(Ending 2)

When Gibbs saw the light come on, he moved quickly over, but stayed in the darkness. He watched the bastard place two chairs in the middle of the light. Ari sat down in one of the chairs. He placed his gun in the other chair.

Ari knew by now Gibbs had seen the light and would be over there watching him. Actually he could feel Gibbs eyes drilling holes into him. The Marine could drive a Mac truck through one of those holes. Ari was once again amused. Not for the reasons one, in a sane frame of mind, would think.

"Oh Sherlock," yelled out Ari. "I'm waiting."

Gibbs had been standing there in the darkness with his gun pointed at the bastards head. He wanted so badly to put a bullet in the same place as Ari had on Kate. After five years of fun and games Gibbs wasn't above doing that and just walking away, just like what Ari did to Kate.

"You took away Kate's wedding day," growled Gibbs from the darkness.

Ari didn't look toward Gibbs. He just looked up at the ceiling with a bit of a bored look. "That again," said Ari. "Yes, I killed your precise Caitlin, just because it would hurt you most."

Gibbs stepped into the light. His gun was still pointed at the bastard's head. "Don't you say her name!"

"Why," asked Ari. "She was my Caitlin too." Ari smiled at the thoughts he had of the woman. She was the one he could have married and never have worried about, because she would have kept the home fires burning on her own. Though by the way Gibbs was acting, Ari figured Gibbs had feelings about Caitlin. "Gibbs were you in love with Caitlin too?"

"That is none of your business!"

"Oh, but I think it is," said Ari. "I was in love with her in my own way."

"Shut up you, bastard!" said Gibbs as he moved and placed the muzzle of the gun to Ari's forehead. "I'm going to kill you now. Without mercy, just like you did to Kate."

Ari smiled, he knew Gibbs couldn't see it, but that was alright. "You were in love with her," said Ari.

Gibbs pulled the hammer back on the gun. "I'm going to murder you now."

"Be my guest," said Ari.

Two shots went off. When Gibbs sat up, he was on the floor at Ari's feet. Ari was dead in the chair. Gibbs had been shot in the same shoulder by Ari some how. The gun was still sitting on the other chair. The bastard got him again, but at least it was over now.

Pulling out his cell phone, Gibbs made a call to the only person he could think of. "Ducky," said Gibbs into the phone. "Ari is dead and the bastard shot me again. I need some help."

The phone slipped out of Gibbs' hand and he fell into darkness. Somewhere in the darkness a bright light hit Gibbs. He got up and moved toward it. The light was warm and calming, something Gibbs hadn't felt in a very long time.

"Gibbs," said a voice out of the darkness.

The Marine stopped walking; he knew the voice and couldn't wait to see her.

Caitlin Todd appeared out of nowhere. "Gibbs," said Kate. "You have to go back. You have too much to do on Earth."

"I'm tired Kate," said Gibbs. He was really feeling it now. "I just want to rest."

"You can't," said Kate. "You have to go back. If you don't, something bad is going to happen and having you up in heaven and pissy and growling is not a good thing. You can't throw stuff around, just because you can't stop what is going on Earth."

"You can see what is going on Earth?" asked Gibbs. Now he was worried. What his Mother must have thought of him.

Kate smiled at Gibbs.

Oh how he missed that smile. Gibbs looked down at his feet. What Kate must think of him? In the last five years, he did what ever it took to find that bastard.

"You have to go back, Gibbs," said Kate, as she turned Gibbs around and gave him a push toward the way he just came.

"Alright," said Gibbs. "But when I get back here, you better have a good reason for it."

"I'll have the reports on your desk when you get here, Gibbs," said Kate.

"You better, Kate," said Gibbs.

"Jethro," said Ducky as he put pressure on Gibbs wound. "Are you alright?"

Focusing his eyes on the elderly Doctor, Gibbs said "Yeah."

"Alright," said Ducky. "Your ride to the hospital should prove to be interesting."

Gibbs closed his eyes and remembered what Kate looked like.