Sorry it took me so long to update, I've had quite a bit on so my apologies. Here's the next chapter and keep reviewing
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Neither Kensi nor Deeks had slept well that night, the air was like soup and swelteringly hot. With their skin clammy and cheeks flushed even the AC was making a dent in it, it wasn't really a surprise when they both discovered the next day that they had a full scale heat wave on the way. They both dressed separately (of course) in their rooms as coolly as they could, Kensi slipped into a short green Chanel strapless dress made of soothing Chiffon that meant the cool breeze could get to her. Meanwhile Deeks was stuck with his jeans and the best he could do was wear a T-Shirt.
They both rose at seven and ate their breakfast hurriedly, they were supposed to go and meet Sam and Callen at their hotel as soon as possible.
They drove through the streets in silence except for the sound of the AC blasting on their faces, Deeks couldn't help but keep checking out his partner she looked utterly stunning in the bright green dress that suited her well due to her gorgeous skin.
Kensi practically bit off her tongue trying to stop herself from sniping in Deeks in a mocking tone.
They pulled up outside of the hotel and rushed inside to meet Sam and Callen in their hotel room, they knocked once and Sam came to the door. He too looked slightly pained under the intense heat that was sweeping the island, all the team were trying to cool off by wearing T-Shirts. Sam let the pair in and they were met by a very messy room indeed, gadgets, bags and clothes strewn in places except for the one neat corner, that the partners understood was Sam's area. Callen strolled casually out of the bathroom his cell phone still in hand
"Hey, Hetty just called checking up on us" Callen explained, then tossed the phone onto the bed and took in the appearance of his co-workers, both of them had slight bags under their eyes
"Rough night?" He asked suspiciously, surveying the couple.
"Nope" They both answered simultaneously, this didn't help their cause. Callen's eyes narrowed sceptically, of course nothing had happened except for some minor flirting and intense sexual frustration on Deeks's part. Sam chuckled shortly then they got to work
"When are you meeting Delacour?" Sam asked sitting down on a small rickety seat in the corner
"I'm still waiting for a text on my alias's phone" Kensi answered. Callen nodded whilst Sam dug around a duffel bag and pulled out some small pieces of equipment.
"As soon as you get the address, let us know. Now Sam is gonna get you wired up" Called motioned towards Sam, both agents turned to him
"Their gonna screen you as soon as you walk through the door for any listening devices, cameras or weapons so compliments of Hetty we have this necklace-" Sam pulled out a fine silver necklace that had one simple diamond on it, he handed it to Kensi who admired it briefly
"There's a small camera in there, and on the clasp a GPS tracking device so when you get the address we can follow you, weapons…" Sam muttered to himself, then began digging around the duffel bag again and pulled out a seemingly harmless and stylish clutch bag.
"See this here, the little clasp like thing that you turn to lock it with? Well with a bit of strength, pull it-" Sam pulled the long capsule looking clasp and out came a shiny, short but sharp blade.
"-And you have a knife" Sam grinned at Kensi, a smile that she returned remembering their training session over a year ago.
"That is so cool" Kensi said dreamily, admiring the knife.
"And finally, listening devices-" Sam took out a pair of earrings that were matching diamonds to the necklace, he handed them to Kensi who began taking off the backs and putting them in.
"All of these visual and listening devices can be turned off when they search you, and we'll turn them back on after," Sam explained.
"Do I get anything? Did Hetty pack me some cool gear in the duffel bag?" Deeks asked hopefully, trying to peer inside it.
"No just Kensi, she's the one going under cover" Sam told plainly, Deeks looked crestfallen but pushed it anyway
"Yeah, I know, but how am I going to see the visual and hear the audio" Kensi rolled her eyes, thanked the boys and then left leaving Sam, Callen and Deeks. Sam picked up a laptop case and handed it to Deeks, who grinned then followed out his partner into the blazing heat that was rising off of the sidewalk.
The partners got into the car and began driving back to the villa. Deeks suddenly felt very nervous for his partner, she was about to go in with some pretty dangerous people; even if it was the second time it didn't make them any less dangerous…
"Kensi" Deeks began awkwardly, keeping his eyes on the road.
"Yeah?" She answered as she moved all her stuff from one purse to the clutch.
