Both Sam and Callen headed over to the safe house again, right in the OPS room where they found Eric, Nell and Hetty already there. From the look in their eyes, the others were absolutely sure that they might have found something.

"Gentleman, did you find anything useful?" Hetty asked them just as they stepped a foot inside.

"It was definitely intentional... LAPD ruled out robbery as the contents of her bag where all uncounted for" Sam explained.

"They found her purse?" Nell asked.

"Yeah, we gathered her badge from it" Sam managed to say.

All of them kept quiet before Hetty broke the sealed silence...

"Mr. Beale would you mind telling us what you found?"

"Right, um...Ms. Bly- Kensi, was at a bar from 10:30pm till 11:15pm, which is when she was seen last" Eric finished.

"What about from the traffic cams near the park?" Callen asked.

"The footage shows, um... a man following her as she walked out of the bar and two other guys in the distance. As she tried to get away, they caught up and..." Eric couldn't bear to go on, all knowing what happened next.

"Uh, which bar was it?" Sam said, interrupting their thoughts.

"Hey' 08... it's the one we went to about three weekends ago" Nell interrupted.

They all kept staring at the footage even though they really didn't want to. When it showed that Kensi practically beat the hell out of one of them, a slight smile appeared on their faces, realizing that Kensi was far too strong than they gave her credit for.

"Can you ID them?" Callen asked, stammering.

"Not really... I tried enhancing the footage but I got nothing. The dark clothing and the fact that it was in the night, it's pretty hard to get facial confirmation" Eric explained.

Meanwhile, Deeks was sitting beside her bed, staring at her bruised face as her eyes were closed, twitching. His heart was about to break when he saw her broken that way. There were about ten bandages covering up her injuries but he knew that the biggest one of them all wasn't actually seen, that she was the only one who could feel it.

Since he didn't want to wake her up by any sounds, he had set his phone on silent and when he felt it vibrating, he quickly sneaked out of the room.

"Yeah?" he whispered, sighing.

"Deeks, it's Sam... how is she?"

"She's out of surgery... it takes some time to wake up though"

"What did the doctor say?"

"Um, she has a broken rib and broken wrist... stitches, bruises-" Deeks couldn't bear to go on, letting his body fall down onto a chair right beside him.

"She'll be fine, Deeks" Sam assured him.

"They said... they said she was-" Deeks wanted to continue but couldn't even bring himself to finish.

"We know, we know..." Sam cut him off.

Sam could hear him sighing deeply, letting out a slight cry in the process.

"Kensi is tough, man... she'll pull through" Sam told him, really meaning it.

"Yeah... yeah, you're right. Um, try to keep me posted from there, all right?"

"Noted... hang in there"

Deeks nodded to himself and pulled down the phone from his ears. Sighing through his cries, he wiped away the tears before he stood up and walked into her room again. The slight beeping from the machine were the only sound that he could hear. Everything seemed so blankly empty, even the slightest glimpse at her seemed unreal. He couldn't bring himself to believe that something like that had happened to her, something that awful that he was sure it wasn't going to be easy to come out of.

Suddenly, a few minutes after he had sat down onto the armchair next to the bed, Deeks heard a slight whimper. It caught his attention and trying not to be too quick, he stood up from the chair and moved closer to her.

"Kens..." he whispered.

Her eyes fluttered to open, keeping them half closed because the light was too bright. Her vision wasn't too clear but she knew she wasn't alone. She saw the figure of a man hovering over her, his blonde locks dangling from his forehead as he moved his head right in front of her face.

"Kens... hey, you're up" Deeks whispered again, giving a slight smile.

Her head was still spinning and she didn't really know how to process any of her surroundings. She could hear the beeping sound coming from the machines but, even so, there was too much confusion in her head.

"Do you want something to drink or... anything?"

"Who... who are you?" she stuttered.

His slight smile totally vanished from his face when he heard her say that. It was like his world came crashing down when he heard the uncertainty from her.

"Um, it's me... Deeks" he stammered.

