Missing

Chapter 7:

A shrill ring sounded through the OSP building just as the light began to filter through the opaque windows basking its inside in an orange glow.

In the very back of the building a man who had lain down on an old, fraying couch to get some sleep only an hour or two before startled awake nearly falling to the ground. Callen rubbed a hand over his weary eyes quickly as he blindly felt for his phone on the small table at the top end of the couch.

As he peered into the lit up screen his eyes widened and his hand fell to his side. Then before he knew it he was striding through the building towards his work area. Deeks was still there as he had left him shuffling through papers, highlighting, scribbling and piling but Sam had obviously arrived now too and was doing the same thing at his desk. When the men caught sight of him Callen motioned upstairs,

"It's him"

The three agents took off up the stairs. Thankfully when Callen entered the tech room first he saw that Hetty and Nate were already there chatting with Eric as the trio went through some of the surveillance they had seen the day before again. Obviously startled by their abrupt entrance they turned,

"Mr Calle-" But for the first time ever the senior agent cut Hetty off,

"Eric trace it, it's him hurry" Eric moved as fast as he could connecting the phone to the computer as he had done when Abby had rung him the day before.

"Go for it" Eric said,

"Callen" the agent spoke clearly into the phone

"Agent Callen I see you've been to Agent Blye's apartment did you happen to find anything?" the same voice as the day before said,

"We'll find out soon enough" Callen replied giving the man nothing,

"Hmm I see"

"I want to talk to Kensi" In response all Callen got to his request was a slight chuckle,

"No..not this time I don't think, maybe next time we chat yeah. But Agent Callen I do have a little gift for you. I assume Mr Beal is close by yes?"

"Why?"

"Mr Beal I am going to give you an email address and password. The account has been set up solely for you and other than on your phone Mr Callen I will use it to send you some important details"

As the man relayed the details the others watched Eric typing faster than any of them knew they ever could and ever would be able to,

"What do you want" Callen asked as Eric opened the account up,

"Oh some money, a clean record and some other little things thrown in on the side" He said,

As Callen watched the first email come up and saw that it was a video attached he felt ill and answered without even thinking letting his anger crawl into his voice and his cool and composed facade slip momentarily,

"Fine, name it"

"Oh no no no no now that wouldn't be much fun would it. No I think I'll hold off for a little while. However the video you've most probably received should give you an idea of what you're bargaining for and then we can probably have a little more of a discussion. Alright Agent Callen"

As Callen went to reply he spoke to the dialtone.

"Shit, Eric?"

"Nope about two seconds off. He knows what he's doing. It does look like he's still in LA though"

As Eric pushed a large image up onto the larger screen the team turned to look at it their chests tightening. The video they had seen the day before had been enough to drive each of them crazy over the last tweny or so hours and they could only imagine what was going to be in this one.

"Ready?" Eric asked quietly the apprehension obvious in his voice,

"Go" Sam muttered as he stood like yesterday leaning against the table Deeks beside him. Nate and Hetty stood closer to Eric but Callen moved back further until he stood closer to the back of them room on the other side of the large table positioned in the centre of the room.

The screen flickered and collectively their breath hitched in their throats when an unconscious Kensi filled the screen. It was obviously dark wherever she was but the night vision camera allowed them to see her clearly. She didn't look great. Apart from being unconscious there were dark bruises lining her arms and staining her face and head. The scratches they had seen the day before were still there but the blood from Kensi's body had been washed away. Then they looked to the corner where they could only just see the dark pants of someone's legs as well as their shoes. The camera was trained more on the front of the room and to the floor obviously so that they could see her but years of training drew their eyes straight to the other presence they knew was in the room with Kensi.

Callen's body tensed as he took in her ripped shirt and shorts that had been pushed dangerously high. He felt his entire body start to shake and gripped the edge of the table as he observed the room she was being kept in. It was small and in the corner there was a small scrap of material. He prayed more than anything else that it was a gag they had been using or something but in his mind he knew what it was. Obviously the others had noticed as well and he vaguely noticed Sam and Deeks muscular shoulders tense and from the corner of his eyes saw Hetty sit down in one of the chairs.

Only a moment later they watched as their agent began to move just slightly. Her face scrunched up in pain and then she froze suddenly keeping her body as still as she could. They watched her regather herself and follow routine like a good agent. Like a perfect agent. Listening, taking in her surroundings.

But then they watched her closely and Nate frowned deeply when he watched her eyes widen looking shocked and watched her eyes sparkle obviously moist. They heard her whisper something and leant forward as a group trying to hear realising the camera had audio,

"Eri—" Deeks started,

"It's up as loud as it goes"

With their eyes fixed on the screen they almost jumped as the voice belonging to the other person in the room spoke much louder.

