KATE'S APARTMENT, BEDROOM; NOVEMBER 13, 2004, 21:00

Kate woke to a sound; she took her gun from under her pillow and sat up, aiming in the direction of the sound. She found Ari by her dresser; he was placing a small box on it. "It's you." She lowered her gun and slid it under her pillow while still looking at him. "Why are you here…at this hour?" She eyed him in the dark, not turning on a light.

Ari chuckled and sat in her desk chair, he turned it so he could sit facing her. "Would you prefer I come during the day?"

"I know what you called me…tell me why you think I'm…well you know." She eyed him and he stood, walking to her bedroom window, it was raining.

"Caitlin…did you know when it rains, something is born?" He looked at her, "do you know what is born?"

"No," she stood and walked to him, "you didn't answer my question, why do you believe I'm your soul mate?"

He laughed and placed a finger on her cheek, "my Caitlin, how stubborn you are…life is born, new leaves form…flowers bloom…life." He pointed to a drop on the window, "this small drop of rain will bring life to something."

"What's your point?"

"Everything has a reason to be born…every person, every plant…every animal." He looked back at her, "and each thing has an opposite that balances them. A plant has a certain animal who it feeds…an animal has a mate and a person…every person has an opposite."

"And you think I'm your opposite…listen Ari, I may not be able to kill you but I'll tell Gibbs and he'll kill you for me." She eyed him, "you need help…you're insane and this whole soul mate thing is just to compensate for not being able to have the one thing you want…someone to care about you. Get out of my apartment and don't come back."

She walked towards her bed but his words made her stop, she stood with her back facing him.

"Caitlin…do you ever wonder why you can't kill me?"

"Every day." She turned when she felt his hands on her arms, "I'm sure you know why…or you at least have a theory."

"My dearest Caitlin," he moved till his mouth rested near her ear. "When you looked into my eyes…our souls connected, we can't harm each other."

Pulling back, he eyed her and smiled, placing a hand on her cheek.

"Goodnight my Caitlin, I will see you soon." He kissed her forehead before leaving, she stood there in shock yet remembering his touch…it was forged onto her skin, she could feel it still.

He truly thought she was his soul mate; it made her wonder if he was right. His hands were so gentle, his voice always soft…never angry. He became angry when Bassam had struck her months before, he protected her when Bassam almost hit her again. She never told Gibbs he had come to visit her nor about what had occurred when he kidnapped her …could he right?