Ziva David looked out the window; it was a rainy boring day for the team. No cases, no one murdering so they could investigate and all the paperwork was done. It was winter and even though it was cold, no snow was falling; just rain and it reminded her of Tel Aviv in December.
The elevator binged and Ziva turned to find a SP with a young woman. She looked as if she had been through hell.
"Agent David…this woman says she's family and is seeking asylum here instead of the Embassy."
"Come with me, I'm Ziva."
"I know who you are Zivy, you must not let Papa know I'm alive." The woman looked at Ziva and suddenly Ziva saw the bright blue eyes of her mother. "It has been years and you think I'm dead but please…he sent me to die but I escaped. When I heard you live free of him here in America…I had to come."
"Taliyah." Ziva hugged the woman and held her, beginning to cry. "You are safe, you are safe now. I have missed you so much…I mourned for years…still do."
Tali eyed Ziva, "no more Zivy, I am alive and with you. You look as if you carry burdens…why? You have killed…how many?"
"Too many for my precious sister to be worried about, you cannot stay with me but I know someone who will welcome you as if you were his daughter."
Tony and McGee came in arguing, "I'm telling you Probie, Ziva does not like the color pink."
"I have seen her wear it a dozen times and I am not the probie anymore, Ziva is."
"Probie, you will always be Probie, Ziva will kill me if I call her that."
McGee laughed and pointed, "you're afraid of Ziva, I'm going to tell her."
Ziva smiled and looked at them as they entered. "First McGee, I may wear pink but I hate it, my mother dressed me in pink till there was no more pink in Israel. Second, Tony isn't afraid of me…he knows how close he is to me at night, I have a gun with me."
"It's true Probie, she sleeps with a gun." Tony looked at Tali, "I apologize, you must be family of Ziva's…there is no denying the resemblance…Alecheim America."
He held out his hand and Tali took it, "Toda," she looked at Ziva, "he is charming."
Ziva looked at her sister, "he is taken, you can have McGee…he's very modest and appropriate."
Tali laughed and Ziva smiled, "always the bad boys Zivy, I remember Michael and you when you were teens…"
Ziva eyed her sister and Tali stopped, "we do not talk about Michael anymore, he betrayed me and Tony had to shoot him to keep me safe."
Tali looked at Tony; she had her knife out before Ziva could stop her. Tony put his hands up, "okay, so I killed him but in self defense…another Mossad David…we're in trouble Probie."
Tali shouted Hebrew and Tony laughed, "like Ziva will allow you to gut me."
Tali stopped and put her knife away, "I like you, so I will not kill you…be warned though. As for being a Mossad David, I spit on my father and Mossad. I would kill him myself if it would not cause international crisis."
Tony looked at Tali, "oh my God, you're alive…welcome to NCIS Tali, anything you need we will get…even if it's a car or an apartment. Come here you." He hugged Tali and she actually hugged him back, Ziva smiled.
"Enough, get off my sister. Where is Papa?"
"Papa, you said I was safe Zivy…you lied."
"I would be who she is talking about," Gibbs came in and looked at Tali, "yep, you're Ziva's sister alright…you'll stay with me till I get you documents. Take her down to Ducky Ziva and have him look her over."
"Yes Papa," Ziva put an arm around Tali and smiled. "I adopted Gibbs and he adopted me…unofficially of course."
Tony made up the rear of the David family, he escorted them down.
NCIS, AUTOPSY
They found Ducky talking with Abby, "Ziva my dear…oh, my who is this with you. Come over here dear and we'll look you over." Ziva and Ducky let Tali sit on one of the autopsy tables, Tony stood by the door. "Where have you been?"
"Israel, Iraq, Iran, Palestine…the entire Middle East hiding from my father and Mossad."
"Ziva my dear, please introduce me. I'm Ducky, the medical examiner of NCIS and at time the on call doctor."
"I am Taliyah Hannah Yosef David bint Eli David, Director of Mossad."
Ducky looked at Tali then Ziva, "your sister was dead I thought, however your father has been known to lie." Ziva eyed him, "your biological father of course, I forget at times Gibbs has adopted you."
