One-shot for an NCIS LA story, hope you guys like it. Disclaimer; I don't own anything, exccept my character Casey. Please review.
Secrets Come To Light
"You know you haven't taken a vacation since you got here three months ago." said Callen.
"We've been busy besides, Hetty told me you haven't taken one in a long time either." I said.
He shrugged behind his desk, as Eric walked up to us,
"We just got a call from was an explosion this morning." he said.
"So, it sounds like an LAPD case to me." I said.
"Casey, it was your house that exploded."he told us, I stared at him stunned.
Hetty said, "Casey, I can't allow you to work this case as someone could be trying to kill you. I'm sorry, go wait in the boat house to be questioned."
"Hetty, I want to work this case." I argued.
"That is out of the question, now go." she told me.
I left for the boat house while the others went to look at my house. I paced the room while I waited for them to return.
I didn't have to wait long before Callen came in I sat down, he sat opposite me I expected him to ask me a question but he just stared at me so I asked him one, "Why are you staring at me like that?"
"Because, I think you've been hiding something from all of us. Why did the people who did this make sure your computer,laptop,files,and disks were completely destroyed?" he said.
"I haven't been hiding anything from anyone! I don't know Callen. Maybe I found something I didn't know was bad and they couldn't risk that information getting out." I replied angrily.
He got up to leave, "Wait,"I told him, he looked at me, "What about my safe?"I asked.
"What safe?"he demanded in return.
"The one in my basement, was it destroyed?"I explained.
"There was no safe in your basement."he stated.
"So you think, Callen I'm the only one who can open it, let me come to the house."I said.
"Alright, lets go." he said, I was relieved as we left the boat house.
On the way I asked, "How is Hetty going to take this? I mean me working on a case I'm not supposed to be working on."
"Well we need you to find evidence and Hetty can't argue with that especially if it's something big."he explained. I nodded I knew it was big but I couldn't tell them that, not yet anyway.
At the house I went in the basement, moved my couch to reveal a trap door with a key pad I punched in the code and the door lifted. I grabbed my box of files, flash drives, and journals. I handed them to Callen and waited.
"You can go back to the boat house while we analyze this stuff." he said.
"Callen, I'm not a suspect here. I'm leaving." I said and headed for the stairs he grabbed my arm,
"You're going to the boat house, and you are going to tell me the truth about this stuff. Now lets go." he said angrily.
I waited in the boat house knowing that my secret had to come out, but I wasn't going to make it easy for Callen. He came in and I could tell he was angry with me, it showed as everything he asked or said was done angrily.
"You lied to me Casey! We're a team, you can trust me."he said.
"So I was hiding something big deal. It's personal business."I told him.
"Well this no big deal has turned in to a big deal. Eric was able to access your computer files easily enough, why have you been gathering information on a Sean Conners for the last three years? Where is the information from the last three months?"he told me.
"I'm not telling you Callen." I said stubbornly, he came around the table grabbed the front of my shirt and threw me up against the wall.
"How about now?!" he shouted at me,
"The last three months isn't here. I stashed it in a park, and there are a lot of parks in LA."I replied.
"What's so important about Sean?"he asked.
"Eric didn't check world wide?" I asked amused.
Callen let me go and left slamming the door behind him. I paced the room while I waited some more, though I knew time was running out.
When Callen came back he brought Deeks with him, I rolled my eyes because the only person I would give answers to was Callen.
"Alright, Casey we now know why you want Sean, so let us help you. We need the last three months." he said.
"I'll get to that in a minute, why did you bring Deeks with you?"I told him.
"Because I figured you might loosen up with him here, now which park?"he replied.
"Cedar park, on top of the wolf fountain. I'll get it."I answered, getting up.
"The hell you are! We can't trust you right now Case."Callen exclaimed.
"Can any of you get up there? No I'll get it and the only reason I've kept this information from the team is to protect you. If Sean found out I've been tracking him all along he would have went after you guys, especially you, Callen."I said being straight with them.
"Alright, but we're going; Deeks will go as a yoga guy and I'll be a jogger."he said, I nodded.
We went to the park, I saw Sean he was looking for it. "Callen, I need a distraction now."I said through the ear piece.
"You got it." he and Deeks started fighting drawing attention, I went to the statue and got the cylinder. Sean spotted me as I got down and he came after me, I ran.
"Guys we got a problem." I said as I turned into a big mall hoping to lose Sean. I slowed to a quick walk,
"What's up?"Callen asked.
"Sean chased after me, I'm trying to lose him in the shopping mall."I explained.
"We're on our way."he said.
"Hang on, are either of you hungry?"I asked.
"Yeah, I am." said Deeks.
"How about we meet up for a lunch date at the Quick Café?"I asked. "Got it."Deeks replied.
"Callen, get Eric looking at the cameras I've lost Sean."I told him and went on to the café checking for Sean as I went, I saw Deeks waiting for me.
He said, "He's behind you, take off your bag." I did and threw it over the railing, Sean was furious and came at me.
I punched him in the face, before Deeks and Callen came guns drawn and cuffed him. I reached over the railing and grabbed my bag from the ledge that Sean couldn't see.
"You had us worried there for a minute, Casey." said Callen.
"I'd never let you down Callen."I said with a smile.
Back at headquarters, Hetty wasn't happy with what I had done, she told me.
"You are suspended for three weeks, to think about what you have done. Decide whether you still want to be a part of this team, and to get yourself a new house."
"Hetty, I'm very sorry for what I did, but I only did it to protect this team. You guys are my family now and I'm not going to walk away from you. The house hunt won't take long."I told her my voice confident.
"Did I say suspended? I meant I'm ordering you to take a three week vacation." she smiled at me, I smiled back grateful that I wasn't leaving.
"You're finally taking vacation time." joked Callen,
"You know Hetty is ordering it. I'm just glad I'm not fired." I said.
"Do you want some company tomorrow while you look for a house?" he asked,
"Sure, and Callen I'm sorry I won't hide anything from you or anyone else ever again." I replied.
"Good that means you can tell me where you put my back pack." said Deeks,
"It's in the back seat of your car." I amused remembering that I put there this morning.
"I can't believe I didn't see it, and here I thought it was in the shooting range." he said.
We all laughed out loud knowing that's where I go when I'm steamed, or if I need to think about something.
