Hey all.

Alot of making up in this chapter :D

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In The Dark


A month later Kate's shoulder had healed and she no longer had to wear the sling that continually itched her arm. Michael was still staying in America and he and Tony did not get along, at all. Kate had barely seen Ari in the four weeks, only seeing him if they passed in a hallway at school, and whenever she was at Ziva's, he would always stay in his room.

She hated herself for letting him go, and it didn't make things with her father any better, although it had been at least two weeks since she had to hide a bruise.

She was currently sitting on one of the large white couches in Ziva's house watching a movie with Ziva, Tony and Michael. Ziva reached forward and picked the remote up and pressed pause, pushing Tony, who she was using as a giant pillow, up and handed him the popcorn bowl to refill. She sent Michael to help him, both boys glaring at each other as they walked away. Ziva went to the couch opposite her and sat next to Kate.

"Ari is different now" She said as Kate looked at her "He has closed himself again"

Kate looked down at her hands, which were in her lap and took a deep breath "I need to go to the bathroom" She said quietly before standing up and making her way through the room and towards the staircase.

She hesitated when she got upstairs, standing outside Ari's room for a moment before raising her hands and knocking softly on the wooden door. She didn't receive an answer, so she twisted the door handle and gently pushed the door open slightly.

"Ari?" She said walking into the room, seeing him sitting at his desk next to his bed. He looked up at her as she walked in, watching as she walked over and sat on his bed.

He wheel with his chair over to sit in front of Kate, who was sitting in front of him with her legs hanging off the bed wearing grey track suit pants and a white tank top. She looked at him for a moment before taking a deep breath.

"I'm sorry" She whispered "I...miss you"

Ari stood and moved from his chair to sitting next to her on the bed, searching her eyes for a minute before bring his hand up to caress her cheek and putting his other hand finding one of hers and holding it, leaning forward and kissing her tenderly. He pulled away from her after a moment and he watched as she laid down on her back and stared up at him, her eyes staring into his as he leaned towards her slightly, running his fingers up her arm from her elbow to her shoulder and resting his hand there.

She continued to look at him as his hand ran up to her neck, his thumb stroking her cheek bone as he leaned down to capture her lips with his, putting his other hand on the other side of her body and pressing her down slightly.

She smiled into the kiss as she wrapped her arms around him, one hand going under his shirt to trace random circles on his back. He broke away from the kiss and looked at her for a moment before sitting up slightly, she lifting his shirt off him and dropping it on the bed next to them. She ran her hands over his bare back as he kissed her again, shifting so he was resting above her, his hands going to her hips and rolling them to the side, his fingers running along the skin showing between her shorts and tank top.

She moaned softly into his mouth and they rolled to the side, pressing against each other and running their hands over the other ones body. Ari pulled Kate so that she was lying on top of him, his hands resting on the small of her back as her hair fell around his face. His hands travelled upwards slowly, taking her shirt with them along the way as her tongue tangled with his. When his hands, and her shirt reached halfway up her back his hands ran to the front and trailed across her stomach slowly, making her shiver.

She suddenly shot up, straddling one of his legs and pulling her shirt back down.

"Ari, It's...I can't..."

Ari just ran his hands up her back and pulled her down to press her forehead against his, his darkened eyes staring into hers. She blushed slightly at the intense look and rolled them to the side so her head hit one of his pillows, and leaned forward slightly more to brush his nose with hers.

"I don't like not being with you" She whispered, her lips lightly brushing his as she spoke.

He put his arms around her and pulled her body against his more "I am not too fond of it either"

She sat up and pulled him with her as she handed him his shirt, standing and leading him towards his bedroom door. He put his black t-shirt back over his head and looked at her questionably.

She smirked "Come watch the movie with us" She said.

He didn't argue, he just turned her quickly and pressed her against the bedroom door with his body, putting his hand behind her neck and leaning down to capture her lips with his again. She put her arms around his neck as he ran his hands down her sides, resting them on her thighs and pressing closer before releasing her and smirking. She smiled and shook her head, turning around and opening the door, holding onto his wrist and leading him downstairs.

