Afterlife

Disclaimer: I do not own NCIS, wish I did.

Spoilers: Bete Noir, Reveille, Twlight, Kill Ari I&II, Dead and Unburied

So its been a few months since Gibbs returned and at the moment Ari and Kate were staring at the newest insanity to hit since the man came back...a fight between two fiancées.

"And I thought my life was complicated...even dead." Kate looked Ari, "the man had issues, hell they have issues."

Ari nodded, "it was entertaining though, while it lasted." He turned and walked away, Kate allowed her mouth to drop and she followed after him.

"And I thought you had some type of manners, that was...that was a DiNozzo!" She caught up with him as he climbed the stairs. "How could you think that was entertaining?"

He chuckled and looked at her, "I would rate it low because it was not all that exciting."

"Okay forgive me for asking this because I never in my life...or death, thought I would. What exactly is exciting compared to that?"

"Two Mossad officers, women, fighting each other with knives." He shrugged, "the women often did it for enjoyment and also to gain husbands."

"What?" She shook her head, "what the hell is wrong with Mossad, no don't even answer that, I don't want to know." She shook her head and walked down the stairs, "Israeli women are insane, gaining husbands by fighting other women. What the hell is wrong with this world."

"Not everyone can be like you Caitlin."

She turned and looked up at him, "what do you mean by that?"

"They cannot all be compassionate and kind, soft hearted but strong shots." He walked down and paused as he stepped beside her, "and not as beautiful."

He left and she laughed, "beautiful, I'm...I was plain, nothing beautiful about me."

"That is where you are wrong," he looked at her as he reached the floor, "the first time my men saw you, at the farm...they asked why it was that I was able to find such beautiful American women while they found plain women in every country."

Kate folded her arms, "and what did you tell them?"

"I said it was not the beauty of your body that caught my eye but the beauty of your anger."

He left and headed past the bullpen, no doubt going down to watch the agents at the shooting range again. Kate thought about his words and laughed...he never ceased to surprise her or make her forget that he was hot, dead or alive.

Things were beginning to shift, their flirting was increasing by the day and trust, she thought it ironic that she trusted her killer.

Anyways, Kate just smirked and walked away, deciding to visit Abby's lab and spend time with her friend, knowing full well it was one sided.

A/N: Cute flirt scene between the two...thought the cat fight would make a good scene for them.