1A/N: Once again I do not own anything associated with NCIS, except for the characters which O created. Nor do I own the songs, they are owned by Bryan Adams: Everything I do I do it for you, Lonestar: I want to be the one, and John Hiatt: Have a little faith, and Jeff Carson: Not on your love. Thanks and Enjoy! I am so sorry for the delay, I had to evacuate because of Hurricane Rita. Because of that I decided to go ahead and give you what I've got. This chapter was actually very long and unfinished so I am publishing it pieces at a time. Therefore it will encompass the next few chapters.
Chapter 12: Hospital, Feelings, and Truth Part One
Kate woke up around 6:30 AM to find Tony nowhere in sight. 'Where could he possibly have gone? He wouldn't have gone back to the apartment without telling me, would he?' Kate thought to herself. Just as she was about to get up and go look for him, she heard the loudspeaker come on.
"Sir you can't use this" a voice said
"I'm a federal agent, so I say I can" Kate recognized the voice, it was Tony. 'O great now what is he up to' she thought to herself, just as Tony began to sing,
We both said some things
We don't really mean
Sometimes love can be like that
And right now they hurt
But they're only words
They're nothing we can't take back
But every time we don't see eye to eye
Your worried I might say goodbye
'Oh no, he's singing' Kate smiled to herself. He wasn't very good, but he didn't entirely suck.
Not on your love
Not in this life
Could I ever leave
I wouldn't think twice
Of letting you go
By now you should know
I need you too much
Not on your love
No way in this world
Could I ever live without you girl
When times get tough
I'm not givin up
Not on your love
When we started out
We made a vow
Not to sleep till we settled the fight
And there have been times
We've seen the sun rise
But it always worked out alright
Even in the darkest hour before dawn
I never thought of losing all
Not on your love
Not in this life
Could I ever leave
I wouldn't think twice
Of letting you go
By now you should know
I need you too much
Not on your love
No way in this world
Could I ever live without you girl
When times get tough
I'm not givin up
Not on your love
When times get tough
I'm not givin up
Not on your love
When Tony finished singing the song, Kate heard him doing something else and then she heard music and she recognized the song.
"Kate if you're still listening I hope you remember when I played this song for you the first time."
She smiled to herself as the words began to play.
When the road gets dark
And you can no longer see
Just let my love throw a spark
And have a little faith in me
And when the tears you cry
Are all you can believe
Just give these loving arms a try
And have a little faith in me
And
Have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me
When your secret heart
Cannot speak so easily
Come here darlin
From a whisper start
To have a little faith in me
And when your backs against the wall
Just turn around and you will see
I will catch, I will catch your fall baby
Just have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me
Well I've been lovin you for such a long time girl
Expecting nothing in return
Just for you to have a little faith in me
You see time, time is our friend
'Cause for us there is no end
And all you gotta do is have a little faith in me
I said I will hold you up, I will hold you up
Your love gives me strength enough
So have a little faith in me
As Kate laid there listening to the song she thought back to what had happened the first time she had heard it.
Flashback 11 years ago:
It was Tony's first day back after the Y Pestis scare and he was excited because he was going to see Kate and he knew that she felt a lot more for him than she was letting on. He knew this because she stayed in quarantine with him the whole time until she was forced to leave. But when it had been acknowledged that he would be okay she came back in and stayed the night with him.
It had been two weeks since he had seen her and during that time he wasn't able to leave her anything, although he was pretty sure the CD said it all. But since this was his first day back he decided to leave her the words to one of the songs on the CD, just because.
He got into the elevator with Gibbs and of course was questioned about whether he was sure he should be back so soon. When he got off the elevator, he didn't exactly get the warm welcome from Kate that he thought he would, but later he found out why.
When the team had gotten back to headquarters after nearly getting blown up, Tony managed to slip the song into Kate's desk drawer before being ordered to lay down.
While he was lying on the floor behind his desk, him and McGee began talking about Kate.
"You gonna be okay?" McGee questioned Tony
"Sure" Tony answered, a bit sarcastically
"You're not looking so hot" McGee pointed out
"Well at least that's an improvement" Tony replied
"Over what?"
"According to Gibbs I look like crap"
"You know Kate has been really worried about you" stated McGee
"Kate worries about everything"
"No, no, I mean really worried"
"What's your point Probie"
"I think that maybe...You know"
"Me and Kate. Never happen" Tony chuckled
"Why not?"
