This is my first ever NCIS fic, so be kind (please?). It was supposed to be a funny piece of work, but I kinda got sidetracked… And lets pretend that Twilight never aired. Ok? Ok.
Disclaimer: I don't own Navy NCIS or any of its characters. If I did, I'd be a lot richer than I am now.
"Well, that's the last of them," Special Agent Kate Todd stuffed some papers into a blue portfolio and tossed it onto her desk. She checked the clock. Perfect timing. Gathering up her things, she announced to the office, "I don't know about you guys but I'm going home." Gibbs nodded absentmindedly and McGee acted like he didn't even hear her. Tony, on the other hand, immediately shut off his computer and picked up his coat. "Wait for me Kate!" he shouted.
Kate pretended not to hear him (even though that was probably impossible; he shouted so loud) and quickly strode toward the elevator. Unfortunately, by the time an elevator arrived, Tony had almost caught up to her. Kate pushed the "Close Door" button multiple times, but it was too late. An arm shot through the closing gap between the elevator doors and they slid open again.
"That was mean Katie," Tony said as he entered.
"In my defense, I didn't exactly anticipate hearing you tell me about how you got laid last night by a blonde with big breasts."
Tony pouted. "I don't do that every time when we're alone in the elevator."
"Yes you do."
"No, what about last week when-"
Without warning, the elevator lights went out, plunging the enclosed space into darkness. Even the usual humming stopped.
"What in the world?" exclaimed Kate as she fumbled clumsily in the dark.
"-I talked to you about getting laid by a redhead?"
"DiNozzo! Shut up! The elevator isn't working and I could care less about who you slept with last week!"
"Ok, ok. Fine. Try the intercom thing."
Kate pushed a couple of buttons without success. "Not working."
"Let me try." Sadly for Tony, he couldn't see very well in the dark and his wandering hands did not touch the elevator buttons like he had planned. Instead, they landed on Kate's chest as she turned around to face him.
There was silence for a moment. Kate was glad it was dark so that he couldn't see that she was blushing.
Tony felt the capacity of what he'd just done sink in. "Um…sorry Kate."
"You'd better be thankful that I can't see you very well," she hissed, even though she didn't really mind at all. She did have a reputation to keep up.
"Yeah…about the intercom." Tony rushed over to the button panel and started experimenting. After a while, he said, "It's not working. We must be having a blackout!"
Kate glared into the darkness in the direction where Tony's voice came from. "Are you actually glad to be stuck in the elevator? The power might not come back on for hours!" She paced around for a while. "You know what? This is my worst nightmare. I get stuck in the elevator during a blackout with you of all people."
"Aww, do you really hate me that much Kate?"
"Yes!"
Tony retreated to a corner to sulk while Kate walked to and fro waiting for the lights to come on again. According to Tony's watch, they spent 30 minutes doing this. At last, boredom drove him talk again. "Kate?" he asked timidly.
"What?" Kate snapped back.
"You wanna play Truth or Dare?"
Kate stopped walking. "Excuse me?"
"You know that game where-"
"I know how to play Truth or Dare, DiNozzo."
"You want to play then?"
Kate thought about it for a moment. "Well, there's nothing better to do." She sat down on the floor next to Tony. "But first, let's get some things straight. You can't dare me to kiss you or strip naked. Got it?"
"Sometimes I wonder if you can read my mind…"
"Tony! Yes or no?"
"Yes, yes, whatever. Considering that even if you did strip naked I couldn't see you in this darkness."
Kate slapped his head. "Well I wouldn't be surprised if you had a flashlight stashed away somewhere in preparation for this kind of thing."
"Actually, I think I might have one right here." There was a rustling sound as Tony dug through his things. Kate just sat there with her mouth hanging open. Only Tony would have a flashlight with him at all times.
"Bingo! Found one!"
Kate was blinded as a beam of light hit her eyes. "DiNozzo! Face the light somewhere else you bastard!"
"Hem…sorry." The flashlight was tilted upward so that it sent down a shower of yellowish light. "That's better. Ok, let's play. I get to ask you first."
Kate wasn't surprised to see that Tony was smiling from ear to ear. "Fine."
"Truth or Dare?"
"Truth." Kate always chose truth. You could lie your way out of an embarrassing question, but you couldn't evade an embarrassing stunt.
Tony thought for a while. "If Gibbs, McGee, and I were trapped in a fire and you had the ability to save only one of us, who would you save?"
Kate snorted. "I'd save McGee. Abby will rescue Gibbs and one of your bimbos will save you. Either that or you burn to a crisp." That's not the truth. She ignored her conscience. The little voice continued. You'd save Tony before even thinking about Gibbs or McGee. Kate told it to shut up.
Tony couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed. He knew that Kate didn't think very well of him (throwing paper clips at a girl was not a good way to tell her that you're interested), but he always thought that he was better than McGee. He felt a light tugging at his heart. Was this the feeling you got when the girl you loved rejected you?
Just to make sure that Kate wasn't on to his disappointment, he decided to make a witty comment to snap the tension. "Wait 'til I tell McGee that you have a thing for him."
"I do not have a thing for McGee," she said in a very firm, no nonsense voice. She noticed that he was smirking. God, she loved it when he smirked. Or did she hate it? Her mind was in a major meltdown mode at the moment, and she couldn't think properly.
"Then why'd you save him out of all the rest of us?"
"Because it's the most practical idea, stupid!"
"Right. What ever you say Katie Doll. And anyways, I choose Dare."
Kate thought for a moment. "There aren't any good dares I can make you do in an elevator!" she said, frustrated.
