Chapter 15 : Optimistic

Heeeey ! I know it's been like two weeks I didn't post a chapter but I had my final exams last week so it took a lot of time to work on my lessons and stuff. It's over for now so I can breathe and take the time to finish this chapter. Anyway I do hope you'll all like it. Tell me if you have any idea about the word for the next chapter, like always.

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The day started as usual with a case for the team. Sam and Callen went out to find any informations about the Marine who died the night before. They had some clues but they needed to be sure about them. That's why they drove towards Harbor area in the middle of the afternoon. In the meantime, Deeks stayed at the bullpen to fill some papers about old cases. Whereas Kensi was training in the sport hall of NCIS. Whenever she had some free time, she would jog or train at the shooting range. Everything would be better than do her paperwork actually.

The building was a little bit less full than it was usually. Maybe it was due to the fact that Hetty wasn't present either. Without her imposing presence as the chief, the whole building felt less filled. It was as if she was the only one who really occupied the whole building by her slight height and her orders. She was Hetty Lange after all.

Maybe it was one of the reasons these seven men decided to come in and shoot randomly at people. They seemed to be trained and knew what to do in order to make it quick. With their black hoods on their faces and guns, they really seemed to be professional on this. When Deeks heared the multiple detonations, he took his own weapon and hid behind his desk. It wasn't the perfect time to play the hero. First, he needed to find Kensi, be sure she was okay, and put his colleagues in a safe place. Despite the fact that this location was supposed to be one of the best safe place in the city. Well maybe because this place was supposed to be kept secret ?

He could count three men in Hetty's ofice, clearly searching for something. Why does this office had to be built without real walls for God's sake ? He tried to call Kensi for the second time in the minute but she wasn't answering his calls. Obviously. He knew Kensi often left her phone in different places and then just forget where she had put it. It was typical of her. But right now, Deeks needed her to answer him.

"Find me that file Marcus ! And fast !" One of the guys said. From what Deeks was seeing, he might have been the chief. He was the only one to give orders wether the two others were searching for the paper.

Deeks finally managed to call Eric and Nell and saw them on the screen of his phone. He whispered as quick as possible that they needed to lock themselves in OPS and that they couldn't go out unless he was the one asking them to. Eric was distincly stressed out. You could say he was scared as fuck too. It was appropriate in that case. As far as Nell was concerned, she tried to find Kensi's position in the building and calm her partner down. They were the only one in this room and they intended to remain like this until Deeks' coming. At least, Nell knew how to use a gun. Maybe they weren't that fucked up.

Nell texted Deeks the location of Kensi and said that, of course, if he needed her she was here. With Eric, they would wait for news and warn Sam and Callen. Maybe they would be able to find a solution.

He just needed to find her. As soon as they would be together, he knew they would be able to handle this messy situation. And messy was a slight word.

When he lifted his head, the men weren't there anymore. Okay, maybe the istuation wasn't that crappy. There was some hope. It represented his best shot to run and go downstairs to find Kens. And that's what he did. He run faster than he thought he ever would have while trying to be discret. And finally, he reached the door. But it was like he couldn't open it. His hands didn't want to move. What if, behind that door, Kensi was lying on the floor with blood everywhere ? What if she had been shot by one of the men ? His head was full of "what if" and his brain refused to move. It was like he couldn't do anything because he was too afraid to find her dead. To realise that he would need to live without her. He couldn't do that. It might sound a little bit cliché but who cared ? Surely not him. His hand was on the door knob but refused to open it. Deeks closed his eyes for a second and tried his very best to be less terrified about what he could find behind it.

But when he opened it, it was even worst than he could have ever imagined ! He started shaking and breathing heavily at the sight of a man holding Kensi in hostage. She had blood coming from her eyebrow and her forehead but seemed okay. If we can say that.

Deeks looked deeply at her and tried to be supportive. He had to show her that he was here and he was going to help her. He nodded to her and said in an undertone that everything will turn out fine. They would make it out of here.

"If you harm her, this is gonna be your last day on earth."

The man laughed openly because he knew he had the advantage. In less than a minute you could see Deeks had deep feelings for her. The way he stared at her represented it well. His gaze was full of love and anxiety. He was terrified at the simple idea of loosing her. It couldn't happen and he would do everything in his power to make them all go out of the building without one scratch. And the man decided to play with that.

"What tells you I didn't do anything before you came ?" The man tightened his grip around Kensi's neck. And when he was about to pull the trigger, Deeks did the same and shot him. The man fell on the floor and dragged Kensi with him. She had blood all over herself but was alive. That was what mattered the most.

Deeks run towards her and helped her to get back on her feet. He cupped his hands over her head and breathed slowly. He put a strand of hair behind her ear and simply embraced her. She was fine and it was the only way he had found to be sure of that.

"I'm okay. It's okay." That was all she could say because yes, Kensi was tough but everyone would be afraid when a gun was pressed on your forehead. That was human nature after all.

"We need to go before the others hear the sound of the guns."

"Because there are other ?" She said, already exhausted by this day.

Deeks nodded and headed towards the door. "Okay Kens, we have to go in OPS, see Nell and Eric and then we'll improvise."

During their way, both Kensi and Deeks shot two men. They were now inside OPS discussing with the other partnership about what to do. They really needed to find a solution and fast. They could hear detonations downstairs which didn't mean everything was going that well. On their way there, the couple saw dozens of corpses lying in a pool of blood. They didn't know why these men acted like that and at that moment, they couldn't care less. Their colleagues and friends had been killed and they couldn't face it. The four of them wanted enough time to realise what had happened and who they had lost but they couldn't manage to do so. They would take the time once they would all be at home. But now, they had to find a solution. And they were trying to. A lot of ideas were said but there wasn't any good one. Which was linked to the fact that they didn't know how many killers were inside the bullpen. They clearly couldn't risk to put more life in danger.

But then, there was no sound. No more fire gun, no more shouts. Nothing at all. They decided to head towards the stairs quietly to see what was happening.

"Maybe they killed each other." Deeks said looking everywhere when he stepped outside.

"What an optimistic you are." she answered with her gun in her hands. She made some signs to Deeks to let him know that she was going to the left. He nodded to her and started to go downstairs when he heard a voice he knew.

"Hey fluffy hair. I see everything is better than doing paperwork hum." Sam said. He tried to joke and ake him look somewhere else than the floor.

"I've never been more happy to see you in my life." Deeks said back and noticed the tons of cops in the bullpen. It was over. The nightmare was finnaly over. He saw Kensi, eric and Nell coming their way too. Instinctively, he took Kensi's hand in his and never let it go.

He was right, they were stronger together.

"You okay ?" Deeks asked in the middle of the night. It was pitch dark but still knew that Kensi wasn't sleeping. He just knew her so well.

But he couldn't sleep either. They were trained to these kind of situations but still. It would always be complicated to get past it and try to live like every other day.

"I guess. You ?" She rested on his lap, her hand still in his. At least, the events made her realise one thing.

She cared about him even more than she thought.

If that was possible.