"She's too smart for that"
"You know what, you don't believe me, she's coming right now, shhh" McGee told him
"Gibbs wants to know who made that 911 call this morning Tim" said Kate
"On it" he answered
"Where's DiNozzo" Kate asked from behind her desk.
"He's laying down somewhere" McGee replied
"Oh good, he needs it" Kate responded with a slight smile
"You care a lot about him, don't you?" McGee questioned, pointing to the floor behind Tony's desk, where he was laying.
"Well he's my teammate" Kate answered, as she understood what McGee meant.
"Well sometimes I think it might be more than that."
"Hah, hah, Tony, are you kidding" Kate chuckled
"Oh comeon, you never thought about it?"
"Uh.. Well.. I guess there are times when Tony can be charming, warm, not completely obnoxious" she replied, walking over to Tony's desk with her water bottle in her hand.
"Right, so if he wasn't your teammate?"
"That's a tough one. On the plus side he is smart, brave, not to mention kinda hot. You know in a different world I could see myself marrying someone like him." She smiled at McGee before she leaned over Tony's desk and poured water on his face.
"Very funny" Tony said to Kate and McGee as he sat up.
A little later that day when they were researching stuff and Tony was back upstairs with everyone he was sitting at his desk, when he noticed Kate had finally found the song he had left her and he watched her as she read it.
Kate had just opened her desk drawer and found the song that had obviously been left by Tony. She had to admit it had been pretty quiet the last two weeks and she missed him, a lot. She began to smile as she read the words,
I see those other guys
I hear them tell you lies
That same old song they sing
They only want one thing
I know your searching for
Something that's so much more
I wanna give it to ya
I wanna be the one (the one who makes you feel something real)
The one and only one (the one who gets down deep-plays for keeps)
I wanna be the one (the one who talks it through-listens to you)
Please let me be the one (the one who truly knows you)
Just let me show you
I wanna make you see
The possibility
Of all that we can be
For all eternity
And when you fall in love
Yeah, really fall in love
I wanna be the one
Girl you don't know me well
But someday time will tell
These dreams I promise you
You'll see them all come true
I'm talking band of gold
I'm talking soul to soul
And I ain't just talking baby...
I wanna be the one (the one who makes you feel something real)
The one and only one (the one who gets down deep-plays for keeps)
I wanna be the one (The one who talks it through-listens to you)
Please let me be the one (the one who truly knows you)
Just let me show you
And when you fall in love
Yeah, really fall in love
I wanna be the one
I wanna be the one
Ooh let me be the one
Kate looked up at him once she had finished reading it, to find him watching her with a smile on his face, so she smiled back. Their moment was short-lived when Gibbs interrupted.
Kate had been wanting to talk to Tony all day and just when she thought she would get the chance, they found out Ari was back and out to kill Gibbs. So Kate was put in charge of protecting him, even though he hated the idea.
When they finally got a hit off of where Ari and his crew probably were they went to see if they could stop wheat he as about to do.
Tony, Gibbs, and Kate ended up on top of the building where the computer was that they needed to stop before it blew up a navy ship. After they thought they had killed everyone Kate and Gibbs realized the were out of ammo. That's when a guy swung open a door out the roof and aimed at Gibbs just as Kate yelled shooter and jumped in front of Gibbs and took the bullet in the chest.
Gibbs and Tony killed the guy before running over to Kate to check on her. Gibbs and Tony both smiled at each other when they saw the bullet in her bullet proof vest.
"You okay" Tony asked her
"Oww. I just got shot in point blank range DiNozzo. What do you think?"
"You're not gonna be going to Palates class tomorrow" he replied
"Ugggh" she said as she rolled her eyes at him before him and Gibbs helped her up.
"Protection detail's over Kate" Gibbs told her
"You did good" Tony commented to Kate
"For once, DiNozzo's right" Gibbs replied
Kate laughed before saying, "Wow, I thought I'd die before-"
She didn't get a chance to finish her sentence because she just heard Tony yell something before he swung her around and took her to the ground with him just as a shot was fired.
Kate didn't know who had done the shooting or even what was going on, but when she opened her eyes she was laying on her back and had a massive headache, and Tony was on top of her, motionlessly. She could hear Gibbs yelling, but she couldn't make out what he was saying, and then her world went black.
Kate woke up in the hospital, with McGee at her side.
"Kate how are you feeling?"
"What happened?" she asked
"You don't remember?"
