A/N; This is a tag for 'SWAK' that's been on my computer for awhile, I couldn't get it completely right, but decided to post it anyway. :) I hope you still enjoy it.

Disclaimer; I don't own NCIS or any of the characters.

Stupid...I look up to stop another replay of a playground fight in it's tracks to find my senior field agent encased in a cloud of white. It takes a minute, then I register what it is and my heart sinks. Not again. I can't do this again. But I mask my worry, my fear and do the job. I always do.

I mask it well how worried I am, I know deep down that some of them see through it but I don't let it slide. Tony may think he's the only one that can hide behind a mask but he doesn't have as much practice as me. I send Kate with him, not only because she may be infected, but because he's worried. I can see it in his eyes as he tries not to meet mine. This isn't good and we both know it. I just hope Kate can distract him until we can figure this out.

Plague...shit...shit, only DiNozzo could breathe in a disease from the dark ages. This was bad, we had known that this wasn't a prank but there had been hope, now I didn't need to over examine the silence from Ducky and Abby to figure out just how much we had underestimated how bad this could get. I need to get out of this damn room. Even though we don't know he's infected for sure my gut tells me that DiNozzo's in trouble and he has 32 hours that I'm not going to waste.

I know before Ducky can say it. DiNozzo's tested positive and I'm terrified I can't fix things this time. Why didn't I open that damn letter? Ducky said a couple hours, we're not working fast enough, and we're missing something. I know I'm not helping, yelling, ordering but it's DiNozzo. It's Tony. I have to do something.

I stand there in the process of doing something that could end my career, but I don't care...15% chance of survival...15%. DiNozzo's good but...No he's going to beat this, if it's the last thing I do I'll make sure of it. He does not have permission to die.

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