"I know your highly skilled and can definitely take care of yourself, probably better than most men but I just wanted to say that-well- be careful" His eyes flickered nervously to Kensi and back to the road, she smiled softly at him
"I will," She answered simply and sweetly.
"Good, it's just I don't want a new partner and I-" Deeks couldn't carry on, he cleared his throat noisily then carried on
"I mean, the team- us- us guys, you know Sam and Callen included in this, not just me, we need you" Deeks's already flushed face, flushed even more but he hoped Kensi wouldn't register this fact.
"So you need me Deeks?" Kensi asked amused, but also deeply flattered, out of all of her partners Deeks was the only one she'd ever really formed a fantastic relationship with.
"Not just me, for the team to work effectively and for us to run smoothly as a unit we need that female presence, and that presence balances the whole thing out- for us guys, and trust me when I say we need you, it's strictly not in that way it's the other kind of 'we need you', you know" Deeks rambled on and on and Kensi gladly let him.
"The other kind? I don't know what you mean, but I'll save you the trouble… I get it, I need you guys too and thanks for having my back" Kensi said earnestly. Before Deeks could answer to that Kensi's phone vibrated and as she checked it, a new sense of seriousness fell on them both.
"It's Delacour, the address is 122 Ocean View Boulevard, take a right"
Deeks immediately got it together and they both drove for another twenty minutes before they found the house.
It was large, modern, white and a lot of glass. One entire wall of the house was pure glass; inside they could make out the large plasma screen. That must have been the living room.
They pulled up to the large double doors and outside stood tall bodyguard, almost like a bouncer. Kensi turned to Deeks before she got out and pulled him towards her, she took his face in both hands and lovingly she pressed her lips to his.
Something inside Kensi burst, but it was a good kind it was like a star had shot across the sky… once her lips were connected with his warm slightly chapped ones she didn't want to break apart. One small peck turned into a tender kiss, his left hand came up to the back of her neck and he caressed her, the taste of her on his tongue was pure heaven. They were getting carried away, it was completely unprofessional and no sooner had this thought hit Kensi.
She pulled away from Deeks who was trying to keep her locked in his embrace but, now wasn't the time.
"Stay close" Kensi breathed against his lips, flustered and confused she grabbed her clutch and flung the door open and tried to get her thoughts in order and pretend to be Sia.
The bouncer grinned at Kensi as she approached
"Friend of yours?" He smirked at her Kensi raised her brows
"Maybe, now if you'll excuse me Mr. Delacour is expecting me" Kensi deflected politely, the bouncer sniggered then opened the door for her. She smiled brightly then stepped into the wonderfully air conditioned entrance.
Marble, lots of marble
Marbled floor and walls however Kensi's attention was captured just a head of her where two men in suits waited with sensors in their hands, waiting. Putting faith in her colleagues to turn off her equipment she strutted up to the two men who searched her bag and ran the sensors over her, holding her breath slightly she was relieved when the men didn't find anything and she was let through the misted glass door into a wide grand entrance.
Right in front of her was a long expanse of marble floor that lead straight out onto the beach; she could see the waves crashing against the shore even from here.
To the left was the living room that looked positively amazing, the large fireplace, the flat screen, leather sofas and the massive chandelier hanging from the ceiling. For a second she was stunned but then found herself being approached by The Shark, his arms held open as if to embrace.
"Sia! Darling, welcome! Everyone is ready to go, they're in the dining room now" The Shark smiled brightly, and placed a hand on her lower back then guided Kensi through to the magnificent dining room.
The head of the table was empty but the other seats were full except for one of Delacour's left. They both went straight to the top. The Dragon looked extremely bored as usual, Artemis was avoiding Douglas's gaze that was positively brimming with affection for her, and Vasili was looking cold and pale at the back sneering at Delacour.
After everyone was seated, Delacour began to welcome everyone and make preliminary instructions
"Welcome everyone, to day one of the bidding! I have three things up for grabs, so I'll begin by introducing the first product!" Delacour sat and to the right, the kitchen door opened and out came a middle-aged man with large blue eyes and in his arms he carried a small box, he placed it on the table's centre where he opened the lid and stepped backwards.
