-P.S. I want to thank Chandniwrc for giving me the final piece of the story I needed, and for letting me borrow it. Read their stuff, it's really good.-

"Oh god. What were you thinking, DiNozzo? Going in without backup!"

He could hear the voice in his head. Knowing it was right, Tony groaned in pain. If only he had listened to that voice yesterday. He could have avoided a lot of people a lot of pain, including himself. But, he hadn't listened, and now he was paying the price. Here he was. In the hospital, holding onto dear life, with the hands of death pulling him in like a sinkhole...

Sorry it was so short, its more of a prologue, than a first chapter.