Chapter 3 and last chapter is up! Time to resolve the cliff-hanger, and I promise I won't put you through any more loss. I tried to make a slightly happy ending, but I don't know if it worked out. Thanks for reading, and enjoy!

A sharp pain struck the back of his head, and he almost thought he shot himself. "What the hell are you doing, Gibbs?" An angry voice came to his ears, and he looked up to see his senior field agent standing there, tear tracks on his cheeks and a burning fury in his eyes. "What would Abby say to you if she found you here?"

"She won't, because she's dead, DiNozzo," Gibbs said miserably, standing up and facing Tony.

"Yeah, I know. But don't you think she's up there, staring down at you and ready to kill you with an untraceable poison?" Tony demanded, and Gibbs slowly nodded, the emotions bubbling to the surface again. He looked up and saw the same emotions in Tony's eyes.

Without a word he pulled Tony into a hug, and Tony held stiff for a moment, but then broke down, begging, "How are we gonna go on without her, boss?"

"I, I don't know," Gibbs admitted, and they both heard a thick voice say from the stairs,

"But we will. We will push on, for Abby."

Ziva was standing there, her own held-back tears in her eyes. Tony and Gibbs simultaneously held out an arm for her, and after a moment of hesitation she strode forward into the hug.

Tears stream down on your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes

The three team members walked out, after Tony explained to Gibbs that he and Ziva went to pick him up for the funeral, and Tony went into find him. When they didn't come out, Ziva followed. Tony leaned over and said in Gibbs' ear, "Don't you ever pull that stunt again, Gibbs. We've lost one of us already; we don't need to lose another."

Gibbs nodded once, glancing up towards the sky, promising Abby in his thoughts, "I'll learn from that mistake, Abby. I won't do it again."

He could almost see her smile and hear her stern voice saying, "You better not."

McGee, Ducky, Leon, Palmer and everyone else from NCIS were already at the burial site. The nuns Abby bowled with were standing by a tree, and Gibbs could see a few people that Abby had helped in the past, like Carson, his mom and his dad. Even Mike Franks was there. A soft smile grew on his face when he saw his father standing next to McGee.

"Leroy," Jackson said, striding forward and hugging his son.

"Dad," Gibbs replied, embracing Jackson tightly and then stepping back as he saw the priest get up and start over to Abby's coffin. The tears threatened again, wishing like hell that Abby was just sleeping in that coffin, not her cold body lying dead in it. They had decided to have the funeral outside, at the burial site. Abby was stuck in her lab all day, but she loved to get outside when she could, especially with a lot of sunscreen.

As the priest began to speak, Gibbs and the rest of the team got in a straight line, near Abby's coffin, facing her. Gibbs was on the end, then Tony, Ziva, McGee, Palmer, Ducky and Leon. When the priest called for the eulogy, Gibbs strode forward, the lines he was going to speak burned into his brain.

Tears stream down on your face
And on your face I...

"Abby Sciuto was, and is, the happiest person I have ever met," He began, and glanced over at her casket, continuing, "My first impression of her was that she was your regular Goth, despite her beauty. I learned my lesson; never judge a book by its cover. Abby put her heart and soul into her work, and everyone was affected by her cheerfulness. If you needed a hug, Abby was there. A shoulder to cry on, Abby was there. No matter what, Abby was always there. But now, she will never be there. She loved passionately, and all she asked in return was to be loved back,"

Gibbs' voice broke at that moment, but he took a deep breath and continued on, saying, "When we lost an agent, years ago, Kate Todd, she helped push us all through it. When we lost our Director a few years ago, Abby made us all smile, from clothing references, oddly enough. She's never failed me, not once since I met her. And now, I've failed her." Gibbs looked over at the coffin and said quietly, "I'm sorry, Abby. I love you." With that, he walked back to his spot, and the priest took his place.

"That was very moving and very touching, Agent Gibbs, thank you."

