That was easier said than done Ari has never had to explain what he was to anyone especially not a human. He had so much to tell her he didn't know where to start so he thought why not start with the basics. He took a deep breath and said "my name is Ari Hasswari." "What are you doing here?" Kate asked impatiently. "It's a long story" he began "you may want to sit down for this." Kate eyed him warily then sat down on the couch Ari said on the loveseat across from her. She turned the lamp on the end table beside her on Ari then noticed that the bruises on her neck were almost gone.

He took a deep breath then told her everything about him, about why he took her hostage, and his feelings for her. When he was done he looked at her and she was frozen "Caitlin are you alright?" he asked out of concern. She just sat there a main thought running through his head was 'Oh god I broke the human.' "I just need a minute." Kate finally managed to say then she got up and went into her bathroom.

She closed the door and turned the water in the sink on. She was trying desperately to force herself to wake up convinced that she was dreaming. She splashed some water on her face but she didn't wake up. Then she realized she wasn't dreaming that everything happening was real. That the guy she liked, possibly loved was a vampire on the upside at least he wasn't a terrorist. Somewhere in the back of her mind she pictured Abby freaking out and telling her to go back and there. Once she was fully convinced she had a grip on herself and that she wasn't dreaming she turned the sink off and walked back into the living room.

A new sense of awkwardness hung in the room and the question on both of their minds was 'so, what happens now?' Kate sat down on the couch and put her hands on her lap. It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop neither of them knew what to say next. The silence was broken by a knock on the door without thinking Kate got up and answered it. It was the pizza delivery guy that she forgot about. She grabbed her purse and took out a $20.00 bill and handed it to him she took the pizza then closed the door.

She set the pizza down on the coffee table "I forgot I ordered it on the way here." She said nervously. "Do you want a piece?" she offered while opening the box. Ari thought about it he hadn't eaten since they left Russia "yes thank you." He said politely. "I'll go get the plates." Kate said before getting up going into her kitchen and taking two plates out of the cupboard.

They finally started talking over the pizza they talked about a lot of things. They discovered that they actually have a lot in common and get along really well. When the pizza was gone a silence fell over the room again but it wasn't awkward like before. The silence was comfortable and didn't last long.

Six hours later

Caitlin was sleeping peacefully in her bed when a loud ringing jerked her back to consciousness. "Tony what is it?" she asked groggily. "We got a dead sailor in Anacostia." Tony said into phone. "OK I'll be there." Kate said before hanging up. Kate got out of bed and grabbed an outfit out of her closet. "What time will you be back?" Ari asked sleepily. Kate looked back at her bed to face him "probably not until late." She admitted. "OK I'll see you when you get off." He said before getting out of her bed walking over to her and kissing her on the lips. "Have a good day." He said to her before she left.

Kate went to the crime scene and only paused for a second to absorb the fact that she'd slept with a vampire last night. She drove back to NCIS headquarters once the team was finished. Gibbs sent her down with the evidence to Abby which was good because she needed Abby's advice.

"Do you come bearing gifts?" Abby asked cheerfully. "I come bearing evidence." Kate said as she handed the samples to her. "That's my favorite type of gift." Abby said with a smile on her face. "Abby can I ask you a question?' "What is it, Kate?" Abby asked slightly concerned. "Have you ever dated a guy who was-" she struggled to find the right word "different than you?" Abby was curious "different how?" "You have completely different backgrounds and were raised completely different." "Who are we talking about?" Abby asked hoping to get Kate to spill details. "Well I just met him but technically we're not supposed to be together." Abby was almost dying with curiosity "I can see you really like this guy so to the differences in how you were raised don't matter. All that matters is that you care about him and I'm guessing he cares about you so who cares about rules go for it." "Thank you Abby that really helped." Kate said before leaving. Abby was smiling after Kate left because she thought she figured out who Kate's mystery guy was. She thought it was Tony.

Ari slept until 4:30 PM then he got up showered dressed and began to wander around Kate's apartment. He looked at old photos of her and decided she had a near perfect childhood. He stopped looking at the photos because in some small part of him he felt envious. Ari started to feel antsy he wasn't used to not having something to do. He decided to start cleaning most moroi are on some level clean freaks because of their enhanced senses.

Kate didn't come home until almost 8:00 when she got home they ate dinner and she told him about her day. They acted like a normal couple when in reality they were anything but. They both knew that he couldn't stay much longer and it was still a little hard for Kate to get used to the idea of vampires and everything just seemed to work a little bit differently.

The next night Ari was on a plane back to Tel Aviv he almost didn't go back but Catlin reminded him of all the reasons he had to so reluctantly he did. When the plane landed he decided he should go see Ziva. Like always she was working at Exodus (The strigoi fighting agency their grandfather started.) He looked for her at her desk that she wasn't there so odds are she was either in the gym or in one of the feeding rooms. He decided to check the feeding room's first.

She was in a feeding room leaning against the door frame waiting to be called. He stood next to her "Ari you're back." She said then she looked at him "and you look terrible." "Thanks" he said sarcastically. "I'm serious you look like a ghost. When was the last time you fed?" "Three days ago." He admitted. She gave him a look that said 'how could you be that stupid and I'm worried about you.' The girl at the desk said "Ziva they're ready for you." "You go I'll wait a few minutes." She said to Ari with a concerned look. He opened his mouth to protest but Ziva stopped him "you needed it more than me you look awful. Now go." He didn't argue with her he knew what was pointless and more importantly he knew she was right. That was the downside of staying with Caitlin he didn't have access to feeders and didn't want to feed off her again. It didn't seem right to ask her to do something like that.

He walked back to the small partitioned spots where the feeders were. There weren't a lot of people back there because it was almost daylight almost all of the agents were home by now. He sat down next to a feeder named Anna she'd been working for Exodus for about six years now. "How was your trip?" she asked him. "It was good." He said politely. "That's nice." She responded. Then she tilted her head exposing her neck he inched closer to her and opened his mouth.

Then he bit down he started feeling better when the blood first entered his mouth. About 5 minutes later he was finished he looked at Anna and she looked like all feeders did after a bite like they were experiencing the best feeling in the world. He left knowing there was no point in trying to have a conversation with her now.

He walked back to where Ziva was standing and she looked relieved that he was okay. "What did you tell Abba about where I was?" he asked her curiously. "I told him that you wanted to stay in Russia a couple of extra days in case and James showed up." "Did he believe you?" he asked. "If he didn't he didn't say anything." She shrugged. He laughed inwardly she could always seem to get people to believe her no matter how big or small the lie was. "How did you get Isaac to agree to drop me off in DC and bring me back?" "He owed me a favor." She answered simply. She then walked off when the lady at the desk called her back.

After about a week of being home and being bored he decided to call Caitlin. "Hello" she said into the phone. "Hello Caitlin how are you?" he asked genuinely. "I'm fine I just got off of work." She answered. "What are you up to?" she asked him. "Actually I was wondering if you'd like to come down here and meet my family this weekend."