My Team, My Rules.

These words haunt Tony's dreams. His relationship with Agent Barrett is destroying his relationship with Gibbs. If he forced to choose, which one will he choose? EJ understands him and makes him feel alive; he hasn't felt this way since Jeanne. Gibbs has always been like a father to him.

Tony coughed a little as he got ready for work. Some days he just dreads going into work. He loves his job, he loves the team; but ever since Gibbs found out that he was sleeping with EJ, the tension between them is so thick that you could cut it with a knife.

He didn't want to let Gibbs know he was developing a cold. This just may be the reason that Gibbs needs to kick him off his team.

All through work Tony kept mostly to himself and always made an excuse to get away before he started coughing. He tries not to watch what EJ's team is doing, but sometimes he can't help himself.

After Gibbs dismissed them for the day, Tony headed home and took his cough syrup and some over the counter cold pills he keeps for any illness that may appear. He knows he has to be careful about letting colds getting out of hand with his lungs. After taking his medicine, he got dinner ready for him and EJ. He just took the lasagna out of the oven when his doorbell rang.

"Hello." Tony said as he opened the door to let her in.

"Hello to you too." EJ answers as she gave him a kiss.

"I made lasagna, it is ready. We made need it for energy for later." Tony answered with a smile.

"Dinner first; then dessert." EJ agreed.

Tony and EJ were asleep in his bed, EJ arm draped over his body. Tony woke up suddenly, he was having trouble breathing. He untangled himself form EJ and headed for his bathroom to get his inhaler. He got the inhaler out of the medicine cabinet and was about to use it when he collapsed the inhaler still in his hand.

EJ woke up wondering where Tony had gone. She put on his shirt and went in search for him. She couldn't find him anywhere in the apartment. She decided to check the bathroom since that was the one placed he hasn't looked. She found him unconscious on the floor. EJ ran back to the room to call for an ambulance.

EJ paced the hospital waiting room hoping to hear something about Tony. His pulse had been so weak when she checked on him after calling for the ambulance. The only thing she got out of anyone was that Tony was in respiratory failure. She saw a doctor coming.

"How is he?" EJ asked.

"You called the ambulance so you were with him before he collapsed. Did he seem sick at all?" Brad asked.

"He was coughing a bit. But he said he was fine." EJ answers.

"With Tony he is always fine; even when he isn't."

"May, I see him?" EJ asked.

Brad wondered if he should allow it. He has never met her before, but she came in with Tony. He has to call Gibbs, since he is listed as Tony's next of kin. But he knows that Tony is calmer when someone is with him. Usually it has been Gibbs, but he isn't here right now.

"Sure." He answered as he led her to Tony's room.

Gibbs was working on his boat. Ducky was sitting on the step watching him work. They are currently talking about DiNozzo. Well more like Ducky is talking and Gibbs is trying not to listen. He knows that he has things he needs to work out with DiNozzo, bit that is on them to work out without interference from his team and friends. He knows that they mean well, but they are just making it more difficult.

Gibbs was interrupted by his phone ringing.

"Gibbs."

"Agent Gibbs, it is Dr. Pitt"

"What's wrong?"

"Tony was admitted, he is respiratory failure. Did you notice that he was getting sick?"

Gibbs was in shock, did the tension between them lead to Tony illness. Did Tony really think that he couldn't talk to him?

"Gibbs, Gibbs, you still there."

"Yeah Brad, I'm still here and I'm on my way."

Gibbs hung up the phone and turned towards Ducky whose interest had been peaked at the mention of "Brad"

"That was Tony's doctor. Tony is in the hospital with respiratory failure. This is all my fault."

"Jethro, go to him. Talk to him; let him know that you are here for him. I'll drive." Ducky answered.

"Fine let's go." Gibbs growled.

AN: This story just popped into my head after watching Dead Reflection. I think that Gibbs was being such a jerk to Tony.