………3 months later……..
They were all back at work. Gibbs couldn't believe they all survived this. Ari stopped shooting when he thought they all were dead but they weren't. He still remembered the moment when he slowly looked up to see if Ari was still on the rooftop. Gibbs thought he would shoot him instantly but he didn't. As soon as he realised Ari was gone he dragged himself to agent Kate and Tony. They weren't awake and he was worried about what that meant. He knew Ari would shoot more on them than him because he is a cold bastard who knows the best way to hurt him is to kill his agents. Time went so slow. In his head, in slow motion…It was still very vivid. Gibbs yelled for McGee in hope that he was alright. It didn't take long before he had run up the stairs and found them. At that moment he hoped they weren't too late.
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To be prepared and to be able to stop this from ever happening again Gibbs signed them up for a conference with the FBI, CIA and some other agencies. Information needs to be spread and when Ari comes back he would want to be prepared. He needed to be updated on how FBI and CIA work when they decide not to give him all the available information. Who were working where and who knew and who didn't know? A lot of changes had been done and to save people's lives they all in the team needed to be updated especially since something can happen to either one of them.
Gibbs always looked at them funny from time to time since they all came back to work. She didn't know why but she could tell there was something up. This was the only thing she had noticed about him that he hadn't done before that day. It was subtle but still there. She guessed she knew he was the one who would change the least after this. He had been through a lot and his determination grew a lot stronger because of that. If he had died this team would certainly not be here anymore. Ducky, Abby, McGee, Tony and I…All scattered…
They all changed and they all did their best to cope with it. Even if no one said it trying to let them be the same was their motivation.
A great group who was close and did a great job because of that.
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Still we all could sense Tony had changed the most. He was almost as witty and strange as before but he was more thoughtful now. His awareness was bigger than before.
If Tony knew what he knew now…He just hoped it wasn't too late. Sending this message was for the best. Sending the other message was for the best too. But he knew it would be easier to just give it to him.
Kate checked her inbox and she had got an e-mail from Tony. She wondered what he wanted. It was such a short paragraph. "We need to talk as soon as possible."
She looked up at him and he knew she had read it. Kate went up and Gibbs looked at me. As she headed towards one of the interrogation rooms she could hear Tony walking after her. Kate guessed it was really important because he didn't care what McGee or Gibbs would think.
"So what is?" was the first thing Kate asked as soon as he had shut the door.
"A lot…Just hear me out and don't stop me. Don't get upset and I will listen to what you will say." Tony explained.
"I think I can guess what you're going to say." I told him looking into his eyes.
"No. You can't Caitlin."
"Second time you say my real name. You only do so when it is really important." Kate said taking his hand. They had come so far that she knew taking his hand would not cause any awkwardness between them even if it was the first time they had done this.
"I know what we both feel about each other. I know we can't do this because of Gibbs and your previous job and relationship. It isn't because of that I'm doing this. I'm emotionally drained and another rollercoaster even if it will be the best one in the world is not what I can take right now. I gave my resignation letter to Gibbs just before we came here."
"You can't do this!" Kate said in disbelief.
"I'm moving to New York as soon as possible. I think I can get a job there. I know you need closure and saying this and doing what I'm going to do now…" Tony said as he slowly leaned in to kiss her goodbye.
The kiss lasted forever and she didn't want it to stop. When he let go of her she watched him and then hugged him and kissed him again. Just after their last kiss the door opened.
"The boss wants to talk to both of you, ASAP." McGee told them before quickly walking out. He sensed he had abruptly stopped something but the boss had told him to go them and tell them to get out of there right now no matter what was going on.
"First you don't just go without telling me where you are going and when you'll be back. Secondly, I don't accept resignation letters for the time being. Ask me when I retire then possibly I'll say yes.
Now we all need to start preparing for New York. Our knowledge is extremely important here and we must make sure that they know NCIS is just as important as FBI and CIA. "Gibbs said to them with extreme authority.
"Yes, boss." Abby told him. Then McGee nodded.
"Agent Todd. Do you feel the same?" Gibbs asked her.
"Yes, sir." Kate answered trying to both look at Tony and Gibbs.
"Agent Dinozzo?" Gibbs asked.