He continued on, and Leon got up to speak, along with a few other people, like one of the nuns. When the priest allowed Abby's casket to be slowly lowered into the ground, Gibbs' eyes were strangely dry. He looked over at everyone, and he could see a tear on everyone's face, including Mike Franks.

The dirt started to be tossed onto the coffin, and slowly people started to leave. The team was surrounded by people offering their condolences, but Gibbs wanted no part in that. He happened to glance over his shoulder, and he did a double take. There was the slightly holographic image of Abby Sciuto, standing there with her pigtails, her dog collar, her spider-web tattoo, her regular clothes and her platform boots.

"Abby?" He breathed, not trusting his mind or his eyes. Slowly he started walking towards her, and when he got close enough, Abby grinned and said,

"Gibbs Gibbs Gibbs!" She ran towards him and threw her arms around his neck. It was a strange feeling, like there was someone there, but a shadow instead of a real person.

"Am I crazy?" He asked, looking at her strangely. Abby laughed, and pulled back, saying,

"Nope. I just came to tell you that I met Shannon, Kelly, Jenny, Kate, even your mom. Of course, my parents were up there too,"

His jaw almost hit the ground, and Abby laughed. "I'm very serious, Gibbs, they're all very happy. I drew pictures with Kelly, and traded stories with Shannon and your mom. Me, Jenny and Kate have had quite a few talks about what's been going on since they died."

"You're here to tell me that?" He said in confusion, and she shook her head.

"No, I'm here to tell you that I love you, that you don't have to be sorry because my death was not your fault, and that you don't have to worry about me. Don't you dare shed another tear for me, or for yourself. Man up, Marine!" She said playfully, and he managed a grin.

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones

"All right, Abby, no more tears." He agreed, and Abby smiled. She looked over Gibbs' shoulder, and saw Tony, Ziva, McGee and Ducky all looking over at Gibbs curiously. He followed her gaze, and asked, "Can they see you?"

"No. They're moving on, but you weren't, that's why I needed to talk to you." Abby said sadly, and Gibbs blew out a breath.

"I don't want you to leave again, Abby," He admitted quietly, and Abby hugged him again.

"I'm never leaving you, Gibbs, I'm always watching you. I'll be your stalker up there." She chuckled, and Gibbs smiled.

"Keep close, Abbs," He begged, and she drew back with a smile.

"Yes sir." She said, saluting him and then kissed his cheek. He in turn saluted her back, and then said with a grin,

"Don't call me sir."

"Yes ma'am." Abby replied, as she turned and started running. He watched as she ran towards a group of people standing off in the distance. He could barely make out Kate, Jenny, Shannon, Kelly, his mom and Abby's parents. They were all smiling at Abby, and then waved at him.

Gibbs slowly raised a trembling hand to them, and then they all vanished.

"You okay, Boss?" McGee's voice asked from behind him. Gibbs turned around to see the graveyard empty, except for Tony, Ziva, McGee, Ducky, Jackson, Mike Franks and Palmer.

"Yeah, McGee, I'll be okay." He replied, clapping McGee's shoulder. He glanced up and could see Abby smiling at him as he knew he spoke the truth.

A few weeks later, Gibbs stood on the edge of the water, near the outskirts of DC. The sun was slowly setting, with all the beautiful colors streaking the sky. He remembered watched the sunset with Abby dozens of times, and she would always be elated by the colors, no matter what.

The truck driver who had helped him deliver to the water honked, and Gibbs raised a hand in farewell as he turned his head to look at the boat floating in the water. He had finally decided to let one boat sail, and he would use it for his own personal use.

Gibbs climbed aboard the boat, and kneeled near the edge, stroking his hand over the name. "Love you, Abbs," He mumbled, half-smiling as he sailed away on the Abigail.

And I will try to fix you

End of the chapter and the story! Thanks so much for reading, and I hope you liked the eulogy that Gibbs gave! Adios!