They're like water and fire, day and night, life and death. Without one, the other is incomplete, yet when they're together they make a combination so strong and volatile that it even scares them. He is the living and breathing advertisement for an American thirty-something guy – loud mouthed, obsessed with movies, a dazzling smile and popular with the ladies. She, on the other hand, is more reserved, holding her opinions and emotions in unless absolutely necessary, preferring to creep covertly in the shadows instead of in the bright sunlight, hiding from everyone's view and only showing her true self to those few people she trusted. They may have many aspects that are so opposite to each other that it is ridiculous to think that they can even stand to be near each other, but there are some crucial, unshakeable similarities.
Death has been a large part of her life, ever since she was a young girl, and though it is now more likely that she would encounter death by bringing its effect onto someone, as opposed to experiencing the second-hand effects, it is an ever-present constant in her life. He has not had quite the same experience as her, but without her training and the fact she has been prepared for death since she was young, it appears that death has a bigger effect on him than her. He too has lost people close to him, and the memories still manage to clutch at him to this day.
On the days that something goes wrong, one of them is upset, or one is annoyed at the other, it tends to me that gets caught in the crossfire. I get the pleasure fo dealing with two people's wrath, and as much as I could complain, I often don't. Maybe I should, so that they see what their maelstrom of emotions does to affect the rest of the office, but the times when they're happy with each other and life make up for it. Strange as it may seem to any outsiders, I wouldn't change the team for anything; we're so closely knit that the good times make up for the bad, and when I get picked on it's not meant seriously. Besides, I can always go down to the lab and escape if I have to.
The pair of them are interesting to observe, and it's even better when they are oblivious to it. Without one, the other would be totally lost. They are an integral part to each other's life, as shown when he was stationed on board a ship, or when she was held for the summer months and thought to be dead. They have yet to see it for themselves, but maybe, just maybe, they'll come to their senses and see that what they're searching for is right in front of them.
Of course, if I ever told them all of this, then they would both scoff at me, ridiculing my 'over-active imagination' and telling me that they are not some characters in a book that I can control. I know this, I really do; this is the opinion of the investigator in me, not the author. I know that to them I am still the probie that doesn't know a great deal about some things, but I can recognise some things, and I know for a fact that I am not wrong about this. Tony and Ziva… Well, they're opposite ends of a magnet, and there is going to be an inevitable end result there; it's just a case of how long it will take for it to happen.
A/N: Okay, so I may have beens truck by sudden inspiration to write this... Sorry it's short, but the rest will be as well. Basically it's the teams view of Tony and Ziva's relationship. Let me know what you think - review! I've got the next 2 written, so hopefully it won't take long to post them.
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