DISCLAIMER: the charaters and the song are not mine
"Dammit" Gibbs growls as he misses again he shoot's again and gets his mark he rushes to his fallen agent side only stopping to make sure the suspect is dead "McGee you okay?"
"No my stomach hurts." He ground out between clenched teeth while cluchting his stomach.
"Where were you hit?" Gibbs asked while taking his younger agent into his arms to try and stop the trembles.
"Twice in my torso" McGee said
"Tony and Ziva have gone for help the ambulance should be here soon. Just hold on." in reply McGee squeezed his eyes shut as the pain became to much. Gibbs tried to think of something that would take his mind of the pain. "Wasn't you in a band in high school?" Gibbs asked McGee started to rise but Gibbs pushes him back down
"How did you know that?" Gibbs gave him the 'what do i not know' look. "Maybe you should sing to take your mind off the pain" Gibbs suggests. McGee's protests are cut of by another stab of pain shooting through his stomach and he thinks 'why not it can't do any harm.' McGee takes in a shakey breath and starts to sing
I've never been the one to raise my hand,
That was not me and now that's who I am.
Because of you I am standing tall,
My heart is full of endless gratitude,
You were the one, the one to guide me through,
Now I can see and I believe it's only just beginning
This what we dream about
But the only question with me now Is do I make you proud?
Stronger than I've ever been NOW
Never been afraid of standing out But do I make you proud?
I guess I've learned, to question is to grow
That you still have faith,
is all I need to know I've learned to love,
myself in spite of me And I've learned to walk,
the road that I believe
This what we dream about
But the only question with me now Is do I make you proud
Stronger than I've ever been NOW Never been afraid of standing out But do I make you proud?
McGee finished thesong by going into a coughing fit. Gibbs started to rock him while McGee tried to get it under control. McGee looked up at Gibbs silently pleading with him to answer the question. He needs to know. Gibbs cleared his throat and said "You gonna be fine Tim the ambulance is on it's way just hold on". Gibbs will never forget the flash of pain he saw in those big green eyes right before they closed. "I'm proud of you Tim realy i am." Gibbs voice cracks as the tears start to come. He start's to shake McGee to get him to wake up as the paramedics come up the stairs but it's no use he's dead.
Later when he's alone in his basement he will tell himself that he didn't say it to late that McGee did hear him, but he will never convince himself.