Ari had been in touch with Gibbs about half an hour after he finished the first call. He told Gibbs to meet him at Fifth Avenue on the south side of town, Gibbs was there, Ari wasn't.

His cell rang.

"Yeah, Gibbs"

"Gibbs, its Kate"

"Kate? Where are you, where's Ari?"

"He's here Gibbs, he wants me to tell you that now he knows you wont try anything and that you're alone, you need to come to us for real."

"Where?" He asked, he heard a disturbance on the other side, it sounded like people shouting whilst covering the phone, eventually Ari came on the line, "Hello Gibbs, meet us in 20 minutes at 657 fletchers road."

"Ari? Where's Kate?"

"She's here, by the way, don't forget to come alone." He cut the connection.

Smiling, he looked down at Kate, she had tears in her eyes and no matter how hard she tried to bat them away they would not go… much to Ari's enjoyment.

"Aww, Caitlin, you need to have a little more trust in me"

"Why would I trust a terrorist?" She retorted

"I am not a terrorist, how many times do I have to tell you before you realise?"

"If you aren't a terrorist why did you kidnap me?"

"So many questions, just relax, Gibbs will be here soon"

"You relax, the sooner Gibbs gets here the sooner I get to kick your ass"

He knelt down beside her and leant in close to her face. "You haven't got the balls" He whispered into her ear.

She lifted her knee into his groin at lightning speed. "Now nor do you" She said.

He slammed his eyes shut, it took a few moments but he recovered…

"You know Caitlin, you really are not very smart… I am stronger than you bigger than you and hell of a lot smarter…yet still you chose to bait me?"

"I never was good with authority" She retorted

"You're going to have to learn quickly then," He said striking her across the face and pulling her hair back to make her look at him. "unless you want to carry on like this? You don't want to carry on like this do you Caitlin?" When she didn't respond he pulled her hair tighter. "Do you Caitlin?"

"No" she whispered.

"Good Girl, now seeing as you have proved that you cannot be trusted, I regret that I am going to have to cuff you darling" He said enjoying the look of utter hatred in her eyes.

---NCIS---

When Gibbs arrived he saw Kate and Ari straight away. He had one arm around her neck.

"Nice of you to join us." Ari said. "Throw your gun to the floor then sit down by that wall." Ari said pointing to the wall behind Gibbs.

Gibbs complied.

Kate made eye contact with the marine, watching his blue eyes she knew he had a plan. He signed something to her when Ari wasn't looking. 'Diversion' if she wasn't mistaken. She was so glad he'd taught her a few phrases just for situations like these.

She smiled at him in response; she knew exactly what to do.

He saw her smile and hoped she knew what she was doing… and that she didn't get hurt.

She spun around in Ari's grip and head butted him, he recovered faster than she thought he would and backhanded her to the floor where he kicked her in the stomach, he was about to kick her again when a shot rang out through the building…

(OK so I know Kate doesn't actually know sign language but it was for the good of the story. By the way, in the chapter which could very well end up being the last one … do you want Kibbs, Tate … or nothing really romantic to happen?? Please let me know what you think)