AN: HELLO! Sorry I spoiled the story by saying what I said(if you read my Author notes). Anyways, I really hope you like the chapter! DS2010 reviewed, so I will add a happy ending, don't worry. This chapter is kind off emotional, and from here, it starts reflecting more on Tony's feelings, but it will be about others a lot too! SAID TOO MUCH!

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Chapter 59

(**Flashback**)

'I didn't say anything about getting closer to her' Ari said.

Kate was about to run in another direction, but Ari pulled the trigger while she was moving.

Everything went black.

Kate fell. It looked like in slow motion. Tony managed to catch her so she couldn't hit the cold ground.

Tony was in shock. He still tried to re-analyze everything. His mind was still processing. He was just sitting there, with Kate in his arms, unconscious.

Before any of them could do anything, Ari shot himself fatally. He fell on the ground. While Gibbs was happy Ari's not their problem anymore, he was still confused about what happened before that. Why would Ari even want to shoot himself? He looked to his right slowly, where he saw Tony shaking with Kate in his arms.

Everything seemed so slow and unreal. Fornell was running around like a chicken with its head cut off. FBI agents appeared soon, so did the paramedics. McGee went in later.

"W… What happened?" He asked, but nobody was bothering to answer his questions. Tony was looking at Kate. Suddenly, from the side of her head, blood started coming out. Tony ripped off a part of his shirt in panic. He held it on the place where her head was bleeding.

"Stay with me, Kate" Tony whispered weakly. He brushed off some hair of her face. He was a bit relieved when he saw that her eyeballs are moving under her eyelids. His thoughts were interrupted by Gibbs.

"Does she have a pulse?" She asked loudly. Tony completely forgot about that. He gently put his finger on her carotid. He could sense pulse.

"Yeah, boss. She's still alive" Tony replied after removing his hand from the side of her neck. Gibbs nodded. He forced a smile. Paramedics approached Tony and Kate after finishing up with Ari.

"She has a pulse" Tony added to them. They just nodded and put her on the stretcher. He watched as they took her away. Gibbs approached him and sat by the still shocked-and-confused-much-Tony. He put his arm around his shoulder.

"Maybe you should change that shirt later" Gibbs whispered, making Tony slightly gasp.

Only in that moment Tony realized what he looked like: His shirt was full of dirt, sweat and blood, not to mention parts that were ripped off. His jeans were dirty and ripped everywhere. And, his hair was greasy. Face was full of sweat, tears, dirt and some blood.

Tony nodded as a reply. He quickly got up, but as he done it, he squealed in pain. His back hurt like hell. Gibbs shook his head.

"Tony, we'll take you home" Gibbs said and patted his shoulder.

"No" Tony suddenly said. Gibbs was stunned.

"No?" Gibbs asked, making sure if he heard him right.

"No. I'm staying with Kate. If she's dying, I'll be the first one to know" Tony said and ran out of the room, ignoring all the pain that was taking his whole body.

When he got out of the building, he saw the paramedics taking Kate into the van. He ran to them.

"Oh, you're one of those who should get checked" A lady said to him politely, but manners were the last thing on his wish list right now.

"I'm fine. I need to ride with her" Tony said, trying to see Kate, but the nurse was blocking his sight. He groaned.

"I'm sorry, sir. You can do that later. First, I need to check up on you. You don't look good at all. I mean, your injuries could be life threatening or fatal and…" She started talking in her sweet voice, which annoyed Tony. He started losing his patience, so he quickly cut her off.

"I had plague, okay? I almost die every day. I don't need your sweet check-ups. All I need right now is to see Kate and to be with her while she's going through this" Tony said sharply walked past by the nurse, leaving her speechless and confused. He was about to enter the van, when a paramedic stopped him.

"Hey! This is an emergency, you can't ride!" He said, but Tony ignored him.

"I said, you cannot ride!" He repeated. Then Tony had this funny idea.

"Well, the nurse said I need a check-up, and my injuries might be fatal. Will you let me ride now, or that isn't emergent enough for you?" Tony said with a fake grin. Doctor was quiet for a minute, so Tony grabbed the chance and sat by Kate.

The paramedic sighed and shook his head. He got in the van and closed the door behind him. Tony watched as the paramedics connected Kate onto few tubes and started the procedures that could make her live to the hospital. Tony buried his head in his hands desperately.