"It's okay Ducky, we can't risk taking Tali to a hospital yet so please patch her up," she looked at Tony, "I got that right…right?"
"Yes, Ahuvi, perfect." He smiled and eyed the two women under his care.
"He speaks Hebrew or at least bits, he will do in my opinion, when is the wedding?"
"Wedding? Whoa Tali…we're still on month three here, not that I wouldn't marry Ziva this instant and make her a DiNozzo…but I like the slow months…getting to know every secret."
"Watch what you talk about…I may love you Tony but do not make me send you to Mossad."
Tony shut up and walked to Ducky's desk, sitting down. Tali laughed and smiled, she touched her sister's arm, "beloved indeed, Davids only threaten death on those we truly care about Zivy."
"Tal-Tal…being charming yet yourself. It has been far too many years…nine long years and I intend to make those up by showing you how to be an Israeli-American, yes?"
"You are such?" Tali ignored Ducky as he checked her arms and legs for injuries, she stared at Ziva in amazement, "an American Zivy, I cannot believe it."
"I am a legal citizen of America now…my citizenship was fast tracked since I have been in America for five years now…so yes I am an Israeli-American. I will make sure you are and do not worry; Papa will make you his daughter in no time. I do have to ask…what are your skills since you have been rogue?"
"Computers, I can override anything in a matter of minutes."
"Probie will challenge that as will Abby, I'd love to see that race. A David, McGeek and Abby…damn that will be a show." Tony smiled and Ziva nodded. "Whoa, Ziv…are you crazy…no don't answer that. Two Davids at NCIS, Mossad will kill us all."
"Do not worry Tony; I will protect you and McGee since he can't fight off a dog."
"I know," Tony laughed remembering the case with the dog.
"Alright my dear, you seem to be fine. You have kept yourself up in all your running, I think it is time you meet Abby…she hates not knowing a new family member."
"Thank you Ducky, your kindness will not be forgotten to me. Let me go meet this Abby, she seems nice."
NCIS, LOCKER ROOM
Ziva had taken Tali to the locker room for a shower and new clothes before taking her Abby. Sitting on the bench behind Tali, Ziva brushed her sister's hair.
"I miss not being able to do this, now I can whenever I want." Ziva braided her sister's hair and smiled, "remember when Ima would stay up and sing us to sleep after brushing our hair."
"Is Ima alive Zivy?"
"She is, she thinks me still as Mossad and unaware of my new status as an American. I fear what Director David will do to her if I tell her…even as a Mossad officer…she is not under him."
Tali turned and looked at Ziva, "Zivy, one day we will all be free of him, he is only human and will die one day…we just have to pray and let the lord do what his will is."
"I am not as I was, my religion has lapsed yet I do not forget it is the lord who placed the path for me to be here in America, safe and with Tony. I thank him now that you are here, he delivered you to me…into safety." Ziva caught Tali's chin, "but now I will make you what you should be…a woman." She pulled out a small pouch and removed make-up. "Now hold still."
"Of course Zivy." She sat still as Ziva put make up on her. In the end, Ziva gave her sister a mirror, Tali gasped. "Zivy, I am…"
"Beautiful, an exotic Israeli woman who has America at her finger tips."
"I love you Zivy, I am glad we are together again." She hugged Ziva and Ziva smiled, hugging her back. "You are all I truly had, what about Ari…is he alive?"
"Ari is dead, I had to shoot him…he joined Hamas and murdered an NCIS agent. I had no choice and I grieve for who he once was but the man our brother was…he murdered Ari."
"You gave him the honor a true Israeli deserved, even after his misdeeds. You allowed him to be murdered by a family member who loved him, not a Mossad agent who had been ordered."
Ziva smiled and caught Tali's chin, "you see the good in the bad, you are the best of all Davids."
"I would not say that, one day you will have a child and it will be a David…even if only half but I am sure that child will be better than me…he or she will have you and Tony, two good people."
