A/N: Uh, oh. I made the impossible, possible in that chapter. Just watch. Ingrid, don't hate me.

Ziva went to the bathroom, not really thinking straight, trying to understand what Abby did. Could Abby hate her THAT much? Before she left from the lab, she saw Abby trying to hold back her tears, whereas Ziva was rock solid. Ziva let her tears flow only when she reached the bathroom, so maybe Abby was right.

Abby, on the other hand, tried to wipe her tears and build up the courage to go and face Tony. It was very hard to look in those eyes of his because of how embarrassed she was. Especially, when she knew that she was the reason to make Tony's eyes go blue from anger.

Meanwhile, Tony tried to hold himself from exploding and McGee was trying to calm him down the best he could. Tony never felt that angry. Why would Abby react like that towards Ziva? How could he let this entire chaos rise on the surface when Gibbs was gone? Why was he unable to rule when Gibbs was absent? Abby has been unfair towards Ziva and he's thinking of making something to fix that. He was walking up and down thinking, but couldn't shake his gut off telling him that things went so wrong.

There was Ziva, her footsteps sure, solid, and unbroken. She knew that it was her fault as well, but Abby started it. At least, that was her excuse. Tony looked at her.

''Are you okay?'' He patted her back.

''Yes, Tony. I am sorry, yes?'' She nodded and smiled.

''No, I am sorry for Abby's attitude.'' He looked at her. He was honest towards her.

''It is okay, really.'' She smiled again. She liked Tony, he could understand her, even if he was stupid at times, she felt that they shared many commons, He liked her as well. She wasn't like every other chick he met in his life. She was different, even precious. He was embarrassed at times because she would judge him, but whenever he was in danger, her care was priceless,

And there was Abby, head down, footsteps broken, lost, like she was walking on the tip of her toes. As soon as Tony saw her, he forgot everything. When Abby was sad, he would always be soft around her. She was part of who he was. She knew every little detail of him, every secret and regret. If it was his fault that she was sad, then he would always blame himself for weeks. But he was sure now, he should defend Ziva. She was right after all.

He spoke. ''Now…what happened?''

Ziva looked at Abby and allowed her to speak. ''She came down to my lab to give me evidence. She mentioned Kate in a way that I didn't like and I merely pointed out how much Kate was better than her.''

Ziva spoke. ''She offended me!''

Abby lost her composure. ''You offended me as well!''

''ABBY! What is wrong with you? WHAT'S GOTTEN INTO YOU!?''

Tony grabbed from her hands to stop.

She looked right in his eyes. ''What's wrong with me?! What's wrong with you?!'' She started crying and ran. Ziva felt her heart fall and Tony chased her to the elevator.

As soon as they got in, Tony turned off the power and turned to look at Abby. She looked defeated, ready to pass out. In the dark, she looked so white, almost id she wasn't alive. That made him want to take back and regret everything, but it was now or never.

''Abby, you need to calm down. Don't be so tense, please. I know that Kate's death affected you the worst way possible, but we felt the same thing. I do agree with you that Ziva didn't know Kate, but she just wanted to say that you must move on. I know you can never forget her, we didn't ask you to. And I regret saying that to you, but next time, I will have to suspend you, maybe even ask you to leave.''

Bad choice of words once again and he was going so well. Abby, now, turned thousand of colors and gathered the courage and strength to slap Tony on impulse. Tony wasn't expecting that, he never did. He was shocked, cold, numb, couldn't react, unable to. Her hand left a mark on his face and her gesture left a bullet on his heart. He never thought that Abby would do that. He got mad, disappointed, deceived that she was different. She was, in fact, like every other chick he met. He looked at her and bitterly spoke.

''You're fired. Pack your stuff and go to hell…'' The doors of the elevator opened and he got out, looking at her as if he hated her. When he was finally gone and the doors closed, she was left behind, sliding down at the corner, crying.

Just then, the famous Leroy Jethro Gibbs began to walk towards McGee's desk. The team knew that they were in trouble.

McGee looked slowly at Ziva and quietly whispered. ''Call Tony. We're in trouble. Big one.''