AN: HELLO! Wow that was shocking, huh? This one is kind of lame, sorry. :p But, hey, we got to 60 chapters! You should be thankful I even bothered to write that much! kidding. REVIEW PLEASE.

Chapter 60

(**Flashback**)

'Can we see her?' Tony asked excitedly. Jane's happy face now turned into a serious one.

'Well, not yet' She said. They were all confused.

'Wait, why not?' Gibbs dropped into the conversation. She sighed.

'Caitlin is in coma' She finally said.

They all stood there in shock. Did she just say coma? It was impossible for them to believe it. Gibbs dropped his jaw, while Tony absently looked at the doctor.

"Coma?" Tony whispered and sat in his chair. Jane nodded.

"Yes, coma. Actually, she is lucky, you know. She had a massive blood loss, she was very near to losing her life, or the vegetative state" The doctor explained.

"Lucky? She's in coma and you're telling me she's lucky!?" Tony suddenly snapped at the doctor. Gibbs got up and put his hand gently on Tony's shoulder.

"Tony… You need to calm down" Gibbs said quietly, but Tony was obviously ignoring him.

"Why can't we see her when she's in coma? I'm not disturbing her!" Tony raised his tone, but Gibbs tightened his grip around Tony's shoulder.

"Tony!" Gibbs raised his tone also. Tony bowed his head and sat down again. Jane sighed.

"I'm sorry, I know how you are feeling, but she needs to rest right now" The doctor said calmly. Tony lifted his head in confusion.

"Rest? She's in coma" Tony said confusedly. Jane shook her head.

"She just had a brain surgery. The patient needs rest even if he or she is in coma" The doctor explained. Tony nodded.

"Sorry" He muttered. Ducky suddenly dropped in.

"Um, Doctor, can I talk to you in private for a minute?" Ducky asked. The doctor had a puzzled look on her face, but she just nodded and followed Ducky. When they were out of the team's eyesight, Ducky started.

"Is the coma on purpose?" He suddenly asked.

"Excuse me?" The doctor asked, slightly taken aback by his question. Ducky smiled.

"Sorry. I meant, is it a medically induced coma?" Ducky questioned. She shook her head.

"No. Her injuries weren't that serious. It is very normal for the patients to fall into a coma after brain surgeries like this" Jane said casually. Ducky nodded, feeling relieved.

"So, she'll wake up within thirty-two hours?" Ducky asked hopefully. Jane shook her head.

"Not really. The coma will last about two weeks. She had several head injuries besides the shot and was very exposed to stress" The doctor explained. Ducky sadly nodded.

"Oh. Then I guess I better go tell them the news" Ducky said quietly.

"Yes. I'll see you later" She said and walked away. Ducky heavily sighed and walked back to his team.

"What was that all about?" Abby asked. Ducky meaningfully looked at her.

"Caitlin's coma will last about two weeks" Ducky said and collapsed into a chair next to Abby. Abby started crying again. Tony buried his head in his hands, defeated.

"It was my entire fault" Gibbs whispered.

"What do you mean, Jethro?" Jenny asked. Gibbs bowed his head.

"I wanted to take down Ari so badly, and I exposed my agents to extreme danger" Gibbs continued. Jenny rubbed his back.

A nurse walked out of Kate's room. Tony quickly got up.

"When are we going to be able to see her?" Tony asked expectantly.

"Maybe tomorrow. Today she's resting and only her family can visit right now" The nurse replied and walked by.

"Family?" Tony whispered to himself. Gibbs got up and went to Tony.

"Tony, we're going now for a lunch. Want to come with us?" Gibbs asked already knowing Tony will refuse. Tony shook his head.

"No thanks. I'll sleep here for a while" Tony said and smiled a little. Gibbs chuckled.

"Whatever you say" Gibbs said and patted Tony's shoulder. Afterwards, he walked away along with the team, leaving Tony alone.

He sighed and slowly closed his eyes. It was seven P.M. already, so he fell asleep quickly.

Gibbs and the team…

They all sat at their table at a restaurant called Bonfire. They already ordered.

"I really hope Kate will be okay" Abby said as she leaned on her elbow.

"Yeah, me too" McGee said. Abby suddenly started laughing uncontrollably.

"Abby?" Gibbs asked, worrying about her manic laughter. She snorted.

"Sorry, I just, remembered something" Abby said and laughed again. People turned their heads and looked at her worriedly.

"What?" McGee inquired. She coughed a little.

"You've all seen how Tony currently looks, right?" Abby said, holding her laughter.

"What's funny about that?" McGee shrugged.

"Well, he fell asleep back there. Imagine the looks on nurse's face when she sees him there! She'll think he's a hobo!" Abby started laughing even louder. Gibbs laughed a bit, but not because of what she said, it was because of her laughing. It was contagious. Soon, everyone at the table laughed madly. The waiter came and dropped their meals on the desk and left quickly.

Abby wiped off some tears of the laughing of her face.

"My stomach hurts" McGee said.

"Yeah, well all of our stomachs hurt, McGee" Gibbs said sarcastically and took his fork.

At the hospital…

Two hours later…

"Sir? Sir, are you okay?" Tony heard a muffled sound of a female voice. He slowly opened his eyes and saw a woman worriedly looking at him.

"I'm fine" He whispered and stretched his arms. She laughed.

"Sir, you don't look fine" She said and looked at him.

"Well I don't care how I look. I feel just fine" He said and folded his arms. Folding his arms caused him pain in the chest, so he winced. She groaned.

"We'll check up on you now" She said and grabbed his arm. He was irritated by how much the doctors want him to get checked up.

She led him to an ordination. When they came in, she said:

"Sir, you need to lay down on the bed" She pointed to a bed at the ordination. He growled and placed himself on the bed. She looked at his face.

"God, what happened to you?" She said when she saw the bruises on his face. He rolled his eyes.

"Long story. I'll tell you when you let me out of here" He said sharply.

"Fine. Your name?" She asked.

"Anthony DiNozzo" He said, irritated. She scribbled something on a paper and put it aside.

"Okay, Anthony. Now tell me. Did you experience any pain lately?" The nurse asked.

"Yep" He replied.

"Where?" She asked and wrote something on the paper again.

"Pretty much everywhere" He said ironically, even though he meant it.

"Okay, I'll scan your bones then" She said.

Later, he got out of the ordination exhausted and annoyed. He sat in the waiting room again.

He fell asleep eventually.

AN: Yup, kind of lame. Sorry for that. I promise I'll be better in the next one! LOVE YA ALL!

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