"I don't like beggars you know" As they watched Kensi's body violently flinch they cringed at the pain that washed over her face along with the fear. Her eyes travelled upwards trying to see the person but her body didn't move,

Callen frowned as he took note that she didn't move her head or anything. She didn't try to fight him off. That wasn't Kensi. So either she was too weak to move or the drugs they had administered earlier were still in effect.

"Who are you?" Her voice was stronger. It wasn't strong but it was stronger than when he had spoken to her. He wondered if she had been in that room when he'd been allowed to talk to her.

"What do you want?" Her voice was composed and the team watched as she forced the mask that said she was strong and okay up over her face and over the fear.

"Both of those questions are for you to find out soon Miss Blye...you know you are a very pretty woman ...Kensi isn't it. Young, beautiful ..interesting that you find yourself an agent for NCIS now my dear...well I'm not complaining" Callen bristled listening to the man speak to her. He wanted to drag the bastard away from him not letting him touch her not letting him speak to her, not letting him touch her, not letting him breathe near her.

The familiar pull of his heart that wasn't quite a team leader worried about his agent feeling had been building since the tape had begun confusing him even more. But there wasn't time to dwell on that and he focused back on the screen as he heard the man chuckle.

"I had lots of fun getting to know you by the way thankyou maybe next time I'll have the honour of you being a little more awake...but alas it doesn't matter we've got a nice little video of it all so you can watch it all over again ...what do you say is it a date"Deek's throat tightened as he heard the man taunt Kensi and before he could stop them his eyes flickered over towards the material in the corner. He'd confirmed it, there was no doubt in Deeks' mind as he took in his partner with scratches running up her legs and arms that the bastard had... he couldn't even think it. He closed his eyes momentarily as his thoughts took over,

I should be there, with her. Being her partner, having her back.

Callen couldn't breathe. He couldn't move and he couldn't breathe. The man stood immobile trying to regain control of his breathing. He was going to kill him, he was going to put a bullet through the son of a bitch's head for touching her. He watched tears well in Kensi's eyes as she no doubt realised what had happened. His heart jumped into his throat as he watched her tears fall and he knew that not being able to wipe them away would be killing her.

"I'll have to check my diary" Sam forced a smile on his lips as he heard Kensi's reply. She was in hell and he couldn't save her. But he was so proud of her when he heard the courage in her voice, the defiance as she tried to show that he hadn't broke her; that she was still fighting and wasn't going to give in.

"Ohh feisty..I like, I like. You know Kensi my man...he didn't like it very much when you stabbed him actually he wants to have a little chat with you a couple people do. How about we get dressed first shall we ...presentable for the boss. Yes I think so" Suddenly the camera was blinded but just as Nate was about to ask Eric what had happened the picture began to form again. It appeared the lights had been turned on and they heard Kensi gasp before they could see her again.

And once they could see her their blood boiled. The man was now perched over the top of her, straddling her waist and Hetty briefly thought that if this turned into anything more she would have Eric shut it down to at least preserve some of Kensi's modesty. That and she already knew that there was no way in the world the men around her would cope, would be able to focus or would be able to think with a clear head after they were made to watch Kensi being assaulted. She knew they were protective and probably more than they should be but while she knew that it irked Kensi all the time Hetty was glad that her team had such a strong sense of camaraderie and friendship.

The next thing the team witnessed all happened very fast. The man leant forward and his back was blocking their view of her. But even though her voice was muffled they still heard her speak forcefully to him,

". of. Me."Then the man pulled back sharply. Deeks cocked his head to the side as if it would give him a better view to see his partner and then he gritted his teeth as he watched the man smack her across the face.

"Now come on Kens I've been nice. I stitched up your wounds, washed you off, made you look nice and presentable again. Be good" They saw him reach back and pull out a band of material otu of his back pocket before leaning forward again and from Kensi's protests becoming even quieter they could only assume that he was forcing the material between her lips to quieten her. They watched him get off her again and move to the back of them room when he opened a door they could see that it was a cupboard and it was stocked fully with a range of things. He, however, pulled out clothes before moving back to her.

Nate felt his heart squeeze as he watched his friend. He watched the man pull her up and it was obvious that he was taunting her, tormenting her as he let her go again allowing Kensi's body to hit the ground again with a thumpbefore he laughed cruelly. When he pulled her roughly back up he watched Kensi scowl at the man but the psychologist could easily identify the other emotions tucked in the tenseness of her brow and the moisture in her eyes.

"You see what happens when your bad sweetheart" Everyone in the room tensed even more when the man pulled a knife from one of his pockets and flicked the blade up which shined menacingly in the camera as he held it up. They watched him lean down but couldn't see what was happening. A moment later the black material that they knew had been Kensi's top was flung the side making fear and apprehension swell in all of them. He scooted back slightly and they knew that he was cutting off her shorts. Callen eyes were on the screen his lips in a tight line and he was breathing heavily through his nose. Sam closed his eyes furious with what was happening and his heart aching for Kensi. When her shorts were flung away to the side as well then hideous man pulled some black underwear from the pile he had gathered from the cupboards and raised his body slightly without moving from sitting over the top of her and slid them clumsily up her legs.

