Chapter 9

Childhood repeats itself.

"Come come, young Catriona," the dark haired man said as he turned around to face the group. Gibbs and Tim had their hands on their guns, just in case. "Is that anyway to greet your childhood friend?"

"Friend?! No effing way." Catriona scoffed in a growl, pushing Alice Rose further away, back towards Ducky.

"Okay, you're right, I'm not really a friend... I'm a fellow med student of Edinburgh University. Apologises I should have introduced myself, I am Archie Kincade, MD." the man smirked cruelly. He was an older man in his late fifties early sixties. His accent denoted him as a Scotsman.

"Get. Out." Catriona hissed again.

"I came to pay my respects to our old friend, Andy, Catriona."

"How did you know he was here? No one else did."

"A hunch, my dear. I knew you wouldn't let the boys of New Orleans do it." Archie stated, sitting himself on the edge of Ziva's desk. She glared and didn't move when tony place a hand on her arm.

"Archie Kincade. You, foul loathsome person. Get out now." Catriona hissed once more with more venom than before.

"Oh, my dear. Who have youth protect you when you threaten me? Eh?" Archie smirked.

"You have no idea how many. Tell, your boss, Erik Davenport, that if he takes one step towards Andy or my family, I'll kill him." Catriona smiled as Tim raised his gun slowly behind her, tony and Gibbs did the same as Archie stood up and took a step closer to Catriona.

"Shall I tell him how?"

"Aye, if you like. I'll sever his manhood, fry it and stuff it with haggis down his royal poxed throat until he chokes to death. I'll make it painful, I promise." Catriona smiled innocently and Archie nodded before turning away. "Oh, and Kincade! If you so much as move to hurt me or my family, I'll kill you too and let you suffer." She sang as Kincade paled and left the squad room.

Once he was gone, Catriona's resolve vanished and she sank to her knees, shaking in fear. Tim put his gun away and hugged her tight to him, Ducky, hugged Alice Rose to him and moved forward with a hand on Catriona's shoulder.

"Bastard." She sighed.

"I'm sorry, Catriona." Ducky said, a sad look on his face.

"Who was he, Katie?" Tim asked.

"The man who killed my parents." Catriona cried, Alice Rose kneeling beside her mum to hug her close.

"What?" Tim asked, not knowing this secret of Catriona's.