"I remember Tony yelling and the knocking me to the ground." she replied, "O my God, where's Tony and Gibbs?" she questioned frantically, trying to sit up and get out of bed.
"Kate, lay back down, wait" McGee told her trying to get her to lie back down.
"But-"
"No buts Kate. Gibbs is fine. He is with Tony"
"Where's Tony? Is he alright?"
"He just got out of surgery, but he's going to be fine."
"What happened?"
"We aren't exactly sure. That's why Gibbs is waiting for Tony to wake up, so he can ask him. Gibbs said he just heard Tony scream gun and then he swung you to the ground with him just as a shot was fired. And according to Gibbs that shot hit Tony in the back."
"Oh my God"
"Kate are you sure you're okay?"
"I think so, why am I here?"
"You have a concussion. When Tony threw you to the ground with him you hit th back of your head and split it open."
"That's why my head hurts."
"Yeah I would think so" McGee commented with a crooked smile.
"Are you sure Tony is okay?"
"I'm sure Gibbs will fill us in when he finds out the details."
"Damn it McGee, why don't you just go find out or I will" Kate stated, trying to get up again. But this time she got woozy and fell back onto her pillow.
"You okay Kate? I told you to lie still. Gibbs will kill me if you get out of bed."
"Who shot at us?" Kate asked, her eyes still closed.
"Ari"
"What!"
"Gibbs said he must have been on a different rooftop, but after the shooting he couldn't see anybody anywhere."
"So he's still out there?"
"Yeah, we couldn't find him."
"Then what the hell are you doing in here McGee, you should be protecting Gibbs." Kate told him.
"Kate he wasn't shooting at Gibbs, he was shooting at you"
"What"
"According to Gibbs and the way Tony reacted, he had to have been aiming at you."
"Are you sure?"
"Well no, but that's what Gibbs is trying to find out."
Just as Kate was about to respond Gibbs walked into the room.
"Glad to see you awake Kate. How are you feeling?" Gibbs asked her, as he stood next to her bed.
"Fine. How's Tony?"
"Funny, the first thing he asked me when he woke up was, how's Kate." Gibbs replied with a slight smile.
"So he's okay?" Kate asked
"Yeah, he's going to be okay. He was shot in the back of his right shoulder. There was no exit wound so they had to operate to remove the bullet." Gibbs told her
"So what exactly happened? McGee said Ari was shooting at us." She asked, trying to sit up.
"He wasn't shooting at us Kate. He was shooting at you. He knew the best way to get to me was killing one of my teammates." Gibbs told her
"But how do-"
"How do I know it was him? Comeon Kate, the shooting had Ari written all over it."
"But-"
"Tony said he saw a flash of red bounce off his jacket, and so he stepped around to look at the two of us and when he looked at you he saw a red dot on your forehead. So he spun you around and took you to the ground with him. I saw both of you hit the ground and I heard the shot. But when I scanned the area for the shooter I didn't see anyone."
"So what should we do?" Kate asked
"You aren't doing anything. I am getting you and Tony moved to the same room and I am posting a guard outside the door and no one is allowed into the room except me, McGee, or the Doctor that I have talked to." Gibbs stated firmly.
"But Gibbs I'm-"
"No buts Kate. You are in lock down with Tony until the Doctor releases you, with my permission of course." Gibbs told her.
"Gibbs-"
"Kate don't push it. Your staying here and that's final" Gibbs practically yelled at her.
"Fine. When do I get to see Tony?" she asked, obviously pissed off.
"As soon as you two get moved into the same room. I already talked to the Doctor about it and he is looking for a room right now." Gibbs responded
A few minutes later Tony and Kate were moved into the same room and a guard was posted outside the door. McGee and Gibbs were back at NCIS trying to locate Ari, so Kate and Tony were alone. Kate slowly sat up and looked over at Tony. But before she could say anything he spoke up.
"Kate are you okay?" he asked, with what little strength he had.
"Yeah I am thanks to you" she answered
"Well I should have done a better job. I'm sorry about your head."
"Tony you saved my life."
"Yeah but you still got hurt and are laying in the hospital."
"Yeah well I could be lying in a coffin. And let me tell you I'd much rather be here." she said with a smile.
Tony turned his head towards her and smiled that smile that made her heart melt.
"So what you're saying is I'm your knight and shining armor, your hero, your- ."
"That figures. You just got shot and you still have the energy to run your obnoxious mouth." she said with a laugh.
