AN: Not a new chapter but some changes and I made it a little longer. I hope that you like it and don't worry, I haven't given up on this story.

Chapter 7

Gibbs stepped out of the interrogation room and at the same time his two agents stepped out of the little room that was connected with it.

The older NCIS agent nodded to them and they walked in unity to the bullpen, grabbed their gear and walked out.


Tony tried to keep track of where they were going but soon the exhaustion from not eating and the pain made his eyelids drop, he leaned against the window and surrendered to the darkness.

Ari watched the young man as his eyelids started to drop and he let him rest against the window as he leaned forward to talk to the driver. They were on their way to new safe house, he had planned to let Gibbs come close in finding his young team member but than fail to rescue him. He smiled his evil smile and almost rubbed his hands together as he remembered the sound of Gibbs voice on the phone. He caressed the cheek of his captive, feeling a bit strange as the young man even in his sleep shifted away from him. How could this man affect him so much, people became interested in him and not the other way around

Shaking his head Ari started to think about his original plan instead, he had planned to kill Gibbs' team one by one. To start with this one which he would have killed right in front of him after he had led him in a wild goose chase. But now things had changed, he wanted to keep Anthony DiNozzo all to himself and didn't want to share him with anyone else.

Wouldn't that be the greatest revenge on Gibbs and Caitlyn? Take one of the people they loved the most, to let them know by e-mails and phone calls how he was living somewhere there they couldn't find him?

This time he rubbed his hands together and smiled big, oh so he loved to be an evil genius!

The big van finally stopped at a house that lay in the end of an old airstrip, about an hour from the city. The plane wouldn't get here until the following morning and that left him time to work out how to tell Gibbs what he had planned.


Tony became aware of his surroundings as he felt hands grab his bounded arms and pain exploded from his broken finger, spreading thru his hand and up to his arm. He let out a little moan as the hands scooped him up, he looked up briefly and saw that the driver was carrying him away from the car, into an old house.

Tony tried to struggle but to no success, he was too tired and t felt useless. How soft and vulnerable he had become just because of a few days without food and a broken finger! He had been thru much worse in his past and he really hated to feel so helpless.

Ari opened the front door to the house and held it opened so the driver could get in, carrying Tony in his arms. The house had one big room with a couch in the middle, a small kitchen to the left and a stair that led to the top floor, Ari told the man who carried Tony to puthim down on the couch.

Ari's cell phone started to ring, Tony lifted his head a little and looked at Ari as he answered the phone. He started to shout into the phone as he walked up the stairs, the driver stood for a short time looking at Tony and up the stairs.

The younger NCIS agent closed his eyes and let his head drop, resting on the sofa. After a couple of minutes he heard the big man walk away, up the stairs.

Feeling a sudden rush of adrenaline and seeing a window of opportunity, Tony forced himself to sit up. He took a few deep breaths to make the dizziness go away and then slowly he stood up testing his legs, they were a bit unsteady but he forced himself to take a few steps towards the front door. As he reached the door, he had to lean against the wall resting because his legs threatened to give out.

No, he screamed at himself, you can't give up now when you are so close. And with that in his mind he opened the door and stumbled outside. He looked up and towards the car, it stood a couple of meters from the house. Sighing he made his way slowly towards the car, the meters grew to miles but he steeled himself, he had to make it.

When he finally reached the car, he was breathing really hard and was feeling dizzy. Remembering that his hands was still cuffed behind his back, he berated himself of how stupid he was, he had to get them loose or at least in front of him if he wanted to escape.

But the thoughts of how to get out of the restrains were disturbed by sounds from the house and he saw Ari coming out of the doorway, their eyes met for an instant. Tony felt his stomach grow cold, then he turned around and tried to run away.

Sadly he wasn't in any condition to run away from Ari or his companion, he only got a few meters before he felt someone knocking him down to the ground. Angry at himself for being so weak, he did everything in his powers to stop them taking him back into the house. The young agent kicked out with his legs, feeling them connect with something but he was easily overpowered.

"That was stupid of you." Ari whispered into his ear as he lay on the ground face down. "I thought you where smarter than this."

"I can't say that I'm sorry to disappoint you." Tony said back between laboured breaths.

"Well, I've to teach you another lesson, I think."

Before Tony could say anything back, he felt Ari grip his index and ring finger and without further ceremony Ari broke them.

The pain that radiated from the broken fingers was unbearable making him see stars and he felt sick to his stomach. He fought back the nausea but the pain was too much and closed his eyes trying to surround to the darkness but Ari leaned down yet again to whisper in his ear.

"Don't worry, I'll take care off you. I'm not letting you go." And with that he brushed his lips against Tony's cheek.

Feeling Ari's lips lightly touch his cheek Tony became terrified and a million different scenarios played out in his mind. I can't handle this, he thought and then nausea overwhelmed him. After a couple of dry heaves darkness finally surrounded him.


Ari stood up and looked at Tony, whose dry heaving's stopped rather quickly because there weren't much in his stomach, and then he looked at his companion who was lying down on the ground after being kicked by the NCIS-agent.

Ari shook his head slightly as he grabbed Tony and carried him into the house, letting his man stay on the ground. He dropped Tony down on the sofa, sat down in a chair across and looked at the young man.

When he had first came down the stairs and saw that Tony was gone he became really angry, why couldn't the man just do as he was told? But he had to admire the kid's courage and stamina as he fought with all his strength and as he leaned down to break his fingers he watched the beautiful man under him.

His prisoner had fought hard to keep the pain away, but when he leaned forward to whisper in his ear and he let his lips touch that soft cheek, the boy had passed out.

Ari didn't know what to feel or think, a bit of him loved to see the fear and pain in those beautiful green eyes but the other bit was a little sad that his little show of caring provoked such a reaction.

"Don't worry, you'll learn to like me." Ari whispered as he leaned forward and brushed some strands of hair out of Tony's forehead.


"Where are we going?" Kate asked Gibbs as they drove in a hurry. "Did the guys say something about where Ari took Tony?"

"Yes, they did." Gibbs said in a hard voice, Kate looked at McGee who shrugged his shoulders. When Gibbs sounded like that, you didn't bother him more than necessary and as he drove recklessly thru the city, Kate and McGee kept their mouth shut and hoped that they would get to Tony soon.

TBC