Xui Li strolled through the streets of DC, smoking a cigarette and a pair of shades covering his eyes. Spotting a woman sitting at a cafe wearing shades similar to his, he dropped his cigarette and approached the woman, coming up behind her, placing his hands on her arms as he buried his face in her neck.
"I've missed you, Lee Wuan (in case you don't know who Lee Wuan Kai is, or don't remember, watch episode 7 of Season 7, should give you a refresher. And once you do remember, if you don't remember already, keep in mind that this is an AU fiction, and that some aspects regarding Kai might be different)." Xui Li purred, nuzzling Lee Wuan Kai's neck. Xui Li felt Kai smile as she patted his head. "I've missed you too, Xui Li." Kai replied, her heart fluttering in her chest happily. In her early childhood, Kai had been taken in by the North Korean government and was trained, brainwashed, and forced into becoming a top assassin for North Korea, all the while robbing her of her childhood and causing her to lose all sense of humanity.
Cold, ruthless, and fearless, Kai quickly became one of the best assassins in the world, earning the nickname The Phantom among the Serbians. However, as she was fleeing China after a successful assassination on an arms dealer, she was caught by mercenaries. As she was staring down the end of the barrel of a pistol, multiple shots rang out, and before she could piece together what was going on, she found herself lying on a bed three hours later, Xui Li sitting by her side. Xui Li had saved her life, and over time the two of them fell in love. Kai regained the sense of humanity that had been taken from her in her childhood, and Xui Li was the reason for that.
"I love you, Xui Li." Kai said sweetly, nothing but love in her eyes. Xui Li smiled brightly as he kissed Kai's forehead. "I love you too, Kai." Xui Li replied.
NCIS
Tony and Nava stared into each other's eyes as their chest's rose and fell steadily, the water pelting them from the shower washing away all the sweat from their bodies. They each wore huge smiles as they both realized that the emotional fortress Tony had built and fortified around his emotions and heart had crumbled to the ground, and what lay in the rubble and what had been hidden by that emotional fortress was a golden heart with the capacity to love and care for others.
"Nava, I think I love you." Tony admitted, his heart pounding with fear in anticipation of her answer. Throughout his life, Tony had become increasingly afraid of revealing his emotions to others, to love others, and with good reason. Starting when his Mother died when he was a child, it was Tony's first experience with loss, and at such an early age, it caused a great deal of scarring. In addition to the neglect from his Father he recieved as a result of his Mother's death, it essentially created a hard metal shell around his heart, penetrable only by very strong emotions. Yes, he did have a list of girlfriend's that probably contained more names in it than the Chinese phonebook, (ehh...probably not, but still, I couldn't resist using that joke. My friend used it on me a week ago and I couldn't stop laughing for like 20 minutes) but the relationships were never serious, just used as a means to satisfy those hormones in his growing teenage body. That is, until he met Wendy, his high-school piano teacher.
He never needed the piano lessons to begin with, as years and years of natural talent and daily lessons from his Mother turned him into what even the modern composers and pianists today would consider a child prodigy, even to the point where he was personally visited by the director of a major play on Broadway (I think play's are on Broadway, but I'm pretty sure is is) and invited to play the piano during one of the major scenes. However, Tony at that time wanted a way toconnect with her Mother again, and piano lessons would be able to do that.
Wendy was the first woman he had truly loved, and during his time at Baltimore as a homocide detective, he proposed to her. On the day they were supposed to be married, Wendy simply up and left, leaving him standing alone at the altar with tears streaming down his face and a once-again broken heart. It was years later at NCIS that he met Kate, and once again fell in love. However, Tony was never able to act on those feelings as just as he started to gain the courage to tell Kate that he loved her, her life was taken by a single bullet, sniper fire from Ari.
Then there was the incident with Paula Cassidy, a woman he had very strong feelings and emotions for, but not love. She died saving his and Gibbs's lives by tackling a suicide bomber behind a trap door, meeting her own demise. This in turn caused him to realize that life is short, and should never be taken for granted. A realization that caused him to steer away from his emotions for Ziva and fall in love with Jeanne, one of the biggest mistakes on his part.
After yet another heartbreak, Tony's heart simply could not allow itself to love again for a while, as it was simply physically impossible for him to do so. But that physical impossibility was lifted once Vance told him that he was being sent away from DC as Agent afloat. The thought of never seeing Ziva again caused him to realize that while he had loved many women in the past, it was Ziva that he loved like no other. Because it was only Ziva that could have every hair on his body on end from a simple touch, it was only Ziva that could make his heart beat faster with simple eye contact. Because Ziva was his soulmate. But not every love story has a happy ending. Tony had his heart torn apart to shreds as each word left Ziva's mouth during that day outside Tel Aviv, and Tony thought that his heart simply lost the ability to love again, that is, in a romantic way.
And now here he stood naked in the shower with Nava after an intense session of lovemaking, having admitted to Nava that he loved her, and the truthfully did with his heart. Yes, he still loved Ziva, but the scars she left on his heart was too much to bear. Nava wasn't a replacement of Ziva, it was just that his heart made more space for Nava to be there.
