Afterlife
Disclaimer: I do not own NCIS, wish I did.
Spoilers: Bete Noir, Reveille, Twlight
Six months seemed like a short amount of time when you worked and spent time wrapped up in a love so encapsulating it seemed to engulf your every action. Kate often took a moment in the mornings as she lay in bed after waking, to reflect on the past months and everything that had occurred in between. Ari would often crawl back into bed beside her on weekends or just kiss her goodbye gently on the weekdays. He never controlled her but instead treated her like a princess, her every wish and desire were given.
Of course that was the two months he hadn't been assignment. He'd been away for four months on an undercover assignment much to her disappointment. Kate groaned and got up and got ready for the day, knowing it would be uneventful.
The day at NCIS was extremely slow, it meant working on paperwork. It also meant Tony and McGee pranking each other; Gibbs was on constant coffee runs in between threatening to send the two back to their infant years. Kate looked up when she found Gibbs on his phone, obviously angered.
"This is NCIS jurisdiction Fornell, just because it was an FBI operation doesn't mean anything when there are dead sailors involved. Maybe you shouldn't have let your agents party…" Gibbs stopped and his glare got worse. "What the hell do you mean Ari Haswari now works under you? How long Fornell? Six months, you mean that bastard has been in this city for six months working for the FBI? We'll talk when I get there; just keep him away from my agents."
He hung up and started walking, they all followed. McGee was the one to ask the first question, "Ari works for Fornell?"
"I think that's what he said Probie." Tony looked at Kate, "you're awful calm after hearing the man who held you hostage and kidnapped you is in town working for the FBI."
Kate turned to Tony, "Ari and I have an understanding we made on the farm. He doesn't touch me and I don't stab him."
"You could just shoot him."
"Issue there," Gibbs looked at the two, "she can't shoot him…has had a few opportunities but hasn't."
The agent shrugged, "I can still stab him."
They got to the bar and found field agents working around the body, Fornell was talking to an agent while pointing to things. Gibbs went over to him, his team behind him. "Fornell, where are the bodies?"
"In the back room," Fornell looked at them, "this is Agent-in-Charge Mason Taylor."
"Pleased to meet you Agent Gibbs." He looked at the agents behind Gibbs, "who is who?"
Kate raised her hand, "Agent Caitlin Todd, call me Kate. That's Agent Tim McGee," she pointed to her left and then to her right, "Agent Tony DiNozzo."
"I've heard about you and your skills, glad to have you hear. Agent Gibbs, why don't we walk through so you get an idea of what is going on." They started walking, "two of my agents were undercover and have been for four months. They were close to getting the name of a cell when this happened. Agent Al Saad and Officer Haswari are were both able to convince the cell they were perfect for the job. Tonight was a meet and greet, simple and free but a fight broke out and one of the agents refused to shoot the men when the leader of the cell, Ali Rashid, requested him to.
"At which point, a gun was placed to Agent Al Saad's head and Rashid demanded Officer Haswari shoot Al Saad to which he refused. From what I understand, both Haswari and Al Saad were about to lose their heads when the fight busted through the room and it distracted them enough for Haswari to shoot both men in under two minutes. They are currently waiting to be interviewed. How the sailors died is unknown, they were found in the next room after everything went down."
They entered the room to see Al Saad and Ari sitting down waiting while both terrorists lay dead a few feet away. Both men rose when Taylor entered, Al Saad put up a hand. "Sir, we have been here long enough, may we leave."
"You know better than to ask that Al Saad, you'll talk to the NCIS agents and then our own clearance agent before you can leave. Now, follow them out right now and answer their questions."
Gibbs looked at Kate and McGee, "process the room but don't touch the bodies, they are Fornell's. Our bodies are in the next room, be thorough in that room."
Kate nodded and headed out, allowing a short look at Ari. He gave a small smile before that smile disappeared and he became himself again. She disappeared as did McGee in the next room as Gibbs and Tony faced the two.
"Agent Gibbs, Agent DiNozzo." Ari nodded, "it's a pleasure after so long."
Gibbs stared at him, "follow me now."
After a whole afternoon of talking and bodies, everyone went back to NCIS. Fornell had Ari and Al Saad go with them, to help it be an actual joint-jurisdiction case. On the way back to the base, Kate rode in another car with Al Saad.
The other agent kept looking at Kate as they drove. "What?"
"You're Haswari's Caitlin; it's you in the photo at his desk." Al Saad chuckled, "he often speaks of you when we talk about our home lives. He's missed you over the last four months."
A/N: Sorry it took so long, I just got into university and everything so I am neglecting a lot of things. Plus I haven't been in an Ari/Kate mood till this last few weeks. Another chapter will come with Kate trying to handle her coworkers while trying to keep her personal relationship secret, also trying to keep Al Saad and Ari quiet when possible.