He didn't want to lose Kate. Not now. It was horrible. He never experienced real pain like this. Last time he really felt like this was when his mother died. But even though his mother died, the creature that made him, this was different. His partner, Kate. It was worse than getting a bad grade. Worse than not solving a case. Worse than facing a very hard case.

It was that kind of pain where you can't even cry. Because it hurts so much. He wanted the tears to fall out so badly, but they kept resisting.

Before he even knew it, they were at the hospital. It was the moment he only saw in movies. The paramedics were yelling to each other all the time. They took the stretcher out of the van, along with Kate. They already connected her to a breathing mask with oxygen. So, it's that bad. He thought.

They soon entered the hospital, in a big rush. Tony just followed them quietly. He heard them yelling things.

"A twenty seven year old woman, American, shot in the head, still showing signs of life!" A female doctor yelled.

"Name?" One of them replied.

"Caitlin Todd!" The third one said.

"Get her in the surgery room!" One of them yelled. They all then entered a room, and Tony saw nothing from there. He just heard things. Muffled sounds of doctors yelling at first. Later, they stopped yelling. They talked calmly and casually. Tony was relieved by that. He heard them saying things sometimes very clearly.

'Did you put her on the respirator?'

'Yes, ten minutes ago. She'll need it'

'Check the pulse'

'Stable for now'

'Hand me the IV'

Those were mostly the things he heard after an hour of the surgery. He kept tapping his foot nervously. And he fiddled with his fingers. Suddenly, he saw his entire team. Gibbs, McGee, Abby, Ducky and surprisingly Palmer showed up.

"How… What? How did you find me, Gibbs?" Tony asked and sighed. Gibbs sat by him.

"Well, I guessed it from your words, I'm citing you: I need to be there with Kate. So, I thank a little and said to myself: Hey, he's there with her, and you're not. So, I came here" Gibbs said and shrugged at the end. Tony nodded and smiled a little. He then saw McGee.

"Probie. I want to thank you. You saved my life" Tony said and got up to hug McGee, who was very much confused. They hugged for a while, and then separated. Tony turned to Abby, whose eyes were red and puffy.

"Abby, how come you came here so fast?" Tony asked, surprised by her, Ducky's and Palmer's appearance.

"I had to. Oh, God. How is she?" Abby put her hand on her mouth. Tears slid from her eyes again. She jumped onto Tony's arms and hugged him. She departed from him afterwards and hugged McGee, which brought a questionable look to Gibbs' face.

"Anthony. How are you?" Ducky asked him sympathetically. Tony shivered at the mention of his full name, because Ari used to call him like that.

"Broken, tired, exhausted, weak, hungry, thirsty…" Tony said and forced a smile. Ducky shook his head and smiled.

"Palmer, what the hell are you doing here? I thought you didn't know Kate" Tony said questionably and looked at Jimmy, who was very confused.

"Well, I knew Kate. Actually, she was the only Special Agent that was nice to me" Jimmy shrugged. Abby giggled a bit, and Gibbs frowned.

"Jethro? What happened?" A female voice appeared, causing them all to turn around. They all saw Jenny standing there in shock.

"Jen… Ari shot Kate and afterwards himself, so Kate has a brain surgery" Gibbs quietly said. Jenny gasped.

"Oh, God. Special Agent DiNozzo, how are you doing?" Jenny asked, turning to Tony with a worried look on her face.

"I'm fine. Better than Kate anyway" Tony muttered and bowed his head. Jenny sighed.

"I guess we'll all just have to wait" Jenny said as she sat by Palmer. Suddenly, the ordination door opened, and a female doctor came out. They all got up hopefully.

"Hello. My name is Jane Hayes, I'm Caitlin's doctor" She smiled at them all and offered her hand to Tony. He shook it. She looked at him worriedly.

"What's wrong?" Tony asked when he noticed her watching his shirt strangely.

"Um, are you sure you're alright, sir?" She replied looking at him. He groaned.

"I'm fine. How's Kate?" Tony said and looked at the doctor expectantly. Everyone in the room stared at her.

"Kate is okay. The surgery was successful. We were able to remove the bullet and what was left of it. For now, we don't see lifelong damage" The doctor said in one breath. They all sighed in relief.

"Can we see her?" Tony asked excitedly.

"Well, not yet" She said, now her smile turning to a serious look on her face. They were confused.

"Why not?" Gibbs dropped in the conversation.

"She's in coma" The doctor said with a deep sigh.

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