Her eyes were fixed with his but her were filled with fear and confusion. Just like Deeks' but instead, his mind was filled with confusion.

"I'm just... I'm gonna step out for a bit, okay?"

Kensi nodded slightly, watching him walk away. her eyes wondered around the room, still trying to figure out the reason she was there. As he got out of the room, Deeks just leaned against the wall and took a deep breath, placing his hand to his forehead. Is this really happening? he thought to himself.

"Hey... hey, Doc?" Deeks asked when he saw Dr. Davidson just a few steps away from him.

"Mr. Deeks... is everything okay?" Dr. Davidson asked as he saw him approaching.

"Um, Ms.- Kensi is awake and... she doesn't remember me" he manged to explain.

"Well, let me check about that. Follow me, please"

Deeks sighed before he followed the doctor back to Kensi's room

"Ms. Blye, glad to see you're awake"

"What happening, where am I?" Kensi asked, lots of confusion in her voice. She still couldn't get up from the bed but moved a little bit to the side.

"Calm down, Ms. Blye... you're at the hospital. You had an accident but you're gonna be just fine"

Once he looked directly in her eyes, Deeks could see the fear in her. Her face was blankly empty as she just let her eyes wonder around. Dr. Davidson took one last look at her and then, he took out his flashlight from his coat.

"Okay, can you follow the light, Ms. Blye?"

Kensi hesitated and her eyes began to flicker as she looked directly into the light. Deeks kept staring at her movements, hoping for a good sign...

"All right, we're just going to step out for a minute. The nurse would be right here, okay?" Dr. Davidson explained. Kensi just stared at him as he walked out of the room, followed by Deeks right behind him.

"What's going on... wh- why can't she remember anything?" Deeks managed to ask.

"Ms. Blye may have suffered from a mild concussion so, her memory could be a little off considering the recent activities"

"What does that mean?"

"In these cases, considering the severity of the trauma, the patients' brain usually just keep all the... disturbing thoughts, if I may put it that way, out of their minds so they wouldn't have to deal with it"

"So, how long will it takes... for her memory to come back?"

"It depends... it's not always the same. Some may take hours, others may take days. It's usually considered how bad the trauma actually was and how it affected the person mentally"

Deeks took a deep breath and looked away, still sighing.

"Mr. Deeks, at times like this, when everything just comes in a sudden, it becomes very difficult for her to come across with everything"

"What are you saying?"

"I'm just saying that, it's not going to be easy for her to, get through this on her own. She might want to be left alone at first, that's quite normal but... as time passes, there should be someone able to help her get back on her feet"

Deeks didn't respond, knowing that the doctor was absolutely right.

"She's pretty strong... that I can say from a physical aspect but mentally, I don't think no one can be able to carry that much weight around on their shoulders" Dr. Davidson finished, walking away right afterwards. Deeks stared at the floor before glancing up to Kensi's room again. There was a nurse in the room, and Kensi seemed to have drifted off to sleep again.

Knowing that his presence was for no use at the moment, Deeks took one last glance at his partner before heading out of the hospital. Once he was in the car, he just sat there quietly, closing his eyes and leaning his head against the seat. It wasn't visible but he could feel his eyes tearing up as the image of Kensi laying onto a hospital bed appeared once again in front of his eyes. Shaking his head, he tried to put his mind over matter and headed over to the safe house. He was sure that everyone was going to pile him up with questions that he was only able to answer half honestly.

"Mr. Deeks..." Hetty said.

"Hey, Hetty" he whispered, slowly.

"So... any news?" she managed to ask, hoping for some good news.

"She, uh... she doesn't remember anything" Deeks replied.

"How's that so?"

"The doctor said because of the trauma, her mind just..."

"I understand... so, why aren't you over there now?"

"She didn't even recognize me" Deeks replied truthfully.

"And what will you do if she does and no one is there with her?"

Deeks stared at her, no visible response coming to mind.

