Ok, so first off, BIIIGGG apology to everyone. I thought I had finished posting chapters for this story and had it completed. Seems I had finished writing it, and only thought I had finished posting it. SOOORRRYYY! SO here we go.

Callen felt Mac stiffen, having been letting the kid lean on him to relieve some of the pain from his wounds. He didn't outwardly show that he had noticed the change in Mac as he looked up, then followed Mac's line of sight to the doctor and nurse. He didn't recognise them, but that didn't mean Mac didn't.

Mac recognised them, having looked at their files the other day. The man was a cousin to the marine that was trying to start a war in his old 'hood to try and wipe out two waring gangs. The woman was also from the area and had lost her three children to the gangs. They were the most vocal about doing something and Phoenix had their files because of it. He squeezed Callen's arm, feeling the older man respond by wrapping his arm about his shoulders when Mac shuddered.

Callen felt the younger man squeezed his arm as he shuddered; from the cold or fear, he didn't know, but it gave him the excuse he needed to inform him that he understood and would go with his plan. He stood, making it look like he was intending to lay Mac down. "You're cold, once the doc's finished, why don't we get some shut eye."

He grabbed the pan the pair had been using to hold their supplies and threw it at the 'doctor'. With him distracted for a moment, he spun as best he could on his bad leg, and used it to push the wheelchair into the woman. She tripped and by then Mac had managed to get up and had tackled the doctor. Callen hit the nurse call button before defending himself from the 'nurse', who had regained her feet and was now pushing the chair back toward him. Only she had it pointed at him in a way, that if he timed it right; and he somehow did; he would be able to simply fall into it. The shock of him doing that caused her to let go of it, allowing Callen to spin it around and use his good leg to knock her down again. This time he managed to grab her hands and tie them with the tubing that they had salvaged from their balloon to the bed. He turned then to see how Mac was fairing.

Mac had jumped the 'doctor' when Callen had turned to go after the nurse. He was glad about that. He really didn't like to attack women. The man was shocked at Mac's bold move, enough so that he fell over, losing his grip on the gun he had raised; allowing Mac to straddle him. One punch was all Mac got in before the other man hit his ribs. He doubled over at the flair of pain, allowing the 'doctor' to reverse the situation. Mac's back ended up on something hard that wasn't the floor. Between hits, he managed to pull it out. It was the pan that Callen had thrown at the beginning. He spotted its mate nearby, having joined the other on the floor when Mac charged. He managed to grab it as well and brought both pans, bottoms facing each other, hard against his attacker's ears. The effect was instantaneous. He curled into a foetal position and rolled off of Mac, cupping his ears and howling at the pain.

It was at that point that the real nurses and doctors showed up, along with some security guards that had appeared on the floor just as Mac clouted his attacker. Seeing the mayhem of two panting; and in Callen's case, bleeding; patients and two strangers, caused them to pause a moment. Knowing the agents as long as they had was the only thing that stopped them from asking what had happened. It occurred often with the two men and their team mates, so didn't warrant anything more than a momentary glance before getting to work. The guards took the two into custody until the police arrived, while the nurses went to their patients.

Both Callen and Mac knew there was no way they were going to be released tomorrow like planned. So they sat calmly and allowed only the doctors and nurses that they knew to patch them up. After that, they knew it was only a matter of time before their partners showed up.

And show up they did, along with their teams nearly half an hour later. All eight (Nell and Eric were back at ops trying to find out how they got into the hospital) were crammed into the elevator. The meeting in the lobby and the ride up enough time for introductions. Once the doors opened, they were met with the director of the hospital. Knowing that Matty and Hetty wanted to speak with them about how it had happened, the others headed to the room the men had been in the last few days. Only to find it empty of the reason they were there.

"Hetty?"

"Matty?"

The older women looked a moment at their teams 2ICs and Hetty took the lead. "It seems that after subduing the two attackers, Mr Callen and Mr MacGyver allowed themselves to be patched up, but only by doctors they both knew. It seems that in the five minutes they were left alone, they left. And before you ask, Mr Hannah, no. It seems that Mr Callen avoided the cameras and got them both out."

"What's that mean, Matty?" Jack asked. He had no idea what the look Sam had tossed Hetty was, but it seemed that the older of the two short women ninjas did.

"It means, Mr Dalton, that until they want to be found, we won't find them. Our Mr Callen is quite skilled at hiding. I have no doubt that this has also shaken his trust of others to be able to protect him." She nodded at the sigh from Deeks and Kensi.

"And from what I know of Agent MacGyver, he will likely stick with Agent Callen until they are both healed. Even though you are his partner and the closest thing he has to family, he won't call. Not only that, but I think that Mac probably believes that the two that attacked them won't be the only ones looking for them." Matty said. "Hetty, do you mind if we use your resources to find the others. We'll give you the files."

"Mac was pretty upset when he found out that G had been hurt by Slate. That might be a reason he's staying with him now. He's got bruised ribs and a knife wound, but at least he can walk around. G's got a busted leg and can't walk on it unless he wants to reopen that artery." Sam said as they all headed back to ops.

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Callen looked over at the younger man half sitting, half laying in/on the couch in his house. He had gotten furniture for the living room at last after Sam had insisted on getting him a TV to watch the baseball a few weeks back. Now Mac was on the couch while he sat in his chair watching the TV that was currently on mute.

It had taken him a few minutes to convince the other man that not only were they not likely to get released the next day, but that if what Mac had told Callen, there would be others looking for the men who had stopped a war designed to wipe out two major gangs. Mac's place would be the first place Jack would look, Mac had said when Callen had questioned him. His own place being second. Callen had a history of disappearing and not showing up until he wanted to. And in unusual places, so he suggested taking him to his own home, one of the last places his team would think to look for him.

That had been an hour ago. After a hot cocoa, (something that Sam didn't know about) they had sat down to watch a baseball rerun. Only Mac had fallen asleep within minutes. Callen had hit the mute button shortly after and watched the screen for a short while before laying the younger man down properly and covering him with a blanket before hobbling to his own room and falling asleep.

Callen knew he was safe in his own home because the only ones who knew about it were his team. And he had some pretty good security if the person walking into it wasn't. So he slept well, and was only woken by the smell of coffee the next morning. It took him a moment to wonder why his favourite coffee; that Sam didn't know the hiding place of, was on when he was still in bed. Then he remembered Mac. Of course, he would be the one to find it. Callen had no doubt that the kid had a similar thing happening and that was why he had been the one to find it. He headed for a quick shower to wash off the last of the lingering hospital smell before facing the day.

Again, SOOORRRYYY! Another couple of chapters to go. R&R please.