It had been a long time, since Gibbs felt legitimate fear. He had been concerned a few times and even scared. Those were natural feelings in his line of work and even more for a father and fiancee but right now. He was, purely terrified. Mica was so young, only nine. Only a year older than Kelly was when she died. He remembered the feeling of joy he felt when she celebrated her ninth birthday. She had gotten past the "year of death" as he called it. He didn't know why he had convinced himself that if Mica lived past eight. There was no way that he would outlive her but somehow he had. It was a feeling he hated having but he couldn't help but wonder about Mica's accident. He had a sinking suspicion that this was not an accident. Mica had never been in ice-skating on a real pond before but she was always really careful. She would never skate onto thin ice. He had a bad feeling that she had been pushed. He leaned against the window and took deep breaths as Ducky sped to the hospital. Abby B. had been called, the team knew, and Leon had granted him time off. He could just focus on his daughter the rest of the day. Gibbs and Ducky arrived to the hospital and Gibbs rushed inside.

"Who are you looking for?" The receptionist asked.

"My daughter Mica." Gibbs replied.

"Full name?" The receptionist asked.

"Micheala Anne Gibbs" Gibbs replied.

"Just a moment." The receptionist replied with false cheerfulness.

This was it, any minute now. A doctor was going to come out of the room with bad news. The worst news actually, Mica was dead. He just knew it. Mica was dead. He had lost another one. He fell into a chair and just as he started to cry a police officer approached him.

"Are you, Mica's father?" The officer asked.

"Yes" Gibbs replied.

"Your daughter is alive but there is something you should know about her accident." The officer replied.

"What?" Gibbs asked.

"She was shoved by her classmate." The officer replied.

"Who?" Gibbs asked.

"Erica Vance" The officer replied.

"What?!" Gibbs demanded.


Kristen blinked her eyes open. She had fallen asleep just after lunch and it was now almost time for dinner. It had been months since she had slept that long, during the day anyway. Years if she didn't include the hours she spent sleeping when she was under the influence of pain killers. She pulled herself from her bed to the wheelchair, that ideally she would only be in for a few more months. She rolled herself into the kitchen and saw that Jody was still there and was cooking dinner for the two of them.

"Oh does my mom have to work late?" Kristen asked.

"No" Jody replied.

"Then why are you making dinner for us?" Kristen asked.

"Your sister was in an accident and your mom had to go up Pennsylvania to be with her." Jody explained.

"Mica was in an accident? Is she OK?" Kristen asked.

"I don't know." Jody replied.

"Well, what happened?" Kristen asked.

"She fell through the ice on her field trip." Jody replied.

"Can I go see her?" Kristen asked.

"I think that she is in the ICU right now but I am sure they will take you as soon as they can." Jody explained.

"I hope that she will be OK." Kristen sighed.

"I am sure that she will be." Jody assured.


Olivia sat with her back to Jimmy and Breena's door. Breena's blood-pressure was back up and she did not know about Mica's accident. Ducky had driven Gibbs up to Pennsylvania and the rest of the team had followed behind. Except for Jimmy who could not leave Breena's side. Olivia knew exactly what Jimmy knew. Mica was critical and they didn't know anything else yet. That meant that they didn't know if Mica would live or not. Olivia did not want to lose anybody else. The worst part, Erica had shoved her. If Mica died, then Erica was a murder.


Shane wondered how everybody could be so calm. Mica was fighting for her life in the hospital and everybody was acting like it was just fine. He couldn't even go see her. Even if his mom were willing to drive all the way to Pennsylvania. Mica was in the ICU and kids were not allowed to visit the ICU. Not even family members.

"Hi Shane" Tara said entering the room.

"Hey" Shane muttered.

"Mom told me about your girlfriend." Tara remarked.

"I suppose that you are going to make fun of me." Shane sighed.

"Why would I make fun of you?" Tara asked.

"I don't know! You would tease me about how she was dying or something!" Shane snapped.

"It's never funny when somebody you love dies but Mica is not going to die." Tara assured.


Erica had never been in trouble like this before. She didn't even know that kids could get into trouble like this. She had been cuffed by the police officer, put in the back of the car, and taken to the police station. Upon arrival she was taken back to a jail cell. It was just a holding cell and she was alone but it was still terrifying. She waited for hours but she heard her dad's voice and he was furious. Hours later the cell door slid open and she was escorted out to a small room. Her dad was waiting for her along with another cop. Her dad looked furious but also like he had been crying.

"Sit!" The officer instructed.

"Do I get to go home?" Erica asked.

"Yes but you need to tell us why you shoved, Mica." The officer explained.

"It was supposed to be a joke. I didn't think she would get so hurt. "I thought she would just fall through the ice." Erica explained.

"That's not a funny joke." The officer remarked.

"I know that now but they assured me that it would be funny." Erica explained.

"Who's they?" The officer asked.

"Lucile Montcaire, Pamela Jones, Courtney Reese, and Albania Salinger" Erica replied.

"We will talk to them but that doesn't get you off the hook." The officer replied.

"It doesn't?" Erica asked.

"Gibbs decided not to press charges but the school has expelled you." The officer explained.

"Where am I going to go to school?" Erica asked.

"Rhode Island Military Academy" Vance replied.


A/N: As much as I love Mica and the gang. I am losing interest in this story. The next chapter will be the last. New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.