"So then you agree with me?"
"Keep dreaming DiNozzo"
"Oh don't you worry I will" he said with a laugh, right before he started coughing.
"Tony are you okay?" Kate asked, as she quickly got up and walked a few steps to his bed. She didn't quite make it before she got dizzy and fell onto Tony's bed.
"Kate are you okay?" Tony asked as he reached for her.
She slowly got up and sat down on Tony's bed, next to him and gave him a slight smile.
"I don't think you should be moving that fast" Tony told her.
"Lookin out for me now DiNozzo" she asked with a smile.
"I always have been, just in my own way" he replied
"Tony you could have died because of me" Kate said, changing the subject slightly.
"I know"
"Why would you do that?" she asked sadly.
"Because your worth dying for" he told her
"Tony"
"Kate will you do me a favor?" Tony asked, losing a little more strength.
"No I won't lay with you" Kate told him jokingly.
"Funny, but that's not what I was going to ask you"
"I think you should just rest"
"Please Kate, just one thing" he asked her, giving her his puppy dog face.
"Fine, but just this one thing" she told him sternly.
"Ooo, I like it when your strict" he said with a little laugh before losing his breath and grabbing at his arm.
"Tony will you stop that and just relax" she told him, but this time it was more of a plea.
"Fine. See that radio there." he said pointing to a boom box that was sitting on the night stand between their beds.
"I had them bring that in. Will you put it on number 12 and press play" he asked looking into her eyes.
She turned so she could reach the button and pressed play. Tears began to form in her eyes as she listened to the song.
Look into my eyes-you will see
What you mean to me
Search your heart-search your soul
And when you find me there you'll search no more
Don't tell me it's not worth tryin for
You can't tell me it's not worth dyin for
You know it's true
Everything I do-I do it for you
Look into my heart-you will find
There's nothin there to hide
Take me as I am-take my life
I would give it all I would sacrifice
Don't tell me it's not worth fightin for
I can't help it there's nothin I want more
Ya know it's true
Everything I do-I do it for you
There's no love-like your love
And no other-could give more love
There's nowhere-unless you're there
All the time-all the way
Don't tell me its not worth tryin for
I can't help it there's nothin I want more
I would fight for you-I'd lie for you
Walk the wire for you-Ya I'd die for you
Ya know it's true
Everything I do-I do it for you
When the song finished Tony could see Kate fighting back the tears.
"Kate it's okay. You can cry in front of me and I promise not to tell anybody" Tony told her, very sincerely.
"Tony I could have lost you today" she began, but got choked up a little.
Tony reached for her hand and held it, and surprisingly Kate not only didn't let go, she held onto it tightly. She laughed a little before saying, "Oh my gosh Tony, what are you doing to me. I promised I wouldn't let this happen. I just wanted to ignore it."
"Then if you really feel something, do you still want to ignore it?" Tony asked looking deep into her eyes. She returned the look before saying, "No, no I don't think I do"
"Good I was hoping I didn't get shot for nothing" Tony commented
Kate just laughed a little and said, "Don't push it DiNozzo"
"Kate I just want you to know, if I had to do it all over again I would"
"I know Tony, but I don't want to lose you"
"Oh really" he said with a smile
"Yeah, I mean I started feeling something for you awhile back, but I just ignored it. But then when you confessed your feelings for me, and the way you have treated me, and tried to win me over, and now this" she smiled as tears began to fall.
"Kate it's okay, we're okay" he said as he reached his good arm out to her. She accepted and laid down next to him, his arm around her, and her head on his chest.
"Yeah but I almost lost you, without you knowing how I felt"
"I always knew Kate. I could tell. I just wanted you to admit to it"
"Well I guess you got what you wanted. Now do you think you could get some rest" she asked, looking up at him.
"Only if you promise to"
"Yeah but I was thinking, I might sleep here with you tonight, if you don't mind"
"I thought you said you weren't going to lay with me" he smiled down at her
"I'm not, I'm going to sleep"
"But your laying right now"
"Shut up DiNozzo"
"Okay, okay. Goodnight Kate" he said as he kissed her forehead.
"Night Tony. Thanks for saving my life"
"Anytime"
They fell asleep soon after, although a nurse called the room to wake Kate up every thirty minutes to make sure she was still conscious.
A/N: Just to let you know the continuation of this chapter will be in the next chapter, so the next chapter will deal with the flashback and might possibly go back to the present day. Sorry for the delay. Please review!