Disclaimer: I don't own NCIS:Los Angeles no matter how many times I ask for the rights for my birthday. Caleb however I created myself.
Me: First of all Caleb you didn't quit. You're still with us. Second of all I CONTROL THE STORY LINE! Mua ha ha ha ha!
G.: Sam I think we have a new psycho maniac on our hands that might threaten the world.
Caleb: Do you think it has anything to do with our current case?
Sam: Somehow I don't think so. So you can lay off this one Caleb. Go home and knit or something.
Caleb: Oh I see how it is. You realize I could dismember you right?
G.: Please don't hurt him. I know he's above begging for his life but I'm not.
Caleb: You just want to beg me for something….
Me: Oy! Keep it appropriate you guys! (To self: Idiots.)
The New Kid In Town
Chapter 8: Skills For Fence and Plane Jumping
Callen's POV
"Do you just want me to start asking questions now or later?" I asked because I had quite a few and I wanted answers to them all.
"How bout not at all." She laughed as she studied the map. I came over to stand beside her and read over her shoulder. Suddenly her hair blew in my face and I was surrounded in her scent. Fresh and sweet and intoxicating but I managed to keep my mask on.
"We've got about ten seconds to hop the fence as soon as that next plane clears the runway." She said to me already timing her assent. So I looked at the fence and decided that I could make it. The plane rumbled over us and she yelled. "Now! Move, move, move!" And so we started to climb. I wish I'd had the time to watch her because she was up and over in half the time I was. I barely made it over the fence but both of us got over and went through without any other problems if you call that a problem.
"Well that was fun." I said to Caleb as we crossed the macadam to the airport. "Now how do we get inside?"
"Simple we go in with the luggage." She laughed. "After that it's smooth sailing."
"Yeah, after we sit in overly hot luggage carts for awhile. Oh while we're at it how the heck are we going to get onto those luggage carts?" I asked.
"The reason I brought you was because you can blend in. That's what we need to do here. Blend in to the absolute max. However the people on the macadam won't be looking for us. So they won't really care. That's if they see us at all. You'd be surprised how the heat radiating off the macadam can distort reality. We can use it to our advantage." She said as we crossed the black heat.
"But can't it also distort our sense of reality? Wouldn't that lead us right into problems?" I asked because I was nervous and trying to be aware of all the things that could go wrong.
"What you don't trust me?" Caleb said in mock astonishment. "That hurts Callen. That really hurts." She laughed as we went onto the pavement and hopped onto a passing truck of luggage.
"Well to be honest I'm not sure." I said to her as we were in the luggage cart and then we hit a bump and everything moved slightly. It was a mess inside and it was so hot. In minutes both of us were sweating. "This for example was not how I planned on getting in."
"Maybe you need to live more on the wild side than you already do Callen. I mean I know you live on the edge but maybe it's time you stepped off and take a fall." She said almost like she was kidding but she was being completely serious this time.
"Like have you done that recently?" I asked trying to define whether she was being serious or not. Suddenly she was very serious and I was scared. She could do me serious damage if she wanted to.
"I jumped off that cliff a long time ago. I'm still in free fall Callen. I haven't hit bottom but I don't have a parachute. See I stopped living the safe life because it didn't exist anymore for me." She said and every bit of me wanted to follow her but I knew I just couldn't make myself leap off.
"But what happens when you hit the bottom of your fall?" If she was in the answer giving mood then I would take full advantage of it.
"You're a smart man Callen. Think about it." She said with a grimace. The rest of the short trip was silent. Maybe I was closer to the edge than I realized.
"This is our stop." She said as soon as the luggage train came to a stop. So we jumped out and entered the terminal. Our bags were already on the connecting flight. True, we weren't connecting but we still had to get our luggage there.
"Are you ready to blend in?" She asked me and her lazy Cheshire cat smile was back in place.
"Any time you are Mrs. Chester." I smiled holding my arm out to her. She smiled and took it. Then we entered the busy airport. I thought there was no need for blending in but then Caleb pointed out a cop that was walking towards us. So we decided to take our leave and head towards our flight as fast as we could without arousing his suspicions.
"Smile Mr. Chester, we're going on vacation." Caleb's eyes sparkled with new emotions that left her radiating a happy feeling. "The man on your let sweetheart might be heading in the same direction we are." She kept smiling but as I stole a glance in a mirror checking my hair I smiled back.
"You might be right but let's see if he's even on the same flight shall we dear?" I said to her almost mimicking her tone. So we sat in the airport seats as far into the corner as we could and she read while I started a report to Hetty.
"Boarding flight 526 for England." The woman spoke over the loud speaker. "First class passengers boarding." Caleb got up and started walking towards the gateway her head still immersed in her book.
"Thank you Mrs. Chester. Have a nice flight!" The flight attendant greeted Caleb in an over happy voice her boredom showing through only some in her tones. Caleb smiled but didn't say a word. I followed behind her as we stowed our carry-ons and sat in our seats. The other passengers started boarding and we took off for England. Wait a second… England? What happened to Germany?