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If we catch a criminal
When we catch a criminal
There's nothing we can do
But play cops and robbers

Later that night Kate was sitting on her couch, wearing one of Ari's black shirts she found in the back of one of her draws a few weeks ago. She heard a knock, and tried to deny as she always did when someone knocked on her door that her stomach dropped, and slowly got up to answer the door.

She gasped as soon as she opened it "Ari?!"

"Caitlin" He chocked out, clutching his side, blood running over his fingers.

"Wha-What the hell happened to you?" She asked as he stumbled inside. She took him and made him sit on a chair in the kitchen.

Ari was covered in bruises, some yellowing and some a deep purple. He also had cuts on his neck and face and was bleeding from a wound on his side.

"The mission…Is over" He said through gritted teeth as Kate cleaned the wounds on his face with a cloth. She quickly gave him some pills she had that would hopefully numb the pain.

"What other injuries do you have?" She asked, trying to stay as calm as she could.

"A bullet graze" He said lifting the hand from his side and shrugged "It is nothing I cannot handle"

"You are a stubborn man" She said angrily as she lifted his shirt over his head and placed it next to the sink. Her eyes widened as she looked at his torso, which was covered in large bruises and a large bullet graze on his left side. She put gauze from the small first aid kit she kept in her cupboard over it.

"I killed the man before he could shoot again. I came straight to here, I cannot go to a hospital" He said, the aches and pains starting to dull.

"Where were you when this happened?" She asked, putting medical tape on the gauze so it would stay put.

"An hour outside Washington" He said "I will not need stitches" He said putting his hand lightly on the gauze. She gave him a look. "Trust me Caitlin, I am a doctor after all"

She began to doubt that the pills she had given him were working when she helped him into her bedroom. He couldn't stand up straight without wincing slightly and whenever she touched certain parts of him he would hiss.

"Lay down" She said as they got next to her bed. He raised his eyebrow at her and she rolled her eyes "Just do it"

Ari laid down and settled himself against the pillows with a grunt of pain.

"Are you ok?" Kate asked sitting down on the bed next to him using a wet cloth to wipe some more of the dried blood off his face.

"Fine" He mumbled. Kate put the cloth down on the table next to the bed and looked at him.

"I'm glad you're back" She said with a small smile. Ari's head lolled towards her and he smirked.

He laid on his side, so the bandage was faced up and pulled her towards him.

"You should sleep" She said as he buried his hand in her hair.

"Hmm" He just mumbled as he kissed her, running his hand through her hair while one of her hands gripped his shoulder. When she pulled away she smiled and placed a hand on the side of his face and looked at him "You were worried" He stated.

"Of course I was" She said sitting back from him. She laid down next him with her back lightly pressed against his bare chest, so that she wouldn't disturb the many cuts, bruises and the bullet wound. His arm came around her and found her right hand that was resting on the pillow next to her head and linked their fingers together. He kissed her shoulder, making her smile at the familiar gesture, and rested his head on hers so his mouth was next to her ear.

"Anî ohevêt otchâ" He said quietly. Kate smiled and closed her eyes.

"I love you too" She whispered.

The next morning, for the first time, Kate woke up before Ari did. She guessed it was because of the pills she had given him for the pain last night. She slid out of his embrace and walked out of the bedroom and into the kitchen, still wearing his shirt that reached the top of her thighs, and got a glass of water for him and walked back into him.

"Morning" She said when she saw him awake.

"Ugh" He mumbled. She handed him the glass over water and he groaned as he lifted his arm to take it.

"I'm calling Gibbs" She said walking to the other side of the bed to get her phone.

"Why?" He asked.

"To tell him I'm not coming in today, I'm not leaving you here like this Ari" She said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"No Caitlin, I will be fine" He said pushing himself up. Kate raised an eyebrow at him when he groaned in pain.

"Yeah, I can see that. I'm calling Gibbs" She said putting the phone to her ear.

"Gibbs"

"Gibbs, It's Kate…I'm not coming in to work today" She said walking out of the bedroom.

