A/N: Sorry it's taken me so long to write/post this,but things have been really busy after I posted the last chapter, I still wont be able to update this as frequently as I would like,but I figured I should give y'all at least one chapter, and with Nate gone from the show for who knows how long,I'm sure y'all could use some Nate/Kensi interaction even if its only in writing, so here's the first chapter,enjoy.
-Pessi. Rom
Thanks to: PurpleOrchid85,NcisLAgirl and CrazySkittles for reviewing the prologue I appreciate it and hope you enjoy the first chapter. Also thanks to those who've added this, or me, to an alert list I appreciate that as well.
NCIS : San Diego
Summary : When the body of a Naval officer under investigation by NCIS:LA is found near Camp Pendelton marine base,two members of the team travel to San Diego and must join forces with NCIS: San Diego to solve the case.
Chapter One: LA meets SD
Holiday Inn ,Downtown San Diego 8:30am
Nate turned when be heard the click of the hotel room door being unlocked.
"You ready to go?" Kensi asked walking into the room, two steaming paper cups of coffee in her hands, their room came with coffee maker,but the vending machine was faster and they had to go meet the SD team.
"Yeah. Thanks." Nate said when she handed him one of the steaming cups.
"You're welcome." Kensi said, then proceeded to lead the way toward their rental. Kensi's car was in the shop, and there was no way she was gonna let Nate drive, so Hetty had rented them a car,with a warning about recklessness of course, which was for the most part aimed at Kensi.
They'd arrived in downtown San Diego at 9:30pm the previous night. Despite teasing from Callen and Sam about being stuck in a car with the psychologist for two and a half hours, Nate was a pretty good passenger.
They had small talk the first hour, while also listening to the radio, then Nate had fallen asleep soon after they reached Orange County. Kensi almost didn't want to wake him when they'd arrived, because he looked so peaceful.
She knew he worked just as hard as the rest of the team, and that another reason Hetty might have sent him for the joint investigation was so he could get out of the office away from the chaos of LA, and use his skills in a different setting, he certainly deserved the opportunity.
They'd arrived at their hotel to find an error in the computing system had caused the booking away of one of their rooms and the hotel was full for the night. It was summer and San Diego was ripe with tourists.
Nate had immediately offered to take the floor,but Kensi had said it wasn't a big deal, that they were mature adults, and that they could share the bed for one night, as the next day, the hotel assured another room would open up.
"As long as you don't sleep on the right,it's all good." Kensi had said referring to her favorite side of the bed.
"Fine with me...I like the left." Nate had said as he placed his small suitcase and gym bag into the closet.
They drove about four blocks till they reached the building that housed NCIS.
Downtown Naval Building : NCIS Department 9am
"Can I help you?" The receptionist in the front lobby of the building asked.
"Special Agent Kensi Blye, Nate Getz, we're here to see Sue Camino." Kensi said flashing her badge. The women picked up her phone,talked to someone, then hung up before turning her attention back to Nate and Kensi.
" Someone will be right down to get you." The receptionist said. And a few minutes later , a man who looked to be in his early to mid twenty's with brown eyes and dark brown hair walked up to them.
"Are you the agents from Los Angeles?" The man asked.
"Yes,Kensi Blye." Kensi said sticking out her hands.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Jason Pico,but everyone calls me Jay." Jay said shaking her hand.
"Nate Getz." Nate said, when Jay turned to face him.
"The rest of the team is waiting upstairs." Jay said then lead the way toward a set of elevators.
They entered the elevator and went up four floors. They exited the elevator to enter a room not that unlike the first floor of their OPS in LA. They made their way pass a couple of offices and down a hallway to a medium sized back room. It was like a smaller version of their operations room. A screen was on with a picture of the deceased petty officer as well as other relevant facts to the case.
There was a Hispanic women, who Hetty had referred to as Cam during the video conference the day before, standing next to the screen, next to her was the young women with the Asian features, and sitting in a chair was a man who appeared to be in his 30's , next to him was another man who had a laptop in his lap, he also had a head set on.
"Cam, the agents from LA are here." Jay said as they walked into the room. Cam and the rest of the team turned to face the visiting newcomers.
