Tony crept up the stairs, gun out. His hands were shaking as he got to the door. Taking a deep breath, knowing this wasn't the best idea, kicking down the door of a serial killer but he had to save Kate.
BANG! He kicked the door and crouched down low and swinging to look in both directions. Creeping through the door, he checked each side. It was then he heard moaning. Holding his breath he followed the sound till he found a terrifying sight.
Kate lay in the middle of room, her cloths mostly ripped off, and what was left on her soaked in blood. Her hands and legs were tied; her once beautiful curled hair was damp with blood. Tony was nearly sick; the room stunk of blood, among other things.
He ran to her.
"Oh Kate…" He whispered, trying to untie her, when he was hit to the side with a metal bar. Tony jumped up; his gun had been knocked out of his hand and lay near Kate. Earle came running at him. Tony ducked and got a punch in his stomach, spinning around he kicked him in the ass. Earle slammed into the wall.
Tony turned back to Kate when he was whacked across the head. He slammed into the wall and crumpled to the ground. Earle beat him over and over with a bar.
It was at that point Kate came around. She was in extreme pain allover, where Earle had hit her with the bar, slashed her with knives, leather whips and strangled till she felt inches from death. When he had gotten up, he had said he was coming back to rape her, than finish her off. She saw him beating someone else up, and she had two guesses that was. She painfully slid herself to the gun. She reached out with her tied hands, they shook so badly as she clicked the gun into gear, aimed and fired.
It was all like slow motion after that, Earle stood, bar above his head for some time till he slumped over and fall onto Tony. Kate lay there breathing heavy. Next thing Gibbs, McGee and some backup run into the room, all turning green except Gibbs. He walked over to her, getting a pocketknife, he cut away the ropes. He then laid his jacket over her, telling her not to move till the paramedics came. She drifted off after that…
Kate awoke in the hospital, on the second day of being there. She was still fairly sore and stiff. Her whole body was covered in patches of bruising and healing cuts. The deep ones on her legs and arms and been stitched up. The doctor said she had been VERY lucky, have nearly bled to death, also it was amazing she had no broken bones.
She looked across to the bed next to her. She frowned as the bed once occupying Tony DiNozzo was now freshly remade. She spun around and saw him asleep in a chair next to her, dressed and ready to go. He had been discharged, Kate still had to this evening. She closed her eyes, listening to the nurse's bustle around. Suddenly she felt something on her lips. She opens her eyes to see Tony kissing her.
"Tony!" She spluttered.
He gave her a sheepish grin "I thought you were Sleeping Beauty…"
"And like you'd be my Knight in shining armor…" She scoffed.
"My workman's cloths may not have been shining, but I did save you ass" He replied.
They watched each other for sometime, till Kate finally spoke.
"Tony… thank you so much for saving me, I mean it. I was so scared, I didn't think anyone would find me"
Tony smirked "How could ANYONE miss you. Your like my bloody mother…"
Kate was finally discharged from the hospital. Tony and Kate were told they weren't to drive for a few more days so they took a cab together. Kate twiddles her thumbs, staring at her hands. Tony watched her.
"What's up?"
She looked up. "Um… Tony, I'm scared of being alone. I keep having nightmares about him coming for me…"
Tony nodded.
"I was wondering if you could um stay at my place. On the couch of course" She added before he got any ideas.
"Would you like to break anymore of my dreams. Sure, I'll stay with you"
So they bother headed into Kate's apartment, Tony said he'd cook dinner and to Kate's surprise he could actually cook.
"I had to cook a lot when I was younger," He informed her
After dinner they both sat on the couch, watching The Little Princess. Kate wasn't up to watching anything else and Tony agreed to it.
"Just this once…" He said "but you are not to tell a single sole about this"
They both cried through the sad scenes, and with out noticing they were huddled together. Tony was stroking her head, watching her watch the movie. He felt her shiver and smiled, laying her head back so she could see him. She looked up into his eyes and he bent down and kissed her.
The alarm went off at 6am; Gibbs wanted to congratulate her and Tony on their success of closing the case and Kate's great aim, straight in the middle of his head.
Kate reached over and turned off the alarm. Sitting up she saw a lump of someone in the other side of the bed. The person rolled over.
"What's up babe?" said the one and only Tony DiNozzo.
Kate threw a pillow at him.
"Ding" went the elevator and Gibbs, Abbs, McGee and Ducky spun around to congratulate Kate, as they knew Tony wasn't going to be around anytime soon.
To their greatest surprise, Kate and Tony stepped out of the elevator arguing as per usual. Neither of them noticed the strange looks they were getting from the others.
Kate looked frustrated and Tony looked quiet pleased with himself.
"Morning…" She grumbled.
"Morning to you too sunshine" Abby replied.
"Good work guys. This was a tough nut to crack…"
"Though Tony had a good go at it" McGee cut in, before he could stop himself.
Tony scowled, whispering into McGee's ear "At least I 'got' the girl" He said, glancing at Kate. "You cant even kiss Abbs, let alone pash her. We all know you want too…"
Gibbs was finished, and Abby was going back to the Lab, Gibbs and Ducky to autopsy.
He went wide eyed "You slept with Kate" He whispered a little too loudly.
Kate glared at him "We've been here TWO MINUITES and you already blabbing it"
She put on a tell-anyone-and-I'll-kill you smile "Yeah, were going to give it a shot for a bit. If Tony lasts…"
McGee gulped. "No probs Kate. Not a word…"
She smiled a softer smile. "Good"
McGee walked towards the lab. He knew Tony and Kate were coming up behind him because he could hear them arguing.
He entered the lab and saw Abbs sitting at her desk, her music up loud as normal. McGee took a deep breath and marched up to her, Tony and Kate went silent as they stopped at the door.
McGee pulled Abbs around in her chair.
"What are you doing Mc…" She was cut off as Mc pashed her.
Kate gasped and Tony stood there in shock.
McGee backed off, going bright red, waiting for Abbs to go off at him.
Abbs grinned up at him "You ass McGee, what took you so long?"
I need some help though. Cause I'm new, I don't know what would be better, keep writing the next bit here or start a whole new story? Any help would be VERY much loved lol!
That's the end folks. I hope you enjoyed reading. I'm making a new story to go with this one called Kick In The Guts.
"Kate has a secret that could ruin her new found relationship with Tony. How will he handle it?"
It will be set four weeks after Strange Beginnings, so look out for it, I'll start writing it as soon as possible. Also working on another story, Drunken Tony which is completely unrelated to this story. It's another TATE but is going to be interesting.
Anywayz, keep the reviews, I enjoy reading them :)
From GallopGirl!