I put up a KIBBS story for you guys as a gift for being so patient with me on this story. It's called A Bond to break, in case you have not seen it. Do let me know what you thought since it was a bit diff for me to write.
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He was watching as she entered her house. When the front door closed he took a deep breath, opened his car door and got out. He had to control his emotions or he just might do something he would regret later on. He walked across the street with a quick pace. Another deep breath right before he knocked on the front door.
Jenny heard the knock and thought nothing of it as she headed towards the door. She opened it and was a bit taken a back at the cold stare she received from the man on her door step. "Jethro." Oh god, he knew. No wait, this could be about anything. "What brings you here?" She stepped aside to invite him in. He said nothing as he passed her.
He turned towards her as she closed the door. "I know what you did."
Stay calm. This could be about anything. "What exactly did I do?"
He took a step closer to her. "You lied to me. You made me believe that we were in a relationship with each other. Those panties you found in my bedroom did not belong to you."
He remembers? She was screwed. Wait, this is about the panties not what she had said to Kate. She could work around this. "Ok, yes I lied. I shouldn't have but I did. Don't know why you sound so pissed about it since you didn't act on it anyway so nothing happened."
"That is not the point. The point is that I do not have those feelings for you anymore Jen. What was between us is over and has been for years. That will NEVER happen again." He couldn't remember if he had ever said it out loud but he would make sure she got it now. "Even if there had been no Kate, there still would not be anything between us again. Get that through your head."
He couldn't mean that. "Jethro…"
He took another step towards her. "NO! You and I will never happen again. EVER!" Her shocked face didn't faze him one bit. "I also know what you said to Kate and for that I will never forgive you."
She swallowed hard. "What are you talking about?"
Trying to pretend like she didn't know would not help her one bit. "That I would take the baby from her? Sounds familiar? That the child would end up in foster care? Ring a bell, Jen?" He only had to look at her to see that she knew what he was talking about.
Oh God, he knew. He knew that Kate was pregnant. He knew he was the father. He knew what she had done. "I said no such things."
He snorted. "Don't lie to me Jen. There was a time when you could fool me with your lies but those days are over. Just like any love I might have had for you."
There was so much hatred in his voice and it was all directed at her. She decided to change direction "Was I wrong?"
He eyed her suspiciously but said nothing.
"When you found out don't tell me you did not get mad at Kate for keeping things from you?" He knew him well enough to know he would have been beyond mad at that. "Don't tell me you didn't even once think of taking the child way from her?"
Was she serious? Had Jen ever really known him at all? "No."
Clear answer but she continued. "Oh, come on."
"I never, once, thought about taking the child away from Kate." He said clearly. Not that she deserved any answers from him.
Jen shrugged her shoulders. "So now what, you are all going to live happily ever after?" She chuckled as she remembered what she had overheard once. "I bet that will be nice, you, God know how the kid turns out…"
Gibbs raised an eyebrow. What the hell was she on about now?
Jenny went on not really registering what she was saying. "..And mommy vampire." The moment she had said it she shut her mouth. To her surprise Gibbs only smirked at her.
"Nice try Jen." Now she was calling Kate names. She never gave up. "I know we have to work together but pull another stunt like this and I'll make sure you get kicked out of NCIS faster than you can even imagine."
She didn't dare to say anything at that point. She watched him walk away and felt a deep sadness in her that she had never felt before. The door was shut after him with a bang that almost made her jump. She couldn't believe that he really hated her that much. Sure she wasn't proud of what she had done but she had done it out of love.
As Gibbs walked to his car his mind was racing but for different reasons. Suddenly he was bombarded with images and voices. He opened the door and got in. His head hurt. He felt like he was torn in so many directions. An image appeared in his mind. He saw himself with Leo and suddenly Leo's voice echoed in his head.
"So if you hurt her I will hurt you. In ways you cannot even imagine."
Why would Leo say such a thing to him?
"There are not many people I trust Agent Gibbs. My mother is one of the few I do trust."
What the hell was going on?
"My mother is a vampire."
What?
The scene in his min changed as he now saw himself with Marcy at NCIS and then heard Marcy's voice.
"Just what are you intentions?"
"You love her?"
Again the scene changed to show him standing in Abby's lab talking to her, Tony, Tim and Ducky.
"I am not sure how to say it so I'll just say it. Kate is…. Kate is a vampire."
Suddenly he saw the image of himself shooting Kate. What the hell was going on? He shot Kate? Why would he do that?
Then Ducky's voice crept in his head.
"Have you forgotten everything you have learned about Caitlin already?"
"If she survived a bullet to the head don't you think she will survive this?"
Then for some reason he felt calmer as he started to hear Kate's voice.
"You miss your daughter."
