A/N:
I'm so so sorry for the long drawn out wait! (NEARLY A YEAR) I had somewhat lost inspiration for this story, but now I'm back and ready to start hurting people again! Just kidding. Sort of.
This chapter was definitely the hardest to write so far, because I have finally decided on the way I want to continue and finish the story. There should be 2 more chapters after this one.
Dedication: Thank you to the people that reviewed: NCISprobie, Liraeyn, xxNCISlover780xx, VeronicaD13, hi, Kate95, Kihala, Sirpics, EmmyMK and zivadavid03!
Disclaimer: I am stating right here, right now that I do not own NCIS, because if I owned NCIS, do you really think that I would still be writing this? (Little voice in the back ground: Yes)
Ps: This is unedited so please forgive me for the mistakes, I will go back later and correct.
Please enjoy…
How to Save a Life
Chapter 4; How to Save a Life
Last time:
"Hello Caitlin." Ari said smiling slightly before a loud gun shot went off, Kate screamed and Ari fell to the ground.
Kate screamed as Ari fell to the ground clutching his shoulder. Bassam tried to shoot him again but a forceful hit from behind resulted in him falling to the ground. When Bassam fell to the ground, Ari got the upper hand in the fight.
Ari was on top of Bassam within seconds, punching, kicking and started to beat the living daylights out of him.
The something, or better yet, someone that was behind Bassam slipped past the two men, who were still grappling, and made his was over to Kate.
Kate's vision was blurred by the rays of light streaming into the room. The figure that moved towards her.
"Never scare me like that again." Gibbs stated walking closer to Kate, while pulling out his extra knife to cut through her bonds.
Relief welled in her chest, as well as confusion over the fact that Gibbs had helped Ari, the bastard who shot him.
"Gibbs behind you!" Kate screamed as one of the men who kidnapped her came up behind Gibbs with a .45 millimeter gun, pointed his back.
"Take it." Gibbs said in a low voice smirking slightly at Kate when a small bullet came through the window behind her, killing the man who was going to shoot Gibbs.
Gibbs came around and cut through all the rope that bound her. Kate's body slumped forward, from lack of strength and fatigue. Gibbs caught her in the nick of time. If he didn't, I'd have totally done a face plant. That would not have been pleasant. I'm glad that Tony isn't here or I would be hearing about this for the rest of my life.
"Kate we need to get you out of here, so I need you to stand up and walk as fast as you can." Gibbs said quietly in Kate's ear as he stood her up and he shifted most of her weight onto his right side.
Ari had Bassam slammed up against the wall, and he was whispering something in his ear. As they brushed past Ari the only words that she caught were: Bastard, painful, death and some swearing in Arabic. That sounded about right to me and hopefully he will include words such as torture, excruciating and keel-hauling.
Ari produced a pair of silver handcuffs out of nowhere and then proceeded to cuff Bassam. Gibbs and Kate were almost out of the room when they heard a chuckle erupt from the man that Ari held captive against the wall.
"Do you really believe that I would go through all of this to get caught again?" Bassam's laugh took on a creepier tone as he held up, in one of his handcuffed hands, a very small black object. His index finger then pressed down on the button. Oh, crap dead man switch…. Well that's never good.
"The building will blow up in sections starting the moment that I drop this controller. I hope that you are all ready to die." When he was done, he laughed again then released the switch. The switch dropped in what was almost slow motion, the exact moment that a bullet came slicing through the window, leaving Bassam with a hole in his head.
Why is it that this experience has felt like a bad horror movie? The kind in which everyone dies and the movie end?
As Bassam hits the floor, Gibbs and Ari both usher Kate out of the room. Gibbs went ahead of Kate to clear a pathway, but Ari stayed close behind her. As adrenaline coursed through her vein, Kate surged forward, for the moment forgetting her injuries following Gibbs out of the now burning building.
When this whole thing started Kate hadn't really thought about how it would end.
Yes of coarse worst-case scenarios had ran through her mind, and all of them ending in her dying, but hopefully not bringing anyone along. Especially Gibb and even that jerk Ari.
