AN:HELLO! Hope you liked my last chapter! Jasmine, we have the same opinion, trust me. I really don't like Ziva that much either, but Tiva stands for mild references to their friendship, if you can call it like that. Tiva fans, sorry. I am myself a big Tate shipper! It appears later in the story, if you keep reading, but don't worry about it! Keep reading to find out what actually happens. And just so ou know, I would never EVER put Tony cheating on Kate with Ziva. That would be just rude. As you keep reading, the story becomes more TATE-ish. READ ON! REVIEW! Sorry for the long AN, it seemed that some things aren't explained as well. Jasmine, thanks for the review.
Chapter 42
Kate wakes up to the sound of her alarm. She rolls over to see the time. The clock is showing six A.M.
"Time to go" She muttered and headed to the bathroom. After brushing her teeth, Kate dressed up and went downstairs. She didn't have breakfast, instead, she just ran through the door, and locked them.
At the NCIS building...
Twenty minutes later, Kate showed up at the lab, so she could quickly say goodbye to Abby.
"Hey Abby!"She said, but giggled when she saw McGee and Abby kissing.
"Guys, I'm here…" She said, a bit louder. They spotted her and died of embarrassment.
"Oh, God! Kate! Sorry" Abby blushed.
"No problem. I won't tell Gibbs, don't worry" Kate whispered. Elevator doors suddenly opened and Gibbs came out.
"Tell me what?" He asked, with a Starbucks cup in his hand.
"Um, that Abby has constipation" Kate quickly said.
"Uh, yeah. Hurts so much" Abby quickly put her hand on her stomach, acting as if her stomach hurts.
"Okay then. Kate, we gotta go. DiNozzo is waiting for you" Gibbs said, gesturing with his hands to the elevator.
"Oh, I'm going "Kate says and enters the elevator.
At the bullpen…
"Well, hello, Katie!" Tony said as Gibbs and Kate showed up at the bullpen. She just glared at him deadly.
"No time for chit-chat! Our plane is taking off at seven!" Gibbs exclaimed.
"Got it, Gibbs" Kate replied and took Tony by his arm. They both followed Gibbs. He got them in his car and drove them with his and their luggage to the airport.
At the airport…
They arrived at the airport.
"Okay, if you don't want to get lost in here, you should follow me" Gibbs said when they got out of the car.
"Wait, aren't they going to stop us because of our weapons?" Kate asked, hurrying behind Gibbs.
"We're federal agents, Kate" Tony added.
"Fine" She murmured. They approached the tickets man.
"We're from NCIS" Gibbs showed his badge, as well as Tony and Kate did. The man looked at the badges.
"NCIS? Never heard of it" He shrugged.
"Well, you did now" Gibbs said.
"Is that something like CSI?"He asked.
"Only if you're dyslexic" Tony sarcastically said, causing Kate to chuckle. He looked confused, so he just looked at their passports and gave them tickets.
"Have a nice flight!" The man said.
"Thank you" Kate replied.
They entered the plane and took their seats. The seats were somewhere in the middle. Kate's heart was pounding. They gave their luggage to the flight attendant and finally settled down. The pilot spoke into the microphone.
'Passengers, this is your captain speaking. We're about to fly, so please wear your seat belts. Have a nice flight'
When they sat down, Kate's conclusion was she's going to sit next to Tony, by the window. Gibbs is sitting across them, with a old lady. She sighed. Damn, I got DiNozzo! She thought. Kate took her iPod and put her headphones in, so she could get her mind off her co-worker.
'I don't wanna miss a thing' from Aerosmith started playing. She was sitting next to Tony all alone.
It was a weird feeling. This was Tony, her co-worker. They were friends, but not that close actually. They argued all the time. She thank about what he said yesterday, when they were with Ducky.
'We're buddies, it shouldn't be a big deal'
She didn't think of him as a buddy. Maybe he said that just because he wanted to win the argument. And then she remembered Ducky's words about the sexual tension thing. Is it true, that they might have something?
She felt the ground was moving under her feet. They were about to take off. Her heart started beating loud again. She felt that Tony noticed, because he turned to her.
"You're afraid of flying, huh?" He asked, making her snap out of daydreaming.
"Nah" She lied, waving off with her hand.
"You are" He smiled.
"Am not" She whispered, laughing.
"Are so" He fought back.
"Yeah" She finally admitted. She felt like she was on fire because of her blushing. He said:
"I'll hold your hand, if you want. So, maybe you'll feel safer" His voice was warm, quiet, and, just, different. She was shocked by his behavior.
"Um, well… Ok" She hesitated. He took her hand and gently held it. When the plane took off, she got scared, so she squeezed his hand.
"Kate, don't worry. It'll be okay" He said. She was still irritated by the way he could be such a gentleman and a true friend sometimes, and still an annoying player. Next song played on her iPod. It was 'With or Without You' by U2. It perfectly described the situation. And her feelings right now.
She looked at Tony. He seemed so relaxed. He was still holding her hand. She looked through the window. Outside, there were clouds. So white, and beautiful. Now, she turned to look at Gibbs, afraid if he saw their hands together. He was in deep sleep already, while the old woman was still telling him a story. She closed her eyes, while listening to the song's lyrics:
'And you give,
And you give yourself away.
And you give,
And you give yourself away.
I can't live,
With or without you.
"I can't live,
With or without you.'
She closed her eyes. Slowly, she fell asleep.
Slowly, and then, all at once.
At the NCIS building…
Lab…
"Do you think they'll hook up there?" McGee asked.
"Of course they will!" Abby answered.
"Yeah, but, what if Gibbs finds out?" McGee said.
"Oh, the hell Gibbs and his rules!" Abby exclaimed.
"I know, I just think, what I something goes wrong? What if they get killed by those terrorists?" McGee stuttered.
"You always think the worst, Timmy" Abby said, winking to McGee.
"I know" McGee nodded.
Tony and Kate…
After an hour of their flight, Kate woke up. She had that horrible morning taste in her mouth. 'Chasing cars' by Snow patrol was playing on her iPod. She wrapped her arm around Tony's waist, which confused him.
"Good morning?" He said. Kate opens her eyes completely. She sees Tony next to her, so she quickly removes her arm.
"Sorry, thought you were Dwayne" She blushes.
"No problem" Tony shrugged. She notices they're still holding hands.
"Are we there yet?" She asked, stretching her arms.
"Not really. About 35 minutes till we land" He said.
"Oh. Is Gibbs awake?" She replied.
"Nah, he sleeps like in coma" Tony joked. Kate smiled.
"Okay" She leans back on her seat.
"You were talking in sleep" He added suddenly.
"I did?" Kate was surprised.
"Yup. Always something about Dwayne. So everybody on this plane think I'm Dwayne" Tony smiled.
"Wow" She said, blushing madly again.
"Yeah" He laughed. They kept quiet for a minute, avoiding eye contact.
"Can I hold your hand before we land? "Kate asked, breaking the silence. She knew she sounded quite silly after saying this.
"Sure, we're supposed to play a couple anyway" He smirked. She nodded. They held hands for a while again.
"Oh, and, here are our rings and passports" He showed her their fake wedding rings and fake passports.
"Yeah, great" She said while putting on her ring.