Kensi was still protesting though they could barely hear her and it was obvious that she couldn't move. Her muscles would tense, her body would tense but her limbs wouldn't move. They heard the man chuckle and then watched as he leant forward and down kissing the side of her hip. The angry, shocked and devastated team watched the man dress Kensi in a white shirt, black bra and skirt and went even as far to get up and retrieve a pair of black heels. Once he was done he found some thick rope and they watched him loop it several times around her wrist before tying it tightly. Nate watched the man who looked at Kensi with a sickening love as though she was something so precious that he had been waiting for, for such a long time.

Classic obsession.

"Now the sedative should be wearing off soon I'll be back for you then. Get some rest sweetheart" Nate shuddered at the term of endearment as he watched the man press a kiss to Kensi's temple before he pulled himself up again.

The psychologist knew that really he should have been watching the team throughout the video but he couldn't draw his eyes away from the screen. It was as if he was leaving Kensi alone when he did, abandoning her and as he heard the man close the heavy door after the lights flicked off again. And he had worked in the OSP for long enough to realise that abandonment and rejection were two of the things that Agent Kensi Blye feared the most.

As the picture adjusted once again to the darkness they watched Kensi finally give in and it was obvious that she didn't know anybody was watching. They watched as her body began to tremble and the tears rolled heavily down her face.

Eric frowned when there was a major glitch in the video stream.

"What was that?" Sam asked not a second later and Eric watched the computer for a moment,

"I don't kn—" Eric cut himself off when he realised what had happened,

"It's switched to a live stream. Before it was taped but this is a direct feed" he explained.

As they watched Kensi on the ground they realised she was trying her hardest to move. They all knew that the drugs typically used in kidnapping took a long time to wear off and they could see that she was slowly able to move slightly but they could also see that she was at wits end, frustrated with herself and the entire situation.

It was Hetty that spoke first as they all continued to watch the feed.

"Well we now know that there are at least three people involved"

"How?" Eric asked and it was Sam who answered,

"That guy referred to the one that we saw taking Kens from the apartment as 'his man' and then after that he talked about 'his boss'"

"Yes it seems that there's quite hierarchy in this situation" Nate said,

"It looks like we've got brute strength in the one who kidnapped Kensi and then this one...well..he appears to be more involved with Kensi"

He didn't want to use the word obsessed, he didn't want to jump to conclusions or induce any panic within the team.

"He's not the guy I spoke to on the phone, different voice I think" Callen spoke for the first time his voice stiff,

"It is. The voice recognition patterns are completely different" Eric confirmed nodding to Callen before he spoke again,

"I think I can get enough of his face to run through facial recognition scanner as well" Hetty agreed telling him to get on it before she turned to Nate giving him a look that demanded the truth,

"What do you think of him Mr Getz?"

The psychologist sighed as the others turned to him,

"I think he's developed a sort of a fixation with Kensi. He doesn't appear to be too worried about the deal that they want he's more focused on her. He's possessive of her he's done what you'd call claiming her. He's dressing her in what he wants but the main fact is that he knew we were watching. And in this situation she 'belongs' to us so he's stealing her. He's sitting in front of the camera and showing the typical behaviour of claiming someone, dressing her, touching her all of that. He's showing us what he's doing but he's still covering her showing that he's in control that she's 'his'. Doing things as far as putting heels on kidnapped women and of course binding them are classic signs of enforcing control"

Hetty nodded pensively taking in what Nate said as they all were. They didn't like it, any of it. What their experience operational psychologist was saying was never good. Ever.

"So what now?" Deeks asked,

Nate did watch the team now. He watched them take in his explanation, take in his observations which were far from comforting. They'd found out that Kensi had been assaulted but as he realised that he couldn't even process that fact right then he knew he couldn't expect it from the others who seemed to be powering on. Hetty with her pursed lips and carefully controlled face was surrounded by stony faced men who weren't giving anything away.

Nate carefully watched Deeks, her partner. He knew that the new agent must be struggling. And Sam who was the quintessential big brother to Kensi. And Eric who really played the opposite almost of a younger brother in their big family but a brother none the less. And then there was Callen.

Callen was trickier. He played a protective, loving brother well. But lately as Nate had observed both their senior agent and Kensi who had lately been referred to as his own protégé there seemed to be something else. Something he was missing.

He knew they were both trained in masking their emotions but he had spotted it. The cases of late had kept them busy not giving him time to explore the fleeting hint he had gotten one day. But now as he watched Callen he wondered what it was that was going on in the senior agent in charge's head.

And from the tortured, pained look in his eyes it wasn't good.

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