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"Good Morning Agent Hanna"
Sam was in shock; it was impossible for him to comprehend what his eyes were telling him was right there. He could hear the laughter as Callen and Kensi wandered into OSP but he could not begin to process the information. All he could think was sitting in front of him was a man who he hadn't seen in so long he had presumed he was dead; the shock of the revelation having left him immobile and barely able to speak above a whisper.
"Deeks?" Sam whispered, causing Kensi and Callen to look at him in confusion before turning and, upon seeing the figure at the desks, freeze to the spot.
The silence around the group was overwhelming as Kensi, Callen and Sam just stood and stared at their friend and Deeks just continued on with his paperwork, for all intents and purposes uninterested in the turmoil his presence had kicked up in the team.
The silence was broken when a figure walked into the bullpen and a voice called out "D get off you ass and make me a coffee. God how I missed American coffee, its so tasty and strong not like that miserable tea we ha-. Oh whoops I see I interrupted" The figure finished off giggling.
Deeks looked over at the woman who had spoken "Agents this is Jade' he said making the introductions 'I'm going to see Agent Lange and Jade make your own damb coffee, I am not your slave" he finished before walking over to the stairs "Behave now Jade"
Kensi's eyes followed Deeks' retreating back, not sure if she would be able to believe he was home. There were so many emotions she felt and most conflicted each other; she could feel the jealously for the woman called Jade within her but chasing it was also happiness that he was finally home, relief that he seemed mostly unharmed if not a bit more cautious and aware than usual; and the completely unreasonable feeling of betrayal for him having left her in the first place. Her brain told her that it wasn't his fault that he left but her heart was telling her he should have found a way to contact them, let them know he was alive, instead of leaving them to dwell on the feelings of inadequacy they had felt at not being able to protect one of their family.
Trying to ignore her emotions and avoid the inevitable emotional breakdown sure to befall her, Kensi looked over and studied the woman called Jade; she was medium height with long amber hair, a pale complexion and sharp features. She had the look of caution in her striking emerald eyes that one would find on any operator who knew they were in a hostile environment and a situational awareness of her surroundings that was pinpoint and exact; the type of awareness that only came from long periods in deep cover and from seeing the utter harshness of the world lay bare at you feet.
Kensi noticed Deeks was now at the top of the stairs walking along the corridor. Kensi was about to speak to Jade when a whistle pierced the air and before anyone could stop her Jade spun around and threw the K-Bar knife, which had (magically it seemed) appeared in her hand, at the source of the noise which just happened to be Eric. Seeing the knife fly through the air Kensi's mind flew to imagining the horrible scene at Eric's funeral where he was buried and Nell was crying over his casket, for never once did it occur to Kensi that Eric wouldn't die from the throw and later she would be annoyed in herself at having such faith that this petite woman in front of her could be so deadly.
Kensi waited for the inevitable scream or yelp from Eric, signalling the knife's penetration of his body. When none was received she refocused her attention to the balcony above and her eyes widened in surprise when she saw the knife, that had previously been flying at Eric with amazing speed, held firmly in Deeks' grasp inches away from Eric's face; while Deeks in question leaned lazily against the barrier and Eric looked like he was about to faint.
Moving the knife away from Eric, Deeks flipped it in his hands a couple of times before letting it rest with the blade in his palm. A smirk grew on his face that even from that distance Kensi could tell didn't reach his eyes. Looking around Kensi saw that Jade looked thoroughly unconcerned she nearly caused the unnecessary death of one of the team, Kensi was about to send a very cutting remark her way when Deeks interrupted her.
"Now Jade I thought I said behave. That means no throwing you K-Bar at the Tec" he said before nonchalantly tossing the knife back at her. Jade reached up and grabbed the knife, tucking it back in her boot before replying
"He is damb lucky he's not dead after that stunt, he does it again and I be throwing more that a knife" she said casually before wandering her way up the stairs.
Eric, still looking terrified at his near death encounter, gulped loudly at her threat. Deeks clapped him on the shoulder "Lay off the whistle for a while, she isn't kidding and if it wasn't that I have heard you whistle before you would have had two knives thrown at you and you would be dead now" he said before turning and walking into the Ops room with Jade, each taking a corner at the back of the room to stand where they could keep an eye on the door and the occupants of the room.
The team were still standing in the bullpen, completely stunned at what had just happened.
"Did Deeks and that girl just throw knives around like they were made of plastic?" Callen asked
Sam nodded "Where ever he has been it has been hard. He isn't the same man he was when he left here. He seems more military now and she's just cold and deadly" he finished his analysis
Kensi nodded her head agreeing with Sam before remembering that the woman who had nearly killed one of her best friends was now in a room with Nell and Eric and she wasn't exactly comfortable with that. Clarifying her fears to the boys they made their way up the stairs as Callen spoke.
"You don't need to worry about Nell and Eric, Kensi. They will be fine as long as Deeks is there, he'll protect them."
Kensi didn't want to eradicate all of Callen's remaining faith in Deeks so she kept her misgivings to herself but couldn't stop the thought running through her head.
"Would he protect them? He has changed so much, he's colder now. I don't think I trust him to keep them safe anymore"
AN: Ok sorry if Deeks seems a bit cold but it's been hard for him while he is away. So sorry if some people don't like him like that it will get better, Kensi is very stubborn after all. So Reviews are very much appreciated and any mistakes with spelling and language that I missed in my own spell check please fell free to point them out. Thanks and any tips for bettering the chapter are also greatly appreciated
PS: Don't ever try grabbing knives which are flying through the air, you end up with many stiches. :(