Post Requiem
"Thank you." Maddie said breaking the silence. Tony, unable to speak smiled his oh so charming smile at her as to say 'It's no problem.' Tony was the only one still laying on the cold wet dock. Maddie had only been in the water for a little while and was doing fine. Gibbs was being well, Gibb like had sucked it up and was currently sitting up a walking distance from Tony... Gibbs was breathing fine. Why? He had good lungs. DiNozzo cursed at him for having pneumonic pledge a few years ago, thus leaving him with forever damaged lungs.
Tony had dived in during an adrenaline rush, he never thinks before doing. One of the reasons he is such a good agent. He would jump in front of a bullet for anyone of the team. The one time he hadn't Kate had died and he regrets it every day.
Breathing was getting harder his lungs felt like they were on fire and top it all of it was freezing.
"Tony!" a thick Israeli accent screamed his name. Ziva Davíd dressed in her green cargo pants, ran as fast as she could to Tony. When she kneeled down to him, concern appeared in her big brown eyes.
"You're so pale." She said slowly as if in shock. When she noticed something weird, Tony wasn't talking, usually by know he would've come up with many movies that relate to this moment.
"MCGEE!" she yelled to the younger man currently flirting with Maddie. She looked at Tony waiting him to say 'MCGEEK! She is way out of you liege!' He said nothing. He was too busy trying to breath. Tony was shaking violently at this point. Ziva carefully removed Tony's wet black suit jacket and replaced it with her own black NCIS jacket. Hoping it would warm him some.
"Zzzzzziiivvaaaa" Tony's voice was small, "It…it hhhuu…rrrttsss." Tony stuttered.
"Tony needs help someone get over here fast!" she said. Gibbs head shot up from where he was sitting. He slowly got up and made his way to were Tony was. Gibbs always knew what to do to Tony. In this case he kneeled next to Ziva and demanded for her to call 911. He wrapped his arms around his senior field agent and laid Tony's head on his wet chest.
"Tony, I need you to do something for me. Listen to my breathing and copy it." Gibbs said taking in deep breaths.
"Can you do that?" Gibbs asks in a gentle voice.
"Iiiii'mmm not sureee bosss, iiittt huuurts sooo badddd." Tony said in a small child like voice. Gibbs looked down at the younger man in his arms and his heart broke. Tony's big green eyes had tears of pain in them making him look so young so venerable as if he would shatter like glass. But most of all he looked scared.
"Tony, I need you to try." Gibbs said holding the shivering man closer to him. Tony closed his eyes and prepared for the pain that was bound to happen. He took an unsteady breath in. So far so good. Now for the hard part he attempted to breathe out but all the came out was a round of coughs. Tony grabbed on Gibbs even tighter as if Gibbs would magically take the pain away.
"DAVID WHERE IS THAT AMBLANCE!" Gibbs said becoming Gibbs once again.
"It's on its way." The female of the team responded calmly. Even though her eyes spoke scared. She was scared for DiNozzo. She never thought it would happen but being his girlfriend for the last few months has been going great.
"Call Ducky and the director,
"MCGEE STOP STANDING AROUND AND DO SOMETHING!!!" Gibbs said getting angry
"But boss there is nothing…" McGee started before he was interrupted.
"Take Maddie home!" Gibbs demanded. By the time Gibbs had stopped ordering everyone around Tony was done with his cough fit.
"Damn it DiNozzo. What have you gotten yourself into this time?" He said. Gibbs was about to yell at his other team mates for the ambulance not being here yet when he heard the sirens.
"Over here my agent needs help." Tony looked up to Gibbs in fear he hated ambulances.
"It's ok DiNozzo, I'll be right by you. I always will."