"Come, we must go see Abby before she comes to find us." Ziva put her stuff back in her locker and took Tali by the arm. "You will be a brilliant NCIS agent and we will spite the Director of Mossad, his only two children working for Americans."
"Yes, that is true…that is the true torture he deserves…his own blood turned against him."
NCIS, ABBY'S LAB
Abby looked up to see Ziva and Tali, "Ziva…who is this?"
"This is my sister, Tali…Tali is a hugger Abby and good with computers."
"Oh my God, we are so going to be friends…so what can you do with a trojan horse?"
Ziva left Tali with Abby knowing she was safe, she made her way up to Vance's office.
NCIS, VANCE'S OFFICE
Vance looked up when the door opened and Ziva came in, she smiled and sat in the chair in front of his desk.
"Ziva, I heard the good news…do not worry, I have not informed your father and will not till Tali is with us. What can she do for NCIS…Gibbs mentioned we should take her."
"Computers and while you have two geeks already, Tali is not just good with computers…she is good with people. Considering our team, we need someone with people skills."
"A wise choice, what does Gibbs say?"
"If Tali is my sister, she is his daughter…as I have become. He will not have it any other way but to have Tali with us."
"I want to meet her, where is she?"
Ziva stood and looked at Vance, "with Abby, she will stay with Gibbs as he has expected her to do already."
"Why doesn't she stay with you and DiNozzo?"
Ziva knew everyone knew about her and Tony, the betting pool had gotten to a quarter million dollars on the two and in the end, Gibbs had won the pool.
"Director, my sister has just come to America from who knows where and you expect her to live with me and my partner, it would be rude. As soon as she is safe, I will buy her an apartment."
NCIS, ABBY'S LAB
Ziva found Abby and McGee talking with Tali, watching from the door Ziva could tell Tali had made herself at home. It was if she had not walked through the door but been there for months.
"You're kidding, you play World of Warcraft?"
"Every day I can get to a computer." Tali smiled at McGee, "you and I will have to play against each other one day."
"Why not now, Ziva wouldn't mind you using her computer and I have mine…"
"You're on Tim," Tali turned to find Ziva. "Zivy, this team has so much in common with me…it is as if I have a family I never knew."
"I know, it does seem that way. Now go play your game but no longer than an hour."
Tali put her hands on Ziva's shoulders, "I am not sixteen anymore Zivy, you cannot boss me around anymore."
"I can because you are now a 'probie' and it is going to be fun torturing you like I do Tony and McGee."
"Zivy, I know all your secrets…remember that."
Ziva chuckled and placed a finger on Tali's nose, "I know but I'm still your older sister, you must remember that."
Tali nodded and looked at Ziva, "I know Zivy, I love you and I'm happy to be with you instead of at Mossad or being rogue."
"Come on Tali, we'll go upstairs and play."
The three of them went upstairs, Abby promising to join them in a game.
NCIS, UPPER FLOOR, RAILING
Vance found Gibbs looking down at the team and his newest 'daughter,' it made him smiled to see Ziva happy again, not that she wasn't happy with Tony.
"Admiring the newest member to your team…and family, another daughter and a David at that. Sure you're up for the task, one is enough."
Gibbs looked down to see Tali and Ziva arguing over the move Tali should make against McGee. Tony and Ziva were going between the two, seeing who beat whom.
"Well Leon, it's either shoot her or take her as one of my own."
"Shoot her?"
Gibbs chuckled, "old Israeli tradition, if you're going to die…die by a family member's hand, its considered an honor compared to a Mossad officer."
"I'd have to agree, Ziva says she's a people person and has mad computer skills…you could use her on your team. She'd have to be trained and I'd have to get clearance without the Director of Mossad finding out."
Gibbs eyed Vance, "since when do you go behind David's back, I thought you were an ally?"
"There are some things you can't allow and that is threatening family…Ziva and now her sister, they are family to NCIS and I will not let them be taken back to Mossad in shame and to die."
"Good, get that clearance, I'll have Ziva and Tony train her…but I'm sure she is well adapted to weapons."
"I agree, get her crime scene skills up and you and I will be square."