"Thank you Pascal, ladies and gentlemen I have procured for you one small vial of a deadly strain of Pneumonic Plague that has been genetically altered so that it will survive the vaccine and has been strengthened, let's start the bidding at half a million" Delacour said brightly.
It was a slow start, no one raised his or her hand at first but after much internal debate, Vasili reluctantly raised his pale hand with a pleasant sneer. Instantly Douglas raised his own
"One million" He said broadly in his British Accent, Vasili grit his teeth then raised his arm again
"One point five million"
And on and on it went between Vasili and Douglas, until they reached a ridiculous price of eight million. Vasili out bid Douglas and with a sneer Vasili's man, who was also sallow and gangly took the box and emptied the vial into a metal briefcase.
Delacour looked pleased as ever, and everyone was beginning to loosen up.
Outside the house, Deeks who was still overwhelmed with emotion was talking to Sam and Callen, who also were listening in on the conversation
"Vasili has the strain," Deeks said seriously into his piece, on the small screen he and Sam and Callen had perfect views of the people Kensi was surrounded by. Across the street, Sam and Callen had just pulled up, as back up. Sam was on the phone to Eric who was also watching Kensi's feed, live from Ops with Nell and Hetty.
"Eric, Vasili has the Plague Strain" Sam told Eric, who was already alerting the FBI.
Meanwhile, back in the mansion Delacour's man was brining out the next weapon.
Inside the next crate that was considerably bigger was something that looked like a rocket launcher, The Dragon's eyes bulged for a second, and then he remained composure.
"Now this Ladies and Gentlemen is new on the market, a reinvented weapon by the Military itself, our foreign guests will find the technology behind this machine far more valuable than the weapon itself, that I might add is spectacular! It has the ability to lock onto a target, when launched it's accuracy is within several metres, the rocket itself once launched can be called off if necessary and this little beauty is the lightest in weight yet, so let's start the bidding at seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars" Slowly but right away, The Dragon raised his hand into the air.
"Anyone else care to bid?" Delacour asked Artemis also raised her hand. And so the battled commenced between the two of them
Eventually The Dragon won and Artemis was left crestfallen and pissed… but Delacour decided to call off the bidding for some lunch.
"How does soup sound?" He asked everyone joyfully, some shrugged, others showed no expression what so ever. Kensi, who was eager to get a look around the place and plant some cams, excused herself
"Where's the bathroom?" She asked charmingly to Delacour, who smiled graciously point out of the archway
"Up the stairs, turn right, straight down the hall, last door on your left" Kensi nodded, picked up her clutch and left.
Her heels tapped loudly on the cold white marble, the stairs were made of metal and wound round and round in a spiral, her shoes clanged and she jogged up the stairs.
The walls were glass and Kensi could see out into the front garden and the mountains in the distance. Instead, Kensi turned left and opened the first door to a crack, inside was large room that held an expensive mahogany desk, that was tidy, a bookshelf filled with books, large plasma and several other bits and pieces of furniture. Kensi slid inside, and closed the door quietly, she quickly walked over to the desk and began opening draws. The top revealed several manilla folders, the first showed the same picture of Vasili that Eric had on the big screen, and all his information
Name: Vasili Drobjankoviz
Dealer Name: The Snake
Occupation: Arms Dealer
Nationality: Russian
Past Dealings: 2003, sold a series of M4 Assaults rifles to me
2004, bought a crate of AK47's and other arms from me
2007, had lunch in Paris.
Personal Opinion: Does not trust me, suspects me of planning to double cross him. Arrogant man, socially awkward and doesn't understand fun… I suspect him of being a sadist, satisfaction from his work.
Eagerly, and with her heart pounding in her chest, Kensi opened more files, flicking through the details
Name: Alexandria Miles
Dealer Name: Artemis
Nationality: American
Past Dealings:2001 Bought a series of weapons from me
2002 Purchased more
Again in 04, 06, and 07
I purchased some of her surveillance technology in 2010
Personal Opinion: Extremely beautiful and seductive, gracious but sly and not to be full heartedly trusted.
And finally the picture she was looking for, herself.