That brings forth another thought to Kate's mind, one that she accidentally chose to vocalize as they were running down the corridors of the much more complex than originally thought, flaming building. Kate turned her head and looked at Ari as she asked, "Why are you here?"
If Ari was caught off guard he sure as hell didn't show it as he smirked and calmly said "To rescue you."
Narrowing her eyes Kate considered the man next to her. He didn't seem half bad, if it weren't for his devilish smirk and the fact that he worked for Mossad. "Well, nobody's perfect." Kate's eyes widened at her own thought. Oh my God. I just quoted a movie.
Tony will have a field day if he ever finds out. It would be nice to see Tony again, even if he is annoying and self centered and a crazy brother figure. Just what I need, another brother!
In the distraction of her thoughts Kate found herself falling behind Ari and struggling to keep up. Soon she couldn't even see Ari anymore.
Another explosion went off. Smoke started to cloud the air as Kate coughed and struggled for air. Stumbling forward, Kate managed to collapse into a little door way.
Well at least I'll go out with a bang. Kate thought as she closed her eyes, and thought about her life. Her stroll down memory lane was cut short when she felt an arm curl around her torso, and another beneath her knees, picking her up bridal style. Kate opened her eyes for long enough to see her savior. Oh my god, Ari.
While looking down, for a split second Ari's brown eyes met Kate's hazel stare, and for that split second the explosion around them stopped and all was silent, almost peaceful. Then that second was over and everything was back to the way it had been not moments before, but not the two agents.
The two agents that had about as much in common as a Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara did in Gone with the Wind, but none the less were the two agents that had just fallen for the other without even knowing it.
Shaking his head ever so slightly clearing his thoughts, Ari started to run through the building, down stairs, and around corner trying to find an exit. All the while Kate was slowly drifting in and out of consciousness.
Soon Ari turned another corner, slowing down a bit. "Do not worry Caitlin. We are almost…" Ari's voice the only constant keeping Kate conscious stopped abruptly. Then a noise that neither of them will ever forget sliced through the air. A high pitched beeping sound made it's way through the air stilling all movement around it.
After a long moment of beeping and waiting, nothing happened. Both Kate and Ari let out shaky sighs of relief. As Ari walked forward, Kate turned her head to the side and one of the best sights she had ever seen appeared. An Exit.
Rushing to the door to the outside, Ari hurriedly place Kate down on her feet, so they wouldn't be in such a compromising position when they are examined outside. Both walked as quickly as they could due to their injuries, Kate tripping over what was left of the rug in front of the door. The pair were halfway out the door, when the final explosion detonated.
From then on everything was a blur to Kate. From Ari quickly pulling her close, tipping her face up and lightly pressing his lips to hers to when he once again pushed Kate in front of him, out of the explosions immediate line of fire.
Kate ran forward , stumbling along the debris ridden path. She eventually stopped to see that Ari had not followed her. Soon Kate started to scream his name as the safe house was covered in flames.
Tears soon leaked out of her eyes, she didn't bother to wipe them away knowing that they were there for a reason. A reason that she realized that she wasn't willing to accept, on that would positively change her life forever.
The reason: the fact that Ari Haswari was now dead….because of her.
Kate stood silently as the world around her buzzed. People surrounded her, hugging, speaking to her, and comforting her. The only problem was that she didn't comprehend any of it. Multiple people tried to get her to move from the spot that she almost seemed rooted to, but none successes. She just continued to stare at the exploding building, wondered how things had gotten so very out of hand.
Finally as the teams began to process the crime scene, Kate snapped out of her haze of numbness. Quickly a rush of emotions swept over Kate, causing her to gasp for air as thoughts swirled around her mind like dark shadows of impending doom.
Clutching the blanket tighter around her body, Kate became vaguely away of the dirt smudged on her face and the aching of her body. But truthfully the only thing that she was really focused on was… Him.
That was the last coherent thought in Kate's head when the darkness completely took over.
Her last thought was of how she would have done anything to save his life. Because he had just saved hers, in more way than one.
Thank you all so much for sticking with this story and bearing with my delays in writing. (Writers Block: In a show of hands, who here, when they think of writers block, thinks of themselves trapped in a big metal box with only a pencil and a piece of paper? Because I sure know that I do!)
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