A/N: Thank you for the reviews! They mean very much to me and encourage me a lot!
So here we go with the second chapter, I hope you guys like it and keep writing reviews! ;-)
There´s a story behind the name "Emma", well at least for me ;-)…Umm, never mind, enjoy!
When Kate re-entered the tent, she seemed exhausted "I guess that was a new world record in showering…" she sighed and let herself fall onto her sleeping bag.
Tony gave her a look "May I inform you that you just lied down on your PDA?"
"Oh crap!" Kate jumped and took her beloved PDA "I hope I didn´t totally kill her"
Giving his partner another look, an odd one, he questioned "Her?"
Kate blushed "Well Abby kinda gave my PDA a name…Emma."
"Explains a lot." Tony mumbled, not loud enough for Kate to understand.
"Excuse me?"
"Oh it´s nothing…"
"It better be… C´mon now, we have to prepare breakfast for lots of hungry teens."
They went to what was called "The kitchen" but wasn´t more than a big tent with lots of benches and tables – and of course lots of food.
They were pleased when they recognized that they had were the first ones to be there and obviously the food had just been delivered by a man who greeted them and disappeared.
"What do we do now?" Tony whispered, hoping Kate would have a clue what to do with these tons of food.
"I have no idea" she whispered back, just as Ally and Geoff entered the tent.
"Morning you two! Slept well?" Ally greeted.
"Sure, thank you. What about you guys?"
"The same, thanks. So let´s get this started." She took a deep breath "We´re so lucky to be here with teens, aren´t we? So we only have to put the things onto a table…"
"Yeah, that´s quite nice, indeed." Tony smiled, happy about the fact that the woman had just told them what to do.
After they had prepared everything there was still half an hour left till the hungry teenagers would be there for breakfast.
"Alright, we´ll check if everyone´s gotten up." Tony stated and took Kate by her hand.
Before she could angrily snap at him, she remembered that Tony was supposed to be her husband and decided to give him a bright smile instead.
They checked the tents and said their good mornings, until they passed the tent Edda was sharing with the Irish girl named Marilyn.
Marilyn seemed quite worried, but when she recognized the group leaders, she immediately smiled and said good morning.
Kate, being suspicious, raised an eyebrow and asked "Good morning, is there anything bothering you?"
"Umm, no…well, actually, I haven´t seen Edda this morning. When I woke up she was already gone."
Kate gasped "But she was there with you last night, wasn´t she?"
"Yeah, she was. We chatted till sun began to rise…"
In that moment, a brown-haired girl appeared, sat down next to the tent and stated "I HATE running… Good morning, by the way."
Looking at the girl angrily, Kate snapped "Where have you been young lady?"
Edda seemed surprised "I went running, I´ve gained some weight recently and have to get rid of it."
"Why didn´t you tell anyone? We were worried something might have happened to you." Tony jumped in before Kate could repeat.
"I´m sorry about that. I didn´t think it would be such a big deal. It won´t happen again. Can I get dressed now?"
"Alright, don´t be late for breakfast, Edda."
Edda nodded and then turned to Marilyn, who gave her a slap on the arm "I was worried about you! Do that again and I´ll give you hell!"
When Tony heard Edda answer "Ew, is that supposed to be Irish humor?" he knew the girls would be just fine. Grinning, he turned to Kate "Y´know, she kind of reminds me of you."
When Kate didn´t answer but continued walking, he decided to drop it. Kate seemed to be really mad at Edda.
After everyone had eaten and Kate was convinced that Tony couldn´t afford a flat because he spent all his money on food, the program began with some games.
The 20 teenagers and their 4 group leaders reached a beautiful little place, without any trees and bright green grass. After a few minutes of discussing, they agreed on playing soccer first.
"Marilyn and Richard build one group and Rachel and Stephan another. You pick one girl, and after that one boy, and after that again a girl, okay?" Ally explained.
