I'm going to get that bastard! Gibbs thought as he stood there looking out at the other rooftop. Tony stood behind him in shock. Slowly Tony turned to look at the body on the ground. The body of his fellow agent, his friend.
Tears begin to roll down his cheeks as he looks at her. This can not be happening. It can't be! Tony kneels down next to Kate's body and gently touches her cheek with his hand. Her body is starting to become cold now. The color is completely drained from her face. Not able to keep it together anymore, he breaks down. Sobbing uncontrollably.
Gibbs hears him and turns around. For the first time, probably ever, Gibbs' heart breaks. He feels sorry for Kate who lost her life because some bastard just wanted it that way. He's sorry for Tony because even though Tony wouldn't admit it, he loved Kate. They all did and now he has the job of telling Abby, McGee, and Ducky the horrible truth. Caitlin Todd is no longer.
Gibbs steps over to Tony and places a hand on his shoulder. Tony turns and looks up at Gibbs. He knows that Gibbs cared for Kate; hell…Gibbs cares about all of them even though he never says it. Tony wipes away the tears from his eyes and stands up. The two men look at each other and know what they have to do.
Tony pulls out his cell and dials for Ducky to come. He doesn't tell him that Kate is dead. It just doesn't seem right to do it over the phone. Meanwhile, Gibbs goes down to find McGee.
Walking out of the building, Gibbs sees McGee cleaning up the pieces of the computer. McGee turns around just in time to see Gibbs approaching. He can see that Gibbs is upset and he knows….either Kate or Tony are dead.
"Who?" McGee asks.
"Kate" Gibbs announces looking at the ground.
McGee sadly nods his head.
"Today we are gathered here to celebrate the life of Caitlin Todd. Caitlin was a very caring, devoted, brave woman. All of you here today have some memory of Caitlin that you will always remember. Hold on to those memories and Caitlin will always be with you."
The reverend paused and looked over to the pew on his left. Four men and a woman sat, tears in their eyes. The one that he knew as being her boss looked up at him and nodded. It was now or never, and he owed this to Kate.
"There are a few people here today who would like to tell you about Caitlin." The reverend stepped away to allow Gibbs to step up to the microphone.
"My name is Jethro Gibbs. I was Kate's boss at NCIS. Kate was an outstanding agent. She was extremely brave, intelligent, and funny. I know that the rest of our team will never be the same without her. Kate, we miss you."
Gibbs stepped down and walked back to the others. Abby rose and gave him a hug, and then she proceeded to the microphone.
"Hi, I'm Abby. Kate and I were best friends. I was so happy when she started working at NCIS b/c I didn't really have any girls to hang out with. Kate was different and I knew it the moment I met her. I'm really gonna miss her and our talks. Sometimes she would sneak down to talk to me when she was suppose to be doing something Gibbs had ordered her to do." Abby gave Gibbs a small smile. "Like Gibbs said, our team will never be the same without her."
McGee and Ducky went up next. When they finished, it was Tony's turn. Ever since the incident (as they liked to call it), he had been extremely quiet. Abby squeezed Tony's hand before he stood up. He looked at her and gave her a small lop sided smile.
As he approached the microphone, he looked at the picture of Kate that was sitting on a table next to the coffin. Taking in a deep breath Tony began.
"I'm Anthony DiNozzo, Kate's co-worker. Since day one, Kate and I have bickered. It was always a brother/sister type relationship between us. Until about a year ago. That's when I realized that I had feelings for Kate. Of course I would never tell her because she would just think I was kidding and tell me that I didn't have a chance. So…I continued teasing her. About a month ago, I had been infected by the plague. In our line of work, you are always in dangerous situations. I had been put in isolation and so had Kate, but only because she had a cold and they were afraid she might have contracted the same thing I had. Anyways, Kate found out that she was fine but that I had gotten the plague. She stayed there with me, even though that was a risk to her. I never knew the real reason why she did that. But it meant so much to me that she did. The only reason I teased her so much was because I loved her." At this declaration, Tony looked toward the team, seeing what their reaction was. To his surprise they didn't seem shocked.
"I was there when Kate died and every night I relive it when I sleep." Looking at her picture he continued, "Kate, I miss you so much. And I wish I had told you how I felt about you. I love you Kate and you will always be in my heart."