Summery:One night Kate is upset and out in the bad part of town when she sees Ari and follows him. He later joins the team. How does the team react through this story? Read and find out!

This is set about a six months after Ari held Kate at the farm. Twilight and Kill Ari's never happened.

Disclaim: I do not own anything do not sue me. If I did own NCIS Kate, Ari, and Jenny would not be dead!

Dedication: To QueenKaitylin who reviewed!


All of a sudden men stared shouting things like "Kill her!" or something in a different language which Kate doubted was nice. "Quiet!" Ari yelled for the second time.

Silence filled the room. ' Oh my god I am so screwed!' Kate thought as she managed to turn around in the vent and crawled the other direction that she came. Crawling out of the vent space Kate turned to crawl through the window and gasped, six men had surrounded the building.

'Great.' I thought. Then my thoughts wondered back to the chip. Turning on her heels she walked in the direction she thought the room was. Before Kate went in she peeked through a hole in the door. Yep this was the room all right. Unlucky for me one of the men saw me and started yelling.

Jumping backward I drew my SIG from my waist and all of the men reacted the same but Ari. Without warning Bassam started firing and the others joined in. 'What am I going to do?' Suddenly my thoughts went to the SEAL case we did about an innocent marine framed by his wife's jealous gay lover and what Abby had said. "He kicked sand in his face." That gave me an idea as I peeked again and saw a smoke vent.

Putting myself were no one could see me I took out my phone and called Gibbs. "Yeah Gibbs?" He asked as he picked up.

I tilted it to were he could definitely hear the gun fire. "Kate what's going on?" He yelled all of the men stopped and I could hear Ari yelling at them.

I made a screaming noise as if I was in pain. I heard Ari's head snap in my direction. "Shit Gibbs I'm hit. I followed this man and it turned out to be Ari and now I'm sh-shot! Ahhh!" I made another noise of pain as if I had been shot.

"Caitlin!" Ari yelled in a very concerned voice. I smiled to myself so it was working. I heard Gibbs cussing on the other end and him yelling.

"How bad is it? Were the hell are you?" He demanded. The men in the other room could definitely hear him.

"It's too late Gibbs it was in the-the chest Ahhh! I'm sorry for what I said e-earlier Gibbs. I-I always loved you like a father, a-and T-Tony and T-Tim they were like brothers. Abby s-she was like my sister." I let out another groan. "L-Love you guys."

I whispered loud enough for everyone to hear before I hung up and dropped the phone and acting as if I fell to the floor making noises. "Caitlin!"

Ari yelled again and when I looked through the hole I saw that he was trying to get to me but Bassam and six others had pinned him down while some started to celebrate. He looked so, well desperate.

Thinking this was the time I jumped up and attached my phone to my belt as I drew my SIG as I stormed through the door everyone looked in shock but I shot the vent and smoke went everywhere, and the fire alarm that I was surprised still worked went off and no one could see a thing! Feeling for the chip I found it and took off. Looking out the window I saw all of the men rush into the building and I smiled.

"All clear." I said to myself as I ran. Smiling I thought of my team that I was for sure coming. Gibbs had probably yelled at McGee and Abby, well McGee anyway to get a trace on my phone and now everyone was going nuts. Relief washed over my face as I heard tire screeching and a black car pull up near the sidewalk and an angry Gibbs come out. Uh Oh. My smile faded and something told me I had some explaining to do as I thought of the scare I gave them all.


"Caitlin Todd don't you ever give us a scare like that again!" Gibbs said in a fatherly tone as the team stared down at me in the director's office. After they picked me up Gibbs sent some agents to check out the building and then forced me to explain and then when we drove back to NCIS he marched me up to the director's office and we explained that to him and gave him the chip. Just as he was discussing security details for all of us Abby stormed in and threw her arms around me and then I had to explain to her what happened and then she, McGee, and Tony were all giving me a scolding. "Oh common guys you can't actually be that upset." I told them all.

"McGee play the tape!" Gibbs barked at the junior agent. Using a laptop the tape started. "Yeah Gibbs?" He asked as he picked up. I tilted it to were he could definitely hear the gun fire. "Kate what's going on?" He yelled all of the men stopped and I could hear Ari yelling at them. I made a screaming noise as if I was in pain. I heard Ari's head snap in my direction. "Shit Gibbs I'm hit. I followed this man and it turned out to be Ari and now I'm sh-shot! Ahhh!" I made another noise of pain as if I had been shot. "Caitlin!" Ari yelled in a very concerned voice. I heard Gibbs cussing on the other end and him yelling. "How bad is it? Were the hell are you?" He demanded. "It's too late Gibbs it was in the-the chest Ahhh! I'm sorry for what I said e-earlier Gibbs. I-I always loved you like a father, a-and T-Tony and T-Tim they were like brothers. Abby s-she was like my sister." I let out another groan. "L-Love you guys."

