Ok, forgot the disclaimer for the last chapter, so here it goes. I don't own anything CBS and Donald Bellsario do, I have shamelessly borrowed these characters from NCIS. Because if I did own NCIS Jenny would be alive, and just about the entire 5th series and Hollis would not have happened.

Slightly apprehensive about this chapter, it really does get far fetched but really glad that so far this story is liked, was really nervous about putting it up.

'You're dead, you've been dead for a year, this is still a dream'

An obviously amused Kate shook her head, 'dead yes, but not gone for good and sorry but this is real'

Gibbs shook his head at this bizarre turn of events wondering if burying himself in his job was finally starting to affect him.

'So why are you here?, I'm guessing it's not just a social call'

'Ever seen a Christmas carol Gibbs', she laughed as she caught sight of the glare he gave her, 'Sorry of course you have, who hasn't, well tonight you will be visited by 3 spirits, I am the first, and we are here to convince you to change your ways before it's too late'

'What ways. I'm hardly scrooge Kate, and what was that bit about my nightmare becoming real'

Kate shuffled awkwardly on the dresser and pulled her eyes away from Gibbs's intense stare, 'just don't shoot the messenger' she jumped off the dresser and began pacing the room.

'Agent Todd answer the question'

'You've known Jenny for ten years now, right?'

'Yeah just over in fact'

'3 months over, exactly, to the day'

'So?'

'So, there are rules Gibbs, you need to face up to your feelings for her by 4pm today and tell her or you'll lose her, and this time it'll be for good, just like in your dream'

'I am dreaming, this is ridiculous why would it be such a big deal, people hide there true feelings all the time!'

'Not for that long, and soul mates rarely do'

'We're not soul mates'

'Yes you are, and it's you that's preventing the relationship, and that isn't allowed, it's a rare occurrence to even meet your true soul mate while in this world and if you make it work then you will meet in every life hereafter, but there is a time limit of ten years so that if you can't seal the deal as it were, then you must be punished'

Gibbs just stared at her, 'She left me, how am I preventing a relationship?

'You won't forgive her, she loves you and if you would admit your feelings then you would be happy.

'Kate it's been over 10 years, so if this was in fact real and not me having a mental breakdown then something should have happened by now', Gibbs sat back, happy that he had pointed out the flaw in this obvious madness.

'Someone called in a favour and bought you some extra time, you'll meet them later'.

Rolling his eyes Gibbs muttered 'Oh I can hardly wait, and you know what this is ridiculous this is a hallucination, too much bourbon and possibly from inhaling all that sawdust, if I ignore you will you leave?'

Kate was seriously annoyed now, she had always known Gibbs was stubborn but this really was beyond the limit, she pulled herself up to her full height, safe in knowledge that no matter what he couldn't head slap her: She stamped her foot and yelled 'NO!, listen to me, you are preventing this, so you will be punished by having Jenny ripped out of your life, and any life afterwards will be filled with pain and suffering, you won't find peace until you leave this world and you can finally reunite, and that could be centuries away, you think it hurt in the dream just wait till you experience the real thing, it rips away part of your soul for Christ sake!'

Gibbs stared at her incredulously , he really didn't know what to say, he was sure he had lost it, this was just to far fetched, he had never believed in soul mates, or an afterlife, never mind cosmic bloody punishments. Actually come to think about it he was very definitely still dreaming, that was it, a very strange and disturbing dream and he knew just the way to get out of this madness, 'Going back to sleep now', and with that Gibbs turned his back and tugged the cover over his head. Kate frowned and silently wished the next visitor luck, this would not be as easy as she had first hoped.