"She does... she doesn't deserve any of this"

"No one does, Mr. Deeks. Stuff happens in life that we have no control over. It's bad enough that they occur unexpectedly but, it's worse for us to not being able to stand up and fight"

Deeks didn't reply. His mind just wondered off and he glanced around the bull pen, finding it empty.

"Where are Sam and Callen?" Deeks asked.

"They... are out in the field"

"They found something?"

"Maybe..."

"Why didn't they call me?"

"You had a more important notice to deal with Mr. Deeks. And, I believe that's where you should be right at this moment"

Deeks just took a deep breath and looked down. It was amazing how certain words coming from Hetty would make all of the reflect more about their life. It wasn't easy dealing with such things as an agent but, sometimes... she would make it sound so much easier than it really is.

"Mr. Deeks, I observe a lot... being your boss, I think I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't keep a close eye on my agents. Watching over your partnership with Ms. Blye, I advice you to not let anyone blind you from doing what is right. And that is, finding out whoever did this"

"Then I better st-"

"But... that doesn't mean you should forget about her"

"I would never forget about Kensi" Deeks responded, keeping a very specific tone in his voice.

"Then, you better head your way over there. I'll make sure to tell the others as well. But, for now... your presence would be much appreciated"

He didn't have any choice, it was a direct order. He did feel like that's where he should have stayed but, at the same time, he wanted to catch the asshole that did that to his partner and make him pay. He was sure that that would be taken care of by Sam and Callen but, he wanted to be the one who is able to throw the first punch (or, the first shot.)

In the meantime, Sam and Callen had just arrived at the bar. They had concluded that since it was the place where the alinement attack began, maybe they could move one from there.

"How the hell did it come to this?" Sam asked out loud, probably wanting to answer that question himself.

"Been asking that question to my self all day..." Callen replied, glancing Sam's way.

They both took a deep breath before walking inside the bar. It was quiet, unlike at night. There was no loud music or drunken man scattering their feet across the street, trying to get to their cars.

"Hi, how may I help you?" a young woman, possibly in her late twenties asked as she walked up to them.

"Yes, we need to speak with the owner" Callen responded.

"Of course, right this way" she replied, walking in front of them as she led them a few steps away from the bar. "Wait here, please"

Sam nodded and in the mean time, Callen took the liberty of calculating the angles of the cameras and where would they actually locate around the bar.

"Um, hi... Michael Caslove, bar owner. What can I do for you?"

"Agent Hanna, Agent Callen... NCIS" Sam explained, both of them showing their badges.

"What can I do for you, Agents?" Michael Caslove asked.

"We're gonna need to confiscate your security cameras" Sam told him.

"May I ask why?" Michael wanted to know.

"An Agent was attacked around here last night and this is the last place she was seen"

"I don't recall having any Agents in here last night"

"She wasn't technically working"

"Oh... um, I guess you can have a look at the footage, then"

"That would be very helpful"

"I'll be right back"

While Michael went back to his office at the back to gather the tapes, both Sam and Callen took a look around to observe the bar closely. Minutes later, Michael was back with the tapes and as he handed them to Callen, Sam asked...

"You wouldn't have the list of guest that were here last night, would you?"

"Yeah, of course... um, Lexie, get me the guest list from last night, please?"

"Right away, sir" the girl responded.

It wasn't more than a few seconds when the list was in their hands as well.

"So, this agent... is she all right?"

"She's, getting there"

"If there's anything I can do..."

"We'll make sure to contact you" Callen cuts in.

Michael nodded and saluted them as they walked away.

Back at the hospital, Kensi still had no idea what happened, her mind clearly blinded from the truth. And since she couldn't remember anything, she was still confused about why she was in the hospital. She could feel extreme pain in her stomach and thighs but, even though the pain was there, she had no clue how it really happened. From right outside her room, Deeks had arrived again and he kept staring at her as she looked around in the room. He wanted nothing more than hold her and tell her it was going to be okay but, deep inside, he knew that wasn't possible.

To Be Continued :D...