Tony studied Nava's reaction carefully, and panic rose inside of him as he took in the look of shock on her beautiful face. But that panic quickly subsided as shock was replaced by a brilliant smile that melted his insides, and her lips were on his, the kiss slowing time for the both of them. It was a soft and tender kiss that didn't satisfy lust, but created love. When they pulled apart, love was evident in both of their eyes, a smile playing on both of their lips.
"I love you too, Tony." Nava replied. It was at that moment that all the hot water was gone, and the shower was freezing. Nava yelped as the freezing water made contact with her body, and Tony couldn't help but laugh as he turned off the water and stepped out of the shower, taking Nava's hand in his and helping her out. Nava raised her arms above her head as Tony dried her off with a towel before Nava did the same with Tony, stealing a couple kisses in between. Once Tony and Nava were both dried off, they walked back into the hotel room and changed into fresh clothes. Tony checked his watch and noticed that an entire hour had passed since he got back to the room. Uh oh.
"Hey Nava, let's check with Malachi and Liat and see what they're up to." Tony said, already opening the door to their room. Malachi and Liat were just finishing packing up their weapons into their packs. Talk about perfect timing.
"Tony, we just spotted Xui Li at a cafe. Get your stuff together and let's go." Malachi said, slinging his pack over his shoulder. Both Tony and Nava nodded before heading into their room, grabbing their equipment, and following Malachi and Liat out of the hotel.
NCIS
"Malachi, do you seriously expect me to take a 2200-yard cold bore shot (message me if you got that movie reference, just wondering) when he's sitting in a cafe full of people?" Tony asked, staring at a pale Malachi. Tony sighed as he looked at Liat and Nava, who were also pale.
"Tony, there are many reasons why we are taking this shot from a mile and a half away. One, Eli said that under no circumstances are we to reveal ourselves as the assassins. Doing something like this could be considered an act of war. Also, there is the problem with the fact that Xui Li is in conversation with Lee Wuan Kai." Malachi explained, sounding like he caree more about the fact that Xui Li was in the presence of Lee Wuan Kai more than the possibility of war breaking out, something that deeply amused and confused Tony.
"Who is Lee Wuan Kai?" Tony asked. All three of them just stared at Tony, disbelief written all over their faces.
"Tony, did you seriously just ask that? You are joking, yes?" Malachi asked. Tony shook is head, causing everyone to go wide-eyed. "Tony, Lee Wuan Kai is a legend. She is a North-Korean assassin, and she's the absolute best there is, no doubt about it. There is no one on this planet that is more skilled and dangerous than her, I guarantee you that. In fact, I heard that she once assassinated a Siberian politician while he was on a high-speed roller coaster a mile away with a sniper rifle, and she hadn't even seen how fast the ride was going before-hand. We do not want to take the risk that she identifies us. Besides, if we got within range of the gun at the pistol at her side, we would all be dead before we even drew our weapons." Malachi explained. Tony sighed as he looked down the scope of the Barrett M107 .50 caliber sniper rifle, a sniper rifle powerful enough to explode your head into millions of pieces. Tony quicky acquired Xui Li in his sights, who was sitting across from Kai and engaging in what looked like a friendly conversation.
"Remember what I taught you, Tony. At this range, you're gonna have to take wind, air humidity, flight time of the bullet, quality of the bullet, hell even the Coriolis Effect into account. Use the flag on the building in front of us and the flag next to Xui Li as indicators." Malachi said. Tony sighed again as the adjusted the magnification of the scope and repositioned the crosshairs.
"We can't get any closer than this?" Tony asked, not taking his eyes away from the scope.
"This is the only angle we can get without collateral damage, and this is the closest we could get and still have a clear shot, and being a safe distance away from Kai. This is the best shot you can get." Malachi said. Tony moaned his frustration as he made the final adjustments on his scope before looking to acquire Xui Li in his sights once again.
Tony felt a lump in his throat as he watched Xui Li kiss Kai deep and passionately. That could easily be Nava and I, happy couple being targeted by a sniper. Can I do this to Kai? I can probably guess she was taken as a child and raised as a killer much like Ziva and Nava were. Can I take something else away from Kai? Am I doing the right thing?
Tony pushed these thoughts away as he flicked the safety off and took aim. His heart was beating violently in his chest and sweat dripping from his forehead. His stomach clenched even tighter as he watched the kiss grow deeper, both of them uttering words he could only assume had something to do with love. The finger he had on the trigger was trembling as he watched the two of them pull away from the kiss. 10 mph wind going left. 2200 yards away, custom-made rounds. .50 caliber bullet, massive power benind the shot, area of ideal impact greatly increased. Low air humidity. Taking the Coriolis effect into account, push 2 left. 5-6 second bullet flight time, adjust accordingly, wait for Xui Li to sit back down.
Xui Li sat back down in his chair with a big smile on his face, a smile equally reciprocated by Kai. Do it, Tony. Just another mission, I have to do this for my family, this is for them. I am doing the right thing, just take the damn shot! Tony took a deep breath and held it, keeping the scope steadier. Tony's eyes grew wide and his pupils dilated, something widely recognized to happen when someone is about to take a shot. Kai looked in his general direction out of coincdence, and a second later, Tony pulled the trigger. 6 seconds later, a flurry of screams of panic resounded through the entire cafe, a dead body hitting the ground.