"Welcome to San Diego agent Blye,Dr. Getz, I'm Cam, team leader. You've met Jay, our junior agent, I'll let the rest of the team introduce themselves." Cam said shaking their hands, she had a no nonsense get down to business attitude about her, and Nate could tell that she had been very focused before they entered the room.
" Special agent Taniya Lee-James, TJ is fine." TJ said shaking Nate and Kensi's hands, and flashing them both a smile.
" Senior field agent,after Cam of course, Matthew Pike...ladies call me agent Pike." Pike said shaking their hands, holding Kensi's a bit longer.
"He wishes." TJ said, under her breath and used to her partner.
"And of course , last but not least,there's Billy." Cam said getting Billy's attention and ignoring TJ's comment.
"Oh, sorry, I was multi-tasking, Billy Edwards, resident geek at your service." Billy said taking off his headset and addressing the two.
"More like playing WOW." Pike said with a smirk, which earned him a glare from Billy, which Nate could tell from their body language was not hostile.
"Now, that we've made introductions,lets get to the case." Cam said, getting the team to refocus at the task at hand.
'' So this is what we've got so far on the petty officer.'' Cam said , then walked back over to the screen. She then proceeded to go over the scene and the report from the kids who'd found the body.
''Kat finished autopsying the body,and COD is a gun shot to the heart, she's still processing the bullets. CSU didn't find anything at the scene, but the lack of blood suggest Lake was killed somewhere else and dumped on Las Pulgas rd. What can you tell me about his personal life Dr. Getz ?" Cam said turning away from the information on the screen and facing Nate.
"Nate, is fine." Nate said.
"Ok. Nate, what can you tell us?" Cam said.
"Well Lake grew up in the foster care system from the age of eight,Mother overdosed, father died in jail. He changed homes 16 times, before being placed with a family right here in San Diego at age 14. Stayed with them till he turned 18 and joined the navy." Nate said.
"Was he close to them?" Cam asked.
"There were no reports of incidence from the case worker, which suggests there was something unique about this home compared to the previous 15." Nate answered.
"Billy, pull up the address of Lake's last foster parents?" Cam said.
"Got it. Patricia and Ernie Watson, 3251 Alsacia st." Billy said.
"Pike, why don't you and Agent Blye interview the parents see if Lake had any contact with them while he was off the grid." Cam said.
"Don't let him drive." TJ said as Kensi and Pike left the room.
"I doubt she'd let him." Nate said with a smirk.
"Your partner too, huh." TJ said smirking right back at him.
"Is there anyone else in his file, that Lake would go to or confide in, any siblings, biological relatives he may still be in contact with." Cam asked bringing their attention back to the case,before Nate could comment again.
" Maybe one of his former foster siblings, but the list is extensive." Nate said.
"TJ has a background in profiling, she can help you compile a list of the siblings he would more likely still be close too, and that would be more likely to have the means to hide a fugitive." Cam said.
"We'll get started now." TJ said leading Nate out of the room and back toward the bull pen area.
"Jay, see if you can help Kat down in the lab." Cam said turning to the remaining agent in the room. When Jay exited the room she turned to Billy, after taking a moment to think.
" See if anyone from Lake's current life has been in the area, like the family of the woman he murdered, could be a revenge killing." Cam said.
"On it." Billy said starting to type on his laptop.
Cam continued to stare at the screen, she knew this guy was a murderer, but the person who'd killed him was also one, and she was determined to catch him or her, and Cam always did.
Camp Pendleton
"Where are you man, I came back you were gone,did you want my help or not, call me, sooner than later. " Jake said hanging up.
"No personal calls while on duty, get back to work Marine!" His sergeant said.
"Yes, sir!" Jake said, but he couldn't hold back the feeling that something was wrong, Chris had been scared, and he was never scared, he hoped whatever was going on, he didn't get pulled into it, cause trouble was known to follow anyone associated with his foster brother.
A/N: So that's the first chapter, the next chapter will give more insight into the NCIS: SD, and the case will continue to develop, can't say when the next update will be, so just watch out for a new chapter, and for those reading "powerful emotions." I am currently working on a new chapter for that,but I can only work on it when I have free time, but hopefully I can have that finished and posted later this week, anywho thanks for reading as always reviews/suggestions/constructive criticism are greatly appreciated.
-Pessi. Rom