Yep, the begining is the same as 'Lucky Shot', but it's not the same story.

This is dedicated to Pandamoose, because he too didn't like Kate dying due to the fact that she was one of his favorite characters.


She woke up saying 'Gibbs,' and Tony and McGee both tried to get her to admit why she said his name. She couldn't say what her dream had been about though; it scared her too much. Later that day, when Abby told her that she had dreamt of Tony dying, something in her gut wanted to leave work for the day. She told herself that it was irrational, but she just had this strange feeling that it would be her last day on Earth.

Later That Day

They ran up to the roof of the building, and they shot a few terrorists. Kate jumped in front of a bullet and she felt it hit her vest. Tony and Gibbs both rushed to her side to see if she was ok. They smiled at each other because she was wearing a vest. They asked her how she was. She joked about just being shot; asking them " how do you think I am?" Such sarcasm, such amusement, and then another bullet was fired from somewhere else. Luckily, it missed Kate's head. Another shot rang out. This time Tony jumped in front of the bullet to save Kate. It hit him and he fell to the ground, bleeding.

Gibbs spotted Ari on another roof, and he shot. The terrorist died. Then Kate bent down to help Tony. He had been shot in the shoulder, just missing his vest, and he was starting to lose consciousness. Kate took her jacket off, and she pressed it to his wound. Then she laid his head in her lap.

Gibbs called for a medical team, and then he and McGee went to make sure that Ari was dead. Tony looked up into Kate's eyes and grinned.

"I could get used to this," he joked.

"Oh shut-up Tony," she shot back. Then she looked up and wiped her had across her face.

"You're crying for me Kate."

"No, I'm not."

"Yes you are, and you cried when I had the plague. You care about me."

"Only in the professional sense."

"You have my head in your lap, and you are ruining your clothes, but you don't care about me."

"I would do this for any co-worker," she interjected.

He continued however, "You stayed with me when I was sick, and now I've taken a bullet for you. Can't you see that I care about you as much as you care about me?"

"You…" She interrupted.

"Yes Kate, I care about you, I…" He started to say over her.

"Shut up Tony," she said as she leaned down to his face and kissed him.

He passed out shortly there after, and then the medics arrived to take him away.

'So, Abby's dream did kinda come true. He was hurt and covered in blood. He saved my life. . . Wait, we kissed. . . Now what are we going to do?"