Tony wiggled his eyebrows. "Oh, I can think of a lot of things you can make me do in here. It's a pity that you don't want to do them."
"Why does everything have to be sexual with you Tony?"
"You know you love it, don't you Katie?" He was smirking again, watching her face for any sign of submission. As he searched for something that would give her away, he noticed that Kate had high cheekbones. He was always attracted to women with high cheekbones.
Kate pretended that she wasn't aware of Tony staring at her. "Hey DiNozzo, I've got the perfect dare. I dare you to go two whole weeks without getting laid by anyone!" Kate grinned triumphantly. There was no way that he could do that.
"You really think so low of me that you think I can't got two weeks without sex?"
Kate felt the smile slip off her face. "It's not that I think low of you, Tony."
"Well, you're on! If I can go two weeks without being laid, you owe me dinner."
"So if you succeed in this dare, I have to ask you out?"
It was Tony's turn to grin. "Something like that."
"Fine." A small part of Kate's brain started wishing that Tony would somehow succeed. The bigger part of her brain immediately attacked those thoughts and drove them out of her head. "I choose truth again."
Some Time Later….
Kate had lost track of time. It seemed like she'd been playing Truth or Dare for hours. She felt like a teenager playing at her friend's sleepover party. She heard Tony asked her to hurry up and choose truth or dare. "Truth"
Tony rolled his eyes. "You're one of those people who always choose truth huh?"
"Yeah, got a problem?"
"Nope." He closed his eyes. "What is your all time pet peeve?" he asked without opening them.
"Sick, sexist, cocky, arrogant, sarcastic, egoistic, and womanizing men." Kate answered without even hesitating.
"Like me?" He opened his eyes.
"Exactly."
"Huh, now all I have to do to annoy you is just be me."
"That's all you ever had to do. Truth or dare?"
"Truth. But first I need food." Tony patted his stomach. "How long has it been since we ate?"
"I don't know. Good luck finding food, unless you like floor lint."
Tony grinned. "How long have you known me Kate?" he asked innocently.
"Uh…few years I guess. Why?"
"Tsk tsk, you still haven't realized that a DiNozzo is ready for anything." He reached into his bag and fished out a Chewy bar. "Ha!" Tony looked like he'd just pulled off the world's greatest magic trick.
Kate just stared. "You carry a granola bar and a flashlight with you everyday?"
"Betcha you're glad that I do."
Kate rolled her eyes. "Whatever. Just give me some." She held out her hand expectantly.
Tony cocked his head. "What makes you think that you're getting any?"
"The fact that I'm stuck in the elevator with you with nothing to eat. And that you're my partner so I get an equal share."
"Nope! You wouldn't hold the elevator for me, so I get to eat the whole thing by myself!" Tony was taking immeasurable pleasure in torturing his elevator-mate.
Kate stood up looking crossed. Tony stood too, expecting a challenge.
"Give me half of the Chewy bar and I'll make sure you get out of this elevator alive."
"Gosh Kate, that really scared me. I'm shivering in my Winnie the Pooh boxers." Tony could not believe he'd said that. No one in the world knew that he owned Pooh Bear boxers. Not even the countless girls he'd slept with.
Kate's eyes widened. "You wear Winnie the Pooh boxers?" She couldn't help but giggle.
"Err…yes? What's so funny? You want to see them?"
Kate was having trouble containing her laughter now. "No! It's just the fact that masculine Tony wears boxers with a yellow bear on it." With surprise, she realized that she did actually want to see the boxers.
"Don't tell me that you don't think Pooh Bear is just a little bit cute."
"I didn't say he wasn't. It's just funny."
"Well that further proves to me that you are ineligible of getting any Chewy bar."
"Hey!" With that, Kate launched herself at Tony and tackled him to the ground, squishing him under her. "Give me the Chewy bar!"
Tony rolled over so that he was on top. "No way." He didn't shout it like Kate would've done, but rather whispered it into her ear. Kate shivered when she felt his breath on her neck.
He moved to stand, but she grabbed his collar and pulled him back down. "Hey Tony?"
"Mmm?"
"Are we still playing Truth or Dare?"
"I think so."
"I have your question then," she paused. "How do you really feel about me?"
"Truth is Kate, I like you a lot." For the second time that night, Tony surprised himself by saying something he wasn't supposed to say.
"Really?" Their lips were only centimeters apart now.
"Yea, I do."
Kate felt a smile tugging at the corners of her lips. "I like you a lot too, Tony."
Their lips met. The Chewy bar lay forgotten on the ground.
Kate had actually managed to get Tony's shirt off before the first flicker of light appeared. It was so small and insignificant that neither of them noticed. Besides, they were both too busy.
Maybe too busy for their own good.
Tony was almost done unbuttoning Kate's shirt when the lights flickered again, and came fully on. The elevator doors slid open with a soft ding.
Kate heard gasps and a squeal. Crap. She turned her head toward the door from where she was lying on the ground. The entire team (including Gibbs), several technicians, and some other people from the office stood gaping into the open elevator.
By now, Tony had frozen as well. "Uh…hi Gibbs!" he said trying to sound cheerful. Kate was sure that her face looked like an overripe tomato.
Gibbs was trying to say something, but the words weren't coming out. Finally, he managed, "Todd! DiNozzo! Send the elevator up stairs and put your clothes back on! We have some serious talking to do when you get back down."
Kate heard Abby squeal again as the doors slid shut. How in the world was she going to explain this?
I think the scene where Kate asks Tony if he likes her went too fast. Also, I just might do a second chapter of the encounter with Gibbs, but that depends…
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