Name: Sia Ames
Dealer Name: The Black Widow
Nationality: American
Past Dealings: 2012, purchased a series of arms for a Heist
Nothing Since
Met on several occasions
Personal Opinion: Remarkably beautiful, charming, new to the world of arms dealing and has a lot to learn, this woman is still a mystery to me, Do I trust her? Unsure yet as to how much she can be trusted with, none- potential threat
It wasn't all-bad, Kensi would sigh in relief but she was running out of time. Quickly, she stuffed the files back into the desk draw and opened the second where she found a gun and some bullets, in the final draw there were receipts from purchasing guns between fellow dealers, house information, nothing of real use.
She was running out of time so she ran to the bookcase and placed one small camera hidden in a plant pot. She left hastily then went to the bathroom, which was immensely bigger than any she'd ever imagined. The walls were tiles and a sea blue and the bath looked like a swimming pool. She went to the mirror where she checked her make-up then made sure her necklace was centred
"You guys better be getting all of this," She whispered, it reverberated off of the tiled walls.
There was rapt knock on the bathroom door that sent Kensi's heart racing, she remained composed and opened the door to face a huge man with broad shoulders, chiselled features and a set of cold eyes.
"They are waiting" The man grunted.
"Whoa, check out Terminator here" Deeks muttered into her earpiece.
Kensi showed her most winning smile and made her way down the staircase with the burly man tailing behind her.
As they entered the open dining hall, everyone had tucked into their green looking soup. Delacour smiled brightly, small crows feet appearing in the corner of his misty blue eyes that were unmistakeably dead of any real emotion, well you know what they say, eyes are the windows into the soul.
"Sia, just in time we've just started the starters, come sit" Encouragingly he patted the open spot next to him that Kensi had only just vacated, he took another mouthful of soup and smacked his lips approvingly afterwards
"Tell Lee it's a wonderful dish Sean" Delacour called over to the burly man who had followed Kensi, he nodded stonily once and went through the double doors that lead to the kitchen.
Kensi took the snowy white napkin and laid it over her thighs, Hetty wouldn't be afraid to bill her if she got anything on the dress.
She took her spoon and had her first sip of the soup; it was extremely tasty and packed with flavour.
The table ate in silence; every conversation attempt made by Delacour kept falling flat, no one was eager to start fraternizing with the enemy…
After the soup came platters of well prepared food came: hot rolls, noodles in some sort of creamy sauce, chicken legs cooked till the skins were crispy, and greens that had a very Caribbean look about them. Every time Kensi began to get full Delacour ordered another round of drinks or another platter of fruit, even the steely eyes Vasili took to a piece of Pineapple.
"Everything is grown and harvested here, I enjoy my Caribbean delicacies too much" Delacour chuckled heartily and then plucked another piece of passion fruit from the platter in front of him.
Eventually the food was cleared away and then it was back to business, the final product he was selling today.
"Ladies and Gentlemen the final product is the Military's latest RPG's, new model, improved in every single way, let's start the bidding"
The war was in a Triangle, between: Artemis, The Snake and Douglas, in the end Artemis won and with a very smug look, day one of the bidding ended.
"I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow, the location will be sent to you like before, good day" Delacour shook hands and hugged all of his guests, even Sia Ames.
"I will see you tomorrow I hope?" He asked charmingly to Kensi
"Of course" Kensi answered with another breathtaking smile that had Douglas staring hungrily at her. They hugged giving Kensi the opportunity to plant a small tracking device on Delacour.
Kensi strutted out of the mansion and into the humid air,
"Day one over guys" Kensi murmured into her wire
Deeks pulled around in the Land Rover, which Kensi eagerly got into. They sped away with Sam and Callen on their heel.
The AC was blasting once more on Kensi and Deeks, they had barely gotten out of the winding driveway when the small T.V screen filled with the face of Eric Beale, his bespectacled face was serious and carrying news.
"Hey guys, FBI has been alerted to The Snake's purchase of the Plague, they're on stand by to apprehend him and Hetty says good job," Eric explained.
"Thanks, by the way Eric, I planted a small tracking device on Delacour it should be up and running by now let us know if he does anything hinky" Kensi replied, she began to remove the gadget jewellery and putting them into the clutch bag.
Eric nodded
"You got it"
The screen went blank leaving the partners in an awkward silence.