An: This is my first NCIS fiction. I hope you'll like it. It's a short chapter and probably not so good but I'll make that up. Sorry for any mistakes, English is not my first language not even second that would be French…

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, the show…..

CHAPTER ONE

Monday morning 8.30

"Dinozzo, you know where Kate is?" Gibbs said with a slight of worry in his voice when saw that Kate wasn't behind her desk yet.

"Probably still at her boyfriend's house. I knew it, I knew that guy was bad news. Only dating a few weeks and already late for work." Gibbs gave him 'the serious look'.

"No, boss. I don't I'll euh I'll call her immediately." He picks up his phone and let's the phone ring until it's her answer machine, then calls her cell-phone several times.

"No answer?" "No Boss, I'll try her home number again." Now it was Tony's turn to look worried. "I'll try again later."

But then Gibbs his phone rings

"Yes this is Gibbs. What? Where is she now? Yes we're coming right away."

"Hey Tony?" "Shut up Mcgee."

Tony was trying to concentrate on Gibbs' phone call. "Boss?"

"They found Kate."

Omg Omg, Kate? Not Kate, not her. That was the only thing that was going on in Tony's head right now that together with lot's of regret. He took a deep breath. "Is she.."

"No, She's euh , I don't know."

Gibbs stood up, left for the elevator with Tony following him. They both had tears in their eyes. Tony actually started let a tear escape. Gibbs handed him a tissue and padded on his shoulder.

The evening before:

"Kate, my peace offer: I buy you dinner? You may even choose the restaurant" Tony asked Kate. "That's nice of you Tony but I've got a date tonight."

"A date huh, with who?" Tony asked while bending down so their eyes would meet. They shared a stare but then Kate quickly turned away and smiled. "Now that's none of your business."

"funny Kate, very funny. Come on who is he."

Kate picked up her purse and left, just before the elevator she stopped, turned around and said: "Still Jason".

Tony nodded and said to himself: "lucky bastard"

Although she knew she probably shouldn't do it Kate stopped at a dark parking spot to pick up her cell- phone that had been ringing the last 5 minutes. It was Jason, her boyfriend, calling to cancel their date. He had to work overtime. Kate was disappointed, but she didn't let him know ,she really liked him.

Suddenly she saw a shadow approaching, she tried to grab her gun which was in her purse on the passenger side, but it was too late. A dark figure pulled her out of the car to the near bushes. Kate tried to fight him off but so far she had no success. He kept beating her and ripped her shirt open, then kissed her neck. She managed to grab a stone that was lying just within her reach, with the stone she hit her attacker on his head. He fell down just long enough for her to reach the main road. But the dark figure wasn't far behind. She screamed and screamed but no one came, no one stopped. The emotions, the pain were getting to her, she was exhausted but she kept on running, until she fell and was unconscious