A/N: Thank u guys for the lovely reviews; sorry for not answering all of them, my exams r taking all my time, college is really exhausting.

''T…tell him Abs…tell him'' Tony said before his body went rigid again and his green eyes darkened and went icy again.

A single tear slide down Abby's pale face as she held Tony's hand in hers gently. She has finally convinced him to tell Gibbs.

She had conflicting emotions. She looked a little shocked when Tony turned very stiff again, but she was relieved that he gave her permission to tell Gibbs.

She looked at Gibbs and found a look on his face he rarely held. He looked worried and shaken. His icy blue eyes were now replaced with a look of extreme worry and concern. Gibbs did not even have this concerned look for her when she was being chased by her ex.

''Abs…tell me'' Gibbs commanded Abby as he tried to regain his composure. It was too much even for him. He was overwhelmed when Tony struggled only to give him permission to know about another piece of his troubling past. He was worried and afraid for him when he turned rigid again.

''Gibbs…I'm glad that he agreed. Well…where I begin? '' Abby thought as she still held Tony's hand in hers while rubbing comforting circles with her thumbs. She knew Tony was listening to them and he just could not respond.

''Why do not you start with what you know?'' Gibbs answered impatiently looking every now and then at his agent to see if any change occurred.

''Ok Gibbs. Tony first told me about this two years ago. He was having difficulty with finishing some search on some case and asked me to help him. At first I thought he was only pretending to be tired and just wanted someone to finish his work for him, so I helped him with the search and kept an eye on him, he was really tired and tensed Gibbs'' Abby sighed and continued '' then after that he took two days off if you remember Gibbs'' Abby eyed Gibbs as he nodded his agreement. Tony never took some time off; he always wanted to be working, so when it happened it was quiet a surprise for him. He did not say anything as he did not want to interfere in Tony's personal life.

''I went to Tony that day to check up on him as I had my own suspicions. And I knocked for like fifteen minutes before he opened the door. He looked very ill and was walking very slowly. When I asked him about it, it took me over three hours to try and get something out of him'' Abby said as she recalled the panic she felt that night.

''He would not let me tell anyone about it, he refused to go to a hospital and asked me to get him his pills Gibbs''

''They were anti-depression'' Abby said as she looked at Tony who just breathed deeply while staring to a spot on the white wall with his icy eyes.

''He was depressed?'' Gibbs asked cautiously not in a mocking tone but a rather firm one to prove that he was welling to understand whatever reason it was.

''Yeah Gibbs, his depression caused him physical pain, extreme physical pain. He told me that this time it was a mild state; he did not freeze in his place, only just moving slower. I did not know what to do Gibbs and I panicked. Tony told me to just keep him company while he struggled with his body to recover and I stayed with him for those two days. He needed help drinking Gibbs, it was really hard for him, and I promised I would keep his secret if he let me help him. So he allowed me to help him around''

''Was it the first time it happened, Abs?'' Gibbs asked still not allowing Tony to sense any discomfort or irony in his voice.

''No, it was one of many times Gibbs. It was the first he had it since he joined NCIS, and now this is the second time'' Abby answered as she turned her attention to Tony's pale face.

''Did he tell you about the severe times he had before Abs? And what caused them?'' Gibbs asked as he put a hand over her shoulder encouraging her to continue.

''Yes'' Abby's small voice answered as she started to sob. That situation was just so stressing and she could not bear to go through those horrible moments again.

''Tell him…tell him…tell him'' Tony's whispers reached Abby as she even cried harder when she spotted the tears trickling down Tony's face at the recall of the memories he held. It was more vivid to him, Abby only heard the agonizing story, but he lived it, felt it, and was tortured at only the remembrance.

''I'm sorry Tony to bring this back'' Abby said as she continued to cry while holding Tony's hand in hers.

''Tell him…tell him'' Tony insistent voice only caused more tears from Abby's eyes and Gibbs engulfed her in an embrace. He knew that Abby was just feeling bad for Tony for her brother, but he needed to calm Tony. He needed to comfort his son and tell him that everything is going to be alright. But he needed to find out what happened first so he would know what to do.

''Tell him Abs…Tell him…Just tell him'' Tony said between clenched teeth as his own tears fled from his eyes. He was in much pain, but he needed Gibbs to know what happened. He needed someone to tell him that everything was going to be ok. That it was not too late.

A/N: Ok, sorry for the short chapter, but my term exams are approaching. I have tunes and tunes of studying and assignments to do, I'm sorry for that; wish me luck. I should warn u that my updating could get slower on both my stories ''Catatonia'' and ''I'll protect you'' and maybe I'll turn to hiatus until I finish my exams. Either way, I'll write the condition of the stories in their summary. Review and tell me what u think, still many troubling secrets to reveal.