Marilyn, who had become friends with Edda yet, glared at Richard who her new friend had been arguing with in the evening and raised her voice. "We want Edda in our team!"
At once, Richard turned to her and said angrily "No we don´t!"
"Yes, we do!" She insisted.
Edda sighed "It´s okay Marilyn. Just take someone else. I´m tired of this."
After they had finished their games it was time for them to explore the forest and the nearby lake in groups of five. Kate let out a sigh of relief and turned to Tony.
"Do we want to go on a walk as well, hon? I would like to get to know the territory."
Tony agreed and they went off. At least it seemed like it. Actually they were hiding near the tents of Geoff and Ally.
"One of us has to search for the weapons." Kate whispered, telling her partner the obvious.
Tony grinned "Thank you for clearing that one for me."
"Very funny DiNozzo. What are you waiting for?"
Tony glared at her "I knew this would happen, Katie."
"Bite me."
"In your dreams."
"That´s what people call nightmares, Tony. Now move, we don´t have all day."
After 20 minutes, Tony came back and looked shocked. "Kate , I knew we couldn´t trust that woman."
"Any weapons!" She asked, alerted.
Tony shook his head "Nah, but black leathe…"
"I don´t wanna know!" Kate interrupted, a disgusted look on her face.
"But what I found in Geoff´s tent might be interesting: No weapons, but descriptions and prices of weapons. I took photos and sent them to Gibbs. I just hope he figured out how his mobile works…though…he knows how to use it as a telephone, so not all hope is lost."
"Amen to that." Kate grinned.
"Care about a walk?" Tony suddenly asked.
Kate just looked at him, totally caught off guard by his question. There was a silence between them for almost one minute that seemed more like an hour to the two agents, but then Kate mentally gave herself a kick and nodded. "Why not?"
She was amazed by the sudden change of atmosphere. Just a few moments ago there had been the usual talk and now none knew what to say. It was more than just strange. Kate knew that Tony thought something similar. She could tell by the way he was looking to the ground trying not to look at her. Whatever, she thought, not willing to think about it any further because she was afraid of where those thoughts might lead to.
"So, Tony…" she began. "Where are we going?"
"How about the lake?"
"Fine by me."
They walked next to each other in silence and neither of them could deny that they liked to be near the other one. But of course, that didn´t mean that they didn´t try.
Kate sat down on the small beach and threw a stone into the water. Without thinking, she said "Y´know it´s beautiful here. What a pity we´re on a job." As she recognized what she had said, she blushed and stared at the water. Fearing a rather sexist answer, she waited for him to speak.
But instead making a comment, Tony sat down next to her and smiled "My thoughts exactly."
"Really?"
"Yes. Why are you asking?"
Because this is just…oh dammit, she thought but shook her head "Never mind."
Again, neither of them spoke. Then Kate realised how close they were sitting to each other. Their shoulders almost touched. Kate blushed again and looked at Tony.
He looked back at her "Why are you blushing?"
Crap, Kate thought not sure what to say or to think. When she started to make up her mind about what she felt for Tony, what she wanted to feel, and what she was supposed to feel, she was stopped by Tony who gently kissed her on her lips.
Confused, but with a racing heart nevertheless, Kate began to kiss him back.
When they parted, they looked at each other, holding hands and smiling.
But suddenly, Tony´s face darkened "Kate, call Gibbs and get the guns. I´ll try to start a conversation."
Kate turned around, absolutely not happy about the sudden change of atmosphere, and recognized a man vanishing into the forest, having a huge box with him.
"I´m on it! Give me 5 minutes!"
"Hurry, I don´t know how long I´ll be able to make him talk to me!"
…This was kinda short, yes, but while I write the next chapter why don´t you think about this:
…What happens when Kate and Tony follow the man with the weapons?
…What happens if Tony meets an old enemy who swore revenge?
…Will they be able to have a lasting relationship and hide it from the others?
…How will Gibbs react when a sobbing Abby tells him something about two of his agents that could endanger their lives even more?