A/N: This is my first time writing a Sue Thomas F.B. Eye fanfic, so please be patient with me! :) The idea just kind of came to me, and I couldn't get it out of my head. Although it's definitely not the easiest fanfic I've ever written, I have a feeling that it's going to be one of my best. For those of you who are reading my other story, Changing Times, don't worry, I haven't forgotten about that story; I've just had horrible writers block on that story, so it's taking me awhile to write the next chapter. Please R & R! I'd love to know what all you Sue Thomas fans think of this fic!

Disclaimer: I do not own Sue Thomas, F.B. Eye, or any of the characters, as much as I wish I did! I'm just borrowing them for this story. I also don't own the song Gone Too Soon. That belongs to Michael Jackson, or rather his estate, or however that all works. I'm just borrowing that, too.

Sue Thomas reached out and ran her fingers across the name engraved in the tombstone that she was sitting next to. Tears ran freely down her cheeks as she thought of the man who was buried there.

They hadn't realized it until he was gone, but he had been what held the team together. No matter how stressful or tense a case got, he had always been there with his witty charm and sense of humor to bring a bit of relief for everyone. He had been the team's source of strength. Without him, the bullpen felt empty and lifeless, and the team was on the brink of falling apart.

"Why did you have to leave us?" Sue whispered. "It's not the same without you. You were the life of the team; nothing seems right now that you're gone. We can't seem to function without you."

Sue thought back to the first day she had met him, how he had been surprised to find out that she was deaf, but had immediately had accepted her as a part of the team. He had never looked upon her deafness as a disability or handicap, but rather had accepted it as a part of who she was. To him, it had just made her more special, and had given him another reason to play the role of protector, along with the rest of the guys on the team.

"I don't know how we can go on without you. Nothing's right now that you're gone. You were the one that held us all together, and now that you're gone, we're falling apart. We're not the same team anymore. Everyone's always at each other's throats, and tempers are short. You're not here anymore to diffuse the tension by cracking one of your awful jokes. You, the constant optimist and peacemaker, were the one that kept us all from fighting like cats and dogs before. You were the one that formed us into the family that we once were." Sue paused, trying to gather her thoughts.

"Myles is talking about transferring to a different team, to White Collar Crimes, believe it or not. He and Lucy are worse than they ever have been, constantly picking at each other. No matter what the other one says or does, it's always wrong. Lucy's threatened to leave, too. That job in personnel, the one that she took when she was tired of being taken for granted, has opened back up again, and she told me that she's seriously considering taking it.

"Tara's actually considering leaving the Bureau all together. She blames herself for your death, you know. Actually, I think all of them do, in some way or another, even though we all know it wasn't her fault. She couldn't have known that a member of the SOG team was a traitor; none of us knew, at least not until he shot you. She thinks that if she had been in the communications van rather than out there with the rest of you, whoever else assigned to cover you would have been able to stop him somehow. The rest of them feel that if she had been with you, rather than letting you go in alone and staying where you told her to, you would still be alive.

"Nothing's right now that you're gone. I miss you so much, and I know that everyone else does, too. You were taken from us too soon."

Like a comet
Blazing 'cross the evening sky
Gone too soon

Like a rainbow
Fading in the twinkling of an eye
Gone too soon

Shiny and sparkly
And splendidly bright
Here one day
Gone one night

Like the loss of sunlight
On a cloudy afternoon
Gone too soon

Like a castle
Built upon asandy beach
Gone too soon

Like a perfectflower
That is just beyond your reach
Gone too soon

Born to amuse, to inspire, to delight
Here one day
Gone one night

Like a sunset
Dying with the rising of the moon
Gone too soon
Gone too soon

A/N: I'm sure you're all wondering whose grave Sue is at; don't worry, you'll find out before the end of the story. In the meantime, please feel free to take a guess! I hope to have at least one more chapter up before the day is over, but I can't promise anything. The next few chapters will (hopefully!) be longer than this one!