I own nothing.
Though her lungs and legs were burning, Kensi continued running. Usually she is not a runner, she preferred sparring, but some days she just needed to get away and running usually lets her do that.
And after the day she had today, she needed to get away. Thoughts of being trapped in that tiny room with lasers still haunt her, even though that was hours ago. That image was all Kensi saw whenever she closed her eyes.
This is why she was running at 11 o'clock at night. She couldn't sleep, no matter what she tried. Hopefully this will make her tired enough that when she got back to her apartment she'll be out like a light when her head hits the pillow.
The need to catch her breath forced Kensi to slow her pace down to a walk. At this point, Kensi took the time to take in the scene before her.
The beach looked beautiful, with the moon reflecting on the ocean and the waves gently breaking on the sand. It was nights like this Kensi wished she had someone to share this with.
Suddenly, she realized that a dog was making its way towards her. It looked familiar in a mangy way. The dog stopped in front of her, sniffing her feet and panting. Kensi bent over to scratch its head when she realized she knew this dog.
Right when the dog's identity came to her, she heard someone called out "Monty! Come here, leave that lady alo- Kensi?"
Kensi looked up to see her scruffy partner, looking slightly confused ( though that is not that unusual). "Hey, Deeks. What are you doing out so late?"
"I could ask you the same thing." Deeks said, avoiding the question.
Kensi toyed with avoid the question completely, but decided to go with the vague answer. "Couldn't sleep."
Deeks gave her a knowing look. "Me either. Plus Monty wanted to go for a walk."
Kensi continued to scratch Monty behind the ears as she and Deeks reached an awkward silence. Suddenly, Deeks blurted out "I'm sorry they took you!"
Kensi looked at him, slightly startled. Is that what he's upset about? "What?"
"The Russians. I'm sorry they took you. I'm sorry I couldn't stop them."
Kensi stood up. "Deeks, it wasn't your fault. If I hadn't gone, we both would have been shot. It was the only solution that left both of us alive."
"I still should have been able to do something, I should have been able to protect you." Deeks said stubbornly.
"I don't need to be protected," Kensi said in an exasperated tone "I am a big girl Deeks, I can take care of myself."
"I know, but you are also my partner, I am supposed to protect you, just like how you are supposed to protect me. I wasn't able to do my job."
"But you did do your job- you got me back, just like I knew you would. You helped me through the lasers and made sure I didn't blow up."
"But-" Deeks started to say something, but Kensi stopped him.
"Stop blaming yourself. Everything worked out fine in the end. Besides, would you have been able to bend your way around the lasers? Especially that last one?"
"No." Deeks said, rather begrudgingly.
Kensi gave a small smile. "Then just be glad that it was me that had to bend that way."
"Fine, but the next time someone wants to kidnap you, I'm going to shoot them." Deeks stated firmly.
Kensi's smile widen. "Sounds good to me." She then handed Monty's leash to Deeks. "Come on, partner. Let's finish Monty's walk."
This originally started out as something else, but then I decided that it could stand on it's own.
I hope you enjoy this one. Feel free to review and Happy reading!
