as hell don't intend to." He said as he threw the tie back in his closet and merely unbuttoned the top button and loosened the stiffness of the collar. He sighed and made his way out of his room and down the hall flexing his hand closed and opening them again trying to take over the fact that he was shaking…not physically. Damn, he's been through the war at Panama as a Sniper Assassin, he's faced numbers of dangerous murderers serial killers and psychopaths but the mere though of being at a party with existence that weren't his boat or the dust bunnies under the couch he was petrified!
Kate puckered in front of the mirror as she added a clear coat of gloss to her already deep red lips to add an extra sparkle and added the extra touch-ups to her gold shimmer eye shadow. She turned on the curling iron that sat posed on the edge of the sink begging for her attention she put in dangle earrings one by one when her cat jumped on the toilet seat. Kate jumped and grasped her heart in fright.
"Damn Bell, you nearly killed me!" She took a deep breath and as she looked in her kittens innocent eyes she laughed. "How the heck can I stay made at you Bell?" She petted her little head and listened to her purr. When the iron was ready she picked a strand and wrapped it around and counted to 20 as she waited for the heated metal to work its magic.
She glanced in the mirror proud at her looks and turned from side to side. "Goodbye workaholic Kate, and hello beauty and glam." She said and ran her hand through her hair sticking gems here and there on every strand. Bella tilted her head and meowed. Kate rolled her eyes. "Well…just for tonight." She said and laughed as she headed for the kitchen Bella hot on her heels. Kate went over to the fridge and opened it and retrieved a can of tuna and brought out some cream. "Mommy's leaving for a while so you'll get a treat okay puss?" She coyed in a baby voice pouring some cream in a little bowl and scooping out the tuna and putting it in another dish. She looked over at Bella and saw her lick her lips in anxiety. Kate chuckled and walked over to her mat and put the two dishes down and moved over before the kitten ran her over like a bulldozer. Kate shrugged her head and heading over to the walk in closet to gather her dress coat. She looked over her shoulder one more time and left her kitten to her glory. "Bye Bell please try and leave the place in one piece." She said as she opened the door. Bella flicked her tail and returned to her gourmet meal. "Don't let me ruin your meal Princess." She said sarcastically and shut the door behind and made her way to her dark red Mazda 3.
Author's Note: Happy New Years my fellow fictionners hope you like this little Kibbs fic.
Brit -xox-