When they walked into the living room they found the three others setting up air mattresses on the floor in random parts of the room. Tony looked up as Kate walked in and glared at Ari before turning back and helping Ziva get blankets as Michael blew up the three large mattresses.

Ari went and sat on a couch as Kate went over to Ziva "Which bed's mine?" She asked her, ignoring the look Tony gave her. Ziva pointed to one that was a few meters away from the one Tony was putting blankets on.

Ziva looked from Ari to Kate and smirked at her before helping Tony, who had somehow managed to tangle himself up in the sheets. Michael was saying something to Ari in Hebrew, which made Ari glare and Michael laugh at him.

Kate went over and sat on the air mattress and beckoned Ari over to her. He went over and sat next to her, leaning to whisper in her ear "Do you want me to sleep here?" He asked quietly. She put a hand on his knee and nodded smiling at him.

Across the room Tony watched the interaction and watched as a smile spread across Kate's face that hadn't been there in at least a month. He hated the fact that Ari made Kate happy when he knew Ari would be the one who would somehow turns Kate world upside down for the worst.

He pushed those thoughts out of his head and turned to Ziva, grabbing her around the waist and falling with her onto the mattress and burying his face in her curls as she laughed and punched him in the chest.

Michael smirked at Ari and said something in Hebrew again, making Ziva laugh slightly from her side of the room and Ari pick up a remote and throw it at Michael. Kate and Tony watched them and looked at each other confused.

"Michael, could you go turn the lights off?" Ziva asked him, seeing as he was closest to the light switch. When the lights were out everyone got into their beds on the mattresses.

Tony pulled Ziva into his chest and kissed her temple, she put her hand on his chest over his heart and played with the material of his shirt.

"Do not be so hard on Kate" She whispered to him. He nodded against her head and ran his hand through her dark curls as they both slowly fell asleep.

Across the room Kate was lying on her back as Ari had his head propped up on his right hand and was looking down at her in the dark. He ran the fingers of his left hand across her cheek and down her neck before running them along her collarbone. He leaned down and kissed her throat lightly before she pulled him to lay down properly. She laid on her side and he curled himself against her back, putting his arm around her waist and tangling his legs with hers.

"'Night Ari" She whispered.

He pressed a kiss behind her ear "Goodnight Caitlin"


On Monday, Ari drove Kate to school on his motorcycle, ignoring the looks they got when Ari took off Kate's helmet and pressed his lips to hers.

They had an assembly first up in the auditorium, which everyone was dreading to go to. Ari was standing near the door leading into the auditorium and spotted Kate, quickly going over and pulling her away from the students.

"Come with me" He murmured in her ear.

"What about the-"

He cut her off with a smirk "You will not miss anything"


Tony and Ziva had the same idea as Ari, both already in one of the school's back stairwells which no-one ever used. Ziva was sitting across Tony's lap and playing with the soft hairs on the back of his neck as he made a movie reference. She just looked at him when he finished and smiled softly at him.

"What?" He asked her, tightening his hold on her waist. She shook her head.

"Nothing" She said. He smirked and leaned down, kissing the side of her neck. She arched her neck to the side, her hair falling over to her other shoulder and her hands tangling in his brown hair.

A few minutes later Ziva rested her head on Tony's shoulder and he rested his head against hers.

"I hear something" Tony said looking up as he heard a door up the stairs open then close, then footsteps.

They heard Ari's voice and Kate laughing. Ziva ran a hand through Tony's hair.

"Let them be" She whispered in his ear, taking his hand and pulling him up "It is almost time for gym"


Ari held onto Kate's hips lightly as they went into the stairwell, saying something to her that made her grin at him and laugh. She put her hands on his shoulders and leaned against the wall, he standing between her legs.

"Tony told me there's a fair on this weekend" She said "He's bringing Ziva, do you want to come with me?"

He thought for a moment before nodded "I do not see why not" He said. They look intently at each other for a moment before leaning towards each other, their lips were almost touching when the bell above them rang.

"I have gym" Kate smirked before kissing his cheek and walking away. Ari put his hands in the pockets of his jacket, shook his head and went to his English class with a small smile.


Next chapter is hopfully at the carnival/fair thing.

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xoxElle