McGee stopped the tape. I suddenly felt guilty. "Gibbs I don't care if you think I'm weak but I'm saying this I'm so sorry I put everyone through that, I hadn't realized how good my acting was. Though I do admit I had fun kicking sand in Ari Haswari's face." I told them. Gibbs chuckled. And Abby through her arms around me. "We forgive you Katie." I smiled. "Yeah Katie we forgive you." DiNozzo said to me in a teasing tone. "Shut up DiNozzo!" I said.

McGee seemed to have the most important thing to say. "So speaking of Ari are the agents finished clearing the building director?" He asked. Suddenly the director's phone went off. "I'd bet my next pay check that's them now." He said as he picked it up. "Hello?" He asked. "What do you mean their all gone?" He yelled. I groan. He hung up the phone. "Ari and his gang of Hamas are gone and now we all need protection particularly for Agent Todd, they seem most likely to come after you. I think they would want to kill the person that compromised two ops in a row more than they'd want to kidnap the director of a federal agency." He said angrily.

"Awww." Abby said. "Aww is right Abby but I don't think Ari is going to harm Caitlin." Came Ducky's voice from the door."

"And why would that be Doctor Mallard?" The director asked as Ducky closed the door.

"When Timothy played the tape it sounded as if Ari was desperate to help Caitlin and upset that she was hurt. Tell us Kate how did Ari react to all of this?" "Well Ducky I saw him men holding him down when he tried to get to me." I said truthfully. "Ahhh it seems I was right then." He whispered. "Right about what Duck? Does this mean Haswari likes Kate?" "Yes Jethro so it would seem. He for some reason feels very protective over Caitlin."

Gibbs face turned hard. "I don't care she's getting protection all over her house, all over everyone else on this team." He said.

"No Gibbs I'll stay at NCISI don't need security all over my house. What I don't get is how he got back in the states." I said to all of them. "I believe that's my fault." Said an ass of an FBI agent as he walked in. "Fornell?" Everyone shouted. "You let that psycho back in the states?" I demanded.

"Yes." He said in a firm voice. "He almost killed one of my agents!" Gibbs yelled. Everyone turned to face him. "He could have kidnapped the director of NCIS! Do you not get what happened when he gets in the states?" "Gibbs don't give me that." Fornell said to him.

"How would you feel if it was your agent and your director?" He asked. Before he could answer I did for him.

"That's it gentleman! Director if where done I really need to get some air."


I said and when he nodded I walked out and took the elevator down to autopsy. I didn't see Jimmy down here which was good because I needed to be alone. It could have ended right here if only I hadn't 'looked into his eyes and they hadn't looked kind.' I grabbed a pillow Ducky kept in his desk. Slowly I sunk on the floor next to the body coolers and closed my eyes as I lay down.

(Dream)

I'm in autopsy and I lift my head up to see Tony and Tim sleeping across the door like guard dogs. Smiling to myself I stand up and see Gibbs fast asleep on an autopsy table. Suddenly I felt a hand on my shoulder and I turn around to find Ari standing there. I gasp. "Did you miss me Caitlin?" He asked coyly.

Screaming I couldn't help but bolt up from my sleep and yell. "Kate!" Six voices coursed.

I feel a hand on my shoulder and look up to see Gibbs, Ducky, Abby, Tim, Tony, and Fornell. "Ari!" I yell as I wake up. "Caitlin are you alright my dear?" Ducky asked me.

I tried to answer but couldn't. My face had a fresh layer of sweat on it and I was out of breath.

"Kate you were screaming and thrashing in your sleep!" Abby tells me. "I-I'm fine." I said as I try to get up and my face swirled at the floor, but thankfully Gibbs hands catch me.

"Somehow I doubt that Kate." Gibbs said as he swung me off my legs and I struggle. He carefully lays me down on an autopsy table despite my protests. "I agree with him Kate." Fornell tells me.

"Ducky can you check her out?" Gibbs asked.

"Of course Jethro." He said as he feels my forehead which was burning up. Slowly he moved his hand across my cheeks.

"It seems she has a slight fever and is exhausted from thrashing while in her sleep." He tells them as he moved for his desk and pulled out a pill bottle and got a glass of water. "Swallow this Kate."

He said as he handed me a glass of water and a pill. Slowly I throw the pill in the back of my thought and take a drink of the water. As my eyes droop I feel Ducky's hand take the glass from my hand and I lay on the bare autopsy table without any pillow.

My eyes close. Carefully I feel Tony's arms pick me up and carry me towards the door as I grab a fist full of his shirt for support. "I don't think it's good for her to sleep here boss. Are we sleeping in the bullpen tonight?" Tony asked Gibbs as I hear the autopsy doors close. "Yeah I don't think it's good for her to sleep here either, that bastard haunts her dreams." Gibbs answered. As I slip into a sleep I hear Ducky stop the team. "Watch her carefully tonight Jethro and if it seems she is having a nightmare wake her up."

"Got it Ducky." He said before I fell asleep.


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