So here comes some Tate, sadly just one-sided unless you really squint. I hope you like it please tell me if something doesn't make sense :D


Tony was looking into the brown eyes of a woman he thought he had seen die two years earlier. He could hear the team gasp but he didn't take his gaze of the woman he had loved.

"Kate," he whispered afraid that if he said her name out loud she might disappear. He watched as she bit her lower lip, looking very anxious about what would happen next. He saw Gibbs walking towards her and wrapping her in his arms. She hugged him back and when she looked up Tony could see a smile on her face, Tim walked up to her and she hugged him too.

"God I've missed you soo much, Kate," McGee said.

"I'm sorry Tim I didn't want it to end this way," she said to him.

"Well you might not have wanted it this way, but I have too thank you for it." Tony watched in surprise how Ziva walked up and hugged Kate.

"Shalom, Ziva," Kate said laughing. "I see you didn't take my death too hard."

"Well you know I had my own problems to sort out after you died so I never really got the time," Ziva smiled at her. Tony looked around only to see that everybody else in the room was as confused by this as he was. Then Kate turned her gaze back to him and she smiled that smile that had haunted him in his dreams.

"Well, DiNozzo you didn't miss me?" she asked teasing him. He felt a sting at the tone, it was friendly but nothing else.

"Of course not, Katie," he said forcing himself to use the same tone. He walked and hugged her, it only lasted a few seconds but it left him with a warm feeling inside.

"I am sorry to interrupt whatever is going on here but I have to get going, agent Terry will brief you," Tyler said and walked out the door. Jenny was watching the reunion confused.

"Director, this is Caitlin Todd," McGee said.

"Actually Tim, I'm Catherine Terry," Kate said.

"Not here," Gibbs said almost smiling. Kate flashed him a smile that lit up the room.

"Well it's nice to actually meet you Kate," Jenny said.

"You too," Kate said. "and this is when I should start explaining right?" The others nodded

"After I was kidnapped by Ari, the FBI came and proposed a way too catch the terrorists in Ari's terrorist cell, I was one of the few who actually had met them face too face. The FBI thought it would be easier if everybody thought I was dead, so they staged my death."

"But I saw the bullet go through your head," Tony said shrugging at the memories.

"No, you didn't, you heared a bullet, saw alot of blood and saw a hole in my head," Kate said. "What you really saw was Ari missing his target and me hiting the ground with what looked like a bullet hole through my head, we trusted that you would be busy enough trying to find the shooter not to check if I was really dead."

"How, Ducky did your autopsy?" McGee said.

"No, that was the body of an agent who had died just a few days earlier, they did some facial surgery, she was dying in cancer," Kate said. "We also trusted that Ducky wouldn't be scanning her head since she had brain tumor.

"Why, didn't you tell us," Gibbs asked. Kate looked at him with guilt written in her face.

"I was supposed to be dead, I couldn't, I'm sorry,"she whispered. Gibbs hugged her again.

"Well you are here now and with a little luck this op will be over soon," Ziva said. Kate smiled at her.

"How do you know that?" she asked.

"I am involved now, no?"Ziva answered.

"Well I think, as I have already told the CIA, that we can conduct our missions at the same time and succed," Kate continued. "I can provied a deeper cover for Tony, if he'll do the same for me."

"Good," Jenny said. "But who will call, the shots?"

"If you want to, you have my full co-operation, director," Kate answered. Jenny smiled at the former special agent.

"That is fine with me."

"I will brief you later director but since I have managed to clear Abby and Ducky for this op aswell I would really like to meet them and have them present," Kate said.

"Sure, agent Terry," Jenny smiled. Kate nodded and turned to Gibbs.

"Will you come with me?" she asked him.

"We will all come," Tony cut off giving his former partner a smile.

"I want to see Abby's face when she sees this," Ziva said grinning.

"She is gonna freak out," McGee said with anticipation.


So press the button if you want to see how Abby takes the news :P