This is gonna be a longer story! Yay! Finally! I'm talking 20 short(ish) chapters at least. I hope you enjoy it! It's a Tate story! **I still don't own the show etc.** I wish I did, but I guess you should be happy I don't. I could never run such a big show! It would be HORRIBLE! Remember to R&R! I'm begging you! Something Gibbs would never do. But who said I'm Gibbs? :) Enough said! Story Time!
Special Agent Kate Todd drove into the NCIS parking lot for another day of work. She got out of her car into the cold January air. Just 3 feet away from her car, Kate slipped on ice. Her left ankle hurt and she was embarrassed. Other than that she was fine. On her way up she realized she couldn't put any weight on her left leg. She fell again and her ankle hurt even more. By this time Kate was crying from the pain. Luckily, Gibbs, followed by Tony, was just pulling in. Gibbs, seeing Kate on the ground crying, pulled into the spot next to her. Tony, out of his car before Gibbs, started laughing. "Bad break-up with another boyfriend?" he joked. Gibbs was just getting out of his car already asking Kate what was wrong. Kate just continued crying, with the occasional scream, due to the pain. Gibbs stretched out his hand, but Kate didn't take it. At this point, Gibbs knew there was something wrong. Searching on her legs and feet fir an injury, he came across Kate's enlarged ankle. By himself, Gibbs picked Kate up and took her to Ducky. Tony, very confused what was going on, just followed them. Once down in autopsy, Gibbs gently set the crying girl down. "What's wrong with her Jethro?" Ducky asked him. Gibbs pointed to her left ankle, which was huge at this point. Tony was set to stay, but as soon as he found out what was wrong with Kate, Gibbs sent him upstairs. Tony did as Gibbs ordered, went to his desk and started at Kate's. McGee, already at his desk, asked what was going on. Tony told him that Kate and Gibbs were in autopsy because Kate had fallen. Abby then came up to the desks. "What about Kate? And where's she and Gibbs?" Tony and McGee looked at each other. "Nothing about Kate and neither of them showed up this morning." Tony told her. "There's something hinky going on here and I'm gonna find out." Meanwhile down in autopsy, Ducky was unsure what to do. He couldn't think for the first time in his life. He didn't want to put her in more pain by a shot or needle, but Ducky knew he had to. With Gibbs holding Kate's hand, Ducky gave her a shot to try to stop the pain. Just then the phone rang. Ducky took off his gloves to answer it.