Title: Eye to Eye

Author: Jmaria

Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Not mine - unfortunately.
Summary: We don't really see eye to eye.
Pairing: FfA # 1836 Riley / Kate Todd (NCIS)

A/N: Takes place directly after Frat Boys.

Eye To Eye

"You have a thing against frat boys, Agent Todd?" Riley asked, ignoring Tony completely.

"Well, I have a thing against Tony."

"Who wouldn't?" Buffy snorted, ignoring Riley's look. "He's all mister grabby hands and lame come-ons."

"Hey!"

"Shut up, Tony," Kate snapped.

"Do you need a list of why you're annoying, DiNozzo? Cuz I can give you one. You always seem to be thinking about getting laid, you go on spring break even though you're in your - what - early thirties?" Buffy stared at him quizzically.

"You wound me."

"I wish," Kate replied.

"Well, you'd probably be better off if you at least got him neutered," a wicked grin crossed her lips. "I can help."

"Gah!" Tony and Riley winced visibly.

"But to answer your question, Agent Finn, yes, I do have something against frat boys. For one, they never mature, and secondly, I have DiNozzo as a prime example."

"She's got a point, Ri. Out of all your frat brothers, only Graham was half-way decent," Buffy added, crossing her arms.

"Still remember you hitting him with a shovel that one time."

"I didn't hit him. . .hard."

"You hit a guy with a shovel?" Tony cried.

"There were circumstances," Riley answered, remembering why she'd hit him. Demon possession was never a good thing to bring up in casual conversation.

"He was getting fresh. But still, all in all, Graham's a decent enough guy."

"And you ask why I don't like frat boys," Kate said sweetly.

"Ah," A light of understanding flickered across Riley's face. He didn't elaborate, but simply walked over to Gibbs desk.

Kate frowned. What was that supposed to mean? She marched over to him, determined to demand an answer. Buffy grinned and tapped McGee on the shoulder.

"Watch and learn, probbie," Buffy said quietly. She turned to DiNozzo. "Try to keep up."

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"What is what supposed to mean?"

"That all knowing superior 'ah' of yours?"

"An ah is just and ah sometimes, Todd."

"No, that's a smart-ass ah, and you know it," Kate snapped.

"He's gonna set her up and drop her on her ass?" Tony hissed.

"Well, kinda. He's gonna use psychology on her. He was a psych major."

"Well, Agent Todd, that ah means that you're generalizing your views of fraternities based on one isolated incident you had either in your late teens early twenties. Which really leads to the base of your problems. You've got trust issues with men, and the frat boys you so despise probably only added to that."

"Excuse me?"

"Sure, all's forgiven," Riley grinned, flipping his cell phone open. "Finn."

Kate stared at him, her mouth hung open in disbelief. Buffy gave her an apologetic smile.

"Should have warned you that he's tricky."

"Buffy?" Riley called then.

"Hmm?"

"We've got a problem."