NCIS Oneshots-♡☆

Highschool Reunion pt. 4. - Jimmy - ♡☆

When I opened my eyes again, I saw Vance sitting in a chair next to my hospital bed.

"Director? What happened?" I quietly asked, I felt weak as hell.

"Cooper, thank god you're awake, the nurses said they weren't sure if you'd-" He began.

"Director, tell me what happened," I demanded this time.

He looked down for a second, "Well, as you know... the explosion at the school," He paused and took a breath, "As far as we know, no one lived."

I'm not sure why this hit me so hard, I already knew no one could have survived that explosion; it was impossible. But still, the confirmation, it made me sick.

"What now?" I asked with a blank stare. I couldn't process anything, it was too much, I was so overwhelmed. My entire life had just blown up.

"You need to rest and get better, you leave everything to me. In the meantime, Dr. Grace is coming to see you later." Vance put his hand on my shoulder.

"Director, with all due respect, I need to be a part of the investigation." I tried to reason.

"I'm sorry Haisley, I can't even work this case, the secretary of the navy has already given this case to the FBI," He looked down and sighed.

"What?!" I yelled, "But Leon! This is our family! We can't just hand it off!" I continued yelling.

"Calm down you're gonna hurt yourself, " He calmly replied to me. " There's nothing I can do now, FBI has already taken it, we have to just let them do their job. Fornell has taken this case, it's in good hands."

I shook my head and closed my eyes. I was exhausted. I could hear Vance talking again but I completely ignored him, I had no idea what he was even saying.

I began to think of all the events leading up to the explosion. I remembered Jimmy, we both told eachother 'I love you'. I only wish we had said it a long time ago.

.................

When I opened my eyes, Vance was gone and was replaced by Fornell. I wasn't sure how much time had passed. I assumed I had fallen asleep.

"You're awake!" He exclaimed, making me jump a little.

"Good to see you Tobias," I gave him a weak smile.

"I've got some really great news for you." He seemed insanely happy.

"Mhm, sure," I mumbled.

"No really Haisley! You won't believe this-"

"Fornell! What?" I demanded.

"Right, so me and my team have found evidence that there were some survivors. There was a back passageway out of the school, and we know for a fact that there were around 15 to 20 people who escaped just before the explosion!" He explained excitedly.

I froze, "What-" I thought for a second. "But, where did they all go? That's ridiculous."

He didn't reply right away, after a moment he replied, "Well, that's the bad news, we have no clue. The highschool is kind of remote, given it's location, they could be somewhere in the woods for all we know."

A million thoughts filled my head, "Well, how about dogs? You tried tracking them with dogs yet?"

"I've got agents on that right now as we speak," Fornell informed me. He paused before speaking again. "Vance told me that you were upset about the FBI taking this case, but I just want you to know that I will not stop until this is over."

"I know,"I smiled before I closed my eyes again. I thought about all the ways this could play out. What if Fornell was wrong? What if the people who escaped, were the ones who blew the school up? But then again, what if Gibbs and the team had managed to save a handful of people? The possibilities were endless.

I heard Fornell get up and leave the room. I took a deep breath and thought some more.

I eventually fell back asleep. I woke up to a nurse standing next to me.

"What do you want?" I snapped.

"I'm just checking on you,"She calmly said with a smile.

I just looked back at her and frowned.

"You had a visitor while you were sleeping," She went on again.

"What?"I replied, there was no way I was asleep that long.

"Agent Fornell came back, he wanted to have a chat, but he didn't want to wake you, he left a note for you," The nurse handed me a piece of paper and walked out.

They're alive

That's all the paper said. I read it 20 times in my head. Then I stopped and thought. Who's alive? Gibbs and the team? The shooters? Who? I hated myself for sleeping so long. If I had been awake I would've known.

I quickly grabbed the phone on the stand next to my bed and dialed Fornells number. It just rang, no answer. I slammed the phone back down and took in a sharp breath. Then I picked it back up and called Vance. Again, the phone just rang, no answer. I lost my temper and threw the phone at the wall.

Suddenly my chest began to hurt, I couldn't move, I couldn't breathe. Then the machines I was hooked to started to aggressively beep. The last thing I saw was multiples nurses rushing in.

.................

I felt really cold. I opened my eyes, but this time, I was in a different hospital room. I had an oxygen mask on, instead of a tube. And both Fornell and Vance were sitting next to me.

I quickly yanked the mask off and started yelling, "Do neither of you know how to answer the fucking phone?" I tried to sit up but immediately fell back down onto the pillow.

"Woah, calm down," Vance stood up and put his hand on my shoulder.

"We were in MTAC," Fornell replied to me.

I rolled my eyes, "Okay? You could have at least put more context on that note. Who exactly is alive?"

Vance and Fornell exchanged a quick look before they replied.

"Jimmy, Gibbs-" Fornell started.

"The whole family." Vance finished.

I took a breath of relief. "So you found them?"

"The dogs did," Fornell explained. "They had hid deep in the woods in case the shooters had followed them."

"Well how are they?" I immediately asked.

"They're...a bit beaten up, but they should be okay." Vance said.

"Can I see them?"

Just as Vance was about the reply, a nurse came in and said, "Not yet, you need to rest, and so do they."

"Bitch," I mumbled and rolled my eyes.

.................

Vance and Fornell were forced to leave by the nurse. I took a small nap after they left.

When I woke up I looked to my right, and I saw another hospital bed had been put next to mine.

It was Jimmy.

We just looked at each other and smiled. No words could explain the relief I felt to see him alive and okay.

"No more high school reunions, ever," I laughed.