"Why?"

"I'm ah...not feeling well"

"Ok"

There was a dial tone in her ear and she put down the phone down on the kitchen table, walking back into Ari and seeing he was trying to get out of the bed.

"Ari. Lie back down" She said.

Ari gave her a look "I am perfectly fine Caitlin" He said standing. In truth his body was aching. Normally after missions like the one he had been on, he would return to his small apartment in Israel and sleep the injuries off for a few days. But in this case, he wanted to make sure he was fine so Caitlin wouldn't worry so much.

"No. You're not" She said.

He walked past her and out to the kitchen, her following behind him with a warm hand on his back.

"Here" He said peeling off the gauze from his side, showing the bullet scrape that was no longer bleeding. He handed her a bandage. She put it as he leaned slightly back on the kitchen bench with only his boxers on as the black jeans he was wearing had gotten blood all over them. When Kate had finished putting the medical tape on him she stood up straight. He leaned down and kissed her, wrapping one of his arms around her waist while his other hand held himself up on the bench. She put her hands on his chest, breaking from the kiss and rested her head on top of her hands. Ari kept his arm where it was and kissed the top of her head.

"Do the bruises hurt?" She asked quietly.

Ari shook his head "No"

"Ok" She said closing her eyes. Ari smirked and shook his head.

"Boss? Where's Kate?" Tony asked from his desk when Gibbs walked in with a coffee in his hand.

"Sick" Gibbs answered sitting at his desk.

"Special Agent Gibbs" Director Morrow called from the Catwalk. Gibbs looked up and grabbed his coffee, making his way up to the Director.

"Yes sir?" He said.

"An FBI Agent has seen recognized the man who took Special Agent Todd, Gerald Jackson and Doctor Mallard hostage from the photo that was taken" Morrow said. Gibbs' hand gripped the cup in his hand tighter.

"In Washington?"

"Yes" Morrow answered "Do we have an ID on him yet?"

"Still working on it sir" Gibbs said. Morrow nodded.

"I suggest staying at NCIS headquarters for today" He said before disappearing towards his office.

Gibbs quickly made his way down to his desk to grab his Sig and badge.

"We got a case Boss?" Tony asked standing up slightly.

"You sit" Gibbs said pointing to Tony's chair, Tony said immediately "I'm going to check on Kate"

"Why?" Tony asked, but Gibbs was already in the elevator.

"You're stubborn" Kate said massaging the back of Ari's neck lightly as they sat on the couch. She had her legs tucked up under her and his hand was resting on her bare thigh.

"You worry too much" Ari murmured.

"How long are you going to be staying here this time?" She asked.

"Until I get another mission" He said. Kate smiled and moved her hand to run her thumb lightly across on of the small cuts on his face.

There was a knock on the door and Kate's head snapped towards it.

"Stay here" She said to Ari and got up to answer the door.

"Gibbs!" Kate said, her eyes widening as she opened the door "What are you doing here?"

Gibbs didn't answer, instead he looked her up and down before raising an eyebrow at her.

She looked down at the Ari's old black shirt she was still wearing that just covered the tops of her thighs. She blushed.

"I thought you were sick" Gibbs said walking into her apartment. Kate quickly rushed so that she was in front of him.

"Gibbs, don't go there" She said quickly. But Gibbs was already standing next to the couch.

Kate looked confused and looked around the room. Ari could not have possibly hidden that quickly.

"The terrorist has been seen in Washington Kate. You're not safe" Gibbs said.

"I'll be fine Gibbs" She said trying not to smirk "Trust me"

Gibbs stared at her for a long moment "Fine. Call me if you need anything" He said before walking past her and out of her apartment door. When she was sure Gibbs was in the elevator at the end of the hall she spun around.

"Where the hell are you Ari?!" She hissed.

He stepped out from behind the bookcase at the side of the room with a smirk. "I'm very good at hiding. When I was a child I was always the last found in hide and seek"

Next chapter:

Reveille.

This is a sort-of part one to it.

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