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A/N: My apologies for my lateness in updating. It seems teachers don't understand the Christmas sprit therefore a Charles Dickens essay and a Roosevelt essay was on the agenda for today. But none the less I shall update. Oh and I am looking for a beta so if anyone wishes to surrender themselves to the randomness of my brain feel free to say in a REVIEW!

Chapter 7

Tony's calloused fingers were gently holding onto Kate's head. His fingers caught in her matted hair. He blood staining his trousers.

'McGee.' Tony's voice was loud, his voice cracking under the pressure. His eyes clouded with the headache pounding through his skull. He looked briefly at the younger man beside him. His breathing had sped up and his head was shaking in all directions.

'Yes…No…Yes. Definitely yes.' Tony breathed easier having known this. Kate's eyelids were gently shut. Her breathing kept hitching in the back of her throat.

'Kate…Just let me know your alright.' Tony looked over his shoulder briefly as he saw Gibsb crawling over using his arms as leverage.

'What's going on DiNozzo.'

'Kate. Boss.'

'Sweet Jesus.' Gibbs shut his eyes momentarily.

'Well someone go get help.' McGee took one look at Tony and stood. Gibbs watched as McGee ran from the smoke enclosed area.

'Tony. Injuries.' If Gibbs couldn't go anywhere. He'd have to make himself useful here. Tony gasped as his own breath caught in his slowly closing throat.

'I don't know boss.' He hung his head and clung tighter onto Kate. Gibbs leaned in to where Kate lay.

'DiNozzo rip her shirt.'

'Pardon boss.'

'You heard. I need to see how bad it is.' Tony moved gently resting Kate's head gently on the pavement. He ripped the thin fabric in two and moved away for Gibbs to move in.

'Jesus.' Gibbs moved to look around.

'McGee!' He shouted. Though he knew there was little hope he'd be heard.

'Boss what is it.' Tony looked at him. His eyes wide with shock.

'What is it DiNozzo. She has a piece of metal good knows how long coming out of her stomach. She's loosing blood and it's right where her spleen is. Not counting the amount of blood she's loosing or the fact that her heads split open. Well DiNozzo I wonder. And god knows about her ribs.' Tony shut his eyes and kept them that way. His Kate was dying before him.

'BOSS.' McGee was running full pelt toward them a man in tow.

'What McGee. And who the hell is he.'

'The EMTs should be here soon. And this is Gerry. He's a doctor.' Gibbs shook his head. Only McGee could go for help and come back with a doctor. If it was Tony/ Well he'd have come back with a freaking dress up nurse.

'What kind of doctor.'

'General surgeon. Who is she.'

'Special Agent. Kate Todd. 32.' Tony looked at Gibbs. He was handling this awfully well. Then Tony took another look. A closer look. Right into his eyes. There was a shadow lurking beneath the surface. It glazed the eyes made them darker. Gibbs was worried. And this was not good. A low feeble ringing was vibrating in Tony's pocket.

'What the…' His brow knotted with concentration he flipped open the phone. Caller ID illegible to his aching eyes.

'What.'

'Now Tony is that anyway to greet your lady in black.' She paused. Her breathing deepened. Tony could tell she was concentrating on something.

'I erm. Just wanted to let you know. There's a fire at the suspect your going to. Something's gone kaboom. Is Gibbs there.'

'He's tied up at the moment abs.'

'Well is Kate there.'

'Abs. The van blew up!'

'Is everyone alright. Are you alright. McGee, Gibbs, Kate.'

'Abs. Kate's hurt bad.' A small gasp could be heard.

'Abby I got to go.' He snapped the phone shut and slammed it against the floor.

'Damn it.' McGee sank to his knees. He took a hanky out of his pocket and pressed down on the wound stretching across Kate's head. It was soaked through within seconds. But it felt like he was doing something. Tony was listening to the soft rattle of Kate's breath. He looked at her face and noticed the soft trickle of blood at the corner of her mouth.

'That shouldn't be happening.' The man called Gerry looked up at her.

'The metal must've nicked an artery or something. Crap.'

'Dammit. Agent Todd. You will not die on me. 'Gibbs took one of her hands. He looked at the state of the one he was currently holding then thought better of it.

'DiNozzo give me your jacket.'

'Sure boss.' He rested Kate's head on his lap while he struggled out of his favourite coat.

'She's going into shock. Put it over her shoulders.'

'Yes boss.' He gently wrapped it around her shoulders. He felt the slight shivers that were wracking her body.

'Katie. If you wanted the attention all you had to do was ask.' He attempted to lighten the mood as best he could. It was how he dealt with things when he was scared. Had been since he was a boy.

'Move out of the way.' The sudden arrival of a five strong medical team startled Tony and Gibbs back to reality.

'Name?'

'Special Agent Caitlin Todd.'

'Okay Caitlin can you hear me?' NO response.

'Shit she has no pulse.'

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