And he started to remember more now. Kate was a vampire. It wasn't just a name Jen had called her. Kate really was a vampire. He had known that and he had been ok with that because Kate was still Kate. She was still the woman he was in love with.
"And that will never go away. Your hopes and dreams you had for her. Wondering how she would have turned out? It won't go away but at least you have your memories and the knowledge of how much you loved each other."
He remembered that moment too. He remembered that she had been talking about Kelly and her own daughters that had died. There was so much about Kate he had forgotten that now seemed to flood back in his mind. How the hell could he have forgotten all that? He closed his eyes for a brief moment hoping the ache in his head would go away.
He finally understood just how difficult it must have been for Kate and he finally understood just what a jerk he had been. He should have done things differently he knew but hopefully he would get a chance to make amends for that. He opened his eyes and fastened his seat belt. There was still something he couldn't remember but he knew exactly who to talk to.
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Ducky smiled when he saw his friend enter autopsy. "Jethro, is there a new case?"
Gibb simply shook his head. "I need to talk to you."
Ducky knew that voice and the look that came with it. "Go ahead. Mr. Palmer won't be back for a while."
Gibbs pulled up a chair and sat down. He clasped his hands together as he looked over at Ducky. "I'm remembering things."
"That's wonderful." Ducky smiled. Finally things were starting to go in the right direction. "What exactly do you remember?"
"Me being with Kate, that I'm going to be a dad again and…" He took a small breath. "..That Kate is a vampire."
Ducky eyed him carefully. "How did you remember that?"
He really hated to even talk about Jen right now. "Actually Jen told me and…" He didn't get further when Ducky interrupted him.
"Wait, how did she know?" Jenny Shepard wasn't supposed to know that.
Gibbs straightened. "Jen didn't know?" He had not remembered anything about her knowing but thought she might have found out later.
"No, the only ones that knew at first were me and then you. Later you told Abigail, Timothy and Anthony. Mr. Palmer was told after that. That was it."
Suddenly a very uneasy feeling crept over Gibbs. "Then how did she find out?"
Ducky had no answer for that. "I have no idea but the more important question is if this information is safe with the Director?"
That was why he had that uneasy feeling. Jen wanted him back. She wouldn't use this to her advantage would she? He hoped not or she would regret that. "I'll make sure it is."
"I'm sure you will." Ducky had no doubt of that.
Gibbs nodded. "Look, I came here because I wanted to ask you about something that I can't remember all the details too and it's driving me crazy."
That made Ducky more than a little curious. "What might that be?" What could possible drive Jethro crazy?
"I remember shooting Kate but can't remember why? Why the hell would I shoot Kate?" Gibbs knew he must have sounded desperate but this was Ducky. He would understand.
Ah, that. That would drive the man crazy. "Jethro, Kate being a vampire has its advantages. One is that when she is injured she heals within hours." He waited to let this new information sink in.
Not a bad thing to have. "That includes if she is shot?" Gibbs asked.
Ducky nodded. "Not if she is shot in the heart but otherwise, yes."
It still didn't make sense to him though. "Still doesn't explain why I shot her."
"It's simple my friend, because she asked you to." Ducky smiled a little at the look he was given. Jethro looked at him like he was crazy. "A man was holding a knife to her throat. She asked you to shoot her so the bullet would go through her and into the man behind her. You didn't want to at first but she managed to convince you to do so."
It did sound familiar but he couldn't quite grasp the details. "So I didn't harm her in any way?"
"No, she awoke some time later as good as new." Ducky patted Gibbs' shoulder as he rose. "She knew what she was doing when she asked you and she trusted you to do as she asked."
"It was just was so unreal when I remembered shooting her but didn't remember why I would do such a thing?" Gibbs stood up as well.
"Then you can imagine how Timothy and Anthony felt as they watched it happened. Anthony was quite mad at you." Ducky chuckled as he thought back to those moments.
What was so funny? "What did he do?"
Ducky turned to face him with a grin. "He punched you."
Dinozzo had punched him. He simply stared at Ducky.
Ducky suppressed his laughter. "Well, the poor boy did apologize later but he had only just found out about Kate and then seeing you shoot her well, as you can imagine he was a bit emotional."
Gibbs had to agree with that. "Yeah, I can imagine." He could understand how Tony must have felt. "Thanks Duck." He gave the older man a smile and walked out of autopsy. He felt so much better now that he knew more about why he shot Kate. Still felt a bit unreal though. A lot of things felt unreal.
So Kate was a vampire. He thought those didn't exist but they did and he knew one. He smiled again as he entered the elevator. Vampire or human didn't matter. All that mattered was Kate and he was going to make things right with her. His smile faded as he thought about Jenny. So Jen was not supposed to know about Kate being a vampire. The fact that she did know did not sit well with him. He would have to keep an eye on Jen to make sure she didn't say anything.